FC Volga Ulyanovsk (russian: ФК «Во́лга» Улья́новск) is a professional
association football
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club based in
Ulyanovsk
Ulyanovsk, known until 1924 as Simbirsk, is a city and the administrative center of Ulyanovsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Volga River east of Moscow. Population:
The city, founded as Simbirsk (), was the birthplace of Vladimir Lenin (born ...
,
Russia
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. In the 2022–23 season, it will play in the second-tier
Russian First 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 ...
.
Their reserve team
FC Volga-d Ulyanovsk used to play professionally as FC Energiya Ulyanovsk.
History
In 2008, they were relegated to the
Russian Second Division 2009 after they finished 17th in
Russian First Division. In December 2008, Volga signed a partnership agreement with
Floriana FC
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of Malta, the most successful club in Maltese football.
On 4 June 2022, the last day of the
2021–22 season, Volga secured the first place in their FNL2 group and promotion for the 2022–23 season to the second-tier
FNL.
Club name and location history
*1947–1957: FC Torpedo Ulyanovsk
*1958: FC Dynamo Ulyanovsk
*1959–1961: FC Spartak Ulyanovsk
*1961–1985: FC Volga Ulyanovsk
*1986–1991: FC Start Ulyanovsk
*1992–1995: FC Tekstilshchik Isheyevka
*1996–2005: FC Volga Ulyanovsk
*2006: FC Volga-Energiya Ulyanovsk (the reserves team currently known as
FC Volga-d Ulyanovsk played as FC Volga-Energiya Ulyanovsk in the
Amateur Football League
Russian championship among amateur football clubs (III division) (russian: Первенство России среди любительских футбольных клубов (III дивизион)) is the fourth overall tier of the Russian fo ...
in 2007)
*2007–present: FC Volga Ulyanovsk
Current squad
As of 7 January 2023, according to th
official First League website
Out on loan
References
External links
Official website
Association football clubs established in 1947
Football clubs in Russia
Sport in Ulyanovsk
1947 establishments in Russia
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