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 third-tier Russian Second League. 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
LeagueRussian Second League,
Division B,
Group 2
2022–2320th
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 14 September 2023, according to the Second League website.[2]

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 Russia RUS Ivan Krasilshchikov
7 MF Russia RUS Nikita Burdykin
10 MF Russia RUS Roman Urkhov
11 MF Russia RUS Roman Rustamov
12 MF Russia RUS Abdurakhman Akhilgov
13 DF Russia RUS Oleg Lyubchenko
14 DF Russia RUS Yegor Ilyashenko
15 DF Russia RUS Yaroslav Kharlanov
16 GK Russia RUS Ivan Ulasevich
17 FW Russia RUS Mukhtar Kerimov
20 DF Russia RUS Diyego Malaniya
21 FW Russia RUS Yan Shanin
23 MF Russia RUS Denis Patsev
24 MF Russia RUS Aleksandr Bulanov
No. Pos. Nation Player
25 MF Russia RUS Kirill Sharonov
26 MF Russia RUS Yevgeny Subbotin
31 FW Russia RUS Arsen Dzhioyev
35 GK Russia RUS Daniil Stratan
47 MF Russia RUS Danila Zhemaytis
59 DF Russia RUS Gleb Burkov
77 GK Russia RUS Vladislav Kraynov
78 DF Russia RUS Pavel Karepin
88 MF Russia RUS Aleksandr Rendakov
95 MF Russia RUS Ruslan Tutayev
96 MF Russia RUS Roman Kuznetsov
97 MF Russia RUS Artyom Lyashchuk
98 FW Russia 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.
  2. "ОСНОВНАЯ КОМАНДА". www.fczt-oz.ru. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
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