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FC Volgar-Gazprom Astrakhan is an association football club based in Astrakhan

Astrakhan

Astrakhan is a major city in southern European Russia and the administrative center of Astrakhan Oblast. The city lies on the left bank of the Volga River, close to where it discharges into the Caspian Sea at an altitude of below the sea level. Population:...

, Russia

Russia

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. In 2008, they won the 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....

in the South Zone and were promoted to the Russian First Division for 2009.

History

The club has been known under following names:

Pishchevik (food industry worker) (-1958)
Trud (labour) (1958-59)
Volgar (1960-94)
Volgar-Gazprom
Gazprom
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(1995-07), (2010-)
Volgar-Gazprom-2 (2007-10)

Pishchevik played in the Second Group of the Soviet League. Trud (and later Volgar) played in the Class B (1958, 1960–1967), in Class A, Group 2 (1968–1969), in Class A, Group 1 (1970), Soviet First League

Soviet First League

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(1971), Soviet Second League

Soviet Second League

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(1972–1990), Soviet Second League B

Soviet Second League B

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(1991). In 1992 Volgar entered the Russian Second League

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....

, played in the Third League in 1994 (finished top and were promoted), returned to the Second League in 1995 and stayed until 1998. In 1998 Volgar-Gazprom were promoted and in 1999 they started playing in the Russian First Division. With the exception of the relegation for the 2004 season, Volgar-Gazprom had been in the First Division until 2006. The club was denied the professional licence and thus relegated to amateur level in 2007. Another club was organized called FC Volgar-Gazprom-2. The new club advanced to the Russian First Division for the 2009 season.

Current squad

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

Out on loan

Notable past players

Had international caps for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries while playing for Volgar.
Russia/USSR Rinat Dasayev

Dmitry Kuznetsov Vasili Zhupikov

Vasili Zhupikov

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Viktor Bulatov

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Vladimir Lebed

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Gennadiy Nizhegorodov

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Vladislav Ternavsky

Armenia Garnik Avalyan

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Manuk Kakosyan

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Tigran Petrosyan

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Azerbaijan Gurban Gurbanov
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Ramiz Mamedov
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Belarus Barys Haravoy

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Vasily Khomutovsky
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Artur Matsveychyk Vladimir Sheleg

Bosnia and Herzegovina Dželaludin Muharemović

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Kazakhstan Vitaliy Abramov Konstantin Ledovskikh

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Roman Uzdenov

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Latvia Aleksandrs Isakovs
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Valērijs Ivanovs
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Igors Sļesarčuks

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Lithuania Artūras Fomenka
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Tadas Gražiūnas

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Nerijus Radžius

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Moldova Ilie Cebanu

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Alexandr Covalenco

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Slovakia František Hadviger Marek Hollý

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Slovenia Andrej Pečnik

Andrej Pecnik

Andrej Pečnik is an Slovenian football player who plays for FC Volgar-Gazprom Astrakhan.Pečnik played six times for the Slovenia national team between 2004 and 2006.He is a brother of Nejc Pečnik.-External links:...

Tajikistan Vitaly Levchenko

Turkmenistan Aleksandr Ignatov Aleksandr Korobko

Ukraine Oleksandr Svystunov

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Uzbekistan Sergey Andreev Gennadiy Sharipov

Gennadiy Sharipov

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