FC Volga-Olimpiyets Nizhny Novgorod
| Full name | Football Club Volga-Olimpiyets Nizhny Novgorod |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2006 |
| Chairman | Maksim Metlin |
| Manager | Konstantin Galkin |
| League | Russian Professional Football League, Zone Ural-Povolzhye |
| 2014 | Russian Amateur Football League, promoted |
FC Volga-Olimpiyets Nizhny Novgorod (Russian: ФК «Волга-Олимпиец» Нижний Новгород) is a Russian football team from Nizhny Novgorod, founded in 2006. Beginning with the 2015-16 season, it plays in the Russian Professional Football League (third level). It is a farm club for FC Volga Nizhny Novgorod.
"Olimpiyets" means Olympian in Russian.
Team name history
- 2006–2009: FC Vodnik Nizhny Novgorod
- 2010–2012: FC Volga-Olimpiyets Nizhny Novgorod
- 2012: FC Nizhny Novgorod-Olimpiyets-DYuSSh Nizhny Novgorod
- 2013: FC Volga-Olimpiyets Nizhny Novgorod
- 2014: FC Shakhtyor-Volga-Olimpiyets Peshelan (Peshelan is a village of less than 200 inhabitants in the Arzamassky District)
- 2015–: FC Volga-Olimpiyets Nizhny Novgorod
Current squad
As of 10 March 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.
External links
- (Russian) Team history by footballfacts
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