FC Rodina Moscow
Russian football team based in Moscow, Russia
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FC Rodina Moscow (Russian: ФК «Родина» Москва) is a Russian professional football team based in Moscow. It made its debut in the Russian Premier League in the 2026–27 season.
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| Full name | Football Club Rodina Moscow | ||
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| Nickname | The Birds | ||
| Founded | 2015 | ||
| Ground | Arena Khimki, Khimki | ||
| Capacity | 14,950 | ||
| Coordinates | 55°48′36″N 37°42′36″E | ||
| Owner | Sergey Lomakin | ||
| General director | Konstantin Arkhipov | ||
| Manager | Juan Díaz Quinta | ||
| League | Russian Premier League | ||
| 2025–26 | Russian First League, 1st of 18 (promoted) | ||
| Website | fcrodina | ||
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History
It was founded in 2019 as a senior squad of a pre-existing youth academy. For 2019–20 season, it received the license for the third-tier Russian Professional Football League.[1]
The club finished 4th in the 2021 Korantina Homes Cup International football tournament in Pafos, Cyprus, having been runners up in 2019.[2][3]
On 30 May 2022, Rodina secured promotion to Russian First League.[4]
In their first season in the second tier, Rodina secured 5th place. As 3rd-placed Alania Vladikavkaz failed to obtain the 2023–24 Russian Premier League license, that qualified Rodina for the promotion play-offs.[5][6] After losing the first leg of the play-off series at home to FC Pari Nizhny Novgorod with the score of 0–3, Rodina went up 2–0 in the away second leg by the 24th minute of the game. No more goals were scored in the game and Rodina lost 2–3 on aggregate.[7]
In the 2025–26 season, Rodina secured a Top-2 finish and direct Russian Premier League promotion for the first time in its history.[8]
Stadium
From 2019 to 2022 the club has hosted their home games in several stadiums in and around Moscow like Yantar, Oktyabr, Spartakovets, VTB Arena and Avangard in Domodedovo. It started playing at Arena Khimki in 2025.
Current squad
As of 31 July 2026, according to the Premier League website.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Reserve teams
Honours
- Russian First League
- Champions (1): 2025-26
- Russian Football National League 2
- Champions (1): 2021–22
Notable players
Had international caps for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries while playing for Rodina.
- Europe
- Africa
- South America
