FC Kuban Krasnodar (2018)

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This article is about the current club. For the historical club, see FC Kuban Krasnodar. For the team with this name in other sports, see Kuban Krasnodar.
PFC Kuban Krasnodar
Full nameProfessional Football Club Kuban
NicknamesOvoschi[1] (Овощи, lit. The Veggies)
Founded4 June 2018; 7 years ago (2018-06-04)
GroundKuban Stadium, Krasnodar
Capacity31,654
OwnersООО Optima Yug (70 %)
ООО Rostagro (30 %)
General directorvacant
ManagerAndrey Yeshchenko
LeagueRussian Second League
Division A
Silver Group
2025–261st stage: 5th
Websitewww.pfckuban.ru
Former crest of Kuban Krasnodar

PFC Kuban Krasnodar (Known as FC Urozhay from 2018 to 2020, Russian: Профессиональный футбольный клуб «Кубань») is a Russian football team based in Krasnodar. It was founded on 4 June 2018. It plays the third-tier Russian Second League (Division A).

The club is colloquially seen by some to be the successor to FC Kuban Krasnodar, which dissolved in 2018 before being restarted at a regional level, although it is legally not permitted to claim its heritage.

History

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Private limited company Football Club Urozhay was officially registered on 4 June 2018.[2] Originally it was to be named Ekaterinodar, but eventually, for unknown reasons, the club was named Urozhay.[3] According to the results of the local web portal's Yuga.ru poll about the team's name that was held from 5 to 14 June, the poll option Urozhay took the last place.[4][5] On 22 June 2018 FC Urozhay received a license for participating in the third-tier Russian Professional Football League in the 2018–19 Russian Professional Football League.[6]

In July 2020 the club was renamed to PFC Kuban. On 24 July 2020, Russian Football Union approved the change of name, with the condition that the club is not the legal successor to former FC Kuban and cannot claim their sporting history.[7]

On 15 June 2021, the club secured the first place in their PFL zone and promotion to Russian Football National League.[8]

On 16 May 2024, Kuban was relegated from the First League.[9]

Current squad

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As of 11 September 2025, according to the Second League website.

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  RUS Yuri Nesterenko
6 MF  RUS Leon Fust
8 MF  RUS Georgi Makhatadze
9 MF  RUS Bogdan Reykhmen
10 MF  RUS Ilya Moseychuk
11 MF  RUS Yevgeny Kovalevsky
13 FW  RUS Mikhail Ageyev
15 MF  RUS Yegor Kravchuk
17 MF  RUS Danila Smirnov
19 DF  RUS Yevgeni Osipov
20 MF  RUS Aleksandr Shvets
24 GK  RUS Dmitry Ternovsky
No. Pos. Nation Player
27 MF  RUS Maksim Ofitserov
28 FW  RUS Ilya Molteninov
37 DF  RUS Maksim Vedeneyev
51 DF  RUS Yelisey Yemelyanov
72 DF  RUS Danila Gayvoronsky
77 MF  RUS Anton Orlov
78 DF  RUS Daniil Melnikov
81 MF  BLR Rodion Pechura
87 DF  RUS Igor Bezdenezhnykh
91 DF  RUS Aleksandr Kulikov
96 DF  RUS Aleksandr Smirnov

References

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  1. ^ Спартак стал «овощем» (in Russian). Sports.ru. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
  2. ^ Гендиректором ФК «Урожай» стал коллега Крапивки по «Дружбе» (in Russian). Yuga.ru. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 2018-06-25.
  3. ^ Николай Долуда о ФК «Урожай»: «До последнего планировали, что „Кубань“ переименуют в „Екатеринодар“». Komsomolskaya Pravda (in Russian). 15 June 2018. Retrieved 2018-06-25.
  4. ^ ФК «Кубань» станет «Екатеринодаром» (in Russian). Yuga.ru. 14 June 2018. Retrieved 2018-06-25.
  5. ^ В Краснодаре создан ФК «Урожай» (in Russian). Stavki.ru. 9 June 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-06-26. Retrieved 2018-06-25.
  6. ^ ФК «Урожай» получил лицензию для участия в Профессиональной футбольной лиге (in Russian). Kuban24.tv. 22 June 2018. Retrieved 2018-06-25.
  7. ^ "Итоги Исполкома РФС" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 24 July 2020.
  8. ^ ""Кубань" выходит в Олимп-ФНЛ!" (in Russian). FNL. 13 June 2021.
  9. ^ ""КУБАНЬ" ДОСРОЧНО ЗАНЯЛА ПОСЛЕДНЕЕ МЕСТО В МЕЛБЕТ-ПЕРВОЙ ЛИГЕ" (in Russian). Russian First League. 16 May 2024.
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