FC Volga Ulyanovsk

(Redirected from Torpedo Ulyanovsk)

FC Volga Ulyanovsk (Russian: ФК «Во́лга» Улья́новск) is a professional association football club based in Ulyanovsk, Russia. In the 2023–24 season, it will play in the third-tier Russian Second League.

Volga
Full nameFootball Club Volga Ulyanovsk
Founded1947; 77 years ago (1947)
GroundTrud
Capacity15,000
ChairmanMikhail Navolokin[1]
ManagerMikhail Belov
LeagueRussian Second League,
Division A,
Silver Group
2023–246th
WebsiteClub website

Their reserve team FC Volga-d Ulyanovsk used to play professionally as FC Energiya Ulyanovsk.

History

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In 2008, they were relegated to the Russian Second Division 2009 after they finished 17th in Russian First Division. In December 2008, Volga signed a partnership agreement with Floriana FC of Malta, the most successful club in Maltese football.[2]

On 4 June 2022, the last day of the 2021–22 season, Volga secured the first place in their FNL2 group and promotion for the 2022–23 season to the second-tier FNL.[3] Volga was relegated after one season in the second tier.[4]

Club name and location history

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  • 1947–1957: FC Torpedo Ulyanovsk
  • 1958: FC Dynamo Ulyanovsk
  • 1959–1961: FC Spartak Ulyanovsk
  • 1961–1985: FC Volga Ulyanovsk
  • 1986–1991: FC Start Ulyanovsk
  • 1992–1995: FC Tekstilshchik Isheyevka
  • 1996–2005: FC Volga Ulyanovsk
  • 2006: FC Volga-Energiya Ulyanovsk (the reserves team currently known as FC Volga-d Ulyanovsk played as FC Volga-Energiya Ulyanovsk in the Amateur Football League in 2007)
  • 2007–present: FC Volga Ulyanovsk

Current squad

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As of 21 June 2024, according to the official Second League website.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   BLR Andrey Klimovich
4 DF   RUS Ilya Maksimenkov
6 MF   RUS Ilyas Muminov
8 MF   RUS Denis Rakhmanov (captain)
9 FW   RUS Giorgy Uridiya
13 DF   RUS Aleksei Tsygantsov
22 MF   RUS Dmitry Rakhmanov
27 DF   RUS Danila Vrazhkin
30 DF   RUS Aydar Khabibullin
33 DF   RUS Vitali Ustinov
No. Pos. Nation Player
37 FW   RUS Yevgeni Voronin
47 MF   RUS Ilya Rukin
77 FW   RUS Bilal Bilalov
90 FW   RUS Artyom Delkin
96 FW   RUS Dzhamal Dibirgadzhiyev
97 GK   RUS Denis Yeremeyev
DF   RUS Valeri Chupin
MF   RUS Dmitri Korobov
FW   RUS Dmitri Kamenshchikov

Out on loan

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
FW   RUS Temur Dzhikiya (at Urartu until 30 June 2024)

References

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  1. ^ "В футбольной "Волге" замена: Наволокин вместо Кузьмина" (in Russian). ulpravda.ru. 2019-11-22. Retrieved 2022-12-12.
  2. ^ "Floriana in discussions to sign a Russian striker next month – the Malta Independent".
  3. ^ ""ВОЛГА", "ДИНАМО", "РОДИНА" И "ШИННИК" ВЫШЛИ В ОЛИМП-ФНЛ-1" (in Russian). Russian Football National League 2. 4 June 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  4. ^ ""Уфа" опустилась из РПЛ во Вторую лигу за два сезона. "Велес" тоже вылетел из Первой лиги" (in Russian). Sports.ru. 3 June 2023.
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