FC Chernomorets Novorossiysk

Chernomorets
Full nameFootball Club
Chernomorets[1]
Nickname(s)Moryaki (моряки, lit. sailors)
Founded1907; 117 years ago (1907)
GroundCentral, Novorossiysk
Capacity12,500
General directorValentin Klimko
ManagerVadim Garanin
LeagueRussian First League
2023–2415th of 18
WebsiteClub website

FC Chernomorets Novorossiysk (Russian: ФК "Черноморец" Новороссийск) is the oldest Russian association football club based in Novorossiysk. It plays in the second-tier Russian First League.

History[edit]

The club was founded as a part of the football section in the Olympia sports club (Novorossiysk) in the summer of 1907, and on September 30, 1907, the first international match between the Olympia club and the sailors of a merchant ship from England took place, the match ended in a draw 2:2. The Club changed name for Cement Novorossiysk in 1960 and was known by its name in 1960–1969 and 1978–1991. In 1970–1977, the clubs was called Trud Novorossiysk, in 1992–1993 Gekris Novorossiysk, and in 2005 FC Novorossiysk. Chernomorets is Russian for "a man from Black Sea".

The club played in class B of the Soviet football in 1960–1970. After this they did not participate in Soviet championships until 1978, when they entered the Second League. They played there until the dissolution of USSR, and in 1992 were entitled to enter the Russian First Division. They spent three years there. After a third place in 1992 they won their regional group in 1993, but did not succeed in the promotion-relegation tournament. A victory in the First Division in 1994 brought them automatic promotion.

Chernomorets stayed in the Top Division from 1995 to 2001. Their best result was sixth position in 1997 and 2000. The latter entitled them to a place in the UEFA Cup, where they were knocked out in the first round by Valencia.

In 2002 Chernomorets won promotion straight back, but were relegated again in 2003. After the 2004 season in the First Division, Chernomorets were denied a professional licence. The club was reorganized, renamed FC Novorossiysk and entered the Amateur Football League for the 2005 season. In the course of the season the team was renamed Chernomorets again. Chernomorets finished first in the South zone and went on to win the final tournament, becoming amateur champions of Russia. Chernomorets finished third in the South zone of Russian Second Division in the 2006 season. They finally finished first and were promoted to Russian First Division for the 2007 season. It stayed 2 seasons in First Division and relegated back to Second Division in 2009. They were promoted to the First Division again after winning the Second Division zone in 2010. It was relegated back from the First Division after one year on that level.

On 28 May 2023, the club secured promotion to the Russian First League.[2]

League results[edit]

Russian Second DivisionFootball Championship of the National LeagueRussian Second DivisionRussian First DivisionRussian Second DivisionAmateur Football LeagueRussian First DivisionRussian Premier LeagueRussian First DivisionRussian Premier LeagueRussian First DivisionRussian First Division

Current squad[edit]

As of 10 July 2024, according to the official First League website.

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Russia RUS Daniil Frolkin
3 DF Russia RUS Magomed Musalov
4 DF Montenegro MNE Nikola Kumburović
5 DF Russia RUS Vitali Stezhko
7 MF Russia RUS Anton Antonov
8 DF Russia RUS Kirill Stolbov (on loan from Zenit St. Petersburg)
9 FW Russia RUS Merabi Uridia
10 MF Russia RUS Zikrula Magomedov
17 DF Russia RUS Denis Fomin
21 MF Russia RUS Yegor Ivanov
22 GK Russia RUS Dmitri Rebrov
23 FW Russia RUS Nikita Nikiforov
No. Pos. Nation Player
27 MF Russia RUS Daniil Gurchenko
30 DF Russia RUS Oleg Krasilnichenko
35 MF Russia RUS Ivan Yenin
44 DF Georgia (country) GEO Anri Chichinadze
57 FW Russia RUS Vyacheslav Krotov
62 GK Russia RUS Ivan Budachev
64 MF Russia RUS Oleg Lanin
69 FW Russia RUS Ilya Rodionov
71 MF Russia RUS Dmitry Yakovlev
75 FW Russia RUS Andrey Okladnikov
77 DF Russia RUS Alan Khabalov
81 DF Russia RUS Nikita Melnikov

Other players under contract[edit]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Russia RUS Vladislav Adayev
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Kazakhstan KAZ David Esimbekov

Out on loan[edit]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Russia RUS Semyon Puchkov (at Khimik Dzerzhinsk until 30 June 2025)

Reserve team[edit]

Chernomorets' reserve team played professionally in the Russian Second Division (in 2000 as FC Chernomorets-2 Novorossiysk) and the Russian Third League (in 1996 as FC Chernomorets-d Novorossiysk).

Notable players[edit]

Had international caps for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries while playing for Chernomorets/Tsement/Gekris.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ История клуба (in Russian). fcchernomorets.ru. Archived from the original on 5 July 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  2. ^ ""ЧЕРНОМОРЕЦ", "ЛЕНИНГРАДЕЦ" И "СОКОЛ" В ПЕРВОЙ ЛИГЕ!" (in Russian). Russian Second League. 29 May 2023. Archived from the original on 1 June 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.

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