FC Volga Ulyanovsk explained

Clubname:Volga
Fullname:Football Club Volga Ulyanovsk
Ground:Trud
Capacity:15,000
Chairman:Mikhail Navolokin[1]
Manager:Mikhail Belov
League:Russian Second League,
Division A,
Silver Group
Season:2023–24
Position:6th
Website:https://www.fcvu.ru/
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FC Volga Ulyanovsk (Russian: ФК «Во́лга» Улья́новск) is a professional association football club based in Ulyanovsk, Russia. In the 2023–24 season, it will play in the third-tier Russian Second League.

Their reserve team FC Volga-d Ulyanovsk used to play professionally as FC Energiya Ulyanovsk.

History

In 2008, they were relegated to the Russian Second Division 2009 after they finished 17th in Russian First Division. In December 2008, Volga signed a partnership agreement with Floriana FC of Malta, the most successful club in Maltese football.[2]

On 4 June 2022, the last day of the 2021–22 season, Volga secured the first place in their FNL2 group and promotion for the 2022–23 season to the second-tier FNL.[3] Volga was relegated after one season in the second tier.[4]

Club name and location history

Current squad

As of 31 July 2024, according to the official Second League website.

Out on loan

Notes and References

  1. Web site: В футбольной "Волге" замена: Наволокин вместо Кузьмина. ru. ulpravda.ru. 2019-11-22. 2022-12-12.
  2. Web site: Floriana in discussions to sign a Russian striker next month – the Malta Independent.
  3. Web site: Russian Football National League 2. "ВОЛГА", "ДИНАМО", "РОДИНА" И "ШИННИК" ВЫШЛИ В ОЛИМП-ФНЛ-1. 4 June 2022. 6 June 2022. ru.
  4. Web site: Sports.ru. "Уфа" опустилась из РПЛ во Вторую лигу за два сезона. "Велес" тоже вылетел из Первой лиги. 3 June 2023. ru.