FC Rostov

Russian professional football club
Football club
Rostov
Full nameФутбольный клуб Ростов
(Football Club Rostov)
Nickname(s)Selmashi (Derived from the historical name Rostselmash), Muzhiki (Tough Guys)
Founded10 May 1930; 93 years ago (1930-05-10)
GroundRostov Arena
Capacity45,000
OwnerRostov Oblast
PresidentArtashes Arutyunyants
Head coachValery Karpin
LeagueRussian Premier League
2022–23Russian Premier League, 4th of 16
WebsiteClub website
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours
Current season

FC Rostov (Russian: Футбольный клуб Ростов) is a Russian professional football club based in Rostov-on-Don. The club competes in the Russian Premier League, playing their home matches at the Rostov Arena.

History

The club's former home stadium, Olimp-2

Soviet era (1930-1991)

The club was established on 10 May 1930, and was initially named Selmashstroy (Сельмашстрой). They were renamed Selmash in 1936 and Traktor in 1941. In 1950, the club joined the South Zone of the Azov-Don group of the Russian SFSR Championship. The following season they were placed in Group B of the championship. After finishing first in their group, they played in Group A in 1952. A third-place finish meant the club were promoted to the Class B for the 1953 season, during which they were renamed again, becoming Torpedo. In 1958, they were renamed Rostselmash.[citation needed]

In 1964 the club won their Division of Class B. In the Russian-zone play-offs they finished second in the first round and top in the second after defeating Terek Grozny 2–0 in the deciding match, earning promotion to the Soviet First League. The following season they finished bottom of the division, but were not relegated as the number of teams in the division was increased.[citation needed]

By the early 1970s the club was back in the Russian leagues. In 1975 they returned to Class B (now known as the Soviet Second League). Following several near misses, the club won their zone of the Second League in 1985. They went on to win a play-off tournament, earning promotion back to the First League.[citation needed]

Modern era (1991 - present)

In 1991 the club finished fourth in what was the final season of Soviet football following the USSR's disintegration. This was enough to earn them a place in the new Russian Top League. Following an eighth-place finish in their first season, the 1993 season saw the club struggle, eventually finishing second bottom, resulting in relegation to the First League.[citation needed]

The club made an immediate return to the Top League after finishing second in the 1994 First League season. In 2003, they adopted their current name and reached the Russian Cup final for the first time, losing 1–0 to Spartak Moscow.[1] In 2007 they finished bottom of the (now renamed) Premier Division and were relegated to the First Division. However, they made another return to the top division as First Division champions.[citation needed]

Rostov won the 2013–14 Russian Cup, defeating FC Krasnodar on penalties 6–5, and earned qualification to the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League. However Rostov were excluded from the competition at the end of May 2014, due to breached financial rules, being replaced by Spartak Moscow.[2][3] Later Rostov appealed the decision of the local football federation to lift the club from the tournament in the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, the club won the right to play.[4]

The club's current home stadium, Rostov Arena

On 18 December 2014, the official website of FC Rostov announced the appointment of Kurban Berdyev as head coach. Under his leadership, the team has maintained a place in the Premier League on aggregate (1–0, 4–1) beating "Tosno" in the play-offs Premier League – First Division. Throughout the second half of 2015, the club had problems with the payment of salaries and bonuses the players, but it has not prevented the club at the end of the first part of the season 2015–16 to hold 2nd place in the championship.[citation needed]

In the 2016–17 season, Rostov earned a UEFA Champions League spot in the League Route as runners-up of the Russian Premier League. In the third qualifying round, they were drawn against Anderlecht. After a 2–2 home draw, they beat Anderlecht 2–0 away. In the play-off, Rostov were drawn against Dutch giants Ajax. In the first leg in Amsterdam, Netherlands, they held on to a 1–1 draw, which gave them an away goal advantage. In the return leg, Rostov earned a 4–1 surprise win over Ajax and qualified for the UEFA Champions League group stages, a stunning performance as was their first qualification into the group stages of a European tournament.[5] Rostov were drawn in Group D, against Bayern Munich, Atlético Madrid and PSV Eindhoven,[6][7] gaining their first Champions League victory on 23 November 2016, defeating Bayern Munich 3–2 at Olimp-2.[8]

On 9 June 2017, Rostov announced Leonid Kuchuk as their new manager on a one-year contract with the option of an additional year.[9] Kuchuk resigned and was replaced by Valeri Karpin during the winter break in December 2017.[10]

On 19 June 2020, Rostov were due to play their first match of the restarted Russian Premier League season, which had been suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic, against PFC Sochi. Rostov were in fourth place, just a few points of UEFA Champions League qualification. A few days before the match, six players in Rostov's first-team squad tested positive for the coronavirus, putting the entire first-team squad into a 14-day quarantine period.[11] This forced the club to select their Under-18 squad to play the match, making it the youngest starting 11 and the youngest matchday squad in Russian Premier League history. Rostov would go on to lose 10–1, but the youngsters were highly praised for their performance with 17-year-old goalkeeper Denis Popov named man-of-the-match after saving a penalty and making 15 saves,[12] a Russian Premier League record,[13] and 17-year-old Roman Romanov scoring his first senior goal on his debut in the first minute of the match.[citation needed]

On 26 October 2021, Rostov announced Turkmenistani coach Vitaly Kafanov as their new manager.[14]

In 2022, the European Club Association suspended Rostov, citing the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[15]

Rostov was 2nd in the 2022–23 Russian Premier League with 5 games left, but lost 4 out of 5 games and dropped to 4th place at the final table.

In the first match of the 2023-2024 RPL season with Fakel Voronezh, Rostov scored his thousandth goal in the history of the Russian championships, becoming the sixth team to have such an achievement.[16]

Seasons

Domestic

Russian Premier LeagueRussian First DivisionRussian Premier LeagueRussian First DivisionRussian Premier League
Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Europe Top scorer (league) Head coach
1992 1st 8 26 8 7 11 22 28 23 R8 - - Russia Tikhonov – 7 Russia Yulgushov
1993 17 34 8 12 14 35 52 28 R8 - - Russia Georgia (country) Spanderashvili – 8 Russia Yulgushov
1994 2nd 2 42 27 8 7 92 44 62 R16 - - Russia Maslov – 32 Russia Yulgushov
1995 1st 14 30 8 4 18 35 56 28 R16 - - Russia Maslov – 18 Russia Yulgushov
Russia Ukraine Andreyev
1996 11 34 11 8 15 58 60 41 R8 - - Russia Maslov – 23 Russia Ukraine Andreyev
1997 13 34 9 14 11 34 38 41 R16 - - Russia Gerasimenko – 8 Russia Ukraine Andreyev
1998 6 30 11 11 8 42 38 44 QF - - Russia Matveyev – 14 Russia Ukraine Andreyev
1999 7 30 11 8 11 32 37 41 R16 UIC SF Ukraine Pestryakov – 7 Russia Ukraine Andreyev
2000 12 30 6 14 10 24 27 32 R16 UIC 3R Russia Kirichenko – 14 Russia Ukraine Andreyev
2001 12 30 8 8 14 29 43 32 R16 - - Russia Kirichenko – 13 Russia Balakhnin
Russia Baidachny
2002 11 30 7 10 13 29 49 31 RU - - Ghana Adamu – 5 Russia Baidachny
Russia Balakhnin
2003 11 30 8 10 12 30 42 34 QF - - Russia Osinov – 7 Russia Balakhnin
2004 12 30 7 8 15 28 42 29 R8 - - Uruguay Pérez – 5 Russia Shevchenko
Russia Balakhnin
2005 13 30 8 7 15 26 41 31 R16 - - Russia Buznikin – 8 Russia Styopushkin
Russia Petrakov
2006 12 30 10 6 14 42 48 36 QF - - Russia Osinov – 12 Russia Balakhnin
2007 16 30 2 12 16 18 44 18 R8 - - Russia Osinov – 4
Malawi Kanyenda – 4
Russia Dolmatov
2008 2nd 1 42 29 9 4 78 29 96 R32 - - Russia Osinov – 16 Russia Dolmatov
2009 1st 14 30 7 11 12 28 39 32 R16 - - Russia Akimov – 6
Bosnia and Herzegovina Ahmetović – 6
Russia Dolmatov
2010 9 30 10 4 16 27 44 34 SF - - Russia Adamov – 8 Ukraine Protasov
2011–12 13 44 12 12 20 45 61 48 SF - - Russia Adamov – 11 Ukraine Protasov
Ukraine Lyutyi
Russia Talalayev
Russia Balakhnin
Russia Baidachny
2012–13 13 30 7 8 15 30 41 29 SF - - Czech Republic Holenda – 6 Montenegro Božović
2013–14 7 30 10 9 11 40 40 39 Winner - - Russia Dzyuba – 17 Montenegro Božović
2014–15 14 30 7 8 15 27 51 29 R16 UEL PO Russia Grigoryev – 5 Montenegro Božović
Turkmenistan Berdyev
2015–16 2 30 19 6 5 41 20 63 R32 - - Iran Azmoun – 9 Turkmenistan Berdyev
2016–17 6 30 13 9 8 36 18 48 R32 UCL
UEL
GS
R16
Iran Azmoun
Russia Poloz – 7
Turkmenistan Berdyev
Russia Kirichenko (caretaker)
Austria Daniliants
2017–18 11 30 9 10 11 27 28 37 R16 - - Russia Ionov – 5 Belarus Kuchuk
Russia Kirichenko (caretaker)
Russia Karpin
2018–19 9 30 10 11 9 25 23 41 SF - - Russia Ionov – 6 Russia Karpin
2019–20 5 30 12 9 9 45 50 45 R16 - - Uzbekistan Shomurodov – 11 Russia Karpin
2020–21 9 30 13 4 13 37 35 43 R16 UEL 3QR Japan Hashimoto – 6
Russia Poloz – 6
Russia Karpin
2021–22 9 30 10 8 12 47 51 38 R32 - - Russia Poloz – 14 Russia Karpin
Russia Syomin
Russia Tedeyev (caretaker)
Turkmenistan Kafanov
Russia Karpin

European

As of match played 24 September 2020
Competition Pld W D L GF GA
UEFA Intertoto Cup 8 2 1 5 7 18
UEFA Europa League 7 1 3 3 7 7
UEFA Champions League 10 3 4 3 15 16
Total 25 6 8 11 29 41
Season Competition Round Opponent Home Away Aggregate
1999 UEFA Intertoto Cup 2R North Macedonia FK Cementarnica 55 2–1 1–1 3–2
3R Croatia NK Varteks 0–1 2–1 2–2 (a)
SF Italy Juventus 0–4 1–5 1–9
2000 UEFA Intertoto Cup 3R France AJ Auxerre 0–2 1–3 1–5
2014–15 UEFA Europa League PO Turkey Trabzonspor 0–2 0–0 0–2
2016–17 UEFA Champions League 3R Belgium Anderlecht 2–2 2–0 4–2
PO Netherlands Ajax 4–1 1–1 5–2
Group D Germany Bayern Munich 3–2 0–5 3rd place
Spain Atlético Madrid 0–1 1–2
Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 2–2 0–0
UEFA Europa League R32 Czech Republic Sparta Prague 4–0 1–1 5–1
R16 England Manchester United 1–1 0–1 1–2
2020–21 UEFA Europa League 3Q Israel Maccabi Haifa 1–2 1–2
Notes
  • 3Q: Third qualifying round
  • 2R: Second round
  • 3R: Third round
  • PO: Play-off round
  • SF: Semi–finals

Honours

Domestic competitions

Runners-up (1): 2015–16
  • Russian Cup
Winners (1): 2013–14
Runners-up (1): 2014
Winners (1): 2008

Players

As of 16 February 2024, according to the Official Russian Premier 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 Nikita Medvedev
3 DF Ivory Coast CIV Oumar Sako (on loan from Arda Kardzhali)
4 DF Russia RUS Viktor Melyokhin
5 DF Russia RUS Denis Terentyev
7 FW Brazil BRA Ronaldo
8 MF Russia RUS Aleksei Mironov
9 MF Iran IRN Mohammad Mohebi
15 MF Russia RUS Danil Glebov
19 MF Armenia ARM Khoren Bayramyan
27 FW Russia RUS Nikolay Komlichenko
28 DF Russia RUS Yevgeni Chernov
30 GK Russia RUS Sergei Pesyakov
34 DF Egypt EGY Eyad El Askalany
No. Pos. Nation Player
40 DF Russia RUS Ilya Vakhaniya
44 DF Russia RUS Ilya Kirsh (on loan from Zenit St. Petersburg)
47 MF Russia RUS Daniil Utkin
51 MF Russia RUS Aleksey Koltakov
55 DF Russia RUS Maksim Osipenko
60 MF Russia RUS Kirill Stolbov (on loan from Zenit St. Petersburg)
62 MF Russia RUS Ivan Komarov
69 FW Russia RUS Yegor Golenkov
73 MF Russia RUS Imran Aznaurov
78 GK Russia RUS Mikhail Tsulaya
87 DF Russia RUS Andrei Langovich
88 MF Russia RUS Kirill Shchetinin
97 MF Russia RUS Ilya Zubenko

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK Russia RUS Aleksandr Grigoryev (at Tekstilshchik Ivanovo until 30 June 2024)
GK Russia RUS Danil Ryazanov (at Luki-Energiya until 30 June 2024)
DF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Dennis Hadžikadunić (at Hamburger SV until 30 June 2024)
DF Russia RUS Ihor Kalinin (at Fakel Voronezh until 30 June 2024)
DF Russia RUS Nikita Kotin (at Shinnik Yaroslavl until 30 June 2024)
DF Russia RUS Nikolai Poyarkov (at Fakel Voronezh until 30 June 2024)
DF Russia RUS Danila Prokhin (at Orenburg until 30 June 2024)
MF Sweden SWE Pontus Almqvist (at Lecce until 30 June 2024)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Sweden SWE Armin Gigović (at Midtjylland until 30 June 2024)
MF Norway NOR Magnus Knudsen (at AGF until 30 June 2024)
MF Russia RUS Stepan Melnikov (at Alania Vladikavkaz until 30 June 2024)
MF Russia RUS Danila Sukhomlinov (at Shinnik Yaroslavl until 30 June 2024)
FW The Gambia GAM Ali Sowe (at Ankaragücü until 30 June 2024)
MF Russia RUS Roman Tugarev (at Torpedo Moscow until 30 June 2024)
FW Russia RUS Maksim Turishchev (at Rodina Moscow until 30 June 2024)

Reserve team

Coaching staff

Position Staff
Manager Russia Valery Karpin
Senior coach Turkmenistan Vitaliy Kafanov
Coach Russia Viktor Onopko
Coach Russia Mikhail Osinov
Analyst/coach Spain Jonatan Alba Cabello
Goalkeeping coach Russia Andrey Kondratyuk
Rehabilitation trainer Spain Álvaro Sayabera Iñarrea
Physiotherapist-rehabilitation specialist Spain Raúl Álvarez Canle
Physiotherapist-rehabilitation specialist Spain Antonio Tapia de la Rubio
Physiotherapist Spain Alejandro Nunez Lopez
Rehabilitation specialist Russia Alexei Muzalevsky
Doctor Russia Denis Vsyansky
Massage therapist Russia Roman Abakumets
Massage therapist Russia Mikhail Murashkintsev

Source: Rostov

References

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