FC Khimik Dzerzhinsk

FC Khimik Dzerzhinsk
Full nameFootball Club Khimik Dzerzhinsk
Nickname«Dust» (Russian: «Дуст»)
Founded1946 (1946)
GroundKhimik
Capacity5,266
ChairmanAndrey Kuvaev[1]
ManagerAndrey Blazhko
LeagueRussian Second League,
Division B,
Group 4
20252nd
Websitefc-khimik.ru

FC Khimik Dzerzhinsk (Russian: ФК «Химик» Дзержинск) is an association football club from Dzerzhinsk, Russia, founded in 1946. It played in the Soviet First League and the Russian First League (second level) from 1947 to 1949, from 1960 to 1962 and from 2013–14 to 2014–15. It was dissolved after the 2015–16 season.[2] Before the 2021–22 season, it was licensed for the Russian Second League, the third tier of Russian football, once again.[3] In the 2023 Russian Second League Division B, Khimik won their zone and earned promotion to the third-tier Division A.[4] It was relegated back to Division B after one season.

Current squad

As of 6 April 2026, 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 Stepan Masalskikh
4 DF  BLR Gleb Yakushevich
5 DF  RUS Artyom Shirokov
6 DF  RUS Semyon Kudryashov
7 FW  RUS Nikita Abramushkin
8 MF  RUS Vyacheslav Zinkov
9 FW  RUS Roman Izotov
10 MF  RUS Daniil Knyazev
11 MF  RUS Ivan Breslavtsev (on loan from Pari NN)
13 DF  RUS Andrey Savinov
16 GK  RUS Roman Rayfegerste
19 MF  RUS Kirill Gordeyev
20 GK  RUS Andrey Potekhin
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 FW  RUS Nikita Nikiforov
26 DF  RUS Aleksey Dolya
32 DF  RUS Sergey Konakov
33 DF  RUS Kirill Myrzakov
36 FW  RUS Ilya Gruznov
57 GK  RUS Nikita Shulkin
65 DF  RUS Aleksandr Goryachkin
66 MF  RUS Dmitry Veber
77 MF  RUS Daniil Zuyev
80 FW  RUS Yegor Zhebryakov
88 MF  RUS Denis Rogov
97 MF  RUS Daniil Oganichev
99 FW  RUS Denis Chuprunov

Team name history

  • 1946: FC Azot Dzerzhinsk
  • 1947–1948: FC Khimik Dzerzhinsk
  • 1949–1959: FC Zavod im. Sverdlova Dzerzhinsk
  • 1960–1961: FC Zarya Dzerzhinsk
  • 1962–1963: FC Volna Dzerzhinsk
  • 1964–2000: FC Khimik Dzerzhinsk
  • 2001–2002: FC Sibur-Khimik Dzerzhinsk
  • 2003–: FC Khimik Dzerzhinsk

References

  1. ^ "Дзержинский фк "Химик" получил лицензию на новый сезон ПФЛ" (in Russian). runews24. 24 May 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  2. ^ Новый футбольный клуб появится в Дзержинске вместо закрывшегося «Химика» (in Russian). Otkryty Nizhny. 13 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Итоги заседания Комиссии РФС по лицензированию футбольных клубов" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 16 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Дзержинский "Химик" выиграл у "Динамо" и стал чемпионом второй лиги" (in Russian). Vremya N. 5 November 2023.