FC Veles Moscow

FC Veles Moscow (Russian: ФК «Велес» Москва) is a Russian football team based in Moscow. "Veles" was founded in 2016 based on the Savelovskaya football school and entered amateur competitions. The club is private, funded by the founders. The title sponsor is Veles Capital.

Veles Moscow
Full nameFootball Club Veles Moscow
Founded2016
GroundAvangard Stadium, Domodedovo
Capacity5503
ChairmanYevgeny Shilenkov
ManagerVacant
LeagueRussian Second League,
Division A,
Group Gold
2023–246th
WebsiteClub website

History

For 2017–18 season, it received the license for the third-tier Russian Professional Football League.[1] On 15 May 2020, the 2019–20 PFL season was abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic in Russia. As Veles was leading in their PFL zone at the time, they were promoted to the second-tier FNL for the 2020–21 season.[2] Veles was relegated back to the third tier at the end of the 2022–23 season.[3]

Current squad

As of 20 June 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 Ilya Kutepov
3 DF  RUS Daniil Petrunin
5 DF  RUS Artur Koloskov
7 FW  RUS Ibragim Umarov
9 FW  RUS Ilya Vostrikov
10 MF  RUS Yaroslav Frolov
11 MF  RUS Ismail Dibirov
12 GK  RUS Nikita Zheymo
13 GK  RUS Anton Shitov
14 MF  RUS Ivan Kotelnikov
15 DF  RUS Rustam Sosranov
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW  RUS Yevgeni Pesikov
20 MF  RUS Yaroslav Ivakin
22 DF  RUS Mursalin Denilkhanov
23 MF  RUS Alan Gioyev
31 DF  RUS Maksim Matveyev
77 FW  RUS Oleg Smirnov
80 DF  RUS Mikhail Rybalko
95 DF  RUS Chingiz Magomadov
97 MF  RUS Aleksandr Shubin
99 FW  RUS Gevork Sarkisyan

References
  1. Экс-вратарь «Спартака» Кабанов на просмотре в ФК «Велес» (in Russian). Sports.ru. 16 February 2017.
  2. "ИТОГИ ИСПОЛКОМА РФС" (in Russian). Russian Professional Football League. 15 May 2020.
  3. ""Уфа" опустилась из РПЛ во Вторую лигу за два сезона. "Велес" тоже вылетел из Первой лиги" (in Russian). Sports.ru. 3 June 2023.


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