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FC Uralan Elista (
, Russia.History
FC Elista was founded in 2005 following the dissolution of its predecessor, FC Uralan Elista. The club entered South zone of the Amateur Football League and finished second. That result was not enough to warrant automatic promotion, but the extension of the South zone of the
Colours are (Home) all blue. (Away) Either yellow shirts with blue arms, yellow shorts or all black.
FC Uralan Elista
Football Club Uralan Elista was founded in 1958 as a construction trust team. Uralan means "forward" in
Uralan played in the
In the 2004 season, the club experienced financial problems. The players' wages were not paid for at least six months, this led to many of them leaving Uralan. The club was able to field only ten players for the league match on 7 July (including two goalkeepers, one of whom played as a striker) and only nine players on 24 July.[1] However, Uralan managed to fulfill all fixtures.
Kirsan Ilyumzhinov was the honorary president of FC Uralan.
New club
Uralan was to be relegated to the Second Division, but refused to enter the competition on 22 March 2005.[2] A new club, FC Elista, was formed in its place. 80 percent of Elista players were from reserve and youth teams of Uralan.
The club was restarted in 2014, as FC Uralan Elista in the Russian Amateur Football League, but folded in late 2015.
The club was reformed, again, in 2021, competing in the Russian third tier. [1].
Reserve squad
Uralan's reserve squad played professionally as FC Uralan-d Elista in the
Notable players
Had international caps for their respective countries. Players whose names are listed in bold represented their countries while playing for Uralan/FC Elista.
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References
- Sport-Express, 26 July 2004 (in Russian)
- ^ Russia 2005, RSSSF