FC Avangard Kursk

Russian football club

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Football club

Avangard

Full name| Football Club
Avangard Kursk
Founded| 1946; 78 years ago (1946)
Ground| Trudovye Rezervy Stadium,
Kursk
Capacity| 11,329
Owner| RubEx Group/Kursk/Kursk Oblast
Chairman| Dmitry Izvekov[1]
Manager| Igor Belyayev
League| Russian Second League,
Division A,
Group Silver
2022–23| Group 3, 5th
Website| Club website

Home colours

Away colours

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FC Avangard Kursk is an association football club based in Kursk, Russia, currently playing in the third tier of Russian football. The team's colors are: home all blue, and away all white.

## History[edit]

The club has been known under the following names:

* Spartak, 1946–1957
* Trudovye Rezervy, 1958–1965 and 1967–1972
* Trud, 1966
* Avangard, 1973–

Spartak made an appearance in the Soviet league in 1946. Since 1957 Kursk was continuously represented in the league by Trudovye Rezervy, Trud, and Avangard. The club played in Class B and in the Second League. The best achievement was the second position in the zone in 1962 and 1964.

Avangard entered the Russian Second League in 1992 and was moved to the Third League in 1994, after the number of clubs in the Second League was significantly reduced. In 1995, they won promotion to the Second League, and in 2004 Avangard finished second in their Second Division zone, obtaining promotion to the First Division. Avangard played 3 seasons in First Division and relegated to Second Division in 2007 as 18th. Avangard returned to second level in 2009 as Center Group champion. But, Avangard finished in the last place and was relegated to third level in 2010. The club won its PFL zone and was promoted back to the second-tier Russian Football National League at the end of the 2016–17 season.

In the 2017–18 season, the team has reached the final of the Russian Cup, defeating two Premier League clubs (CSKA and Amkar) during the competition. They lost the final 1–2 to FC Tosno on a late goal by Reziuan Mirzov.

In February 2019, Avangard competed in the FNL Cup. They got into finals, where they had to play against FC Rotor Volgograd. The match took place on 20 February. After the full-time, the score was 1:1, with Mikhail Zemskov scoring the opening goal for Avangard on 80' minute and a quick response by Anzor Sanaya on 86' minute of the match. The match has ultimately ended in a penalty shoot-out, where Avangard was able to grab a 3–4 victory.

On 17 May 2020, the club announced that they will be voluntarily relegated to the third-tier PFL for the 2020–21 season due to lack of necessary financing.[2]

## League history[edit]

### Russia[edit]

Season  | Div.  | Pos.  | Pl.  | W  | D  | L  | GS  | GA  | P  | Cup | Europe  | Top scorer (league)  | Head coach

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1992 | 3rd, zone 2 | 10 | 42 | 22 | 3 | 17 | 67 | 67 | 47 | - | - |  Tolmachov – 21 |  Galkin
1993 | 6 | 30 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 44 | 59 | 31 | R512 | - |  Sukhorukov – 14 |  Galkin
1994 | 4th, zone 2 | 4 | 32 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 51 | 39 | 42 | R128 | - |  Sukhorukov – 12 |  Galkin
1995 | 1 | 30 | 21 | 2 | 7 | 52 | 30 | 65 | R256 | - |  Gershun – 10 |  Galkin
1996 | 3rd, "West" | 15 | 38 | 13 | 4 | 21 | 50 | 78 | 43 | R128 | - |  Delov – 10 |  Galkin
1997 | 15 | 38 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 40 | 58 | 40 | R512 | - |  Delov – 16 |  Galkin
1998 | 3rd, "Center" | 18 | 40 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 34 | 54 | 36 | R256 | - |  Buda – 10 |  Galkin
1999 | 15 | 36 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 40 | 59 | 37 | R256 | - |  Delov – 9 |  Galkin
2000 | 8 | 38 | 16 | 6 | 16 | 36 | 41 | 54 | R128 | - |  Gershun – 9 |  Galkin
2001 | 8 | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 47 | 41 | 58 | R512 | - |  Gershun – 12 |  Galkin
2002 | 15 | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 40 | 55 | 41 | R512 | - |  E. Kalashnikov – 10 |  Galkin
2003 | 13 | 36 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 37 | 37 | R512 | - |  E. Kalashnikov – 5 |  Galkin
Delov
2004 | 2 | 32 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 60 | 23 | 68 | R512 | - |  Larin – 12 |  Delov
2005 | 2nd | 16 | 42 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 36 | 45 | 48 | R256 | - |  Sigachev – 6 |  Delov
2006 | 10 | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 45 | 38 | 61 | R64 | - |  Martynov – 7 |  Borzykin
2007 | 18 | 42 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 50 | 55 | 51 | R64 | - |  Bukievsky – 11
Korovushkin – 11 |  Gorlukovich
2008 | 3rd, "Center" | 2 | 34 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 48 | 18 | 75 | R32 | - |  S. Mikhailov – 10 |  Esipov
2009 | 1 | 32 | 24 | 1 | 7 | 68 | 23 | 73 | R64 | - |  Borozdin – 11 |  Esipov
2010 | 2nd | 20 | 38 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 67 | 27 | R32 | - |  Korovushkin – 7 |  Esipov
Sergeyev
Ignatenko
2011–12 | 3rd, "Center" | 2 | 39 | 21 | 7 | 11 | 62 | 36 | 79 | R128 | - |  Sargsyan – 17 |  Ignatenko
Frantsev
2012–13 | 3rd, "Center" | 9 | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 42 | 40 | 41 | R64 | - |  Akhba – 8 |  Frantsev
Zazulin

## Current squad[edit]

As of 21 February 2024, according to the Second 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

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1  | GK |  RUS | Rasul Mitsayev
3  | DF |  RUS | Sergei Chibisov
4  | DF |  RUS | Ilya Bobryshov
5  | DF |  RUS | Denis Zhilmostnykh
7  | MF |  RUS | Vladislav Ignatenko
8  | FW |  RUS | Dmitry Vyatkin
9  | MF |  RUS | Nikita Imullin
10  | FW |  RUS | Maksim Tarasov
13  | GK |  RUS | Yegor Skorobogatko
17  | FW |  RUS | Ivan Matyushenko
22  | DF |  RUS | Aleksandr Voynov
23  | MF |  RUS | Ilya Kuleshin
37  | MF |  RUS | Dmitry Malykhin
40  | DF |  RUS | Vladislav Petrishchev
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41  | MF |  RUS | Igor Rodionov
46  | MF |  RUS | Igor Gershun
60  | FW |  RUS | Daniil Pavlov
63  | MF |  RUS | Ilya Volnov
67  | DF |  RUS | Nikita Ponomaryov
71  | DF |  RUS | Andrey Ivanteyev
74  | MF |  RUS | Nikita Kupriyanov
76  | FW |  RUS | Aleksandr Ageyev
77  | MF |  RUS | Emrakh Nabatov
79  | MF |  RUS | Daniel Svintsov (on loan from Rodina Moscow)
88  | FW |  RUS | Dmitry Savin
95  | GK |  RUS | Vladislav Teryoshkin
96  | GK |  RUS | Arseny Yermolenko

## Notable players[edit]

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

Russia/USSR

* Albert Borzenkov
* Valeri Chizhov
* Artyom Rebrov
* Valery Yesipov

Former USSR countries

* Nair Tiknizyan
* Andrey Paryvayew
* Vitaliy Abramov
* Gheorghe Boghiu
* Vladimir Cosse

* Oleg Șișchin
* Andriy Annenkov

Asia

* Anzour Nafash

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## References[edit]

1. ^ "В "Авангарде" назначен новый руководитель" (in Russian). rusfootball.info. 27 September 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
2. ^ "СЕЗОН 2020/2021 «АВАНГАРД» ПРОВЕДЕТ В ПФЛ" (in Russian). FC Avangard Kursk. 17 May 2020.

## External links[edit]

* Fans' website Archived 20 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
* Official site

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Russian Second League teams

2023–24 Division A

Gold Group|

* Chayka Peschanokopskoye
* Chelyabinsk
* Krasnodar-2
* Metallurg Lipetsk
* Murom
* Novosibirsk
* Rodina-2 Moscow
* Rotor Volgograd
* Ufa
* Veles Moscow

Silver Group|

* Avangard Kursk
* Dynamo Bryansk
* Irtysh Omsk
* Kaluga
* Khimik Dzerzhinsk
* Mashuk-KMV Pyatigorsk
* Spartak Kostroma
* Tekstilshchik Ivanovo
* Torpedo Miass
* Volga Ulyanovsk

2024 Division B

Group 1|

* Alania-2 Vladikavkaz
* Angusht Nazran
* Astrakhan
* Biolog-Novokubansk
* Druzhba Maykop
* Dynamo Stavropol
* Dynamo-2 Makhachkala
* Forte Taganrog
* Kuban-Holding Pavlovskaya
* Legion Makhachkala
* Nart Cherkessk
* Pobeda Khasavyurt
* Rostov-2
* Rubin Yalta
* Sevastopol
* Spartak Nalchik
* Stroitel Kamensk-Shakhtinsky

Group 2|

* Baltika-BFU Kaliningrad
* Chertanovo Moscow
* Dynamo St. Petersburg
* Dynamo Vologda
* Dynamo-2 Moscow
* Irkutsk
* Leon Saturn Ramenskoye
* Luki-Energiya Velikiye Luki
* Rodina-M Moscow
* Spartak-2 Moscow
* Torpedo Vladimir
* Tver
* Yenisey-2 Krasnoyarsk
* Zenit-2 St. Petersburg
* Znamya Truda Orekhovo-Zuyevo
* Zvezda St. Petersburg

Group 3|

* Arsenal-2 Tula
* Dynamo Vladivostok
* Khimki-M
* Kolomna
* Kompozit Pavlovsky Posad
* Kosmos Dolgoprudny
* Kvant Obninsk
* Oryol
* Ryazan
* Sakhalin Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
* Salyut Belgorod
* SKA-Khabarovsk-2
* Spartak Tambov
* Strogino Moscow
* Zenit Penza

Group 4|

* Akron-2 Tolyatti
* Amkar Perm
* Dynamo Barnaul
* Dynamo Kirov
* Krylia Sovetov-2 Samara
* Lada-Tolyatti
* Nosta Novotroitsk
* Orenburg-2
* Pari NN-2 Nizhny Novgorod
* Rubin-2 Kazan
* Sokol Kazan
* Ural-2 Yekaterinburg
* Uralets-TS Nizhny Tagil
* Volna Nizhny Novgorod Oblast

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