About FC Ufa

FC Ufa is a Russian football club from Ufa, the capital of the Republic of Bashkortostan, founded on 23 December 2010. It plays at the Neftyanik Stadium, which holds about 15,000 spectators. Its nickname is Gorozhane (The Citizens).

Backed by the regional government, Ufa rose quickly through the Russian leagues and reached the Premier League for the first time in 2014, where it spent several seasons.

Ufa's sixth place in 2017–18 took it into the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League, its only European campaign. It knocked out Domžale on away goals in the second qualifying round and then beat Progrès Niederkorn, before losing 2–1 on aggregate to Rangers in the play-off round. The club was later relegated and now plays in the Russian First League.