FC Pari Nizhny Novgorod
FC Pari Nizhny Novgorod (Russian: ФК «Пари Нижний Новгород») or FC Pari NN for short is a Russian football club from Nizhny Novgorod, founded in 2015. It made its debut in the Russian Premier League in the 2021–22 season.
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| Full name | Football Club Pari Nizhny Novgorod | ||
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| Founded | 2015 [1] | ||
| Ground | Nizhny Novgorod Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 44,899 | ||
| Owner | City of Nizhny Novgorod | ||
| Chairman | Ravil Izmailov[2] | ||
| Manager | Artyom Gorlov[3] | ||
| League | Russian Premier League | ||
| 2021–22 | 11th of 16 | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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History
The club has been known under different names:
- 2015–2016: FC Volga-Olimpiyets Nizhny Novgorod
- 2016–2018: FC Olimpiyets Nizhny Novgorod
- 2018–2022: FC Nizhny Novgorod[4]
- Since 2022: FC Pari Nizhny Novgorod
In the 2015–16 season, it began to play in the third-tier Russian Professional Football League. It was founded as a farm club for FC Volga Nizhny Novgorod. On 15 June 2016, the parent club Volga was dissolved, with Olimpiyets becoming the top club in Nizhny Novgorod.[5] At the end of the 2016–17, Olimpiyets won their PFL zone and were promoted to the second-level Russian Football National League. At the end of the 2018–19 season, they qualified for the Russian Premier League promotion play-offs, but lost to PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara with an aggregate score of 2–3.
In the 2020–21 season, the club finished 3rd in FNL. As the second-placed club FC Orenburg failed to receive a Premier League license due to issues with their stadium, Nizhny Novgorod was promoted to the RPL for the very first time for the 2021–22 season.[6][7]
Former Nigeria striker Sylvester Igboun suspended his contract with the team because of the 2022 Russia invasion of Ukraine.[8]
On 10 June 2022, the club announced that the name of the club will be changed to FC Pari Nizhny Novgorod (or Pari NN for short) due to a sponsorship deal with a bookmaker Pari, previously known as Paribet.[9][10] The name change was approved by the Russian Football Union on the same day.[11]
League
| Season | League | Russian Cup | Europe | Top goalscorer | Manager | ||||||||||
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| Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | P | Name | Goals | ||||
| 2015–16 | 3rd | 3rd | 27 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 38 | 19 | 19 | 53 | 2R | — |  Igor Belyakov |
11 | Valeri Bogdanets Konstantin Galkin |
| 2016–17 | 3rd | 1st | 24 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 47 | 17 | 30 | 55 | 2R | — | Igor Gorbunov |
10 | Konstantin Galkin Nikolai Pisarev |
| 2017–18 | 2nd | 12th | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 37 | 50 | -13 | 55 | R16 | — | Radik Khayrullov |
9 | Nikolai Pisarev |
| 2018–19 | 2nd | 4th | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 41 | 31 | +10 | 62 | R16 | — | Maksim Paliyenko |
9 | Dmitri Cheryshev |
| 2019–20 | 2nd | 11th | 27 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 28 | 29 | -1 | 36 | R16 | — | Maksim Paliyenko Pavel Ignatovich Igor Portnyagin |
5 | Dmitri Cheryshev Robert Yevdokimov |
| 2020–21 | 2nd | 3rd | 42 | 27 | 7 | 8 | 67 | 28 | +39 | 88 | R16 | — | Timur Suleymanov |
9 | Robert Yevdokimov |
| 2021–22 | 1st | 11th | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 26 | 39 | -13 | 33 | R16 | — | Nikolay Kalinsky |
8 | Aleksandr Kerzhakov |
Current squad
As of 10 February 2023, according to the RPL website. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. 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. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Club Officials
- As of 16 June 2022
| Position | Staff |
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| Chairman | Ravil Izmaylov |
| Director of Football | Igor Kudryashov |
| Manager | Artyom Gorlov |
| Assistant Managers | Leonid Ablizin |
| First-Team Coach | Oleg Levin |
| Senior Goalkeeper Coach | Valeriy Kleimenov |
| Fitness Coach | Dmitriy Polyanin Kirill Zhinkin |
| Chief Analyst | Vladimir Savchenko |
| Video Analyst | Andrey Ankudimov |
| Scout | Pavel Naboyshchikov |
| Head of Medical | Oleg Vinokurov |
| Doctor | Sergey Vjalitsyn |
| Masseur | Vyacheslav Vishnevskiy |
| Team Organiser | Aleksandr Trishin |
References
- ФК «Олимпиец». История клуба (in Russian). volga-olympic.ru. Archived from the original on 7 February 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- "Измайлов станет новым генеральным директором «Нижнего Новгорода»" (in Russian). 19 January 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- "Главный тренером «Пари НН» стал Артем Горлов" (in Russian). kommersant.ru. 31 December 2022.
- «Олимпиец» переименован в «Нижний Новгород» (in Russian). Russian Football National League. 29 June 2018.
- ФК «Волга» будет расформирован (in Russian). FC Volga Nizhny Novgorod. 15 June 2016. Archived from the original on 20 June 2016.
- ""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.
- "Igboun's Contract with Nizhny Novgorod on Hold over Russia-Ukraine War". 16 March 2022.
- "ФК "НИЖНИЙ НОВГОРОД" ИЗМЕНИТ НАЗВАНИЕ НА ФК "ПАРИ НИЖНИЙ НОВГОРОД"" (in Russian). FC Pari NN. 10 June 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- "БУКМЕКЕРСКАЯ КОМПАНИЯ PARIBET ИЗМЕНИЛА НАЗВАНИЕ НА PARI" (in Russian). Match TV. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- "Бюро исполкома РФС согласовало переименование футбольного клуба "Нижний Новгород" в ФК "Пари НН"" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 10 June 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2022.