Ural Ekaterinburg confirmed the depatrure of the head coach Dmitry Parfenov following the loss in Russian Cup semifinal.

Parfenov had been coaching the team since June 2018 after three seasons with FC Tosno. In 2018/19 season Ural finished at the 10th position in RPL and played in Russian Cup final where they lost to Lokomotiv Moscow. Before the last matchday of the season Ekaterinburg side are at the 11th place in league standings, they were also beaten by FC Khimki in Russian Cup semifinal on 19 July.

The team will be managed on the last match of the season against Lokomotiv Moscow by Ural-2 head coach Yuri Matveev.