PFC Dynamo Stavropol

Dynamo

Full name	Professional Football Club Dynamo Stavropol
Founded	1933
Ground	Dynamo Stadium
Capacity	15,589
Chairman	Anatoly Dyomin
Manager	Ashamaz Shakov
League	Russian Second League, Division B, Group 1
2023	14th
Website	https://dynamostavropol.ru/
Home colours Away colours

PFC Dynamo Stavropol (Russian: «Динамо» (Ставрополь)) is an association football club from Stavropol, south Russia, best known for winning the 1949 RSFSR championship in one of the 9 zones. In recent years it played mostly in Russian Second League, the third league in the national hierarchy. Due to severe financial difficulties, Dynamo missed the opportunity to be promoted to the First Division in 2005. After that, it was formally liquidated two times and resurrected again as an amateur team, eventually redeeming the professional status. As of the season 2013–14, the team played in the amateur championship of Stavropol krai under the name Dynamo UOR. A separate club was renamed FC Dynamo GTS Stavropol for the 2014–15 season in the Russian Professional Football League. Before the 2015–16 season, FC Dynamo GTS was renamed FC Dynamo Stavropol.

The club's most significant victory was achieved in 1949, when it earned the title of Champion of Russia.

From 1957 to 2004, Dynamo played in various leagues of the Soviet Union and Russia.

In 1957, it was called FC Trudovye Rezervy Stavropol and from 1958 to 1961 it was called FC Spartak Stavropol.

In 1980–1981 and 1985–1991, Dynamo played in the USSR First League. The best result was a 4th position in 1989.

In 1991 they lost to Burnley in a record 10–0 defeat, with Burnley goalkeeper Ian Walsh saving 3 penalties in the space of six minutes.

In 1992, Dynamo were entitled to play in the Russian Top League and finished 15th. Dynamo's 12th position in 1993 is their best ever result in professional football. In 1994, Dynamo finished 15th and were relegated from the Top Division.

From 1995 to 1999, Dynamo played in the Russian First Division. The best position achieved was 5th in 1996.

From 2000 to 2004, Dynamo played in the South Zone of Russian Second Division and won the tournament in 2004, thus earning promotion to the First Division. Dynamo also won the Professional Football League Cup, a competition between zonal tournament winners, and became the champions of the Second Division.

In January 2005, the club was denied professional license due to financial difficulties and relegated to the Amateur Football League.

Since 2006, club has been playing in Russian Second Division again. It finished 2nd in 2007 season. It experienced financial difficulties in 2009 and did not play in the Second Division. Dynamo's license was taken over by FC Stavropolye-2009. 6 players from the 2008 Dynamo roster transferred to FC Stavropol for the 2009 season and 5 transferred to FC Stavropolye-2009. The club was resurrected in 2010, taking over another Stavropol team, FC Stavropolye-2009, and existed as a professional team until 2012.

A separate club was renamed FC Dynamo GTS Stavropol for the 2014–15 season in the Russian Professional Football League. Before the 2015–16 season, FC Dynamo GTS was renamed FC Dynamo Stavropol.

As of 3 September 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 Artyom Telepov 3 DF  RUS Temir Khuako 5 MF  RUS Nikita Bolgov 7 MF  RUS Ratmir Mashezov 8 FW  RUS Artyom Stepanovich 10 MF  RUS Islam Dokhov 11 MF  RUS Sergey Kochkanyan 14 MF  RUS Makar Makarov 17 FW  RUS Aleksandr Zarochentsev 19 FW  RUS Dmitri Michurenkov 21 DF  RUS Yegor Ivanov 22 MF  RUS Robert Naniyev 23 GK  RUS Maksim Matyusha 25 DF  RUS Vladislav Smirnyagin 27 MF  RUS Arkady Gyulushanyan

No. Pos. Nation Player 30 MF  RUS Ilya Berishvili 31 GK  RUS Georgy Tuayev 32 GK  RUS Ilya Ganyuk 33 MF  RUS Aslan Dyshekov 43 MF  RUS Renat Balkizov 52 MF  RUS Ignat Kasyanov 56 DF  RUS Aleksandr Yartsev 67 DF  RUS Vladimir Kozlov 70 MF  RUS Vitaly Karasyov 77 FW  RUS Arseny Vasilenko 80 MF  RUS Rauf Bokhov 87 DF  RUS Zalim Makoyev 95 DF  RUS Bislan Alibekov 97 FW  RUS Magomed Magomedov 99 FW  RUS Makhach Abdulkhamidov

Dynamo's reserve squad played professionally as FC Dynamo-d Stavropol from 1994 to 1997 in the Russian Third League.

Had international caps for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries while playing for Dynamo.

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