The Union of European Football Associations is the administrative body for association football, futsal and beach soccer in Europe, although several member states are primarily or entirely located in Asia. It is one of six continental confederations of world football's governing body FIFA. UEFA consists of 55 national association members.
Football Club Zenit, also known as Zenit Saint Petersburg or simply Zenit, is a Russian professional football club based in the city of Saint Petersburg. Founded in 1925, the club plays in the Russian Premier League. Zenit are the reigning champions of the Russian Premier League. Previously they won the 2007, 2010, 2011–12, 2014–15 and 2018–19 seasons of the Russian Premier League, as well as the 2007–08 UEFA Cup and the 2008 UEFA Super Cup. The club is owned and sponsored by the Russian state-owned energy giant Gazprom. The team play its home matches at the Gazprom Arena.
The Russian Premier League is the top division professional association football league in Russia. It was established at the end of 2001 as the Russian Football Premier League and was rebranded with its current name in 2018. From 1992 through 2001, the top level of the Russian football league system was the Russian Football Championship. There are 16 teams in the competition. The league has three Champions League qualifying spots given to the top three teams at the end of the season and the two Europa League spots will be allocated to the fourth and fifth placed teams. The last two teams are relegated to the Russian National Football League at the end of the season.
The UEFA European Under-19 Championship is an annual football competition contested by the European men's under-19 national teams of the member associations of UEFA.
The UEFA European Under-17 Championship is an annual football competition contested by the European men's under-17 national teams of the member associations of UEFA.
Valery Georgiyevich Gazzaev is a Russian politician, football manager and former footballer of Ossetian descent. As a Soviet footballer he played the position of a striker enjoying successes with his team FC Dynamo Moscow as well as the USSR national football team in the Olympics.
Murtaz Khurtsilava is a former Georgian association football defender.
Igor Mihailovich Shalimov is a Russian football manager and a former international midfielder. He primarily played as a wide midfielder.
Pamela Conti is an Italian football coach and former player who is the manager of the Venezuela women's national football team. As a player she was an attacking midfielder or striker for clubs in Serie A, Spain, Russia, the United States and Sweden, as well as for the Italy national team. She won two Italian Leagues, four Italian Cups, one Spanish Cup and one Russian League, and she represented Italy at two European Championships.
Elena Terekhova is a former Russian international footballer who played for CSKA Moscow in the Russian Championship. She also played for Ryazan-VDV, Energiya Voronezh, Spartak Moscow, Rossiyanka Krasnoarmeysk and W-League's FC Indiana. Terekhova is a midfielder, but she can also play as a striker.
Natalia Leontievna Barbashina is a Russian football coach and former player. Her last team was Zvezda Perm, with whom she reached the 2008-09 UEFA Women's Cup Final. Throughout her career she won nine Russian women's football championships and nine national Cups with Energiya Voronezh, Ryazan VDV, Lada Togliatti, Rossiyanka and Zvezda.
Elena Yurievna Danilova is an international Russian football forward playing for Ryazan VDV.
Lyudmyla Pekur is a former Ukrainian footballer who last played for Ryazan VDV in the Russian Championship. She previously played for Lehenda Chernihiv and Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv in the Ukrainian league and Kubanochka, Nadezhda Noginsk, Rossiyanka, Energiya Voronezh and Zvezda Perm in the Russian Championship. She first played the UEFA Women's Cup in 2004 with Zhytlobud-1, and later with Rossiyanka and Zvezda.
Elvira Zurabovna Todua is an Abkhazian, Georgian, Russian football goalkeeper who plays for CSKA Moscow of the Russian Women's Football Championship. With Rossiyanka she has won two Top Division titles and two Russian Women's Cup winners' medals. She has also represented the club in the UEFA Women's Champions League. She is a first-choice penaltist in her club, and scored 4 goals in the seasons 2016-2018.
Tatiana Skotnikova is a former Russian football midfielder, who played for CSKA Moscow in the Russian Championship.
Anna Valeryevna Cholovyaga is a former Russian football midfielder, who played for WFC Rossiyanka in the Russian Championship and the Russian national team.
Jane Törnqvist is a Philippine-born Swedish former footballer who most recently played for Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC. A tough tackling central defender, she wore number 3 for her club. She played 109 games for the Swedish national team before retiring from international football in 2005.
Olha Boychenko is a former Ukrainian football midfielder, who played for Ryazan in the Russian Championship. She had previously played for Naftokhimik Kalush and Lehenda Chernihiv in the Ukrainian League., and for Zvezda Perm in the Russian Championship. She is a member of the Ukrainian national team, and took part in the 2009 European Championship.
Olga Sergeevna Poryadina is a former Russian football defender, who last played for Mordovochka Saransk in the Russian women's football championship. She previously played for Energiya Voronezh, Kubanochka Krasnodar, Lada Togliatti and Rossiyanka Krasnoarmeysk, winning five championships with Energiya, Lada and Rossiyanka.
Elena Medved is a former Russian footballer. She played as a defender for Ryazan and the Russia national team.
