FC Metallurg Lipetsk

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Metallurg Lipetsk
Full nameФутбольный клуб Металлург Липецк
(Metallurg Lipetsk Football Club)
Nickname(s)Stalevary (Metallurgy)
Krasno-Chernye (The Red-Blacks)
Founded1957; 67 years ago (1957)
GroundMetallurg Stadium, Lipetsk
Capacity11,000
ChairmanMarco Marchese
ManagerSergey Mashnin
LeagueRussian Second League,
Division A,
Gold Group
2022–23Group 3, 6th
WebsiteClub website

FC Metallurg Lipetsk (Russian: Футбольный клуб «Металлург» Липецк) is an association football club in Lipetsk, Russia, formed in 1957. Their home, Metallurg Stadium, is located on Pervomayskaya Street, 59, in Lipetsk.

History

Their best result came in 1997 when they came 2nd in the

Russian First Division.[1]

Coach Stanislav Bernikov of Metallurg was attacked by fans after a defeat on 25 September 2006 on his players, they shot at the coach and team with rubber bullets.[2] Three players suffered with injuries and went to hospital; the coach Bernikov was then summarily dismissed.[3]

In 2008, they won the

Russian First Division
but relegated again to third level after finishing First Division as 19th.

On 10 June 2021, they secured first place in their

Russian Football National League for the 2021–22 season, for the first time since 2009.[4] The club was relegated back to the third tier after one season.[5]

Colours are red and black hooped shirts, black shorts.

Notable coaches

Current squad

As of 1 April 2024, according to the 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 Russia RUS Pavel Korablin
2 DF Russia RUS Maksim Yeleyev
4 MF Russia RUS Daniil Chernyakov (on loan from Fakel Voronezh)
5 DF Russia RUS Aleksandr Krikunenko
6 MF Russia RUS Dmitri Velikorodny
7 FW Russia RUS Denis Syomin
8 MF Russia RUS Dmitry Pakhomov
9 MF Russia RUS Kirill Zhukovsky
10 MF Russia RUS Maksim Grigoryev
11 FW Russia RUS Grigory Borisenko
14 DF Russia RUS Nikolay Smirnykh
15 DF Russia RUS Aleksei Grechkin
16 GK Russia RUS Aleksandr Kobzev
17 FW Russia RUS Sergey Mosiyan
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF Russia RUS Ivan Sazonov
19 FW Russia RUS Ilya Glebov
20 MF Russia RUS Roman Voydel
21 FW Russia RUS Sergey Gorbatenko
22 DF Russia RUS Aleksey Rybin
23 MF Russia RUS Daniil Tyumentsev
25 MF Russia RUS Maksim Radchenko
26 DF Russia RUS Dmitry Kukishev
27 DF Russia RUS Ilya Korotkikh
42 DF Russia RUS Ivan Lapshov
74 GK Russia RUS Nikita Yavorsky (on loan from Krylia Sovetov Samara)
77 MF Russia RUS Artur Arustamyan
87 FW Russia RUS Artur Maksimchuk
91 DF Russia RUS Stepan Komar

Notable players

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

References

  1. ^ "League History of Metallurg Lipetsk". Archived from the original on 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2010-03-19.
  2. ^ "Russischer Fußball-Trainer mit schlagenden Argumenten". Archived from the original on 2016-09-17. Retrieved 2010-03-19.
  3. ^ "Raue Sitten in Russlands Fußball: Trainer hetzt Schlägertrupp auf eigene Spieler!". Archived from the original on 2012-02-23. Retrieved 2010-03-19.
  4. Russian Football National League. 10 June 2021. Archived
    from the original on 11 June 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  5. ^ ""Шинник" Евсеева вернулся в Олимп-ФНЛ, "Металлург" вылетел" (in Russian). Sports.ru. 16 May 2022. Archived from the original on 21 May 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2022.

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