PFC Sochi
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Sochi
Full name Профессиональный футбольный клуб Сочи
(Professional Football Club Sochi)
Nickname(s) Belo-sinie (The White-Blues) Leopardy (The
Leopards)
Founded 6 June 2018; 2 years ago
Ground Fisht Olympic Stadium
Capacity 47,659
Owner Boris Rotenberg
Chairman Dmitry Rubashko
(Director General)
Manager Vladimir Fedotov
League Russian Premier League
2019–20 Russian Premier League, 12th of 16
Website Club website
Home colours
Away colours
Current season
PFC Sochi, Professional Football Club Sochi (Russian: Профессиональный футбольный клуб
Сочи, romanized: Professionalny Futbolny Klub Sochi), is a Russian professional football club based
in Sochi. The club is playing its home matches at the 41,000-capacity Fisht Stadium.
Contents
1History
o 1.1League position
2Stadiums
3Current squad
o 3.1Other players under contract
o 3.2Out on loan
4Coaching staff
5Honours
6Manager history
7Notable players
8References
9External links
History[edit]
PFC Sochi was founded on 6 June 2018 after the relocation of FC Dynamo Saint Petersburg to Sochi,
thus becoming the only professional football club in the city.[1][2][3][4][5]
On 11 May 2019, the club secured a top-two finish in the 2018–19 Russian National Football
League and subsequently promotion to the Russian Premier League for the 2019–20 season for the first
time in the club's history.[6]
On 20 November 2019, Sochi announced that Aleksandr Tochilin had resigned as manager,
with Roman Berezovsky being placed in temporary charge.[7] On 8 December 2019, Sochi
announced Vladimir Fedotov as their new permanent manager on a 2 1⁄2-year contract.[8]
On 19 June 2020, Sochi beat FC Rostov 10-1, making it their biggest Premier League win in their
history. Rostov missed their full first and second squad (42 players) due to positive COVID-19 tests in
both squads.
Sochi managed to finish in twelfth place in their debut season in the top tier, avoiding relegation.