FC Dnepr Smolensk
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Smolensk
Smolensk is a city and the administrative center of Smolensk Oblast, Russia, located on the Dnieper River. Situated west-southwest of Moscow, this walled city was destroyed several times throughout its long history since it was on the invasion routes of both Napoleon and Hitler. Today, Smolensk...
, Russia
Russia
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, founded in 2004. Another Smolensk team, FC Kristall Smolensk, was dissolved in early 2004. Until 2008, Dnepr was called FC Smolensk. As of 2011, it plays in the Russian Second Division
Russian Second Division
The Russian Second Division is the third level of Russian professional football.In 1998–2010, it was run by the Professional Football League....
where it also played from 2005 to 2007.