FC Rusichy

Football club infobox
clubname = Rusichy


fullname = Football Club
Spartak Oryol
nickname =
founded = 1960
ground = Central Stadium, Oryol
capacity = 10,300
chairman = Vladimir Agibalov
manager = Anatoly Shelest
league = Amateur Football League,
"Chernozemye" zone
season = 2007
position = Amateur Football League, ?
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FC Rusichy ( _ru. ФК «Русичи» Орёл) are a Russian football club based in the city of Oryol. From 2004 to 2006 Spartak, then known as FC Oryol, played in the Russian First Division.

History

Football has been played in Oryol since 1911. In 1960 a team named "Lokomotiv" was formed in Oryol to play in the Class B of the Soviet championship. In 1963 it was renamed "Spartak", in 1973 "Stal" (meaning "steel"), in 1975 the team was renamed Spartak again.

The team played in Class B until the restructuring of the leagues in 1971, when in entered the Soviet Second League. In 1990–1991 Spartak played in the Second League B.

In 1992 Spartak entered the Russian Second League. In 1993 the team was renamed "Oryol". In 1994 Oryol moved to the Third League, and in 1996 they were promoted back after finishing third. In 2003 Oryol finished first in the "Centre" zone of the Second Division and were promoted to the First Division. The sixth position in 2004 was the best in the club's history. In 2006 Oryol were relegated from the First Division after finishing 20th. The club was renamed Spartak and joined the Amateur Football League, abandoning theit place in the Second Division.

Oryol's top achievement in the Russian Cup is the 1/8 final in the 1996/97 competition.

Famous players

*flagicon|Soviet Union flagicon|Russian SFSR Yuri Semin (1964)
*flagicon|Russia Vladimir Beschastnykh (2005)
*flagicon|BLR Vladimir Shuneiko (2004)
*flagicon|Georgia Gocha Gogrichiani (2001)
*flagicon|Moldova Valeriu Andronic (2005)
*flagicon|Moldova Victor Berco (2004-05)
*flagicon|Uzbekistan Vladimir Shishelov (2006)

External links

* [http://www.fk.orel.ru Official website] ru icon
* [http://www.klisf.info/numeric/index.app?cmd=comm&lang=en&id=113849475705243974923146568552 Club history] at "KLISF"