FC Pari Nizhny Novgorod (russian: ФК «Пари Нижний Новгород») or FC Pari NN for short is a Russian

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club from

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, founded in 2015. It made its debut in the

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in the 2021–22 season.

History

The club has been known under different names: *2015–2016: FC Volga-Olimpiyets Nizhny Novgorod *2016–2018: FC Olimpiyets Nizhny Novgorod *2018–2022: FC Nizhny Novgorod *Since 2022: FC Pari Nizhny Novgorod In the 2015–16 season, it began to play in the third-tier

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. It was founded as a farm club for

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. On 15 June 2016, the parent club Volga was dissolved, with Olimpiyets becoming the top club in

. At the end of the 2016–17, Olimpiyets won their PFL zone and were promoted to the second-level

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. At the end of the 2018–19 season, they qualified for the

promotion play-offs, but lost to

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with an aggregate score of 2–3. In the 2020–21 season, the club finished 3rd in FNL. As the second-placed club

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failed to receive a Premier League license due to issues with their stadium, Nizhny Novgorod was promoted to the RPL for the very first time for the 2021–22 season. Former Nigeria striker Sylvester Igboun suspended his contract with the team because of the

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. On 10 June 2022, the club announced that the name of the club will be changed to FC Pari Nizhny Novgorod (or Pari NN for short) due to a sponsorship deal with a

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Pari, previously known as Paribet. The name change was approved by the

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on the same day.

League

Current squad

''As of 7 January 2023, ''according to th
RPL website

Out on loan

Club Officials

References

External links

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Team history by footballfacts
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