[citation needed] In 2003 the team was back as Rossiyanka, attaining promotion to the Russian Championship in the first try.

Rossiyanka successfully defended the title in the following season, which ended in 2012 following a short-lived change in the calendar format.

[citation needed] Rossiyanka was a regular of the Champions League, where it has reached the quarter-finals in 2008 and 2012.

As Russia ranks among the top 8 UEFA Leagues by coefficient,[2] Rossiyanka entered the competition both as the Russian Championship's champion or vice-champion.

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