FC Saransk

FC Saransk
Full nameFootball Club Saransk
Founded2021
Dissolved2022
GroundMordovia Arena
Capacity43,958
2021–22FNL 2, Group 3, 7th
Websitehttp://www.fcsaransk.ru/

FC Saransk (Russian: ФК «Саранск») was a Russian football team based in Saransk.

Club history

FC Mordovia Saransk, which represented Saransk in the Russian Premier League for several seasons, went bankrupt and lost professional status in August 2020,[1] leaving Saransk as the only 2018 FIFA World Cup host city without a professional team, and Mordovia Arena without a tenant. On 11 April 2021, the acting head of Republic of Mordovia Artyom Zdunov ordered to create a new professional club in the city,[2] and FC Saransk was created.

The new club was licensed for the third-tier Russian FNL 2 for the 2021–22 season in June 2021.[3] The club did not receive the license for the 2022–23 season due to lack of financing and was subsequently dissolved.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ ""Мордовия" не будет выступать в ПФЛ и потеряет профессиональный статус" (in Russian). TASS. 4 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Врио главы республики Мордовия дал поручение возродить профессиональный футбольный клуб" (in Russian). Bobsoccer. 11 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Итоги заседания Комиссии РФС по лицензированию футбольных клубов" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 16 June 2021.
  4. ^ "79 футбольных клубов получили лицензию для выступления в ФНЛ-2" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 9 June 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  5. ^ "ФК "Саранск" провел последний в своей недолгой истории матч" (in Russian). Info RM. 6 June 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2022.


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