WFC CSKA Moscow (Russian: ЖФК ЦСКА Москва) is the women's team of Russian football club PFC CSKA Moscow, itself a branch of sports society CSKA Moscow. The club participates in the Russian Women's Football Championship, the top division of Russian women football.

WFC CSKA
Club crest
Full nameWFC CSKA Moscow
Founded1990 / 2016
GroundNovye Khimki Stadium, Khimki
Capacity3 066
ChairmanDmitry Sablin
ManagerMaksim Zinovyev
LeagueRussian Championship
20232nd
Websitehttps://wfccska.ru/

History

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The section first competed in 1991, in the short-lived Soviet Championship's second level, as CSKA-Transexpo.[1] Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union that same year, it registered in the Russian Supreme Division, where it competed for two seasons before it folded.[citation needed]

Two decades later, CSKA again registered in the second-tier Russian First League (women's football), but it was again disbanded after just one season. However, following the disbanding of Zorky Krasnogorsk near the end of the 2015 Top Division, FK Rossiyanka filled its vacancy for the next season and the new team was registered as CSKA in the 2016 championship. Its first game, a 1–1 draw against FK Chertanovo, coincided with the 93rd anniversary of the men's CSKA's first football match.[2] CSKA ended the championship second-to-last, while Rossiyanka won its fifth title.

For the 2017 season, several key Rossiyanka players moved to the team, which rose to top-table positions.[3] In July, during the inter-season summer pause, it became a CSKA official section.[4] Two months later the team won its first title after defeating Chertanovo 1–0 in the Russian Cup final.

In recent years CSKA Women won two Russian championships in a row, in 2019 and 2020 and made their debut in UEFA Women's Champions League.[citation needed]

Season-by-season

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List of WFC CSKA Moscow seasons

Russian Supreme League (women's football)Russian First League (women's football)Russian Supreme League (women's football)Soviet First League (women's football)
Russian Women's Cup

Titles

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Current squad

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As of 31 January 2021.[5]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
74 GK   RUS Elizaveta Shcherbakova
1 GK   RUS Elvira Todua
27 DF   RUS Maria Alekseeva
23 DF   RUS Olga Chernova
15 DF   KAZ Yulia Myasnikova
22 DF   RUS Kseniya Kovalenko
63 MF   RUS Valeria Bespalikova
8 MF   RUS Karina Baklanova
70 MF   RUS Margarita Chernomyrdina
5 DF   SRB Tijana Janković
14 MF   RUS Tatiana Petrova
10 MF   RUS Nadezhda Smirnova
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF   RUS Daria Yakovleva
7 FW   CMR Gabrielle Onguéné
20 FW   RUS Valeria Bizenkova
29 GK   RUS Anastasiia Ananjeva
21 FW   RUS Lyubov Yashchenko
93 MF   RUS Ekaterina Bratko
65 MF   RUS Marina Kiskonen
6 DF   SRB Nevena Damjanović
18 FW   NGA Francisca Ordega
FW   CMR Tatiana Ewodo Ekogo

See also

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References

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  1. ^ RSSSF.
  2. ^ WFC CSKA Moscow
  3. ^ Soccerway
  4. ^ CSKA Moscow
  5. ^ "Russia - PFK CSKA Moskva - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Women Soccerway".