FC Ural Yekaterinburg

Russian professional football club

Football club

Ural Yekaterinburg

Full name| Football Club Ural
Sverdlovsk Oblast
or FC Ural Yekaterinburg
Nickname(s)| Bumblebees, Orange and Black, Uraltsy (Ural men)
Founded| September 1, 1930; 94 years ago (1930-09-01)
Ground| Ekaterinburg Arena
Capacity| 35,061
Owner| Sverdlovsk Oblast
Chairman| Grigori Ivanov
Manager| Oleg Shatov (caretaker)
League| Russian First League
2023–24| Russian Premier League, 13th of 16 (relegated through play-offs)
Website| http://fc-ural.ru
Current season

FC Ural Yekaterinburg (Russian: ФК Урал) is a Russian professional association football club based in Yekaterinburg. They play in the Russian First League in the 2024–25 season.[1]

## History

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The club was founded in 1930 and was known as Avangard (1930–1948, 1953–1957), Zenit (1944–1946), Mashinostroitel (1958–1959), and Uralmash (1949–1952, 1960–2002).[citation needed] The club is currently named after the Russian region of Ural, where Yekaterinburg is the capital.

The club participated in the Soviet championships beginning in 1945. They mostly played in the higher leagues, with the exception of the 1969 season spent in the lowest league. They were the easternmost Russian SFSR club to compete in the third Soviet division (the easternmost Soviet club overall was FC Kairat from Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR).[citation needed]

Uralmash reached the quarterfinals of the Soviet Cup in 1965/66, 1967/68, and 1990/91.[citation needed]

After the dissolution of the USSR, Uralmash were entitled to enter the Russian Top Division and played there for five seasons, from 1992 to 1996. Their best result was eighth position in 1993 and 1995. Despite reaching the semifinal of the Intertoto Cup in 1996, Uralmash finished 16th out of 18 in the league and were relegated. In 1997 another relegation followed, now to the Second Division. From 1998 to 2002 Uralmash played in the Second Division. After winning promotion, the club was renamed Ural. In 2003, the team were relegated from the Russian First Division, but were promoted again after the 2004 season. The team's best finish in the First Division was third in 2006.[citation needed]

In the 2023–24 season, Ural finished 13th, qualifying for the relegation play-offs.[2] They lost 2–3 to Akron Tolyatti on aggregate and were relegated to the Russian First League after 11 seasons at the top tier.[3]

### Domestic

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Season  | League  | Russian Cup | Top goalscorer  | Manager

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Div.  | Pos.  | Pl.  | W  | D  | L  | GS  | GA  | P  | Name  | League
2008 | 2nd | 4th | 42  | 22  | 9  | 11  | 69  | 39  | 75 | Fourth Round |  |  | Aleksandr Pobegalov
2009 | 2nd | 8th | 38  | 15  | 15  | 8  | 40  | 32  | 60 | Round of 16 | Vladimir Shishelov | 16  | Aleksandr Pobegalov
Vladimir Fedotov
2010 | 2nd | 7th | 38  | 14  | 16  | 8  | 38  | 28  | 58 | Fifth Round | Predrag Sikimić | 7  | Vladimir Fedotov
Boris Stukalov
2011–12 | 2nd | 6th | 52  | 19  | 21  | 12  | 71  | 52  | 78 | Round of 32 | Branimir Petrović | 8  | Dmitry Ogai
Yuri Matveyev
2012–13 | 2nd | 1st | 32  | 19  | 11  | 2  | 61  | 18  | 68 | Round of 32 | Spartak Gogniyev | 17  | Aleksandr Pobegalov
Sergei Bulatov
Pavel Gusev
2013–14 | 1st | 11th | 30  | 9  | 7  | 14  | 28  | 46  | 34 | Fifth Round | Spartak Gogniyev | 9  | Pavel Gusev
Oleg Vasilenko
Aleksandr Tarkhanov
2014–15 | 1st | 13th | 30  | 9  | 3  | 18  | 31  | 44  | 30 | Round of 32 | Fyodor Smolov | 8  | Aleksandr Tarkhanov
2015–16 | 1st | 8th | 30  | 10  | 9  | 11  | 39  | 46  | 39 | Round of 16 | Spartak Gogniyev | 8  | Viktor Goncharenko
Vadim Skripchenko
2016–17 | 1st | 11th | 30  | 8  | 6  | 16  | 24  | 44  | 30 | Runners-Up | Vladimir Ilyin
Roman Pavlyuchenko | 4  | Vadim Skripchenko
Yuri Matveyev (caretaker)
Aleksandr Tarkhanov
2017–18 | 1st | 12th | 30  | 8  | 13  | 9  | 31  | 32  | 37 | Round of 32 | Eric Bicfalvi | 8  | Aleksandr Tarkhanov
2018–19 | 1st | 10th | 30  | 10  | 8  | 12  | 33  | 45  | 38 | Runners-Up | Eric Bicfalvi
Andrei Panyukov | 6  | Dmytro Parfenov
2019–20 | 1st | 11th | 30  | 9  | 8  | 13  | 36  | 53  | 35 | Semi-final | Eric Bicfalvi | 8  | Dmytro Parfenov
2020–21 | 1st | 12th | 30  | 7  | 13  | 10  | 26  | 36  | 34 | Round of 16 | Eric Bicfalvi | 7  | Yuri Matveyev
2021–22 | 1st | 12th | 30  | 8  | 9  | 13  | 27  | 35  | 33 | Round of 32 | Eric Bicfalvi | 10  | Yuri Matveyev
Igor Shalimov

## Current squad

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### First team

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As of 15 January 2025[4]

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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2  | DF |  BIH | Silvije Begić
5  | MF |  RUS | Andrei Yegorychev
6  | DF |  RUS | Leo Goglichidze
7  | FW |  RUS | Ilya Porokhov (on loan from Khimki)
8  | MF |  CRO | Danijel Miškić
9  | FW |  RUS | Daniil Kuznetsov (on loan from Rubin Kazan)
14  | MF |  RUS | Yuri Zheleznov
15  | MF |  RUS | Ilya Ishkov
16  | DF |  BRA | Ítalo
17  | FW |  CRO | Martin Sekulić
18  | MF |  RUS | Nikita Morozov
22  | DF |  RUS | Mingiyan Beveyev
24  | DF |  BLR | Yegor Filipenko
27  | MF |  RUS | Ivan Chudin
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40  | DF |  RUS | Dmitry Burkin
42  | MF |  RUS | Yegor Mosin
43  | DF |  RUS | Timofei Margasov
44  | MF |  BLR | Vladislav Malkevich
46  | DF |  RUS | Artyom Mamin
50  | FW |  RUS | Maksim Voronov
55  | MF |  RUS | Timur Ayupov
70  | DF |  RUS | Matvey Bardachev (on loan from Zenit St. Petersburg)
71  | GK |  RUS | Aleksei Mamin
75  | MF |  RUS | Fanil Sungatulin
77  | GK |  BLR | Denis Shcherbitsky
86  | GK |  RUS | Ivan Kuznetsov
-- | DF |  RUS | Aleksey Gerasimov
-- | FW |  RUS | Dmitry Kuchugura (on loan from Krasnodar)

### Out on loan

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

| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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-- | DF |  RUS | Sergey Loskutov (at Volgar Astrakhan until 30 June 2025)
-- | MF |  BLR | Valery Bocherov (at Ufa until 30 June 2025)
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-- | FW |  RUS | Aleksei Kashtanov (at Fakel Voronezh until 30 June 2025)

### Reserve team

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Further information: FC Ural-2 Yekaterinburg

### Retired numbers

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* 23 –  Pyotr Khrustovsky, forward (2003) – posthumous honor

## Coaching staff

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* Head coach – Yuri Matveyev
* Assistant coach – Vladimir Kalashnikov, Andrei Danilov,  Ivan Jovanovski
* Goalkeeping coach – Andrei Shpilyov

## 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 Ural/Uralmash.

Russia/USSR

* Viktor Shishkin
* Arsen Adamov
* Nikita Chernov
* Yury Gazinsky
* Aleksei Ionov
* Yuri Matveyev
* Roman Pavlyuchenko
* Aleksandr Podshivalov
* Ilya Pomazun
* Aleksandr Ryazantsev
* Oleg Shatov
* Igor Smolnikov
* Fyodor Smolov
* Oleg Veretennikov
* Dmitry Yefremov
* Artyom Yenin
* Aleksandr Yerokhin
* Aleksandr Yushin
* Artur Yusupov
* Anton Zabolotny
* Denis Zubko

Former USSR countries
Armenia

* Artak Aleksanyan
* Edgar Manucharyan
* Artur Sarkisov
* Varazdat Haroyan

Belarus

* Andrey Chukhley
* Alyaksandr Hrapkowski
* Alyaksandr Martynovich
* Nikolay Zolotov
* Aleh Shkabara
* Yuri Zhevnov

Estonia

* Aleksandr Dmitrijev

Georgia

* Giorgi Chanturia

Kazakhstan

* Vitaliy Abramov
* Sergei Anashkin
* Renat Dubinskiy
* Vitaliy Kafanov
* Konstantin Ledovskikh
* Aleksandr Sklyarov
* Georgy Zhukov

Lithuania

* Arūnas Klimavičius
* Robertas Poškus

Moldova

* Igor Bugaiov
* Serghei Rogaciov

Tajikistan

* Vitaliy Levchenko
* Igor Vityutnev
* Anatoli Volovodenko
* Shamsiddin Shanbiev

Ukraine

* Denys Kulakov
* Oleksandr Pomazun
* Dmytro Topchiev

Uzbekistan

* Vladimir Radkevich
* Yevgeni Safonov

* Vladimir Shishelov
* Oston Urunov

Europe
Hungary

* Vladimir Koman

Iceland

* Sölvi Ottesen

Israel

* Toto Tamuz

Norway

* Stefan Strandberg

Poland

* Rafał Augustyniak
* Michał Kucharczyk
* Maciej Wilusz

Romania

* Eric Bicfalvi

South America

Chile

* Gerson Acevedo

Africa

Cameroon

* Petrus Boumal

Congo

* Emmerson

Zambia

* Chisamba Lungu

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## Managers

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[citation needed]

* Pavel Gusev (2003–04)
* Aleksandr Pobegalov (2005–09)
* Vladimir Fedotov (2009–10)
* Boris Stukalov (2010)
* Dmitriy Ogai (2011)
* Yuri Matveyev (2011)
* Aleksandr Pobegalov (2012)
* Sergei Bulatov (2012)
* Pavel Gusev (2012–13)
* Oleg Vasilenko (2013)
* Aleksandr Tarkhanov (2013–15)
* Viktor Goncharenko (2015)
* Vadim Skripchenko (2015–2016)

## Honours

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### Domestic

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* Soviet Second League / Russian Football National League
* Champions (2): 1990, 2012–13
* Russian Second Division
* Champions (2): 2002, 2004
* Russian Cup
* Runners-up (2): 2016–17, 2018–19

### Invitational

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* ANFA Cup
* Champions (1): 1989[5]

## References

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1. ^ "FK URAL SVERDLOVSKAYA OBLAST". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 29 October 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
2. ^ ""Пари НН" и "Урал" – участники переходных матчей за места в Мир РПЛ" [Pari NN and Ural will play in the relegation play-offs] (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 25 May 2024.
3. ^ ""Акрон" уступил "Уралу", но победил по сумме двух встреч и завоевал путёвку в Мир РПЛ" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 1 June 2024.
4. ^ "Игроки" [Players] (in Russian). FC Ural Yekaterinburg. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
5. ^ "ANFA Invitational Tournament (Nepal)". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 16 November 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2014.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to FC Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast.

* Official website (in Russian)

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FC Ural Yekaterinburg

Main topics|

* FC Ural Yekaterinburg
* Players
* Managers

Grounds|

* Central Stadium
* Stadium of the Academy of FC Ural
* Indoor Football Arena Ural

Seasons|

* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2020–21
* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24

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2024–25 Russian First League teams

* Alania Vladikavkaz
* Arsenal Tula
* Baltika Kaliningrad
* Chayka Peschanokopskoye
* Chernomorets Novorossiysk
* KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny
* Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
* Rodina Moscow
* Rotor Volgograd
* Shinnik Yaroslavl
* Sochi
* Sokol Saratov
* SKA-Khabarovsk
* Torpedo Moscow
* Tyumen
* Ufa
* Ural Yekaterinburg
* Yenisey Krasnoyarsk

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Russian Premier League teams

2024–25 teams|

* Akhmat Grozny
* Akron Tolyatti
* CSKA Moscow
* Dynamo Makhachkala
* Dynamo Moscow
* Fakel Voronezh
* Khimki
* Krasnodar
* Krylia Sovetov Samara
* Lokomotiv Moscow
* Orenburg
* Pari NN
* Rostov
* Rubin Kazan
* Spartak Moscow
* Zenit Saint Petersburg

Former teams|

* Amkar Perm
* Arsenal Tula
* Baltika Kaliningrad
* Chernomorets Novorossiysk
* Dynamo Stavropol
* KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny
* Rotor Volgograd
* Saturn Ramenskoye
* Shinnik Yaroslavl
* SKA-Khabarovsk
* Sochi
* Sokol Saratov
* Spartak Nalchik
* Tekstilshchik Kamyshin
* Torpedo Moscow
* Tyumen
* Ufa
* Ural Yekaterinburg
* Uralan Elista
* Yenisey Krasnoyarsk

Defunct teams|

* Alania Vladikavkaz
* Anzhi Makhachkala
* Asmaral Moscow
* Kuban Krasnodar
* Lada-Tolyatti
* Lokomotiv Nizhny Novgorod
* Luch Vladivostok
* Mordovia Saransk
* Moscow
* Okean Nakhodka
* Sibir Novosibirsk
* Tambov
* Tom Tomsk
* Torpedo-ZIL Moscow
* Tosno
* Volga Nizhny Novgorod
* Zhemchuzhina-Sochi

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