# PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara

PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara (Russian: Профессиональный футбольный клуб «Крылья Советов» Самара) is a Russian professional football club based in Samara. It returned to the Russian Premier League for the 2021–22 season. In 2004, they finished third in the Russian Premier League.

## History

Krylia Sovetov was founded in Kuybyshev (now Samara) in 1942. On 21 April 1946 the team played its first match in the highest division in the USSR in Alma-Ata, in which they lost 1–2 to Zenit Leningrad. Krylia Sovetov participated in 48 seasons of the Soviet Top League and 13 in the Russian Premier League, as well as 43 USSR Cups and 13 Russian Cups.
On 6 July 2002, Krylia Sovetov first played in a European competition, in the second round of the UEFA Intertoto Cup. They won this game with Dinaburg (Daugavpils, Latvia) played in Metallurg Stadium, by a score of 3–0. The goals were scored by Andrei Karyaka, Robertas Poškus and Rogério Gaúcho. In 2005, the team played in 2005–06 UEFA Cup and defeated BATE Borisov in the 2nd qualifying round (2–0, 2–0), but in the 1st round lost to AZ Alkmaar (5–3, 1–3). In 2009, they were eliminated in the Europa League 3rd qualifying round by St Patrick's Athletic.

### 2010 licensing controversy

Krylia Sovetov Samara, who were scheduled to pass licensing on 4 February 2010, asked Russian Football Union to postpone their licensing until 15 February of the same year due to financial problems and debts to players. The club was reported to be close to liquidation due to shortage of financing.
It later asked to postpone the licensing again to 19 February, but the RFU only postponed it until 17 February. On 17 February it was decided to postpone the licensing until 19 February after all. Krylia Sovetov finally received their license on 19 February after agreeing on new contracts with several companies to sponsor them, some of which might become partial owners of the club.
As the first matchday arrived, Krylia Sovetov were still banned from registering new players because of debts outstanding on old contracts. They could only register 11 players over 21 years old and several more players from the youth team that were registered for them in 2009. The transfer deadline had to be extended from 11 March to 8 April to accommodate Krylia Sovetov in hope they will pay their outstanding debts shortly. With injuries on top of that and only 16 players available for both their main squad and the reserve team, their reserve team had to finish their first game with 9 players on the field as they only had a goalkeeper on the bench after two players were injured, and the main squad had to play against Zenit St. Petersburg with a heavily diluted roster, so even the loss with the score 0–1 was saluted by the Krylia's fans. The transfer ban was confirmed again on 16 March, and was to remain in place until Krylia paid back their debts to their former players Jan Koller and Jiří Jarošík. Krylia lost the second game with the diluted roster 0–3 to Lokomotiv Moscow. The ban was finally lifted on 26 March.

### League and cup history
#### USSR

    Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Europe Top scorer Head coach 1944 - R32 — 1945 2nd 1 17 12 3 2 37 20 27 R32 — Rumyantsev – 13 Novikov 1946 1st 10 22 3 8 11 16 52 14 R16 — Ratnikov – 5 Novikov 1947 7 24 8 6 10 32 45 22 R16 — Sinyakov – 9 Abramov 1948 11 26 5 9 12 22 40 19 R32 — Sinyakov – 5 Karpov – 5 Zaytsev – 5 Abramov 1949 10 34 10 12 12 40 61 32 R16 — Gulevsky – 9 Abramov 1950 7 36 15 10 11 44 44 40 SF — Gulevsky – 17 Abramov 1951 4 28 11 12 5 34 25 34 QF — Voroshilov – 10 Abramov 1952 8 13 5 3 5 16 14 13 R64 — Voroshilov – 4 Abramov 1953 7 20 6 5 9 22 25 17 RU — Gulevsky – 7 Burmistrov 1954 11 24 7 6 11 20 28 20 R32 — Voroshilov – 8 Burmistrov Solovyov 1955 11 22 4 5 13 21 39 13 R16 — Voroshilov – 7 Solovyov 1956 2nd, Group 2 1 34 26 5 3 84 19 57 - — Kirsh – 17 Solovyov 1957 1st 11 22 2 8 12 9 32 12 R16 — Redkin – 4 Solovyov 1958 10 22 6 6 10 23 29 18 R16 — Guzik – 5 Karpov – 5 Abramov 1959 11 22 6 1 15 26 37 13 - — Brednev – 5 Khusainov – 5 Deynekin – 5 Abramov 1960 16 30 10 8 12 37 39 28 R32 — A. Kazakov – 9 Abramov 1961 2nd, RSFSR-3 1 23 17 2 4 68 22 26 R16 — Karpov 2nd, Final 1 5 4 0 1 12 5 8 1962 1st 17 30 11 5 14 39 44 27 R16 — A. Kazakov – 16 Karpov 1963 15 38 11 7 20 45 53 29 R32 — B. Kazakov – 16 Karpov 1964 10 32 7 14 11 24 35 28 RU — Kokh – 6 Karpov 1965 13 32 9 9 14 34 44 27 SF — A. Kazakov – 9 Zhukov – 9 Karpov 1966 18 36 4 17 15 18 40 25 R32 — Zhukov – 8 Karpov 1967 11 36 8 18 10 23 28 34 R32 — B. Kazakov – 7 Karpov 1968 18 38 9 11 18 24 45 29 R32 — B. Kazakov – 8 Karpov 1969 19 34 8 8 18 34 48 24 R32 — B. Kazakov – 13 Karpov 1970 2nd 7 42 17 13 12 43 32 47 R64 — B. Kazakov – 14 Blinkov 1971 6 42 17 9 16 54 41 43 R32 — Aryapov – 14 Blinkov 1972 4 38 14 17 7 50 35 45 R32 — Krayev – 11 1973 8 38 15 7 16 46 51 34 R32 — Krayev – 9 Kirsh 1974 4 38 20 8 10 65 41 48 R32 — Aryapov – 19 Kirsh 1975 1 38 22 9 7 78 36 53 R32 — Aryapov – 25 Kirsh 1976 spring 1st 6 15 6 5 4 18 15 17 R16 — Aryapov – 6 Kirsh 1976 autumn 11 15 5 4 6 12 15 14 Aryapov – 3 Smirnov – 3 Filippov – 3 1977 16 30 2 7 21 18 59 11 R32 — 7 players – 2 Kirsh 1978 2nd 1 38 21 14 3 59 25 56 R32 — Yeliseyev – 18 Gulevsky 1979 1st 18 34 7 5 22 24 60 19 QF — R. Sidorov – 7 Kirsh 1980 2nd 22 46 11 16 19 43 62 34 Qual. — Lovchev – 13 Fyodorov 1981 3rd, Group 2 7 32 11 13 8 41 26 35 - — Streltsov 1982 4 32 16 7 9 40 25 39 - — Sarychev 1983 1 28 19 8 1 49 18 46 - — Razveyev – 15 V. Sidorov – 15 Sarychev 3rd, Final-3 2 4 2 1 1 3 3 5 1984 3rd, Group 2 1 32 21 5 6 76 24 47 R64 — Razveyev – 23 Sarychev 3rd, Final-1 1 4 3 1 0 9 3 7 1985 2nd 20 38 10 13 15 36 42 33 - — Razveyev – 8 Sarychev 1986 3rd, Group 2 1 33 21 5 7 55 27 47 R64 — Babanov – 16 Lukashenko 3rd, Final-A 1 4 3 1 0 4 1 7 1987 2nd 22 42 10 12 20 40 60 32 R64 — Popov – 9 Lukashenko 1988 3rd, Group 2 3 32 15 9 8 50 28 39 R64 — Korolyov – 11 Lukashenko 1989 3rd, Group 1 1 42 28 8 6 79 32 64 R32 — Korolyov – 27 Antikhovich 3rd, Final 4 5 2 0 3 6 17 4 1990 3rd, "Centre" 3 42 19 11 12 53 35 49 QF — Korolyov – 16 Antikhovich 1991 2 42 26 8 8 83 41 60 R128 — Fakhrutdinov – 19 Antikhovich 1992 - QF — Antikhovich

#### Russia

    Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Europe Top scorer (league) Head coach 1992 1st 14 30 10 11 9 27 27 31 - — Fakhrutdinov – 10 Antikhovich 1993 14 34 9 12 13 37 47 30 R64 — Remezov – 11 Antikhovich Releg. Tourn. 1 5 3 1 1 10 8 7 Valiyev – 5 1994 1st 13 30 6 12 12 30 51 24 R32 — Safronov – 7 Bogdanov Kikin Averyanov 1995 15 30 6 8 16 34 65 26 R32 — Avalyan – 10 Averyanov 1996 9 34 12 9 13 31 38 45 R32 — Makhlouf – 6 Averyanov 1997 7 34 14 7 13 32 30 49 SF — S. Bulatov – 9 Averyanov 1998 12 30 9 8 13 25 37 35 QF — Tsiklauri – 6 Averyanov 1999 12 30 8 7 15 39 49 31 R32 — Mikaelyan – 8 Tarkhanov 2000 14 30 8 5 17 25 45 29 R32 — Qosimov – 5 Tarkhanov 2001 5 30 14 7 9 38 23 49 SF — Karyaka – 9 Tarkhanov 2002 5 30 15 4 11 39 32 49 QF IC QF Poškus – 11 Tarkhanov 2003 9 30 11 9 10 38 33 42 QF — Karyaka – 9 Tikhonov – 9 Tarkhanov Gadzhiyev 2004 3 30 17 5 8 50 41 56 RU — Karyaka – 17 Gadzhiyev 2005 14 30 7 8 15 29 44 29 QF — Gusin – 7 Gadzhiyev 2006 10 30 10 8 12 37 35 38 R16 UC 1st Rnd. Topić – 7 Gadzhiyev 2007 13 30 8 8 14 35 46 32 QF — Mujiri – 9 Tarkhanov 2008 6 30 12 12 6 46 28 48 R32 — Bobyor – 8 Slutsky 2009 10 30 10 6 14 32 42 36 R16 — Koller – 9 Slutsky Gazzaev 2010 13 30 7 10 13 28 40 31 R32 EL 3rd QR Yakovlev – 4 Gazzaev Tarkhanov 2011–12 12 44 12 15 17 33 50 51 R32 R32 — Kornilenko – 10 Tarkhanov Kobelev 2012–13 14 30 7 7 16 31 52 28 R16 — Caballero – 8 Kobelev Tsygankov Gadzhiyev 2013–14 14 30 6 11 13 27 46 29 R32 — Caballero – 6 Tsygankov Kukhlevsky 2014–15 2nd 1 34 22 7 5 54 19 73 QF — Jahović – 12 Vercauteren 2015–16 1st 9 30 9 8 13 19 31 35 R16 — Gabulov Kornilenko – 12 Vercauteren 2016–17 15 30 6 10 14 31 39 28 R16 — Kornilenko – 8 Vercauteren Visser (caretaker) Skripchenko 2017–18 2nd 2 38 26 4 8 60 23 82 QF — Kornilenko – 10 Tikhonov 2018–19 1st 13 30 8 4 18 25 46 28 R16 — Kanunnikov – 5 Tikhonov Božović 2019–20 15 30 8 7 15 33 40 31 R16 — Sobolev – 10 Božović Talalayev 2020–21 2nd 1 42 32 5 5 100 26 101 RU — Ivan Sergeyev – 40 Igor Osinkin 2021–22 1st 8 30 12 5 13 39 36 41 R32 — Vladislav Sarveli – 9 Igor Osinkin

### European history

    As of match played 6 August 2009
| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| UEFA Intertoto Cup | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
| UEFA Cup | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 |
| UEFA Europa League | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Total | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 12 |
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
| 2002 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | 2R | Dinaburg | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 |
| 2002 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | 3R | Willem II | 3–1 | 0–2 | 3–3 (a) |
| 2005–06 | UEFA Cup | 2QR | BATE Borisov | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 |
| 2005–06 | UEFA Cup | 3QR | AZ | 5–3 | 1–3 | 6–6 (a) |
| 2009–10 | UEFA Europa League | 3QR | St Patrick's Athletic | 3–2 | 0–1 | 3–3 (a) |

## Current squad

    As of 22 February 2025
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | RUS | Ivan Lomayev |
| 3 | DF | CHI | Thomas Galdames |
| 4 | DF | RUS | Aleksandr Soldatenkov |
| 5 | DF | CRO | Dominik Oroz |
| 6 | MF | RUS | Sergei Babkin |
| 7 | FW | RUS | Dmitri Tsypchenko |
| 8 | MF | RUS | Maksim Vityugov |
| 9 | MF | RUS | Anton Zinkovsky (on loan from Spartak Moscow) |
| 11 | MF | RUS | Roman Yezhov |
| 13 | FW | RUS | Ivan Sergeyev |
| 15 | DF | RUS | Nikolai Rasskazov |
| 17 | FW | RUS | Ulvi Babayev (on loan from Dynamo Moscow) |
| 18 | MF | RUS | Denis Yakuba |
| 19 | FW | RUS | Ivan Oleynikov |
| 20 | MF | BIH | Amar Rahmanović |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 21 | MF | UKR | Dmytro Ivanisenya |
| 22 | MF | BRA | Fernando Costanza |
| 23 | DF | NED | Glenn Bijl |
| 24 | DF | RUS | Roman Yevgenyev |
| 25 | DF | BLR | Kiryl Pyachenin |
| 28 | MF | RUS | Igor Dmitriyev (on loan from Spartak Moscow) |
| 30 | GK | RUS | Sergei Pesyakov |
| 33 | DF | RUS | Aleksey Lysov |
| 34 | MF | GEO | Luka Gagnidze (on loan from Dynamo Moscow) |
| 39 | GK | RUS | Yevgeny Frolov |
| 73 | FW | RUS | Vladislav Shitov |
| 76 | MF | RUS | Ivan Bobyor |
| 81 | GK | RUS | Bogdan Ovsyannikov |
| 92 | FW | RUS | Pavel Popov |
| 95 | DF | RUS | Ilya Gaponov |

### Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | RUS | Nikita Yavorsky (at Metallurg Lipetsk until 30 June 2025) |
| — | DF | RUS | Leonid Gerchikov (at Murom until 30 June 2025) |
| — | MF | RUS | Nikita Pershin (at SKA-Khabarovsk until 30 June 2025) |
| — | MF | RUS | Vladimir Khubulov (at Akron Tolyatti until 30 June 2025) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | RUS | Artyom Sokolov (at Chelyabinsk until 30 June 2025) |
| — | FW | BLR | Yegor Karpitsky (at Sokol Saratov until 30 June 2025) |
| — | FW | RUS | Vladimir Pisarsky (at Sochi until 30 June 2025) |

### Reserve squad
## Coaching staff

* Head coach – Igor Osinkin
* Assistant coaches – Sergei Bulatov, Sergei Kornilenko, Mikhail Semernya
* Goalkeeping coach – Viktor Gaus

## Honours
### Domestic tournaments

* Soviet Cup/Russian Cup
** Runners-up (4): 1953, 1964, 2004, 2020–21
* Soviet First League/Russian National Football League
** Champions (7): 1945, 1956, 1961, 1975, 1978, 2014–15, 2020–21

### Other honours

* Progress Cup
** Winners (1): 1976 (spring)

## Notable players

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

## Club records
### Most league games for Krylia Sovetov

* Ravil Aryapov: 362
* Valeryan Panfilov: 359
* Aleksandr Kupriyanov: 328
* Gennadi Sakharov / Boris Valkov: 299
* Ravil Valiyev: 290
* Aleksandr Tsygankov: 279
* Viktor Karpov: 268
* Gennadi Platonov: 247
* Anatoli Blokhin: 242
* Yevgeny Mayorov: 233
* Boris Kazakov: 224
* Sergei Marushko / Ivan Shiryayev: 228
* Nikolai Martynov: 220
* Alfred Fyodorov: 219
* Denis Kovba: 215
* Anatoli Fetisov / Dinar Sharipov: 211
* Viktor Gaus: 209

### Most league goals for Krylia Sovetov

* Ravil Aryapov: 105
* Boris Kazakov: 76
* Anatoli Kazakov: 72
* Aleksandr Kupriyanov: 59
* Vladimir Korolyov: 57
* Aleksandr Gulevsky / Ravil Valiyev: 51
* Andrei Karyaka: 49
* Viktor Razveev: 46
* Viktor Voroshilov: 44
* Vladimir Filippov / Sergei Krayev: 41
* Aleksandr Babanov / Valeryan Panfilov / Ivan Sergeyev: 40
* Rustyam Fakhrutdinov / Dmitri Sinyakov / Anatoli Zhukov: 33
* Viktor Karpov / Vadim Redkin: 32
* Garnik Avalyan / Viktor Filippov: 28

## Manager history

* Viktor Novikov (1945–1946)
* Aleksandr Abramov (1947–1952)
* Pyotr Burmistrov (1953–1954)
* Vyacheslav Solovyov (1954–1957)
* Aleksandr Abramov (1958–1960)
* Viktor Karpov (1961–1969)
* Nikolay Glebov (1969)
* Vsevolod Blinkov (1970–1971)
* Gennady Sarychev (1972)
* Viktor Kirsh (1973–1977)
* Aleksandr Gulevsky (1978)
* Viktor Kirsh (1979)
* Alfred Fyodorov (1980)
* Boris Streltsov (1981)
* Gennady Sarychev (1981–1985)
* Viktor Lukashenko (1986–1988)
* Viktor Antikhovich (1989–1993)
* Valery Bogdanov (1994)
* Anatoly Kikin (1994)
* Aleksandr Averyanov (1994–1998)
* Aleksandr Tarkhanov (1 Jan 1999 – 31 Dec 2003)
* Gadzhi Gadzhiyev (20 Nov 2003–2006)
* Vladimir Kukhlevsky (2006)
* Sergei Oborin (13 March 2007 – 31 Aug 2007)
* Aleksandr Tarkhanov (31 Aug 2007 – 11 Nov 2007)
* Leonid Slutsky (1 Jan 2008 – 26 Oct 2009)
* Yuri Gazzaev (26 Oct 2009 – 25 July 2010)
* Aleksandr Tarkhanov (27 July 2010 – 28 June 2011)
* Andrey Kobelev (30 June 2011 – 15 Nov 2012)
* A. Tsygankov (interim) (15 Nov 2012 – 29 Dec 2012)
* Gadzhi Gadzhiyev (27 Jan 2013 – 7 Aug 2013)
* A. Tsygankov (interim) (6 Aug 2013 – 28 Aug 2013)
* Aleksandr Tsygankov (29 Aug 2013 – 4 May 2014)
* V. Kukhlevsky (interim) (5 May 2014 – 7 June 2014)
* Franky Vercauteren (8 June 2014 – 31 October 2016)