PFC Sochi

PFC Sochi, Professional Football Club Sochi (Russian: Профессиональный футбольный клуб Сочи, romanized: Professionalny Futbolny Klub Sochi), is a Russian professional football club based in Sochi. The club is playing its home matches at the 41,000-capacity Fisht Stadium.

Sochi
Full nameПрофессиональный футбольный клуб Сочи
(Professional Football Club Sochi)
Nickname(s)Belo-sinie (The White-Blues) Leopardy (The Leopards)
Founded6 June 2018 (2018-06-06)
GroundFisht Olympic Stadium
Capacity47,659
OwnerBoris Rotenberg
ChairmanDmitry Rubashko
(Director General)
ManagerVladimir Fedotov
LeagueRussian Premier League
2019–20Russian Premier League, 12th of 16
WebsiteClub website

History

PFC Sochi was founded on 6 June 2018 after the relocation of FC Dynamo Saint Petersburg to Sochi, thus becoming the only professional football club in the city.[1][2][3][4][5]

On 11 May 2019, the club secured a top-two finish in the 2018–19 Russian National Football League and subsequently promotion to the Russian Premier League for the 2019–20 season for the first time in the club's history.[6]

On 20 November 2019, Sochi announced that Aleksandr Tochilin had resigned as manager, with Roman Berezovsky being placed in temporary charge.[7] On 8 December 2019, Sochi announced Vladimir Fedotov as their new permanent manager on a ​2 1⁄2-year contract.[8]

On 19 June 2020, Sochi beat FC Rostov 10-1, making it their biggest Premier League win in their history. Rostov missed their full first and second squad (42 players) due to positive Covid-19 tests in both squads.

Sochi managed to finish in twelfth place in their debut season in the top tier, avoiding relegation.

League position
Season League Russian Cup Europe Top goalscorer Manager
Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GF GA GD P Name Goals
2018–19 2nd 2nd 38 19 12 7 63 34 +29 69 Third Round — Maksim Barsov 19 Aleksandr Tochilin
2019–20 1st 38 — Aleksandr Tochilin
Roman Berezovsky (Caretaker)
Vladimir Fedotov

Stadiums

Since its creation, PFC Sochi plays at Fisht Olympic Stadium in Sochi. The stadium provides 40,000 seats to its spectators.

The Federal Sport base "Yug Sport" was the training center in the beginning of the 2018–19 season.[9]

Current squad

As of 11 August 2020

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF  RUS Elmir Nabiullin
7 FW  RUS Dmitry Poloz
8 MF  RUS Nikita Koldunov
9 FW  RUS Anton Zabolotny
10 FW  RUS Maksim Barsov
12 GK  RUS Nikolai Zabolotny
13 DF  RUS Sergei Terekhov (on loan from Orenburg)
15 DF  RUS Ibragim Tsallagov
16 MF  ECU Christian Noboa
18 MF  RUS Nikita Burmistrov
21 MF  KAZ Akmal Bakhtiyarov
22 MF  RUS Joãozinho
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 DF  SVN Miha Mevlja
24 DF  ARG Emanuel Mammana (on loan from Zenit St. Petersburg)
25 DF  RUS Ivan Novoseltsev
26 DF  RUS Nikita Kalugin
27 DF  RUS Kirill Zaika
34 DF  RUS Timofei Margasov
35 GK  RUS Soslan Dzhanayev (captain)
45 DF  SRB Ivan Miladinović
54 MF  RUS Anatoli Nemchenko
58 MF  RUS Andrei Bokovoy
79 FW  RUS Aleksandr Rudenko (on loan from Spartak Moscow)

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF  RUS Pavel Shakuro (at Irtysh Omsk)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  NGA Muhammad Ladan (at Pyunik) [10]

Other players under contract

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF  RUS Igor Yurganov
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  ARM Erik Vardanyan

Coaching staff

Honours

Russian Football National League

Manager history
As of match played 8 December 2019
Name Nat. From To P W D L GS GA %W Honours Notes
Aleksandr Tochilin  Russia 20 November 2019[7] 56 22 16 18 78 59 039.29
Roman Berezovsky (Caretaker)  Armenia 20 November 2019[7] 8 December 2019[8] 2 0 2 0 2 2 000.00
Vladimir Fedotov  Russia 8 December 2019[8] 0 0 0 0 0 0 !—

Notable players

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

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References
  1. "У "Динамо Спб" нет болельщиков, но клуб переезжает на 40-тысячную арену в Сочи". Archived from the original on 2019-05-15. Retrieved 2018-06-17.
  2. «Динамо» СПб переедет в Сочи. Клуб ждет одобрение Ротенберга
  3. «Динамо-СПб» готово к переезду в Сочи и ждет решения владельца
  4. Очередной ФК «Сочи»: клуб Ротенберга займет стадион «Фишт» после ЧМ-2018
  5. Это было динамично!
  6. ""Tambov" and "Sochi" went to the Premier League!" (in Russian). Russian Football National League. 11 May 2019.
  7. "Точилин уходит в отставку". pfcsochi.ru/ (in Russian). PFC Sochi. 20 November 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  8. "Владимир Федотов – новый тренер Сочи". pfcsochi.ru/ (in Russian). PFC Sochi. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  9. https://www.yug-sport.ru
  10. "OFFICIAL STATEMENT: Muhammad Yusuf Ladan". fcpyunik.am/. FC Pyunik. 29 July 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2020.


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