FC Metallurg Lipetsk () is an

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club in

Lipetsk Lipetsk (, ), also Romanization of Russian, romanized as Lipeck, is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, city and the administrative center of Lipetsk Oblast, Russia, located on the banks of the Voronezh (river), Voronezh River in the Do ...

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, formed in 1957. Their home, Metallurg Stadium, is located on Pervomayskaya Street, 59, in

History

Their best result came in 1997 when they came 2nd in the Russian First Division. Coach Stanislav Bernikov of Metallurg was attacked by fans after a defeat on 25 September 2006 on his players, they shot at the coach and team with rubber bullets. Three players suffered with injuries and went to hospital; the coach Bernikov was then summarily dismissed. In 2008, they won the

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in the Center Zone and were promoted for 2009 Russian First Division but relegated again to third level after finishing First Division as 19th. On 10 June 2021, they secured first place in their PFL group and promotion to the second-tier

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for the 2021–22 season, for the first time since 2009. The club was relegated back to the third tier after one season. Colours are red and black hooped shirts, black shorts.

Notable coaches

* Gennadi Styopushkin (2009) * Soferbi Yeshugov (2007–2008) * Aleksei Petrushin (2007) *Stanislav Bernikov (2006) *

Anatoli Davydov Anatoli Viktorovich Davydov (; born 13 November 1953) is a Russian professional Association football, football coach and a former player. He is the director of the academy for FC Zenit Saint Petersburg, Zenit St. Petersburg. Career Davydov mad ...

(2002–2005) * Vladimir Yevsyukov (2001) * Vladimir Dergach (2000) * Sergei Savchenkov (1999–2000) * Vladimir Fedotov (1998) * Yuri Shishlov (1998) * Vladimir Alekseyevich Mikhaylov (1987–1989) * Nikolay Kiselyov (1984–1985)

Current squad

As of 26 March 2025, according to th
Second League website

Notable players

Had international caps for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries while playing for Metallurg. ;Russia/USSR * German Apukhtin * Andrei Chichkin * Yevgeni Dolgov * Eduard Dubinski * Ilshat Faizulin * Sergei Filippenkov * Yury Kovalyov * Boris Razinsky * Oleg Sergeyev * Igor Sklyarov ;Former USSR countries * Dzmitry Aharodnik *

Konstantin Kovalenko Konstantin Valeryevich Kovalenko (; ; born 2 February 1975) is a Belarusian and Russian former professional Association football, footballer. He also worked as a youth coach with FC Krasnodar in Russia. Career He made his professional debut in ...

* Oleg Musin * Sergey Zhunenko * Aleksandrs Jeļisejevs * Valentīns Lobaņovs * Mihails Ziziļevs * Tomas Kančelskis * Saulius Mikalajūnas * Audrius Šlekys * Tomas Žiukas * Andrei Manannikov * Wýaçeslaw Krendelew * Sergey Lushan

References

External links

Official website

Fans' website
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