FC Metallurg Lipetsk

Russian football club

Football club

Metallurg Lipetsk

Full name| Футбольный клуб Металлург Липецк
(Metallurg Lipetsk Football Club)
Nickname(s)| Stalevary (Metallurgy)
Krasno-Chernye (The Red-Blacks)
Founded| 1957; 68 years ago (1957)
Ground| Metallurg Stadium, Lipetsk
Capacity| 11,000
Chairman| Vadim Bannykh
Manager| Dmitri Bugakov
League| Russian Second League,
Division B,
Group 3
2024–25| Division A,
Silver Group,
9th (relegated)
Website| http://www.fcmetallurg-lp.ru/

Home colours

Away colours

Third colours

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FC Metallurg Lipetsk (Russian: Футбольный клуб «Металлург» Липецк) is an association football club in Lipetsk, Russia, formed in 1957. Their home, Metallurg Stadium, is located on Pervomayskaya Street, 59, in Lipetsk.

## History

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Their best result came in 1997 when they came 2nd in the Russian First Division.[1]

Coach Stanislav Bernikov of Metallurg was attacked by fans after a defeat on 25 September 2006 on his players, they shot at the coach and team with rubber bullets.[2] Three players suffered with injuries and went to hospital; the coach Bernikov was then summarily dismissed.[3]

In 2008, they won the Russian Second Division in the Center Zone and were promoted for 2009 Russian First Division but relegated again to third level after finishing First Division as 19th.

On 10 June 2021, they secured first place in their PFL group and promotion to the second-tier Russian Football National League for the 2021–22 season, for the first time since 2009.[4] The club was relegated back to the third tier after one season.[5]

Colours are red and black hooped shirts, black shorts.

## Notable coaches

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* Gennadi Styopushkin (2009)
* Soferbi Yeshugov (2007–2008)
* Aleksei Petrushin (2007)
* Stanislav Bernikov (2006)
* Anatoli Davydov (2002–2005)
* Vladimir Yevsyukov (2001)
* Vladimir Dergach (2000)
* Sergei Savchenkov (1999–2000)
* Vladimir Fedotov (1998)
* Yuri Shishlov (1998)
* Vladimir Alekseyevich Mikhaylov (1987–1989)
* Nikolay Kiselyov (1984–1985)

## Current squad

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As of 3 July 2025, according to the Second League website.

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

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4  | MF |  RUS | Nikita Gorunkov
8  | MF |  RUS | Dmitry Pakhomov
11  | MF |  RUS | Nikita Panov
14  | MF |  RUS | Vyacheslav Gordiyenko
15  | MF |  RUS | Matvey Yelizarov
16  | GK |  RUS | Aleksandr Kobzev
17  | MF |  RUS | Yegor Glukhov
22  | FW |  RUS | Dmitry Bushuyev
27  | DF |  RUS | Ilya Korotkikh
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28  | MF |  RUS | Nikita Kononenko
31  | FW |  RUS | Sergey Gayduk (on loan from Sochi)
67  | DF |  RUS | Roman Tkachuk
74  | GK |  RUS | Nikita Yavorsky (on loan from Krylia Sovetov Samara)
76  | DF |  RUS | Yegor Ananyev
80  | DF |  RUS | Kirill Dontsov
91  | MF |  RUS | Daniil Kashmin
—  | DF |  RUS | Aleksandr Danilov

## Notable players

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

Russia/USSR

* German Apukhtin
* Andrei Chichkin
* Yevgeni Dolgov
* Eduard Dubinski
* Ilshat Faizulin
* Sergei Filippenkov
* Yury Kovalyov
* Boris Razinsky

* Oleg Sergeyev
* Igor Sklyarov

Former USSR countries

* Dzmitry Aharodnik
* Konstantin Kovalenko
* Oleg Musin
* Sergey Zhunenko
* Aleksandrs Jeļisejevs

* Valentīns Lobaņovs
* Mihails Ziziļevs
* Tomas Kančelskis
* Saulius Mikalajūnas
* Audrius Šlekys
* Tomas Žiukas
* Andrei Manannikov
* Wýaçeslaw Krendelew
* Sergey Lushan

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## References

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1. ^ "League History of Metallurg Lipetsk". Archived from the original on 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2010-03-19.
2. ^ "Russischer Fußball-Trainer mit schlagenden Argumenten". Archived from the original on 2016-09-17. Retrieved 2010-03-19.
3. ^ "Raue Sitten in Russlands Fußball: Trainer hetzt Schlägertrupp auf eigene Spieler!". Archived from the original on 2012-02-23. Retrieved 2010-03-19.
4. ^ ""Металлург" стал победителем Группы 3 Олимп-ПФЛ!" (in Russian). Russian Football National League. 10 June 2021. Archived from the original on 11 June 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
5. ^ ""Шинник" Евсеева вернулся в Олимп-ФНЛ, "Металлург" вылетел" (in Russian). Sports.ru. 16 May 2022. Archived from the original on 21 May 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2022.

## External links

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* Official website (in Russian)
* Fans' website Archived 2013-07-04 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)

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Russian Second League teams

2025–26 Division A

Gold Group|

* Alania Vladikavkaz
* Dynamo Kirov
* Dynamo-2 Moscow
* Leningradets Leningrad Oblast
* Mashuk-KMV Pyatigorsk
* Sibir Novosibirsk
* Tekstilshchik Ivanovo
* Tyumen
* Veles Moscow
* Volgar Astrakhan

Silver Group|

* Avangard Kursk
* Dynamo Vladivostok
* Irtysh Omsk
* Kaluga
* Kuban Krasnodar
* Murom
* Rodina-2 Moscow
* Torpedo Miass

2025 Division B

Group 1|

* Angusht Nazran
* Astrakhan
* Druzhba Maykop
* Dynamo Stavropol
* Dynamo-2 Makhachkala
* Kuban-Holding Pavlovskaya
* Legion Makhachkala
* Nart Cherkessk
* Pobeda Khasavyurt
* Rostov-2
* Rubin Yalta
* Sevastopol
* Sochi-2
* Spartak Nalchik

Group 2|

* Baltika-2 Kaliningrad
* Cherepovets
* Chertanovo Moscow
* Dynamo Vologda
* Irkutsk
* Kolomna
* Kosmos Dolgoprudny
* Luki-Energiya Velikiye Luki
* Saturn Ramenskoye
* Spartak-2 Moscow
* Torpedo Vladimir
* Tver
* Yenisey-2 Krasnoyarsk
* Zenit-2 St. Petersburg
* Zvezda St. Petersburg

Group 3|

* Arsenal-2 Tula
* Dynamo Bryansk
* Dynamo St. Petersburg
* Kvant Obninsk
* Metallurg Lipetsk
* Oryol
* Rodina-M Moscow
* Rotor-2 Volgograd
* Ryazan
* Salyut Belgorod
* SKA-Khabarovsk-2
* Spartak Tambov
* Strogino Moscow
* Zenit Penza
* Znamya Truda Orekhovo-Zuyevo

Group 4|

* Akron-2 Tolyatti
* Amkar Perm
* Chelyabinsk-2
* Dynamo Barnaul
* KDV Tomsk
* Khimik Dzerzhinsk
* Krylia Sovetov-2 Samara
* Nosta Novotroitsk
* Orenburg-2
* Rubin-2 Kazan
* Ural-2 Yekaterinburg
* Uralets-TS Nizhny Tagil
* Volna Nizhny Novgorod Oblast

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*[GK]: Goalkeeper
*[FW]: Forward
*[DF]: Defender
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