FC Volga Ulyanovsk (Russian: ФК «Во́лга» Улья́новск) is a professional association football club based in Ulyanovsk, Russia. It plays in the second-tier Russian First League.
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| Full name | ANO Football Club Volga | ||
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| Founded | 1947 | ||
| Ground | Trud | ||
| Capacity | 15,000 | ||
| Chairman | Mikhail Navolokin[1] | ||
| Manager | Mikhail Belov | ||
| League | Russian First League | ||
| 2025–26 | 14th of 18 | ||
| Website | www | ||
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Their reserve team FC Volga-d Ulyanovsk used to play professionally as FC Energiya Ulyanovsk.
History
editIn 2008, they were relegated to the Russian Second Division 2009 after they finished 17th in Russian First Division. In December 2008, Volga signed a partnership agreement with Floriana FC of Malta, the most successful club in Maltese football.[2]
On 4 June 2022, the last day of the 2021–22 season, Volga secured the first place in their FNL2 group and promotion for the 2022–23 season to the second-tier FNL while under the leadership of Rinat Aitov.[3] Volga was relegated after one season in the second tier.[4]
On 8 June 2025, Volga secured promotion to the Russian First League.[5]
Club name and location history
edit- 1947–1957: FC Torpedo Ulyanovsk
- 1958: FC Dynamo Ulyanovsk
- 1959–1961: FC Spartak Ulyanovsk
- 1961–1985: FC Volga Ulyanovsk
- 1986–1991: FC Start Ulyanovsk
- 1992–1995: FC Tekstilshchik Isheyevka
- 1996–2005: FC Volga Ulyanovsk
- 2006: FC Volga-Energiya Ulyanovsk (the reserves team currently known as FC Volga-d Ulyanovsk played as FC Volga-Energiya Ulyanovsk in the Amateur Football League in 2007)
- 2007–present: FC Volga Ulyanovsk
Current squad
editAs of 19 February 2026, according to the official 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.
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Out on loan
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Notable players
editThese players had international caps for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries while playing for Volga.
- Russia
- Europe
- Asia
References
edit- ↑ "В футбольной "Волге" замена: Наволокин вместо Кузьмина" (in Russian). ulpravda.ru. 2019-11-22. Retrieved 2022-12-12.
- ↑ "Floriana in discussions to sign a Russian striker next month – the Malta Independent".
- ↑ ""ВОЛГА", "ДИНАМО", "РОДИНА" И "ШИННИК" ВЫШЛИ В ОЛИМП-ФНЛ-1" (in Russian). Russian Football National League 2. 4 June 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ↑ ""Уфа" опустилась из РПЛ во Вторую лигу за два сезона. "Велес" тоже вылетел из Первой лиги" (in Russian). Sports.ru. 3 June 2023.
- ↑ ""Волга" досрочно вышла в Первую лигу. Команда не играла там с сезона-2022/23" (in Russian). Sports.ru. 8 June 2025.
External links
edit- Official website (in Russian)
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