About club

FC “AKRON” Togliatti

Football Club “Akron” was founded in the spring of 2018. The Red-Blacks represent the city of Togliatti and one of the largest industrial and metallurgical holdings in Russia - AKRON HOLDING. During forming the team an emphasisis made on the return of Yuri Konoplev Football Academy graduates, as well as the players who have previously played in Togliatti. Since the season 2019/20 Akron has been performing at a professional level.

Founded: 2018

Colors: red-black

Home stadium: “Crystall” stadium (3010 seats)

Mission and values

We strive to preserve the best of today and use it as a foundation for future achievements.

In other words, we educate young football players of the Samara region, instill in them a love of sports, competitions, develop and popularize football in Togliatti and the Samara region.

Values to which we are loyal:

01 Activity
Only by being active you can achieve high results. We motivate players, and through their examples - all football fans, to be active and not be afraid to take initiative.
02 Competence
Experience and knowledge are one of the most important success factors. We learn to be competent in our field in order to show good football and achieve high results.
03 Determination
We set ourselves ambitious goals and move decisively towards them.
04 Responsibility
We take responsibility for our actions both on and off the field, as we want to be an example of dignified sports behavior in all situations.
05 Reliability
We are a team you can rely on. We strive to be strong and not give up in order to justify the trust of our fans.

History and remarkable events

Formation of "Akron" academy

The Akron Academy was founded in 2011 by a Novosemeikino resident, the CEO of Akron Holding, Pavel Morozov. Since its inception, Akron Academy has been a constant participant in regional and city competitions at all levels and has been steadily developing, sending its students to major all-Russian tournaments. About 150 children of different ages are engaged in the club under the guidance of a qualified coaching staff. Here they get the opportunity to grow and develop, the Akron Academy is a place where ordinary boys and girls turn into champions. The club has its own football field (60 * 40m), open for play all year round, equipped with changing rooms, showers.

Season 2018: building an adult team

In the spring of 2018 the Holding's football structure was appeared an adult Akron team, which started in the Russian Football Championship and Cup among Division III teams (Volga region). The first season was successful for the team: according to the results of the championship, the club took third place and also reached the semifinals of the cup tournament.

Season 2019/2020: transition to the "professionals"

The AKRON HOLDING management decided to continue the progressive development of the team, and in 2019 the club went through the licensing procedure in the Russian Football Union to participate in the Russian Football Championship among teams of Professional Football League clubs in the Ural-Volga region in the season 2019/20. The team became a member of Olimp-PFL in the Ural-Volga region. Akron's professional debut turned out to be successful: the team secured a foothold in the group of leaders of the regular season and in the Russian Cup stopped just a step away from the 1/16 finals match with a Russian Premier League club.

Season 2020/21: debut in the FNL

At the end of the season 2019/20 Akron achieved an increase, taking first place in the 17 tours of the Olimp-PFL. As a result of 42 matches played in the Football National League Akron took 17th place and, by priority, retained its place in the Olimp-FNL due to the Tambov’s bankruptcy.