FC Anzhi Makhachkala
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| Full name | Football Club Anzhi Makhachkala | ||
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| Founded | 1991 | ||
| Ground | Khazar Stadium, Kaspiysk | ||
| Capacity | 20,000 | ||
| Chairman | Magomed-Sultan Magomedov | ||
| Manager | Dmitry Galyamin | ||
| League | Russian First Division | ||
| 2005 | 11th | ||
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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.
History
The club was founded in 1991 and plays in 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]
Squad
As of 3 July 2006, according to the Professional Football League official website. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Note: players in the First Division do not have fixed numbers.