FC Kuban () was a Russian professional football club based in

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, which now only plays on a regional level. The team began playing in the

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in 2011, having for won the

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a year prior. By then, it was one of the oldest professional football clubs in the country, with its foundation being linked to the Soviet

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as Dynamo

. It changed its name at a time of political change in the

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. Club members and fans were called "Kubantsy" () (because of its

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) or "yellow-greens" (the club colours). The team was also known as the "Cossacks" by fans. Other nicknames associated with the club colours were "The Canaries" (analogous to the similar colours of the French

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and the English

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) and "The Toads" (primarily by opponents and the Kuban

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). On 17 May 2018 it was announced that FC Kuban had dissolved because of bankruptcy. It was resurrected by fans and former footballers on a local level a few months later and the team played its first official match in the

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Regional League. The club is not officially linked to the new PFC Kuban Krasnodar, which is often seen to be the successor to the club on a professional level.

Chronology of club names

* ''Dynamo'' (1928–53) * ''Neftyanik'' (1954–57) * ''Kuban'' (1958–60) * ''Spartak'' (1960–62) * ''Kuban'' (1963–2018)

History

Origins

Football first appeared in

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during the early 20th century, when a number of sports clubs were created in

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. The first matches were intra-club, and football competed with other sports; however, interest gradually grew and friendly matches were played between clubs in different cities. The first intercity football match was played in

on 6 August (or 9 August) 1912 when the Achilles club (or an

city team with Achilles players) defeated

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Olympia 5–0. Since 1913, when the first city championship was played, matches between city teams (Achilles, Sport and Victoria) have become common.

Founding

According to the club, its history began in 1928 with the organization in Krasnodar of Dynamo NKVD. According to some reports the team was founded a year earlier, but documentary evidence of that club does not exist. The team came into existence in 1928, according to documents in the archives.

Dynamo: 1928–1953

Before there was a national championship, Dynamo played friendly matches with the best teams in Russia,

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and the

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. In addition to these matches, tournaments were played in the city (including the Lottery Friendship Cup, played by sports clubs and teams from the Krasnodar military garrison). In 1931 Dynamo moved into its own stadium, in the center of Krasnodar, which is now the city's oldest existing sports facility. That year, the club received the Sportspeople of the

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award. In 1935, Dynamo (the only Krasnodar team) played in the intercity USSR Championship. In the group stage in

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, the team played three games in five days. On 26 June, they played to a 2–2 draw with

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, and on 28 June Dynamo won 1–0 over

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. On 30 June the club lost to

1–2, finishing third in the group. In 1948 the club played in the

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championship, beginning with preliminary games in the North Caucasus (against teams from

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and the Krasnodar Lightning. Dynamo was undefeated in the zone tournament. The playoffs began on 3 October at the Dynamo stadium, where the hosts reached the finals undefeated. On 17 October 1948 Dynamo beat Molotov 4–0 in the final and became, for the first time in their history, RSFSR champions (winning a number of prizes).

Neftyanik: 1954–1957

In 1953 Dynamo changed its name to Neftyanik, representing Krasnodar in the Class B Soviet League the following year. The team played well in the first round of the 1953 championship but faltered in the second, eventually finishing 10th. In the 1955 season, Neftyanik finished in fifth place and was promoted to Class A of the

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. The following year, the club finished fourth. In the 1957 season Neftyanik again finished fourth.

Kuban: 1958–1960

In 1958 the team again changed its name, this time to Kuban. It was in the top echelon for most of the 1958–59 season despite the loss of eight players (the team's core) to the army, where most represented FC SKVO. In the 1959–60 season, Kuban finished in fifth place.

Spartak: 1960–1962

When the team moved to Spartak during the second half of the 1960 season, they finished third. The following year they finished eighth, which was blamed by fans on poor coaching. After the first round of the 1962 championship, Spartak was in sixth place. Between rounds, a new manager ( Vladimir Gorokhov, a Master of Sport in the USSR) was brought in. In the second round Spartak, unhampered by injuries, won their zonal tournament. The final round involved the five best clubs in

. Spartak played four matches, winning three. They defeated

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Trud (1–0), Army

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(2–0) and

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Shinnik (2–0), drawing (2–2) with Sverdlovsk Uralmash in the third match. As RSFSR zone champion, Spartak won the right to play in the

; however, because of a league reorganization they were not permitted to play.

Kuban: 1963–1979

In 1963, after the club changed its name back to Kuban, they played unevenly and finished 10th in the Group 2 of Class A. After two poor seasons in 1964 and 1965 (where they finished 15th and 25th, respectively) three good seasons followed in 1966, 1967 and 1969. However, despite finishing third each season the team did not win promotion. In 1970 Kuban were relegated to the

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, and its ownership changed the following year. In 1973 Kuban finished third in the final tournament, earning a return to the First League and winning their third RSFSR zone championship. The club struggled in the First League for two seasons until they were relegated again to the Second League in 1976. Kuban returned to the First League in 1977. After a good start in 1978 (immediately after their promotion), Kuban eventually finished in sixth place. The 1979 season was one of the most successful ones in recent club history. Kuban finished second, earning the right to play in the following year's Top League. Unlike 1962, there was no reorganization of the Soviet League and Kuban was promoted.

1980–1991

In 1980 Kuban played for the first time in the Soviet Top League. Before the season,

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was renovated with an increase in capacity. Their first home game was a scoreless tie on 7 April with

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, and on 12 April Kuban scored their first Top League goals against

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(2–2). At the end of the season Kuban won the "Together with the team" prize for home-field attendance. In 1981 the team finished in 13th place, the club's greatest achievement to date. Although the 1982 season began well, with the club in sixth place, at the end of the season they were relegated from the Soviet Top League. In 1983 Kuban played unevenly, defeating the leading clubs but losing points to lesser teams. They finished the season in eighth place. Kuban finished fourth in 1984; in September, they were in the hunt for a top-two finish (and promotion to the Soviet Top League before losing their final game. The next two seasons were poor, with the team (in 18th place) narrowly avoiding relegation from the First League in 1985 and relegated in 1986 with a 20th-place finish. In 1987, Kuban was promoted back to the First League. In November the team won its fourth RSFSR championship, a record for a non-capital-city club. During the next four seasons (1988, 1989, 1990 and 1991), Kuban finished 19th three consecutive times and second-last (21st place) in its final USSR First League season.

1992–1999

In 1992, because of the disintegration of the

and the collapse of the Soviet leagues, Kuban played in the new Top Division league; however, they were overmatched and were relegated to the

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. The 1993 season saw a new head coach: international Master of Sports Leonid Nazarenko. Until mid-May, Kuban was among the group leaders before finishing the season in 15th place. Although the team was expected to return to the Top Division in 1994 (standing in second place early in the season), Kuban finished in sixth place. In 1995 Kuban won promotion to the Top Division with a strong finish, including a 3–0 victory over

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in the last home match to claim second place in the First Division western zone. After its return to Top Division in 1996 Kuban played unevenly. Although in mid-season the team was near the leaders, they lost many points at home and finished 10th overall. The following year was less successful; Kuban finished 16th, allowing it to remain in the Top Division. In 1998, Kuban was in financial difficulty and on the verge of collapse. After its relegation to the

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, the only player remaining was the team's third goalkeeper. Ivan Panenko, general director of OAO Rosneft-Krasnodarneftegaz, became the new president of the club and over the next two years laid the foundation for the future team. Kuban's revival began in 1999, with the appointment of head coach Soferbi Yeshugov and the recruiting of local players. The club had a successful season, winning the Southern Zone championship.

21st century

In 2000, Kuban amassed a 14-match winning streak and moved into first place. Despite a coaching change (to Irhin Alexandr), the club finished first in the Second Division southern zone and won two matches on aggregate against an evolving FC

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Lighting. Kuban won at home (1–0), and the second match was a scoreless draw. At the end of the year, the club prepared to compete in the First Division. In early 2001, Kuban's management was assumed by the

government. The club's new president was governor Aleksander Tkachyov, who recruited

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as head coach to win promotion to the

. Although the club began the season well under Dolmatov, Kuban finished third and failed to win promotion. The 2002 season saw conflicts between the coach and several players during the off-season. After a coaching change, the team rallied to finish fourth. Despite the initial absence of a head coach in 2003, Kuban was in first place after the season's first half. The second half of the season began with a series of defeats which led to another coaching change. Kuban then won 11 consecutive matches (a record at the time for the First Division), finishing second and winning promotion to the Russian Premier League. Poor coaching contributed to an unsuccessful 2004 season. Kuban finished 15th, and were again demoted. The season's only bright spot was a 2–1 home victory over eventual league champions

. In 2005 Kuban was managed for the first time by a foreign coach,

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from the

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. Although the season began well, with the team in first place at the end of the first half, Kuban lost several games early in the second half and finished fifth. The team refused to travel to

(under attack at the time by militants), and forfeited the match there. Kuban finished with the best defensive record in the league, conceding a club-record 25 goals in 42 matches. Pavel Yakovenko was Kuban's coach in 2006. In first place until the last round, a 0–2 defeat against

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dropped the club to second place but they won promotion to the Russian Premier League. The 2007 season began badly; the team did not win any games, and Yakovenko was replaced by Leonid Nazarenko. When Kuban did not improve, Nazarenko resigned as coach (ostensibly for family reasons) but remained with the club. Soferbi Yeshugov had a brief tenure as coach before Nazarenko again stepped in. In 15th place, Kuban finished next to last and was demoted to the First Division but the reserve club finished third place in their tournament. On 8 December, supporters rallied near the stadium in response to rumours of the club's fiscal collapse. In 2008, Kuban celebrated their 80th anniversary. During the off-season,

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was appointed head coach. After two rounds of poor play, Tarkhanov resigned (ostensibly for health reasons) and was replaced by Sergey Pavlov. The team finished second (behind

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), winning promotion to the Russian Premier League. Their stay was short-lived, however, since the club was relegated again to First Division after a 15th-place finish the following year (losing 3–0 at home to two-time champions

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) and the sacking of head coach Sergei Ovchinnikov. Kuban returned to the Premier League after defeating Zhemchuzhina 1–0 at

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on 17 October 2010 and a goalless draw with

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on 24 October. Kuban began the 2011 Premier League season with a 2–0 defeat at home to

. Improving, the club qualified for the playoffs after finishing sixth and were guaranteed a position in the Premier League the following season. Kuban faltered during the playoffs, and the club finished eighth. During the off-season,

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moved to

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. In the 2012 Premier League season, Kuban began with a 2–1 away loss to

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. Despite the replacement of Yuri Krasnozhan by Belarusian coach

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, the club remained in the top half of the league and set a home attendance record with 313,997 spectators in 15 matches. Kuban defeated Anzhi 1–0 on 26 May 2013 with a lone goal from Bulgarian forward

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, finishing fifth (the club's best Premier League finish). With this showing the club qualified for the first time for the

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, and at the end of the season Kuban had the highest home-game attendance in the league. On 30 May 2018, the

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announced that Kuban failed in the appeal to obtain the FNL license for the 2018–19 season. On 8 February 2018, Oleg Mkrtchan, a businessman who was the owner of Kuban from 2013 to 2016, was arrested on charges of fraud. On 24 July 2020,

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approved the change of name by a different club that was founded in 2018 as FC Urozhay Krasnodar to FC Kuban, with the condition that the new club is not the legal successor to previous FC Kuban and cannot claim their sporting history.

Nikola Nikezić incident

Nikola Nikezić, a striker from

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, was part of Kuban in 2010 and was under contract with the club until November 2011. In early 2011 the club, wishing to replace him, tried to persuade him to repudiate the contract. When Nikezić refused, he was beaten at the club office by two armed assailants with alleged ties to the

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. After an assault estimated at 20 minutes by Nikezić, he signed a contract-dissolution agreement. The forward filed a complaint with

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president

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days after the incident, providing photos of injuries he sustained during the beating. FIFPro (the International Federation of Professional Footballers), with the assistance of the

, forced the club to pay Nikezić €180,000 in compensation.

Honours

Domestic competitions

Championship: 4 **Winners: 1948, 1962, 1973, 1987 *

: **Winners:

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**Runners-up: 2003, 2006, 2008 * Russian Cup: **Runners-up: 2014–15

League results

Soviet Union

ImageSize = width:600 height:60 PlotArea = left:10 right:10 bottom:30 top:10 TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal format:yyyy DateFormat = dd/mm/yyyy Period = from:01/01/1962 till:01/01/1978 ScaleMajor = unit:year increment:1 start:1963 Colors = id:bl1 value:rgb(0.5,0.8,0.5) id:bl2 value:rgb(0.9,0.9,0.3) id:rs value:rgb(0.8,0.6,0.6) id:rn value:rgb(0.9,0.1,0.1) PlotData= bar:Position width:15 color:white align:center from:01/07/1962 till:01/07/1963 shift:(0,-4) text:10 from:01/07/1963 till:01/07/1964 shift:(0,-4) text:15 from:01/07/1964 till:01/07/1965 shift:(0,-4) text:25 from:01/07/1965 till:01/07/1966 shift:(0,-4) text:3 from:01/07/1966 till:01/07/1967 shift:(0,-4) text:3 from:01/07/1967 till:01/07/1968 shift:(0,-4) text:7 from:01/07/1968 till:01/07/1969 shift:(0,-4) text:3 from:01/07/1969 till:01/07/1970 shift:(0,-4) text:16 from:01/07/1970 till:01/07/1971 shift:(0,-4) text:5 from:01/07/1971 till:01/07/1972 shift:(0,-4) text:2 from:01/07/1972 till:01/07/1973 shift:(0,-4) text:1 from:01/07/1973 till:01/07/1974 shift:(0,-4) text:15 from:01/07/1974 till:01/07/1975 shift:(0,-4) text:16 from:01/07/1975 till:01/07/1976 shift:(0,-4) text:18 from:01/07/1976 till:01/07/1977 shift:(0,-4) text:1 from:01/07/1962 till:01/07/1970 color:bl2 shift:(0,13) text: "D1" from:01/07/1970 till:01/07/1973 color:rs shift:(0,13) text: "D2" from:01/07/1973 till:01/07/1976 color:bl2 shift:(0,13) text: "D1" from:01/07/1976 till:01/07/1977 color:rs shift:(0,13) text: "D2" from:01/07/1977 till:01/01/1978 color:bl2 shift:(0,13) text: "D1" ImageSize = width:600 height:60 PlotArea = left:10 right:10 bottom:30 top:10 TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal format:yyyy DateFormat = dd/mm/yyyy Period = from:01/07/1977 till:01/01/1992 ScaleMajor = unit:year increment:1 start:1978 Colors = id:bl1 value:rgb(0.5,0.8,0.5) id:bl2 value:rgb(0.9,0.9,0.3) id:rs value:rgb(0.8,0.6,0.6) id:rn value:rgb(0.9,0.1,0.1) PlotData= bar:Position width:15 color:white align:center from:01/07/1977 till:01/07/1978 shift:(0,-4) text:6 from:01/07/1978 till:01/07/1979 shift:(0,-4) text:2 from:01/07/1979 till:01/07/1980 shift:(0,-4) text:15 from:01/07/1980 till:01/07/1981 shift:(0,-4) text:13 from:01/07/1981 till:01/07/1982 shift:(0,-4) text:17 from:01/07/1982 till:01/07/1983 shift:(0,-4) text:8 from:01/07/1983 till:01/07/1984 shift:(0,-4) text:4 from:01/07/1984 till:01/07/1985 shift:(0,-4) text:18 from:01/07/1985 till:01/07/1986 shift:(0,-4) text:20 from:01/07/1986 till:01/07/1987 shift:(0,-4) text:1 from:01/07/1987 till:01/07/1988 shift:(0,-4) text:19 from:01/07/1988 till:01/07/1989 shift:(0,-4) text:19 from:01/07/1989 till:01/07/1990 shift:(0,-4) text:19 from:01/07/1990 till:01/07/1991 shift:(0,-4) text:21 from:01/07/1991 till:01/01/1992 shift:(0,-4) text: * from:01/07/1977 till:01/07/1979 color:bl2 shift:(0,13) text: "D1" from:01/07/1979 till:01/07/1982 color:bl1 shift:(0,13) text: "PL" from:01/07/1982 till:01/07/1986 color:bl2 shift:(0,13) text: "D1" from:01/07/1986 till:01/07/1987 color:rs shift:(0,13) text: "D2" from:01/07/1987 till:01/01/1992 color:bl2 shift:(0,13) text: "D1"

Russia

RFPL The Russian Premier League (RPL; , ''Rossiyskaya premyer-liga''; РПЛ), also written as Russian Premier Liga, is a professional association football league in Russia and the highest level of the Football in Russia#League system, Russian footba ...

" from:01/07/1992 till:01/07/1993 color:bl2 shift:(0,13) text: " D1" from:01/07/1993 till:01/07/1995 color:rs shift:(0,13) text: " D2(zone West)" from:01/07/1995 till:01/07/1998 color:bl2 shift:(0,13) text: " D1" from:01/07/1998 till:01/07/2000 color:rs shift:(0,13) text: " D2(zone South)" from:01/07/2000 till:01/07/2003 color:bl2 shift:(0,13) text: " D1" from:01/07/2003 till:01/07/2004 color:bl1 shift:(0,13) text: "

" from:01/07/2004 till:01/07/2006 color:bl2 shift:(0,13) text: " D1" from:01/07/2006 till:01/07/2007 color:bl1 shift:(0,13) text: "

" from:01/07/2007 till:01/07/2008 color:bl2 shift:(0,13) text: " D1" from:01/07/2008 till:01/07/2009 color:bl1 shift:(0,13) text: "

" from:01/07/2009 till:01/07/2010 color:bl2 shift:(0,13) text: " D1" from:01/07/2010 till:01/07/2015 color:bl1 shift:(0,13) text: "

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European record

Kuban-2

Kuban's reserve squad FC Kuban-2 Krasnodar entered the third-tier

for the 2016–17 season.

Managers

* Andrei Ageyev (1928–42) * Ivan Sanzharov (1944–47) * Andrei Ageyev (1948) * Lev Zabutov (1949–55) * Aleksandr Zagretsky (1955–56) *

Nikolai Rasskazov Nikolai Olegovich Rasskazov (; born 4 January 1998) is a Russian football player who plays as a right-back for PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara. Club career He made his debut in the Russian Football National League for FC Spartak-2 Moscow on 23 March ...

(1956–59) * Yuri Khodotov (1960) *

Boris Smyslov Boris may refer to: People * Boris (given name), a male given name * *List of people with given name Boris * Boris (surname) Arts and media * Boris (band), a Japanese experimental rock trio * ''Boris'' (EP), by Yezda Urfa, 1975 * "Boris" (son ...

(1961) * Stanislav Shmerlin (1961–62) * Vladimir Gorokhov (1962–63) * Mikhail Antonevich (1964) *

(1964) * Aleksei Kostylev (1964–65) * Valeri Bekhtenev (1966–67) * Stanislav Shmerlin (1968) *

(1969–70) * Petr Scherbatenko (1971) * Stanislav Shmerlin (1972–73) * Vladimir Budagov (1973) * Gennadi Matveyev (1974) * Ruslan Dzasokhov (1975) * Viktor Gureyev (1976) * Viktor Korolkov (1977–79) * Vladimir Mikhaylov (1980) *

Vladimir Belousov Vladimir Vladimirovich Belousov () ( in Moscow – December 25, 1990) was an Earth scientist in the Soviet Union, and a prominent advocate of alternatives to the theories of plate tectonics and seafloor spreading during the period of intense ...

(1981–82) *

Yuri Semin Yury Pavlovich Syomin (; born 11 May 1947) is a Russian football coach. He has managed FC Lokomotiv Moscow for 4 different stints, for a total of over 23 years. The recent history of the Russian club has been associated with him, as he was also ...

(1982) * Aleksandr Kochetkov (1983–85) *

Yuri Kolinko Yuri may refer to: People Given name *Yuri (Slavic name), the Slavic masculine form of the given name George, including a list of people with the given name Yuri, Yury, etc. *Yuri (Japanese name), feminine Japanese given names, including a list o ...

(1986) * Khamza Bagapov (1987–88) * Igor V. Kaleshin (1988) * Georgi Bezbogin (1989–90) *

Vladimir Brazhnikov Vladimir Aleksandrovich Brazhnikov (; 11 November 1941 – 7 March 2011) was a Russian professional football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score ...

(1990–91) * Yuri Marushkin (1991–92) * Igor V. Kaleshin (1992) * Leonid Nazarenko (1993–94) * Fyodor Novikov (1995) *

(1995–97) * Valeri Sinau (1998) * Adolf Poskotin (1998) * Soferbiy Yeshugov (1999–00) *

Fyodor Shcherbachenko Fyodor Anatolyevich Shcherbachenko (; born 13 August 1962) is a Russian professional football coach and a former player and referee. He is an assistant coach with Ural Yekaterinburg. Career Playing As a player, he made his debut in the Soviet S ...

''(interim)'' (2000) *

(2001–02) * Vyacheslav Komarov (2002) * Vladimir Lagoida (2003) * Nikolai Yuzhanin (2003–04) * Soferbiy Yeshugov (2004) * Leonid Nazarenko ''(interim)'' (2004) *

(1 Jan 2005 – 31 December 2005) *

Pavlo Yakovenko Pavlo Oleksandrovych Yakovenko () – or Pavel Aleksandrovich Yakovenko (; born 19 December 1964), is a Ukrainian former footballer who played as a midfielder. He represented the USSR national team at international level. Playing career Yakov ...

(1 Jan 2006 – 1 August 2007) * Leonid Nazarenko ''(interim)'' (1 Aug 2007 – 20 August 2007) * Soferbiy Yeshugov (20 Aug 2007 – 11 November 2007) * Alexander Tarkhanov (1 Jan 2008 – 3 April 2008) * Sergei Pavlov (3 April 2008 – 1 August 2008) *

Poghos Galstyan Poghos Galstyan (; born on 10 January 1961) is an Armenian football manager and former player who is a director with Ararat-Armenia. International career A midfielder, Galstyan participated in one international match for the Armenia national ...

''(interim)'' (2008) *

Oleg Protasov Oleh Valeriyovych Protasov (; born 4 February 1964) is a Ukrainian and Soviet former footballer who played as a striker. He was a key member of the Soviet Union national team throughout the 1980s; his 28 goals for the Soviet Union are second ...

(1 Oct 2008 – 20 November 2008) * Sergei Ovchinnikov (1 Jan 2009 – 8 August 2009) *

(10 Aug 2009 – 28 December 2009) *

(28 Dec 2009 – 14 August 2012) * Yuri Krasnozhan (16 Aug 2012 – 8 January 2013) *

(9 Jan 2013 – 30 June 2013) *

Igor Osinkin Igor Vitalyevich Osinkin (; born 4 June 1965) is a Russian professional Association football, football coach and a former player. Coaching career As a youth coach, he coached Alan Kusov and Alan Dzagoev, who grew up to play for the Russia natio ...

(1 July 2013 – 31 July 2013) *

Dorinel Munteanu Dorinel Ionel Munteanu (; born 25 June 1968) is a Romanian football manager and former player. A former midfielder, Munteanu is the most capped Romanian player of all time, with a total of 134 appearances and 16 goals. He played in two edition ...

(31 July 2013 – 12 October 2013) *

Viktor Goncharenko Viktar Mihailavich Hancharenka (; , ''Viktor Mikhailovich Goncharenko''; born 10 June 1977), is a Belarusian football manager. Early life and career Formative years and education Viktar Mihailavich Hancharenka was born in 1977 to a middle- ...

(12 Oct 2013–2014) *

(2014–2015) * Andrei Sosnitskiy (2015) *

Dmitri Khokhlov Dmitri Valeryevich Khokhlov (, born 22 December 1975) is a Russian football manager and former midfielder who is the manager of the Under-19 squad of Lokomotiv Moscow. Playing career Khokhlov played for PFC CSKA Moscow and FC Lokomotiv Moscow i ...

(2015) * Sergei Tashuyev (2015–2016) *

(2016–)

References

External links

*
Greenmile.ru
nbsp;– fans website

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