In the First Division of Russian football, the club Ufa has confirmed that it will soon disclose the appointment of a new head coach. The announcement signals a fresh chapter for a team aiming to climb back toward the top of the table and restore stability after a campaign that has seen more questions than guarantees so far this season.
Sergey Tomarov, a coach from Ufa, the capital city of Bashkortostan, is set to return to his former role with the club’s youth system. He is expected to take the helm at the children’s and youth school named after the club, a position that places him at the heart of developing talent for the senior squad. The club’s official Telegram channel has hinted at the transition, though no formal confirmation has been issued beyond the plan to initiate sessions with the main squad in the near future.
Sources close to the club indicate that the new head coach will begin his first practice with the team on Thursday, signaling a concrete step toward a new tactical direction and squad integration. The timing aligns with the club’s broader strategy of rebuilding and sharpening the squad’s competitive edge as the season progresses.
Earlier in the summer, Ufa announced that Tomarov would assume the duties of head coach, a decision that underscored the club’s intent to leverage his experience within the organization. His return to a leadership position inside the club’s structure suggests a plan to harness internal continuity while injecting fresh energy into the team’s approach on and off the pitch.
At this stage of the season, after five rounds in the First League, Ufa sits in tenth place in the standings. The club has accumulated seven points, recording two wins, one draw, and two losses. This early positioning reflects the challenges faced by the squad as it navigates a competitive league and attempts to translate potential into points consistently across matches.
To put the current campaign in perspective, it is worth recalling Ufa’s recent history. In the previous Russian Premier League (RPL) season, the Bashkortostan club finished 14th in the standings. In the final round, Ufa defeated Rubin and earned a place in the play-offs. There, they faced Orenburg and were defeated, which led to relegation to the First Division for the following campaign. This sequence of events has shaped the club’s current mission: to rebound quickly and reestablish a foothold in the top tier of Russian football.
In June, the board of the Russian Football Union (RFU) announced a change in the naming of the league system, renaming the Football National League to the First Division. The switch became effective from the 2022/23 season onward, reflecting a broader restructuring of the country’s football framework and the emphasis on clarity in the league’s branding and competition structure.
Looking back at last season’s results, Torpedo Moscow claimed the championship, Fakel Voronezh finished second, and Orenburg took third place. All three clubs earned promotion back to the RPL, illustrating the high-stakes dynamics of promotion battles and the competitive ladder that Ufa is now striving to climb again as it plans for future success.
Earlier reports also indicated that Dynamo Moscow was nearing a contract agreement with Milan Majstorovic, a player from the Serbian club Vojvodina. If finalized, this move would add an experienced asset to Dynamo Moscow’s squad, underscoring the ongoing activity and strategic player acquisitions that characterize the Russian football market in the current period.