The Steady Rise of FC Rostov

FC Rostov is a Russian football club based in Rostov-on-Don. They were founded on 20 November 1990 and have been steadily rising in the ranks of European football since then, experiencing their most successful campaign yet this season when they reached the semi-finals in the UEFA Europa League. 

FC Rostov has seen some significant changes in recent years. In 2006, FC Rotor Volgograd relocated to FC Rostov’s stadium due to financial difficulties. 2010 saw them promoted from Russia’s second division to Russia’s top league, and 2013 was their first time playing European tournament matches after qualifying for UEFA Champions League play through a 3rd place finish at the end of the 2012/2013 Russian Premier League. So far, FC Rostov is ranked 12th in the Premier League. It was ranked fourth before the COVID lockdowns. 

FC Rostov is led by manager Vitaliy Kafanov, who was installed only in October 2021. He was the former Rostov Assistant Manager from March 2019 before becoming the head coach. He was also previously the goalkeeping coach of Rubin Kazan and Rostov before that.

FC Rostov’s home kit is a yellow shirt and socks with blue shorts. The away kit is a blue jersey and socks, with yellow shorts. 

FC Rostov is based in the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don.

Rostov-on-Don is a large Russian city with over 1 million people. It’s also the home of FC Rostov, one of the country’s top football clubs. If you’re a fan of Russian football or enjoy watching good soccer, be sure to keep an eye on FC Rostov this season. They have a lot to play for and could make some serious noise in the European Champions League.

The team has won two Soviet championships (1991, 1992) and three Russian leagues (2010, 2011, 2014)

FC Rostov is a Russian football team that has won two Soviet championships and three Russian leagues. They are currently playing in the Premier League, the highest level of football in Russia. On December 12, 1930, FC Rostov was founded by Anton Ugrinsky as part of the physical education system at the local Institute for Proletarian Youth. The club played its first game against Zenit Leningrad on 5 March 1931 with over 10 thousand people. In 1937 one of their players, Alexei Grinin, became World Champion with USSR national team at FIFA’s unofficial world championship tournament in Paris after defeating Poland 4-0 in the final match. 

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Current players include Dennis Hadzikadunic, Danil Glebov, Armin Gigovic, Nikolay Komlichenko, Kento Hashimoto, and Ali Sowe.

The complete FC Rostov lineup:

  • Sergey Pesjakov, Goalkeeper
  • Egor Baburin, Goalkeeper
  • Maksim Rudakov, Goalkeeper
  • Maksim Osipenko, Centre-Back
  • Dennis Hadzikadunic, Centre-Back
  • Bastos Bastos, Centre-Back
  • Nikita Kotin, Centre-Back
  • Viktor Melekhin, Centre-Back
  • Nikolay Poyarkov, Left-Back
  • Igor Kalinin, Left-Back
  • Konstantin Kovalev, Right-Back
  • Andrey Langovich, Right-Back
  • Danil Glebov, Defensive Midfield
  • Armin Gigovic, Defensive Midfield
  • Kento Hashimoto, Central Midfield
  • Pavel Mamaev, Central Midfield
  • Kirill Folmer, Right Midfield
  • Khoren Bayramyan, Left Midfield
  • Danila Sukhomlinov, Attacking Midfield
  • Roman Tugarev, Left Winger
  • Pontus Almqvist, Right Winger
  • Nikolay Komlichenko, Centre-Forward
  • Ali Sowe, Centre-Forward
  • Dmitri Poloz, Centre-Forward
  • Danila Proshlyakov, Centre-Forward

Rostov has been forced to play its 18-under players in at least one game because some players are under quarantine. The overall performance has dipped since the start of the COVID-19 lockdowns. It was poised to make a splash in the European league but could not because they are understaffed.

The FC Rostov stadium is called Olimp-2.

Olimp-2 is FC Rostov’s stadium, and it was explicitly built for the club in 2007. The stadium is located in the City of Rostov-on-Don, in the Rostov Oblast province of Russia. FC Rostov has played its home games at Olimp-2 since its inaugural season in 2007. The stadium seats up to 30,000 spectators and has a playing surface measuring 105 x 68 meters. Before 2007, FC Rostov played its home games at Central Stadium, also located in Rostov-on-Don.

Interestingly, Olimp-2 was not completed until after FC Rostov had started playing its home fixtures at Central Stadium. This forced the club to play some of its home matches at Central Stadium in the 2007 season and return there for some institutions during the 2008 campaign. However, it was not a problem since FC Rostov has enjoyed continued success on the pitch each year.

Tickets for FC Rostov home games start at around $5.

If you’re a fan of FC Rostov, then you’ll be happy to know that tickets for home games are relatively affordable. The Olimp can accommodate more than 30,000 spectators, but it is seldom sold out. It makes the ticket prices reasonable. The ticket prices are not the same for all games and are only announced when the tickets go on sale. Of course, the closer to the field you want to sit in, the more expensive the ticket will be. But even the most expensive seats are still reasonably priced compared to other football clubs around Europe.

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