FC Rostov

FC Rostov is a football club from Russia. They compete in the Russia Premier League (2026/2027 season). Home matches are played at Rostov Arena in Rostov-on-Don (capacity 45,000).

The team is coached by Jonatan Alba, who has taken charge of 28 matches (7W, 5D, 16L) since the 2024/2025 season.

In the Russia Premier League FC Rostov sit 8th of 16 with 0 points. The table is led by Akron Togliatti. In the Russia Premier League (2025/2026) FC Rostov sit 10th of 16 with 33 points from 30 matches (8W, 9D, 13L), scoring 25 and conceding 32. The table is led by Zenit St. Petersburg (35 points ahead).

Most recently FC Rostov lost 1:2 away to FC Orenburg on July 26, 2026 in the Russia Premier League. Before that, they beat Fakel 2:1 at home on July 15, 2026 in the Club Friendlies. Before that, they beat FC Krasnodar 4:3 away on July 11, 2026 in the Club Friendlies.

The squad counts 37 players with an average age of 24.1. It is made up of 4 goalkeepers, 13 defenders, 9 midfielders and 10 forwards. Artem Petrov (18) is the youngest player, Evgeny Chernov (33) the oldest.

In the 2025/2026 season Ronaldo Cesar was the top scorer (6 goals) and also led for goals + assists (6); Rustam Yatimov led for minutes played (2520) and clean sheets (8); Aleksey Mironov led for yellow cards (7); Viktor Melekhin led for red cards (2).

FC Rostov next face Rodina away on July 31, 2026 in the Russia Premier League.

On the transfer front the club has recorded 142 moves in total — 71 arrivals and 71 departures. The latest arrival is Ibraheem Mahfus Ajasa from Modern Sport FC (permanent, July 11, 2025). The latest departure is Mohammad Mohebi to Salzburg (rumour, June 29, 2026).

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