FC Volgar Astrakhan

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Volgar
File:Logo of FC Volgar-Gazprom Astrakhan.png
Full name Football Club
Volgar Astrakhan
Founded 1925; 99 years ago (1925)
Ground Central Stadium,
Astrakhan
Ground Capacity 21,500
Chairman Sergey Sergeyev
Manager Russia Yuri Gazzaev
League Russian National Football League
2014–15 7th

FC Volgar Astrakhan (Russian: Футбольный Клуб "Волгарь" Астрахань) is an association football club based in Astrakhan, Russia. They play in the Russian National Football League.

History

The club has been known under following names:

  • Pishchevik (food industry worker) (−1958)
  • Trud (labour) (1958–59)
  • Volgar (1960–94) (2012–)[1]
  • Volgar-Gazprom (1995-07), (2010–2012)
  • Volgar-Gazprom-2 (2007–10)

Pishchevik played in the Second Group of the Soviet League. Trud (and later Volgar) played in the Class B (1958, 1960–1967), in Class A, Group 2 (1968–1969), in Class A, Group 1 (1970), Soviet First League (1971), Soviet Second League (1972–1990), Soviet Second League B (1991). In 1992 Volgar entered the Russian Second League, played in the Third League in 1994 (finished top and were promoted), returned to the Second League in 1995 and stayed until 1998. In 1998 Volgar-Gazprom were promoted and in 1999 they started playing in the Russian First Division. With the exception of the relegation for the 2004 season, Volgar-Gazprom had been in the First Division until 2006. The club was denied the professional licence and thus relegated to amateur level in 2007. Another club was organized called FC Volgar-Gazprom-2. The new club advanced to the Russian First Division for the 2009 season.

Current squad

As of 19 August 2015, according to the FNL website.

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

No. Position Player
1 Moldova GK Ștefan Sicaci
2 Russia DF Aslan Doguzov
3 Russia DF Aslan Tautiyev
4 Russia DF Yevgeni Steshin
5 Russia DF Dmitri Ivanov
6 Russia MF Aleksei Pavlishin
7 Russia MF Aleksandr Krendelev
8 Russia MF Oleg Aleynik
10 Russia MF Ruslan Gazzayev
11 Russia MF Sergei Verkashanskiy
13 Russia DF Sergei Terekhov
14 Russia MF Temuri Bukiya
15 Russia MF Aleksei Kolomiychenko
17 Russia MF Stanislav Murikhin
No. Position Player
19 Russia MF Aleksei Sutormin
20 Russia MF Aleksandr Bolonin
22 Russia GK Stanislav Buchnev
23 Russia DF Sergei Zuykov
27 Russia MF Aleksandr Yeliseyev
28 Russia DF Azat Bairyyev
29 Russia MF Maksim Yakovlev
30 Russia GK Dmitri Saganovich
32 Serbia MF Branimir Petrović
33 Russia FW Aleksandr Alkhazov
68 Latvia MF Ivans Lukjanovs
77 Russia DF Elbrus Zurayev
88 Russia FW Ruslan Bolov
99 Russia FW Mikhail Zhabkin

Notable past players

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

References

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