Russia Division 1 03/30 05:00 25 FK Yenisey v FK Khimki - View
Russia Cup 04/02 17:00 3 FK Khimki v Rostov - View
Russia Division 1 04/08 16:30 26 FK Khimki v Arsenal Tula - View
Russia Division 1 04/14 15:00 27 FK Khimki v Shinnik Yaroslavl - View
Russia Division 1 04/20 15:00 28 Rodina Moscow v FK Khimki - View
Russia Division 1 04/24 15:00 29 FK Khimki v Kamaz Nab Chelny - View
Russia Division 1 04/28 14:00 30 Torpedo Moscow v FK Khimki - View
Russia Division 1 05/05 14:00 31 FK Khimki v Sokol Saratov - View
Russia Division 1 05/12 14:00 32 FK Leningradets v FK Khimki - View
Russia Division 1 05/18 14:00 33 PFC Kuban v FK Khimki - View
Russia Division 1 05/25 14:00 34 FK Khimki v FK Chernomorets Novorossiysk - View

Wikipedia - FC Khimki

FC Khimki (Russian: ФК "Химки") is a Russian professional football club based in Khimki. It will return to the second-tier Russian First League for the 2023–24 season.

History

The team was formed in 1996 by merging two amateur clubs from Khimki, Rodina, and Novator. Khimki entered the amateur league and played their first official match on 17 May 1997. Of more than 150 amateur teams in the competition, only the champions would be promoted to the Third League. Khimki won the tournament, overcoming Energiya Ulyanovsk in the final match in a penalty shootout.[]

On 30 January 1997, Khimki became a professional football club. In the Third League regional tournament, Khimki finished second and were promoted to the Second League.[]

Khimki were promoted to the First Division after the 2000 season. They finished first in the Centre zone of the Second Division, but lost the promotion play-off to Severstal Cherepovets on away goals. After Severstal refused to play in the First Division, their place was given to Khimki.[]

In 2005, Khimki had a very good run in the Russian Cup, reaching the final. They lost the final match 0–1 to CSKA.[] In the 2019–20 Russian Cup, they reached the final once again.[]

On 15 May 2020, FNL season was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Russia. As the club was in the 2nd position in the standings, they were promoted to the Russian Premier League for the 2020–21 season, returning to the top level after an 11-year break.

On 22 May 2023, Khimki were relegated from the Russian Premier League after three seasons.

League history

Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Europe Top Scorer
(League)
Head Coach
1997 4th, Zone 3 2 40 26 6 8 80 38 84 - Kravchuk – 17 Shtapov
1998 3rd, "West" 10 40 15 8 17 63 60 53 - Georgievsky – 11 Dementyev
Bychkov
Sabitov
1999 3rd, "Centre" 6 36 17 11 8 51 35 62 R256 Khamzin – 11 Sabitov
Kots
2000 1 38 28 4 6 68 22 88 R64 Genich – 18 Piskaryov
Papaev
2001 2nd 12 34 13 4 17 42 54 43 R32 Shcheglov – 5
Voronkov – 5
Kovardayev – 5
Petrushin
Sabitov
2002 7 34 14 10 10 38 27 52 R32 Kovardayev – 6 Sabitov
Derkach
2003 12 42 16 9 17 36 46 57 QF Kiselyov – 15 Derkach
Galyamin
2004 5 42 17 10 15 39 33 61 R32 Pogrebnyak – 6 Shevchuk
Yakovenko
2005 4 42 23 13 6 75 36 82 RU Tikhonov – 15 Yakovenko
2006 1 42 30 9 3 83 30 99 R64 Tikhonov – 22 Kazachyonok
2007 1st 9 30 9 10 11 32 33 37 R32 Shirokov – 7 Muslin
2008 14 30 6 9 15 34 54 27 R16 Nizamutdinov – 9 Yuran
2009 16 30 2 4 24 20 64 10 R32 Antipenko – 6 Sarsaniya
Chugainov
2010 2nd 13 38 11 17 10 39 38 50 R32 Yusupov – 7
Dudchenko – 7
Tarkhanov
Bushmanov
2011–12 13 48 16 11 21 54 74 59 R32 Mamtov – 10 Grigoryan
Dolmatov
Tarkhanov
2012–13 16 32 6 10 16 23 40 28 R16 Komkov – 3
Khatazhyonkov – 3
Tarkhanov
Tetradze
Petrakov
2013–14 3rd, "West" 3 32 16 10 6 67 37 58 R64 Antonnikov – 9
Zemchenkov – 9
Tarkhanov
Mukhanov
Gridin
2014–15 4 30 15 9 6 42 27 54 R256 Lipatkin – 6 Maminov
2015–16 1 24 19 5 0 49 12 62 R16 Markosov – 11 Khafizov
2016–17 2nd 11 38 11 16 11 40 47 49 R32 Kazaev – 8 Irkhin
2017–18 13 38 12 7 19 33 49 43 R64 Kuzmichev – 7 Irkhin
2018–19 9 38 14 11 13 47 49 53 R32 Kukharchuk – 10 Shalimov
2019–20 2 27 16 6 5 50 19 54 RU Aliyev – 8 Yuran
2020–21 1st 8 30 13 6 11 35 39 45 R16 Mirzov – 6 Yuran
2021–22 1st 13 30 7 11 12 34 47 32 GS Glushakov – 10 Cherevchenko
FK Khimki is a professional soccer team based in the city of Khimki, Moscow Oblast, Russia. The team was founded in 1997 and currently competes in the Russian Premier League, the top tier of Russian soccer. The team's home stadium is the Arena Khimki, which has a seating capacity of 18,636 spectators.

FK Khimki has a rich history of success in Russian soccer, having won the Russian National Football League (second tier) in 2006 and 2019. The team has also reached the quarterfinals of the Russian Cup on multiple occasions.

The team's colors are blue and white, and their logo features a stylized eagle with the team's name written in Cyrillic script. FK Khimki has a strong fan base, with supporters known for their passionate and vocal support of the team.

The current squad features a mix of experienced veterans and promising young players, with a focus on attacking play and a commitment to playing an attractive, attacking style of soccer. The team is led by head coach Igor Cherevchenko, who has a wealth of experience in Russian soccer and has helped guide FK Khimki to success in recent years.