FC Krasnodar

For the other Russian Premier League club from Krasnodar, see FC Kuban Krasnodar.
Not to be confused with FC Krasnodar-2000.
Krasnodar
Full name Футбольный клуб Краснодар
(Football Club Krasnodar)
Nickname(s) Byki (The Bulls), The Black-Greens
Founded 22 February 2008 (2008-02-22)
Ground Krasnodar Stadium, Krasnodar
Ground Capacity 34,291
Owner Sergey Galitsky
Chairman Sergey Galitsky
Manager Igor Shalimov
League Russian Premier League
2015–16 4th
Website Club home page

FC Krasnodar is a Russian association football club from 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. And 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]

In May 2013, FC Krasnodar began the construction on a 36,260-seat 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 Sergey 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 a 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 of the fact that Saturn Ramenskoye, Nizhny Novgorod and KAMAZ rejected 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 sophomore 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 2nd time in a row. Their group consisted of Borussia Dormund, PAOK and Gabala. They won all their home games and even pulled off a surprising 1–0 win against Dortmund. They finished 1st 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 home game and lost a poor home game 3–0.

League position

Season League Russian Cup Europe Top goalscorer Manager
Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Name League
2008 3rd South 3rd 34 22 6 6 60 23 72 — — Russia Denis Dorozhkin 12 Russia Vladimir Volchek
2009 2nd 10th 38 14 10 14 50 47 52 3R — Russia Andrey Mikheev 8 Russia Nurbiy Khakunov
2010 2nd 5th 38 17 10 11 60 44 61 R32 — Russia Yevgeni Kaleshin 11 Russia Sergey Tashuev
2011–12 1st 9th 44 16 13 15 58 61 61 R32 / R32 — Armenia Yura Movsisyan 14 Serbia Slavoljub Muslin
2012–13 1st 10th 30 12 6 12 45 39 42 R16 — Brazil Wánderson 13 Serbia Slavoljub Muslin
2013–14 1st 5th 30 15 5 10 46 39 50 Runners Up — Brazil Wánderson 9 Serbia Slavoljub Muslin
Belarus Oleg Kononov
2014–15 1st 3rd 30 17 9 4 52 27 60 R16 EL GS Uruguay Mauricio Pereyra 9 Belarus Oleg Kononov
2015–16 1st 4th 30 16 8 6 54 25 56 SF EL R32 Russia Fyodor Smolov 20 Belarus Oleg Kononov
Russia Igor Shalimov

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 victory 0–4. 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 1–5 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 2nd time in a row. Their group consisted of Borussia Dormund, PAOK and Gabala. They won all their home games and even pulled off a surprising 1–0 win against Dortmund. They finished 1st 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 home game and lost a poor away game 3–0.

Overall

As of match played 24 November 2016
Competition P W D L GS GA %W Notes
UEFA Europa League 33 17 8 8 63 33 51.52

Matches

Season Competition Round Opponent Home Away Aggregate
2014–15 UEFA Europa League 2Q Estonia Sillamäe Kalev 5–0 4–0 9–0
3Q Hungary Diósgyőr 3–0 5–1 8–1
PO Spain Real Sociedad 3–0 0–1 3–1
Group H France Lille 1–1 1–1 3rd
Germany Wolfsburg 2–4 1–5
England Everton 1–1 1–0
2015–16 UEFA Europa League 3Q Slovakia Slovan Bratislava 2–0 3–3 5–3
PO Finland HJK Helsinki 5–1 0–0 5–1
Group C Germany Borussia Dortmund 1–0 1–2 1st
Greece PAOK 2–1 0-0
Azerbaijan Gabala 2–1 3–0
R32 Czech Republic Sparta Prague 0–3 0–1 0–4
2016–17 UEFA Europa League 3Q Malta Birkirkara 3–1 3–0 6–1
PO Albania Partizani Tirana 4–0 0–0 4–0
Group I Germany Schalke 04 0–1 0–2 TBA
Austria Red Bull Salzburg 1–1 1–0
France Nice 5–2 –
Notes

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.[11]

The stadium was used in 2008 when FC Krasnodar was playing in the Second Division.[12] 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 expected capacity of 36,260 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.[13]

Current squad

Fyodor Smolov
As of 13 September 2016[14]

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

No. Position Player
1 Russia GK Stanislav Kritsyuk
2 Russia MF Marat Izmailov
3 Brazil DF Naldo
4 Belarus DF Alyaksandr Martynovich (Vice-captain)
5 Russia MF Dmitri Torbinski
6 Sweden DF Andreas Granqvist (Captain)
7 Russia MF Pavel Mamayev
8 Russia MF Yury Gazinsky
9 Brazil FW Ari
10 Uzbekistan MF Odil Ahmedov
11 Russia MF Vyacheslav Podberyozkin
14 Brazil FW Wánderson
No. Position Player
17 Russia DF Vitali Kaleshin
18 Russia MF Vladimir Bystrov
21 Colombia MF Ricardo Laborde
22 Brazil MF Joãozinho
33 Uruguay MF Mauricio Pereyra
38 Ivory Coast MF Kouassi Eboue
55 Poland DF Artur Jędrzejczyk
70 Georgia (country) MF Tornike Okriashvili
77 Burkina Faso MF Charles Kaboré
88 Russia GK Andrei Sinitsyn
90 Russia FW Fyodor Smolov
98 Russia DF 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. Position Player
Russia GK Dmitri Goryachkin (at Dolgoprudny until 30 June 2017)
Russia GK Denis Kavlinov (at Dynamo St. Petersburg until 30 June 2017)
Russia DF Aleksandr Marchenko (at Spartak Nalchik until 30 June 2017)
Russia DF Maksim Starkov (at Dynamo St. Petersburg until 30 June 2017)
No. Position Player
Norway DF Stefan Strandberg (at Hannover 96 until 30 June 2017)
Russia MF Ilya Borisov (at Armavir until 30 June 2017)
Russia FW Ruslan Bolov (at Fakel Voronezh until 30 June 2017)
Russia FW Nikolay Komlichenko (at Slovan Liberec until 30 June 2017)

Coaching staff

Position Name
Head coach Igor Shalimov
Assistant coach Oleg Fomenko
Assistant coach Ruslan Adzhindzhal
Goalkeeper coach Daniel Tudor
Physical fitness coach Nicolae Rusu

FC Krasnodar-2

Main article: FC Krasnodar-2

A professional farm club called FC Krasnodar-2 was founded in 2013 and participates in the Russian Professional Football League (third tier).

Youth Academy

FC Krasnodar owns a network of youth football schools spread over 20 cities in two Russian regions – Krasnodar Krai and Adygea.[15] 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.[16] The club owner Sergey Galitsky has stated that his goal is to compose the majority of the FC Krasnodar squad from locally trained players.[17]

Notable players

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

Managers

As of match played 27 November 2016
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 47.62
Slavoljub Muslin  Serbia 1 January 2011 9 August 2013 83 31 20 32 114 109 37.35
Oleg Kononov  Belarus 11 August 2013 13 September 2016 130 71 31 28 234 125 54.62
Igor Shalimov (caretaker)  Russia 13 September 2016 6 October 2016 6 5 1 0 10 4 83.33
Igor Shalimov  Russia 6 October 2016 Present 10 4 4 2 13 10 40.00

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. 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). Retrieved 2014-09-15.
  4. ↑ Футбол. Межсезонье (in Russian). Retrieved 2014-09-15.
  5. ↑ Первый дивизион 2010. Календарь игр (in Russian). Retrieved 2014-09-15.
  6. ↑ "Краснодар" официально занял место "Сатурна" в Премьер-Лиге (in Russian). Retrieved 2014-09-15.
  7. 1 2 Сергей Галицкий: «Мы не должны испытывать эйфории от места, которое сейчас занимаем» (in Russian). Retrieved 2014-09-15.
  8. ↑ ФК Краснодар. Сезон 2012/13 (in Russian). Retrieved 2014-09-15.
  9. ↑ Славолюба Муслина уволили из «Краснодара» (in Russian). Retrieved 2014-09-15.
  10. ↑ ТРАНСФЕРЫ. РОССИЯ - ЛЕТО 2013 (in Russian). Retrieved 2014-09-15.
  11. ↑ Стадион Труд (Краснодар) (in Russian). Retrieved 2014-09-15.
  12. ↑ Визитная карточка (in Russian). Retrieved 2014-09-15.
  13. ↑ Строительство стадиона ФК «Краснодар» (in Russian). Retrieved 2014-09-15.
  14. ↑ Футболисты [Players]. fckrasnodar.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  15. ↑ Филиалы академии (in Russian). Retrieved 2014-09-15.
  16. ↑ Инфраструктура (in Russian). Retrieved 2014-09-15.
  17. ↑ История Академии ФК Краснодар (in Russian). Retrieved 2014-09-15.
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