FC Novosibirsk (russian: ФК «Новосибирск») is a Russian association football club based in
Novosibirsk
Novosibirsk (, also ; rus, Новосиби́рск, p=nəvəsʲɪˈbʲirsk, a=ru-Новосибирск.ogg) is the largest city and administrative centre of Novosibirsk Oblast and Siberian Federal District in Russia. As of the Russian Census ...
, playing at the
Spartak Stadium. The club was established by the initiative of the Government of
Novosibirsk Oblast
Novosibirsk Oblast (russian: Новосиби́рская о́бласть, ''Novosibirskaya oblast'') is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast) located in southwestern Siberia. Its administrative and economic center is the city of Novosibirsk ...
.
History
The club was founded in 2019 to replace
FC Sibir Novosibirsk
FC Sibir Novosibirsk (russian: ФК «Сибирь» Новосибирск) was a Russian association football club based in Novosibirsk, playing at the Spartak Stadium. They played their first-ever season in the Russian Premier League in 2010 ...
, after the club was relegated from the
Russian National Football league
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 ...
to the third-tier
Russian Professional Football League
The Russian Second League (russian: Первенство России II дивизиона ФНЛ), formerly Russian Professional Football League is the third level of Russian professional football.
History
In 1998–2010, it was run by the Pr ...
, at the end of 2018–19 season.
Stadium
![Spartak stadium (Novosibirsk)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7c/Spartak_stadium_%28Novosibirsk%29.jpg)
Novosibirsk's home ground is now the 12,500-capacity
Spartak Stadium in Novosibirsk. It is a
multi-purpose stadium
A multi-purpose stadium is a type of stadium designed to be easily used by multiple types of events. While any stadium could potentially host more than one type of sport or event, this concept usually refers to a specific design philosophy tha ...
which currently used mostly for
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
matches. It is the most easterly venue to have hosted a match in
UEFA
Union of European Football Associations (UEFA ; french: Union des associations européennes de football; german: Union der europäischen Fußballverbände) is one of six continental bodies of governance in association football. It governs f ...
club competition.
Current squad
As of 22 February 2023, according to th
Second League website
References
External links
Official website
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Football clubs in Russia
Association football clubs established in 2019
Sport in Novosibirsk
2019 establishments in Russia