FC Lada-Tolyatti (russian: ФК "Лада-Тольятти") is a Russian

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club based in Tolyatti.

History

The club was founded in 1970 at the VAZ automobile company under the name of ''Torpedo''. The team played in the Soviet Second League until the dissolution of USSR. In 1988 the club was renamed after VAZ's '' Lada'' brand. Since entering the

Russian First Division The Russian First League (russian: Первая лига, Pervaya liga), formerly called Russian First Division (russian: Первый дивизион) and Russian Football National League (FNL) (russian: Первенство Футбольн� ...

in 1992 Lada experienced a number of divisional movements. They played in the Top Division in 1994 and 1996, in the First Division in 1992–1993, 1995, 1997–1998, 2000–2003 and 2006, and in the

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in 1999 and 2004–2005. Both spells in the Top Division were unsuccessful, as Lada finished last. Lada reached the semifinal of the Russian Cup in 2002/03. Lada Togliatti failed to obtain the First Division licence and were thus relegated to Second Division in 2007. The club dropped out of professional competition once again before the 2022–23 season, due to lack of financing.

Reserve squad

Lada's reserve squad played professionally as FC Lada-d Togliatti in the Russian Third League in 1995.

Notable players

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

Vasili Zhupikov Vasili Mikhailovich Zhupikov (russian: Василий Михайлович Жупиков; 16 January 1954 – 7 June 2015) was a Soviet Union, Soviet football player and a Russian coach. Honours * Soviet Top League bronze: 1977. * Soviet Cup w ...

* Maksim Buznikin * Maksim Demenko *

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Aleksei Bakharev Aleksei Aleksandrovich Bakharev (russian: Алексей Александрович Бахарев, uk, Олексій Олександрович Бахарєв; 12 October 1976 – 18 March 2022) was a Russian and Ukrainian professional footba ...

* Barsegh Kirakosyan * Alyaksandr Sulima *

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Andrei Miroshnichenko Andrei Gennadyevich Miroshnichenko (russian: Андрей Геннадьевич Мирошниченко; born 21 December 1968) is a Kazakhstani professional football coach and a former player. He is a technical director with FC Tobol. Club ...

Konstantin Pavlyuchenko Konstantin Vladimirovich Pavlyuchenko (russian: Константин ВладимировичПавлюченко; ua, Костянтин Володимирович Павлюченко; born 11 January 1971) is a former Kazakhstani professiona ...

* Maksim Shevchenko * Konstantīns Igošins *

Nerijus Barasa Nerijus Barasa (born 1 June 1978) is a Lithuanian former professional footballer. He played as a right-back or defensive midfielder. Career Barasa started his career with FBK Kaunas in 1994 before joining Atlantas Klaipėda the following season. ...

* Rahmatullo Fuzailov * Charyar Mukhadov *

Yevhen Drahunov Yevhen Ivanovych Drahunov ( uk, Євген Іванович Драгунов; russian: Евгений Иванович Драгунов; 13 February 1964 – 10 September 2001) was a Ukrainian professional football player. Club career He made h ...

* Yuri Hudymenko * Volodymyr Savchenko *

Aleksandr Khvostunov Aleksandr Khvostunov (born 9 January 1974) is an Uzbekistani football defender currently playing for NBU Osiyo. Playing career Club He played for Bunyodkor in 2007–2010. In July 2011 he joined FK Samarqand-Dinamo before playing in Qizilqum Z ...

Andrei Rezantsev Andrei Borisovich Rezantsev (russian: Андрей Борисович Резанцев; born 15 October 1965) is a former Uzbekistani professional footballer. Club career He made his professional debut in the Soviet Second League in 1983 for Nef ...

* Gennadiy Sharipov *

Maksim Shatskikh Maksim Aleksandrovich Shatskikh (russian: Максим Александрович Шацких; born 30 August 1978) is an Uzbek professional football coach of Pakhtakor Tashkent and a former player. He is widely regarded as one of the best ...

Vladimir Shishelov Vladimir Aleksandrovich Shishelov (russian: Владимир Александрович Шишелов; born 8 November 1979) is an Uzbekistani-Russian retired football forward. Career His first professional club was Qizilqum Zarafshon he began t ...

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lada Togliatti Association football clubs established in 1970 Sport in Tolyatti 1970 establishments in Russia Football clubs in Russia

History

Reserve squad

Notable players

See also

References

External links