FC Rubin Kazan

Rubin Kazan
Full nameООО Футбольный клуб "Рубин" Казань
OOO Football Club Rubin Kazan[1]
Nickname(s)Rubinovye, Krasno-Zelyonye (The Red-Greens)
Founded20 April 1958; 66 years ago (1958-04-20)
GroundAk Bars Arena
Central Stadium
Capacity45,379
PresidentMarat Safiullin
ManagerRashid Rakhimov[2]
LeagueRussian Premier League
2023–248th of 16
WebsiteClub website
Current season

FC Rubin Kazan (Russian: ФК «Рубин» Казань, IPA: [rʊˈbʲin kɐˈzanʲ]) is a Russian professional football club based in the city of Kazan. They play in the Russian Premier League.[3] Founded in 1958, Rubin played its first-ever top flight season in 2003. It has remained there through the 2021–22 season, winning the Russian Premier League championship in 2008 and 2009. After one season in the second tier, the club returned to the RPL for the 2023–24 season. The club also won the 2011–12 Russian Cup. The team plays in the Ak Bars Arena.

  1. ^ "Official Russian Premier League website". Archived from the original on 26 February 2009.
  2. ^ "РАШИД РАХИМОВ – ГЛАВНЫЙ ТРЕНЕР "РУБИНА"" (in Russian). FC Rubin Kazan. 12 April 2023.
  3. ^ ""Рубин" завоевал вторую прямую путёвку в Мир РПЛ" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 20 May 2023.