FC Anzhi Makhachkala

Football Club Anzhi Makhachkala (Russian: Футбо́льный клуб «Анжи́» Махачкала́, pronounced [fʊdˈbolʲnɨj kɫup ɐnˈʐɨ məxətɕkɐˈɫa]) or FC Anji is a Russian football club based in Makhachkala, capital of the Republic of Dagestan. Founded in 1991, the club compete in the Russian Professional Football League, playing their home games at the Anzhi-Arena.

Anzhi Makhachkala

Full name	Футбольный клуб «Анжи» Махачкала[1]
Nickname(s)	Orly (Eagles) Zhelto-zelyonye (Yellow-Greens)
Founded	1991
Ground	Anzhi-Arena
Capacity	26,500
Owner	Osman Kadiev
Head Coach	Artur Sadirov (caretaker)
League	Russian Professional Football League, Group 1
2019–20	Zone South, 15th
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours Third colours

On 18 January 2011, Anzhi Makhachkala was purchased by billionaire Suleyman Kerimov,[2][3] and subsequently made numerous high-profile signings, including those of striker Samuel Eto'o[4] and manager Guus Hiddink. Following severe budget cuts ahead of the 2013–14 Russian Premier League season, the club lost most of its key players and went on to finish bottom of the table, which resulted in relegation to the Russian National Football League at the end of the season, returning at the first attempt.

History

The club was founded in 1991 by former Dinamo Makhachkala player Aleksandr Markarov with the head of Dagnefteprodukt – Magomed-Sultan Magomedov and took part in its first season in the Dagestan League the same year. The club's name Anzhi means pearl in local Kumyk language and is a former name of Makhachkala. FC Anzhi ended up as league champions with an unbeaten record and 16 wins out of 20 matches.[5]

Due to the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the club entered Zone 1 of the Russian Second Division (the third-highest tier) in 1992[5] and finished in fifth place. The club won their Group in 1993, but due to league reorganisation were not promoted, and remained in the new Western Zone of the third tier until a second-place finish in 1996 guaranteed promotion to the First Division,[6] under the coaching of Eduard Malofeev.[5] A key player in Anzhi's early history was Azerbaijani international forward Ibragim Gasanbekov, who was the team's top scorer in all of their first seven seasons. He was league top scorer in 1993 (30 goals) and 1996 (33 goals).

In 1999, Anzhi won the First Division, and were thus promoted to the top-flight Premier League for the first time.[5] The side missed out on a bronze-medal finish on the last day of the season, as they conceded a last-minute Torpedo Moscow penalty which took their opponents into third place.[7] On 20 June 2001, the club played in the final of the Russian Cup for the first time, losing to Lokomotiv Moscow on penalties after a 1–1 draw.[5]

Anzhi finished 15th and were relegated from the Premier League in 2002, but during their first season back in the First Division, they reached the semi-finals of the Russian Cup, where they lost 1–0 to Rostov.[8] In their seventh season in the First Division, Anzhi won the league and returned to the Premier League.[5] On 5 December 2010, defender Shamil Burziyev died in a car accident at the age of 25.[9]

Purchase

Cameroonian striker Samuel Eto'o was the team's captain until his departure to Chelsea in 2013

Roberto Carlos with Anzhi in 2011

On 18 January 2011, the club was purchased by Dagestani billionaire Suleyman Kerimov,[10] but later it was revealed that the President of Dagestan, Magomedsalam Magomedov, met Kerimov and gave him a 100% stake in the club, including 50% of the shares of the former owner of the club Igor Yakovlev, in exchange for financial support.[11] Kerimov was planning to invest over $200 million in infrastructure, of which a substantial amount will go in building a new stadium with a capacity of more than 40,000 spectators, which would meet all UEFA requirements.[12]

Kerimov's investment was immediate as the club made signings in the 2011 winter transfer window. The first significant signing came on 16 February, when the club announced the free transfer of Brazilian left-back Roberto Carlos, a FIFA World Cup winner in 2002.[13] Further signings included €10 million on another Brazilian, the former Corinthians midfielder Jucilei[14] and €8 million on Moroccan winger Mbark Boussoufa from Anderlecht. Boussoufa's transfer was finalised in the last minute of the window, on 10 March.[15]

In summer 2011, the club signed the Hungarian Balázs Dzsudzsák, who signed a four-year deal to transfer for a reported €14 million.[16] Anzhi also bought Russian midfielder Yuri Zhirkov from Chelsea for a similar fee.[17] On 23 August 2011, Cameroonian striker Samuel Eto'o signed from Inter Milan for approximately €28 million on a world-record €20.5 million annual salary.[18]

In February 2012, the club appointed the experienced Dutchman Guus Hiddink as its new manager[19] following Yuri Krasnozhan's two-month-long spell in charge. Hiddink's first signing was Congolese defender Christopher Samba, joining for £12 million from Blackburn Rovers.[20]

On 30 January 2012, Roberto Carlos announced his plans to retire at the end of the season.[21] He ended his football career on 9 March and took up a role as the club's director.[22]

On 10 October 2012, Anzhi opened a youth academy, the first in Dagestan in order to develop youth talents for the first team. The academy is being run by Anzhi Sporting Director Jelle Goes.[23]

On 22 July 2013, Hiddink resigned from his post as manager, ending an 18-month stint. His newly appointed assistant, countryman René Meulensteen, was promoted to the manager position.[24] However, after 16 days as the team manager, Meulensteen was sacked.[25]

Budget cuts

On 7 August 2013, Kerimov decided to reduce the team's annual budget by two-thirds.[26][27] As a result, on 15 August 2013, Yuri Zhirkov, Igor Denisov, and Aleksandr Kokorin were packaged to Dynamo Moscow for an undisclosed fee. The three players had been purchased within the preceding two seasons, at a total cost exceeding €50 million. Remchukov said that the reason for the move was the "sharp deterioration in the health of Suleyman Kerimov, because of worries about the club's lack of success".[25] In addition, Dynamo also signed Christopher Samba, Vladimir Gabulov and Aleksei Ionov from Anzhi. Other cost-cutting transfers included Samuel Eto'o and Willian to English side Chelsea; Lassana Diarra, Mbark Boussoufa and Arseniy Logashov to Lokomotiv Moscow; João Carlos to Spartak Moscow; and Oleg Shatov to Zenit Saint Petersburg. The firesale continued into January 2014 with the sale of striker Lacina Traoré to Monaco for €18 million and the sale of midfielder Jucilei to Emirati side Al-Jazira.[28]

Several of the players sold had been recent signings for Anzhi; Aleksandr Kokorin had signed from Dynamo only a month before being sold back to the Dinamiki and had yet to make an appearance for Anzhi. Igor Denisov and Aleksei Ionov had both only signed in June and had played only a handful of matches before being sold. Christopher Samba had rejoined Anzhi in July after a spell with Queens Park Rangers. Willian had joined in January and played only 11 league matches before being sold.

The budget cuts and subsequent sales resulted in Anzhi performing very poorly in the 2013–14 Russian Premier League: they finished last and were relegated, having amassed a record low of three wins and 20 points, making them the worst last-placed team in Europe.[29] However, they returned to the top division at the first attempt.

Recent history

Yuri Semin was announced as Anzhi's manager on 18 June 2015, signing a one-year contract with the option of an additional year.[30] After gaining only 6 points in first 10 games of the 2015–16 season and with Anzhi in last place, Semin left Anzhi on 29 September 2015.[31] After Semin's departure, Ruslan Agalarov was placed in charge of the club,[32] until the end of the season, saving them from relegation with a play-off victory over Volgar Astrakhan.

Pavel Vrba was appointed as the club's new manager on 30 June 2016,[33] following the expiration of Ruslan Agalarov's contract on 31 May 2016.[34] On 28 December 2016, Suleyman Kerimov sold the club to Osman Kadiyev,[35] with Pavel Vrba leaving by mutual consent two days later,[36] with Aleksandr Grigoryan being appointed as the club's new manager on 5 January 2017.[37]

Anzhi was relegated from the Russian Premier League once again at the end of the 2017–18 season, losing the relegation playoffs to FC Yenisey Krasnoyarsk with an aggregate score of 4–6. On 13 June 2018, FC Amkar Perm announced that the Russian Football Union recalled their 2018–19 season license, making them ineligible for the Russian Premier League or Russian Football National League.[38] As a consequence, Anzhi took Amkar's spot and was not relegated.

Anzhi struggled again during the 2018–19 season, and following a 0–1 defeat to Arsenal Tula, their relegation back to the Russian Football National League was confirmed.[39]

On 15 May 2019, club's general director Absalutdin Agaragimov announced that the club failed Russian Football Union licensing for the 2019–20 season. The club had until the end of May to lodge an appeal.[40] On 29 May 2019, Russian Football Union licensing department chief Yevgeni Letin announced that Anzhi has recalled their appeal and, as a result, will not compete in the second-tier Russian Football National League in the 2019–20 season. They had an option of applying for the third-tier Russian Professional Football League license or potentially declaring bankruptcy.[41] On 26 June 2019, Anzhi confirmed that they had received a license to play in the Russian Professional Football League for the 2019–20 season, and that they were still unable to register new players due to outstanding debts.[42] Their 2019–20 squad mostly included the under-20 players who played for their youth team in the previous season, with most first-team players moving to other professional teams, including several notable ones (Yury Dyupin, Vladislav Kulik, Andrés Ponce) who remained in the Russian Premier League.

Crest and colours

Anzhi badge from 2007 to 2009. The club returned to the original in 2010.

The club's crest includes a yellow eagle in traditional Caucasian clothing with elements of the Dagestani flag.

The club's name derives from the word Anzhi which means "pearl" in the Kumyk language. It was also the ancient name for the land around where Makhachkala is situated.

In the 2013–14 season, they changed their kit sponsor from Adidas to Nike.

Stadium

Anzhi played at the Dynamo Stadium until 2013.

Due to the risk of possible armed conflict in Dagestan, the club's players primarily live and train at a village near Moscow, at a training base previously used by Saturn Moscow. The club fly in for home matches,[43][44] which have a heavy security presence.[45]

The club's 28,000-seat Anzhi Arena was built in 2003, and due to its facilities is not used in European competition, for which Anzhi use the Lokomotiv Stadium in Moscow. A high-priority goal of Kerimov when he purchased the club was the construction of a new 40,000 seater ground.[46]

Supporters

Anzhi receive most of their support from the Northern Caucasian region, particularly from the city of Makhachkala. The club also enjoys support from fans scattered all over Dagestan, and the local area in general.[47] The club is hated by some supporters of the Moscow-based clubs as well as Zenit Saint Petersburg, in part out of jealousy of the club's former wealth and also out of ethnic and religious animosity.[48]

European competitions

Anzhi participated in the 2001–02 UEFA Cup. Their opponents were Rangers of Scotland. Instead of usual home-and-away fixtures, UEFA decided to hold a single match in a neutral venue—the Polish Army Stadium in Warsaw—due to the unstable situation in neighbouring Chechnya. Rangers won the match 1–0.

After finishing fifth in the 2011–12 Russian Premier League, Anzhi qualified for the group stage of the UEFA Europa League for the first time in the club's history, after eliminating Budapest Honvéd in the second qualifying round, Vitesse in the third qualifying round and AZ Alkmaar in the play-off round.[49] However, they again had to play home matches away, this time at the Luzhniki Stadium, due to unrest in the city of Makhachkala. They finished second in group A behind Liverpool; both games between the two ended as 1–0 home wins. Liverpool, Anzhi and Young Boys took the top three positions in the group respectively with ten points each, and were ranked by their head-to-head record with fourth-placed Udinese; Anzhi were the only team in the group not to lose at home, having won all their home games in the group stage. Guus Hiddink's team were drawn with German side Hannover 96, who won group L. The Russians won the first leg 3–1 at the Luzhniki before a 1–1 draw in Hanover sent them through 4–2 on aggregate. They then faced Newcastle United in the next round, where Alan Pardew's men became the first team to deny Anzhi a home win in European competition. In the second leg away at St James' Park, Newcastle's Papiss Cissé headed home the winner in the last second to eliminate Anzhi; Mehdi Carcela-González had earlier been sent off for the club.

Record

1R: First round, 2Q: Second qualifying round, 3Q: Third qualifying round, PO: Play-off round

Season	Competition	Round	Opponent	Home	Away	Aggregate
2001–02	UEFA Cup	1R	Rangers	0–1^1	N/A	0–1
2012–13	UEFA Europa League	2Q	Budapest Honvéd	1–0	4–0	5–0
		3Q	Vitesse	2–0	2–0	4–0
		PO	AZ	1–0	5–0	6–0
		Group A	Liverpool	1–0	0–1	2nd place
			Udinese	2–0	1–1
			Young Boys	2–0	1–3
		Round of 32	Hannover 96	3–1	1–1	4–2
		Round of 16	Newcastle United	0–0	0–1	0–1
2013–14	UEFA Europa League	Group K	Tottenham Hotspur	0–2	1–4	2nd place
			Sheriff Tiraspol	1–1	0–0
			Tromsø	1–0	1–0
		Round of 32	Genk	0–0	2–0	2–0
		Round of 16	AZ	0–0	0–1	0–1

Notes

¹ Only one leg was played, in a neutral venue in Warsaw, Poland, due to security concerns in Russia.

Honours

• Russian National League

1999, 2009

Recent seasons

Russia

Season	Div.	Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P	Cup	Europe		Top Scorer (League)
1992	3rd, Zone 1	5	38	23	2	13	77	46	48	–	–		Gasanbekov – 14
1993		1	38	27	1	10	98	31	55	R128	–		Gasanbekov – 30
1994	3rd, "West"	10	40	19	5	16	57	41	43	R256	–		Gasanbekov – 14
1995		7	42	24	4	14	47	43	76	R32	–		Gasanbekov – 24
1996		2	38	28	3	7	99	36	87	QF	–		Gasanbekov – 33
1997	2nd	13	42	18	6	18	66	72	60	R32	–		Gasanbekov – 17
1998		12	42	17	6	19	47	56	57	R64	–		Gasanbekov – 15
1999		1	42	26	8	8	55	20	86	R64	–		Sirkhayev – 11
2000	RFPL	4	30	15	7	8	44	31	52	QF	–		Ranđelović – 12
2001		13	30	7	11	12	28	34	32	RU	UC	1st round	Sirkhayev – 10
2002		15	30	5	10	15	22	42	25	R16	–		Budunov – 4
2003	2nd	6	42	19	13	10	52	33	70	SF	–		Budunov – 10
2004		8	42	16	12	14	50	53	60	R32	–		Lakhiyalov – 9
2005		11	42	14	13	15	47	48	55	R64	–		Lakhiyalov – 9
2006		15	42	15	8	19	57	66	53	R64	–		Antipenko – 14
2007		10	42	16	9	17	41	44	57	R32	–		Agalarov – 6
2008		6	42	20	12	10	63	35	72	R64	–		Ashvetiya – 17
2009		1	38	21	12	5	61	31	75	R32	–		Martsvaladze – 13
2010	RFPL	11	30	9	6	15	29	39	33	R64	–		Tsorayev – 8
2011–12		5	44	19	13	12	54	42	70	R16	–		Eto'o – 13
2012–13		3	30	15	8	7	45	34	53	RU	EL	R16	Traoré – 12
2013–14		16	30	3	11	16	25	42	20	R32	EL	R16	7 players – 2
2014–15	2nd	2	34	22	5	7	60	22	71	R32	–		Boli – 15
2015–16	RFPL	13	30	6	8	16	28	50	26	R16	–		Boli – 9
2016–17		12	30	7	9	14	24	38	30	QF	–		Khubulov – 5
2017–18		14	30	6	6	18	31	55	24	R32	–		Lescano – 5
2018–19		15	30	5	6	19	13	50	21	R16	–		Ponce – 5
2019–20	3rd, "South"	15	19	3	7	9	24	32	10	R2	–		2 players – 6

Players

As of 12 November 2020, according to the PFL official 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  RUS Timur Magomedov 2 DF  RUS Magomednabi Yagyayev (captain) 3 DF  RUS Mukhtar Khanmurzayev 4 DF  RUS Rustam Machilov 5 DF  RUS Alikadi Saidov 6 MF  RUS Magomednur Isayev 7 FW  RUS Ruslan Kalayev 8 MF  RUS Mutaalim Magomedov 9 MF  RUS Razhab Magomedov 10 MF  RUS Chingiz Agabalayev 13 MF  RUS Dzhambulat Abdulkadyrov 14 MF  RUS Sultan Isalov 15 DF  RUS Radzhab Gusengadzhiyev 16 DF  RUS Dzhamaludin Ipayev 17 MF  RUS Magomed Magomedov 21 DF  RUS Shamil Abdurazakov

No. Pos. Nation Player 22 FW  RUS Yusuf Aliyev 33 FW  RUS Shamil Asildarov 37 MF  RUS Islam Khalimbekov 41 MF  RUS Akhmed Ismailov 43 DF  RUS Yusup Vagabov 52 FW  RUS Arsanbeg Murtazaliyev 54 GK  RUS Adam Shikhanmatov 70 FW  RUS Muslim Shikhbabayev 77 DF  RUS Umar Magomedbekov 88 MF  RUS Shakhban Gaydarov 93 MF  RUS Shikhamir Isayev — GK  RUS Georgi Aliyev — MF  RUS Abdurakhman Abdulayev — MF  RUS Magomedrasul Gadzhimagomedov — MF  RUS Oskar Isakov — FW  RUS Salautdin Batyrbekov

Reserve teams

Records

Appearances Rank Player Matches 1. Ruslan Agalarov 429 2. Rasim Tagirbekov 274 3. Ibragim Gasanbekov 236 4. Narvik Sirkhayev 230 5. Eldar Mamayev 206 6. Emin Agaev 185 7. Ilya Abayev 168 8. Budun Budunov 168 9. Igor Getman 168 10. Gadzhi Bamatov 165

Goals Rank Player Goals 1. Ibragim Gasanbekov 170 2. Narvik Sirkhayev 60 3. Ruslan Agalarov 48 4. Budun Budunov 37 5. Shamil Lakhiyalov 36 Samuel Eto'o 36 7. Gadzhi Bamatov 24 8. Nicolae Josan 23 9. Magomed Adiev 20 10. Rasim Tagirbekov 19

Top scorers by season

Season	Player	League	Cup	Europe	Total
1992–93	Ibragim Gasanbekov	14	—	—	14
1993–94	Ibragim Gasanbekov	30	2	—	32
1994–95	Ibragim Gasanbekov	16	—	—	16
1995–96	Ibragim Gasanbekov	24	3	—	27
1996–97	Ibragim Gasanbekov	34	1	—	35
1997–98	Ibragim Gasanbekov	17	—	—	17
1998–99	Ibragim Gasanbekov	15	1	—	16
1999–00	Narvik Sirkhayev	11	—	—	11
2000–01	Predrag Ranđelović	12	1	—	13
2001–02	Narvik Sirkhayev	10	2	—	12
2002–03	Budun Budunov	4	2	—	6
2003–04	Budun Budunov	10	—	—	10
2004–05	Shamil Lakhiyalov	9	1	—	10
2005–06	Shamil Lakhiyalov	9	1	—	10
2006–07	Aleksandr Antipenko	14	—	—	14
2007–08	Ruslan Agalarov	6	1	—	7
2008–09	Mikheil Ashvetia	17	—	—	17
2009–10	Otar Martsvaladze	13	—	—	13
2010–11	David Tsorayev	8	—	—	8
2011–12	Samuel Eto'o	13	—	—	13
2012–13	Samuel Eto'o	10	2	9	21
2013–14	Alexandru Epureanu	2	1	0	3
2014–15	Yannick Boli	15	1	—	16

Notable players

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

USSR/Russia Diniyar Bilyaletdinov Aleksandr Bukharov Vladimir Bystrov Igor Denisov Vladimir Gabulov Sergey Grishin Aleksei Igonin Aleksei Ionov Aleksandr Kokorin Alan Kusov Arseny Logashov Ilya Maksimov Ruslan Nigmatullin Sergey Ryzhikov Oleg Shatov Fyodor Smolov Omari Tetradze Ilia Tsymbalar Renat Yanbayev Andrey Yeshchenko Yuri Zhirkov Former USSR countries Armenia Karlen Mkrtchyan Azeebaijan Emin Ağayev Arif Asadov Elshan Gambarov Ibragim Gasanbekov Badavi Guseynov Vyacheslav Lychkin Mahir Shukurov Narvik Sırxayev Aleksandr Zhidkov Belarus Ivan Mayewski Syarhey Yaskovich Georgia Valeri Abramidze

Kakhaber Aladashvili Mikheil Ashvetia Revazi Barabadze Gia Grigalava Sandro Iashvili Irakli Klimiashvili Dato Kvirkvelia Otar Martsvaladze Kakhaber Mzhavanadze Giorgi Navalovski Nukri Revishvili Edik Sadzhaya Kakhaber Tskhadadze Kazakhstan Dmitriy Byakov Roman Uzdenov Kyrgyzstan Sergei Ivanov Valery Kichin Latvia Oskars Kļava Ēriks Pelcis Lithuania Viktoras Olšanskis Andrius Velička Moldova Alexandru Epureanu Nicolae Josan Tajikistan Alier Ashurmamadov Andrei Manannikov Turkmenistan Pavel Kharchik Ukraine Oleksandr Aliyev Pylyp Budkivskyi Vladyslav Prudius Uzbekistan Ruslan Agalarov Odil Akhmedov Jafar Irismetov Dostonbek Khamdamov Europe Bosnia and Herzegovina Hadis Zubanović Zehrudin Kavazović Amir Hamzić Stevo Glogovac Dženan Hošić Amel Mujčinović

Elvir Rahimić Emir Spahić France Lassana Diarra Hungary Balázs Dzsudzsák Kosovo Bernard Berisha Norway Vadim Demidov Portugal Hugo Almeida Romania Paul Anton Nicolae Stanciu Africa Central African Republic Cédric Yambéré Cameroon Benoît Angbwa Samuel Eto'o Michel Pensée Republic of Congo Christopher Samba Ghana Jonathan Mensah Mohammed Rabiu Ivory Coast Yannick Boli Abdul Razak Lacina Traoré Morocco Mbark Boussoufa Mehdi Carcela-González Youssef Rabeh Niger Amadou Moutari Nigeria Dele Adeleye Togo Arafat Djako Senegal Ibra Kébé Asia Afghanistan Sharif Mukhammad South America Brazil Roberto Carlos Jucilei Diego Tardelli Willian Venezuela Jhon Chancellor Andrés Ponce

Managers

Vladimir Petrov (1993) Ahmad Alaskarov (1994) Aleksandr Markarov (interim) (1995) Eduard Malofeyev (1996–98) Aleksandr Reshetnyak (interim) (1998) Pyotr Shubin (1998) Gadzhi Gadzhiyev (1999–01) Aleksandr Markarov (interim) (2001) Leonid Tkachenko (2001–02)

Myron Markevych (July 10, 2002 – Oct 10, 2002) Aleksandr Piskaryov (2003) Aleksandr Reshetnyak (interim) (2003) Aleksandr Markarov (interim) (2003) Yevgeni Kuznetsov (2004) Aleksandr Reshetnyak (interim) (2004) Dmitri Galiamin (2004–06) Aleksandr Markarov (2006) Omari Tetradze (Jan 1, 2007 – March 14, 2010)

Information correct as of match played 15 March 2020. Only competitive matches are counted.

Name	Nat.	From	To	P	W	D	L	GS	GA	%W	Honours	Notes
Arsen Akayev (interim)	Russia	18 March 2010	18 April 2010	4	2	0	2	7	5	050.00
Gadzhi Gadzhiyev	Russia	18 April 2010	28 September 2011	54	20	13	21	58	62	037.04
Andrei Gordeyev (interim)	Russia	29 September 2011	27 December 2011	7	3	2	2	11	9	042.86
Yuri Krasnozhan	Russia	27 December 2011	13 February 2012	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
Guus Hiddink	Netherlands	17 February 2012[19]	22 July 2013[24]	62	33	15	14	89	52	053.23
René Meulensteen (interim)	Netherlands	22 July 2013[24]	7 August 2013[25]	2	0	1	1	1	2	000.00
Gadzhi Gadzhiyev	Russia	8 August 2013	21 May 2014	27	3	9	15	21	37	011.11		Relegated
Sergei Tashuyev	Russia	21 May 2014	9 June 2015	36	23	5	8	65	25	063.89		Promoted
Yuri Semin	Russia	18 June 2015[30]	29 September 2015[31]	11	2	3	6	12	17	018.18
Ruslan Agalarov	Uzbekistan	29 September 2015[32]	31 May 2016[34]	23	7	5	11	24	38	030.43
Pavel Vrba	Czech Republic	30 June 2016[33]	30 December 2016[36]	19	7	5	7	19	19	036.84
Aleksandr Grigoryan	Russia	5 January 2017[37]	13 August 2017	20	3	4	13	14	31	015.00
Vadim Skripchenko	Belarus	14 August 2017	31 May 2018	27	6	6	15	32	53	022.22
Magomed Adiyev	Russia	4 June 2018	3 June 2019	32	6	6	20	15	52	018.75		Relegated
Valeri Barmin	Russia	24 July 2019	28 October 2019	16	2	6	8	18	26	012.50
Artur Sadirov	Russia	28 October 2019		4	1	1	2	6	7	025.00

• Notes:

P – Total of played matches W – Won matches D – Drawn matches L – Lost matches GS – Goal scored GA – Goals against
%W – Percentage of matches won

Nationality is indicated by the corresponding FIFA country code(s).

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