FC Krylia Sovetov Samara
The PFK Krylia Sovetov Samara (Russian ПфК " Крылья Советов » Самара ) was established in 1942 is a Russian football club from the city of Samara. The club colors are blue and white.
History
Soviet Union
The team was founded on April 12, 1942. On 30 July 1944 she debuted in the Cup of the USSR. The first match in the first Soviet football league played Krylia Sovetov on 21 April 1946 in Alma- Ata. The team played 1946-1969 up to two years continuously in the top division of the Soviet Union, then dismounted, however, and remained until the end of the USSR, second-rate, with the exception of four years in the late 1970s. Overall Krylia Sovetov participated in 48 Soviet football championships ( including 26 in the top division ) and 43 Cup sweeps.
Russia
In the qualifying round of the new Russian League, the club but could now qualify for the top division. Since then remained Krylia Sovetov always top notch and is one of only five teams, in addition to the capital's clubs locomotive, Spartak, CSKA, Dynamo, who participated in all sweeps of the Russian elite class and have never been relegated to the second division.
Your best season the team played from Samara in 2004. Third place with the best table placement was achieved in the Russian championship. In addition Krylia Sovetov reached the final of the national football cup, which was, however, lost 0-1 against Terek Grozny Chechen club in the metropolitan locomotive Stadium on 29 May 2004.
In the 2012/13 season, the club saved to 14th place in the table ( relegation zone ). In the relegation Samara met Spartak Nalchik and secured with two wins in the league.
Stadium
The FK Krylia Sovetov Samara plays its home matches at the 32,990 -seat Metallurg Stadium in Samara, which was opened in 1957.
European Cup
On 6 July 2002, the team played its first game on an international level, as the Latvian team FC Dinaburg was defeated twice in the second round of the Intertoto Cup. In the third round, Krylia Sovetov foundered on the Dutch side Willem II Tilburg to a home win 3-1 and then 0-2 away defeat by the away goals rule.
Due to the good performance in the season 2004, the club was allowed to take part in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Cup in 2005/ 06 part. BATE Borisov First, was conquered from Belarus. In the subsequent first round Krylia Sovetov failed as in 2002 at a Dutch team by the away goals rule, this time at AZ Alkmaar.
The sixth place in the table of the 2008 season allowed the club its third participation in a European Cup. In the third qualifying round of the newly-created UEFA Europa League 2009/10 the club met the Irish team St Patrick's Athletic and divorced again due to the away goals rule from the competition.
Results of the home games are in bold.
Achievements
- Championship: 3rd place in the Russian Championship 2004
- Cup competition: Soviet Cup finalist: 1953, 1964
- Russian Cup finalist: 2004
Current squad
Well-known former players
Russia and CIS
- Armenia Karen Dochojan
- Georgia Dawit Mudschiri
- Lithuania Andrius Jokšas
- Lithuania Robertas Poškus
- Russia Roman Adamov
- Russia Alexander Anjukow
- Russia Alexander Borodjuk
- Russia Galimsjan Chussainow
- Russia Sergei Ignaschewitsch
- Russia Andrei Kantschelskis
- Russia Denis Kolodin
- Russia Alexei Medvedev
- Russia Andrei Tikhonov
- Soviet Union Yevgeny Lowtschew
- Ukraine Andriy Hussin
- Uzbekistan Marat Bikmaev
- Uzbekistan Mirjalol Qosimov
Europe
- Bosnia and Herzegovina Marko Topić
- Macedonia Artim Polozani
- Romania Florin Şoava
- Serbia Nenad Djordjevic
- Serbia Ognjen Koroman
- Serbia Branimir Petrović
- Slovenia Nejc Pečnik
- Slovenia Suad Filekovič
- Czech Republic Jiří Jarošík
- Czech Republic Jan Koller
South America
- Brazil Gaúcho
- Brazil Ramón
- Brazil Roni
- Brazil Rafael Schmitz
- Paraguay Pablo Zeballos
Africa
- Congo Democratic Republic of Joël Omari Tshibamba
- Laryea Kingston Ghana
- Cameroon Serge Branco
- Nigeria Patrick Ovie
- Zambia Chaswe Nsofwa
Asia
- North Korea Choe Myong -ho
Well-known former coach
- Russia Leonid Slutsky