FC Luch-Energia Vladivostok
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FC Luch-Energiya is a Russia
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n football
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 club based in Vladivostok
Vladivostok
The city is located in the southern extremity of Muravyov-Amursky Peninsula, which is about 30 km long and approximately 12 km wide.The highest point is Mount Kholodilnik, the height of which is 257 m...

. In 2005, Luch-Energia won the Russian First Division and played in the 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...

 from 2006 to 2008.

The club was called Luch before 2003, when it was renamed Luch-Energia due to sponsorship from Dalenergo, an energy distribution company.

History

Luch has been playing in the USSR championship since 1958. The club played in the Far East regional tournament of "B-class" teams and eventually won it in 1965, earning promotion to "A-class". Luch played in this regional tournament until league reorganization in 1972.

From 1972 to 1991, Luch played in the Eastern zone of Soviet Second League. The club's best result was a runner-up position in 1984.

In 1992, after the dissolution of Soviet Union, Luch was entitled to play in the Eastern zone of Russian First League and won that tournament. Luch played in Russian Top 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...

 in 1993 and was relegated, having finished 15th.

Luch played in Russian First Division from 1994 until relegation in 1997, and in Russian Second Division
Russian Second Division
The Russian Second Division is the third level of Russian professional football.In 1998–2010, it was run by the Professional Football League....

 from 1998 to 2003. In 2003, Luch-Energia finished 1st in the Eastern zone and earned promotion. The club spent another 2 years in First Division, earning promotion to 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...

 in 2005.In 2008 Luch finished in the last position and was relegated to the Russian First Division.The club had some financial problems and were forced to sell some of their key players making the club vulnerable at home, formerly considered a fortress on the remote Pacific coast.

Complications

Situated in the far east of the country, their location poses a significant problem for away teams:9 hours by flight from Moscow. When playing FC Zenit Saint Petersburg
FC Zenit Saint Petersburg
Football Club Zenit is a Russian football club from the city of Saint-Petersburg. Founded in 1925 , the club plays in the Russian Premier League...

 at home, a trio of Zenit fans (Evgeny Stepanov, Aleksandr Zaraysky and Veronika Davidova) drove 15,000km across the country only for their car to break down when in Vladivostok, leaving them unable to drive home. These fans thus took the Trans-Siberian Railway
Trans-Siberian Railway
The Trans-Siberian Railway is a network of railways connecting Moscow with the Russian Far East and the Sea of Japan. It is the longest railway in the world...

 back to Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...

, upon which the club rewarded them with a new car on October 1, 2006.
There has been much controversy about whether the Russian league should be split into two leagues, East region and Western region, however this is yet to happen. Igor Akinfeev
Igor Akinfeev
Igor Vladimirovich Akinfeev is a Russian international football goalkeeper playing in the Russian championship for CSKA Moscow.-CSKA:Akinfeev broke into the CSKA starting lineup at the age of 17, and has been the first-choice goalkeeper at the club ever since, gathering various honors including a...

, the CSKA Moscow goalkeeper, said that "they should play in the Japanese League
J. League
The or is the top division of and is the top professional association football league in Japan. It is one of the most successful leagues in Asian club football and the only league given top class 'A' ranking by the AFC. Currently, J. League Division 1 is the first level of the Japanese...

", after his team lost 4-0 after a seven hour flight.http://www.fc-zenit.ru/eng/news.phtml?month=10.2006 In addition to this, even their own players admitted it was awkward as they had to travel long distances for away games. Matija Kristić
Matija Kristic
Matija Kristić is a Croatian football defender, currently playing for FC Luch-Energiya Vladivostok.- External links :* * at Nogometni Magazin...

 said "It's not as bad for other teams because they only need to travel this distance once a year whereas we have to do it for all away matches". Srđan Radonjić said "It is just crazy, they should have two Russian premier leagues, one for the European teams and another for Asian teams. Vladivostok is 4,000 miles from Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...

."

  Russia
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Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Europe Top Scorer (League) Head Coach
1992
1992 in Russian football
1992 was the first season Russia held its own national football competition since the breakup of the Soviet Union.-Club competitions:The teams participating came mostly from the Soviet Union leagues. New Top League had 20 teams, second-level First League had 3 zones and 52 teams in total and...

2nd, "East" 1 30 20 4 6 44 14 23   Kasyanenko - 9
  Dubovik - 9
  Burchalkin
Lev Burchalkin
Lev Dmitriyevich Burchalkin was a Soviet football player and Russian coach.-Honours:* Holds FC Zenit St. Petersburg records for league appearances and goals ....


  Ivchenko
Aleksandr Ivchenko
Aleksandr Vladimirovich Ivchenko is a Russian professional football coach and a former player. Currently, he manages FC Zenit-Izhevsk Izhevsk.-External links:...

1993
1993 in Russian football
1993 was the second season Russia held its own national football competition since the breakup of the Soviet Union.-Club competitions:FC Spartak Moscow won the league for the second time in a row.For more details, see:*Russian Top League 1993...

1st
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...

15 34 11 7 16 29 56 29 R256   Ruslyakov - 7   Ivchenko
Aleksandr Ivchenko
Aleksandr Vladimirovich Ivchenko is a Russian professional football coach and a former player. Currently, he manages FC Zenit-Izhevsk Izhevsk.-External links:...

Releg.
tourn.
4 5 2 2 1 11 9 6    Galimov
Nail Galimov
Nail Khamatkhasanovich Galimov is a Russian professional football coach and a former player. Currently, he works as an assistant coach with FC Chita. He also holds Tajikistani citizenship....

 - 4
1994
1994 in Russian football
1994 was the third season Russia held its own national football competition since the breakup of the Soviet Union.-Club competitions:FC Spartak Moscow won the league for the third time in a row....

2nd 12 42 15 11 16 44 53 41   I. Protasov
Igor Protasov
Igor Olegovich Protasov is a Russian professional football coach and a former player.-External links:*...

 - 9
  Ig. Saenko
1995
1995 in Russian football
1995 was the fourth season Russia held its own national football competition since the breakup of the Soviet Union.-Club competitions:FC Spartak-Alania Vladikavkaz won the league for the first time ever....

6 42 20 6 16 51 48 66 R256   Selenkov - 16   Burchalkin
Lev Burchalkin
Lev Dmitriyevich Burchalkin was a Soviet football player and Russian coach.-Honours:* Holds FC Zenit St. Petersburg records for league appearances and goals ....

1996
1996 in Russian football
1996 in Russian football returned the fifth national title to Spartak Moscow, while the Russian Cup was taken by Lokomotiv Moscow.-Club competitions:FC Spartak Moscow won the title for the fourth time.For more details, see:*Russian Top League 1996...

15 42 14 12 16 39 49 54 R128   Shpilov - 9   Szekecs
Ishtvan Sekech
Ishtvan Sekech ) is a Russian football coach and a former player. He is an ethnic Magyar.As a player, Sekech appeared in 223 matches and scored 43 goals in the Soviet championships. He captained FC Chornomorets Odessa from 1969 to 1971. Following his retirement, he became a manager and led FC...

1997
1997 in Russian football
1997 was the sixth season Russia held its own national football competition since the breakup of the Soviet Union.-Club competitions:FC Spartak Moscow won the title for the fifth time...

22 42 3 12 27 23 76 21   Selenkov - 5   Kobersky
1998
1998 in Russian football
-National team:Russia national football team began their qualification for the Euro 2000.-Leagues:The Russian league system underwent reorganization for the 1998 season. The "leagues" were renamed "divisions". The Second Division was extended to six zones with 16-22 teams , while the Third League...

3rd, "East"
Russian Second Division
The Russian Second Division is the third level of Russian professional football.In 1998–2010, it was run by the Professional Football League....

7 30 14 6 10 42 24 48 R64   Melnik - 8   Fedyakin
Andrei Fedyakin
Andrei Anatolyevich Fedyakin is a Russian professional football coach and a former player. In 2010, he managed FC Mostovik-Primorye Ussuriysk in the Russian Second Division.-External links:*...

1999
1999 in Russian football
1999 in Russian football was marked by the national team's failure to qualify for the Euro 2000. Spartak Moscow won the league title, while Zenit were the victors of the Russian Cup.-National team:...

7 30 14 7 9 43 32 49 R128   Melnik - 11   Fedyakin
Andrei Fedyakin
Andrei Anatolyevich Fedyakin is a Russian professional football coach and a former player. In 2010, he managed FC Mostovik-Primorye Ussuriysk in the Russian Second Division.-External links:*...

2000
2000 in Russian football
2000 in Russian football saw the eighth title for FC Spartak Moscow and the third Cup for FC Lokomotiv Moscow. The national team began qualification for the 2002 FIFA World Cup.- National team :...

4 24 12 3 9 41 26 39 R512   Tikhonovetsky
Aleksandr Tikhonovetsky
Aleksandr Viktorovich Tikhonovetsky is a Russian football player. Currently he plays for FC Luch-Energiya Vladivostok.He made his debut in the Russian Premier League in 2001 with PFC CSKA Moscow....

 - 9
  Karamyan
Yuri Karamyan
Yuri Rubenovich Karamyan is a Russian professional football coach.-External links:*...


  Zhuravlyov
Boris Zhuravlyov
Boris Ivanovich Zhuravlyov is a Russian professional football coach and a former player.-External links:*...

2001
2001 in Russian football
2001 in Russian football saw the ninth title for FC Spartak Moscow and the fourth Cup for FC Lokomotiv Moscow. The national team qualified for the 2002 FIFA World Cup.-National team:...

8 28 9 10 9 31 29 37 R128   Tikhonovetsky
Aleksandr Tikhonovetsky
Aleksandr Viktorovich Tikhonovetsky is a Russian football player. Currently he plays for FC Luch-Energiya Vladivostok.He made his debut in the Russian Premier League in 2001 with PFC CSKA Moscow....

 - 8
  Lukyanov
2002
2002 in Russian football
2002 in Russian football was the first season of the Premier League, which was won by FC Lokomotiv Moscow...

6 30 15 6 9 51 34 51 R512   Kisurin - 10   Tolkin
  Zhuravlyov
Boris Zhuravlyov
Boris Ivanovich Zhuravlyov is a Russian professional football coach and a former player.-External links:*...

2003
2003 in Russian football
2003 in Russian football saw the first title for PFC CSKA Moscow. Spartak Moscow, the Cup winners, had the worst league finish since 1976. The national team qualified for Euro 2004.-National team:Russia national football team qualified for the Euro 2004...

1 24 16 4 4 53 23 52 R512   A. Smirnov - 11   Zhuravlyov
Boris Zhuravlyov
Boris Ivanovich Zhuravlyov is a Russian professional football coach and a former player.-External links:*...

 
  Antikhovich
Viktor Antikhovich
Viktor Petrovich Antikhovich is a Russian professional football coach and a former player. In 2011, he managed FC Sakhalin Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk.-External links:*...

2004
2004 in Russian football
2004 in Russian football was marked with Lokomotiv's second championship, Terek's cup victory, and national team playing at Euro 2004.-National team:...

2nd 14 42 15 11 16 50 50 56 R128   Sokolov
Vadim Sokolov
Vadim Vadimovich Sokolov is a retired Russian professional footballer. He made his professional debut in the Soviet Second League B in 1991 for FC Signal Izobilny.-References:...

 - 11
  Atangana - 11
  Antikhovich
Viktor Antikhovich
Viktor Petrovich Antikhovich is a Russian professional football coach and a former player. In 2011, he managed FC Sakhalin Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk.-External links:*...

 
  Pavlov
Sergei Pavlov
Sergei Aleksandrovich Pavlov is a Russian professional football coach who currently manages FC Luch-Energiya Vladivostok.-External links:...

2005
2005 in Russian football
2005 was marked by a greatest success in the Russian club football so far, as CSKA Moscow won the UEFA Cup. Later, CSKA completed the treble, winning the Russian Cup and the Russian Premier League title...

1 42 27 11 4 81 32 92 R64   D.A. Smirnov
Dmitri Aleksandrovich Smirnov
Dmitri Aleksandrovich Smirnov is a Russian footballer. He currently plays for FC Volyn Lutsk.- Career :He holds the record for Luch for most league goals in a year and left on 7 January 2009 the club and moved to FC Terek Grozny.- Personal :His father, Aleksandr Smirnov, played in the Soviet Top...

 - 19
  Pavlov
Sergei Pavlov
Sergei Aleksandrovich Pavlov is a Russian professional football coach who currently manages FC Luch-Energiya Vladivostok.-External links:...

2006
2006 in Russian football
-National team:Russia played two friendly matches under the caretaker coach Aleksandr Borodyuk. On 1 March, they lost 0–1 to Brazil in Moscow, and on 27 May drew 0–0 with Spain in Albacete....

1st
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...

7 30 12 5 13 37 39 41 R16   A. Ivanov - 5   Pavlov
Sergei Pavlov
Sergei Aleksandrovich Pavlov is a Russian professional football coach who currently manages FC Luch-Energiya Vladivostok.-External links:...

2007
2007 in Russian football
-National team:-Russian Cup 2007-08:...

14 30 8 8 14 26 38 32 R32   Strelkov
Igor Strelkov
Igor Sergeyevich Strelkov is a Russian footballer. He plays for FC Luch-Energiya Vladivostok.-External links:...

 - 5
  Pavlov
Sergei Pavlov
Sergei Aleksandrovich Pavlov is a Russian professional football coach who currently manages FC Luch-Energiya Vladivostok.-External links:...

2008
2008 in Russian football
-Overview:*Russian Super Cup 2008 was held on 9 March at the Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow. Zenit St. Petersburg won the trophy for the first time, beating Lokomotiv Moscow 2–1.*Russian Premier League 2008 started on 14 March....

16 30 3 12 15 24 53 21 R32   Bulyga - 5
  I. Shevchenko
Igor Shevchenko
Igor Vadimovich Shevchenko is a Russian footballer, who plays for FC Yenisey Krasnoyarsk.-External links:...

 - 5
  Vulić
Zoran Vulic
Zoran Vulić is a retired Croatian footballer, who is currently working as a football manager.-Playing career:For hometown HNK Hajduk Split Vulić, a central defender with a powerful shot, played eight seasons, amassing 167 league games, with 25 goals.He then had successful abroad stints with RCD...

 
  Altman
2009
2009 in Russian football
-Club competitions:FC Rubin Kazan won the league for the second time in a row.For more details, see:*2009 Russian Premier League*2009 Russian First Division*Russian Second Division 2009-Russian Cup 2008–09:-2009 Russian Super Cup:...

2nd 14 38 13 11 14 42 43 50 R32   Dedechko - 9   Yemelyanov
Konstantin Yemelyanov
Konstantin Vladilenovich Yemelyanov is a Russian professional football coach and a former player. Currently, he works as an assistant coach with FC Luch-Energiya Vladivostok.-External links:...

 
  Pobegalov
Aleksandr Pobegalov
Aleksandr Mikhailovich Pobegalov is a Russian professional football coach. In 2011 he managed FC Shinnik Yaroslavl.-External links:...

2010
2010 in Russian football
-Club competitions:For more details, see:*2010 Russian Premier League*2010 Russian First Division*2010 Russian Second Division-2009–10 UEFA Champions League:CSKA Moscow took second place in the group stage and enters the knockout stage....

12 38 13 13 12 42 42 52 QF   Satalkin
Nikita Satalkin
Nikita Vladimirovich Satalkin is a Russian professional football player. He plays for FC Torpedo Moscow.-External links:*...

 - 9
  Nazarenko
Leonid Nazarenko
Leonid Vasilyevich Nazarenko is a retired Soviet football player and a current Russian coach.-International career:...

 
  Arcos
Francisco Arcos
Francisco "Paco" Arcos Arcos is a Spanish football manager currently in charge of the physical trainer and assistant manager of Alicante CF, and coordinator of youth football at club. Arcos became the first Spanish trainer to train in Russian football.-Club career:Arcos started training school...


Current squad

As of August 15, 2011, according to the official FNL website.

Notable players

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

Nikolai Gontar
Nikolai Gontar
Nikolai Pavlovich Gontar is a retired Soviet football player and a Russian coach.-Honours:* Soviet Top League winner: 1976 .* Soviet Top League bronze: 1975.* Top 33 players year-end list: 1976.-International career:...

 Andrei Chichkin
Andrei Chichkin
Andrei Grigoryevich Chickin is an association football goalkeeper. Currently, he plays for FC Metallurg Lipetsk.-International career:Chichkin made his debut for Russia on 18 November 1998 in a friendly against Brazil...

 Anatoli Kanishchev
Anatoli Kanishchev
Anatoli Anatolyevich Kanishchev is a retired professional association footballer. He made his debut in the Russian Premier League in 1995 for FC Spartak-Alania Vladikavkaz.-Honours:* Russian Premier League champion: 1995, 1998, 1999....

 Andrei Kondrashov
Andrei Kondrashov
Andrei Yuryevich Kondrashov is an association football coach and a former player.-Honours:* Russian Cup winner: 1999.* Russian Second Division Zone West best defender: 2004, 2005.-International career:...

 Ramiz Mamedov
Ramiz Mamedov
Ramiz Mikhmanovich Mamedov is a retired Russian football player with Azerbaijanians roots. Sometimes he is confused with his Azeri colleague Ramiz Mammadov from Agdam.-International career:...

 Aleksandr Sheshukov
Aleksandr Sheshukov
Aleksandr Sergeyevich Sheshukov is an association footballer currently playing for FC Spartak Moscow.-International career:...

 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:...

 Andrey Movsisyan
Andrey Movsisyan
Andrey Movsisyan is a Russia born Armenian football striker. He was a member of the Armenia national team, participated in 18 international matches and scored 2 goals since his debut in away friendly match against Lithuania on June 3, 2000....

 Vital Bulyha
Andrei Kovalenko
Andrei Valeryevich Kovalenko
Andrei Valeryevich Kovalenko is a retired Belarusian professional footballer. He made his professional debut in the Soviet Second League in 1987 for FC Gomselmash Gomel.His younger brother Konstantin Kovalenko is also a professional footballer.-Honours:...

 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:...

 Kirill Pavlyuchek
Kirill Pavlyuchek
Kirill Pavlyuchek , , is a Belarussian professional footballer who currently plays for Minsk.Pavlyuchek has been called one of the most promising defenders in Belarusian football, and made his debut with the Belarus national football team during 2008 at the Malta International Tournament.-Career...

Sergei Shtanyuk
Sergei Shtanyuk
Syarhey Pyatrovich Shtanyuk also known as Sergei Shtanuk is a retired Belarusian footballer. He played in defence and was the captain for the Belarus national side....

Gennady Tumilovich
Gennady Tumilovich
Gennady Anatolevich Tumilovich is a retired Belarusian footballer. He last played for FC Dinamo Minsk.-Belarus:Tumilovich started his career at FC Dinamo Brest of Soviet Second League. He then moved to the only club in Soviet Top League from Byelorussian SSR, the capital's FC Dinamo Minsk...

Dario Damjanović
Dario Damjanovic
Dario Damjanović is a Bosnian football player who is playing for NK Čelik Zenica in the Bosnian Premier League.- Career :...

Josip Lukačević
Josip Lukacevic
Josip Lukačević is a Bosnian professional footballer playing as a defender for NK Osijek.-External links:* *...

Dragan Stojkić
Dragan Stojkic
Dragan Stojkić is a Croatian football goalkeeper, currently playing for F.C. Ashdod.he is considered the best goalkeeper in the Israeli league alongside Hapoel Tel Aviv's Vincent Enyeama.he is best known for his remarkable reflexes and his 1 on 1 abilities...


Marek Čech Giorgi Lomaia
Giorgi Lomaia
Giorgi Lomaia is a Georgian football goalkeeper and currently plays for Inter Baku.-Career:He spent the 2006 season playing for Russian Premier League side FC Luch-Energia Vladivostok, but in late January 2007 he moved to German 2nd Bundesliga side FC Carl Zeiss Jena on a short-term deal until...

Jurģis Pučinskis
Jurgis Pucinskis
Jurģis Pučinskis is a former Latvian soccer player in midfielder role.He signed with Luch-Energia Vladivostok for the Russian First Division 2004 season, but did not feature in any league matches. For Latvia national football team he got 14 caps and was in squad for Euro 2004, without playing any...

Mihails Ziziļevs
Mihails Zizilevs
Mihails Ziziļevs is a football midfielder from Latvia. He currently plays for FC Daugava.His last club was Dinaburg FC, but after the club's elimination from Virsliga in 2009, he became an unrestricted free agent and joined FC Daugava....

 Igor Kralevski
Igor Kralevski
Igor Kralevski is a Macedonian footballer currently playing for FK Metalurg Skopje.-External links: *...

 Srđan Radonjić Vladimir Vujović
Vladimir Vujovic (footballer)
Vladimir Vujović is a Montengrin footballer. He played in Montenegro's first ever international, a 2-1 victory over Hungary on 24 March 2007.-External links:* * *...

 George Hummel
George Hummel
George Hummel is a Namibian football defender. He plays for Jomo Cosmos and has 49 caps for the Namibian national team.-Clubs:*-1999: Chief Santos*1999-2000: Orlando Pirates Windhoek*2000-2003: Hellenic FC...

 Aleksei Poliakov
Aleksei Poliakov
Aleksei Nikolayevich Poliakov is a Russia-born Uzbekistani football goalkeeper who currently plays for FC Lokomotiv-2 Moscow.-Career:...

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