FC Krasnodar

FC Krasnodar is a Russian professional football club based in Krasnodar that plays in the Russian Premier League. The club was founded in 2008. In 2009, the club was promoted to the Russian First Division, the second highest division of the Russian football league system, despite finishing Zone South of Second Division in third. At the end of the 2010 season, they were promoted to the Russian Premier League for the 2011 season, despite finishing fifth in the first division.[1]

Krasnodar

Full name	Футбольный клуб Краснодар (Football Club Krasnodar)
Nickname(s)	Byki (The Bulls), The Black-Greens
Founded	22 February 2008
Ground	Krasnodar Stadium, Krasnodar
Capacity	35,074
Owner	Sergey Galitsky
Chairman	Sergey Galitsky
Manager	Murad Musayev
League	Russian Premier League
2019–20	Russian Premier League, 3rd of 16
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours Third colours

In May 2013, FC Krasnodar began the construction of the 35,074-seat Krasnodar Stadium[2] which was opened on 9 October 2016. Until the stadium was completed, FC Krasnodar continued playing their home matches in the Kuban Stadium.

History

The club owner and founder is Sergey Galitsky, a Russian businessman who has been rewarded by the Russian Football Union for his dedication to development of football in Russia.[3]

Early years

In February 2008, FC Krasnodar had been granted professional status which allowed them enter Second Division (the third tier of Russian professional football). Its first official match was a 0–0 draw against FC Nika Krasny Sulin. The team was at that time managed by Vladimir Volchek.

FC Krasnodar finished third in the 2008 Second Division season. Although the third place does not grant promotion to the upper tier of Russian football league, FC Krasnodar had been invited by PFL to take part in the 2009 First Division tournament. This happened because SKA Rostov and Sportakademklub refused to take part in the tournament despite finishing high enough to avoid relegation.[4]

After being promoted, the club appointed Nurbiy Khakunov as manager. Krasnodar finished its debut First Division campaign tenth in the league table.

In the next season, FC Krasnodar was managed by Sergei Tashuyev. In this year, the team faced another club from Krasnodar city, FC Kuban. The first match between the rival clubs took place on 12 June 2010, where FC Kuban won 3–0. The second match also granted no points to FC Krasnodar as they lost the game 0–1.[5] However the team's overall performance in this season had been more successful compared to previous year. They ended up 5th.

Promotion to the Premier League

In December 2010, FC Krasnodar signed a contract with Serbian manager Slavoljub Muslin. Before the start of the next season, FC Krasnodar got another promotion despite finishing fifth in the league. This happened because Saturn Ramenskoye, Nizhny Novgorod and KAMAZ declined to play in the Russian Premier League due to financial problems. On 25 January 2011, the Premier League committee decided to replace FC Saturn with FC Krasnodar.[6]

After promotion to the Premier League, the team performed with mixed success. Both matches against perennial title contender CSKA Moscow ended in draws, which could be considered success considering the disparity between the two's squad strengths.[7] However, in both matches against another top Premier League club in Spartak Moscow, the team conceded eight goals, losing away and home matches, 4–0 and 2–4, respectively. Other notable matches FC Krasnodar played were the ones against FC Kuban; matches between the two marked the first Premier League derby not involving Moscow-based clubs. In the first match, FC Krasnodar won 0–1, though FC Kuban won the second match, 0–2. During the season, club owner Sergey Galitsky stated that he was satisfied with his team's performance, also stating that he wants his team to play in a manner fascinating for spectators, and that he does not plan on buying expensive players; instead, the club should evolve steadily, "step by step."[7] FC Krasnodar ultimately finished the 2011–12 season ninth in the league table.

The team's second season in 2012–13 was less successful. The team lost all but one match against the eventual top-three teams in the league.[8] FC Krasnodar ended the year in tenth, one of the likelier reasons that led the board to terminate manager Slavoljub Muslin's contract. Muslin himself, however, stated that he was sacked because the club stopped investing into the club to improve its on-field performance.[9]

On 11 August 2013, Belarusian coach Oleg Kononov was named manager of FC Krasnodar, with club management also bolstering the squad ahead of the 2013–14 season, with Ari, Artur Jędrzejczyk and Andreas Granqvist joining the club.[10]

These personnel changes awarded the club a top-five Premier League finish, making it eligible to compete in the UEFA Europa League for the first time in its history for 2014–15. FC Krasnodar also advanced to the Russian Cup Final where the club was narrowly defeated by Rostov in a penalty shoot-out. FC Krasnodar successfully completed three Europa League qualification phases after defeating Sillamäe Kalev, Diósgyőr and Real Sociedad on aggregate. The team then advanced to the Group Stage, where they were drawn into Group H alongside Lille, Wolfsburg and Everton, eventually finishing third.

The following year Krasnodar got to the Europa League group stage for the second time in a row. Their group consisted of Borussia Dortmund, PAOK and Gabala. They won all their home games and pulled off a 1–0 win against Dortmund. They finished first with 4 wins (1–0 against Dortmund, 2–1 against PAOK, 2–1 and 3–0 against Gabala), 1 draw (0–0 against PAOK and 1 loss (1–2 against Dortmund). They continued to the round of 32 and were drawn against Sparta Prague. They lost 1–0 in their away game and lost a poor home game, 3–0.

Their 2019–20 season was marred by injuries. Viktor Claesson and Rémy Cabella suffered ACL tears (Claesson missed whole season and Cabella played 12 games), Yury Gazinsky, Ari and Uroš Spajić all missed months of play. After eliminating Porto in the Champions League third qualifying round, they lost to Olympiacos 1–6 on aggregate in the play-off round. In the subsequent Europa League campaign, the club did not advance from group stage to the knock-out rounds. In the RPL, Krasnodar led the table early in the season, but finished the league in the 3rd spot, only qualifying for the Champions League qualifying rounds again; however, they managed to qualify to the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League group stage for the first time in their history.[11]

League position

Season	League									Russian Cup	Europe	Top goalscorer(s)		Manager(s)
	Div.	Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GF	GA	P			Name(s)	League
2008	3rd South	3rd	34	22	6	6	60	23	72	—	—	Denis Dorozhkin	12	Vladimir Volchek
2009	2nd	10th	38	14	10	14	50	47	52	3R	—	Andrei Mikheyev	8	Nurbiy Khakunov
2010	2nd	5th	38	17	10	11	60	44	61	R32	—	Yevgeni Kaleshin	11	Sergei Tashuyev
2011–12	1st	9th	44	16	13	15	58	61	61	R32 / R32	—	Yura Movsisyan	14	Slavoljub Muslin
2012–13	1st	10th	30	12	6	12	45	39	42	R16	—	Wánderson	13	Slavoljub Muslin
2013–14	1st	5th	30	15	5	10	46	39	50	Runners-up	—	Wánderson	9	Slavoljub Muslin Oleg Kononov
2014–15	1st	3rd	30	17	9	4	52	27	60	R16	EL GS	Mauricio Pereyra	9	Oleg Kononov
2015–16	1st	4th	30	16	8	6	54	25	56	SF	EL R32	Fyodor Smolov	20	Oleg Kononov
2016–17	1st	4th	30	12	13	5	40	22	49	QF	EL R16	Fyodor Smolov	18	Oleg Kononov Igor Shalimov
2017–18	1st	4th	30	16	6	8	46	30	54	R32	EL PO	Fyodor Smolov	14	Igor Shalimov Murad Musayev (caretaker)
2018–19	1st	3rd	30	16	8	6	55	23	56	QF	EL R16	Viktor Claesson	12	Sergey Matveyev Murad Musayev (caretaker)
2019–20	1st	3rd	30	14	10	6	49	30	52	R32	CL PO EL GS	Marcus Berg	9	Murad Musayev

Achievements

Non-official

• Match Premier Cup: 1

Winners (1): 2019

European history

On 17 July 2014, FC Krasnodar played its first-ever match in the UEFA Europa League, playing Estonian club Sillamäe Kalev. FC Krasnodar took a conclusive 4–0 victory. The second match between these teams was also won by Krasnodar; the score was 5–0. In the next round, FC Krasnodar faced Diósgyőr, winning both matches by 5–1 and 3–0 scorelines, respectively.

In a draw for the playoff round, FC Krasnodar was unseeded, which brought them a much stronger opponent, Spanish club Real Sociedad. The first match against this club ended up in a 1–0 defeat, though FC Krasnodar won the second match 3–0, taking them to the competition's group stage.

The following year, Krasnodar got to the Europa League group stage for the second time in a row. Their group consisted of Borussia Dortmund, PAOK and Gabala. They won all their home games, and even pulled off a surprising 1–0 win against Dortmund. They finished first with four wins (1–0 against Dortmund, 2–1 against PAOK, 2–1 and 3–0 against Gabala), one draw (0–0 against PAOK) and one loss (1–2 against Dortmund). They continued to the round of 32, and were drawn against Sparta Prague. They lost 1–0 in their away game, and lost their home game 3–0.

Overall

As of match played 8 December 2020

Competition	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	W%	Notes
UEFA Champions League	12	4	2	6	14	22	033.33
UEFA Europa League	47	24	9	14	82	55	051.06

Matches

Season	Competition	Round	Opponent	Home	Away	Aggregate
2014–15	UEFA Europa League	2Q	Sillamäe Kalev	5–0	4–0	9–0
		3Q	Diósgyőr	3–0	5–1	8–1
		PO	Real Sociedad	3–0	0–1	3–1
		Group H	Lille	1–1	1–1	3rd
			VfL Wolfsburg	2–4	1–5
			Everton	1–1	1–0
2015–16		3Q	Slovan Bratislava	2–0	3–3	5–3
		PO	HJK Helsinki	5–1	0–0	5–1
		Group C	Borussia Dortmund	1–0	1–2	1st
			PAOK	2–1	0–0
			Gabala	2–1	3–0
		R32	Sparta Prague	0–3	0–1	0–4
2016–17		3Q	Birkirkara	3–1	3–0	6–1
		PO	Partizani	4–0	0–0	4–0
		Group I	Schalke 04	0–1	0–2	2nd
			Red Bull Salzburg	1–1	1–0
			Nice	5–2	1–2
		R32	Fenerbahçe	1–0	1–1	2–1
		R16	Celta Vigo	0–2	1–2	1–4
2017–18		3Q	Lyngby BK	2–1	3–1	5–2
		PO	Red Star Belgrade	3–2	1–2	4–4 (a)
2018–19		Group J	Akhisarspor	2–1	1–0	2nd
			Standard Liège	2–1	1–2
			Sevilla	2–1	0–3
		R32	Bayer Leverkusen	0–0	1–1	1–1 (a)
		R16	Valencia	1–1	1–2	2–3
2019–20	UEFA Champions League	3Q	Porto	0–1	3–2	3–3 (a)
		PO	Olympiacos	1–2	0–4	1–6
	UEFA Europa League	Group C	Basel	1–0	0–5	3rd
			Getafe	1–2	3–0
			Trabzonspor	3–1	0–2
2020–21	UEFA Champions League	PO	PAOK	2–1	2–1	4–2
		Group E	Sevilla	1–2	2–3	3rd
			Chelsea	0–4	1–1
			Rennes	1–0	1–1
	UEFA Europa League	R32	Dinamo Zagreb	–	–	–

Notes

• 2Q: Second qualifying round
• 3Q: Third qualifying round
• PO: Play-off round
• R32: Round of 32
• R16: Round of 16

Stadium

Krasnodar Stadium

The first stadium FC Krasnodar played its official matches at is Trud stadium. It is a 3,000-seat stadium situated in the southern part of Krasnodar city.[12]

The stadium was used in 2008 when FC Krasnodar was playing in the Second Division.[13] But after promotion to the First Division the stadium's capacity ceased to be enough. Therefore, in 2009 FC Krasnodar had to move to Kuban Stadium (the stadium which is also used by FC Kuban).

In 2013 FC Krasnodar began to construct its own stadium with a capacity of 35,074 seats. The stadium project was created by English and German companies. The estimated cost of this stadium is €200 million. The stadium will meet the requirements for hosting international matches. Café, club shop, museum, nightclub, several banquet rooms, fitness room, business clubs and children's room will be located inside the stadium.[14]

Current squad

As of 1 February 2021[15]

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 Yevgeni Gorodov 2 DF  RUS Yegor Sorokin 4 DF  BLR Alyaksandr Martynovich (captain) 6 DF  ECU Cristian Ramírez 7 MF  FRA Rémy Cabella 8 MF  RUS Yury Gazinsky (vice-captain) 9 FW  RUS Ari 10 MF  BRA Wanderson 11 MF  RUS Aleksei Ionov 14 MF  SWE Kristoffer Olsson 16 MF  SWE Viktor Claesson 18 DF  RUS Yevgeni Chernov 20 FW  RUS Yevgeni Markov

No. Pos. Nation Player 28 DF  RUS Igor Smolnikov 31 MF  BRA Kaio 33 FW  SWE Marcus Berg 39 GK  RUS Matvei Safonov 47 MF  RUS Daniil Utkin 52 MF  NED Tonny Vilhena 53 MF  RUS Aleksandr Chernikov 74 MF  RUS Eduard Spertsyan 77 MF  RUS Ruslan Kambolov 81 FW  RUS Leon Sabua 93 FW  RUS Magomed-Shapi Suleymanov 98 DF  RUS Sergei Petrov

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  RUS Sergei Borodin (at Ufa until 30 June 2021) — DF  RUS Leo Goglichidze (at Nizhny Novgorod until 30 June 2021) — DF  RUS Daniil Kornyushin (at Volgar Astrakhan until 30 June 2021) — DF  RUS Igor Paradin (at Chayka Peschanokopskoye until 30 June 2021) — DF  SRB Uroš Spajić (at Feyenoord until 30 June 2021)

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  RUS Yevgeni Nazarov (at Teplice until 31 December 2020) — MF  DEN Younes Namli (at Colorado Rapids until 31 December 2021) — MF  RUS Ilya Zhigulyov (at Rotor Volgograd until 31 May 2021) — FW  RUS German Onugkha (at Vejle until 30 June 2021)

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Manager	Murad Musayev
Assistant coach	Artur Olenin
Goalkeeper coach	Aleksei Antonyuk

WFC Krasnodar, FC Krasnodar-2 and FC Krasnodar-3

A professional farm club called FC Krasnodar-2 was founded in 2013 and participated in the Russian Professional Football League (third tier). It was promoted to the second-tier Russian Football National League for the 2018–19 season, and formerly amateur FC Krasnodar-3 was licensed for the PFL.[16]

Youth academy

FC Krasnodar owns a network of youth football schools spread over 20 cities in two Russian regions – Krasnodar Krai and Adygea.[17] The main school is situated in the eastern part of Krasnodar. The Academy infrastructure includes 10 football fields, a 3000-seat stadium, a medical rehabilitation center, a swimming pool, a sauna, and a gym. There is also a dining room, an assembly hall, offices and hotel rooms for students' parents.[18] The club owner Sergey Galitsky has stated that his goal is to compose the majority of the FC Krasnodar squad from locally trained players.[19]

Notable players

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

Russia Ari Aleksei Bugayev Vladimir Bystrov Maksim Demenko Daniil Fomin Yury Gazinsky Vladislav Ignatyev Aleksei Ionov Marat Izmailov Ruslan Kambolov Lyubomir Kantonistov Nikolay Komlichenko Stanislav Kritsyuk Fyodor Kudryashov Pavel Mamayev Sergei Petrov Oleg Shatov Roman Shirokov Roman Shishkin Igor Smolnikov Fyodor Smolov Yegor Sorokin Dmitry Stotsky Dmitri Torbinski

Roman Vorobyov Renat Yanbayev Aleksandr Yerokhin Former USSR countries Yura Movsisyan Marcos Pizzelli Syarhey Kislyak Alyaksandr Kulchy Alyaksandr Martynovich Aleksandre Amisulashvili Otar Martsvaladze Tornike Okriashvili Nukri Revishvili Igor Picușceac Andriy Dykan Odil Ahmedov Europe Ricardo Baiano Ognjen Vranješ Rémy Cabella Vladimir Koman Jón Guðni Fjóluson Ragnar Sigurðsson Nikola Drinčić

Tonny Vilhena Stefan Strandberg Artur Jędrzejczyk Manuel Fernandes Andrei Ivan Dušan Anđelković Mihailo Ristić Uroš Spajić Marcus Berg Viktor Claesson Andreas Granqvist Kristoffer Olsson Africa Charles Kaboré Moussa Konaté South America Cristian Ramírez Christian Cueva

Managers

As of match played 2 April 2018

Name	Nat.	From	To	P	W	D	L	GS	GA	%W	Honours	Notes
Vladimir Volchek	Russia	1 January 2008	18 August 2008
Nurbiy Khakunov	Russia	2009	31 December 2009
Sergei Tashuyev	Russia	1 January 2010	10 December 2010	42	20	10	12	65	47	047.62
Slavoljub Muslin	Serbia	1 January 2011	9 August 2013	83	31	20	32	114	109	037.35
Oleg Kononov	Belarus	11 August 2013	13 September 2016	130	71	31	28	234	125	054.62
Igor Shalimov (caretaker)	Russia	13 September 2016	6 October 2016	6	5	1	0	10	4	083.33
Igor Shalimov	Russia	6 October 2016	1 April 2018	10	4	4	2	13	10	040.00
Oleg Fomenko (caretaker)	Russia	2 April 2018	present

• 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).

References

1. "The Krasnodar Derby". Soccer Football. Archived from the original on 2012-03-26. Retrieved 2011-06-19.
2. Сергей Галицкий: «По последним данным вместительность стадиона «Краснодара» будет 36260 мест» (in Russian). Retrieved 2014-09-15.
3. Галицкий получил премию "За вклад в развитие футбола" (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2014-09-15. Retrieved 2014-09-15.
4. Футбол. Межсезонье (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-09-15.
5. Первый дивизион 2010. Календарь игр (in Russian). Retrieved 2014-09-15.
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7. Сергей Галицкий: «Мы не должны испытывать эйфории от места, которое сейчас занимаем» (in Russian). Retrieved 15 September 2014.
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9. Славолюба Муслина уволили из «Краснодара» (in Russian). Retrieved 2014-09-15.
10. ТРАНСФЕРЫ. РОССИЯ - ЛЕТО 2013 (in Russian). Retrieved 2014-09-15.
11. "PAOK 1–2 Krasnodar". UEFA. 30 September 2020.
12. Стадион Труд (Краснодар) (in Russian). Retrieved 2014-09-15.
13. Визитная карточка (in Russian). Retrieved 2014-09-15.
14. Строительство стадиона ФК «Краснодар» (in Russian). Retrieved 2014-09-15.
15. "CURRENT SQUAD". fckrasnodar.ru/en. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
16. «Краснодар-3» сыграет в первенстве ПФЛ в сезоне-2018/19 (in Russian). Championat. 24 July 2018.
17. Филиалы академии (in Russian). Retrieved 2014-09-15.
18. Инфраструктура (in Russian). Retrieved 2014-09-15.
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External links

• Official website (in Russian and English)