PFC Sochi

FC Sochi was founded on 4 July 2018 after the relocation of FC Dynamo Saint Petersburg to Sochi, thus becoming the only professional football club in the city.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

On 11 May 2019, the club secured a top-two finish in the 2018–19 Russian National Football League and subsequently promotion to the Russian Premier League for the 2019–20 season for the first time in the club's history.^[6]

On 20 November 2019, Sochi announced that Aleksandr Tochilin had resigned as manager, with Roman Berezovsky being placed in temporary charge.^[7] On 8 December 2019, Sochi announced Vladimir Fedotov as their new permanent manager on a 2+1⁄2-year contract.^[8]

On 19 June 2020, Sochi beat FC Rostov 10–1, making it their biggest Premier League win in their history. Rostov missed their full first and second squad (42 players) due to positive COVID-19 tests in both squads.^[9][10]

Sochi managed to finish in twelfth place in their debut season in the top tier, avoiding relegation.^[11]

Sochi finished the 2020–21 Russian Premier League season in 5th place and qualified for European competition (UEFA Europa Conference League) for the first time in their history.^[12]

In the 2021–22 Russian Premier League, Sochi finished in 2nd place after beating FC Dynamo Moscow away 5–1 on the last matchday of the season and overtaking Dynamo in the standings.^[13]

On 18 May 2024, Sochi lost 2–3 to Krasnodar, sealing their relegation to the Russian First League after five seasons in the top tier.^[14]

League position edit

Season	League										Russian Cup	Top goalscorer		Manager
	Div.	Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	P		Name	Goals
2018–19	2nd	2nd	38	19	12	7	63	34	+29	69	Third Round	Maksim Barsov	19	Aleksandr Tochilin
2019–20	1st	12th	30	8	9	13	40	39	+1	33	Round of 32	Aleksandr Kokorin	7	Aleksandr Tochilin Roman Berezovsky (Caretaker) Vladimir Fedotov
2020–21	1st	5th	30	15	8	7	49	33	+16	53	Quarterfinal	Christian Noboa	12	Vladimir Fedotov
2021–22	1st	2nd	30	17	5	8	54	30	+24	56	Round of 16	Mateo Cassierra	14	Vladimir Fedotov
2022–23	1st	10th	30	11	5	14	37	54	-17	38	Group stage	Christian Noboa	11	Vadim Garanin Kurban Berdyev Dmitri Khokhlov (Caretaker)
2023–24	1st	16th	30	5	9	16	37	48	-11	24	Regions path QF Stage 1	Saúl Guarirapa	8	Dmitri Khokhlov Aleksandr Tochilin Denis Klyuyev (Caretaker) Robert Moreno

European history edit

For their inaugural European campaign, Sochi where drawn against Azerbaijan Cup champions, Keşla, in the UEFA Europa Conference League on 16 June 2021.^[15]

As of match played 12 August 2021

Season	Competition	Round	Opponent	Home	Away	Aggregate
2021–22	UEFA Europa Conference League	2QR	Keşla	3–0	4–2	7–2
		3QR	Partizan	1–1	2–2 (a.e.t.)	3–3 (2–4 p)

Since its creation, PFC Sochi plays at Fisht Olympic Stadium in Sochi. The stadium provides 40,000 seats to its spectators.

The Federal Sport base "Yug Sport" was the training center in the beginning of the 2018–19 season.^[16]

As of 31 May 2024^[17]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  RUS Maksim Rudakov 3 DF  SVN Vanja Drkušić 4 DF  RUS Vyacheslav Litvinov 5 MF  CIV Victorien Angban 7 FW  SVN Martin Kramarič 10 FW  VEN Sergio Córdova (on loan from Alanyaspor) 12 GK  RUS Nikolai Zabolotny 14 MF  RUS Kirill Kravtsov 17 DF  RUS Artyom Makarchuk 18 MF  RUS Nikita Burmistrov 21 MF  CHI Ignacio Saavedra

No. Pos. Nation Player 23 FW  VEN Saúl Guarirapa 24 MF  BRA Miguel 25 DF  MAR Yahia Attiyat Allah 27 DF  RUS Kirill Zaika 33 DF  BRA Marcelo Alves 34 DF  RUS Timofei Margasov 35 GK  RUS Aleksandr Dyogtev 42 DF  RUS Astemir Khezhev 71 DF  CZE Jurij Medveděv 77 MF  AUT Aleksandar Jukić

Other players under contract edit

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  RUS Amir Batyrev — MF  RUS Daniil Martovoy

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  RUS Kirill Ushatov

Out on loan edit

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  RUS Timofey Kashintsev (at Tekstilshchik Ivanovo until 30 June 2024) — DF  NGA Solomon Agbalaka (at Iberia 1999 until 31 December 2024) — DF  RUS Artur Kuskov (at Mashuk-KMV Pyatigorsk until 30 June 2024) — DF  MLI Moussa Sissako (at RWDM until 30 June 2024) — MF  RUS Aleksandr Deryugin (at Dynamo Vologda until 31 December 2024) — MF  RUS Aleksey Filimonov (at Kompozit Pavlovsky Posad until 31 December 2024)

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  ARM Hovhannes Harutyunyan (at Pyunik until 30 June 2024) — MF  RUS Maksim Kolmakov (at Forte Taganrog until 30 June 2024) — MF  RUS Timofey Shipunov (at Yenisey Krasnoyarsk until 30 June 2025) — FW  RUS Zakhar Fyodorov (at Forte Taganrog until 30 June 2024) — FW  RUS Yegor Totsky (at Forte Taganrog until 30 June 2024)

• Manager - Robert Moreno
• Assistant managers - Eduardo Docampo, Juan Jose Muñoz Carretero
• Goalkeeping coach - Dmitri Borodin

• Russian Premier League
  • Runners-up: 2021–22
• Russian Football National League (tier-II)
  • Promoted: 2018–19

As of match played 21 May 2022

Name	Nat.	From	To	P	W	D	L	GS	GA	%W	Honours	Notes
Aleksandr Tochilin	Russia		20 November 2019[7]	56	22	16	18	78	59	039.29
Roman Berezovsky (Caretaker)	Armenia	20 November 2019[7]	8 December 2019[8]	2	0	2	0	2	2	000.00
Vladimir Fedotov	Russia	8 December 2019[8]		79	40	19	20	137	85	050.63

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

Media related to FC Sochi at Wikimedia Commons

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