FC Olimp-Dolgoprudny

FC Olimp-Dolgoprudny (Russian: ФК «Олимп-Долгопрудный») is a professional association football club from Dolgoprudny, Russia. It made its debut in the second-highest Russian Football National League in the 2021–22 season. It began competing in the third-tier Russian Professional Football League in the 2012–13 season.

FC Olimp-Dolgoprudny
Founded2012
GroundRodina Stadium, Khimki
Capacity3,760
OwnerVladimir Belolipetsky/Viktor Vorobel/Aleksei Yegorov
ChairmanTaras Vorobel
ManagerAleksandr Tochilin
LeagueRussian Football National League
2020–21PFL, Group 2, 1st (promoted)

History

On 25 May 2020, FSC Dolgoprudny announced that it will merge into FC Olimp Khimki, with the new club called FC Olimp-Dolgoprudny.[1] On 16 June 2020, the new club passed licensing for the Russian Football National League and applied for admission to the league, along with two other candidates.[2] On 24 July 2020, Russian Football Union chose Alania Vladikavkaz to be promoted instead.[3]

On 23 May 2021, Olimp-Dolgoprudny secured the first place in their PFL zone and promotion to the Russian Football National League for the 2021–22 season.[4]

Following promotion, the main squad moved their base to Khimki and completely revamped the squad and coaching staff. A separate club, technically a farm-club of Olimp, was organized in the third tier as FC Olimp-Dolgoprudny-2. Several players who secured promotion in the previous season moved to that new club.

Current squad

As of 22 February 2022, 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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF  RUS Irakli Chezhiya
4 DF  NGA Philip Ipole
6 MF  NGA Joseph Okoro
7 FW  RUS Dzhambulat Dulayev
8 MF  AZE Samir Masimov
9 MF  KAZ Akmal Bakhtiyarov
13 DF  RUS Vladimir Granat
17 MF  RUS Mikhail Strelnik
18 FW  RUS Zakhar Tarasenko
22 MF  RUS Dmitry Pakhomov
24 FW  RUS Aleksandr Korotayev
27 DF  RUS Andrei Alekseyev
31 GK  RUS Ilya Abayev
33 DF  RUS Maksim Sukhomlinov
No. Pos. Nation Player
37 MF  RUS Roman Kosyanchuk
43 GK  RUS Stanislav Cherchesov
44 DF  RUS Mikhail Kovalenko
52 MF  RUS Ilya Petukhov
53 GK  RUS Vitali Sychyov (on loan from Khimki)
54 DF  RUS Ilya Kalachyov
59 DF  RUS Maksim Karayev
64 DF  RUS Denis Kutin
69 MF  RUS Nikita Balakhontsev (on loan from Khimki)
77 MF  NGA Joseph Adah
88 GK  RUS Georgi Natabashvili
89 MF  RUS Nikita Dorofeyev
91 FW  RUS Eduard Buliya
99 MF  RUS Ilya Safronov

Out on loan

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 Yevgeni Staver (at Novosibirsk)

Reserve team
Further information: FC Olimp-Dolgoprudny-2

Notable players

Former Russia national football team players Aleksandr Filimonov, Alan Kusov, Nikita Bazhenov and Andrei Mostovoy represented Dolgoprudny.

References
  1. "Клубы «Долгопрудный» и «Олимп» объявили об объединении" (in Russian). FSC Dolgoprudny. 25 May 2020.
  2. ""Долгопрудный" получил лицензию для выступления в ФНЛ" (in Russian). RIA Novosti. 16 June 2020.
  3. "«Алания» будет выступать в ФНЛ!" (in Russian). Russian National Football League. 24 July 2020.
  4. ""Олимп-Долгопрудный" выходит в ФНЛ!" (in Russian). Russian National Football League. 23 May 2021.
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