FC Leningradets Leningrad Oblast

FC Leningradets
Full nameFootball Club Leningradets Leningrad Oblast
Founded2018 (2018)
GroundPetrovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg
Capacity20,985
OwnerLSR Group
ChairmanIgor Levit
ManagerAleksey Baga
LeagueRussian Second League
Division A
Gold Group
2024–25First stage: 3rd
Second stage: 5th
Websitefc-leningradec.ru

FC Leningradets Leningrad Oblast (Russian: Футбольный клуб «Ленинградец») is a Russian football team from Leningrad Oblast.

History

Following the bankruptcy of FC Tosno, Leningrad Oblast governor decided to organize a new professional club. It received the license for the third-tier Russian Professional Football League for the 2018–19 season.[1]

The club's office is located in Prudy, Vyborgsky District, but majority of the games are played at Saint Petersburg stadiums. The club also previously played in Roshchino.

On 28 May 2023, the club secured promotion to the Russian First League.[2] Leningradets was relegated back to third tier after one season on second level.[3]

Stadium

Leningradets hosts its home matches at Petrovsky Stadium in Saint Petersburg, sometimes also at Nova Arena in Saint Petersburg and at the Roshchino Arena in Roshchino.

Current squad

As of 16 June 2025, according to the Second League 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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  RUS Yegor Smirnov
2 DF  RUS Sergey Nikolayev
4 DF  RUS Roman Kudryavtsev
6 DF  RUS Maksim Belyayev
7 MF  RUS Yevgeni Pesegov
8 MF  RUS Vitali Gorulyov
9 MF  RUS Nikita Rozmanov
10 MF  RUS Mikhail Gorelishvili
11 MF  RUS Ivan Markelov
16 GK  RUS Sergey Starkov
18 MF  RUS Eduard Sukhanov
21 MF  RUS Vladislav Shepelev
22 MF  RUS Kirill Butsev
23 MF  RUS Sergey Ilyin
28 DF  RUS Savely Ratnikov
32 MF  RUS Artyom Kulishev
No. Pos. Nation Player
55 MF  RUS Nikolay Sukhanov
57 DF  RUS Ilya Bykovsky
41 DF  RUS Vladislav Mikushin
44 DF  RUS Nikita Kalugin
47 MF  RUS Ruslan Kazakov
69 DF  RUS Danila Kozlov
70 MF  RUS Maksim Ortyashov
75 GK  RUS Ivan Budachyov
77 FW  RUS Maksim Bachinsky
78 DF  RUS Maksim Rusinov
79 MF  RUS Aleksandr Kukharchuk
82 FW  RUS Valery Arkhipenko
88 MF  RUS Nikita Chugunov
92 FW  RUS Dmitry Barkov
99 GK  RUS Murad Magomedov

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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
MF  RUS Kirill Davidenko (at Torpedo Vladimir until 31 December 2025)

See also

References

  1. ^ "ЛЕНИНГРАДЕЦ" ГОТОВИТСЯ К ПЕРВОМУ СЕЗОНУ В ПФЛ (in Russian). Leningrad Oblast TV. 3 July 2018.
  2. ^ ""ЧЕРНОМОРЕЦ", "ЛЕНИНГРАДЕЦ" И "СОКОЛ" В ПЕРВОЙ ЛИГЕ!" (in Russian). Russian Second League. 29 May 2023. Archived from the original on 1 June 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  3. ^ ""ХИМКИ" - ЧЕМПИОН МЕЛБЕТ-ПЕРВОЙ ЛИГИ СЕЗОНА 2023/2024" (in Russian). Russian First League. 25 May 2024.