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| Full name | Football Club Tosno | ||
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| Founded | 2013 | ||
| Dissolved | 2018 | ||
| Ground | Petrovsky Stadium,Saint Petersburg | ||
| Capacity | 21,405 | ||
| 2025 | Russian Third League, 1st of 16 (promoted) | ||
| Website | fctosno.ru | ||
FC Tosno (Russian:ФК Тосно) was a professional Russianfootball club based inTosno,Leningrad Oblast. Founded in 2013, Tosno won promotion to theRussian Premier League on 6 May 2017 after securing second place in theRussian National Football League.[1] The following season, they won theRussian Cup.
However, Tosno's relegation tosecond division football worsened the club's economic troubles, leading to its dissolution.
FC Tosno was officially registered in 2008 by Leonid Khomenko, then director of 'FC Era'. In 2009, FC Tosno and another amateur club, 'Ruan', were merged. The name 'Ruan' was carried by the club till late 2013.[2]
The decision to found a professional club was taken in March 2013, with the support of the club's main sponsor at the time, a holding company named 'Fort Group', and the Regional Public Organization, 'FC Tosno'.[3] Since 2013, FC Tosno have represented theLeningrad Oblast in Russian competitions.[4] In Tosno's first professional season, the club were declared to compete in the West Zone of theRussian Professional Football League. Due to Tosno's then-current home stadium (Tosno Stadium)'s failing to satisfyPFL's minimum requirements, it was required that they move to a different, more capacious stadium for them to be eligible to compete in the division. In the meantime, Tosno were offered to play their home matches at thePetrovskiy Stadium.
The club's first official match took place on 10 July 2013, when they defeatedFC Dynamo Vologda in the First Round of the2013–14 Russian Cup (they reached the quarter-finals that year). This victory marked the start of the club's 22-game 'unbeaten run' in all competitions (18 league games and 4 cup games), which ended on the 27th of October. The following day, head coachViktor Demidov's contact with the club had terminated.[5] The remaining games of the season had keepers' coachKirill Gashichev in charge.
After signing a contract withUkrainian managerOleh Leshchynskyi on 4 March 2014, FC Tosno have defeatedFC Spartak Moscow in the2013–14 Russian CupRound of 16, with the only goal scored byValentin Filatov on the 114th minute. It was the fourth time in Russian Cup's history, when a team from the Second Division had participated in the Russian Cup's Quarter-finals.
On 26 March 2014, 'Tosno' were eliminated from the cup in an away game againstKrasnodar, which ended 3–0 to the hosts.
On 15 May, Leshchynskyi was fired due to a conflict with the club's players, so Vyacheslav Matyushenko, the team's chairman, had to head the team. On 27 May, after a 1–0 win againstFC Tekstilshchik Ivanovo in PFL, FC Tosno had secured a place in theRussian National Football League of the upcoming season.
Prior to the season's start, Tosno had signed a contract withBulgarianmanagerNikolay Kostov. The first four games were headed by Kirill Gashichev, however, on 30 JulyKostov had been officially included in the squad. Tosno had topped the league for the time of Nikolay Kostov's leadership, however, on 5 November the contract with Kostov had terminated and Kirill Gashichev had to head Tosno again. In 2014, under the leadership of Gashichev, the club had finishedthird with four wins and one loss.
On 4 December 2014,Aleksandr Grigoryan was appointed the club's new manager on a two-year contract,[6] however Grigoryan left the club on 28 February 2015 without taking charge of first team game for the club due to family circumstances.[7]
The manager post was then passed toYevgeni Perevertailo, who guided Tosno to a third-place finish in the league. However, Tosno lost 1:5 on aggregate to Rostov in the play-offs and did not earn promotion to the Russian Premier League.
On 12 August 2015,Dmytro Parfenov was appointed as Tosno's new manager on a two-year contract.[8] Tosno finished the season in 7th position and reached the Round of 16 in theRussian Cup, where the club lost only to future championsZenit.
At the end of the 2016–17 season, Tosno have earned promotion to the2017–18 Russian Premier League for the first time.[1]
The2017–18 season was Tosno's first ever top-tier campaign in Russian football. The club spent much of the league stage of the season struggling in relegation or relegation-playoff places. Thecup, on the other hand, saw the team enjoy vast success, reaching the final after defeating reigning championsFC Spartak Moscow in a match that saw them fight back from a one-goal deficit in regular time to seal a close victory inpenalty shoot-outs. They went on to win the final on 9 May 2018, netting two goals and conceding once in aFC Avangard Kursk triumph.[9]
As a consequence of winning the cup, Tosno were qualified to represent Russia in the following season'sEuropa League group stage, pending UEFA licensing, which would have marked the club's first ever appearance in a major European competition. However, immediately following the cup victory,Russian Football Union president Aleksandr Alayev announced that Tosno had missed the deadlines for UEFA licensing applications and would therefore not be eligible to participate in the competition.[10] They were relegated from the Russian Premier League on the last day of the 2017–18 season after losing 0–5 toFC Ufa.
| Season | League | Russian Cup | Top goalscorer | Manager | |||||||||
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| Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Name | League | |||
| 2013–14 | 3rd West | 1st | 32 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 51 | 16 | 71 | Quarterfinal | Aleksandr Savin | 12 |  Viktor Demidov Kirill Gashichev (Caretaker) Oleh Leshchynskyi Vyacheslav Matyushenko Kirill Gashichev (Caretaker) |
| 2014–15 | 2nd | 3rd | 34 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 50 | 36 | 65 | Round of 16 | Batraz Khadartsev | 7 | Kirill Gashichev (Caretaker) Nikolay Kostov Kirill Gashichev (Caretaker) Aleksandr GrigoryanYevgeny Perevertaylo |
| 2015–16 | 2nd | 7th | 38 | 17 | 4 | 17 | 57 | 53 | 55 | Round of 16 | Vladimir Ilyin | 12 | Yevgeny PerevertayloDmytro Parfenov |
| 2016–17 | 2nd | 2nd | 38 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 63 | 30 | 75 | Quarterfinal | Anton Zabolotny | 16 | Dmytro Parfenov |
| 2017–18 | 1st | 15th | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 23 | 54 | 24 | Winner | Yevgeni Markov | 8 | Dmytro Parfenov |
In November 2014, it was announced that FC Tosno are planning to build a new home stadium inTosno. Its capacity was expected to be over 10,000 seats and it was to be completed before the start of the 2015–16 season.[11] Those plans were not realised.
In the 2017–18 season, the club played their home games at thePetrovsky stadium in St. Petersburg, which previously hosted the home matches ofFC Zenit.[12] The stadium has a capacity of 20,985.
Number represents chronological order.
Information correct as of May 2018.
| Number | Period | Manager | Duration | Reason for leaving |
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| 1 | March 2013 – October 2013 | Viktor Demidov | 7 months | Contract terminated |
| 2 | October 2013 – March 2014 | Kirill Gashichev | 5 months | Replaced by professional manager |
| 3 | March 2014 – May 2014 | Oleh Leshchynskyi | 2 months | Fired due to conflict with players |
| 4 | May 2014 – June 2014 | Vyacheslav Matyushenko | 1 month | Replaced by Kirill Gashichev |
| 5 | June 2014 – August 2014 | Kirill Gashichev | 2 months | Replaced by professional manager |
| 6 | August 2014 – November 2014 | Nikolay Kostov | 3 months | Contract terminated |
| 7 | November 2014 – December 2014 | Kirill Gashichev | 1 month | Replaced by professional manager |
| 8 | December 2014 – February 2015 | Aleksandr Grigoryan | 3 months | Family circumstances |
| 9 | February 2015 – July 2015 | Yevgeni Perevertailo | 2 months | Mutual agreement |
| 10 | August 2015 – June 2018 | Dmytro Parfenov | 2 years 10 months | Dissolve of FC Tosno |
Had international caps for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed inbold represented their countries while playing for Tosno.
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