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FC Chelyabinsk
Full name	Football Club Chelyabinsk
Founded	1977
Ground	Central Stadium
Capacity	15,000
Chairman	Konstantin Arestov
Manager	Roman Pylypchuk
League	Russian Second League,; Division A,; Gold Group
2024–25	First stage, 1st
Home colours	Away colours

Football Club Chelyabinsk (Russian: ФК «Челябинск») is a Russian football club from Chelyabinsk that plays in the Russian Second League, the third tier of the Russian football league system.

It played professionally from 1989 to 1993 and from 1997 on. The club was called Strela Chelyabinsk (1977–1989) and Zenit Chelyabinsk (1990–2008). It played on the second-highest level, Russian First Division, in 1992 and 1993.

History

The club was founded in 1977 as Strela Chelyabinsk. From 1977 to 1989 the club played in the regional leagues, and won the league title in 1980. The club also played the regional final 5 times, winning it in 1986 and 1987. In 1990 the club was renamed to Zenit Chelyabinsk. It was promoted to the second-highest level, Russian First Division, in 1992. The following year, the club was relegated.

In 2009 the club was renamed to its current name, FC Chelyabinsk. The club made a great run in the 2009–10 Russian Cup, reaching the round of 16. Chelyabinsk entered the competition in the second round, where they beat FC Tyumen. In the third round, they defeated Gornyak Uchaly, and in the fourth round, they eliminated Gazovik Orenburg 4–1. In the fifth round, they defeated second division club FC KAMAZ. Now in the round of 32, the club produced a massive upset when they beat Russian Premier League club PFC Krylia. Their run came to an end in the round of 16, where Mordovia Saransk defeated them 2–0.^[1]

Current squad

As of 10 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.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	RUS	Vladimir Zadiraka
2	DF	RUS	Vladimir Khozin
4	DF	RUS	Ilya Mironov
7	MF	RUS	Rustam Vazitdinov
11	MF	RUS	Aleksandr Nosov
12	MF	RUS	Aleksandr Novosad
13	DF	RUS	Artyom Tushin
15	FW	RUS	Denis Pushkaryov
16	GK	RUS	Aleksandr Melezhechkin
18	MF	RUS	Konstantin Kertanov
20	MF	RUS	Aleksei Pomerko
22	MF	RUS	Denis Pokotylo
23	GK	RUS	Nikolay Rybikov
33	FW	BLR	Valery Gorbachik


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
36	FW	RUS	Ilya Gruznov
37	MF	RUS	Roman Kosyanchuk
44	DF	RUS	Artyom Samsonov
47	DF	RUS	Kirill Furman
52	MF	RUS	Vladimir Kachamin
63	DF	RUS	Aleksei Nikitenkov
66	DF	RUS	Yan Gudkov
67	FW	RUS	Aleksandr Pashkov
70	MF	RUS	Garrik Levin
71	FW	RUS	Vsevolod Buradzhiyev
72	GK	RUS	Oleg Novikov
74	MF	RUS	Yefim Stanislavchuk
90	DF	RUS	Andrei Lyakh
97	MF	RUS	Nikita Goldobin

Out on loan

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	RUS	Vasily Palkin (at Torpedo Miass until 30 June 2025)
—	MF	RUS	Dmitry Yudin (at Uralets-TS Nizhny Tagil until 31 December 2024)
—	FW	RUS	Aleksandr Chemasov (at Uralets-TS Nizhny Tagil until 31 December 2024)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	RUS	Yury Rudakov (at Uralets-TS Nizhny Tagil until 31 December 2024)
—	FW	RUS	Vladimir Ulyanovsky (at Uralets-TS Nizhny Tagil until 31 December 2024)

References

^ "История ФК "Челябинск"" [History of FC Chelyabinsk]. Футбольный клуб "Челябинск" - официальный сайт (FC-Chel.ru) (in Russian). 24 September 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2021.