FC Anzhi Makhachkala
Also known as FC Anji
defunct Russian association football club
Key facts
- Full name
- Футбольный клуб «Анжи» Махачкала
- Nicknames
- Orly (Eagles), Zhelto-zelyonye (Yellow-Greens)
- Founded
- 1991 ; 35 years ago ( 1991 )
- Ground
- Anzhi Arena
- Capacity
- 26,500
- Owner
- Osman Kadiev
- League
- N/A
- 2025 russian iii division
- 1st in Group «South» (SKFO) overall table, quarter-finals in YuFO/SKFO promotion play-offs
- Website
- fc-anji.ru
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
Football Club Anzhi Makhachkala (Russian: Футбо́льный клуб «Анжи́» Махачкала́, pronounced [fʊdˈbolʲnɨj ˈklup ɐnˈʐɨ məxətɕkɐˈla]), known simply as FC Anji, is a Russian semi-professional football club based in the Dagestani capital of Makhachkala. Founded in 1991, the club now competes in the fifth-tier of Russian Football, the Russian Amateur Football League.
In January 2011, Anzhi Makhachkala was purchased by billionaire Suleyman Kerimov, and subsequently made numerous high-profile signings, including those of striker Samuel Eto'o and defender Roberto Carlos. Following severe budget cuts ahead of the 2013–14 Russian Premier League season, the club lost most of its key players and went on to finish bottom of the table, which resulted in relegation to the Russian National Football League at the end of the season.