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FC Sibir Novosibirsk (Russian: ФК «Сибирь» (Новосибирск)) is a Russian professional association football club based in Novosibirsk, playing at the Spartak Stadium. The club was established by the initiative of the Government of Novosibirsk Oblast in 2019.
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| Full name | Football Club Sibir Novosibirsk | ||
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| Founded | 10 June 2019 | ||
| Ground | Spartak Stadium, Novosibirsk | ||
| Capacity | 12,500 | ||
| Owner | Novosibirsk Oblast | ||
| Chairman | Aleksey Tolokonsky | ||
| Manager | Viktor Trenyov | ||
| League | Russian Second League, Division A, Silver Group | ||
| 2024–25 | First Stage: Gold Group, 8th | ||
| Website | https://fcnsk.com/ | ||
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History
editThe club was founded in 2019 as FC Novosibirsk to replace FC Sibir Novosibirsk, after Sibir was relegated from the Russian National Football league to the third-tier Russian Professional Football League, at the end of 2018–19 season.
In the 2023–24 season, Novosibirsk qualified for the Second League promotion play-offs, but lost to FC Rotor Volgograd and remained in the Second League.[1]
On 27 June 2024, FC Novosibirsk announced that the club is renamed to FC Sibir Novosibirsk.[2]
Stadium
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Novosibirsk's home ground is now the 12,500-capacity Spartak Stadium in Novosibirsk. It is a multi-purpose stadium which currently used mostly for football matches. It is the most easterly venue to have hosted a match in UEFA club competition.[3]
Current squad
editAs of 7 September 2024, according to the Second League website.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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References
edit- ^ ""Ротор" вышел в Первую лигу, победив "Новосибирск" в стыках" (in Russian). Sports.ru. 16 June 2024.
- ^ "ФК "НОВОСИБИРСК" ОФИЦИАЛЬНО СМЕНИЛ НАЗВАНИЕ НА "СИБИРЬ"" (in Russian). FC Sibir Novosibirsk. 27 June 2024.
- ^ "The longest journeys in UEFA club football". UEFA. 29 December 2017.
External links
edit- Official website (in Russian)
- FC Sibir Novosibirsk on Instagram
- FC Sibir Novosibirsk on VK