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| Full name | Football Club Chernomorets[1] | |||
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| Nickname | Moryaki (Sailors) | |||
| Founded | 1907; 118 years ago (1907) | |||
| Ground | Central Stadium,Novorossiysk | |||
| Capacity | 12,500 | |||
| General director | Maxim Ponomarev | |||
| Manager | Vadim Yevseyev | |||
| League | Russian First League | |||
| 2024–25 | 3rd of 18 | |||
| Website | www | |||
FC Chernomorets Novorossiysk (Russian:ФК "Черноморец" Новороссийск) is the oldest Russianassociation footballclub based inNovorossiysk. It plays in the second-tierRussian First League.
The club was founded as a part of the football section in the Olympia sports club (Novorossiysk) in the summer of 1907, and on September 30, 1907, the first international match between the Olympia club and the sailors of a merchant ship from England took place, the match ended in a draw 2:2. The Club changed name for Cement Novorossiysk in 1960 and was known by its name in 1960–1969 and 1978–1991. In 1970–1977, the clubs was called Trud Novorossiysk, in 1992–1993 Gekris Novorossiysk, and in 2005 FC Novorossiysk. Chernomorets isRussian for "a sailor from theBlack Sea".
The club played in class B of the Soviet football in 1960–1970. After this they did not participate in Soviet championships until 1978, when they entered the Second League. They played there until the dissolution of USSR, and in 1992 were entitled to enter theRussian First Division. They spent three years there. After a third place in 1992 they won their regional group in 1993, but did not succeed in the promotion-relegation tournament. A victory in the First Division in 1994 brought them automatic promotion.
Chernomorets stayed in theTop Division from 1995 to 2001. Their best result was sixth position in 1997 and 2000. The latter entitled them to a place in theUEFA Cup, where they were knocked out in the first round byValencia.
In 2002 Chernomorets won promotion straight back, but were relegated again in 2003. After the 2004 season in the First Division, Chernomorets were denied a professional licence. The club was reorganized, renamed FC Novorossiysk and entered the Amateur Football League for the 2005 season. In the course of the season the team was renamed Chernomorets again. Chernomorets finished first in theSouth zone and went on to win the final tournament, becoming amateur champions of Russia. Chernomorets finished third in theSouth zone ofRussian Second Division in the 2006 season. They finally finished first and were promoted to Russian First Division for the 2007 season. It stayed 2 seasons in First Division and relegated back to Second Division in 2009. They were promoted to the First Division again after winning the Second Division zone in 2010. It was relegated back from the First Division after one year on that level.
On 28 May 2023, the club secured promotion to theRussian First League.[2]
In the2024–25 season, Chernomorets finished 3rd in the First League, making them eligible for theRussian Premier League promotion play-offs. However, the club was not issued the 2025–26 RPL license as their stadium did not pass Premier League requirements (Chernomorets also could not come to an agreement with potential replacement stadiums such asFisht Stadium) and remained in the First League.[3]
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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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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Chernomorets' reserve team played professionally in theRussian Second Division (in 2000 asFC Chernomorets-2 Novorossiysk) and theRussian Third League (in 1996 asFC Chernomorets-d Novorossiysk).
Had international caps for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed inbold represented their countries while playing for Chernomorets/Tsement/Gekris.
