FC Dynamo Kirov
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FC Dynamo Kirov is a Russia
n association football club from Kirov
, founded in 1923. As of 2009, it plays in the Russian Second Division
. It played on the professional level in 1937, 1957 to 1994, and since 1999. The highest level it ever achieved was the second highest (Soviet First League
and Russian First Division), where it played in 1957-1962, 1982, 1983, and 1992. It was called Dynamo Vyatka (1923-1934 before the city of Vyatka was renamed to Kirov), Vyatka Kirov (1993–1996), Mashinostroitel Kirov (1997–1998), and Dynamo-Mashinostroitel Kirov (1999–2003).
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n association football club from Kirov
Kirov, Kirov Oblast
Kirov , formerly known as Vyatka and Khlynov, is a city in northeastern European Russia, on the Vyatka River, and the administrative center of Kirov Oblast. Population: -History:...
, founded in 1923. As of 2009, 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....
. It played on the professional level in 1937, 1957 to 1994, and since 1999. The highest level it ever achieved was the second highest (Soviet First League
Soviet First League
The Soviet First League was the second highest division of Soviet football, below the Soviet Top League. The division lasted from the inception of Soviet league football in 1936 to the dissolution of the USSR in 1991.-Overview:...
and Russian First Division), where it played in 1957-1962, 1982, 1983, and 1992. It was called Dynamo Vyatka (1923-1934 before the city of Vyatka was renamed to Kirov), Vyatka Kirov (1993–1996), Mashinostroitel Kirov (1997–1998), and Dynamo-Mashinostroitel Kirov (1999–2003).