FC Chertanovo Moscow
FC Chertanovo Moscow (Russian: «Чертаново» (Москва)) is a Russian professional football club based in Chertanovo, Moscow who play in the Russian Football National League, the second tier of Russian football. It is the senior team of the Chertanovo Football Academy.
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| Full name | Football Club Chertanovo Moscow | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Cherti (The Devils) | ||
| Founded | 1993 | ||
| Ground | Sports Village, Luzhniki Olympic Complex | ||
| Capacity | 1,872 | ||
| Owner | Chertanovo Education Center | ||
| Chairman | Nikolai Larin | ||
| Manager | Denis Pervushin | ||
| League | FNL | ||
| 2019–20 | 3rd | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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History
They played professionally from 1993 to 1997 before dropping into the amateur leagues and then returning to the professional leagues, the Russian Professional Football League (3rd tier) in the 2014–15 season. The club won the West zone of the PFL in the 2017–18 season and was promoted to the second-tier Russian Football National League for the first time in their history ahead of the 2018–19 season.
In 2019–20, during their second season in the second division, the campaign was cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic, with the final table showing them in third place, one spot and one point below the promotion zone with more than 10 matches left to play.
Team name history
- 1993: FC SUO Moscow
- 1994–present: FC Chertanovo Moscow
Current squad
As of 10 August 2020, according to the FNL website.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Reserve team
External links
- (in Russian) Official site
- (in Russian) Team history at Footballfacts
- FC Chertanovo in Soccerway