FC Kuban Krasnodar
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FC Kuban (Russian: ) is a Russian football club based in Krasnodar. Currently they play in the Russian First Division, but have previously spent two seasons in Russian Premier League and three seasons in Soviet Top League.
History
The club was founded as Dynamo in 1928, but was renamed Neftyanik in 1954, Kuban in 1958, and Spartak in 1960. In 1963 the club was renamed Kuban again and is known by this name since then.Kuban and their predecessors mainly played at the lower levels of Soviet football, winning the RSFSR championship four times. Kuban played in the Soviet Top League in 1980-1982, achieving their best result (13th position) in 1981.
In 1992, due to the dissolution of USSR, Kuban were entitled to play at the top level instead of being relegated to the Second League. They have finished 18th out of 20 teams and were relegated. After spending several seasons in First and Second divisions, they won promotion back to the Premier League for 2004, but again were relegated straight away.
Current squad
As of 3 June 2006, according to the [Professional Football League official website].
Note: players in the First Division do not have fixed numbers.
Honours
- RSFSR Championship: 4
- *Winners: 1948, 1962, 1973, 1987
External links
- [Official website] ()
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