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Full name | ООО Футбольный клуб "Рубин" Казань OOO Football Club Rubin Kazan[1] | |||
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Nickname(s) | Rubinovye, Krasno-Zelyonye (The Red-Greens) | |||
Founded | 20 April 1958 | |||
Ground | Ak Bars Arena Central Stadium | |||
Capacity | 45,379 | |||
President | Marat Safiullin | |||
Manager | Rashid Rakhimov[2] | |||
League | Russian Premier League | |||
2023–24 | 8th of 16 | |||
Website | Club website | |||
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FC Rubin Kazan (Russian: ФК «Рубин» Казань, IPA: [rʊˈbʲin kɐˈzanʲ]) is a Russian professional football club based in the city of Kazan. They play in the Russian Premier League.[3] Founded in 1958, Rubin played its first-ever top flight season in 2003. It has remained there through the 2021–22 season, winning the Russian Premier League championship in 2008 and 2009. After one season in the second tier, the club returned to the RPL for the 2023–24 season. The club also won the 2011–12 Russian Cup. The team plays in the Ak Bars Arena.