FC Volga Ulyanovsk
| Full name | ANO Football Club Volga | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Founded | 1947 | ||
| Ground | Trud | ||
| Capacity | 15,000 | ||
| Chairman | Mikhail Navolokin[1] | ||
| Manager | Mikhail Belov | ||
| League | Russian Second League, Division A, Gold Group | ||
| 2024–25 | First Stage: Silver Group, 2nd | ||
| Website | www | ||
|
| |||
FC Volga Ulyanovsk (Russian: ФК «Во́лга» Улья́новск) is a professional association football club based in Ulyanovsk, Russia. It will return to the second-tier Russian First League for the 2025–26 season.
Their reserve team FC Volga-d Ulyanovsk used to play professionally as FC Energiya Ulyanovsk.
History
[edit]In 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.[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
[edit]As of 16 June 2025, according to the official Second 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.
|
|
Notable players
[edit]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)
  | This article about a Russian association football club is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |