FC Chelyabinsk

FC Chelyabinsk
Full nameFootball Club Chelyabinsk
Founded1977
GroundCentral Stadium
Capacity15,000
ChairmanKonstantin Arestov
ManagerRoman Pylypchuk
LeagueRussian First League
2024–25Russian Second League,
Division A,
Gold Group
First stage, 1st
Second stage, 6th
(promoted through play-offs)
Websitefc-chel.ru

Football Club Chelyabinsk (Russian: ФК «Челябинск») is a Russian football club from Chelyabinsk that will play in the Russian First League, the second tier of the Russian football league system, in the 2025–26 season.

It played professionally from 1989 to 1993 and from 1997 on. The club was called Strela Chelyabinsk (1977–1989) and Zenit Chelyabinsk (1990–2008). It played on the second-highest level, Russian First Division, in 1992 and 1993.