FC Alania Vladikavkaz (2019)

FC Alania Vladikavkaz (Russian: Футбольный клуб «Алания» (Владикавказ), Ossetian: Футболон клуб «Алани» (Дзæуджыхъæу)) is a Russian football team from Vladikavkaz. Founded in 1921, the club played in the Soviet Top League during the communist era, and won its first and only league title in the 1995 Russian Top League.

Alania Vladikavkaz

Full name	Football Club Alania Vladikavkaz
Nickname(s)	Krasno-zholtyye (Red-Yellows) Barsi (Leopards)
Founded	1921; 104 years ago (1921)
Ground	Sultan Bilimkhanov Stadium, Grozny (while Republican Spartak Stadium is under reconstruction)
Capacity	10,250
Owner	Daniil Guriyev
General director	Ruslan Siukayev
Manager	Spartak Gogniyev
League	Russian Second League Division A Gold Group
2024–25	Russian First League 17th of 18 (relegated)
Website	fcalania.com
Home colours Away colours Third colours
Current season

History

Since the Russian football league system was established in 1992, the main team representing Vladikavkaz changed ownership structure several times, also changing the team name from FC Spartak Vladikavkaz to FC Spartak-Alania and FC Alania and back to Spartak. In the 2018–19 Russian Professional Football League season, the team was financed by the provincial government and played as Spartak. Before the 2019–20 season, a new team, privately owned and called FC Alania was organized and licensed for PFL. However, FC Spartak also remained in the league for 2019–20, even though many players and coaches moved to the "new Alania".^[1]

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in Russia, 2019–20 Russian Football National League season was abandoned and none of the teams were relegated. After the licensing, the league had 23 teams eligible for the 2020–21 season. Having an odd number of teams would mean one team would get a bye on each matchday and the league preferred to have an even number of teams, therefore it invited PFL teams to apply for the license. Out of the teams that applied, on 24 July 2020 Alania was selected by the Russian Football Union for promotion to FNL.^[2] On 15 May 2021, they secured a 4th place in the FNL which would normally qualify the club for Russian Premier League promotion playoffs. Alania failed to receive a Premier League license due to unacceptable condition of their stadium and therefore the playoffs were cancelled.^[3][4] In the 2022–23 Russian First League season, Alania secured 3rd position, again qualifying for the promotion play-offs, only to fail RPL licensing once again due to still-not-reconstructed stadium.^[5]

At the end of the 2024–25 Russian First League season, Alania has been relegated to the third-tier Russian Second League Division A.^[6]

Domestic

Soviet Union

Season	Div.	Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P	Cup	Europe		Top Scorer (League)
1960	2nd, RSFSR-3	14	26	3	4	19	26	68	10	-	-
1961	2nd, RSFSR-4	10	24	6	6	12	32	57	18	1/64	-
1962	2nd, RSFSR-3	8	28	10	6	12	38	36	26	1/128	-
1963	3rd, RSFSR-3	7	30	12	8	10	47	39	32	1/512	-
1964	3rd, RSFSR-4	4	34	16	7	11	53	35	39	1/512	-
	3rd, RSFSR-final	4	8	3	2	3	9	10	8
1965	3rd, RSFSR-4	9	38	16	7	15	54	43	39	-	-
1966		1	38	22	9	7	80	40	53	1/32	-
	3rd, RSFSR-final	2	7	4	1	2	9	4	9
1967	2nd, group 1	16	38	10	11	17	34	45	31	1/32	-
1968	2nd, group 3	2	40	19	12	9	53	29	50	1/64	-		Kaishauri: 18
1969	2nd, group 1	1	38	22	12	4	60	25	60	1/64	-		Papelishvili: 16
	2nd, final	1	3	2	0	1	4	2	4
1970	Top League	17	32	7	8	17	31	48	22	1/16	-		Kaishauri: 8
1971	2nd	5	42	19	7	16	52	57	45	1/16	-		Zazroev: 11
1972		9	38	14	10	14	49	50	38	1/16	-		Kaishauri: 18
1973		17	38	13	7	18	29	44	30	1/16	-		Kaishauri: 7
1974		17	38	15	4	19	45	67	34	1/32	-		Kitaev: 17
1975		9	38	15	7	16	41	43	37	1/32	-		V. Gazzaev: 14
1976		15	38	11	14	13	40	50	36	1/32	-		Kaishauri: 11
1977		15	38	11	11	16	38	45	33	1/32	-		Khuadonov: 6
1978		18	38	10	8	20	30	50	28	1/16	-		Khuadonov: 9
1979		13	46	19	7	20	49	44	45	group stage	-		Suanov, Zazroev: 9
1980		15	46	17	9	20	43	50	43	group stage	-		Khuadonov: 9
1981		21	46	14	12	20	36	49	40	group stage	-		Y. Gazzaev: 10
1982	3rd, zone 3	1	32	22	6	4	64	18	50	-	-		Y. Gazzaev: 23
	3rd, final-1	2	4	1	2	1	5	4	4
1983	3rd, zone 3	1	30	23	2	5	69	23	48	-	-
	3rd, final-2	1	4	1	3	0	2	0	5
1984	2nd	16	42	15	8	19	42	51	38	1/32	-		Argudyaev: 13
1985		16	38	17	4	17	49	52	38	1/16	-		Ambalov: 12
1986		16	46	15	12	19	58	66	42	1/64	-		Ploshnik: 16
1987		18	42	12	12	18	37	46	36	1/64	-		Gagloev: 8
1988		13	42	15	9	8	57	60	39	1/32	-		Y. Gazzaev: 10
1989		17	42	12	11	19	44	61	35	1/64	-		Y. Gazzaev: 10, Tskhovrebov: 7
1990		1	38	24	9	5	73	30	57	1/64	-		Tedeev: 23
1991	Top League	11	30	9	8	13	33	41	26	1/64	-		Suleymanov: 13
1992	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1/16	-

Russia

Season	Div.	Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P	Cup	Europe		Top Scorer (League)
1992	RFPL	2	26	13	6	7	47	33	32	-	-		Suleymanov: 12
1993		6	34	16	6	12	49	45	38	1/16	-		Suleymanov, Markhel: 14
1994		5	30	11	11	8	32	34	33	1/2	UC	R1	Suleymanov: 6
1995		1	30	22	5	3	63	21	71	1/2	-		Kavelashvili: 12
1996		2	35	22	6	7	65	37	72	1/16	UC	R1	Suleymanov, Tedeev, Kasymov: 11
1997		10	34	14	4	16	52	42	46	1/8	UC	R1	Yanovsky: 13
1998		8	30	11	7	12	46	39	40	1/2	UC	R1	Demetradze: 14
1999		6	30	12	7	11	54	45	43	1/8	-		Demetradze: 21
2000		10	30	10	8	12	34	36	38	1/16	-		Tedeev: 10
2001		11	30	8	8	14	31	47	32	1/16	UC	R1	Paolo Emilio: 6
2002		12	30	8	6	16	31	42	30	1/16	-		Demetradze, D. Bazaev: 6
2003		13	30	9	4	17	23	43	31	1/16	-		Mikholap: 4
2004		14	30	7	7	16	28	52	28	1/8	-		G. Bazaev, Tudor: 5
2005		15	30	5	8	17	27	53	23	1/8	-		D. Bazaev: 9
2006	3rd, "South"	1	32	27	3	2	81	20	84	1/16	-		Dubrovin: 28
2007	2nd	12	42	15	11	16	56	56	56	1/64	-		Dubrovin: 19
2008		10	42	17	8	17	50	41	59	1/32	-		Dadu: 18
2009		3	38	21	7	10	57	30	70	1/16	-		Dadu: 12
2010	RFPL	15	30	4	8	18	34	58	20	F	-		Gabulov, Marenich: 4
2011–12	2nd	2	52	28	13	11	66	39	97	1/32	-		Bikmaev: 11
2012–13	RFPL	16	30	4	7	19	26	53	19	1/16	-		Neco: 9
2013–14	2nd	12[A]	36	14	4	18	29	52	46	1/16	-		Khastsayev: 13
2014–15	3rd, "South"	17	20	5	6	9	21	33	21	1/256	-		Burayev: 12
2015–16		11	24	4	7	13	15	37	19	1/256	-		Sikoyev: 7
2016–17		10	30	10	7	13	26	36	37	1/128	-		Gatikoev: 8
2017–18		13	32	8	8	16	26	41	32	1/256	-		Gurtsiev: 5
2018–19		10	28	8	6	14	36	48	30	1/64	-		Zhabkin: 8
2019–20		2	19	15	1	3	54	13	46	1/16	-		Khadartsev: 12
2020–21	2nd	4	42	22	11	9	74	40	77	1/64	-		Gurtsiyev: 13
2021–22		6	38	17	9	12	75	53	60	1/2	-		Mashukov: 14
2022–23		3	34	17	11	6	56	35	62	1/8	-		Nikolay Giorgobiani: 12

1. ^
   Alania withdrew from the league in February 2014 due to financial problems.^[7]

European

As of match played 25 August 2011

Competition	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
UEFA Cup	12	3	3	6	10	19
UEFA Europa League	4	1	2	1	4	5
UEFA Champions League	2	0	0	2	3	10
Total	18	4	5	9	17	34

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
1993–94	UEFA Cup	First round	Borussia Dortmund	0–0	0–1	0–1
1995–96	UEFA Cup	First round	Liverpool	1–2	0–0	1–2
1996–97	UEFA Champions League	Preliminary round	Rangers	2–7	1–3	3–10
1996–97	UEFA Cup	First round	Anderlecht	2–1	0–4	2–5
1997–98	UEFA Cup	Second qualifying round	Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk	2–1	4–1	6–2
		First round	MTK Hungária	1–1	0–3	1–4
2000–01	UEFA Cup	First round	Amica Wronki	0–3	0–2	0–5
2011–12	UEFA Europa League	Third qualifying round	Aktobe	1–1	1–1	2–2(p)
		Play-off round	Beşiktaş	2–0	0–3	2–3

Honours

• Russian Premier League^[8]
  • Winners (1): 1995
  • Runners-up (2): 1992, 1996
• Russian Cup^[9][10]
  • Runners-up (1): 2010–11
• Soviet First League
  • Winners (2): 1969, 1990
• Russian Football National League
  • Runners-up (1): 2011–12
• Soviet Second League/Russian Professional Football League
  • Winners (2): 1983, 2006^[11]
  • Runners-up (2): 1966, 1982

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Manager	Oleg Vasilenko
Assistant manager	Denis Popov
Goalkeeping coach
Fitness coach
Analyst	Alan Tsgoev Khasan Misikov
Club doctor	Nikolay Gutsalov Alan Kaloev
Masseur	Yuriy Zuzin Toguzov Ruslan Alikovich
Administrator	Paata Razmadze Kaloev Batraz
Team Leader	David Ruslanovich

Current squad

As of 26 July 2025, according to the Second League website.

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 David Byazrov 3 DF  RUS Sarmat Khoziyev 4 DF  RUS Soslan Kachmazov 5 DF  RUS Alan Bagayev 6 MF  RUS Yevgeny Ibragimov 7 FW  RUS Ismail Dibirov 8 MF  RUS Alan Khugayev 9 MF  RUS Artyom Zakirov 11 FW  RUS Dato Chertkoyev 14 DF  RUS Anzor Amiraliyev 15 MF  RUS Ibragim Tsallagov 16 GK  RUS Bulat Tsaliyev 17 MF  RUS Inal Dudayev 18 MF  RUS David Kobesov 21 FW  RUS Artur Kozyrev 22 MF  RUS Timur Bulatsev 27 FW  RUS Ruslan Gogniyev

No. Pos. Nation Player 30 FW  RUS Georgy Shalamkov 37 MF  RUS Taras Gagloyev 57 FW  RUS David Tepsikoyev 58 DF  RUS Murat Yshyk 65 DF  RUS Zaur Datiyev 70 FW  RUS Khizri Khidiyev 71 DF  RUS Artur Byazrov 74 DF  RUS Igor Melikov 75 MF  RUS Sarmat Ogoyev 76 MF  RUS Georgy Karkuzayev 77 FW  RUS Alamat Dzestelov 88 MF  RUS Mayram Dzestelov 89 GK  RUS Danil Shashlov 92 DF  RUS Aleksa Stanisavljevic 95 DF  RUS Spartak Gogniyev 96 MF  RUS Soslan Karginov 99 FW  RUS Makhach Abdulkhamidov

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 — DF  RUS Allon Butayev (at Sokol Saratov until 30 June 2026)

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  RUS Viktor Nafikov (at Shinnik Yaroslavl until 30 June 2026)

Reserve team

Further information: FC Alania-2 Vladikavkaz

Notable players

• Valeriy Gazzaev
• Stanislav Cherchesov
• Zaur Khapov
• Viktor Bulatov
• Vasili Baranov
• Victor Onopko
• Yuri Kovtun
• Artur Pagayev
• Bakhva Tedeev
• Omari Tetradze
• Soslan Dzhanayev
• Igor Yanovsky
• Spartak Gogniyev
• Alan Kasaev
• Mikhail Kavelashvili
• Giorgi Demetradze
• Murtaz Shelia
• Mikheil Ashvetia
• Levan Kobiashvili
• Giorgi Chanturia
• Mirjalol Qosimov
• Tamás Priskin
• Renan Bressan
• Dacosta Goore
• Isaac Okoronkwo
• Sani Kaita
• Ognjen Vranješ
• Deividas Semberas
• Ibrahim Gnanou
• George Florescu
• Cristian Tudor
• Rodolfo Zelaya
• Royston Drenthe
• Nazim Suleymanov
• Sergiu Dadu
• Kosta Barbarouses

Former coaches

• Grigoriy Gornostaev (1966–1967)
• Mussa Tsalikov (1967)
• Andrei Zazroyev (1968–1970)
• Kazbek Tuaev (1970)
• Sergei Korshunov (1971)
• Dmitri Chikhradze (1971)
• Andrei Zazroyev (1972)
• Ivan Larin (1973)
• Kazbek Tuaev (1974–1977)
• Viktor Belov (1977–1978)
• Mussa Tsalikov (1978–1980)
• Andrei Zazroyev (1980–1981)
• Aleksandr Kochetkov (1982)
• Valeri Maslov (1983)
• Ivan Varlamov (1984)
• Valeri Ovchinnikov (1985–1986)
• Igor Zazroyev (1986–1987)
• Oleg Romantsev (1988)
• Valeriy Gazzaev (1989–1991)
• Nikolay Khudiyev (1991)
• Aleksandr Novikov (1992–1993)
• Valeriy Gazzaev (1994–1999)
• Vladimir Gutsaev (2000)
• Aleksandr Averyanov (2000–2001)
• Aleksandr Yanovskiy (2001–2002)
• Volodymyr Muntyan (2002)
• Bakhva Tedeyev (2002)
• Revaz Dzodzuashvili (2003)
• Nikolay Khudiyev (2003)
• Bakhva Tedeyev (2003–2004)
• Rolland Courbis (2004–2005)
• Yuri Sekinaev (2004)
• Bakhva Tedeyev (2005)
• Edgar Gess (2005)
• Itzhak Shum (2005)
• Aleksandr Yanovskiy (2005–2006)
• Boris Stukalov (2006–2007)
• Stanislav Tskhovrebov (2007–2008)
• Valery Petrakov (2009)
• Mircea Rednic (2009)
• Vladimir Shevchuk (2010–2011)
• Vladimir Gazzayev (2011–2012, 2013–2014)
• Valeriy Gazzaev (2012–2013)
• Artur Pagayev (2014–2015)
• Zaur Tedeyev (2015–2016)
• Fyodor Gagloyev (2016)
• Marat Dzoblayev (2016–2017)
• Yuri Gazzaev (2018)
• Spartak Gogniyev (2019–2022)
• Zaur Tedeyev (2022–2023)
• Oleg Vasilenko (2023-current)