FC Volgograd (russian: ФК Волгоград) is a former

Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eig ...

n football club from

Volgograd Volgograd ( rus, Волгогра́д, a=ru-Volgograd.ogg, p=vəɫɡɐˈɡrat), formerly Tsaritsyn (russian: Цари́цын, Tsarítsyn, label=none; ) (1589–1925), and Stalingrad (russian: Сталингра́д, Stalingrád, label=none; ) ...

, founded in late 2008, later reformed as

FC Rotor Volgograd SC Rotor Volgograd (russian: СK Ротор) is a Russian professional football club from the large city of Volgograd, Volgograd Oblast (formerly Stalingrad). The club will play in the third-tier Russian Football National League 2 in the 2022– ...

History

Before it was founded, it was originally supposed to be called FC Rotor-Volgograd Volgograd (to keep Rotor's name around at the time

was close to bankruptcy). However, FC Rotor's financial situation has improved by early 2009 and the club was registered as FC Volgograd. It played in the

Russian Second Division 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 ...

in 2009. It took over the license of

FC Olimpia Volgograd FC Olimpia Volgograd (russian: «Олимпия» (Волгоград)) is a Russian football team from the large city of Volgograd. They are the second- or third-largest club in the city after the famous Rotor Volgograd. History From their found ...

, who were having financial difficulties at the time. In 2010,

FC Vityaz Podolsk FC Vityaz Podolsk is a Russian football club based in Podolsk that played in the Russian First Division in 2009. The club was founded in 1996 as a non-professional team. The current team was formed in 2000 and in 2001 it turned professional. The ...

gave up their place in the Russian First Division. Professional Football League offered the First Division spots to clubs who came in 2nd in their

zones in 2009, but none of them agreed to play in the First Division. FC Volgograd was then offered a spot and agreed to take it. They played in the second-highest Russian First Division in 2010. On February 8, 2010 it was announced that the club was to be renamed to

(the previous club under that name went bankrupt during the 2009 season). ФК «Волгоград» будет переименован в «Ротор»
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External links

Official WebsiteFans' Website

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Volgograd Football clubs in Russia Sport in Volgograd 2008 establishments in Russia Association football clubs established in 2008 2010 disestablishments in Russia Association football clubs disestablished in 2010