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 FNL 2. 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
ChairmanSergei Bondar[1]
ManagerVyacheslav Lugovkin (caretaker)
LeagueFNL 2,
Group 2
2021–2216th
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.

Morozovtsy Team, 1908

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 25 January 2023, 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
5 DF  RUS Vasily Chizhikov
7 MF  RUS Daniil Vigovskiy
9 MF  RUS Nikita Kholyavsky (on loan from Avangard Kursk)
10 MF  RUS Roman Urkhov
11 MF  RUS Roman Vasyukov
17 FW  RUS Nikita Stroilov
20 MF  RUS Kirill Sharonov
21 DF  RUS Yaroslav Kharlanov
22 MF  RUS Aleksandr Obolentsev
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 MF  RUS Anton Betyuzhnov
24 MF  RUS Ruslan Sayfulin
25 DF  RUS Daniil Melikhov
26 MF  RUS Yevgeny Subbotin
31 GK  RUS Artyom Gerasimov
71 GK  RUS Ivan Zaborovsky
77 DF  RUS Yegor Klimov
88 MF  RUS Andrei Potapov
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. "Гендиректор ФК «Знамя Труда»: не очень радует, что Медиалига оттягивает классных игроков от нас" (in Russian). vprognoze.ru. 2022-10-11. Retrieved 2022-12-13.
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