FC Chernomorets Novorossiysk
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FC Chernomorets Novorossiysk is a Russia
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n association football club based in Novorossiysk
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. In 2011, the club will play in the Russian First Division after winning their zone of the Russian Second Division
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The club was founded in 1960 as Cement Novorossiysk and was known by its name in 1960-1969 and 1978-1991. In 1970-1977 the clubs was called Trud Novorossiysk, in 1992-1993 Gekris Novorossiysk, and in 2005 FC Novorossiysk. Chernomorets is Russian
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 for "a man from Black Sea
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The club played in class B of the Soviet football in 1960-1970. After this they did not participate in Soviet championships until 1978, when they entered the Second League. They played there until the dissolution of USSR, and in 1992 were entitled to enter the Russian First Division. They spent three years there. After a third place in 1992 they won their regional group in 1993, but did not succeed in the promotion-relegation tournament. A victory in the First Division in 1994 brought them automatic promotion.

Chernomorets stayed in the Top Division
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 from 1995 to 2001. Their best result was sixth position in 1997 and 2000. The latter entitled them to a place in the UEFA Cup, where they were knocked out in the first round by Valencia
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In 2002 Chernomorets won promotion straight back, but were relegated again in 2003. After the 2004 season in the First Division, Chernomorets were denied a professional licence. The club was reorganized, renamed FC Novorossiysk and entered the Amateur Football League for the 2005 season. In the course of the season the team was renamed Chernomorets again. Chernomorets finished first in the South zone and went on to win the final tournament, becoming amateur champions of Russia. Chernomorets finished third in the South zone of Russian Second Division
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 in the 2006 season. They finally finished first and were promoted to Russian First Division for the 2007 season. It stayed 2 seasons in First Division and relegated back to Second Division in 2009. They were promoted to the First Division again after winning the Second Division zone in 2010.

Current squad

As of August 31, 2011, according to the official FNL website.

Reserve team

Chernomorets' reserve team played professionally in the Russian Second Division
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 (in 2000 as FC Chernomorets-2 Novorossiysk) and the Russian Third League (in 1996 as FC Chernomorets-d Novorossiysk).

Notable players

Had international caps for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries while playing for Chernomorets/Tsement/Gekris.
USSR/Russia Boris Pozdnyakov
Boris Pozdnyakov
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 Aleksei Berezutski Vladimir But
Vladimir But
Vladimir Vladimirovich But is a former association footballer, who played as a midfielder.-Football career:Once regarded as one of the most promising players in Europe, But signed in 1994, at not yet 17, with German side Borussia Dortmund, from local FC Chernomorets Novorossiysk, but spent his...

 Sergei Filippenkov
Sergei Filippenkov
Sergei Aleksandrovich Filippenkov is an association football player who currently works as assistant manager in FC Dnepr Smolensk.-Honours:* Russian Premier League runner-up: 1998.* Russian Premier League bronze: 1999....

 Denis Popov
Denis Popov
Denis Aleksandrovich Popov is a retired association footballer who played striker. He used to play for Russia. In February 2010, he moved into politics and is running for the Novorossiysk city council.-Honours:...

 Oleg Teryokhin
Oleg Teryokhin
Oleg Ivanovich Teryokhin is a retired Russian football player. He last worked as a scout for FC Kuban Krasnodar.-Honours:* Russian Premier League runner-up: 2000.* Russian Premier League bronze: 1997....

 Yevgeni Varlamov
Yevgeni Varlamov
Yevgeni Vladimirovich Varlamov is a retired Russian football player, currently coaching at CSKA Moscow.-Honours:* Russian Premier League runner-up: 1998, 2002.* Russian Premier League bronze: 1999.* Russian Cup winner: 2002....



Armenia Armen Adamyan
Armen Adamyan
Armen Armoyevich Adamyan is an Armenian professional football coach and a former player. As a player, he made his debut in the Soviet Second League in 1988 for FC Karabakh Stepanakert.-External links:*...

 Manuk Kakosyan
Manuk Kakosyan
Manuk Arsenovich Kakosyan is a retired Armenian professional footballer who also holds Russian citizenship. He made his professional debut in the Russian Third League in 1996 for FC Dynamo-Zhemchuzhina-2 Sochi.-References:...

 Tigran Petrosyan
Tigran Petrosyan (footballer)
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 Aramais Yepiskoposyan
Aramais Yepiskoposyan
Aramais Yepiskoposyan is a retired Armenian professional football player. He also holds Russian citizenship.-External links:*...


Former USSR countries Lev Mayorov
Lev Mayorov
Lev Nikolayevich Mayorov is a Azerbaijani professional football coach and a former player. Currently, he manages FC Olimpia Gelendzhik.He played 2 games in the UEFA Cup 2001–02 for FC Chernomorets Novorossiysk.-External links:*...

Vyacheslav Geraschenko
Vyacheslav Geraschenko
Vyacheslav Geraschenko is a Belarusian professional football coach and a former player who played for FC Chernomorets Novorossiysk, PFC CSKA Moscow and Uralan Elista in the Russian Premier League. Currently, he manages Dnepr Mogilev.-External links:* *...

Artem Kontsevoy
Artem Kontsevoy
Artem Kontsevoy is a football player from Belarus. He plays as a striker for BATE Borisov and the Belarus national team.-External links:...

 Konstantin Kovalenko
Konstantin Kovalenko
Konstantin Valeryevich Kovalenko is a Belarusian professional footballer. He made his professional debut in the Soviet Second League in 1991 for FC Kuban Barannikovsky...

 Vitali Lanko
Vitali Lanko
Vital Alyaksandravich Lanko is a Belarusian footballer. As of 2011, he plays for Torpedo Zhodino.-External links:...


Mikhail Markhel
Mikhail Markhel
Mikhail Mikhailovich Markhel is a Belarusian professional football coach and former player.As player, he made his professional debut in the Soviet Second League in 1987 for FC Dnepr Mogilyov. He played 2 games in the UEFA Cup 1993–94 for FC Spartak Vladikavkaz...

 Andrei Sosnitskiy
Andrei Sosnitskiy
Andrei Alekseyevich Sosnitskiy is a Belarusian professional football coach and a former player. As of 2009, he works as an assistant manager for FC Sheriff Tiraspol...

 Aleksandr Vyazhevich Besik Beradze
Besik Beradze
Besik Beradze is a retired Georgian professional football player.-External links:*...

 Davit Janashia
Davit Janashia
Davit Janashia is a Georgian head coach and former footballer .-Career:Janashia started his career at hometown club Torpedo Kutaisi, he then moved to Samtredia in 1993, where he met name sake Zaza Janashia in next season....

 Vadim Egoshkin Andrei Kurdyumov
Andrei Kurdyumov
Andrei Petrovich Kurdyumov is a retired Kazakhstani footballer.-Career:Kurdyumov played for a number of teams based in Kazakh SSR, USSR and later Kazakhstan including Shakhtyor Karaganda, Olimpiya Alma-Ata, CSKA Alma-Ata and Montazhnik Alma-Ata, as well as for Zenit St...

 Maksim Nizovtsev
Maksim Nizovtsev
Maksim Nizovtsev is a Kazakhstani professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for FC Vostok. Nizovtsev has also played for the Kazakhstan national football team in 16 games scoring 2 goals from 1994 to 2005....

 Maksim Shevchenko
Maksim Igorevich Shevchenko
Maksim Igorevich Shevchenko is a Kazakhstani professional footballer. He also holds Russian citizenship. As of 2009, he plays for FC Kairat. He made his professional debut in the Russian Premier League in 1997 for FC KAMAZ-Chally Naberezhnye Chelny. He played 2 games in the UEFA Cup 2001–02 for FC...

Andrey Shkurin Jurijs Ševļakovs
Jurijs Ševlakovs
Jurijs Ševļakovs is a former Latvian football defender of Russia origin, now - a football manager.-Club playing career:...

 Nerijus Radžius
Nerijus Radžius
Nerijus Radžius is a Lithuanian footballer, currently playing for Sūduva Marijampolė.-Career:On 5 August 2008, he scored a 30-yard free-kick against Rangers in the second-leg of the second qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League which helped knock-out the Scottish side in a 2-1 win for FBK...

Serghei Belous Serghei Clescenco
Serghei Clescenco
Serghei Cleşcenco is a retired Moldovan football player who holds the record for most international appearances for his country as well as the record for most goals scored in a single season by a foreigner in Israel....

Alexandr Covalenco
Alexandr Covalenco
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 Adrian Sosnovschi
Adrian Sosnovschi
Adrian Sosnovschi is a Moldovan footballer who plays for FC Milsami.He also holds Russian citizenship.He was the member of the national team at 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification and in UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying.-External links:*...

 Oleksiy Antyukhyn Serhiy Bezhenar
Serhiy Bezhenar
Serhiy Bezhenar is a Ukrainian professional football player. He plays in defense, usually as a fullback. Even though he won four championships and two cups with Dynamo Kyiv, Serhiy is more closely associated with FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk...

 Yuriy Hrytsyna
Yuriy Hrytsyna
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Oleksandr Kyryukhin
Oleksandr Kyryukhin
Oleksandr Hryhorovych Kiryukhin is a retired Ukrainian professional footballer.-European club competitions:* UEFA Champions League 1998–99 with FC Dynamo Kyiv: 4 games.* UEFA Cup 2001–02 with FC Chernomorets Novorossiysk: 1 game.-External links:...

 Maxym Levitsky
Maxym Levitsky
- Personal life :In 2009, Levytskyi committed to be a part of the 2009 Maccabiah Games football squad representing Russia. When the match dates conflicted with league play, Levytskyi pulled from the squad.-Honours:* Russian Premier League champion: 2001....

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....

Serhiy Snytko
Serhiy Snytko
Serhiy Mykolayovych Snytko is a Ukrainian football midfielder who plays for Naftovyk in the Ukrainian Premier League. He also holds Russian citizenship.- External links :...

Oleksandr Svystunov
Oleksandr Svystunov
Oleksandr Viktorovych Svystunov is a retired Ukrainian professional footballer. He made his professional debut in the Soviet First League in 1990 for SC Tavriya Simferopol. He played 2 games in the UEFA Cup 2001–02 for FC Chernomorets Novorossiysk....

Mykola Volosyanko Jafar Irismetov
Jafar Irismetov
Jafar Irismetov is an Uzbekistan footballer currently playing for FK Samarqand-Dinamo.He has won 33 caps and scored 18 goals for the Uzbekistan national football team between 1997 and 2001 .*-Club: Dustlik Tashkent...

Eduard Momotov
Eduard Momotov
Eduard Momotov is a Uzbekistani professional football coach and a former player. Currently, he manages FC KUZBASS Kemerovo. He also holds Russian citizenship.-External links:*...

Gennadiy Sharipov
Gennadiy Sharipov
Gennadiy Nikolayevich Sharipov is a retired Uzbekistani professional footballer. As of June 2009, he works as an administrator with FC Vityaz Podolsk. He made his professional debut in the Soviet Second League in 1990 for FC Zarafshan Navoi.-References:...



Africa David Embé
David Embé
Jacques-David Embé is a former Cameroonian soccer player who played as Striker.He played in various countries throughout his career, including for Belenenses of Portugal, Larissa of Greece, Tecos UAG of Mexico, Shanghai Shenhua of China, Deportivo Municipal of Peru, Chernomorets Novorossiysk of...

 Alphonse Tchami
Alphonse Tchami
Alphonse Marie Tchami Djomaha is a retired Cameroonian football player.-Career:Tchami began his career in his homeland with Unisport Bafang before moving to Danish side Vejle BK. After a short spell which involved relegation, Tchami moved to Odense BK where his form won him a move to Argentine...

Jerry-Christian Tchuissé
Jerry-Christian Tchuissé
Jerry-Christian Tchuissé is a retired Cameroonian football fullback, who holds Russian citizenship. He used to play for Chernomorets Novorossiysk, Spartak Moscow, FC Moscow, FC Terek Grozny and FC Vityaz Podolsk.- Club career :...

 Baba Adamu
Baba Adamu
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South America Flávio
Flávio Pinto de Souza
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 Ricardo Bóvio
Ricardo Bóvio
Ricardo Bóvio full name Ricardo Bóvio de Souza is a Brazilian footballer. He plays for Villa Nova Atlético Clube.-Career:...



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