FC Arsenal Tula

Arsenal Tula
Full nameАНО «Профессиональный футбольный клуб «Арсенал», Тула»
Nickname(s)Red-yellows
Canoneers
"Pryaniki" (Gingercakes)
"Pushkari" (The Gunners)
"Oruzheyniki" (Gunsmiths)
Samovars
Founded1946; 78 years ago (1946)
GroundArsenal Stadium
Capacity19,241[1]
OwnerRosneft
ChairmanAlexander Zotov
ManagerAleksandr Storozhuk[2]
LeagueRussian First League
2023–244th of 18
WebsiteClub website
Current season

FC Arsenal Tula (Russian: ФК Арсенал Тула) is a Russian professional football club from Tula playing in the second-tier Russian First League.

Originally founded in 1923, FC Arsenal Tula was promoted to the Russian Premier League in 2014 for the first time in its history after finishing as runners-up in the 2013–14 Russian National Football League. This achievement marked three successive promotions for the club. On its debut season in the 2014–15 Russian Premier League, it finished in last place and was relegated back to the FNL. The club spent one season in the FNL before returning to the Premier League for the 2016–17 season, in which they have competed until the 2021–22 Russian Premier League season, when they were relegated again after finishing last.[3][4]

The team currently plays its home games in Arsenal Stadium, which has a capacity of 19,241.

  1. ^ "стадион Центральный стадион "Арсенал"". premierliga.ru. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Экс-тренер "Краснодара" Сторожук возглавил тульский "Арсенал"" (in Russian). sports.ru. 2023-01-14.
  3. ^ «Арсенал» возвращается в Премьер-лигу! (in Russian). Russian Football National League. 10 May 2016.
  4. ^ ""Уфа" вырвала победу у "Арсенала", туляки досрочно заняли 16-е место" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 14 May 2022.