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 fourth-tier Russian Second League Division B. The club's finest hour came in 1962 when they reached the final of the USSR Cup.

FC Znamya Truda
Full nameFC Znamya Truda Orekhovo-Zuevo
Nickname(s)Morozovtsy, Nuts
Founded16 November 1909 (1909-11-16)
GroundZnamya Truda Stadium, Orekhovo-Zuevo
Capacity2,500
OwnerOrekhovo-Zuyevo
ChairmanAleksandr Kuznetsov
ManagerVyacheslav Lugovkin
LeagueRussian Second League,
Division B,
Group 2
202313th
WebsiteClub website

History
Main article: KS Orekhovo

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
  • 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 11 April 2024, according to the Second League website.[1]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
5 DF  RUS Ivan Krasilshchikov
7 FW  RUS Daniil Timofeyev
10 MF  RUS Roman Urkhov
11 MF  RUS Kirill Vorobyov (on loan from KAMAZ)
12 MF  RUS Abdurakhman Akhilgov
13 DF  RUS Oleg Lyubchenko
15 DF  RUS Yaroslav Kharlanov
16 GK  RUS Mikhail Khviyuzov
17 MF  RUS Mikhail Kanayev
20 MF  RUS Mikhail Kazimir
21 MF  RUS Daniil Shanin
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 MF  RUS Yegor Chu
24 DF  RUS Mikhail Barinov
25 MF  RUS Tristan Komkov
35 GK  RUS Daniil Stratan
77 GK  RUS Artyom Timoshenko
78 DF  RUS Pavel Karepin
88 DF  RUS Andrey Parkhomenko (on loan from Tekstilschik Ivanovo)
92 DF  RUS Artyom Yevshintsev
95 MF  RUS Ruslan Tutayev
96 MF  RUS Sergey Kapanzhi
98 FW  RUS Maksim Kostyayev

Notable players

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

References
  1. "ОСНОВНАЯ КОМАНДА". www.fczt-oz.ru. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
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