FC TSK Simferopol (Russian: ФК «ТСК» Симферополь) is a professional football team based in Simferopol, Crimea, that was created in place of Ukrainian SC Tavriya Simferopol, following the 2014 Russian annexation of Crimea.

TSK Simferopol
Full nameФутбольный Клуб Таврия Симферополь Крым Симферополь (Futbol'ny Klub Tavriya Simferopol' Krym Simferopol')
Nickname(s)Krymchyany (Crimeans)
Founded2014; 10 years ago (2014)
GroundLokomotiv Republican Sports Complex
Capacity19,978
ChairmanOleksandr Haydash
ManagerAnatoli Skvortsov
LeagueCrimean Premier League

TSK in the name stands for "Таврия Симферополь Крым" (Tavria – Simferopol – Crimea).

History edit

Ukrainian Premier League club SC Tavriya Simferopol was liquidated and a new team was organized in its place, registered according to the laws of Russia. It then was licensed to participate in the third-tier Russian Professional Football League in the 2014–15 season. As Ukraine considers Crimea Ukrainian territory, the Football Federation of Ukraine lodged a complaint with UEFA about Crimean clubs' participation in Russian competitions. On 22 August 2014, UEFA decided "that any football matches played by Crimean clubs organised under the auspices of the Russian Football Union will not be recognised by UEFA until further notice".[1]

On 4 December 2014, UEFA banned Crimean clubs from participating in Russian professional competitions,[2] and announced that a new local Crimean League will be set up in the future that UEFA will manage directly.[3]

The club won the first-ever Crimean Premier League in 2015–2016.[4]

Ahead of the 2022/2023 season, the club has announced its intention to compete in the Russian Football National League 2.

2019 squad edit

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   RUS Danil Frolov
2 DF   RUS Anton Kupchin
7 DF   UKR Artem Kultyshev
11 DF   UKR Anton Monakhov
20 DF   RUS Ildar Shabayev
23 DF   RUS Remzi Ramazanov
69 MF   RUS Anzor Shurdumov
5 MF   RUS Vasili Pletin
8 MF   UKR Yevhen Odyntsov
17 MF   RUS Arsen Ablyametov
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF   RUS Igor Chembarov
21 MF   RUS Artur Aymetdinov
21 MF   RUS Azamat Atayev
41 MF   RUS Edem Godzhen
77 MF   RUS Ruslan Margiyev
88 MF   RUS Stanislav Pechyonkin
3 FW   RUS Aleksandr Kryazhev
9 FW   RUS Anton Penchelyuzov
10 FW   UKR Andrei Gaydash

Honours edit

  2015–16
  2018–19
  2017–18

Coaches edit

League and cup history edit

Russia edit

Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Domestic Cup Europe Notes
2014–15 3rd "South Group 1"
(Vtoraya Liga, Yug)
/11 18 9 3 6 23 16 30 1256 finals Annulled[5]

Crimea edit

Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Domestic Cup Europe Notes
2015[6] 1st All-Crimean Championship Gr. B 2/10 9 6 2 1 37 4 20 Reorganization of competitions
2015–16 1st Premier League 1/8 28 21 5 2 53 19 68 12 finals
2016–17 1st Premier League 5/8 28 13 4 11 41 45 43 14 finals
2017–18 1st Premier League 3/8 28 16 7 5 55 28 55 14 finals
2018–19 1st Premier League 2/8 28 13 11 4 46 28 50 12 finals
2019–20 1st Premier League 4/8 28 13 7 8 42 40 46 116 finals
2020–21 1st Premier League 5/8 28 12 4 12 33 31 40 14 finals
2021–22[6] 1st Premier League

References edit

  1. ^ UEFA Emergency Panel decision on Crimean clubs, UEFA (22 August 2014)
  2. ^ "Crimea clubs banned from playing in Russian league by Uefa". BBC. 4 December 2014.
  3. ^ "UEFA to set up new soccer league in Crimea". Associated Press. 6 March 2015.
  4. ^ "Soccer-TSK-Tavriya win first edition of Crimean championship". 15 May 2016.
  5. ^ 2014–15 season. RSSSF
  6. ^ a b «ТСК-Таврия» Симферополь. footballfacts.ru. Retrieved March 20, 2022.

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