FC Anzhi Makhachkala is a Russia

Russia

Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

n football club based in Makhachkala

Makhachkala

-Twin towns/sister cities:Makhachkala is twinned with: Sfax, Tunisia Siping, China Spokane, United States Vladikavkaz, Russia Yalova, Turkey Ndola, Zambia-See also:*...

, capital of the Republic of Dagestan, which plays in the Russian Premier League

Russian Premier League

The Russian Premier League , currently called SOGAZ Russian Football Championship due to sponsorship reasons, is the top division of Russian football. There are 16 teams in the competition...

. The word "Anzhi" is part of Anzhi-Qala (A Fortress of Soil, Qala or Kala قلعه means Fortress in Arabic) the old name of Makhachkala.
The club was founded in 1991 and has played in the Russian league since 1992. In 1992 the team entered the Second Division

Russian Second Division

The Russian Second Division is the third level of Russian professional football.In 1998–2010, it was run by the Professional Football League....

 and played there until promotion to the First Division in 1996, when Eduard Malofeev

Eduard Malofeev

Eduard Vassilievich Malofeyev is a football coach and former international player who last managed of FC Pskov-747 Pskov.- Life and career :...

 coached them.