FC Iskra-Stali Rîbnita
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FC Iskra-Stal Rîbniţa is a Moldova
n football
club based in Rîbniţa
, Moldova
(Transnistria
). They play in Divizia Naţională, the top division in Moldovan football.
, with the local team "Iskra", that was competing in the Moldovan "A" Division
. In the 2005–2006 season Iskra-Stal took second the place in the "A"
championship of Moldova and won a ticket for the national premier division. Head coach of this achievment was Vasily Raiko.
In the 2006–2007 season Iskra-Stal debuted in the National Division and finished 9th from 10 teams. Head coach was Sergey Sîrbu.
In 2007 the club was transformed into an autonomous non-profit organization "FC Iskra-Stal".
In the 2007–2008 season Iskra-Stal concluded the championship on 6th place among 11 teams and became one of the stronger teams in National Division. Head coach Vlad Ivanovich Goyan was replaced by Victor Baryshev.
In the 2008–2009 season, Iskra-Stal for the first time in the history of the football in Ribnita, won the bronze medals in the championship of Moldova (3rd place) and won the right to take part in games Europa League. Some of the players of the squad in that season played in the National team of Moldova
: Artur Ioniţă
, Serghei Alexeev
, Vitali Manaliu.
In the 2009–2010 season Iskra-Stal won the silver medal (2nd place) in the National Division and for the second time received the right to participate in the Europa League.
In 2011 Iskra-Stal participated in the CIS Cup, held in St. Petersburg. The team played in Group A along with the Inter Baku, Istiqlol Dushanbe
and Neftchi Kochkor
. Iskra-Stal took third place, earning 4 points in the group.
At the end of the 2010–2011 season Iskra-Stal won the Moldovan Cup, winning the first trophy in its history, and qualifying for the third consecutive time into Europa League.
Commonwealth of Independent States Cup
Serghei Alexeev
Artur Ioniţă
Nicolae Josan
Igor Kostrov
Alexandru Popovici
Lucian Dobre
Bogdan Hauşi Oleksandr Feshchenko
Oleh Zhurka
Moldova
Moldova , officially the Republic of Moldova is a landlocked state in Eastern Europe, located between Romania to the West and Ukraine to the North, East and South. It declared itself an independent state with the same boundaries as the preceding Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1991, as part...
n football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
club based in Rîbniţa
Rîbnita
Rîbnița, also spelled Râbnița is a city in Moldova. The city is under the administration of the breakaway government of the Transnistria. According to the 2004 Census in Transnistria, it has a population of 53,648. Rîbniţa is situated in the northern half of Transnistria, on the left bank of the...
, Moldova
Moldova
Moldova , officially the Republic of Moldova is a landlocked state in Eastern Europe, located between Romania to the West and Ukraine to the North, East and South. It declared itself an independent state with the same boundaries as the preceding Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1991, as part...
(Transnistria
Transnistria
Transnistria is a breakaway territory located mostly on a strip of land between the Dniester River and the eastern Moldovan border to Ukraine...
). They play in Divizia Naţională, the top division in Moldovan football.
History
FC Iskra-Stal (Rybnitsa) was founded in 2005 by merging an amateur team Stal that was owned by the metallurgical plant in RîbniţaRîbnita
Rîbnița, also spelled Râbnița is a city in Moldova. The city is under the administration of the breakaway government of the Transnistria. According to the 2004 Census in Transnistria, it has a population of 53,648. Rîbniţa is situated in the northern half of Transnistria, on the left bank of the...
, with the local team "Iskra", that was competing in the Moldovan "A" Division
Moldovan "A" Division
The Moldovan "A" Division is the second-level division of Moldovan Football. There are 16 teams in the competition.-2011-12 Clubs:*Dacia-2 Buiucani*Dinamo-Auto*Găgăuzia*Intersport-Aroma*Lilcora*Locomotiv*Milsami-2 Ursidos*Mipan-Voran*Olimpia-2...
. In the 2005–2006 season Iskra-Stal took second the place in the "A"
Moldovan "A" Division
The Moldovan "A" Division is the second-level division of Moldovan Football. There are 16 teams in the competition.-2011-12 Clubs:*Dacia-2 Buiucani*Dinamo-Auto*Găgăuzia*Intersport-Aroma*Lilcora*Locomotiv*Milsami-2 Ursidos*Mipan-Voran*Olimpia-2...
championship of Moldova and won a ticket for the national premier division. Head coach of this achievment was Vasily Raiko.
In the 2006–2007 season Iskra-Stal debuted in the National Division and finished 9th from 10 teams. Head coach was Sergey Sîrbu.
In 2007 the club was transformed into an autonomous non-profit organization "FC Iskra-Stal".
In the 2007–2008 season Iskra-Stal concluded the championship on 6th place among 11 teams and became one of the stronger teams in National Division. Head coach Vlad Ivanovich Goyan was replaced by Victor Baryshev.
In the 2008–2009 season, Iskra-Stal for the first time in the history of the football in Ribnita, won the bronze medals in the championship of Moldova (3rd place) and won the right to take part in games Europa League. Some of the players of the squad in that season played in the National team of Moldova
Moldova national football team
The Moldova national football team represents Moldova in association football and is controlled by the Football Association of Moldova, the governing body for football in Moldova. Moldova's home ground is Zimbru Stadium in Chişinău and their head coach is Gavril Balint...
: Artur Ioniţă
Artur Ioniţă
Artur Ioniţă is a Moldovan footballer. He usually plays as a left winger. He is currently playing for Swiss Super League side FC Aarau....
, Serghei Alexeev
Serghei Alexeev
Serghei Alexeev is a Moldovan footballer. He is a forward who is currently playing for Kaposvári Rákóczi FC in OTP Bank Liga.-Career:...
, Vitali Manaliu.
In the 2009–2010 season Iskra-Stal won the silver medal (2nd place) in the National Division and for the second time received the right to participate in the Europa League.
In 2011 Iskra-Stal participated in the CIS Cup, held in St. Petersburg. The team played in Group A along with the Inter Baku, Istiqlol Dushanbe
Esteghlal Dushanbe
Istiqlol Dushanbe , is football club based in Tajikistan. The currently play in the top division of the country.-History:Football Club Istiqlol was established in November 2007, under the Presidency of Shohruh Saidov...
and Neftchi Kochkor
FC Neftchi Kochkor-Ata
FC Neftchi is a Kyrgyz football club based in Kochkor-Ata, Kyrgyzstan. The club was founded in 1952.-Achievements:Kyrgyzstan League: 1*Winner: 2010Kyrgyzstan Super Cup: 1*Winner: 2010-Current squad 2011:...
. Iskra-Stal took third place, earning 4 points in the group.
At the end of the 2010–2011 season Iskra-Stal won the Moldovan Cup, winning the first trophy in its history, and qualifying for the third consecutive time into Europa League.
European record
UEFA Europa League| Season | Round | Opponents | Home leg | Away leg | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009–10 | 2Q |  Cherno More Varna |
0–3 | 0–1 | 0–4 |
| 2010–11 | 2Q |  Elfsborg |
0–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 |
| 2011–12 2011–12 UEFA Europa League The 2011–12 UEFA Europa League is the third season of the competition since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup. It began on 30 June 2011 with the first legs of the first qualifying round, and will end on 9 May 2012 with the final to be held at Stadionul Național in Bucharest, Romania... |
2Q |  NK Varaždin |
1–1 | 1–3 | 2–4 |
Commonwealth of Independent States Cup
Commonwealth of Independent States Cup
The Commonwealth of Independent States Cup is a tournament for football clubs which was set up after the split of the Soviet Union. It is open to all the national champions of the successor states of the Union, i.e., the Commonwealth of Independent States member states, as well as Estonia, Latvia,...
| Season | Round | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 2011 Commonwealth of Independent States Cup The 19th Commonwealth of Independent States Cup took place in Saint Petersburg beginning January 15, and the final was played on 23 January 2011.-Participants:1 Zenit Saint Petersburg was represented by its junior squad U-21.... |
Group stage |  Esteghlal DushanbeEsteghlal Dushanbe Istiqlol Dushanbe , is football club based in Tajikistan. The currently play in the top division of the country.-History:Football Club Istiqlol was established in November 2007, under the Presidency of Shohruh Saidov... |
1–1 |
 Neftchi Kochkor-AtaFC Neftchi Kochkor-Ata FC Neftchi is a Kyrgyz football club based in Kochkor-Ata, Kyrgyzstan. The club was founded in 1952.-Achievements:Kyrgyzstan League: 1*Winner: 2010Kyrgyzstan Super Cup: 1*Winner: 2010-Current squad 2011:... |
1–0 | ||
 Inter BakuFC Inter Baku Inter Baku PFC is an Azerbaijani football club based in Baku, that currently plays in Azerbaijan Premier League.Inter Baku is a multi-sports club and competes in football, wrestling, boxing, judo and unifight. The football team won the championship in 2008 and 2010... |
0–1 |
Current squad
As of 1st of AugustCoaching staff
- Main trainer: Yury Blonar
- Assistant trainer: Valery Chaly
- Goalkeeper coach: Vladimir Mura
- Team manager : Andrei Burcovski
- Team Administrator: Alexandr Kirichenko
- Doctor: Ivan Popescu
- Masseur: Gennady Tsira
Notable players
Sandro ShugladzeSandro Shugladze
Sandro Shugladze, , is a Ukrainian footballer, currently playing for PFC Sevastopol.-Personal life:The Ukrainian midfielder has with Georgian roots.- External links :* *...
Serghei Alexeev
Serghei Alexeev
Serghei Alexeev is a Moldovan footballer. He is a forward who is currently playing for Kaposvári Rákóczi FC in OTP Bank Liga.-Career:...
Artur Ioniţă
Artur Ioniţă
Artur Ioniţă is a Moldovan footballer. He usually plays as a left winger. He is currently playing for Swiss Super League side FC Aarau....
Nicolae Josan
Nicolae Josan
Nicolae Josan is a Moldovan footballer. He is currently unattached. He also has Russian citizenship.-External links: -International goals:...
Igor Kostrov
Igor Kostrov
Igor Kostrov is an Moldovan footballer.-Career:Kostrov began his professional career with FC Dinamo Bender in Moldova before signing with Liga Leumit club Hapoel Be'er Sheva. He signed with Major League Soccer club Kansas City Wizards in February 2010 after being signed by Stuart McErlain-Naylor...
Alexandru Popovici
Alexandru Popovici (Moldovan footballer)
Alexandru Popovici is a Moldovan professional footballer who plays for FC Iskra Stali.Popovici previously played for CS Tiligul-Tiras Tiraspol and FC Dacia Chişinău....
Lucian Dobre
Lucian Dobre
Lucian Dobre is a former Romanian football defender plays for FC Iskra-Stal Rîbniţa.- External links :*...
Bogdan Hauşi Oleksandr Feshchenko
Oleksandr Feshchenko
Oleksandr Mykhailovych Feshchenko is a Ukrainian football defender currently playing for Moldovan National Division club FC Iskra-Stal Rîbniţa.-Club history:Oleksandr Feshchenko began his football career in RVUFC in Kiev...
Oleh Zhurka
Achievements
- Divizia Naţională:
- Runners-up: 2009–10
- Moldovan Cup: 1
- Winners: 20112010–11 Moldovan Cup-References:...
- Winners: 2011
UEFA Rating
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