FC Anzhi Makhachkala
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| Full name | Football Club Anzhi Makhachkala | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Dagi (Dagestan men) | ||
| Founded | 1991 | ||
| Ground | Dinamo Stadium, Mahachkala | ||
| Capacity | 20,000 | ||
| Chairman | Magomed-Sultan Magomedov | ||
| Manager | Omari Tetradze | ||
| League | Russian First Division | ||
| 2008 | 6th | ||
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FC Anzhi Makhachkala (Russian: ФК "Анжи" Махачкала) is a Russian football club based in Makhachkala, capital of Dagestan. Currently the club plays in the Russian First Division.
Colours are (Home) green shirts, white shorts (Away) yellow shirts, black shorts or red shirts with white arms, red shorts.
History
The club was founded in 1991 and has played in the Russian league since 1992. In 1992 the team entered the Second Division and played there until promotion in 1996, when Eduard Malofeev coached them. In 1999 Anzhi won the First Division. In 2000 the team debuted in the Top Division and just missed the bronze medals. A penalty was awarded against Anzhi on the 95th minute of the last league match, and Torpedo converted it to clinch the third position. Anzhi finished fourth, recording the best result in club's history. In 2001 they reached the final of the Russian Cup, but lost to Lokomotiv on penalties.
Anzhi were relegated from the Premier League in 2002 and play in the First Division since then.
UEFA Cup participation
Anzhi participated in the UEFA Cup 2001-02. Their opponents were Rangers F.C. Instead of usual home-and-away fixtures, UEFA decided to hold a single match in neutral venue (Warsaw) due to the unstable situation in neighbouring Chechnya. Rangers won the match 1-0. [1]
League results
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Notable past players
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- Lithuania
- Senegal
