Ural
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- Ural Ekaterinburg
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FC Ural Yekaterinburg (Russian: ФК Урал) is a Russian professional association football club based in Yekaterinburg. They play in the Russian Premier League.
History
The club was founded in 1930 and was known as Avangard (1930–1948, 1953–1957), Zenit (1944–1946), Mashinostroitel (1958–1959), and Uralmash (1949–1952, 1960–2002).[] The club is currently named after the Russian region of Ural, where Yekaterinburg is the capital.
The club participated in the Soviet championships beginning in 1945. They mostly played in the higher leagues, with the exception of the 1969 season spent in the lowest league. They were the easternmost Russian SFSR club to compete in the third Soviet division (the easternmost Soviet club overall was FC Kairat from Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR).[]
Uralmash reached the quarterfinals of the Soviet Cup in 1965/66, 1967/68, and 1990/91.[]
After the dissolution of the USSR, Uralmash were entitled to enter the Russian Top Division and played there for five seasons, from 1992 to 1996. Their best result was eighth position in 1993 and 1995. Despite reaching the semifinal of the Intertoto Cup in 1996, Uralmash finished 16th out of 18 in the league and were relegated. In 1997 another relegation followed, now to the Second Division. From 1998 to 2002 Uralmash played in the Second Division. After winning promotion, the club was renamed Ural. In 2003, the team were relegated from the Russian First Division, but were promoted again after the 2004 season. The team's best finish in the First Division was third in 2006.[]
Domestic
| Season | League | Russian Cup | Top goalscorer | Manager | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Name | League | |||
| 2008 | 2nd | 4th | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 69 | 39 | 75 | Fourth Round | Aleksandr Pobegalov | ||
| 2009 | 2nd | 8th | 38 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 40 | 32 | 60 | Round of 16 | Vladimir Shishelov | 16 | Aleksandr Pobegalov Vladimir Fedotov |
| 2010 | 2nd | 7th | 38 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 38 | 28 | 58 | Fifth Round | Predrag Sikimić | 7 | Vladimir Fedotov Boris Stukalov |
| 2011–12 | 2nd | 6th | 52 | 19 | 21 | 12 | 71 | 52 | 78 | Round of 32 | Branimir Petrović | 8 | Dmitry Ogai Yuri Matveyev |
| 2012–13 | 2nd | 1st | 32 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 61 | 18 | 68 | Round of 32 | Spartak Gogniyev | 17 | Aleksandr Pobegalov Sergei Bulatov Pavel Gusev |
| 2013–14 | 1st | 11th | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 28 | 46 | 34 | Fifth Round | Spartak Gogniyev | 9 | Pavel Gusev Oleg Vasilenko Aleksandr Tarkhanov |
| 2014–15 | 1st | 13th | 30 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 31 | 44 | 30 | Round of 32 | Fyodor Smolov | 8 | Aleksandr Tarkhanov |
| 2015–16 | 1st | 8th | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 39 | 46 | 39 | Round of 16 | Spartak Gogniyev | 8 | Viktor Goncharenko Vadim Skripchenko |
| 2016–17 | 1st | 11th | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 24 | 44 | 30 | Runners-Up | Vladimir Ilyin Roman Pavlyuchenko |
4 | Vadim Skripchenko Yuri Matveyev (caretaker) Aleksandr Tarkhanov |
| 2017–18 | 1st | 12th | 30 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 31 | 32 | 37 | Round of 32 | Eric Bicfalvi | 8 | Aleksandr Tarkhanov |
| 2018–19 | 1st | 10th | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 33 | 45 | 38 | Runners-Up | Eric Bicfalvi Andrei Panyukov |
6 | Dmytro Parfenov |
| 2019–20 | 1st | 11th | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 36 | 53 | 35 | Semi-final | Eric Bicfalvi | 8 | Dmytro Parfenov |
| 2020–21 | 1st | 12th | 30 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 26 | 36 | 34 | Round of 16 | Eric Bicfalvi | 7 | Yuri Matveyev |
| 2021–22 | 1st | 12th | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 27 | 35 | 33 | Round of 32 | Eric Bicfalvi | 10 | Yuri Matveyev Igor Shalimov |
The team's colors are red and white, and they play their home matches at the Central Stadium in Yekaterinburg. Ural has a reputation for being a competitive and hard-working team, known for their strong defense and tactical play on the field.
Over the years, Ural has produced talented players who have gone on to represent the Russian national team and play for top clubs in Europe. The club has also had success in domestic competitions, including reaching the final of the Russian Cup.
Ural is a respected and well-established team in Russian football, with a proud tradition and a bright future ahead. Their dedicated fans and competitive spirit make them a formidable opponent on the pitch.