Amkar took 13th place in the 2017/18 Russian Championship, and won the play-offs for the right to compete in the elite (2:0, 1:0). The Perm club did not receive a license on the first attempt, then filed an appeal, which was granted. At the same time, the licensing department of the RFU set a condition for the club to provide financial guarantees by June 8. Amkar did not have them. And as a result, the license was revoked.

This also applies to the FNL,” the head of the RFU licensing department explained to SE Evgeniy Letin. - In the PFL, Amkar has the opportunity to undergo a freelance licensing procedure. Everything will now depend on the club.

According to Letin, the deadline for Amkar to apply for a license to participate in the PFL championship is Thursday. That is, if tomorrow, on the opening day of football, the Perm club does not submit an application, it will automatically lose its professional status.

As SE columnist Sergei EGOROV previously reported, Amkar management received an offer from investors from Nizhny Novgorod and Kaliningrad to purchase the club for 150 million rubles. However, the deal did not take place. According to some reports, the owner of Amkar Gennady Shilov intended to receive 180 million rubles, as well as guarantees for repayment of the club’s debts, which amount to about 200 million rubles.

A statement appeared on Amkar's official website shortly after the RFU's decision, saying that on Monday, June 18, the club's board would meet "to analyze the situation and make a decision on the advisability of continuing the club's activities."

“If a decision is made to terminate activities, the issue will be brought to the general meeting of members of the organization,” the statement notes. “The Amkar young football players training center, where more than 700 young Permians train, will continue to operate. An agreement in principle has been reached with the government of the Perm region on the preservation of the Center, the Center will be transferred to the jurisdiction of the regional institution for the training of young football players. Coaches and students will be provided with everything necessary for. training process at the expense of the budget of the Perm region."

"Anji" is ready to play in the Premier League and will submit the appropriate documents. Photo by Vitaly TIMKIV

"ANZHI" WILL SUBMIT DOCUMENTS FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE PREMIER LEAGUE

Apparently, Amkar’s place in the RFPL will be taken by one relegated to the FNL. The Makhachkala team became 14th in the 2017/18 Russian Championship, and lost to the Krasnoyarsk team in the play-offs (0:3, 4:3). Now Anzhi is preparing documents in order to replace Perm in the Premier League.

“Anzhi is ready to play in the Premier League,” said “SE” CEO Dagestan club Oleg Flegontov. - We have now contacted the leadership of the RFPL and clarified what documents we need to submit in order to re-enter the Premier League. Now we are preparing the papers.

- Does Anzhi have financial guarantees for the season in the Premier League?

We have already passed licensing to participate in the Russian Premier League. As I understand it, the licensing committee was satisfied with our financial guarantees.

As for Perm football, there are plans to recreate the Zvezda club, founded back in 1932. The new team in the 2018/19 season can become a participant in the PFL championship.

"IF THERE ARE GUILTY PEOPLE, WE WILL NEVER KNOW THEM"

The situation in which Amkar found itself was commented on by the team's midfielder.

- What did the club management tell you?

A couple of days ago, players received text messages on their phones saying that on June 13 they would announce the closure of the club. So today’s news did not come as a surprise to us. In principle, everyone already understood that everything would end like this, there was little chance of salvation,” the 29-year-old midfielder noted in an interview with SE.

- Are they going to pay off debts to you?

As far as I know, the club president said that all employees and players are looking for new job, and he will deal with debts. Well, let's see what happens.

- Don’t really believe him?

It's hard to believe, of course. On the other hand, Amkar has still returned money to everyone over the years of its existence.

- Amkar officially closed the day before the start of the World Cup. Is there sad symbolism in this?

I don't even know. Thought that home championship it will help somehow. That people won't want to just bury the team. But... It didn't work. Nothing. Now “Zvezda” will enter the PFL. In general, maybe they should wait a couple of years and not show up?

- Many people believe that clubs are closing because football players have inflated salaries.

Amkar pays less than other Premier League teams. But if the salaries were very low, no one would go to play for this team. Those who say that our incomes are too high probably think that football is too easy. But playing it is not as easy as it seems from the outside. This is absolutely not true!

And the life of a football player is short. On the other hand, it is difficult to disagree with the fact that our people do not live very well. And clubs are allocated money from their budgets... I can’t say that this is the right way. In general, this topic can be discussed for a very long time.

- Who is to blame for the closure of Amkar?

It's hard for me to say. I think if there are culprits, we will never know about them.

"Amkar"- Russian football club from Perm, founded on December 6, 1994. One of the youngest teams in our country, over the twenty-year history of its existence, has established itself as very strong and combative, regardless of the composition of the team. The club's highest achievement was reaching the final of the Russian Cup in 1995 and 4th place in the RFPL in the 2008 season.

History of FC Amkar

The path to the Premier League for the “red-blacks” turned out to be quite long, but nothing else should have been expected - the team from the mineral fertilizer production enterprise did not have huge financial opportunities. Therefore, they gradually moved at the expense of their students, the most famous among whom are Konstantin Zyryanov and Konstantin Paramonov. Five years after its creation, the team managed to reach the First Division, where in its entire history it never fell below sixth place, and in 2003 Amkar won the right to participate in the Premier League. And a year before that, the Permians reached the cup semi-finals for the first time in their history.

Over the ten years spent in the top echelon, Amkar only rose above tenth place twice - in 2008 (4th place) and 2009. Also in 2008, the team reached the final of the Russian Cup for the first time, where it led in the match with CSKA 2:0, but then missed the victory in the penalty shootout. The “ammonia” team also managed to play in the Europa League, although not for long – in the playoff round they were defeated by Fulham on aggregate in two matches. Which might not have happened if the Permians had been a little luckier... And one cannot help but note the fact that Bulgarian legionnaires played a very important role in the successes: Martin Kushev, Georgi Peev, Zachary Sirakov. And even now the club is a kind of haven for football players from this Balkan country, the so-called already beaten path.

With modest financial resources, Amkar has prospects with very competent coaches who can work with limited resources. These include Miodrag Bozovic and Stanislav Cherchesov. But why not now give a chance to the real legend of the club - Konstantin Paramonov? The man went with Amkar all the way from the very bottom to the European Cup zone, and earned the credit of trust. And it was impossible to perform better at the end of the season after the sudden departure of the coach.

In the 2014/15 season, Amkar started the tournament very poorly and was on the verge of relegation to the FNL. In December 2014, Gadzhi Gadzhiev became the new head coach of the team, who was able to raise the team to 11th place in the Russian Championship and was able to maintain registration in the RFPL, despite the disgusting start.

The management of the Perm club decided to conclude a long-term contract with the specialist. For the next two seasons, Gadzhiev successfully coped with the main task and retained registration in the RFPL for Amkar.

After the first half of the 2017/18 season, Amkar is in 13th place and is in the zone of transition matches.

Attributes of FC Amkar

Colors: red-black
FC Amkar mascot: a red lynx dressed in a club uniform
Anthem: “Our life is a game, and our religion is football...” Performed by the group “Wind”.

Fans of FC Amkar

Amkar has many fans and people who like this team because of its originality and ability to join the fight for European competition, despite constant financial problems. There is an official fan club.

Brothers and rivals

Amkar’s traditional rival is Ural; their confrontation is called the “Ural Derby”.

Famous players

• Konstantin Paramonov
• Konstantin Zyryanov
• Dmitry Belorukov
• Rustem Khuzin
• Konstantin Genich
• Konstantin Vasiliev
• Sergey Narubin
• Martin Kushev
• Georgi Peev
• Zachary Sirakov
• Martin Jakubko

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Instead of sports - a financial principle

In Russia, at the height of the 2018 World Cup, the Premier League club, Perm Amkar, was buried

From the website of FC Amkar

Russian football lost today, June 18, the famous Ural club Amkar. The team from Perm ceased to exist due to lack of funding. This news went unnoticed against the backdrop of the growing momentum of the World Cup. There are no messages about the liquidation of the club on the websites of the Russian Football Union (RFU) and the Russian Football Premier League (RFPL). But in football circles, many expressed sincere regret about this, noting that while Russia is trying to impress the West with the World Cup, football is dying within the country.

"Strong middle peasant"

By the standards of Russian giants, Amkar is a young team. The Perm club was founded in 1994, in Russian Premier League(the highest club division) played from 2004 to 2018. Best result The Perm team took fourth place at the end of the 2007/08 season. At the same time, Amkar, under the leadership of Miodrag Bozovic, reached the final of the Russian Cup, where they lost to CSKA on penalties. “Amkar” was always considered a “strong middle peasant” and could beat the leaders of the championship race.

But at the beginning of 2018, Amkar began to experience financial difficulties, and the team’s performance in the Premier League was called into question. IN last season the club took 13th place and was forced to play in transition matches with the Tambov club for the right to remain in the RFPL.

Permians retained their residence in the elite. However, on June 13 it became known that the RFU had revoked Amkar’s license for the 2018-2019 season due to insufficient financial guarantees. Thus, the club lost the opportunity to play in the Premier League and the Football League. national league(FNL), uniting clubs of the first division.

Today, June 18, the board of FC Amkar met. After the meeting it was announced that the club would cease to exist. Amkar President Gennady Shilov said that the team will not even enter the Professional Championship football league(follows FNL - editor's note). According to Shilov, there is no funding, and there is no point in accumulating debts. It is expected that the place of Amkar in the RFPL will be taken by Anzhi Makhachkala.

Budget cuts

Sports media note that everything was systematically moving towards the liquidation of the Perm club. The scenario was similar to how the Tosno club died. The team from the Leningrad region won the Russian Cup this year, after which it was disbanded for the same financial reasons.

It is reported that when the authorities of the Perm region reduced the amount of state support for Amkar in 2018, the team began to experience financial difficulties. Before this, about half of the club's budget came from budget subsidies. In addition, sponsors turned their backs on the team, and therefore Amkar had difficulty finishing the season.

According to the Sport Express newspaper, Amkar management received offers from investors from Nizhny Novgorod and Kaliningrad to purchase the club for 150 million rubles. But the deal did not take place. According to some reports, Shilov intended to receive 180 million rubles, as well as guarantees for repayment of the club’s debts, which, according to various estimates, range from 200 to 500 million rubles.

Now the club has to pay, among other things, arrears of wages. Thus, Amkar owed Nigerian national team player Brian Idov a salary for three months and bonuses for five games, writes R-Sport. The footballer noted that the situation with the club distracts him from the World Cup, while he feels sorry for the fans from Perm.

The club was “buried”

Many former players of the club, including ex-goalkeepers Roman Gerus and Alexander Selizov, expressed their regrets regarding the situation with Amkar. The current players are still looking for new teams. Amkar captain Petar Zanev said this, in particular.

Another former Amkar player, and now the manager of the revived Zvezda, Alexei Popov, told RIA Novosti that for him the liquidation of the Perm team is a sore subject. “I gave this club 20 years. The team was buried. I have been saying that the club has been going downhill for the last 5-10 years. In the end, this is what happened. As far as I know, the management wanted to save the team, but Shilov did not make any contact. It’s a pity that it turns out this way,” he said.

Even its most irreconcilable rival, FC Ural from Yekaterinburg, spoke today about the liquidation of Amkar. The teams have a 21-year history of rivalries, and each match was positioned as a Ural derby, which aroused increased interest among fans.

“Every person close to Ural football knows about the difficult relationship between Ural and Amkar fans towards each other, but today, at least for a day, we urge all fans to forget about it. The Perm club was our closest neighbor in the Russian Championship matches and, traditionally, the guest sector at the Zvezda stadium was filled to capacity with fans from Yekaterinburg. Football club“Ural” sincerely regrets that “Amkar” is no more... It’s hard to believe it yet, but we hope that Perm will return to football card Russia,” the Ural press service reported on its Facebook page.

Basketball instead of football

Co-chairman of the regional headquarters of the ONF in the Perm region, Gennady Sandyrev, believes that the conflict between Amkar’s top management and the regional authorities is at the heart of the club’s current financial troubles. “The situation is quite negative now. The club, which had been operating for more than 20 years, ceased to exist. And this is completely inconsistent with the decree of the Russian President that sports need to be developed in the regions, the younger generation needs to be educated and special attention should be paid to elite sports,” he notes. — In general, Amkar’s budget was one of the smallest in the RFPL. Therefore, it is doubly surprising that the leadership of the region and the club were unable to agree and develop some steps to normalize the situation.”

According to the calculations of the Kommersant newspaper, in past years, about 400 million rubles were allocated from the regional budget to Amkar. per year, plus the government agreed with energy companies to help the club for 160 million rubles. The club earned the rest from transfers, as well as from revenues from television broadcasts.

In September 2017, Governor Viktor Basargin was replaced by Maxim Reshetnikov, and already this year only 201 million rubles were allocated from the regional budget to Amkar. Perm media suggest that the new governor’s other hobbies are to blame. Maxim Reshetnikov, according to rumors and some facts, prefers basketball. Coincidence or not, the financing of Parma basketball in Perm is now solid and stable, the club has no problems.

Instead of sports - a financial principle

Vice President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of FC Ural Alexander Levin, in a conversation with a Znak.com correspondent, named another reason why Amkar was destined to leave the RFPL. According to him, the Premier League, instead of the sports principle of selecting participating teams, puts the financial principle in the foreground. And today, in order to obtain a license to participate in the RPFL, enormous funds are required. That’s why no one from the FNL is in a hurry to move to the top division.

“Why, if you have to spend, roughly speaking, a billion instead of 100 thousand for a season? And then, in addition to financial guarantees, we need guarantees in terms of infrastructure. Not everyone can do this today,” he noted. “But, of course, the liquidation of Amkar is simply shocking news, this is a very serious loss. It was known about financial difficulties, but no one imagined that it would end like this. If the state does not support our clubs now, until Russian football reaches the European level, we will lose teams.”

According to Kommersant's information, Amkar's management is now considering options for closing the club - through bankruptcy or through voluntary liquidation, declaring its intention to pay off all the players. The only positive aspect remains that the Amkar Young Football Players Training Center, where more than 700 young Permians train, will continue its work. The center will be transferred under the leadership of Perm officials from the regional administration of the same name.

While attention football fans focused on the World Championships taking place in Russia, sad news came from Perm. One of the most colorful and original teams in the Russian Football Premier League, Perm Amkar, has ceased to exist. Club President Gennady Shilov in an interview with Sport Express, he said that in the new season the team will not enter competitions in any of the professional leagues: “We don’t have financing, what’s the point of accumulating debts?”

The fact that the team would not play in the RFPL in the 2018/2019 season became clear a week earlier, when the Russian Football Union revoked the team’s license allowing it to compete in the top division. There remained a timid hope that the team would be able to survive in the lower leagues, like a number of famous teams who have walked this path before. Alas, hopes were not justified.

In Soviet times in Perm there was football team"Zvezda", founded back in 1932. The club representing the Sverdlov Perm Engine Plant lacked stars from the sky. Zvezda's best achievement was 6th place in the USSR Championship among First League teams (in 1972 and 1976). In the early nineties, Zvezda managed to take third place in the First League of the Russian Championship. However, the team soon ran out of funding and the club where the famous Russian player took his first steps in football coach Pavel Sadyrin, ceased to exist.

Amkar arose in Perm as a competitor to Zvezda. In 1993, the team was created with the support of the Perm OJSC Mineral Fertilizers. The name “Amkar” comes from a combination of parts of the words “ammonia” and “urea”: these two substances were the main products of the enterprise.

In Perm, experienced fans were hostile to Amkar, who believed new team"grave digger" of "Star". This was partly true: in any case, the leading players of Zvezda actually moved to the more financially prosperous Amkar.

The Cup final, the fight for the championship and the match in London: the best year in the history of Amkar

Over time, however, Amkar received the love of Perm viewers. The first step towards it was taken in 1998, when in a crowded stadium in Perm Amkar sensationally beat the best team countries, Moscow "Spartak" - 1:0.

In 2003, Amkar took 1st place in the first division, breaking into the elite of Russian football.

The 2008 season was the best in the history of Amkar. Permians under the leadership Miodrag Bozovic not only joined the fight for medals, but even aimed for 1st place. As a result, Amkar finished fourth. The events in the Russian Cup were even more dramatic, where the Perm team met CSKA in the final. Bozovic's team led with a score of 2:0, but the army team was able to come back, and in the penalty shootout everything was decided by a brilliant game CSKA goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev.

Fourth place in the Russian Championship allowed Amkar to play in the Europa League. The team's opponent was the English Fulham. Having lost in London with a score of 1:3, the Perm team won at home with a score of 1:0. And even though Amkar dropped out of the tournament based on the sum of the two meetings, these matches remained a memorable page in the history of Perm football.

Spartak and Amkar players, 2008. Photo: RIA Novosti / Vladimir Fedorenko

Survival as fate

hold on high level the team failed. Serious problems with financing began, and in December 2010, a message appeared on the official website of Amkar about a voluntary transfer to the First League due to the difficult financial situation in the club.

Fan actions and open letters to various authorities, including the President of Russia, had an effect: money was found for the team, and Amkar remained in the Premier League.

The team's budget was modest, the Perm team for the most part fought for survival, but sometimes Amkar took points from the giants.

People in Perm are used to financial difficulties, but as the 2017/2018 season progressed, they began to take on a fatal nature. Several times the conversation was raised that Amkar would not finish the season. The Permians played their home match against Lokomotiv in Moscow: the railway workers paid all expenses for Amkar. While journalists and experts were outraged by this situation, the Perm team sensationally won with a score of 2:1.

As a result, Amkar finished in the zone play-offs, but managed to surpass FC Tambov and retained the right to play in the Premier League.

Will Perm return Zvezda?

What was successful in wrestling did not work out financially. A quarter of a century after its creation, FC Amkar ceases to exist.

And the authorities of the Perm region are now going to revive Zvezda after 20 years of oblivion. The team is planning to enter the lower division. The new team will not have debts amounting to hundreds of millions of rubles, which dragged Amkar to the bottom. And the costs for Zvezda in the lower division will be significantly lower than in the RFPL.

Thus, Perm Amkar became the second Premier League team to cease to exist in 2018. Previously, a similar fate befell the Russian Cup winner Tosno. As in the case of Amkar, Tosno simply ran out of funding.