FC Avangard Kursk
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| Full name |
Football Club Avangard Kursk | ||
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| Founded | 1946 | ||
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Trudovye Rezervy Stadium, Kursk | ||
| Capacity | 11,329 | ||
| Owner | RubEx Group/Kursk/Kursk Oblast | ||
| Chairman | Nikolai Volokitin | ||
| Manager | Igor Belyayev | ||
| League | Russian Football National League | ||
| 2017–18 | 6th | ||
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FC Avangard Kursk is an association football club based in Kursk, Russia, currently playing in the second tier of Russian football. The teams colors are: home all blue, and away all white.
History
The club has been known under the following names:
- Spartak, 1946–57
- Trudovye Rezervy, 1958–65 and 1967–72
- Trud, 1966
- Avangard, 1973–
Spartak made an appearance in the Soviet league in 1946. Since 1957 Kursk was continuously represented in the league by Trudovye Rezervy, Trud, and Avangard. The club played in Class B and in the Second League. The best achievement was the second position in the zone in 1962 and 1964.
Avangard entered the Russian Second League in 1992 and was moved to the Third League in 1994, after the number of clubs in the Second League was significantly reduced. In 1995, they won promotion to the Second League, and in 2004 Avangard finished second in their Second Division zone, obtaining promotion to the First Division. Avangard played 3 seasons in First Division and relegated to Second Division in 2007 as 18th. Avangard returned to second level in 2009 as Center Group champion. But, Avangard finished in the last place and was relegated to third level in 2010. The club won its PFL zone and was promoted back to the second-tier Russian Football National League at the end of the 2016–17 season.
In the 2017–18 season, the team has reached the final of the Russian Cup, defeating two Premier League clubs (CSKA and Amkar) during the competition. They lost the final 1–2 to FC Tosno on a late goal by Reziuan Mirzov.
League history
Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Europe Top scorer (league) Head coach 1992 3rd, zone 2 10 42 22 3 17 67 67 47 - - 1993 6 30 15 1 14 44 59 31 R512 - 1994 4th, zone 2 4 32 19 4 9 51 39 42 R128 - 1995 1 30 21 2 7 52 30 65 R256 - 1996 3rd, "West" 15 38 13 4 21 50 78 43 R128 - 1997 15 38 11 7 20 40 58 40 R512 - 1998 3rd, "Center" 18 40 9 9 22 34 54 36 R256 - 1999 15 36 10 7 19 40 59 37 R256 - 2000 8 38 16 6 16 36 41 54 R128 - 2001 8 38 17 7 14 47 41 58 R512 - 2002 15 38 11 8 19 40 55 41 R512 - 2003 13 36 10 7 19 28 37 37 R512 - 2004 2 32 21 5 6 60 23 68 R512 - 2005 2nd 16 42 11 15 16 36 45 48 R256 - 2006 10 42 16 13 13 45 38 61 R64 - 2007 18 42 15 6 21 50 55 51 R64 - 2008 3rd, "Center" 2 34 23 6 5 48 18 75 R32 - 2009 1 32 24 1 7 68 23 73 R64 - 2010 2nd 20 38 7 6 25 31 67 27 R32 -
2011–12 3rd, "Center" 2 39 21 7 11 62 36 79 R128 - 2012–13 3rd, "Center" 9 30 11 8 11 42 40 41 R64 -
Current squad
As of 31 August 2018, 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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Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Notable players
Had international caps for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries while playing for Avangard.
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External links
- Fans' website (in Russian)
- Official site