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| Full name | Футбольный клуб Сочи (Football Club Sochi) | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Belo-sinie (The White-Blues) Leopardy (The Leopards) | |||
| Founded | 6 June 2018; 6 years ago (2018-06-06) | |||
| Ground | Fisht Olympic Stadium | |||
| Capacity | 47,659 | |||
| Owner | Boris Rotenberg | |||
| Chairman | Dmitry Rubashko (Director General) | |||
| Manager | Robert Moreno | |||
| League | First League | |||
| 2023–24 | Russian Premier League, 16th of 16 (relegated) | |||
| Website | pfcsochi | |||
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Football Club Sochi (Russian:Футбольный клуб Сочи,romanized: Futbolny Klub Sochi), is a Russian professionalfootball club based inSochi. The club is playing its home matches at the 47,000-capacityFisht Stadium.
FC Sochi was founded on 4 July 2018 after the relocation ofFC Dynamo Saint Petersburg toSochi, 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 the2018–19 Russian National Football League and subsequently promotion to theRussian Premier League for the 2019–20 season for the first time in the club's history.[6]
On 20 November 2019, Sochi announced thatAleksandr Tochilin had resigned as manager, withRoman Berezovsky being placed in temporary charge.[7] On 8 December 2019, Sochi announcedVladimir Fedotov as their new permanent manager on a2+1⁄2-year contract.[8]
On 19 June 2020, Sochi beatFC 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 positiveCOVID-19 tests in both squads.[9][10]
Sochi managed to finish in twelfth place in their debut season in the top tier, avoiding relegation.[11]
Sochi finished the2020–21 Russian Premier League season in 5th place and qualified for European competition (UEFA Europa Conference League) for the first time in their history.[12]
In the2021–22 Russian Premier League, Sochi finished in 2nd place after beatingFC Dynamo Moscow away 5–1 on the last matchday of the season and overtaking Dynamo in the standings.[13]
On 18 May 2024, Sochi lost 2–3 toKrasnodar, sealing their relegation to theRussian First League after five seasons in the top tier.[14]
| Season | League | Russian Cup | Top goalscorer | Manager | ||||||||||
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| Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | P | Name | Goals | |||
| 2018–19 | 2nd | 2nd | 38 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 63 | 34 | +29 | 69 | Third Round |  Maksim Barsov | 19 | Aleksandr Tochilin |
| 2019–20 | 1st | 12th | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 40 | 39 | +1 | 33 | Round of 32 | Aleksandr Kokorin | 7 | Aleksandr Tochilin Roman Berezovsky(Caretaker)Vladimir Fedotov |
| 2020–21 | 1st | 5th | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 49 | 33 | +16 | 53 | Quarterfinal |  Christian Noboa | 12 | Vladimir Fedotov |
| 2021–22 | 1st | 2nd | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 54 | 30 | +24 | 56 | Round of 16 |  Mateo Cassierra | 14 | Vladimir Fedotov |
| 2022–23 | 1st | 10th | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 37 | 54 | -17 | 38 | Group stage | Christian Noboa | 11 | Vadim Garanin Kurban BerdyevDmitri Khokhlov(Caretaker) |
| 2023–24 | 1st | 16th | 30 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 37 | 48 | -11 | 24 | Regions path QF Stage 1 |  Saúl Guarirapa | 8 | Dmitri KhokhlovAleksandr TochilinDenis Klyuyev(Caretaker) Robert Moreno |
For their inaugural European campaign, Sochi where drawn againstAzerbaijan Cup champions,Keşla, in theUEFA Europa Conference League on 16 June 2021.[15]
| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UEFA Europa Conference League | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 |
| Total | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 |
| Season | Competition | Round | Opponent | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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| 2021–22 | UEFA Europa Conference League | 2QR |  Keşla | 3–0 | 4–2 | 7–2 |
| 3QR |  Partizan | 1–1 | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | 3–3(2–4p) |
Since its creation, PFC Sochi plays atFisht Olympic Stadium in Sochi. The stadium provides 40,000 seats to its spectators.
The Federal Sport base "Yug Sport" was the training center in the beginning of the 2018–19 season.[16]
As of 28 February 2025[17]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| Name | Nat. | From | To | P | W | D | L | GS | GA | %W | Honours | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aleksandr Tochilin | Russia | 20 November 2019[7] | 56 | 22 | 16 | 18 | 78 | 59 | 039.29 | |||
| Roman Berezovsky(Caretaker) | Armenia | 20 November 2019[7] | 8 December 2019[8] | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 000.00 | ||
| Vladimir Fedotov | Russia | 8 December 2019[8] | 79 | 40 | 19 | 20 | 137 | 85 | 050.63 |
| Period | Kit manufacturers | Sponsors | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–2021 | Nike | No sponsors | Boris Rotenberg |
| 2021–2022 | Puma | No sponsors |
Had international caps for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed inbold represented their countries while playing for Sochi.
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