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Fakel was founded in 2023 by the Russian state-run gas monopoly Gazprom subsidiary Gazprom Neft, [2] as a more loyal alternative for the Wagner Group, which at the time had just begun clashing with Russian high command on issues of supplies and tactics. [3] The group was founded alongside two other Gazprom PMCs, Plamya and Potok. [4]
A new club called FC Fakel Voronezh technically independent from the club that played in 2009 as FC Fakel-Voronezh Voronezh was founded in 2010 and played in the Russian Second Division (FSA Voronezh failed licensing for 2010 and the new Fakel was the only Voronezh professional team for 2010). It employed the manager and 6 players from the 2009 ...
The Fakel Stadium (Russian: Стадион «Факел») is a soccer stadium in Voronezh, Russia. It was built on the site of the Fakel football stadium, which opened in 1986 and was for a long time owned by the Design Bureau of Chemical Automation. The stadium’s stands were constructed in 1989.
The 2024–25 season is the 78th season in the history of FC Fakel Voronezh, and the club's third consecutive season in the Russian Premier League. In addition to the domestic league, the team is scheduled to participate in the Russian Cup.
Fakel, Plamya and Potok are voluntary military formations, founded in 2023 by the Russian state run gas monopoly Gazprom subsidiary Gazprom Neft, [4] as a more loyal alternative for the Wagner Group, which at the time had just begun clashing with Russian high command on issues of supplies and tactics. [5]
Voronezh [a] (/ v ə ˈ r oʊ n ɪ ʃ,-ˈ r ɒ n-/ və-ROH-nish, - RO-; Russian: Воронеж, IPA: [vɐˈronʲɪʂ] ⓘ) is a city and the administrative centre of Voronezh Oblast in southwestern Russia straddling the Voronezh River, located 12 kilometers (7.5 mi) from where it flows into the Don River.
The club mostly played on the amateur level since its founding. It played in the professional 1997 Russian Third League as Fakel-d Voronezh, but dropped out before the season was complete. For the 2020–21 season, it entered the third-tier Russian Professional Football League. [1]
Fakel (Факел, Russian for " torch ") may refer to: Fakel, a Soviet literary journal; Fakel (company), a Russian paramilitary company and bi-annual Gazprom corporate talent competition; Fakel Novy Urengoy, a Russian volleyball club; FC Fakel Varva, a Ukrainian football club based in Varva