FC Tver

FC Tver (Russian: ФК «Тверь») is an association football club from Tver, Russia, firstly founded in 1908 as FC Volga Tver. It has played professionally in 1937, 1949, 1953 to 1956, 1958 to 1999, 2004 to 2017, and from 2020 to 2023. In 1992–1995, the club was called Trion-Volga Tver.

FC Tver
Full nameFootball Club Tver
Founded1908
GroundKhimik Stadium
Capacity8,331
OwnerGovernment of Tver Oblast
ManagerVladislav Ternavsky
LeagueRussian Second League,
Division B,
Group 2
202316th

It played on the second-highest level (Soviet First League and Russian First Division) in 1957 to 1962, 1964 to 1969 and 1992. Another Tver team, Spartak Tver, existed from 1937 to 1957 and played in the Soviet First League in 1949 and from 1953 to 1956.

The club was dissolved at the end of the 2016–17 season due to lack of financing.[1]

In April 2020, the club was reestablished as professional football club named FC Tver, with financial support from Tver Oblast, and FC Arsenal Tula.[2][3][4] It was licensed for the Russian Professional Football League for 2020–21 season.

On 29 February 2024, Tver was denied the license for the 2024 Russian Second League season.[5] The club was returned to the league after appeal.[6][7]

Current squad

As of 11 April 2024, according to the Second League website.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF  RUS Sergey Tormashev
3 DF  RUS Vyacheslav Frolov
4 DF  RUS Mikhail Ivankov
5 MF  RUS Vladislav Korneyev
7 MF  RUS Ilya Gritsak
8 MF  RUS Boris Tsygankov
9 FW  RUS Artyom Galadzhan
10 FW  RUS Nikita Khlynov
11 MF  RUS Anton Solovyov
14 MF  RUS Anushervon Dzhebov
17 DF  RUS Fyodor Galochkin
19 FW  RUS Yegor Shmarov
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF  RUS Andrey Yakushin
23 DF  RUS Vladimir Sholokh
25 MF  RUS Mikhail Pilipenko
37 DF  RUS Yury Kudrevaty
54 GK  RUS Nikita Matyunin
65 GK  RUS Aleksandr Kasyanenko
69 MF  RUS Danila Ananko
77 MF  RUS Nikita Chugunov
81 MF  RUS Nikita Stadnikov
89 MF  RUS Nikita Dorofeyev
97 DF  RUS Pavel Korkin

Notable players

Had international caps for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries while playing for Volga.

Honours

References
  1. Город простился с профессиональным футболом (in Russian). Komsomolskaya Pravda. 5 June 2017.
  2. "Правительство Тверской области". www.region.tver.ru. Archived from the original on 2 June 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  3. "В Твери намерены создать детскую академию футбола при поддержке тульского "Арсенала"". ТАСС. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  4. В этом году на стадион «Химик» в Твери вернется профессиональный футбол
  5. "КЛУБЫ ПОЛУЧИЛИ АТТЕСТАТЫ ФНЛ" (in Russian). Russian Second League. 29 February 2024.
  6. "КАЛЕНДАРИ ДЛЯ ВСЕХ ГРУПП СФОРМИРОВАНЫ" (in Russian). Russian Second League. 15 March 2024.
  7. "«Тверь», созданная при участии «Арсенала», сохранила профессиональный статус" (in Russian). Tula Football. 13 March 2024.
  8. "India – D.C.M. Trophy". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 13 October 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2021.


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