FC Zenit Penza

FC Zenit Penza (Russian: «Зенит» (Пенза)) is a Russian football team from Penza. It played professionally in 1948–1949, 1961–1973, 1990–1999, 2002–2008, 2010–2017 and from 2021. It played on the second-highest level in the Soviet First League in 1948–1949 and 1960–1962, where its best result was 8th place in Zone 3 in 1961. In 2009, it played in the Amateur Football League which it won and was promoted to the Russian Second Division for 2010. It dropped out the third-tier PFL during the winter break of the 2017–18 season.[1] It re-entered the third tier for the 2021–22 season.[2]

FC Zenit Penza
Full nameFootball Club Zenit Penza
Founded1918
GroundStadium 1st May
Capacity5,100
OwnerPenza
ManagerVladimir Radkevich
LeagueFNL 2, Zone 3
2021–2213th
WebsiteClub website

Current squad

As of 19 December 2022, according to the Second League 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
3 DF  RUS Aleksandr Kalyashin
9 FW  RUS Dmitry Kuptsov
10 MF  RUS Danila Aftayev
11 MF  RUS Andrey Vanyan
12 FW  RUS Vitaly Aralin
13 MF  RUS Aleksandr Kuznetsov
15 DF  RUS Maksim Trunov
16 GK  RUS Pavel Veselov
17 MF  RUS Yevgeny Yegorov
18 FW  RUS Deni Makayev
19 MF  RUS Daniil Kashmin
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 DF  RUS Ayrat Khabibulin
26 DF  RUS Stepan Lavrenenko
27 MF  RUS Sergey Yarygin
29 DF  RUS Dmitry Korolyov
33 GK  RUS Aleksey Balagan
42 DF  RUS Gordey Nefyodov
55 DF  RUS Maksim Timchenko
58 GK  RUS Matvey Loginov
63 DF  RUS Nikita Verkhunov
90 MF  RUS Ilmir Nurisov
91 DF  RUS Aleksandr Ocheredin

Team name history
  • 1918–1926: KLS Penza (Klub Lyubiteley Sporta – Sport Lovers Club)
  • 1927: Rabochiy Klub Penza
  • 1927–1929: Zavod N50 Penza
  • 1930–1935: ZIF Penza
  • 1936–1947: FC Zenit Penza
  • 1948–1959: FC Spartak Penza
  • 1960–1963: FC Zarya Penza
  • 1964–1965: FC Trud Penza
  • 1966: FC Velozavodets Penza
  • 1967–1971: FC Khimmashevets Penza
  • 1972–1973: FC Sura Penza
  • 1973–1978: FC Granit Penza
  • 1979: FC SKA Penza
  • 1980–1991: FC Granit Penza
  • 1992–present: FC Zenit Penza

References
  1. Пензенский "Зенит" и зеленодольский "Анжи-Юниор" снялись с участия в ПФЛ (in Russian). TASS. 30 March 2018.
  2. "Итоги заседания Комиссии РФС по лицензированию футбольных клубов" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 16 June 2021.
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