FC Volna Nizhny Novgorod Oblast explained

Clubname:FC Volna Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Fullname:Football Club Volna Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Website:http://www.fc-volna.ru/
Founded:2016
Ground:Lokomotiv
Capacity:17,856
Manager:Oleg Makeyev
League:Russian Second League,
Division B,
Group 4
Season:2021–22
Position:FNL 2, Group 2, 9th
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FC Volna Nizhny Novgorod Oblast (Russian: ФК «Волна» Нижегородская Область) is a Russian football team based in Kovernino.

Club history

It was founded in 2016 and played on the amateur level as FC Volna Kovernino. For 2020–21 season, it received the license for the third-tier Russian Professional Football League. For the occasion, it also changed the name to represent the whole Nizhny Novgorod Oblast.[1] The club did not receive professional license for the 2022–23 season and moved down to amateur levels.[2] [3]

Before the 2024 season, a different Second League club FC Elektron Veliky Novgorod was moved to Nizhny Novgorod and was renamed to Volna.[4]

Current squad

As of 25 July 2024, according to the Second League website.

References

  1. Web site: FC Volna Nizhny Novgorod Oblast. "Волна" — в ПФЛ!. 16 June 2020. Russian.
  2. Web site: Russian Football Union. 79 футбольных клубов получили лицензию для выступления в ФНЛ-2. 9 June 2022. 20 June 2022. ru.
  3. Web site: FC Volna Nizhny Novgorod. Владимир СИЛОВАНОВ, главный тренер "Волны" об итогах сезона. 10 June 2022. 20 June 2022. ru.
  4. Web site: Russian Second League. ЖЕРЕБЬЕВКА КАЛЕНДАРЯ ДЛЯ ГРУППЫ 4. 5 March 2024. ru.