Football Club Sochi (), is a Russian professional football club based in Sochi. The club is playing its home matches at the 47,000-capacity Fisht Stadium.
History FC Sochi was founded on 4 July 2018 after the relocation of FC Dynamo Saint Petersburg to Sochi, thus becoming the only professional football club in the city.
On 11 May 2019, the club secured a top-two finish in the 2018–19 Russian National Football League and subsequently promotion to the Russian Premier League for the 2019–20 season for the first time in the club's history.
On 20 November 2019, Sochi announced that Aleksandr Tochilin had resigned as manager, with Roman Berezovsky being placed in temporary charge. On 8 December 2019, Sochi announced Vladimir Fedotov as their new permanent manager on a -year contract.
On 19 June 2020, Sochi beat FC Rostov 10–1, making it their biggest Premier League win in their history. Rostov missed their full first and second squad (42 players) due to positive COVID-19 tests in both squads.
Sochi managed to finish in twelfth place in their debut season in the top tier, avoiding relegation.
Sochi finished the 2020–21 Russian Premier League season in 5th place and qualified for European competition (UEFA Europa Conference League) for the first time in their history.
In the 2021–22 Russian Premier League, Sochi finished in 2nd place after beating FC Dynamo Moscow away 5–1 on the last matchday of the season and overtaking Dynamo in the standings.
On 18 May 2024, Sochi lost 2–3 to Krasnodar, sealing their relegation to the Russian First League after five seasons in the top tier.
In the 2024–25 season, Sochi finished 5th in the First League. However, because 3rd-placed Chernomorets Novorossiysk was not granted the Premier League license, Sochi took their place in the promotion play-offs. Sochi won the play-offs 4–3 on aggregate against Pari Nizhny Novgorod and was promoted back to the Russian Premier League.
On 10 May 2026, Sochi were relegated back to Russian First League after one season in the top tier.
League position Season League Russian Cup Top goalscorer Manager Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GF GA GD P Name Goals2018–192nd2nd38 19 12 7 63 34 +2969Third Round Maksim Barsov19 Aleksandr Tochilin2019–201st12th3089134039+133Round of 32 Aleksandr Kokorin 7 Aleksandr Tochilin Roman Berezovsky Vladimir Fedotov2020–211st5th3015874933+1653Quarterfinal Christian Noboa 12 Vladimir Fedotov2021–221st2nd3017585430+2456Round of 16 Mateo Cassierra 14 Vladimir Fedotov2022–231st10th30115143754-1738Group stage Christian Noboa 11 Vadim Garanin Kurban Berdyev Dmitri Khokhlov 2023–241st16th3059163748-1124Regions path QF Stage 1 Saúl Guarirapa 8 Dmitri Khokhlov Aleksandr Tochilin Denis Klyuyev Robert Moreno
European history For their inaugural European campaign, Sochi where drawn against Azerbaijan Cup champions, Keşla, in the UEFA Europa Conference League on 16 June 2021.
Competition Pld W D L GF GA UEFA Europa Conference League 4 2 2 0 10 5 Total 4 2 2 0 10 5 Season Competition Round Opponent Home Away Aggregate2021–22UEFA Europa Conference League2QR Keşla 3–0 4–2 7–23QR Partizan 1–1 2–2 3–3
Stadiums Since its creation, PFC Sochi plays at Fisht Olympic Stadium in Sochi. The stadium provides 40,000 seats to its spectators.
The Federal Sport base "Yug Sport" was the training center in the beginning of the 2018–19 season.
Current squad As of 11 September 2026
Out on loan
Reserve team
Coaching staff Manager - Robert Moreno Assistant managers - Eduardo Docampo, Juan Jose Muñoz Carretero Goalkeeping coach - Dmitri Borodin
Honours Russian Premier League Runners-up: 2021–22 Russian Football National League (tier-II) Promoted: 2018–19
Manager history
NameNat.FromToPWDLGSGA%WHonoursNotesAleksandr Tochilin20 November 2019Roman Berezovsky 20 November 20198 December 2019Vladimir Fedotov8 December 2019 Ownerships, kit suppliers, and sponsors Period Kit manufacturers Sponsors Owner 2018–2021 Nike No sponsorsBoris Rotenberg 2021–2022 Puma No sponsors
Notable players Had international caps for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries while playing for Sochi.
Russia Denis Adamov Dmitri Chistyakov Soslan Dzhanayev Aleksandr Kokorin Aleksandr Kovalenko Fyodor Kudryashov Artyom Makarchuk Yevgeni Makeyev Georgi Melkadze Andrei Mostovoy Maksim Mukhin Elmir Nabiullin Ivan Novoseltsev Vladimir Pisarsky Dmitry Poloz Danil Prutsev Aleksandr Soldatenkov Aleksei Sutormin Sergei Terekhov Sergei Volkov Dmitry Vorobyov Artur Yusupov Anton Zabolotny Anton Zinkovsky Europe Hovhannes Harutyunyan
Aleksandre Karapetian Erik Vardanyan Ivelin Popov Mateo Barać Adil Rami Artur Shushenachev Luka Đorđević Dušan Lagator Nemanja Stojić Vanja Drkušić Miha Mevlja
Africa Giannelli Imbula François Kamano Victorien Angban Moussa Sissako Yahia Attiyat Allah
South America Emanuel Mammana Ignacio Saavedra Mateo Cassierra Alejandro Cabeza Christian Noboa Sergio Córdova Saúl Guarirapa
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