FC SKA-Khabarovsk
| Full name | Футбольный клуб СКА-Хабаровск (Football Club SKA-Khabarovsk) |
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| Founded | 1946; 79 years ago (1946) |
| Ground | Lenin Stadium, Khabarovsk, Russia |
| Capacity | 14,800 |
| Owner | Khabarovsk Krai RusHydro (through subsidiary) Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Production Association |
| Chairman | Mikhail Gusev[1] |
| Manager | Aleksei Poddubskiy (caretaker) |
| League | Russian First League |
| 2023–24 | 13th of 18 |
| Website | http://fcska.ru/ |
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Football Club SKA-Khabarovsk (Russian: Футбольный клуб СКА-Хабаровск) is a Russian professional association football club based in Khabarovsk which plays in the second-tier Russian First League. They played in the Russian Premier League for the first time ever in the 2017–18 season. At more than 6,000 kilometres (3,700 mi) east of Moscow, SKA Khabarovsk are the most Easterly team to have taken part in a UEFA domestic top division.
History
The club has been known under different names:
- DKA (−1953)
- ODO (1954)
- DO (1955–56)
- OSK (1957)
- SKVO (1957–59)
- SKA (1960–99)
- SKA-Energia (1999–2016)
- SKA-Khabarovsk (2016–)[2]
The club has participated in the Soviet championships since 1957. SKA were the quarter-finalists of the Soviet Cup in 1963. They had never played in the Soviet Top League or Russian Premier League, until 2017.
SKA's best result in the Soviet First League was the 6th position in 1980, and their best result in the Russian First Division was 4th position in 2012–13. This entitled them to a promotion/relegation play-off against FC Rostov, 13th place in the RPL, but they lost 3–0 on aggregate and missed their chance to compete in the top flight.
At the end of the 2016–17 season, SKA equalled their record best finish, at the same time qualifying for a promotion play-off against FC Orenburg. On 28 May 2017, SKA were promoted to the Russian Premier League for the first time in their history, after beating FC Orenburg in the promotion play-off. They won 5–3 in a penalty shoot-out, after 0–0 draws in both the home and away legs.
SKA started their first Premier League season with 4 losses. After improving results in the next stretch of games, the losses starting mounting up again. Aleksei Poddubskiy was replaced as manager by Rinat Bilyaletdinov during the winter break, Bilyaletdinov only lasted four games before being replaced by Sergei Perednya. On 22 April 2018, SKA lost 1–0 to Dynamo Moscow at home (which was their 13th loss in a stretch of 15 winless games) and lost the mathematical chance to avoid relegation back to the second-tier Russian Football National League.
In the 2021–22 season, SKA-Khabarovsk qualified for the Premier League promotion playoffs in which they lost 1–3 on aggregate to FC Khimki therefore remaining in the FNL for at least another season.[3]
Domestic history
Current squad
- As of 27 January 2025[4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
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Reserve team
Notable players
Had international caps for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries while playing for SKA-Khabarovsk.
- USSR and Russia
- Soviet Union Vladimir Astapovsky
- Russia Viktor Bulatov
- Russia Viktor Fayzulin
- Soviet Union Commonwealth of Independent States Russia Andrey Ivanov
- Soviet Union Boris Kopeikin
- Russia Nikolay Olenikov
- Soviet Union Sergey Olshansky
- Russia Andrei Semyonov
- Soviet Union Aleksandr Tarkhanov
- Soviet Union Commonwealth of Independent States Russia Akhrik Tsveiba
- Russia Aleksandr Yerokhin
- Former USSR countries
- Armenia Robert Arzumanyan
- Armenia Ruslan Koryan
- Azerbaijan Gennadi Drozdov
- Azerbaijan Rizvan Umarov
- Belarus Syarhey Kavalchuk
- Belarus Andrey Paryvaew
- Georgia (country) Kakhaber Aladashvili
- Georgia (country) Gogita Gogua
- Georgia (country) Shota Grigalashvili
- Georgia (country) Gocha Khojava
- Georgia (country) Otar Martsvaladze
- Georgia (country) Giorgi Navalovski
- Georgia (country) Lasha Salukvadze
- Kazakhstan Vitaliy Artemov
- Kazakhstan Qayrat Aymanov
- Kazakhstan Aleksandr Gorbunov
- Kazakhstan Oleg Musin
- Moldova Serghei Alexeev
- Moldova Valeriu Andronic
- Moldova Serghei Chirilov
- Moldova Alexandr Covalenco
- Moldova Iurie Priganiuc
- Moldova Roman Radcenco
- Moldova Serghei Secu
- Moldova Adrian Sosnovschi
- Tajikistan Igor Vityutnev
- Turkmenistan Wýaçeslaw Krendelew
- Ukraine Denys Dedechko
- Ukraine Andriy Dikan
- Ukraine Oleksandr Kyryukhin
- Uzbekistan Vladimir Radkevich
- Europe
- Estonia Mark Švets
- Bulgaria Ventsislav Hristov
- Latvia Aivars Drupass
- Latvia Olegs Karavajevs
- Lithuania Darius Miceika
- Lithuania Tomas Mikuckis
- Africa
Coaching staff
| Position | Name |
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| Manager | Russia Roman Sharonov |
| Senior Manager | Russia Alexey Andreevich |
| Assistant Manager | Russia Yuri Shpiryuk |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Russia Maxim Ivanovich |
| Fitness Coach | Ukraine Oleg Anatolievich Russia Dmitri Gureev |
| Analyst | Russia Yurievich Vyacheslav |
| Rehabilitologist | Russia Ruslan Gennadievich |
| Team Leader | Russia Sergey Vladimirovich |
| Administrator | Russia Denis Rafailovich |
| Junior Administrator | Russia Ilshat Marsovich |
| Doctor | Russia Anatoly Georgievich |
| Masseur | Russia Marat Ulfatovich Russia Danil Yurievich Russia Marat Ishmurzin |
| Rehabilitation Specialist | Russia Danil Yurievich |
References
- ^ "Михаил Гусев назначен генеральным директором «СКА-Хабаровск»" (in Russian). 1 June 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ С 1 июня мы – ФК "СКА-Хабаровск"! (in Russian). FC SKA-Khabarovsk. 2 June 2016. Archived from the original on 14 June 2016.
- ^ ""Химки" сохранили место в РПЛ благодаря победе над "СКА-Хабаровском"" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 28 May 2022.
- ^ official First League website
External links
- Official website (in Russian)