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.
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| Full name | Футбольный клуб СКА-Хабаровск (Football Club SKA-Khabarovsk) | |||
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| Founded | 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 | Roman Sharonov | |||
| League | Russian First League | |||
| 2022–23 | 10th of 18 | |||
| Website | Club website | |||
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History edit
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 edit
Current squad edit
As of 22 February 2024, according to the official First League 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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Reserve team edit
Notable players edit
Had international caps for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries while playing for SKA-Khabarovsk.
Coaching staff edit
| Position | Name |
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| Manager |  Roman Sharonov
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| Senior Manager | Alexey Andreevich
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| Assistant Manager | Yuri Shpiryuk
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| Goalkeeping Coach | Maxim Ivanovich
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| Fitness Coach |  Oleg Anatolievich Dmitri Gureev
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| Analyst | Yurievich Vyacheslav
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| Rehabilitologist | Ruslan Gennadievich
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| Team Leader | Sergey Vladimirovich
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| Administrator | Denis Rafailovich
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| Junior Administrator | Ilshat Marsovich
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| Doctor | Anatoly Georgievich
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| Masseur | Marat Ulfatovich Danil Yurievich Marat Ishmurzin
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| Rehabilitation Specialist | Danil Yurievich
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References edit
- ^ "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.
External links edit
- Official website (in Russian)