FC Rostov
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Футбольный клуб Ростов (Football Club Rostov) | ||
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| Nickname(s) | RSM, Selmashi | ||
| Founded | 1930 | ||
| Ground | Olimp – 2, Rostov-on-Don | ||
| Capacity | 15,840 | ||
| Chairman | Viktor Goncharov | ||
| Manager | Miodrag Božović | ||
| League | Russian Premier League | ||
| 2012–13 | 13th | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
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 Current season | |||
FC Rostov (Russian: Футбольный клуб "Ростов") is a Russian football club based in Rostov-on-Don, Rostov Oblast. The club are currently members of the Russian Premier League and play at the Olimp – 2 stadium.[1]
History
The club was established on 10 May 1930, and was initially named Selmashstroy (Сельмашстрой). They were renamed Selmash in 1936 and Traktor in 1941. In 1950 the club joined the South Zone of the Azov-Don group of the Russian SFSR Championship. The following season they were placed in Group B of the championship. After finishing first in their group, they played in Group A in 1952. A third-place finish meant the club were promoted to the Class B for the 1953 season, during which they were renamed again, becoming Torpedo. In 1958 they were renamed Rostselmash.
In 1964 the club won their Division of Class B. In the Russian-zone play-offs they finished second in the first round and top in the second after defeating Terek Grozny 2–0 in the deciding match, earning promotion to the Soviet First League. The following season they finished bottom of the division, but were not relegated as the number of teams in the division was increased.
By the early 1970s the club was back in the Russian leagues. In 1975 they returned to Class B (now known as the Soviet Second League). Following several near misses, the club won their zone of the Second League in 1985. They went onto win a play-off tournament, earning promotion back to the First League.
In 1991 the club finished fourth in what was the final season of Soviet football following the USSR's disintegration. This was enough to earn them a place in the new Russian Top League. Following an eighth-place finish in their first season, the 1993 season saw the club struggle, eventually finishing second bottom, resulting in relegation to the First League.
The club made an immediate return to the Top League after finishing second in the 1994 First League season. In 2003 they adopted their current name and reached the Russian Cup final for the first time, losing 1–0 to Spartak Moscow.[2] In 2007 they finished bottom of the (now renamed) Premier Division and were relegated to the First Division. However, they made another immediate return to the top division as First Division champions.
Final league positions since 1992
| Season | Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Cup | Europe | Top scorer (league) | Head coach | |
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| 1992 | 1st | 8 | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 28 | 23 |  Tikhonov - 7 |
Yulgushov | |||
| 1993 | 17 | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 35 | 52 | 28 | R16 |  Spanderashvili - 8 |
Yulgushov | |||
| 1994 | 2nd | 2 | 42 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 92 | 44 | 62 | R16 | Maslov - 32 |
Yulgushov | ||
| 1995 | 1st | 14 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 35 | 56 | 28 | R32 | Maslov - 18 |
Yulgushov  Andreev | ||
| 1996 | 11 | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 58 | 60 | 41 | R32 | Maslov - 23 |
Andreev | |||
| 1997 | 13 | 34 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 34 | 38 | 41 | R16 | Gerasimenko - 8 |
Andreev | |||
| 1998 | 6 | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 42 | 38 | 44 | R32 | Matveev - 14 |
Andreev | |||
| 1999 | 7 | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 32 | 37 | 41 | QF | UIC | SF | Pestryakov - 7 |
Andreev | |
| 2000 | 12 | 30 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 27 | 32 | R32 | UIC | 3R | Kirichenko - 14 |
Andreev | |
| 2001 | 12 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 29 | 43 | 32 | R32 | Kirichenko - 13 |
Balakhnin Baidachny | |||
| 2002 | 11 | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 29 | 49 | 31 | R32 |  Baba Adamu - 5 |
Baidachny Balakhnin | |||
| 2003 | 11 | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 30 | 42 | 34 | RU | Osinov - 7 |
Balakhnin | |||
| 2004 | 12 | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 28 | 42 | 29 | QF |  Perez - 5 |
Shevchenko Balakhnin | |||
| 2005 | 13 | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 26 | 41 | 31 | R16 | Buznikin - 8 |
Stepushkin Petrakov | |||
| 2006 | 12 | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 42 | 48 | 36 | R32 | Osinov - 12 |
Balakhnin | |||
| 2007 | 16 | 30 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 44 | 18 | QF | Osinov - 4  Kanyenda - 4 |
Dolmatov | |||
| 2008 | 2nd | 1 | 42 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 78 | 29 | 96 | R16 | Osinov - 16 |
Dolmatov | ||
| 2009 | 1st | 14 | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 28 | 39 | 32 | R64 | Akimov - 6  Ahmetovic - 6 |
Dolmatov | ||
| 2010 | 9 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 27 | 44 | 34 | R32 | Adamov - 8 |
Protasov | |||
| 2011-12 | 13 | 44 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 45 | 61 | 48 | SF | Adamov - 11 |
Protasov Lyutyi Talalayev Balakhnin Baidachny | |||
| 2012-13 | 13 | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 30 | 41 | 29 | SF |  Holenda - 6 |
 Božović | |||
Current squad
As of 2 September 2013. According to the Official Russian Premier League website
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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The following players are listed on the official club's website as reserves and are registered with the Premier League. They are eligible to play for the main squad.
Reserve squad
Rostov's reserve squad played professionally as FC Rostselmash-d Rostov-on-Don (Russian Second League in 1992-1993, Russian Third League in 1996-1997) and FC Rostselmash-2 Rostov-on-Don (Russian Second Division in 1998-2000).
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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References
- ↑ Dan Ripley (2012-09-07). "David Bentley joins FC Rostov - but who are they? | Mail Online". Dailymail.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-09-24.
- ↑ "Russian Cup 2003". RSSSF.com. Retrieved 2012-09-24.
External links
- Club website (Russian)
- Guestbook fans - Rostov Network Maniacs (Russian)
- News on Rostov Football club
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