The SKA Khabarovsk Gazette
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at SKA Khabarovsk
Nichita Moțpan was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
Danila Gaivoronskiy will join SKA Khabarovsk for nothing
The paperwork is done long before the player is. Danila Gaivoronskiy has agreed terms to come here when his current deal runs out, which means SKA Khabarovsk have spent a summer's transfer budget on a phone call.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Door shut on John Dembe
SKA Khabarovsk asked and Sigma Olomouc said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Market10 Aug 2026
Vitaliy Trifonov steps up from the SKA Khabarovsk academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Vitaliy Trifonov has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market10 Aug 2026
Mikhail Isayev steps up from the SKA Khabarovsk academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Mikhail Isayev has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Artyom Rybakov joins the SKA Khabarovsk first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Artyom Rybakov is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
SKA Khabarovsk promote Andrey Trifonov from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Andrey Trifonov has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Match8 Aug 2026
Rotor take the points off SKA Khabarovsk
Beaten 0‑1, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
Mark Potapov answers for it
“The supporters are entitled to be angry. So am I. We will put it right.” 0‑1, a manager saying the necessary things, and a dressing room that heard a different version of them.
In brief
- Squad The formation has left Maxim Karpov behind
- The dugout Sadyg Bagiev is still paying for one afternoon at SKA Khabarovsk
- Looking ahead A reunion for Vasily Aleinikov