FC Tyumen is a Russia

Russia

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n football

Football (soccer)

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 club based in Tyumen

Tyumen

Tyumen is the largest city and the administrative center of Tyumen Oblast, Russia, located on the Tura River east of Moscow. Population: Tyumen is the oldest Russian settlement in Siberia. Founded in 16th century to support Russia's eastward expansion, the city has remained one of the most...

. The former member of the Russian Premier League

Russian Premier League

The Russian Premier League , currently called SOGAZ Russian Football Championship due to sponsorship reasons, is the top division of Russian football. There are 16 teams in the competition...

, Tyumen plays in the Second Division

Russian Second Division

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The club was previously known as Geolog (in 1961-1963 and 1983–1991, meaning Geologist), Priboy (in 1964-1965, meaning Surf), Neftyanik (in 1966-1977, meaning Oiler), Stroitel (meaning Builder), Fakel (in 1980-1982, meaning Torch), Dinamo-Gazovik (in 1992-1996), SDYSOR-Sibnefteprovod (in 2003).

The club was founded in 1961 and played in the Soviet Class B (1961–1970), Second League (1971–1986), and First League

Soviet First League

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 (1987–1991). In 1992 Tyumen entered the newly formed Russian Premier League

Russian Premier League

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 and finished last between 20 teams. In 1993 Tyumen won the eastern zone of the First Division and returned to the Premier League for another two seasons, achieving their best result in history in 1994 (12th position). After relegation in 1995 Tyumen once again won the First Division in 1996. In 1998 and 1999 Tyumen suffered two consecutive relegations, ending up in the Second Division

Russian Second Division

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. In 2000-2002, Tyumen played in the Second Division, finishing no lower than fourth. In 2003 the club refused to participate in the Second Division, instead fielding a youth team in the Amateur League. In 2004 the club fielded a senior team as well, winning the zonal tournament of the Amateur League, but declined promotion. After finishing first again in 2005, Tyumen returned to professional football and now play in the Second Division.

Current squad

As of August 25, 2011, according to the official RFU website.

In

Out

Reserve squad

Tyumen's reserve squad played professionally as FC Dynamo-Gazovik-d Tyumen in the Russian Third League in 1995-1996.

Notable past players

Had international caps for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries while playing for Tyumen.

Sergey Dmitriev

Sergey Dmitriev

Sergey Igorevich Dmitriev is a former Russian footballer. Currently, he manages FC Karelia Petrozavodsk.-Honours:* Soviet Top League winner: 1984, 1991.* Soviet Cup winner: 1991....

 Viktor Shishkin

Viktor Shishkin

Viktor Maksimovich Shishkin is a retired Soviet football player and a Russian football coach.-International career:Shishkin played his only game for USSR on March 28, 1984 in a friendly against West Germany....

 Yevgeni Sidorov

Yevgeni Sidorov

Yevgeni Vasilyevich Sidorov is a retired Soviet and Russian football player and a current manager.-Honours:* Soviet Top League winner: 1979.* Soviet Top League runner-up: 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985.-International career:...

 Sergei Kolotovkin

Sergei Kolotovkin

Sergei Viktorovich Kolotovkin is a retired Soviet and Russian football player and coach. He last worked as the manager of the Russian Second Division club FC Reutov.-International career:...

 Aleksei Kosolapov

Aleksei Kosolapov

Aleksei Viktorovich Kosolapov is an association football player who has recently played in Kazakhstan for FC Aktobe.-Honours:* Russian Premier League runner-up: 1995.* Russian Premier League bronze: 1994, 1998....

 Sergei Podpaly

Sergei Podpaly

Sergei Ivanovich Podpaly is a retired association football player and now coach...

 Vladimir Tatarchuk

Vladimir Tatarchuk

Vladimir Iosifovich Tatarchuk is a retired Soviet and Ukrainian/Russian football player. His son Vladimir Tatarchuk Jr. is also a professional footballer.-Honours:* Olympic champion: 1988.* Soviet Top League winner: 1991* Soviet Cup winner: 1991....

Arif Asadov

Arif Asadov

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Vyaçeslav Lıçkin

Vyaçeslav Lıçkin

Vyaçeslav Lıçkin is a retired Azerbaijani professional footballer. He made his professional debut in the Soviet Second League in 1989 for FC Termist Baku.-Honours:* Azerbaijan Premier League champion: 1998.* Azerbaijan Premier League runner-up: 2005....

Pavel Radnyonak

Pavel Radnyonak

Pavel Radnyonak is a Belarusian professional football coach and a former player. As of 2011, he is managing the FC Rudensk. As a player, he made his professional debut in the Soviet Top League in 1984 for FC Dinamo Minsk.-European club competitions:...

Edgars Burlakovs

Edgars Burlakovs

Edgars Burlakovs is a former football midfielder from Latvia. His last club was Dinaburg FC.Burlakovs previously played for FC Rubin Kazan in the Russian First Division during the 2000 season.- External links :...

 Vadims Fjodorovs

Vadims Fjodorovs

Vadims Fjodorovs is a football goalkeeper from Latvia. He last played for FC Daugava.Previously he played for FC Dinaburg, but after the club's elimination from Virsliga in 2009, he became an unrestricted free agent and joined FC Daugava....

 Emil Caras

Emil Caras

Emil Caras is a Moldovan professional football coach and a former player. Currently, he works as an assistant manager with FC Kuban Krasnodar...

 Yuri Baturenko

Yuri Baturenko

Yuri Mikhailovich Baturenko is a Tajikistani professional football coach and a former player. Currently, he is an assistant of FC Lokomotiv-2 Moscow...

Yuriy Hrytsyna

Yuriy Hrytsyna

Yuriy Vasylyovych Hritsyna is a Ukrainian professional footballer. As of 2009, he plays for FC Dnipro Cherkasy. He made his professional debut in the Soviet First League in 1988 for FC Zarya Voroshilovgrad.-Honours:...

 Ihor Kostiuk Ihor Kutepov

Ihor Kutepov

Ihor Mykolayovich Kutepov is a former Ukrainian soccer player. He was born in Pervomaiskyi, Kharkiv Oblast. Ihor played as a goalie. He earned two international wins with 1.50 Goals Against Average...

 Viktor Leonenko

Viktor Leonenko

Viktor Yevhenovych Leonenko is a former footballer and Ukraine international. At least since 2006 he is a football commentator and analyst for the televised football forum "3 time" at the Ukrainian TV-network ICTV...

 Oleksandr Pryzetko

Oleksandr Pryzetko

Oleksandr Serhiyovych Pryzetko is a retired Ukrainian professional footballer. He made his professional debut in the Soviet Second League in 1988 for FC Mayak Kharkiv.-Honours:* Ukrainian Premier League champion: 1994, 1995....

 Dmytro Topchiev

External links

• Official website