On Wednesday, January 9^th, at a general meeting of the team a new head coach Leonid Kuchuk was introduced to "Kuban" players according to the club's official site.

Belorussian specialist known for his work at "Sheriff" Tiraspol, "Salute" Belgorod and "Arsenal" Kiev personally greeted each player after a brief presentation by a Sporting Director Sergey Doronchenko.

- As we all know, yesterday Yuriy Anatolievich left the team but life does not stop there - the Sporting Director of FC "Kuban" said. - This is football and some changes are a part of our profession. We practically have no time to "swing", from the first day we all start to work. Goals of the team has not been removed.

- It all happened pretty quickly - both a negotiation phase and my visit to Krasnodar - the new head coach of FC "Kuban" said . - I am certainly glad to work with the team that includes skilled players and has high goals set. Acquaintance with the football players will be held in operating mode, despite the fact that I have been known many of them very well, at least in absentia. We have a very significant part of the championship ahead, and now we must do everything to prepare for it with maximum quality.