Alania
Full name	Football Club Alania Vladikavkaz
Founded	1937
Ground	Republican Spartak Stadium, Vladikavkaz (Capacity 32,464)
Chairman	Sultan Tokayev
Manager	Stanislav Tskhovrebov
League	Russian First Division
2007	12th
Home colours Away colours

FC Alania Vladikavkaz (Russian: Футбольный клуб Алания Владикавказ) is a Russian football club based in Vladikavkaz (formerly Ordzhonikidze). Image File history File links Alania Vladikavkaz soccer team logo File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Football club names are a part of the sports culture, reflecting century-old traditions. ... Republican Spartak Stadium (Russian: ) is a multi-use stadium in Vladikavkaz, Russia. ... Photo of Vladikavkaz cathedral mosque in 1912. ... Rungnado May Day Stadium is the worlds largest football stadium. ... The Russian First Division is the second level of Russian professional football. ... // Russia score given first Key H = Home match A = Away match F = Friendly ECQ = 2008 European Football Championship Qualifying, Group E This is the current league standings of Premier League 2007. ... Image File history File links left arm of kit template File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... football kit template, two redstripes on body File links The following pages link to this file: FC Barcelona Crystal Palace F.C. Galatasaray Template talk:Football kit User:Ed g2s/Images Calcio Catania CF Atlante K.V. Kortrijk User:Johan Elisson/football kits Categories: GFDL images | Football kit templates ... rightarm of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links left arm of kit template File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... body of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... rightarm of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Soccer redirects here. ... Photo of Vladikavkaz cathedral mosque in 1912. ...

Their most successful season was 1995 when they managed to grab the Russian Premier League champions title, after several years of Spartak Moscow domination having previously won a silver medal for the second place in 1992 and 1996. The Russian Premier League is the top division of Russian football teams. ... This article is about the football club. ...

However, after departure of manager Valery Gazzaev and several players from the club, Alania weren't able to get anywhere near the trophy again, finishing at the bottom half of the table. Valery Georgievich Gazzaev (Russian: ; Ossetic: ) (born 7 August 1954 in Ordzhonikidze, USSR, now Vladikavkaz, Russia) is a Russian (ethnic Ossetian) football manager and former international striker. ...

Previously, the club was known as Spartak Ordzhonikidze (1937-1990), Spartak Vladikavkaz (1990–1994 and 2006), Spartak-Alania Vladikavkaz (1995-1996 and 2003-2006), Alania Vladikavkaz (1997-2003 and 2006).

In season 2005 Alania was relegated from Russian Premier League. 2005 was marked by a greatest success in the Russian club football so far, as CSKA Moscow won the UEFA Cup. ... The Russian Premier League is the top division of Russian football teams. ...

2006 exclusion

On 14 February 2006 Alania and another First Division club, Lokomotiv Chita, were denied professional licences by Professional Football League and excluded from professional football for juridicial irregularities.[1] On 22 February PFL decided to replace Alania and Lokomotiv with Lada Togliatti and Mashuk-KMV Pyatigorsk, the runners-up in the Second Division.[2] The Russian Football Union did not endorse the exclusion and on 28 February decided to keep Alania and Lokomotiv in the First Division, giving them another chance to fulfill the league requirements.[3] Consequently, on 6 March PFL decided to extend the First Division from 22 to 24 clubs, including Alania, Lokomotiv, Lada, and Mashuk-KMV.[4] is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Russian First Division is the second level of Russian professional football. ... FC Chita is a Russian football club based in Chita and playing in the Russian Second Division. ... is the 53rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... FC Lada Togliatti (Russian: ) is a Russian football club based in Togliatti. ... FC Mashuk-KMV Pyatigorsk are a Russian football club based in Pyatigorsk. ... The Russian Second Division is the third level of Russian professional football. ... The Football Union of Russia (RFU) (Russian: Российский Футбольный Союз) is the governing body of football in Russia. ... is the 59th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 65th day of the year (66th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

However, on 20 March the Russian Football Union finally decided to exclude Alania and Lokomotiv from the league. This decision was announced by the Professional Football League on 21 March, five days before the start of the First Division.[5] is the 79th day of the year (80th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 80th day of the year (81st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Alania underwent reorganization, were renamed Spartak Vladikavkaz and on 4 April were admitted into the Russian Second Division, South zone. is the 94th day of the year (95th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Russian Second Division is the third level of Russian professional football. ...

After finishing first in the South Zone of 2nd division in the 2006 the team was promoted to Russian First Division and again renamed to Alania. The Russian First Division is the second level of Russian professional football. ...

Current squad

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No. Position Player 2 DF Yuri Kovtun 4 MF Vladimir Mazov 5 FW Valeri Bestaev 7 DF Alan Agaev 8 MF Vladimir Leshonok 9 FW Taimuraz Khamitsaev 10 FW Stanislav Dubrovin 11 DF Aleksandr Kukanos 12 DF Artur Pagaev 14 FW Xavier Ricardo Gomes 15 FW Amzor Aylarov 16 MF Bruno Reis 20 MF Mikhail Bakaev 25 DF Kamalutdin Akhmedov

No. Position Player 26 MF Aleksandr Degtyarev 27 DF Tamerlan Varziev 33 FW Ruslan Alborov 35 DF Sergey Kabanov 40 MF Alan Kasaev 77 MF Robert Bitarov 84 GK Mykola Tsygan TBA GK Sergey Ivanov TBA GK Alan Khaimanov TBA GK Marat Soltanov TBA DF Alex Kardek TBA MF Stanislav Kokoev TBA FW Elbrus Tandelov

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External links

• Official website (Russian)