FC Alania Vladikavkaz
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| Nickname(s) |
Ossetian: Allon Franktæ, Russian: Alanskiye Barsy (Alanian Snow Leopards) | |||
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| Founded | 1921 | |||
| Ground |
Republican Spartak Stadium, Vladikavkaz | |||
| Capacity | 32,464 | |||
| President | Robert Dambegov | |||
| Head Coach | Fyodor Gagloyev | |||
| League |
Russian Professional Football League Zone South | |||
| 2014–15 | 14th | |||
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FC Alania Vladikavkaz (Russian: Футбольный клуб «Алания» Владикавказ, Ossetian: Футболон клуб "Алани") is a Russian football club based in Vladikavkaz (formerly Ordzhonikidze), North Ossetia–Alania. Founded in 1921, the club played in the Soviet Top League during the communist era, and won its first and only league title in the 1995 Russian Top League.
In 2010, Alania replaced FC Moscow (who dropped out for financial reasons) in the Russian Premier League, but were relegated back after one season on the top level.[1] They returned to the top level for the 2012–13 season after just one season below, were again relegated, and dissolved in February 2014. Before the 2014–15 season, former Alania's farm club, FC Alania-d Vladikavkaz, was renamed to Alania, and this club participated in the third-tier Russian Professional Football League in the 2014–15 season.
History
By the collapse of the Soviet Union, Spartak Vladikavkaz were the only non-Muscovite Russian club competing in the old Soviet Top League. This had been their second and last season in the STL; before that the only other season they competed in the top Soviet division was in 1970.
Their most successful season was 1995 when they managed to grab the Russian Premier League champions title, after several years of Spartak Moscow domination having previously won a silver medal for the second place in 1992 and 1996. However, in the qualification stages of the UEFA Champions League Alania lost 10–3 on aggregate to the Scottish club Rangers.
However, after departure of manager Valery Gazzaev and several players from the club, Alania were not able to get anywhere near the trophy again, finishing at the bottom half of the table.
Previously, the club was known as Spartak Ordzhonikidze (1937–1990), Spartak Vladikavkaz (1990–1994 and 2006), Spartak-Alania Vladikavkaz (1995–1996 and 2003), Alania Vladikavkaz (1997–2002, 2004–2005 and since 2007).
In season 2005 Alania was relegated from Russian Premier League after 15 seasons of top-flight football.
On 14 February 2006 Alania and another First Division club, Lokomotiv Chita, were denied professional licences by Professional Football League and excluded from professional football for juridical irregularities.[2] On 22 February PFL decided to replace Alania and Lokomotiv with Lada Togliatti and Mashuk-KMV Pyatigorsk, the runners-up in the Second Division.[3] The Russian Football Union did not endorse the exclusion and on 28 February decided to keep Alania and Lokomotiv in the First Division, giving them another chance to fulfill the league requirements.[4] Consequently, on 6 March PFL decided to extend the First Division from 22 to 24 clubs, including Alania, Lokomotiv, Lada, and Mashuk-KMV.[5]
However, on 20 March the Russian Football Union finally decided to exclude Alania and Lokomotiv from the league. This decision was announced by the Professional Football League on 21 March, five days before the start of the First Division.[6]
Alania underwent reorganization, were renamed Spartak Vladikavkaz and on 4 April were admitted into the Russian Second Division, South zone.
After finishing first in the South Zone of 2nd division in the 2006 the team was promoted to Russian First Division and again renamed to Alania.
In 2009, Alania achieved 3rd place in the Russian First Division, just below the nominal promotion places. However, due to FC Moscow being expelled from the Russian Premier League, Alania were chosen to take their place. Their season back in the top flight was not successful and only Sibir Novosibirsk finished below them, thus going back to the First Division; despite the subsequent withdrawal of Amkar Perm and Saturn Moscow Oblast, Alania was refused a reprieve by the RPL.
In the spring of 2011, Alania qualified for the final of the 2010–11 Russian Cup, where it met PFC CSKA Moscow. CSKA already qualified for the UEFA Champions League spot, and therefore Alania secured a spot in the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League regardless of the final result. That is the second occasion in Russian football history when a second-level division team qualified for European competition (the first one was FC Terek Grozny). Alania achieved a rare feat of reaching the cup final without scoring a single regular-time goal. On three occasions they won a penalty shootout after playing the game with a score of 0–0 and once they received a bye after their opponent team went bankrupt.
In February 2014, Alania pulled out of the 2013–14 Russia First Division, due to financial liquidation and sponsorship problems, and the club was dissolved.[7][8] Before the 2014–15 season, former Alania's farm club, FC Alania-d Vladikavkaz, was renamed to Alania, and this club participates in the Russian Professional Football League in the 2014–15 season.
Current squad
As of 26 February 2016, according to the PFL website.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
FC Alania in Europe
- Q = Qualifying
- PO = Play-off
| Season | Competition | Round | Country | Club | Score |
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| 1993–94 | UEFA Cup | 1 |  |
Borussia Dortmund | 0–0, 0–1 |
| 1995–96 | UEFA Cup | 1 |  |
Liverpool F.C. | 1–2, 0–0 |
| 1996–97 | Champions League | Q |  |
Rangers F.C. | 1–3, 2–7 |
| 1996–97 | UEFA Cup | 1 | .svg.png){kind=small} |
RSC Anderlecht | 2–1, 0–4 |
| 1997–98 | UEFA Cup | Q2 |  |
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 2–1, 4–1 |
| 1 |  |
MTK Hungária FC | 0–3, 1–1 | ||
| 2000–01 | UEFA Cup | 1 |  |
Amica Wronki | 0–3, 0–2 |
| 2011–12 | UEFA Europa League | Q3 |  |
FC Aktobe | 1–1, 1–1 (4–2 p.) |
| PO |  |
Besiktas JK | 0–3, 2–0 |
Honours
- Runners-up (01): 2010-11
- Champions (02): 1983, 2006[12]
- Runners-up (02): 1966, 1982
League history
Soviet Union
Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Europe Top Scorer (League) 1960 2nd, RSFSR-3 14 26 3 4 19 26 68 10 - - 1961 2nd, RSFSR-4 10 24 6 6 12 32 57 18 1/64 - 1962 2nd, RSFSR-3 8 28 10 6 12 38 36 26 1/128 - 1963 3rd, RSFSR-3 7 30 12 8 10 47 39 32 1/512 - 1964 3rd, RSFSR-4 4 34 16 7 11 53 35 39 1/512 - 3rd, RSFSR-final 4 8 3 2 3 9 10 8 1965 3rd, RSFSR-4 9 38 16 7 15 54 43 39 - - 1966 1 38 22 9 7 80 40 53 1/32 - 3rd, RSFSR-final 2 7 4 1 2 9 4 9 1967 2nd, group 1 16 38 10 11 17 34 45 31 1/32 - 1968 2nd, group 3 2 40 19 12 9 53 29 50 1/64 - Kaishauri: 181969 2nd, group 1 1 38 22 12 4 60 25 60 1/64 - Papelishvili: 162nd, final 1 3 2 0 1 4 2 4 1970 Top League 17 32 7 8 17 31 48 22 1/16 - Kaishauri: 81971 2nd 5 42 19 7 16 52 57 45 1/16 - Zazroev: 111972 9 38 14 10 14 49 50 38 1/16 - Kaishauri: 181973 17 38 13 7 18 29 44 30 1/16 - Kaishauri: 71974 17 38 15 4 19 45 67 34 1/32 - Kitaev: 171975 9 38 15 7 16 41 43 37 1/32 - V. Gazzaev: 141976 15 38 11 14 13 40 50 36 1/32 - Kaishauri: 111977 15 38 11 11 16 38 45 33 1/32 - Khuadonov: 61978 18 38 10 8 20 30 50 28 1/16 - Khuadonov: 91979 13 46 19 7 20 49 44 45 group stage - Suanov, Zazroev: 91980 15 46 17 9 20 43 50 43 group stage - Khuadonov: 91981 21 46 14 12 20 36 49 40 group stage - Y. Gazzaev: 101982 3rd, zone 3 1 32 22 6 4 64 18 50 - - Y. Gazzaev: 233rd, final-1 2 4 1 2 1 5 4 4 1983 3rd, zone 3 1 30 23 2 5 69 23 48 - - 3rd, final-2 1 4 1 3 0 2 0 5 1984 2nd 16 42 15 8 19 42 51 38 1/32 - Argudyaev: 131985 16 38 17 4 17 49 52 38 1/16 - Ambalov: 121986 16 46 15 12 19 58 66 42 1/64 - Ploshnik: 161987 18 42 12 12 18 37 46 36 1/64 - Gagloev: 81988 13 42 15 9 8 57 60 39 1/32 - Y. Gazzaev: 101989 17 42 12 11 19 44 61 35 1/64 - Y. Gazzaev: 10, Tskhovrebov: 71990 1 38 24 9 5 73 30 57 1/64 - 
Tedeev: 231991 Top League 11 30 9 8 13 33 41 26 1/64 - 
Suleymanov: 131992 - - - - - - - - - 1/16 -
Russia
Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Europe Top Scorer (League) 1992 RFPL 2 26 13 6 7 47 33 32 - - Suleymanov: 121993 6 34 16 6 12 49 45 38 1/16 - Suleymanov, 
Markhel: 141994 5 30 11 11 8 32 34 33 1/2 UC R1 Suleymanov: 61995 1 30 22 5 3 63 21 71 1/2 - 
Kavelashvili: 121996 2 35 22 6 7 65 37 72 1/16 UC R1 Suleymanov, Tedeev, 
Kasymov: 111997 10 34 14 4 16 52 42 46 1/8 UC R1 Yanovsky: 131998 8 30 11 7 12 46 39 40 1/2 UC R1 Demetradze: 141999 6 30 12 7 11 54 45 43 1/8 - Demetradze: 212000 10 30 10 8 12 34 36 38 1/16 - Tedeev: 102001 11 30 8 8 14 31 47 32 1/16 UC R1 
Paolo Emilio: 62002 12 30 8 6 16 31 42 30 1/16 - Demetradze, D. Bazaev: 62003 13 30 9 4 17 23 43 31 1/16 - 
Mikholap: 42004 14 30 7 7 16 28 52 28 1/8 - G. Bazaev, 
Tudor: 52005 15 30 5 8 17 27 53 23 1/8 - D. Bazaev: 92006 3rd, "South" 1 32 27 3 2 81 20 84 1/16 - Dubrovin: 282007 2nd 12 42 15 11 16 56 56 56 1/64 - Dubrovin: 192008 10 42 17 8 17 50 41 59 1/32 - 
Dadu: 182009 3 38 21 7 10 57 30 70 1/16 - Dadu: 122010 RFPL 15 30 4 8 18 34 58 20 F - Gabulov, Marenich: 42011–12 2nd 2 52 28 13 11 66 39 97 1/32 - Bikmaev: 112012–13 RFPL 16 30 4 7 19 26 53 19 1/16 - Neco: 9
Former coaches
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References
- ↑ "ФК "Москва" прекращает членство в Премьер-Лиге". Rfpl.org.
- ↑ "Новости. Футбол – первый дивизион. СЭ: "Алания" и читинский "Локомотив" исключены из первого дивизиона. Спорт-Экспресс. Новости спорта : футбол, хоккей, теннис, баскетбол, биатлон – все виды спорта на одном сайте". News.sport-express.ru.
- ↑ Archived 4 May 2006 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ ""Алания" и читинский "Локомотив" остаются в "профессионалах" – Новости – Советский спорт". Sovsport.ru. 26 September 2012.
- ↑ "Новости. Футбол – первый дивизион. СЭ: В первом дивизионе – 24 команды, включая "Аланию" и "Локомотив" Чт. Спорт-Экспресс. Новости спорта : футбол, хоккей, теннис, баскетбол, биатлон – все виды спорта на одном сайте". News.sport-express.ru.
- ↑ "Газета СПОРТ-ЭКСПРЕСС. ВЕРНУЛИСЬ К ТОМУ, С ЧЕГО НАЧИНАЛИ: В ПЕРВОМ ДИВИЗИОНЕ – 22 КЛУБА. СПОРТ-ЭКСПРЕСС: Ежедневная спортивная газета / SPORT-EXPRESS: Daily sport newspaper. Чемпионаты мира и Европы по футболу, хоккею, баскетболу. Биатлон, теннис, зимние виды спор". Sport-express.ru.
- ↑ Футбольный клуб "Алания" прекратил свое существование. www.rg.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 10 February 2014.
- ↑ "Russia's Bankrupt Ex-Champions Alania Vladikavkaz Pull Out of League". Rsport. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
- ↑ "USSR (Soviet Union) - List of Champions". rsssf.com.
- ↑ "USSR (Soviet Union) - List of Cup Finals". rsssf.com.
- ↑ "Russia - Cup Finals". rsssf.com.
- ↑ ru:Второй_дивизион_ПФЛ_2006#.D0.AE.D0.B3
External links
- Official website (Russian)
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