FC Pari Nizhny Novgorod (Russian: ФК «Пари Нижний Новгород»), also known as FC Pari NN or simply Nizhny Novgorod is a Russian professional 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 | Russian: Автономная Некоммерческая Организация «Футбольный Клуб «Пари Нижний Новгород»/ Football Club Pari Nizhny Novgorod | |||
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| Founded | 2015[1] | |||
| Ground | Nizhny Novgorod Stadium | |||
| Capacity | 44,899 | |||
| Owner | City of Nizhny Novgorod | |||
| General director | David Melik-Guseynov | |||
| Manager | Saša Ilić | |||
| League | Russian Premier League | |||
| 2023–24 | 14th of 16 | |||
| Website | Club website | |||
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[2]
- 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.[3] 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 first time for the 2021–22 season.[4][5]
Former Nigeria striker Sylvester Igboun suspended his contract with the team because of the 2022 Russia invasion of Ukraine.[6]
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.[7][8] The name change was approved by the Russian Football Union on the same day.[9] Pari NN finished the 2022–23 season in 14th place, qualifying for relegation play-offs against FC Rodina Moscow.[10] After winning the first leg of the play-offs away with the score of 3–0, Pari lost 0–2 at home and won 3–2 on aggregate, retaining their Premier League spot.[11]
In the 2023–24 season, Pari NN finished 14th once again, qualifying for the relegation play-offs.[12]
League
| Season | League | Russian Cup | Europe | Top goalscorer | Manager | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 22 February 2024, according to the RPL website Archived 4 May 2022 at the Wayback Machine.Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | DF | RUS | Nikita Kakkoyev |
| 23 | FW |  GEO | Nikoloz Kutateladze |
| 24 | DF | RUS | Kirill Gotsuk |
| 25 | GK | RUS | Artur Nigmatullin |
| 26 | DF | RUS | Dmitry Tikhy |
| 27 | DF | RUS | Dmitri Zhivoglyadov |
| 70 | DF | RUS | Maksim Shnaptsev |
| 77 | MF | RUS | Vladislav Karapuzov (on loan from Dynamo Moscow) |
| 78 | MF | RUS | Nikolay Kalinsky |
| 80 | MF | RUS | Valeri Tsarukyan |
| 81 | GK | RUS | Ivan Kukushkin |
| 87 | MF | RUS | Kirill Bozhenov |
| 88 | DF | RUS | Kirill Glushchenkov |
| 89 | DF | RUS | Dmitry Stotsky |
Other players under contract
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | MF | RUS | Ivan Sutugin (at Veles Moscow until 30 June 2024) |
| — | FW |  UZB | Ruslanbek Jiyanov (at Navbahor Namangan until 30 November 2024) |
Reserve team
Club officials
- As of 16 June 2022
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| 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
External links
- Team history at footballfacts.ru (in Russian)