FC Kuban Krasnodar
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FC Kuban (Russian: Футбольный клуб "Кубань" Краснодар) was a
Club members and fans were called "Kubantsy" (Russian: Кубанцы) (because of its location) or "yellow-greens" (the club colours). The team was also known as the "Cossacks" by fans. Other nicknames associated with the club colours were "The Canaries" (analogous to the similar colours of the French FC Nantes and the English Norwich City F.C.) and "The Toads" (primarily by opponents and the Kuban Ultras).
On 17 May 2018 it was announced that FC Kuban had dissolved because of bankruptcy.[1] It was resurrected by fans and former footballers on a local level a few months later and the team played its first official match in the Krasnodar Krai Regional League.[2][3][4] The club is not officially linked to the new PFC Kuban Krasnodar, which is often seen to be the successor to the club on a professional level.
Chronology of club names
- Dynamo (1928–53)
- Neftyanik (1954–57)
- Kuban (1958–60)
- Spartak (1960–62)
- Kuban (1963–2018)
History
Origins
Football first appeared in
Founding
According to the club, its history began in 1928 with the organization in Krasnodar of Dynamo NKVD. According to some reports the team was founded a year earlier, but documentary evidence of that club does not exist. The team came into existence in 1928, according to documents in the archives.
Dynamo: 1928–1953
Before there was a national championship, Dynamo played friendly matches with the best teams in Russia, Ukraine and the Caucasus. In addition to these matches, tournaments were played in the city (including the Lottery Friendship Cup, played by sports clubs and teams from the Krasnodar military garrison).
In 1931 Dynamo moved into its own stadium, in the center of Krasnodar, which is now the city's oldest existing sports facility. That year, the club received the Sportspeople of the
In 1935, Dynamo (the only Krasnodar team) played in the intercity USSR Championship. In the group stage in Pyatigorsk, the team played three games in five days. On 26 June, they played to a 2–2 draw with Yerevan, and on 28 June Dynamo won 1–0 over Makhachkala. On 30 June the club lost to Pyatigorsk 1–2, finishing third in the group.
In 1948 the club played in the
Neftyanik: 1954–1957
In 1953 Dynamo changed its name to Neftyanik, representing Krasnodar in the Class B Soviet League the following year. The team played well in the first round of the 1953 championship but faltered in the second, eventually finishing 10th.
In the 1955 season, Neftyanik finished in fifth place and was promoted to Class A of the Soviet Top League. The following year, the club finished fourth. In the 1957 season Neftyanik again finished fourth.
Kuban: 1958–1960
In 1958 the team again changed its name, this time to Kuban. It was in the top echelon for most of the 1958–59 season despite the loss of eight players (the team's core) to the army, where most represented FC SKVO. In the 1959–60 season, Kuban finished in fifth place.
Spartak: 1960–1962
When the team moved to Spartak during the second half of the 1960 season, they finished third. The following year they finished eighth, which was blamed by fans on poor coaching.
After the first round of the 1962 championship, Spartak was in sixth place. Between rounds, a new manager (Vladimir Gorokhov, a Master of Sport in the USSR) was brought in. In the second round Spartak, unhampered by injuries, won their zonal tournament.
The final round involved the five best clubs in Krasnodar Krai. Spartak played four matches, winning three. They defeated Voronezh Trud (1–0), Army Novosibirsk (2–0) and Yaroslavl Shinnik (2–0), drawing (2–2) with Sverdlovsk Uralmash in the third match. As RSFSR zone champion, Spartak won the right to play in the Soviet Top League; however, because of a league reorganization they were not permitted to play.
Kuban: 1963–1979
In 1963, after the club changed its name back to Kuban, they played unevenly and finished 10th in the Group 2 of Class A. After two poor seasons in 1964 and 1965 (where they finished 15th and 25th, respectively) three good seasons followed in 1966, 1967 and 1969. However, despite finishing third each season the team did not win promotion. In 1970 Kuban were relegated to the Soviet Second League, and its ownership changed the following year.
In 1973 Kuban finished third in the final tournament, earning a return to the First League and winning their third RSFSR zone championship. The club struggled in the First League for two seasons until they were relegated again to the Second League in 1976. Kuban returned to the First League in 1977. After a good start in 1978 (immediately after their promotion), Kuban eventually finished in sixth place.
The 1979 season was one of the most successful ones in recent club history. Kuban finished second, earning the right to play in the following year's Top League. Unlike 1962, there was no reorganization of the Soviet League and Kuban was promoted.
1980–1991
In 1980 Kuban played for the first time in the Soviet Top League. Before the season,
Although the 1982 season began well, with the club in sixth place, at the end of the season they were relegated from the Soviet Top League. In 1983 Kuban played unevenly, defeating the leading clubs but losing points to lesser teams. They finished the season in eighth place.
Kuban finished fourth in 1984; in September, they were in the hunt for a top-two finish (and promotion to the Soviet Top League before losing their final game. The next two seasons were poor, with the team (in 18th place) narrowly avoiding relegation from the First League in 1985 and relegated in 1986 with a 20th-place finish.
In 1987, Kuban was promoted back to the First League. In November the team won its fourth RSFSR championship, a record for a non-capital-city club. During the next four seasons (1988, 1989, 1990 and 1991), Kuban finished 19th three consecutive times and second-last (21st place) in its final USSR First League season.
1992–1999
In 1992, because of the disintegration of the
Although the team was expected to return to the Top Division in 1994 (standing in second place early in the season), Kuban finished in sixth place. In 1995 Kuban won promotion to the Top Division with a strong finish, including a 3–0 victory over
After its return to Top Division in 1996 Kuban played unevenly. Although in mid-season the team was near the leaders, they lost many points at home and finished 10th overall. The following year was less successful; Kuban finished 16th, allowing it to remain in the Top Division.
In 1998, Kuban was in financial difficulty and on the verge of collapse. After its relegation to the
Kuban's revival began in 1999, with the appointment of head coach Soferbi Yeshugov and the recruiting of local players. The club had a successful season, winning the Southern Zone championship.
21st century
In 2000, Kuban amassed a 14-match winning streak and moved into first place. Despite a coaching change (to Irhin Alexandr), the club finished first in the Second Division southern zone and won two matches on aggregate against an evolving FC Saransk Lighting. Kuban won at home (1–0), and the second match was a scoreless draw. At the end of the year, the club prepared to compete in the First Division.
In early 2001, Kuban's management was assumed by the
The 2002 season saw conflicts between the coach and several players during the off-season. After a coaching change, the team rallied to finish fourth.
Despite the initial absence of a head coach in 2003, Kuban was in first place after the season's first half. The second half of the season began with a series of defeats which led to another coaching change. Kuban then won 11 consecutive matches (a record at the time for the First Division), finishing second and winning promotion to the Russian Premier League.
Poor coaching contributed to an unsuccessful 2004 season. Kuban finished 15th, and were again demoted. The season's only bright spot was a 2–1 home victory over eventual league champions
In 2005 Kuban was managed for the first time by a foreign coach, Jozef Chovanec from the Czech Republic. Although the season began well, with the team in first place at the end of the first half, Kuban lost several games early in the second half and finished fifth. The team refused to travel to Nalchik (under attack at the time by militants), and forfeited the match there. Kuban finished with the best defensive record in the league, conceding a club-record 25 goals in 42 matches.
The 2007 season began badly; the team did not win any games, and Yakovenko was replaced by Leonid Nazarenko. When Kuban did not improve, Nazarenko resigned as coach (ostensibly for family reasons) but remained with the club. Soferbi Yeshugov had a brief tenure as coach before Nazarenko again stepped in. In 15th place, Kuban finished next to last and was demoted to the First Division but the reserve club finished third place in their tournament. On 8 December, supporters rallied near the stadium in response to rumours of the club's fiscal collapse.
In 2008, Kuban celebrated their 80th anniversary. During the off-season,
Kuban began the 2011 Premier League season with a 2–0 defeat at home to
In the 2012 Premier League season, Kuban began with a 2–1 away loss to
On 30 May 2018, the
On 8 February 2018, Oleg Mkrtchan, a businessman who was the owner of Kuban from 2013 to 2016, was arrested on charges of fraud.[8]
On 24 July 2020, Russian Football Union approved the change of name by a different club that was founded in 2018 as FC Urozhay Krasnodar to FC Kuban, with the condition that the new club is not the legal successor to previous FC Kuban and cannot claim their sporting history.[9]
Nikola Nikezić incident
Honours
Domestic competitions
- RSFSRChampionship: 4
- Winners: 1948, 1962, 1973, 1987
- Russian First Division:
- Winners: 2010
- Runners-up: 2003, 2006, 2008
- Russian Cup:
- Runners-up: 2014–15
League results
Soviet Union
Russia
Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Europe Top scorer
(league)Head coach 1992 1st 18 30 4 9 17 24 53 17 — — Lemish – 5 Marushkin
I. V.Kaleshin1993 2nd, "West"15 42 15 8 19 62 84 38 R64 — Gomleshko – 19 Nazarenko 1994 3rd, "West"6 40 23 6 11 83 44 52 R256 — Gerasimenko – 16 Nazarenko 1995 2 42 27 6 9 107 61 87 R128 — Gerasimenko – 30 F. Novikov
Brazhnikov1996 2nd10 42 15 14 13 65 60 59 R32 — Shushlyakov – 15 Brazhnikov 1997 16 42 16 9 17 63 66 57 R512 — Shushlyakov – 15 Brazhnikov 1998 20 42 10 13 19 42 68 43 R16 — Suanov – 6 Sinau1999 3rd, "South"1 36 29 4 3 80 13 91 R128 — Gabiskiria – 18 Yeshugov2000 1 38 32 3 3 95 13 99 R128 — Tsatskin – 14 2001 2nd3 34 16 12 6 56 29 60 R16 — Teryokhin – 15 Dolmatov 2002 4 34 15 9 10 44 30 54 R16 — Yermak – 5
Kiselyov – 5Dolmatov
Komarov2003 2 42 27 5 10 75 38 86 R32 — Biang – 13 Lagoida
Yuzhanin2004 1st 15 30 6 10 14 26 42 28 R16 — Kantonistov – 8 2005 2nd5 42 23 12 7 55 25 81 R16 — Kantonistov – 11 Chovanec 2006 2 42 30 7 5 92 25 97 R32 — Zebelyan – 23 Yakovenko2007 1st 15 30 7 11 12 27 38 32 R32 — O.Ivanov – 4
Kuzmichyov – 4
Laizāns – 4Yeshugov2008 2nd2 42 27 6 9 84 36 87 R16 — Zubko – 18 Protasov2009 1st 15 30 6 10 14 23 51 28 R32 — Traoré – 8 2010 2nd1 38 24 8 6 51 20 80 R32 — Davydov– 10Petrescu 2011–12 1st 8 44 15 16 13 50 45 61 R32 — Traoré – 18 Petrescu 2012–13 1st 5 30 14 9 7 48 28 51 QF — Popov – 9
Özbiliz – 9Krasnozhan
Kuchuk2013–14 1st 8 30 10 8 12 40 42 38 R16 EL GS Baldé – 7 Osinkin
Munteanu
Goncharenko2014–15 1st 10 30 8 12 10 32 36 36 Runners-up — Baldé – 5 Sosnitskiy2015–16 1st 14 30 5 11 14 34 44 26 Quarterfinal — Melgarejo – 8 Khokhlov
Tashuyev
Papikyan (caretacker)
Osinkin2016–172nd7 38 14 13 11 44 37 55 R64 — Gogniyev – 10 Yuzhanin
European record
Season | Competition | Round | Opponent | Home | Away | Aggregate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2013–14 | UEFA Europa League | 3Q | Motherwell | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 |
Play-off | Feyenoord | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | ||
Group A | Valencia | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3rd place | ||
Swansea City | 1–1 | 1–1 | ||||
St.Gallen
|
4–0 | 0–2 |
Kuban-2
Kuban's reserve squad
Managers
- Andrei Ageyev (1928–42)
- Ivan Sanzharov (1944–47)
- Andrei Ageyev (1948)
- Lev Zabutov (1949–55)
- Aleksandr Zagretsky (1955–56)
- Nikolai Rasskazov (1956–59)
- Yuri Khodotov (1960)
- Boris Smyslov (1961)
- Stanislav Shmerlin (1961–62)
- Vladimir Gorokhov (1962–63)
- Mikhail Antonevich (1964)
- Nikolai Rasskazov (1964)
- Aleksei Kostylev (1964–65)
- Valeri Bekhtenev (1966–67)
- Stanislav Shmerlin (1968)
- Nikolai Rasskazov (1969–70)
- Petr Scherbatenko (1971)
- Stanislav Shmerlin (1972–73)
- Vladimir Budagov (1973)
- Gennadi Matveyev (1974)
- Ruslan Dzasokhov (1975)
- Viktor Gureyev (1976)
- Viktor Korolkov (1977–79)
- Vladimir Mikhaylov(1980)
- Vladimir Belousov (1981–82)
- Yuri Semin(1982)
- Aleksandr Kochetkov(1983–85)
- Yuri Kolinko (1986)
- Khamza Bagapov (1987–88)
- Igor V. Kaleshin (1988)
- Georgi Bezbogin (1989–90)
- Vladimir Brazhnikov (1990–91)
- Yuri Marushkin (1991–92)
- Igor V. Kaleshin (1992)
- Leonid Nazarenko (1993–94)
- Fyodor Novikov (1995)
- Vladimir Brazhnikov (1995–97)
- Valeri Sinau (1998)
- Adolf Poskotin (1998)
- Soferbiy Yeshugov(1999–00)
- Fyodor Shcherbachenko (interim) (2000)
- Oleg Dolmatov (2001–02)
- Vyacheslav Komarov (2002)
- Vladimir Lagoida (2003)
- Nikolai Yuzhanin (2003–04)
- Soferbiy Yeshugov(2004)
- Leonid Nazarenko (interim) (2004)
- Jozef Chovanec (Jan 1, 2005 – Dec 31, 2005)
- Pavlo Yakovenko (Jan 1, 2006 – Aug 1, 2007)
- Leonid Nazarenko (interim) (Aug 1, 2007 – Aug 20, 2007)
- Soferbiy Yeshugov(Aug 20, 2007 – Nov 11, 2007)
- Alexander Tarkhanov(Jan 1, 2008 – April 3, 2008)
- Sergei Pavlov(April 3, 2008 – Aug 1, 2008)
- Poghos Galstyan (interim) (2008)
- Oleg Protasov(Oct 1, 2008 – Nov 20, 2008)
- Sergei Ovchinnikov(Jan 1, 2009 – Aug 8, 2009)
- Poghos Galstyan (Aug 10, 2009 – Dec 28, 2009)
- Dan Petrescu (Dec 28, 2009 – Aug 14, 2012)
- Yuri Krasnozhan (Aug 16, 2012 – Jan 8, 2013)
- Leonid Kuchuk (Jan 9, 2013 – June 30, 2013)
- Igor Osinkin (July 1, 2013 – July 31, 2013)
- Dorinel Munteanu (July 31, 2013 – Oct 12, 2013)
- Viktor Goncharenko (Oct 12, 2013–2014)
- Leonid Kuchuk (2014–2015)
- Andrei Sosnitskiy(2015)
- Dmitri Khokhlov (2015)
- Sergei Tashuyev (2015–2016)
- Dan Petrescu (2016–)
References
- ^ "Ротор" остаётся в ФНЛ из-за банкротства "Кубани". matchtv.ru (in Russian). 17 May 2018. Archived from the original on 18 May 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
- ^ Живее всех живых!. greenmile.ru (in Russian). 6 August 2018. Archived from the original on 4 March 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- YouTube
- YouTube
- ^ "Kuban fire Ovchinnikov". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 31 July 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
- ^ "Инфографика. "Кубань" – самая посещаемая команда России". sports.ru. Archived from the original on 7 June 2013.
- ^ Клубы ФНЛ получили лицензии (in Russian). Russian National Football League. 30 May 2018. Archived from the original on 2 June 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
- ^ Суд арестовал экс-владельца ФК "Кубань" Мкртчана по делу о мошенничестве (in Russian). RAPSI News. 8 February 2018. Archived from the original on 8 February 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
- ^ "Итоги Исполкома РФС" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 24 July 2020. Archived from the original on 25 July 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
- ^ "Nikezić in Sretenović v Rusiji deležna mafijskih metod". RTVSLO.si. 29 March 2011. Archived from the original on 18 March 2011.
- ^ "Nikezic letter to Blatter, Page 1". Russian Soccer Players and Coaches Union. 15 March 2011. Archived from the original on 16 October 2011.
- ^ "Nikezic letter to Blatter, Page 2". Russian Soccer Players and Coaches Union. 15 March 2011. Archived from the original on 21 March 2012.
- ^ "Sretenović in Nikezić dočakala srečen konec ruske zgodbe". RTVSLO.si. 29 March 2011. Archived from the original on 2 April 2011.
External links
- Official website (in Russian)
- Greenmile.ru – fans website (in Russian)
- Incomplete results website (in Russian)