FC Akron Tolyatti (Russian: ФК «Акрон» Тольятти) is a Russian professional football club based in Tolyatti founded in 2018 who play in the Russian Premier League.
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| Full name | Football Club Akron Tolyatti | |||
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| Founded | 2018 | |||
| Ground | Kristall Stadium, Zhigulyovsk | |||
| Capacity | 3,065 | |||
| Chairman | Aleksey Vlasov | |||
| Manager | Zaur Tedeyev | |||
| League | Russian Premier League | |||
| 2023–24 | Russian First League, 3rd of 18 (promoted) | |||
| Website | Club website | |||
History edit
In June 2019, it was confirmed that the club will enter the Russian Professional Football League in the 2019–20 season.[1]
On 15 May 2020, the 2019–20 PFL season was abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic in Russia. As Akron was leading in their PFL zone at the time, they were promoted to the second-tier FNL for the 2020–21 season.[2]
Akron finished their first FNL season in 17th place, which would normally mean relegation. On 15 May 2021, FNL confirmed that FC Tambov, which placed last in the Premier League and was expected to be relegated to FNL, did not apply for the FNL license for the 2021–22 season and therefore Akron would not be relegated.[3]
In June 2022, Akron became the backer of Konoplyov football academy.[4]
In the 2022–23 season, Akron had an impressive run in the Russian Cup. They consecutively eliminated four Moscow-based Russian Premier League clubs (Torpedo, Lokomotiv, Dynamo and Spartak, including two penalty-shoots) and reached the Regions Path final of the competition, where they lost, also in a shootout, to FC Krasnodar.[5] The cup competition structure was changed to double-elimination for RPL teams that season as Russia was banned from the European competitions due to the Russo-Ukrainian War, in the traditional cup structure, eliminating four RPL teams would have been sufficient for Akron to qualify for the final.
In the 2023–24 season, Akron qualified for the Russian Premier League promotion play-offs.[6] They defeated Ural Yekaterinburg 3–2 on aggregate and qualified for RPL for the first time in its history.[7]
Current squad edit
As of 4 June 2024, according to the FNL website.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Other players under contract edit
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Reserve team edit
See also edit
External links edit
References edit
- ^ "ФК "Акрон" официально стал вторым тольяттинским клубом второй лиги российского футбольного чемпионата" [FC Akron officially becomes the second Tolyatti club in the second division] (in Russian). TLT Pravda. 1 July 2019.
- ^ "ИТОГИ ИСПОЛКОМА РФС" (in Russian). Russian Professional Football League. 15 May 2020.
- ^ ""Акрон" остается в ФНЛ" (in Russian). Russian Football National League. 15 May 2021.
- ^ ""Акрон Холдинг" объединит усилия с Правительством Самарской области по развитию Академии Коноплёва в Тольятти" (in Russian). FC Akron Tolyatti. 8 June 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
- ^ ""Краснодар" выбил "Акрон" из финала Пути регионов в ФОНБЕТ Кубке России" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 3 May 2023.
- ^ "РФС выдал 20 лицензий для выступления в РПЛ на будущий сезон" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 17 May 2024.
- ^ ""Акрон" уступил "Уралу", но победил по сумме двух встреч и завоевал путёвку в Мир РПЛ" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 1 June 2024.