FC Tyumen

FC Tyumen (Russian: Футбольный клуб «Тюмень») is a Russian football club based in Tyumen. The former member of the Russian Premier League will play in the third-tier Russian Second League Division A in the 2025–26 season.

The club was previously known as Geolog (in 1961–1963 and 1983–1991, meaning Geologist), Priboy (in 1964–1965, meaning Surf), Neftyanik (in 1966–1977, meaning Oiler), Stroitel (meaning Builder), Fakel (in 1980–1982, meaning Torch), Dinamo-Gazovik (in 1992–1996), SDYSOR-Sibnefteprovod (in 2003).^{[citation needed]}

History

The club was founded in 1961 and played in the Soviet Class B (1961–1970), Second League (1971–1986), and First League (1987–1991). In 1992 Tyumen entered the newly formed Russian Premier League and finished last between 20 teams. In 1993 Tyumen won the eastern zone of the First Division and returned to the Premier League for another two seasons, achieving their best result in history in 1994 (12th position). After relegation in 1995 Tyumen once again won the First Division in 1996. In 1998 and 1999 Tyumen suffered two consecutive relegations, ending up in the Second Division. In 2000–2002, Tyumen played in the Second Division, finishing no lower than fourth. In 2003 the club refused to participate in the Second Division, instead fielding a youth team in the Amateur League. In 2004 the club fielded a senior team as well, winning the zonal tournament of the Amateur League, but declined promotion. After finishing first again in 2005, Tyumen returned to professional football and began to play in the Second Division. It won its zone of the Russian Professional Football League in 2013–14 season and was promoted to the second-level Russian National Football League. Despite finishing in the relegation zone at the end of the 2017–18 season, the club was not relegated as other clubs ahead in the standings failed to obtain the league license for 2018–19.^[1] On 20 March 2019, 6 points in the standings were taken from Tyumen for unpaid debts to former players Marat Shaymordanov, Sergei Shumeyko and Nikita Fursin. As a result, the club dropped from 18th place to 19th (both in relegation zone).^[2] The club was relegated to PFL at the end of the 2018–19 season. It was promoted back to Russian First League after the 2022–23 season.^[3] It was relegated from the First League at the end of the 2024–25 season.^[4]

Current squad

As of 19 February 2026, according to the official Second League website.

Reserve squad

Tyumen's reserve squad played professionally as FC Dynamo-Gazovik-d Tyumen in the Russian Third League in 1995–1996.

Tyumen Ultras

Tyumen fanaticism consists of 3 waves. The first wave came in the 1980s, the second wave in the early 1990s and the third wave the ultras began in 1998 and to this day.^[5]

Notable past players

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

Russia/USSR

• Sergey Dmitriev
• Viktor Shishkin
• Yevgeni Sidorov
• Sergei Kolotovkin
• Aleksei Kosolapov
• Sergei Podpaly
• Vladimir Tatarchuk

Former USSR countries

• Stanislav Buchnev
• Arif Asadov
• Vyaçeslav Lıçkin
• Andrey Chukhley
• Pavel Radnyonak
• Valery Kichin
• Edgars Burlakovs
• Vadims Fjodorovs
• Emil Caras

• Yuri Baturenko
• Ruslan Khayloev
• Farkhod Vosiyev
• Yuriy Hrytsyna
• Ihor Kostiuk
• Ihor Kutepov
• Viktor Leonenko
• Oleksandr Pryzetko
• Dmytro Topchiev

References

1. ^ "ru:Клубы ФНЛ получили лицензии" (in Russian). Russian National Football League. 30 May 2018.
2. ^ "ru:С "Тюмени" снято шесть очков в чемпионате Футбольной национальной лиги" (in Russian). TASS. 20 March 2019.
3. ^ "НЕДОСЯГАЕМАЯ "ТЮМЕНЬ"" (in Russian). Russian Second League. 22 May 2023.^{[dead link]}
4. ^ "«Тюмень» вылетела из Первой лиги" [Tyumen is relegated from the First League] (in Russian). Sports.ru. 18 May 2025. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
5. ^ "Fan online magazine". vk.com

External links

• Official website (in Russian)