FC Chayka Peschanokopskoye

FC Chayka Peschanokopskoye
Full nameFootball Club Chayka Peschanokopskoye
Founded1997
GroundChayka Central Stadium
Capacity3,394
ChairmanAndrei Chayka
ManagerVacant
LeagueTBD
2025–26Russian First League, 18th of 18 (relegated)
Websitehttps://www.fc-chayka.ru/
Logo used till 2017.

FC Chayka Peschanokopskoye (Russian: «Чайка» (Песчанокопское)) is a Russian football team from Peschanokopskoye.

History

It was founded in 1997. Before the 2016–17 season, it was licensed to play in the third-tier Russian Professional Football League. On 24 May 2019, they secured first place in the South zone of the PFL and their first-ever promotion to the Russian Football National League.[1] On 2 July 2021, Russian Football Union decided to relegate Chaika from FNL back to PFL for the 2021–22 season for fixing games in the 2018–19 season.[2]

On 8 June 2024, Chayka secured a second-place finish in the Russian Second League Division A Gold Group and return to the second-tier Russian First League for the 2024–25 season.[3]

In the 2025–26 season, Chayka finished in the First League relegation zone, returning to the Second League.[4] Subsequently, the team failed to receive a license for Second League Division A for financial reasons.[5] It is not clear if the team will enter Second League Division B in 2027.

Reserve team

Notable players

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

Europe
Asia

References

  1. ↑ "Чайка" вышла в ФНЛ! [Chayka promoted to FNL] (in Russian). Russian Football National League. 24 May 2019.
  2. ↑ "Итоги КДК РФС" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 2 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "8 June 2024" (in Russian). FC Chayka Peschanokopskoye.
  4. ↑ ""Чайка" Комбарова вылетела из Первой лиги" (in Russian). Sports.ru. 26 April 2026. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
  5. ↑ "РФС выдал лицензии РФС II футбольным клубам на сезон 26/27" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 5 June 2026. Retrieved 18 July 2026.