FC Znamya Truda Orekhovo-Zuyevo
Full name | FC Znamya Truda Orekhovo-Zuevo | ||
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Nickname(s) | Morozovtsy, Nuts | ||
Founded | 16 November 1909 | ||
Ground | Znamya Truda Stadium, Orekhovo-Zuevo | ||
Capacity | 2,500 | ||
Owner | Orekhovo-Zuyevo | ||
Chairman | Aleksandr Kuznetsov | ||
Manager | Vyacheslav Lugovkin | ||
League | Russian Second League, Division B, Group 2 | ||
2024 | 12th | ||
Website | http://fczt-oz.ru/ | ||
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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 fourth-tier Russian Second League Division B. The club's finest hour came in 1962 when they reached the final of the USSR Cup.
History
[edit]The club was founded in the village of Orekhovo which was to join with Zuevo and Nikolskoye to form Orekhovo-Zuyevo in 1917.
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.
Naming History
[edit]- 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
[edit]As of 6 September 2024, according to the Second League website.[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Notable players
[edit]Had international caps for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries while playing for Znamya Truda.
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References
[edit]- ^ "ОСНОВНАЯ КОМАНДА". www.fczt-oz.ru. Retrieved 10 April 2023.