PFC Sochi

For other uses, see FC Sochi.

Football Club Sochi (Russian: Футбольный клуб Сочи, romanized: Futbolny Klub Sochi), is a Russian professional football club based in Sochi. The club is playing its home matches at the 47,000-capacity Fisht Stadium.

Sochi

Full name	Футбольный клуб Сочи (Football Club Sochi)
Nickname(s)	Belo-sinie (The White-Blues) Leopardy (The Leopards)
Founded	6 June 2018; 5 years ago (2018-06-06)
Ground	Fisht Olympic Stadium
Capacity	47,659
Owner	Boris Rotenberg
Chairman	Dmitry Rubashko (Director General)
Manager	Robert Moreno
League	Russian Premier League
2022–23	Russian Premier League, 10th of 16
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours Third colours
Current season

History

FC Sochi was founded on 6 June 2018 after the relocation of FC Dynamo Saint Petersburg to Sochi, thus becoming the only professional football club in the city.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

On 11 May 2019, the club secured a top-two finish in the 2018–19 Russian National Football League and subsequently promotion to the Russian Premier League for the 2019–20 season for the first time in the club's history.^[6]

On 20 November 2019, Sochi announced that Aleksandr Tochilin had resigned as manager, with Roman Berezovsky being placed in temporary charge.^[7] On 8 December 2019, Sochi announced Vladimir Fedotov as their new permanent manager on a 2+1⁄2-year contract.^[8]

On 19 June 2020, Sochi beat FC Rostov 10–1, making it their biggest Premier League win in their history. Rostov missed their full first and second squad (42 players) due to positive COVID-19 tests in both squads.^{[citation needed]}

Sochi managed to finish in twelfth place in their debut season in the top tier, avoiding relegation.^{[citation needed]}

Sochi finished the 2020–21 Russian Premier League season in 5th place and qualified for European competition (UEFA Europa Conference League) for the first time in their history.^{[citation needed]}

In the 2021–22 Russian Premier League, Sochi finished in 2nd place after beating FC Dynamo Moscow away 5–1 on the last matchday of the season and overtaking Dynamo in the standings.^[9]

League position

Season	League										Russian Cup	Top goalscorer		Manager
	Div.	Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	P		Name	Goals
2018–19	2nd	2nd	38	19	12	7	63	34	+29	69	Third Round	Maksim Barsov	19	Aleksandr Tochilin
2019–20	1st	12th	30	8	9	13	40	39	+1	33	Round of 32	Aleksandr Kokorin	7	Aleksandr Tochilin   Roman Berezovsky (Caretaker)   Vladimir Fedotov
2020–21	1st	5th	30	15	8	7	49	33	+16	53	Quarterfinal	Christian Noboa	12	Vladimir Fedotov
2021–22	1st	2nd	30	17	5	8	54	30	+24	56	Round of 16	Mateo Cassierra	14	Vladimir Fedotov

European history

For their inaugural European campaign, Sochi where drawn against Azerbaijan Cup champions, Keşla, in the UEFA Europa Conference League on 16 June 2021.^[10]

As of match played 12 August 2021

Competition	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
UEFA Europa Conference League	4	2	2	0	10	5
Total	4	2	2	0	10	5

Season	Competition	Round	Opponent	Home	Away	Aggregate
2021–22	UEFA Europa Conference League	2QR	Keşla	3–0	4–2	7–2
		3QR	Partizan	1–1	2–2 (a.e.t.)	3–3 (2–4 p)

Stadiums

Since its creation, PFC Sochi plays at Fisht Olympic Stadium in Sochi. The stadium provides 40,000 seats to its spectators.

The Federal Sport base "Yug Sport" was the training center in the beginning of the 2018–19 season.^[11]

Current squad

As of 23 October 2023^[12]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 3 DF   SVN Vanja Drkušić 4 DF   RUS Vyacheslav Litvinov 5 MF   CIV Victorien Angban 6 MF   RUS Artur Yusupov 7 FW   SVN Martin Kramarič 8 MF   CAN Amir Batyrev 9 FW   RUS Georgi Melkadze 10 FW   RUS Ivan Ignatyev 11 FW   MNE Luka Đorđević 12 GK   RUS Nikolai Zabolotny 13 GK   RUS Nikita Goylo (on loan from Zenit St. Petersburg) 14 MF   RUS Kirill Kravtsov 15 DF   NGA Solomon Agbalaka (on loan from Broad City) 16 MF   ECU Christian Noboa

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 DF   RUS Artyom Makarchuk 18 MF   RUS Nikita Burmistrov 20 DF   RUS Igor Yurganov 24 MF   BRA Miguel 26 DF   RUS Artyom Meshchaninov 27 DF   RUS Kirill Zaika 33 DF   BRA Marcelo Alves (on loan from Madureira) 34 DF   RUS Timofei Margasov 45 DF   SRB Ivan Miladinović 51 GK   RUS Timofey Kashintsev 69 MF   RUS Danil Anosov 71 DF   CZE Jurij Medveděv 99 MF   ECU Alejandro Cabeza -- FW   VEN Saúl Guarirapa

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 — DF   RUS Artur Kuskov (at Veles Moscow until 30 June 2024) — DF   MLI Moussa Sissako (at RWDM until 30 June 2024) — MF   RUS Maksim Kolmakov (at Forte Taganrog until 30 June 2024) — MF   RUS Daniil Martovoy (at Volgar Astrakhan until 30 June 2024)

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF   RUS Timofey Shipunov (at SKA-Khabarovsk until 30 June 2024) — FW   RUS Zakhar Fyodorov (at Forte Taganrog until 30 June 2024) — FW   RUS Yegor Totsky (at Forte Taganrog until 30 June 2024)

Coaching staff

• Manager - Kurban Berdyev
• Assistant managers - Aleksandr Novikov, Roman Berezovsky, Murat Iskakov
• Goalkeeping coach - Dmitri Borodin

Honours

• Russian Premier League
  • Runners-up: 2021–22
• Russian Football National League (tier-II)
  • Promoted: 2018–19

Manager history

As of match played 21 May 2022

Name	Nat.	From	To	P	W	D	L	GS	GA	%W	Honours	Notes
Aleksandr Tochilin	Russia		20 November 2019^[7]	56	22	16	18	78	59	039.29
Roman Berezovsky (Caretaker)	Armenia	20 November 2019^[7]	8 December 2019^[8]	2	0	2	0	2	2	000.00
Vladimir Fedotov	Russia	8 December 2019^[8]		79	40	19	20	137	85	050.63

Ownerships, kit suppliers, and sponsors

Period	Kit manufacturers	Sponsors	Owner
2018–2021	Nike	No sponsors	Boris Rotenberg
2021–2022	Puma	No sponsors

Notable players

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

Russia   Soslan Dzhanayev   Aleksandr Kokorin   Aleksandr Kovalenko   Fyodor Kudryashov   Artyom Makarchuk   Yevgeni Makeyev   Andrei Mostovoy   Elmir Nabiullin   Ivan Novoseltsev   Dmitry Poloz   Danil Prutsev   Sergei Terekhov   Artur Yusupov   Anton Zabolotny Former USSR countries   Aleksandre Karapetian   Erik Vardanyan

Europe   Ivelin Popov   Mateo Barać   Adil Rami   Luka Đorđević   Dušan Lagator   Vanja Drkušić   Miha Mevlja Africa   Giannelli Imbula   Victorien Angban   Moussa Sissako South America   Emanuel Mammana   Mateo Cassierra   Alejandro Cabeza   Christian Noboa

References

1. . Archived from the original on 2019-05-15. Retrieved 2018-06-17.
2. "«Динамо» СПб переедет в Сочи. Клуб ждет одобрение Ротенберга". www.sportsdaily.ru. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
3. Ильёв, Сергей (April 30, 2018). "«Динамо-СПб» готово к переезду в Сочи и ждет решения владельца". news.sportbox.ru. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
4. "Очередной ФК «Сочи»: клуб Ротенберга займет стадион «Фишт» после ЧМ-2018". РБК. May 22, 2018. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
5. "Это было динамично!". www.sportsdaily.ru. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
6. ""Tambov" and "Sochi" went to the Premier League!" (in Russian). Russian Football National League. 11 May 2019.
7. "Точилин уходит в отставку". pfcsochi.ru/ (in Russian). PFC Sochi. 20 November 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
8. "Владимир Федотов – новый тренер Сочи". pfcsochi.ru/ (in Russian). PFC Sochi. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
9. ""Сочи" завоевал серебряные медали Тинькофф РПЛ благодаря крупной победе над "Динамо"" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 21 May 2022.
10. "Сыграем с "Кешлей" во втором отборочном раунде Лиги конференций УЕФА!". pfcsochi.ru/ (in Russian). PFC Sochi. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
11. "ФГБУ «Юг Спорт»". www.yug-sport.ru. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
12. "Sochi roster by Russian Premier League". Russian Premier League. Retrieved 17 July 2022.

External links

  Media related to FC Sochi at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website