FC Metallurg Lipetsk

FC Metallurg Lipetsk
Full name Football Club Metallurg Lipetsk
Founded 1966
Ground Metallurg Stadium
Capacity 14,940
Chairman Aleksandr Konanykhin
Manager Sergey Mashnin
League Russian Professional Football League, Zone Center
2013–14 4th

FC Metallurg Lipetsk (Russian: Футбольный клуб «Металлург» Липецк) is an association football club in Lipetsk, Russia, formed in 1966.

History

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

In September 2006 the coach Stanislav Bernikov of the Russian third division rushed an goon squad after an defeat on 25 September 2006 on his players, the Rowdys targeted the team with ebonite bullet.[2] Three players suffered with injuries and cames in a 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.

Colours are red and black hooped shirts, black shorts.

Notable coaches

Current squad

As of 27 February 2015, according to the PFL website.

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

No. Position Player
Russia GK Aleksandr Kobzev
Russia GK Ivan Korovin
Russia GK Ivan Skripnik
Russia DF Aleksandr Astashov
Russia DF Kirill Gotsuk
Russia DF Andrei Karasyov
Russia DF Konstantin Ryabov
Russia DF Pavel Tomilin
Russia DF Aleksei Zhuravlyov
Russia MF Arkadi Akopyan
Russia MF Veniamin Bayazov
Russia MF Anton Farafonov
Russia MF Yevgeni Frolov
Russia MF Aleksandr Kharin
No. Position Player
Russia MF Yevgeni Kostin
Russia MF Oleg Kozhemyakin
Russia MF Gleb Podkovyrov
Russia MF Aleksandr Viktorov
Russia MF Roman Yeremeyev
Russia MF Vladimir Yeremeyev
Russia FW Ruslan Akhvlediani
Russia FW Yevgeni Barbashin
Russia FW Dmitri Kortava
Russia FW Aleksandr Kuzmin
Russia FW Andrei Ovchinnikov
Russia FW Ivan Popov
Russia FW Andrei Titov

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