FC Uralan Elista(Russian:ФК Уралан Элиста) is afootballclubbased inElista,Kalmykia,Russia.
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| Full name | Football Club Uralan Elista | ||
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| Founded | 1958 2005 2014 2021 | ||
| Dissolved | 2004 2006 2015 | ||
| Ground | Stadion Uralan,Elista | ||
| Capacity | 10,300 | ||
| Chairman | Maxim Tyumidov | ||
| Manager | Anatoly Mikhailichenlo | ||
| League | Russian Amateur Football League, Zone South | ||
| 2014 inRussian football | Russian Amateur Football League, Southzone | ||
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History
editFC Elista was founded in 2005 following the dissolution of its predecessor,FC Uralan Elista.The club enteredSouthzone of the Amateur Football League and finished second. That result was not enough to warrant automatic promotion, but the extension of theSouthzone of theRussian Second Divisionallowed Elista to move one level up. In 2006 FC Elista withdrew from the competition after 18 rounds. The club was restarted in 2014, as FC Uralan Elista in theRussian Amateur Football League.
Colours are (Home) all blue. (Away) Either yellow shirts with blue arms, yellow shorts or all black.
FC Uralan Elista
editFootball Club Uralan Elista was founded in 1958 as a construction trust team.Uralanmeans "forward" inKalmyk.The team have won Kalmyk championship and cup every year until 1965. In 1966, they were admitted to the B class of the Soviet league. The team played at the same level (call Soviet Second League since 1971) until 1991. Their best result was a second position in 1991.
Uralan played in theRussian First Divisionsince 1992. They won the tournament in 1997 and were promoted to theTop Division.Their best result was seventh position in 1998. Uralan were relegated after finishing last in 2000, but won promotion back at the first time of asking. They spent another two seasons at top level before being relegated in 2003.
In the 2004 season, the club experienced financial problems. The players' wages were not paid for at least six months, this led to many of them leaving Uralan. The club was able to field only ten players for the league match on 7 July (including two goalkeepers, one of whom played as a striker) and only nine players on 24 July.[1]However, Uralan managed to fulfill all fixtures.
Kirsan Ilyumzhinovwas the honorary president of FC Uralan.
New club
editUralan was to be relegated to the Second Division, but refused to enter the competition on 22 March 2005.[2]A new club, FC Elista, was formed in its place. 80 percent of Elista players were from reserve and youth teams of Uralan.
The club was restarted in 2014, as FC Uralan Elista in theRussian Amateur Football League,but folded in late 2015.
The club was reformed, again, in 2021, competing in the Russian third tier.[1].
Reserve squad
editUralan's reserve squad played professionally asFC Uralan-d Elistain theRussian Third Leaguein 1994–1996.
Notable players
editHad international caps for their respective countries. Players whose names are listed inboldrepresented their countries while playing for Uralan/FC Elista.
References
edit- ^Nine Elista players fielded in BryanskArchived2 March 2005 at theWayback Machine,Pavel Orlov,Sport-Express,26 July 2004(in Russian)
- ^Russia 2005,RSSSF