FC Volna Nizhny Novgorod Oblast

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FC Volna Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Full nameFootball Club Volna Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Founded2016
GroundLokomotiv
Capacity17,856
ManagerRenat Miftakhov
LeagueRussian Second League,
Division B,
Group 4
20245th
Websitehttp://www.fc-volna.ru/

FC Volna Nizhny Novgorod Oblast (Russian: ФК «Волна» Нижегородская Область) is a Russian football team based in Kovernino.

Club history

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It was founded in 2016 and played on the amateur level as FC Volna Kovernino. For 2020–21 season, it received the license for the third-tier Russian Professional Football League. For the occasion, it also changed the name to represent the whole Nizhny Novgorod Oblast.[1] The club did not receive professional license for the 2022–23 season and moved down to amateur levels.[2][3]

Before the 2024 season, a different Second League club FC Elektron Veliky Novgorod was moved to Nizhny Novgorod and was renamed to Volna.[4]

Current squad

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As of 28 July 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 Russia RUS Ivan Migunov
2 DF Russia RUS Danila Chechyotkin
4 DF Russia RUS Artyom Abramov
6 DF Russia RUS Sergei Chibisov
7 MF Russia RUS Aslan Mutaliyev
8 FW Russia RUS Mikhail Zabotkin
10 FW Russia RUS Igor Belyakov
11 MF Russia RUS Danil Voronov
12 MF Russia RUS Vladislav Saygushev
17 MF Russia RUS Ruslan Shcherbin
18 MF Russia RUS Oleg Volkov
19 DF Russia RUS Nikita Romanov
20 FW Russia RUS Artyom Tarasov
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 MF Russia RUS Bakhadur Sokolov
30 DF Russia RUS Aleksandr Volkov
33 MF Russia RUS Aksenty Chaligava
51 GK Russia RUS Yegor Alekseyev
63 MF Russia RUS Nikita Kalinin
77 MF Russia RUS Mikhail Kostyukov
78 FW Russia RUS Yevgeny Mukhin
81 GK Russia RUS Oleg Smirnov
88 MF Russia RUS Konstantin Shamayev
90 MF Russia RUS Ivan Severyanov
91 DF Russia RUS Yevgeny Pleshko
97 MF Russia RUS Daniil Kotelnikov
98 DF Russia RUS Yegor Pozdnyakov

References

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  1. ^ ""Волна" — в ПФЛ!" (in Russian). FC Volna Nizhny Novgorod Oblast. 16 June 2020.
  2. ^ "79 футбольных клубов получили лицензию для выступления в ФНЛ-2" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 9 June 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Владимир СИЛОВАНОВ, главный тренер "Волны" об итогах сезона" (in Russian). FC Volna Nizhny Novgorod. 10 June 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  4. ^ "ЖЕРЕБЬЕВКА КАЛЕНДАРЯ ДЛЯ ГРУППЫ 4" (in Russian). Russian Second League. 5 March 2024.


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