Kuban Krasnodar

Full Name: Futbolnya Klub Kuban Krasnodar
Russian Name: Кубань Краснодар
City: Krasnodar
Country: Russia
League: Russian Premier League
Founded: 1928
Stadium: Stadion Kuban (28,800)
Colors: Green, Yellow
Previous: Dynamo (1928-54), Neftyanik (1954-58), Kuban (1958-60), Spartak (1960-63)
Rivals: Spartak Nalchik, FK Rostov

Official Website: fckuban.ru

Kuban is a region of southern Russia along the banks of the Kuban River. Krasnodar is the principal city of the region. Founded in 1928 by the local militia/interior ministry. The club was taken over by an oil company in 1954 and renamed Neftyanik (which means Oiler in Russian).

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