FC Rodina Moscow (Russian: ФК «Родина» Москва) is a Russian professional football team based in Moscow. It will make its debut in the Russian Premier League in the 2026–27 season.

Rodina Moscow
Full nameFootball Club Rodina Moscow
NicknameThe Birds
Founded2015; 11 years ago (2015)
GroundSpartak Moscow Academy Stadium
Capacity3,077
Coordinates55°48′36″N 37°42′36″E / 55.81000°N 37.71000°E / 55.81000; 37.71000
OwnerSergey Lomakin
General directorKonstantin Arkhipov
ManagerJuan Díaz Quinta
LeagueRussian Premier League
2025–26Russian First League, 1st of 18 (promoted)
Websitefcrodina.com

History

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It was founded in 2019 as a senior squad of a pre-existing youth academy. For 2019–20 season, it received the license for the third-tier Russian Professional Football League.[1]

The club finished 4th in the 2021 Korantina Homes Cup International football tournament in Pafos, Cyprus, having been runners up in 2019.[2][3]

On 30 May 2022, Rodina secured promotion to Russian First League.[4]

In their first season in the second tier, Rodina secured 5th place. As 3rd-placed Alania Vladikavkaz failed to obtain the 2023–24 Russian Premier League license, that qualified Rodina for the promotion play-offs.[5][6] After losing the first leg of the play-off series at home to FC Pari Nizhny Novgorod with the score of 0–3, Rodina went up 2–0 in the away second leg by the 24th minute of the game. No more goals were scored in the game and Rodina lost 2–3 on aggregate.[7]

In the 2025–26 season, Rodina secured a Top-2 finish and direct Russian Premier League promotion for the first time in its history.[8]

Stadium

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From 2019 to 2022 the club has hosted their home games in several stadiums in and around Moscow like Yantar, Oktyabr, Spartakovets, VTB Arena and Avangard in Domodedovo.

Current squad

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As of 11 June 2026, according to the First League website.

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF  RUS Ilya Gorbachyov
3 DF  RUS Leo Goglichidze
5 MF  RUS Andrei Yegorychev
6 MF  RUS Ruslan Fishchenko
7 MF  PAR Teodoro Arce
8 FW  GUI Kerfala Cissoko
9 FW  RUS Artyom Maksimenko
10 MF  PER Yordy Reyna
11 MF  RUS Svyatoslav Kozhedub
13 GK  RUS Sergey Volkov
14 MF  RUS Aleksandr Andreyev
17 MF  RUS Soltmurad Bakayev
18 FW  RUS Magomedkhabib Abdusalamov
19 MF  RUS Denis Tikhonov
22 DF  RUS Artyom Beskibalny
23 MF  RUS Kirill Ushatov
24 MF  RUS Artyom Biryukov
No. Pos. Nation Player
25 FW  RUS Vyacheslav Khudoklinov
26 DF  RUS Artyom Meshchaninov
30 MF  RUS Maksim Danilin
38 MF  RUS Leon Musayev
49 DF  RUS Ilya Dyatlov
55 DF  SVN Mitja Križan
58 GK  RUS Danil Ladokha
66 MF  RUS Yegor Larionov
71 GK  RUS Ilya Svinov
79 MF  RUS Daniel Svintsov
80 DF  RUS Stanislav Bessmertny (on loan from Dynamo Moscow)
82 DF  RUS Aleksandr Alyokhin
87 DF  RUS Andrey Stefanishin
88 DF  RUS Artyom Sokol
91 GK  RUS Daniil Barinov
96 FW  ARM Artur Gharibyan
99 FW  RUS Ivan Timoshenko

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF  RUS Aleksandr Gapechkin (at Chayka Peschanokopskoye until 30 June 2026)
DF  RUS Nikolay Pridava (at Chayka Peschanokopskoye until 30 June 2026)
DF  RUS Dmitry Shadrintsev (at Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk until 30 June 2026)
No. Pos. Nation Player
DF  RUS Dmitri Tananeyev (at KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny until 30 June 2026)
MF  SEN Pape Guèye (at United FC until 30 June 2026)

Reserve teams

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Honours

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Notable players

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Had international caps for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries while playing for Rodina.

Europe
Africa
South America

References

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  1. Стали известны соперники ФК «Металлург» в чемпионате России (in Russian). LipetskInfo. 28 June 2019. Archived from the original on 23 July 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  2. ""Riga" takes third place in Korantina Homes Cup 2021 - Riga Football Club".
  3. "«Урал» на Кипре победил в KORANTINA HOMES CUP 2019".
  4. "ПОБЕДИТЕЛИ!" (in Russian). Russian Football National League 2. 30 May 2022. Archived from the original on 20 December 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  5. "РФС выдал 39 лицензии для выступления в РПЛ и ФНЛ на будущий сезон" [RFU issued 39 licenses for RPL and FNL for next season] (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 23 May 2023.
  6. "Апелляционный комитет выдал лицензии "Волгарю" и "Арсеналу"" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 29 May 2023.
  7. "Pari v Rodina game report" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 10 June 2023.
  8. "«Родина» впервые вышла в РПЛ. Московский клуб основан в 2015 году" (in Russian). Sports.ru. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
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