FC Znamya Truda Orekhovo-Zuyevo

Znamya Truda is a Russian football club from Orekhovo-Zuevo, Moscow Oblast. The club is most noted because they are the oldest now-playing club in Russia, founded in 1909. They currently play in the Russian Professional Football League. The club's finest hour came in 1962 when they reached the final of the USSR Cup.

FC Znamya Truda
Full nameFK Znamya Truda Orekhovo-Zuevo
Nickname(s)Morozovtsy, Nuts
Founded16 November 1909 (1909-11-16)
GroundZnamya Truda Stadium, Orekhovo-Zuevo
Capacity6,000
OwnerOrekhovo-Zuyevo
ChairmanIgor Mayorov
ManagerAnatoli Kertoake
LeaguePFL,
Group 2
2019–20Zone West, 11th
WebsiteClub website

In the 2017–18 season, Znamya Truda finished last in its group, losing 24 matches out of 26. It had to lose its professional status and be relegated to the Amateur Football League, however, the club avoided relegation since another club in the competition ceased to exist.

Team name history

  • 1909–1935: Morozovtsy, KSO, TsPKFK, Orekhovo-Zuyevo, Krasnoye Orekhovo, Krasny Tekstilshchik
  • 1935–1937: Krasnoye Znamya
  • 1938–1945: Zvezda
  • 1946–1957: Krasnoye Znamya
  • 1958–1991: Znamya Truda
  • 1992: Khitryye Lisy
  • 1993–1994: FC Orekhovo
  • 1995–1996: GFC Orekhovo
  • 1997–2002: Spartak-Orekhovo
  • 2003–present: Znamya Truda

Current squad

As of 5 August 2020, according to the PFL website.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK  RUS Vitali Chilyushkin
GK  RUS Mikhail Khviyuzov
DF  RUS Mikhail Bagayev
DF  RUS Dmitri Dolgov
DF  RUS Ivan Gerasimov
DF  RUS Andrei Kabayev
DF  RUS Anton Klochkov
DF  RUS Nikolai Vovk (on loan from Shinnik Yaroslavl)
DF  RUS Aleksandr Yakovlev
DF  RUS Danila Zhemaytis (on loan from Baltika Kaliningrad)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF  RUS Danila Butrimov
MF  RUS Aleksei Gerasimov
MF  RUS Shakhban Magomedaliyev
MF  RUS Alan Tsaritov
MF  RUS Dmitri Zakharov (on loan from Baltika Kaliningrad)
MF  RUS Aleksei Zhitnikov
MF  RUS Yevgeni Zverev
FW  RUS Kirill Lukyanov
FW  RUS Gevork Sarkisyan

Notable players

Had international caps for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries while playing for Znamya Truda.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.