Club · 1. PARI Pervaya Liga · Novorossiysk

Chernomorets Novorossiysk

The Seamen · Founded 1907 · Professional

Manager

Denis Popov

2025 · 1. PARI Pervaya Liga · position 3

Game start 1 Jul 2025

Reputation
4,3502 of 5 stars calc
Squad strength calc
91.38 Best sixteen by CA
Players calc
29
Balance
£3,683,678
Transfer budget
£129,631
Wage budget
£184 p/w

Best XI (calc)

  1. GKMikhail ShtepaCA 87
  2. DLStanislav PuzanovCA 88
  3. DROleg NikolaevCA 91
  4. MLAnton AntonovCA 93
  5. MRTimur AlikberovCA 60
  6. DCKirill SuslovCA 100
  7. DCZaurbek PlievCA 98
  8. MCIlja ZhigulevCA 100
  9. MCIgor KonovalovCA 98
  10. STIlja KukharchukCA 86
  11. STDmitry YakovlevCA 79
Position and current ability. Unfilled positions remain blank.
Formation
4-4-2
Average CA (calc)
89.1
Goalkeeper, highest CA (calc)
87
Defender, highest CA (calc)
100
Midfielder, highest CA (calc)
100
Attacker, highest CA (calc)
80

Line maxima are fm-reader's figures for the full squad by calculated best position; they include loans in and exclude loans out. The XI average is shown only when all eleven positions are filled.

The site's own 4-4-2 from up to 300 contracted players, including those on loan elsewhere. Each slot takes the highest-CA player at least accomplished there (familiarity 15+), with scarce positions filled first. This is a calculated selection, not a recorded lineup.

Best sixteen (calc)

Calculated by fm-reader from the 16 highest-CA squad players (at most sixteen). The squad includes loans in and excludes loans out, with players matched to the team's gender. PA uses expected potential for range codes. Missing inputs stay missing.

MeasureAverageMedianLowestHighestLeague rank of averageLeague rank of median
Current ability 91.3890.586100 1717
Expected potential 105.94105.593125 1210
Value £130,595£131,704£19,665£251,299 1717
Sale value £199,813£229,391£17,698£386,095 1610
Weekly wage £0£0£0£0 111
Age 26.9726.702134 1111

Contracted players

24
NamePositionsAgeNationalityStatusCAPAValue calc Contract
Kirill Suslov D (C)33Russia — 100100 £37,702Jun 2026
Ilja Zhigulev DM, M/AM (C)29Russia — 100110 £251,299Jun 2026
Zaurbek Pliev D (LC)33Russia — 98114 £56,571Jun 2026
Igor Konovalov DM, M/AM (C)28Russia — 98125 £251,299Jun 2026
Kirill Morozov DM30Russia — 9396 £101,437Jun 2026
Anton Antonov M (RL), AM (LC)27Russia — 93100 £207,483—
Eldiyar Zarypbekov DM23The Kyrgyz Republic — 92106 £147,437—
Oleg Nikolaev D (RL), WB (R), M/AM (RL)27Russia — 9193 £112,708Jun 2026
Zaur Tarba DM, M (C)22Russia — 90115 £176,964Jun 2027
Stanislav Puzanov D/WB (L)21Russia — 8890–120 £140,724Jun 2027
Zikrula Magomedov DM, M (C)26Russia — 8795 £167,122—
Mikhail Shtepa GK22Russia — 87115 £77,857Jun 2027
Ilja Kukharchuk AM (C), ST (C)34Russia — 86111 £19,665—
Georgy Natabashvili GK25Russia — 8695 £77,857Jun 2027
Grigory Zhilkin D (L)22Russia — 86110 £131,917Jun 2027
Nikita Chistyakov D/WB (L)24Russia — 8595 £88,239—
Maxim Matyusha GK30Russia — 8390 £39,520Jun 2026
Evgeny Tonevitskiy D (C)21Russia — 8090–120 £23,855Jun 2026
Dmitry YakovlevOn loan at Sibir Novosibirsk AM (RC), ST (C)20Russia — 7990–120 £34,672—
Maxim Khalilov ST (C)19Russia — 6180–110 £10,374Jun 2027
Timur Alikberov M/AM (R)17Russia — 6090–120 £10,374—
Abdulkhakim Kazimov M/AM (C)17Russia — 5580–110 £7,866—
Danil Krot —18Russia — 5380–110 £5,913—
Ivan Chesnakov GK18Russia — 5080–110 £1,560—

Contracted-player overview (calc)

Players
24
CA16
91.3
PA16
107.3
Off-scale CA values excluded
0
Off-scale PA values excluded
0
Average age
24.4
Under 21
6
Squad value (calc)
£2,180,415
Contracts ending by 30 Jun 2026
8

The site’s own figures from the contracted players above. CA16/PA16 are the means of the best sixteen; a potential range code enters PA16 at fm-reader’s expected PA. Value is fm-reader’s calculation.

Highest potential

Set-piece takers

Corner takersIgor Konovalov
Free-kick takersIlja Zhigulev
Penalty takersIlja Zhigulev
Long-throw takersIgor Konovalov

The site’s own scores (see the rankings for the model).

Loaned in

Staff

25
NameJobNationalityAge
Other
Konstantin GordiyukManaging DirectorRussia47
Vitaly ButDirectorRussia52
Sergey ShishkarevDirectorRussia57
Managers
Denis PopovManager First TeamRussia46
Assistant Managers
Eduard SarkisovAssistant Manager First TeamRussia54
Coaches
Anatoly MorozovCoach First TeamRussia51
Albert DoguzovCoach (U18 Team)Russia57
Alexandr KochubeyCoach (U18 Team)Russia67
Dmitry NarizhniyCoach (U18 Team)Russia36
Vladimir AslanovCoach (U18 Team)Russia47
Zhangeri DyshekovCoach (U18 Team)Russia31
Physios
Evgeny GudkovPhysio First TeamRussia50
Yaroslav MazurPhysio First TeamRussia37
Grigory DavidyanPhysio First TeamRussia34
Alexandr BudykaPhysio First TeamRussia28
Oxana SkorobogatkoPhysio First TeamRussia40
Vladimir MarkovHead PhysioRussia39
Scouts
Artur GrigoryanScoutRussia40
Goalkeeping Coaches
Andrey ChichkinGk Coach First TeamRussia47
Alexandr VolkovGk Coach (U18 Team)Russia72
Igor CherniyGk Coach (U18 Team)Russia57
Fitness Coaches
Ivan ShtefkoFitness Coach First TeamRussia38
Director of Footballs
Vladimir ButDirector of footballRussia47
Chairpeople
Andrey KravchenkoChairpersonRussia45
Technical Directors
Sergey BurdinTechnical DirectorRussia55

Club

Full name
Chernomorets Novorossiysk
Short name
Chernomorets (RUS)
Nickname
The Seamen
Second nickname
—
Six-letter name
CherNo
Three-letter name
CHE
Alternative abbreviation
—
Nation
Russia
Stadium
Central 12,500
Training ground
Baza Abrau-Dyurso
World reputation
0
Potential reputation
0
Reputation scope (calc)
National
Hashtag
—

Squad and expectations

Players (calc)
29
Foreign players (calc)
0
Homegrown in nation (calc)
28
Loaned in (calc)
6
Loaned out (calc)
1
Ranking score (calc)
4,808
Predicted position (calc)
17
Stored media expectation
Mid-table or Competitive
Stored predicted finish
—

Squad counts and ranking figures are calculated by fm-reader. Stored media expectations are shown separately; no prediction is inferred when either is missing.

Finances

Financial state
—
Rich benefactor
None
Benefactor changes starting finances
No
Balance
£3,683,678
Transfer budget
£129,631
Transfer budget before the window
£259,262
Wage budget (weekly)
£184
Highest weekly wage
£1,059
Loan debt
£0
Previous turnover
£7,367,356
Previous profit
£0
Average ticket price
£5.53
Season ticket price
£50.65
Stadium rent (yearly)
—
Rents stadium
Yes
Rent share of gate receipts
—
Transfer embargo
—

Fans and facilities

Average attendance
4,712
Minimum attendance
1,000
Maximum attendance
12,500
Season ticket holders
200
Club members
—
Supporter loyalty
5
Supporter passion
8
Supporter patience
11
Supporter affluence
6
Supporter temperament
13
Supporter expectations
10
Morale
11
Training facilities
11
Corporate facilities
8
Youth facilities
5
Youth coaching
7
Youth recruitment
6
Youth importance
6

Kits

  • Home Background #FFFFFF, foreground #62C5FF
  • Away Background #0052D5, foreground #002083
  • Third Background #080808, foreground #FFFFFF

Stored shirt colours. Swatches do not reproduce the kit design.

Every kit part (23)
HomeText— Alternative 0 foreground colour #62C5FF background colour #FFFFFF trim colour #62C5FF number colour #000000 number trim colour #000000
HomeSocksSocks: Plain Alternative 0 foreground colour #FFFFFF background colour #FFFFFF trim colour #FFFFFF number colour #000000 number trim colour #000000
Home (GK)SocksSocks: Plain Alternative 1 foreground colour #E60000 background colour #E60000 trim colour #E60000 number colour #000000 number trim colour #000000
Home (GK)ShortsShorts: Plain Alternative 1 foreground colour #E60000 background colour #E60000 trim colour #E60000 number colour #000000 number trim colour #000000
HomeShortsShorts: Plain Alternative 0 foreground colour #FFFFFF background colour #FFFFFF trim colour #FFFFFF number colour #000000 number trim colour #000000
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Home (GK)Icon— Alternative 0 foreground colour #FFFFFF background colour #E60000 trim colour #E60000 number colour #FFFFFF number trim colour #000000
Home (GK)ShirtShirt: PlainBack: Same as front Alternative 0 foreground colour #E60000 background colour #E60000 trim colour #080808 number colour #FFFFFF number trim colour #E60000
HomeIcon— Alternative 0 foreground colour #62C5FF background colour #FFFFFF trim colour #FFFFFF number colour #62C5FF number trim colour #000000
AwayText— Alternative 0 foreground colour #FFFFFF background colour #0052D5 trim colour #0052D5 number colour #000000 number trim colour #000000
AwayIcon— Alternative 0 foreground colour #FFFFFF background colour #0052D5 trim colour #0052D5 number colour #FFFFFF number trim colour #000000
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Away (GK)Icon— Alternative 0 foreground colour #FFFFFF background colour #080808 trim colour #080808 number colour #FFFFFF number trim colour #000000
AwayShirtShirt: Stripes (Pinstripe)Back: Plain Alternative 0 foreground colour #002083 background colour #0052D5 trim colour #FFFFFF number colour #FFFFFF number trim colour #0052BD
Away (GK)SocksSocks: Plain Alternative 1 foreground colour #080808 background colour #080808 trim colour #000000 number colour #000000 number trim colour #000000
AwaySocksSocks: Plain Alternative 0 foreground colour #0052BD background colour #0052BD trim colour #000000 number colour #000000 number trim colour #000000
AwayShortsShorts: Plain Alternative 0 foreground colour #0052D5 background colour #0052D5 trim colour #0052D5 number colour #000000 number trim colour #000000
Away (GK)ShortsShorts: Plain Alternative 1 foreground colour #080808 background colour #080808 trim colour #080808 number colour #000000 number trim colour #000000
ThirdSocks— Alternative 0 foreground colour #FFFFFF background colour #FFFFFF trim colour #000000 number colour #000000 number trim colour #000000
ThirdShortsShorts: Plain Alternative 0 foreground colour #FFFFFF background colour #FFFFFF trim colour #FFFFFF number colour #000000 number trim colour #000000
ThirdIcon— Alternative 0 foreground colour #FFFFFF background colour #080808 trim colour #FFFFFF number colour #FFFFFF number trim colour #000000
ThirdText— Alternative 0 foreground colour #FFFFFF background colour #080808 trim colour #FFFFFF number colour #000000 number trim colour #000000
ThirdShirtShirt: Side StripesBack: Plain Alternative 0 foreground colour #FFFFFF background colour #080808 trim colour #FFFFFF number colour #FFFFFF number trim colour #080808

Teams

TeamTypeCaptainReputation
Chernomorets NovorossiyskFirst TeamZaurbek Pliev4,350

Affiliated clubs

SSh Chernomorets Novorossiysk0% wages paidB clubPlayers move freely · Permanent deal · Same board · Financial help · Cannot play in same division · Uses same kit

Board

Income deals

TypeTotalPer year (calc)DatesRenewsFixed valuePromotion / relegation change
General Sponsor£1,657,655£1,657,6551 Jan 2015 – —YesNo50%
General Sponsor£1,381,379£1,381,3791 Jul 2025 – 30 Jun 2026NoNo0%
Away Kit Sponsor£322,321£322,32113 Jan 2026 – 13 Jan 2027YesNo0%

Total is the stored deal value. Annual amounts are calculated by fm-reader using the game's deal-length rule; missing dates can leave the annual amount unknown.

League position by season

11819922025 1992: 3 in Russian First Division - West1993: 1 in Russian First Division - West1994: 1 in 1. PARI Pervaya Liga1995: 11 in MIR Rossiyskaya Premyer-Liga1996: 13 in MIR Rossiyskaya Premyer-Liga1997: 6 in MIR Rossiyskaya Premyer-Liga1998: 10 in MIR Rossiyskaya Premyer-Liga1999: 14 in MIR Rossiyskaya Premyer-Liga2000: 6 in MIR Rossiyskaya Premyer-Liga2001: 16 in MIR Rossiyskaya Premyer-Liga2002: 2 in 1. PARI Pervaya Liga2003: 16 in MIR Rossiyskaya Premyer-Liga2004: 17 in 1. PARI Pervaya Liga2005: 1 in Mezhregionalnaja Obshestvennaja Organizatsija - Sojuz Federatsij Futbola Yuzhnogo Federalnogo Okruga2006: 3 in PFL - Yuzhnyj Okrug2007: 1 in PFL - Yuzhnyj Okrug2008: 9 in 1. PARI Pervaya Liga2009: 18 in 1. PARI Pervaya Liga2010: 1 in PFL - Yuzhnyj Okrug 2012: 18 in 1. PARI Pervaya Liga2013: 2 in PFL - Yuzhnyj Okrug2014: 2 in PFL - Yuzhnyj Okrug2015: 3 in PFL - Yuzhnyj Okrug2016: 4 in PFL - Yuzhnyj Okrug2017: 5 in PFL - Yuzhnyj Okrug2018: 5 in PFL - Yuzhnyj Okrug2019: 4 in PFL - Yuzhnyj Okrug2020: 4 in PFL - Yuzhnyj Okrug2021: 3 in 2. LEON Vtoraya Liga - Group 12022: 5 in 2. LEON Vtoraya Liga - Group 12023: 1 in 2. LEON Vtoraya Liga - Group 12024: 15 in 1. PARI Pervaya Liga2025: 3 in 1. PARI Pervaya Liga

Drawn by the site from the stored final tables; gaps are seasons with no stored position.

Honours (calc)

Counted by the site from the stored past winners: titles and runners-up of editions that took place.

League history

33

Club records

Most overall appearances Lev Maiorov 453 games
Most overall goals Khazret Dyshekov 137 goals
Record win v Aruan Nartkala 10–0 2005
Record defeat v Ural Yekaterinburg 0–6 1995
Youngest player Georgy Ladaria v Rostselmash Rostov-na-Donu 6,068 days (about 16 years) 1996
Fastest goal Merabi Uridia v FK Tyumen 14 seconds 2024

Regional divisions

Transfers in

DatePlayerFromTypeFee
19 Feb 2026Kirill Suslov—TransferUnknown fee
19 Feb 2026Alexandr KhubulovDinamo MoscowLoanUnknown fee
18 Feb 2026Georgy Natabashvili—TransferUnknown fee
9 Feb 2026Maxim KhalilovKosmos DolgoprudnyTransferUnknown fee
16 Jan 2026Nikita Chistyakov—TransferUnknown fee
14 Jan 2026Daniil AntsiperovFC Orenburg-2LoanUnknown fee
5 Dec 2025Igor Konovalov—TransferUnknown fee
5 Sep 2025Kirill PomeshkinDinamo MakhachkalaLoanUnknown fee
5 Sep 2025Ivan SutuginPari Nizhniy NovgorodLoanUnknown fee
31 Aug 2025Maxim SyschenkoFC OrenburgLoanUnknown fee
24 Jul 2025Ivan Chesnakov—TransferUnknown fee
18 Jul 2025Evgeny TonevitskiyFK RostovTransferUnknown fee
14 Jul 2025Zaurbek Pliev—TransferUnknown fee
11 Jul 2025Nikita Baksheev—TransferUnknown fee
11 Jul 2025Anton KrachkovskiyDinamo MakhachkalaLoanUnknown fee
10 Jul 2025Ilja Zhigulev—TransferUnknown fee
10 Jul 2025Ilja Kukharchuk—TransferUnknown fee
8 Jul 2025Vladislav Lozhkin—TransferUnknown fee
7 Jul 2025Timur Kasimov—TransferUnknown fee
4 Jul 2025Dmitry Stotskiy—TransferUnknown fee
4 Jul 2025Stanislav PuzanovFK KrasnodarTransferUnknown fee
2 Jul 2025Ilja KirshZenit St. PetersburgLoanUnknown fee
1 Jul 2025Grigory ZhilkinFK KrasnodarTransfer£12,963
1 Jul 2025Oleg Nikolaev—TransferUnknown fee
30 Jun 2025Mikhail ShtepaFK KrasnodarTransferUnknown fee
30 Jun 2025Eldiyar ZarypbekovChaika PeschanokopskoeTransfer£0
30 Jun 2025Said AlievNeftekhimik NizhnekamskTransfer£0
28 Jun 2025Kirill MorozovNeftekhimik NizhnekamskTransfer£8,642
20 Feb 2025Grigory ZhilkinFK KrasnodarLoanUnknown fee
20 Feb 2025Zaur TarbaAlania VladikavkazTransferUnknown fee

Transfers out

DatePlayerToTypeFee
6 Feb 2026Nikita BaksheevTorpedo MiassTransferUnknown fee
16 Jan 2026Ilja RodionovRotor VolgogradTransfer£46,045
16 Jan 2026Said AlievRotor VolgogradTransfer£46,045
15 Jan 2026David Esimbekov—Transfer£0
18 Dec 2025Daniil Gurchenko—Transfer£0
18 Dec 2025Timur Kasimov—Transfer£0
18 Dec 2025Vladislav Lozhkin—Transfer£0
5 Sep 2025Pavel GorelovFC OrenburgTransfer£0
29 Aug 2025Dmitry Stotskiy—Transfer£0
26 Aug 2025Vasily Cherov—Transfer£0
5 Aug 2025Vladislav Masternoy—Transfer£0
23 Jul 2025Dmitry YakovlevSibir NovosibirskLoanUnknown fee
17 Jul 2025Magomed Musalov—Transfer£0
14 Jul 2025Nikita Nikiforov—Transfer£0
11 Jul 2025Alan Khabalov—Transfer£0
10 Jul 2025Zalimkhan Yusupov—Transfer£0
5 Jul 2025Gedeon GuzinaFC OrenburgTransfer£46,045
2 Jul 2025Roman AkbashevUral YekaterinburgTransferUnknown fee
25 Jun 2025Vyacheslav Krotov—Transfer£0
24 Jun 2025Yegor Ivanov—Transfer£0
24 Jun 2025Ivan Yenin—Transfer£0
24 Jun 2025Anri Chichinadze—Transfer£0
23 Jun 2025Oleg LaninShinnik YaroslavlTransfer£9,209
23 Jun 2025Merabi UridiaFakel VoronezhTransfer£0
23 Jun 2025Stefan MilićFK Partizan BeogradTransfer£0
23 Jun 2025Daniil FrolkinFakel VoronezhTransfer£9,209
20 Jun 2025Rostislav SoldatenkoTorpedo MoscowTransfer£27,627
16 Jun 2025Vitaly StezhkoFK KrasnodarTransfer£388,893
10 Jun 2025Denis Fomin—Transfer£0
3 Mar 2025Pavel VoronyukKuban Holding PavlovskayaTransferUnknown fee

Across versions

VersionDivisionReputationPlayersBalanceTransfer budget
FM27 27.0.0Russian Lower Division4,2501£3,400,296£128,854
FM26 26.2.01. PARI Pervaya Liga4,35024£3,683,678£129,631
FM26 26.0.01. PARI Pervaya Liga4,30025£3,683,678£129,631
FM24 24.3.01. MELBET Pervaya Liga3,60021£737,438£1
FM23 23.4.0Russian Second Division - Group 13,55026£1,292,275£1
FM23 23.3.0Russian Second Division - Group 13,55026£1,292,275£1
FM23 23.0.0Russian Second Division - Group 13,50036£43,075£1
FM22 22.4.0Russian Second Division - Group 13,45035£29,597£1
FM22 22.3.0Russian Second Division - Group 13,45032£29,597£1
FM22 22.1.0Russian Second Division - Group 13,45023£29,597£1
FM22 22.0.1Russian Second Division - Group 13,45023£29,597£1
FM22 22.0.0Russian Second Division - Group 13,45023£29,597£1
FM21 21.4.0Russian Second Division - Group 13,45026£29,776£1
FM21 21.3.0Russian Second Division - Group 13,45025£29,776£1
FM21 21.1.1Russian Second Division - Group 13,45037£29,776£1
FM21 21.0.1Russian Second Division - Group 13,45037£29,776£1
FM21 21.0.0Russian Second Division - Group 13,45037£29,776£1
FM20 20.4.0Russian Second Division - South3,45039£36,548£1
FM20 20.3.0Russian Second Division - South3,45038£36,548£1
FM20 20.1.0Russian Second Division - South3,45033£36,548£1
FM20 20.0.1Russian Second Division - South3,45033£34,883£1
FM20 20.0.0Russian Second Division - South3,45033£34,883£1
FM19 19.3.0Russian Second Division - South3,30031£34,883£1
FM19 19.1.0Russian Second Division - South3,30031£34,561£1
FM19 19.0.1Russian Second Division - South3,30031£34,561£1
FM19 19.0.0Russian Second Division - South3,30031£34,561£1
FM18 18.3.0Russian Second Division - South3,30029-£375,563£1
FM18 18.1.0Russian Second Division - South3,30031-£397,033£1
FM18 18.0.0Russian Second Division - South3,30031-£397,033£1
FM17 17.3.0Russian Second Division - South3,30022-£403,530£1
FM17 17.0.0Russian Second Division - South3,30023-£360,740£1
FM16 16.3.0Russian Second Division - South3,30028£357,142£1
FM16 16.0.1Russian Second Division - South3,30029£500,000£1
FM16 16.0.0Russian Second Division - South3,30034£500,000£1
FM15 15.3.0Russian Second Division - South3,30035£480,769£1
FM15 15.0.0Russian Second Division - South3,30035£795,544£1
FM14 14.3.0Russian Second Division - South3,30033£1,050,336£1
FM14 14.0.0Russian Second Division - South3,30035£1,050,336£1
FM13 13.3.0Russian Second Division - South3,35036£1,062,022£1
FM13 13.0.0Russian Second Division - South3,35036£1,062,022£1
FM12 12.2.0Russian First Division3,40041£3,186,066£1
FM12 12.0.0Russian First Division3,75036£3,186,066£1
FM11 11.0.0——23£2,100,399—
FM10 10.0.0——25£1,000,000—