PFC Sochi

Football Club Sochi (), is a Russian professional football club based in Sochi. The club is playing its home matches at the 47,000-capacity Fisht Stadium.

History

FC Sochi was founded on 4 July 2018 after the relocation of FC Dynamo Saint Petersburg to Sochi, thus becoming the only professional football club in the city.

On 11 May 2019, the club secured a top-two finish in the 2018–19 Russian National Football League and subsequently promotion to the Russian Premier League for the 2019–20 season for the first time in the club's history.

On 20 November 2019, Sochi announced that Aleksandr Tochilin had resigned as manager, with Roman Berezovsky being placed in temporary charge. On 8 December 2019, Sochi announced Vladimir Fedotov as their new permanent manager on a -year contract.

On 19 June 2020, Sochi beat FC Rostov 10–1, making it their biggest Premier League win in their history. Rostov missed their full first and second squad (42 players) due to positive COVID-19 tests in both squads.

Sochi managed to finish in twelfth place in their debut season in the top tier, avoiding relegation.

Sochi finished the 2020–21 Russian Premier League season in 5th place and qualified for European competition (UEFA Europa Conference League) for the first time in their history.

In the 2021–22 Russian Premier League, Sochi finished in 2nd place after beating FC Dynamo Moscow away 5–1 on the last matchday of the season and overtaking Dynamo in the standings.

On 18 May 2024, Sochi lost 2–3 to Krasnodar, sealing their relegation to the Russian First League after five seasons in the top tier.

In the 2024–25 season, Sochi finished 5th in the First League. However, because 3rd-placed Chernomorets Novorossiysk was not granted the Premier League license, Sochi took their place in the promotion play-offs. Sochi won the play-offs 4–3 on aggregate against Pari Nizhny Novgorod and was promoted back to the Russian Premier League.

League position

European history

For their inaugural European campaign, Sochi where drawn against Azerbaijan Cup champions, Keşla, in the UEFA Europa Conference League on 16 June 2021.

Stadiums

Since its creation, PFC Sochi plays at Fisht Olympic Stadium in Sochi. The stadium provides 40,000 seats to its spectators.

The Federal Sport base "Yug Sport" was the training center in the beginning of the 2018–19 season.

Current squad

''As of 18 June 2025''

Out on loan

Reserve team

Coaching staff

* Manager - Robert Moreno
* Assistant managers - Eduardo Docampo, Juan Jose Muñoz Carretero
* Goalkeeping coach - Dmitri Borodin

Honours

*Russian Premier League
**Runners-up: 2021–22
*Russian Football National League (tier-II)
**Promoted: 2018–19

Manager history

Ownerships, kit suppliers, and sponsors

Notable players

Had international caps for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries while playing for Sochi.

;Russia
* Dmitri Chistyakov
* Soslan Dzhanayev
* Aleksandr Kokorin
* Aleksandr Kovalenko
* Fyodor Kudryashov
* Artyom Makarchuk
* Yevgeni Makeyev
* Andrei Mostovoy
* Elmir Nabiullin
* Ivan Novoseltsev
* Vladimir Pisarsky
* Dmitry Poloz
* Danil Prutsev
* Aleksei Sutormin
* Sergei Terekhov
* Dmitry Vorobyov
* Artur Yusupov
* Anton Zabolotny
;Europe
* Hovhannes Harutyunyan
* Aleksandre Karapetian

* Erik Vardanyan
* Ivelin Popov
* Mateo Barać
* Adil Rami
* Artur Shushenachev
* Luka Đorđević
* Dušan Lagator
* Vanja Drkušić
* Miha Mevlja

;Africa
* Giannelli Imbula
* Victorien Angban
* Moussa Sissako
* Yahia Attiyat Allah

;South America
* Emanuel Mammana
* Ignacio Saavedra
* Mateo Cassierra
* Alejandro Cabeza
* Christian Noboa
* Sergio Córdova
* Saúl Guarirapa

References

External links

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Association football clubs established in 2018
Sport in Sochi
2018 establishments in Russia