FC Alania Vladikavkaz (2019)
| Full name | Football Club Alania Vladikavkaz | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Krasno-zholtyye (Red-Yellows) Barsi (Leopards) | |||
| Founded | 1921 | |||
| Ground | Sultan Bilimkhanov Stadium, Grozny (while Republican Spartak Stadium is under reconstruction) | |||
| Capacity | 10,250 | |||
| Owner | Daniil Guriyev | |||
| General director | Ruslan Siukayev | |||
| Manager | Spartak Gogniyev | |||
| League | Russian Second League Division A Gold Group | |||
| 2024–25 | Russian First League 17th of 18 (relegated) | |||
| Website | fcalania.com | |||
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FC Alania Vladikavkaz (Russian: Футбольный клуб «Алания» (Владикавказ), Ossetian: Футболон клуб «Алани» (Дзæуджыхъæу)) is a Russian football team from Vladikavkaz. Founded in 1921, the club played in the Soviet Top League during the communist era, and won its first and only league title in the 1995 Russian Top League.
History
Since the Russian football league system was established in 1992, the main team representing Vladikavkaz changed ownership structure several times, also changing the team name from FC Spartak Vladikavkaz to FC Spartak-Alania and FC Alania and back to Spartak. In the 2018–19 Russian Professional Football League season, the team was financed by the provincial government and played as Spartak. Before the 2019–20 season, a new team, privately owned and called FC Alania was organized and licensed for PFL. However, FC Spartak also remained in the league for 2019–20, even though many players and coaches moved to the "new Alania".[1]
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in Russia, 2019–20 Russian Football National League season was abandoned and none of the teams were relegated. After the licensing, the league had 23 teams eligible for the 2020–21 season. Having an odd number of teams would mean one team would get a bye on each matchday and the league preferred to have an even number of teams, therefore it invited PFL teams to apply for the license. Out of the teams that applied, on 24 July 2020 Alania was selected by the Russian Football Union for promotion to FNL.[2] On 15 May 2021, they secured a 4th place in the FNL which would normally qualify the club for Russian Premier League promotion playoffs. Alania failed to receive a Premier League license due to unacceptable condition of their stadium and therefore the playoffs were cancelled.[3][4] In the 2022–23 Russian First League season, Alania secured 3rd position, again qualifying for the promotion play-offs, only to fail RPL licensing once again due to still-not-reconstructed stadium.[5]
At the end of the 2024–25 Russian First League season, Alania has been relegated to the third-tier Russian Second League Division A.[6]
Domestic
Soviet Union
Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Europe Top Scorer (League) 1960 2nd, RSFSR-3 14 26 3 4 19 26 68 10 - - 1961 2nd, RSFSR-4 10 24 6 6 12 32 57 18 1/64 - 1962 2nd, RSFSR-3 8 28 10 6 12 38 36 26 1/128 - 1963 3rd, RSFSR-3 7 30 12 8 10 47 39 32 1/512 - 1964 3rd, RSFSR-4 4 34 16 7 11 53 35 39 1/512 - 3rd, RSFSR-final 4 8 3 2 3 9 10 8 1965 3rd, RSFSR-4 9 38 16 7 15 54 43 39 - - 1966 1 38 22 9 7 80 40 53 1/32 - 3rd, RSFSR-final 2 7 4 1 2 9 4 9 1967 2nd, group 1 16 38 10 11 17 34 45 31 1/32 - 1968 2nd, group 3 2 40 19 12 9 53 29 50 1/64 - Kaishauri: 18 1969 2nd, group 1 1 38 22 12 4 60 25 60 1/64 - Papelishvili: 16 2nd, final 1 3 2 0 1 4 2 4 1970 Top League 17 32 7 8 17 31 48 22 1/16 - Kaishauri: 8 1971 2nd 5 42 19 7 16 52 57 45 1/16 - Zazroev: 11 1972 9 38 14 10 14 49 50 38 1/16 - Kaishauri: 18 1973 17 38 13 7 18 29 44 30 1/16 - Kaishauri: 7 1974 17 38 15 4 19 45 67 34 1/32 - Kitaev: 17 1975 9 38 15 7 16 41 43 37 1/32 - V. Gazzaev: 14 1976 15 38 11 14 13 40 50 36 1/32 - Kaishauri: 11 1977 15 38 11 11 16 38 45 33 1/32 - Khuadonov: 6 1978 18 38 10 8 20 30 50 28 1/16 - Khuadonov: 9 1979 13 46 19 7 20 49 44 45 group stage - Suanov, Zazroev: 9 1980 15 46 17 9 20 43 50 43 group stage - Khuadonov: 9 1981 21 46 14 12 20 36 49 40 group stage - Y. Gazzaev: 10 1982 3rd, zone 3 1 32 22 6 4 64 18 50 - - Y. Gazzaev: 23 3rd, final-1 2 4 1 2 1 5 4 4 1983 3rd, zone 3 1 30 23 2 5 69 23 48 - - 3rd, final-2 1 4 1 3 0 2 0 5 1984 2nd 16 42 15 8 19 42 51 38 1/32 - Argudyaev: 13 1985 16 38 17 4 17 49 52 38 1/16 - Ambalov: 12 1986 16 46 15 12 19 58 66 42 1/64 - Ploshnik: 16 1987 18 42 12 12 18 37 46 36 1/64 - Gagloev: 8 1988 13 42 15 9 8 57 60 39 1/32 - Y. Gazzaev: 10 1989 17 42 12 11 19 44 61 35 1/64 - Y. Gazzaev: 10, Tskhovrebov: 7 1990 1 38 24 9 5 73 30 57 1/64 - Tedeev: 23 1991 Top League 11 30 9 8 13 33 41 26 1/64 - Suleymanov: 13 1992 - - - - - - - - - 1/16 -
Russia
Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Europe Top Scorer (League) 1992 RFPL 2 26 13 6 7 47 33 32 - - Suleymanov: 12 1993 6 34 16 6 12 49 45 38 1/16 - Suleymanov, Markhel: 14 1994 5 30 11 11 8 32 34 33 1/2 UC R1 Suleymanov: 6 1995 1 30 22 5 3 63 21 71 1/2 - Kavelashvili: 12 1996 2 35 22 6 7 65 37 72 1/16 UC R1 Suleymanov, Tedeev, Kasymov: 11 1997 10 34 14 4 16 52 42 46 1/8 UC R1 Yanovsky: 13 1998 8 30 11 7 12 46 39 40 1/2 UC R1 Demetradze: 14 1999 6 30 12 7 11 54 45 43 1/8 - Demetradze: 21 2000 10 30 10 8 12 34 36 38 1/16 - Tedeev: 10 2001 11 30 8 8 14 31 47 32 1/16 UC R1 Paolo Emilio: 6 2002 12 30 8 6 16 31 42 30 1/16 - Demetradze, D. Bazaev: 6 2003 13 30 9 4 17 23 43 31 1/16 - Mikholap: 4 2004 14 30 7 7 16 28 52 28 1/8 - G. Bazaev, Tudor: 5 2005 15 30 5 8 17 27 53 23 1/8 - D. Bazaev: 9 2006 3rd, "South" 1 32 27 3 2 81 20 84 1/16 - Dubrovin: 28 2007 2nd 12 42 15 11 16 56 56 56 1/64 - Dubrovin: 19 2008 10 42 17 8 17 50 41 59 1/32 - Dadu: 18 2009 3 38 21 7 10 57 30 70 1/16 - Dadu: 12 2010 RFPL 15 30 4 8 18 34 58 20 F - Gabulov, Marenich: 4 2011–12 2nd 2 52 28 13 11 66 39 97 1/32 - Bikmaev: 11 2012–13 RFPL 16 30 4 7 19 26 53 19 1/16 - Neco: 9 2013–14 2nd 12[A] 36 14 4 18 29 52 46 1/16 - Khastsayev: 13 2014–15 3rd, "South" 17 20 5 6 9 21 33 21 1/256 - Burayev: 12 2015–16 11 24 4 7 13 15 37 19 1/256 - Sikoyev: 7 2016–17 10 30 10 7 13 26 36 37 1/128 - Gatikoev: 8 2017–18 13 32 8 8 16 26 41 32 1/256 - Gurtsiev: 5 2018–19 10 28 8 6 14 36 48 30 1/64 - Zhabkin: 8 2019–20 2 19 15 1 3 54 13 46 1/16 - Khadartsev: 12 2020–21 2nd 4 42 22 11 9 74 40 77 1/64 - Gurtsiyev: 13 2021–22 6 38 17 9 12 75 53 60 1/2 - Mashukov: 14 2022–23 3 34 17 11 6 56 35 62 1/8 - Nikolay Giorgobiani: 12
European
- As of match played 25 August 2011
| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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| UEFA Cup | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 19 |
| UEFA Europa League | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| UEFA Champions League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| Total | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 34 |
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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| 1993–94 | UEFA Cup | First round | Borussia Dortmund | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| 1995–96 | UEFA Cup | First round | Liverpool | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 |
| 1996–97 | UEFA Champions League | Preliminary round | Rangers | 2–7 | 1–3 | 3–10 |
| 1996–97 | UEFA Cup | First round | Anderlecht | 2–1 | 0–4 | 2–5 |
| 1997–98 | UEFA Cup | Second qualifying round | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 2–1 | 4–1 | 6–2 |
| First round | MTK Hungária | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–4 | ||
| 2000–01 | UEFA Cup | First round | Amica Wronki | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–5 |
| 2011–12 | UEFA Europa League | Third qualifying round | Aktobe | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2(p) |
| Play-off round | Beşiktaş | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–3 |
Honours
- Russian Premier League[8]
- Russian Cup[9][10]
- Runners-up (1): 2010–11
- Soviet First League
- Winners (2): 1969, 1990
- Russian Football National League
- Runners-up (1): 2011–12
- Soviet Second League/Russian Professional Football League
- Winners (2): 1983, 2006[11]
- Runners-up (2): 1966, 1982
Coaching staff
| Position | Name |
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| Manager | Oleg Vasilenko |
| Assistant manager | Denis Popov |
| Goalkeeping coach | |
| Fitness coach | |
| Analyst | Alan Tsgoev Khasan Misikov |
| Club doctor | Nikolay Gutsalov Alan Kaloev |
| Masseur | Yuriy Zuzin Toguzov Ruslan Alikovich |
| Administrator | Paata Razmadze Kaloev Batraz |
| Team Leader | David Ruslanovich |
Current squad
As of 22 June 2025, according to the FNL website.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Reserve team
Notable players
- Valeriy Gazzaev
- Stanislav Cherchesov
- Zaur Khapov
- Viktor Bulatov
- Vasili Baranov
- Victor Onopko
- Yuri Kovtun
- Artur Pagayev
- Bakhva Tedeev
- Omari Tetradze
- Soslan Dzhanayev
- Igor Yanovsky
- Spartak Gogniyev
- Alan Kasaev
- Mikhail Kavelashvili
- Giorgi Demetradze
- Murtaz Shelia
- Mikheil Ashvetia
- Levan Kobiashvili
- Giorgi Chanturia
- Mirjalol Qosimov
- Tamás Priskin
- Renan Bressan
- Dacosta Goore
- Isaac Okoronkwo
- Sani Kaita
- Ognjen Vranješ
- Deividas Semberas
- Ibrahim Gnanou
- George Florescu
- Cristian Tudor
- Rodolfo Zelaya
- Royston Drenthe
- Nazim Suleymanov
- Sergiu Dadu
- Kosta Barbarouses
Former coaches
- Grigoriy Gornostaev (1966–1967)
- Mussa Tsalikov (1967)
- Andrei Zazroyev (1968–1970)
- Kazbek Tuaev (1970)
- Sergei Korshunov (1971)
- Dmitri Chikhradze (1971)
- Andrei Zazroyev (1972)
- Ivan Larin (1973)
- Kazbek Tuaev (1974–1977)
- Viktor Belov (1977–1978)
- Mussa Tsalikov (1978–1980)
- Andrei Zazroyev (1980–1981)
- Aleksandr Kochetkov (1982)
- Valeri Maslov (1983)
- Ivan Varlamov (1984)
- Valeri Ovchinnikov (1985–1986)
- Igor Zazroyev (1986–1987)
- Oleg Romantsev (1988)
- Valeriy Gazzaev (1989–1991)
- Nikolay Khudiyev (1991)
- Aleksandr Novikov (1992–1993)
- Valeriy Gazzaev (1994–1999)
- Vladimir Gutsaev (2000)
- Aleksandr Averyanov (2000–2001)
- Aleksandr Yanovskiy (2001–2002)
- Volodymyr Muntyan (2002)
- Bakhva Tedeyev (2002)
- Revaz Dzodzuashvili (2003)
- Nikolay Khudiyev (2003)
- Bakhva Tedeyev (2003–2004)
- Rolland Courbis (2004–2005)
- Yuri Sekinaev (2004)
- Bakhva Tedeyev (2005)
- Edgar Gess (2005)
- Itzhak Shum (2005)
- Aleksandr Yanovskiy (2005–2006)
- Boris Stukalov (2006–2007)
- Stanislav Tskhovrebov (2007–2008)
- Valery Petrakov (2009)
- Mircea Rednic (2009)
- Vladimir Shevchuk (2010–2011)
- Vladimir Gazzayev (2011–2012, 2013–2014)
- Valeriy Gazzaev (2012–2013)
- Artur Pagayev (2014–2015)
- Zaur Tedeyev (2015–2016)
- Fyodor Gagloyev (2016)
- Marat Dzoblayev (2016–2017)
- Yuri Gazzaev (2018)
- Spartak Gogniyev (2019–2022)
- Zaur Tedeyev (2022–2023)
- Oleg Vasilenko (2023-current)
References
- ^ ""Алания Владикавказ" и "Спартак-Владикавказ". Новые вехи в истории осетинского футбола" [Alania Vladikavkaz and Spartak-Vladikavkaz: new milestones in the history of Ossetian football] (in Russian). Region 15. 9 July 2019.
- ^ ""Алания" будет выступать в ФНЛ!" (in Russian). Russian National Football League. 24 July 2020.
- ^ ""Оренбург" готов обратиться в CAS при недопуске в РПЛ в виде исключения" (in Russian). RIA Novosti. 12 May 2021.
- ^ "Стыковых матчей РПЛ-ФНЛ не будет. "Оренбург" и "Алания" не получили лицензии, РФС не сделал для них исключения" (in Russian). Sports.ru. 15 May 2021.
- ^ "Апелляционный комитет выдал лицензии "Волгарю" и "Арсеналу"" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 29 May 2023.
- ^ "«Алания» Гогниева вылетела из Первой лиги" (in Russian). Sports.ru. 11 May 2025.
- ^ "Алания" и "Салют" официально исключены из ФНЛ
- ^ "USSR (Soviet Union) – List of Champions". RSSSF.
- ^ "USSR (Soviet Union) – List of Cup Finals". RSSSF.
- ^ "Russia – Cup Finals". RSSSF.
- ^ ru:Второй дивизион ПФЛ 2006#.D0.AE.D0.B3
External links
- Official website (in Russian)