FC Ufa
Full name | Football Club Ufa | |||
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Nickname(s) | The Citizens (Горожане) | |||
Founded | 2009[1][2] | |||
Ground | Neftyanik Stadium, Ufa | |||
Capacity | 15,234 | |||
Executive director | Sergey Feldman | |||
Head coach | Yevgeni Kharlachyov | |||
League | Russian Second League, Division A, Group Gold | |||
2022–23 | Russian First League, 16th of 18 (relegated) | |||
Website | Club website | |||
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FC Ufa (
History
During the summer of 2010, Rustem Khamitov, the second President of the Republic of Bashkortostan, began considering the establishment of a football club with the intention to represent the city of Ufa and also the Republic in the Russian Premier League.
On 23 December 2010, FC Ufa was formed on the base of
First season
The first official match of the club was against
Ufa made their debut in the Russian league system on 24 April 2011 with a home match against FC Tyumen. Ufa ran out winners, 3–1, with Konstantin Ionov scoring a hat-trick for the hosts.
Ufa continued to build on their initial success to the extent that, coming to the end of the season, they were equal with
However,
Life in the First Division
In their first season in the First Division Ufa finished in sixth, four points off the last promotion playoff spot.
The
On 18 May 2014, Ufa welcomed Tom Tomsk in Dynamo for the first leg of the playoff and Ufa managed to overpower Tom 5–1, with club captain
Premier League period and two relegations
At the end of the 2017–18 season, they secured 6th spot in the Russian Premier League, which qualified them for the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League due to FC Tosno, the Russian Cup winner, not applying for the UEFA license in time.
Ufa played their first ever European game at home against Slovenian side
In the 2021–22 season, Ufa avoided direct relegation by winning a dramatic away game against FC Rubin Kazan on the last matchday of the regular season, Dilan Ortiz scored a go-ahead goal in the 90th minute and Rubin's Vitaly Lisakovich missed the added-time penalty kick for Rubin, which would mean Ufa's direct relegation if scored, instead Rubin was relegated directly and Ufa qualified for the relegation play-offs.[4] In the subsequent play-offs against FC Orenburg, Ufa was ahead 2–0 in the first leg away game before Orenburg came back and equalized 2–2. In the return leg on Ufa's home field, the score was 1–1 (which would keep Ufa's Premier League spot on away goals rule) before Orenburg's Andrei Malykh scored the winning goal in 4th added minute to ensure Ufa's relegation to FNL.[5] At the end of the 2022–23 season, Ufa suffered second consecutive relegation to the Russian Second League.[3]
Domestic history
Season | League | Cup | Top goalscorer | Manager | Kit Manufacturer | Sponsor | |||||||||
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Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Name | League | |||||
2011–12 | 3rd
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2nd | 39 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 54 | 19 | 86 | Second round | Vitali Galysh | 9 | Andrei Kanchelskis Andrei Malay Igor Kolyvanov |
Puma
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Bashinformsvyaz |
2012–13
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2nd
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6th | 32 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 31 | 30 | 48 | Fourth round | Mikhail Markosov | 9 | Igor Kolyvanov | Joma | |
2013–14
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2nd
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4th | 36 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 46 | 35 | 61 | Fourth round | Dmitri Golubov
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2014–15 | 1st | 12th | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 26 | 39 | 31 | Round of 16 | Marcinho
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2015–16 | 1st | 12th | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 25 | 44 | 27 | Quarterfinal | Sylvester Igboun | 4 | Igor Kolyvanov Yevgeny Perevertaylo Sergei Tomarov (caretaker) | ||
2016–17 | 1st | 7th | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 25 | 43 | Semifinal | Kehinde Fatai | 6 | Viktor Goncharenko Sergei Semak | ||
2017–18 | 1st | 6th | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 34 | 30 | 43 | Round of 32 | Sylvester Igboun | 7 | Sergei Semak | ||
2018–19 | 1st | 14th | 30 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 24 | 34 | 26 | Round of 32 | Sylvester Igboun | 9 | Vadim Evseev
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2019–20 | 1st | 9th | 30 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 24 | 38 | Round of 16 | Daniil Fomin | 6 | Vadim Evseev
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Terra Bashkiria | |
2020–21 | 1st | 13th | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 26 | 46 | 25 | Quarterfinal | Timur Zhamaletdinov Vladislav Kamilov Filip Mrzljak |
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2021–22 | 1st | 14th | 30 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 29 | 40 | 30 | Group Stage | Gamid Agalarov | 19 | Aleksei Stukalov |
European history
Ufa made their UEFA competition debut in July 2018, entering the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round.
Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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2018–19 | UEFA Europa League | 2Q | Domžale | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 ( a )
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3Q | Progrès Niederkorn | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–3 | ||
PO | Rangers | 1–1 | 0−1 | 1–2 |
Current squad
- As of 5 April 2024[6]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Reserve team
Coaching staff
Role | Name |
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Head coach | Aleksei Stukalov |
Assistant coaches | Nikolai Safronidi |
Dmitri Beznyak | |
Goalkeeping coach | Anatoli Zarapin |
President | Marat Magadeev |
Sporting Director | Ildus Biglov |
Director | Shamil Gazizov |
Other clubs
WFC Ufa, a female football club, plays in the Russian First Division, the second tier of the Women Russian football system.[citation needed]
Notable players
Had international caps for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries while playing for Ufa.
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References
- ^ "Футбольный клуб "Уфа" вышел в РФПЛ, обыграв по сумме двух стыковых матчей "Томь"" (in Russian).
- ^ "Russia - FK Ufa - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news". Soccerway.
- ^ a b "«Уфа» – во Второй лиге! Был шанс спастись на финише, но проиграли дома и провалились" (in Russian). Sports.ru. 3 June 2023.
- ^ "«Уфа» обыграла «Рубин» и вытеснила казанцев с 14-го места" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 21 May 2022.
- ^ ""Оренбург" вырвал победу у "Уфы" и завоевал право играть в РПЛ" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 28 May 2022.
- ^ "FC Ufa roster by Russian Second League". Retrieved 6 April 2024.
External links
- Official website (in Russian)