FC Dynamo Saint Petersburg

FC Dynamo Saint Petersburg is an association football club from Saint Petersburg

Saint Petersburg

Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...

, Russia

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...

. The club played in the Russian First Division in 2010 after winning the Western zone of 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....

in 2009. But, the club relegated back to the third level after finishing 16th in 2010. The club that played as Dynamo from 2007 to 2010 returned to their previous name, FC Petrotrest Saint Petersburg

FC Petrotrest Saint Petersburg

FC Petrotrest Saint Petersburg is an association football club from Saint Petersburg, Russia, founded in 2001. It is playing, as of 2011, in the Russian Second Division.-History:...

, and a new Dynamo was organized to play in the Amateur Football League.

The glorious past

The club was founded in 1922 as part of the All-Union Sport Society "Dinamo"

Dynamo Sports Club

Dinamo, also Dynamo, is the oldest sports and physical training society that was created in 1923.-Name:The name given to the society was supposed to mean "Power in Motion" from Greek: δύναμις; dynamis -power, and Latin: motio, -motion...

that had its different sport clubs in variety of sports throughout the whole Soviet Union. That society was the main sposor of the club at that time. Dinamo debuted in the Soviet Top League in 1936 among the original seven teams in the very first edition of the Soviet Top League

Soviet Top League

The Soviet Top League since 1970 was officially known as the Supreme League serving as the top division of Soviet Union football since 1936.It was one of the best football leagues in Europe ranking second among the UEFA members in 1988-1989 seasons...

. The club reenter the Soviet Top League

Soviet Top League

right after the World War II

World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

as the member of the interrupted edition of 1941. The club then participated in the Top League between 1936 and 1954, finishing in the top five, three times. In 1954, however, it was decided to replace Dynamo with another club, TRL, after the people in charge of football in Saint Petersburg were left unimpressed with the team's tenth place finish in the League. From 1955-1961, they had only Jewish striker, Israel "Zolik" Olshanetsky.

The new beginning

Coincidentally, the club was resurrected in 1960 in place of the TRL and spent the next two seasons in "Class B", the second tier of the Soviet league pyramid, before finding its way back to the Top Division.

The other Dark Ages

Dynamo lost its professional status in 2000, because of the lack of financing. The club, however, was immediately re-established by a local building society, but lost its professional status once again in 2004.

FC Petrotrest Saint Petersburg

The new Dynamo Saint Petersburg was established on the base of another Saint Petersburg club FC Petrotrest Saint Petersburg in 2007. After their relegation from the Russian First Division in 2010, they returned to the name Petrotrest and a new team was established as FC Dynamo to play in the Amateur Football League.

Dynamo Leningrad (1936-90)
FC Prometey-Dynamo St. Petersburg (1991-95)
FC Dynamo St. Petersburg (1995-99)
FC Dynamo-Stroyimpuls St. Petersburg (2000)
FC Dynamo-SPb St. Petersburg (2001-03)
FC Dynamo St. Petersburg (2007-2010)
dissolved
FC Dynamo St. Petersburg (2011-)

Stadium

In 1929, Dinamo gained its own stadium, Dinamo.

Currently, end of 2000s, Dinamo plays at Sport Complex Petrovsky in Saint Petersburg. The complex consists of two arenas (stadiums): the central sport arena (CSA) and the minor sport arena (MSA). Dinamo shares the complex with four other prefessional teams. In 2008 Zenit plays at CSA, the MSA is used by Dinamo, Zenit-2, Zenit-D, and Sever (Murmansk). The MSA provides 2835 seats to its spectators. There are talks that Zenit will move out of this complex to its new stadium that will be built in 2009 in place of the Kirov Stadium

Kirov Stadium

Kirov Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium in St. Petersburg, Russia, and was one of the largest stadiums anywhere in the world. The stadium was named after Sergey Kirov....

. This migration might provide Dinamo with full exploitation of the whole complex.

League and Cup history

Soviet Union Soviet Union

Soviet Union

The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....

Season	Division (Name)	Pos./Teams	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P	Domestic Cup Soviet Cup The Soviet Cup, or USSR Cup , was the premier football cup competition in the Soviet Union.-Finals:-Performance by club:-Performance by republic:-References:*, rsssf.com. Accessed on 16 May 2006....	Notes
1936 (Spring) Soviet Top League 1936 The 1936 season was the first season of the Soviet Top League. The season was split into two championships with a cup competition between them that took place in August of 1936. The first part started in late May and finished by mid of July with a single match played by each participant against...	1st (Group A)	6/(7)	6	1	1	4	5	12	9		3 pts for win, 2 - draw, 1 – lost
1936 (Autumn) Soviet Top League 1936 The 1936 season was the first season of the Soviet Top League. The season was split into two championships with a cup competition between them that took place in August of 1936. The first part started in late May and finished by mid of July with a single match played by each participant against...	1st (Group A)	7/(8)	7	1	3	3	7	15	12	1/4 finals	3 pts for win, 2 - draw, 1 – lost
1937	1st (Group A)	7/(9)	16	2	9	5	21	25	29	1/16	3 pts for win, 2 - draw, 1 – lost
1938	1st (Group A)	7/(26)	25	12	6	7	52	32	30	1/2	shifted to the two point system
1939	1st (Group A)	10/(14)	26	8	6	12	41	56	22	1/16
1940	1st (Group A)	5/(13)	24	11	5	8	47	44	21	No competition
1941	1st (Group A)	2/(15)	10	5	4	1	18	8	14	No competition	Non-Official (did not finish due to World War II World War II World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis... )
1942											Did not played due to World War II World War II World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
1943											Did not played due to World War II World War II World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
1944										1/4	Did not played due to World War II World War II World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
1945	1st (1st Group)	5/(12)	22	11	3	8	42	29	25	1/4
1946	1st (1st Group)	5/(12)	22	10	4	8	37	35	24	1/8
1947	1st (1st Group)	10/(13)	24	7	5	12	32	48	19	1/2
1948	1st (1st Group)	6/(14)	26	10	5	11	42	47	25	1/8
1949	1st (1st Group)	9/(18)	34	12	10	12	53	53	34	1/16
1950	1st (Class A)	8/(19)	36	14	10	12	63	50	38	1/16
1951	1st (Class A)	9/(15)	28	11	5	12	46	53	27	1/16
1952	1st (Class A)	5/(14)	13	5	5	3	17	17	15	1/2
1953	1st (Class A)	10/(11)	20	5	4	11	20	33	14	1/8
1954	1st (Class A)	4/(13)	24	8	10	6	29	25	26	?	as TRL
1955	1st (Class A)	10/(12)	22	5	6	11	28	41	16	?	as TRL
1956	1st (Class A)	12/(12)	22	3	7	12	25	47	13	?	as TRL relegated
1957	2nd									?	as TRL
1958	2nd									?	as TRL
1959	2nd									?	as TRL
1960	2nd (II Zone)	9	28	9	6	13	46	43	24	?	reestablished in place of TRL
1961	2nd (II Zone)	3	30	18	9	3	58	28	45	1/128	Promoted
1962	1st (Class A)	16	30	8	6	16	27	49	22	1/16	replaced the disbanded FC Admiralteets Leningrad
1963	1st (Class A)	16	38	7	15	16	37	51	29	1/4	relegated

not finished

Notable players

Had international caps for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries while playing for Dynamo.
USSR/Russia Sergey Dmitriev

Sergey Dmitriev

Sergey Igorevich Dmitriev is a former Russian footballer. Currently, he manages FC Karelia Petrozavodsk.-Honours:* Soviet Top League winner: 1984, 1991.* Soviet Cup winner: 1991....

Aleksandr Khapsalis

Aleksandr Antonovich Khapsalis is a retired Soviet football player, of Greek descent.-Honours:* Soviet Top League winner: 1977, 1980, 1981.* Soviet Cup winner: 1978, 1982, 1984.-International career:...

Nikolay Larionov

Nikolay Yevgeniyevich Larionov is a former football player and current manager. As of 2009, he is an assistant coach with the reserves team of FC Zenit St. Petersburg.-International career:...

Fridrikh Maryutin

Fridrikh Mikhailovich Maryutin was a Soviet football player and manager. He was born in Astrakhan and died in Saint Petersburg.-International career:...

Russia Dmitri Radchenko

Dmitri Radchenko

Dmitri Leonidovich Radchenko is a retired Russian footballer who played as a striker.During his professional career, he played in four different countries, namely in La Liga.-Football career:...

Aleksandr Tenyagin

Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Tenyagin was a Soviet football player and manager.-International career:...

Gennady Yevriuzhikin

Gennady Yegorovich Yevriuzhikin was a Russian footballer.-Honours:* Soviet Top League winner: 1976 .* Soviet Top League runner-up: 1967, 1970.* Soviet Cup winner: 1967, 1970.* UEFA Cup Winners' Cup finalist: 1972.* Olympic bronze: 1972....

Anatoli Zinchenko

Anatoli Alekseyevich Zinchenko is a retired Soviet football player and Russian coach. He is best known for being the first Soviet football player to play for a Western European professional club. His transfer to SK Rapid Wien was initiated by Austrian communist journalist Kurt Chastka...

Ilshat Faizulin

Ilshat Galimzyanovich Faizulin is a retired Russian footballer of Tatar ethnic origin.A forward, his career was majorly spent, in equal periods of time, in Russia and Spain.-Club career:...

Sergei Filippenkov

Sergei Aleksandrovich Filippenkov is an association football player who currently works as assistant manager in FC Dnepr Smolensk.-Honours:* Russian Premier League runner-up: 1998.* Russian Premier League bronze: 1999....

Lyubomir Kantonistov

Lyubomir Danilovich Kantonistov is an association football player. He plays midfield for FC Fakel Voronezh.He played with FC Lokomotiv Moscow, FC Kuban Krasnodar and FC Torpedo Moscow in the Russian Premier League, and with Olimpija Ljubljana in the Slovenian First League.-International...

Andrei Kondrashov

Andrei Yuryevich Kondrashov is an association football coach and a former player.-Honours:* Russian Cup winner: 1999.* Russian Second Division Zone West best defender: 2004, 2005.-International career:...

Aleksandr Panov
Former USSR countries Vyaçeslav Lıçkin
Vyaçeslav Lıçkin
Vyaçeslav Lıçkin is a retired Azerbaijani professional footballer. He made his professional debut in the Soviet Second League in 1989 for FC Termist Baku.-Honours:* Azerbaijan Premier League champion: 1998.* Azerbaijan Premier League runner-up: 2005....

Dzmitry Aharodnik

Dzmitry Aharodnik

Dzmitry Barysavich Aharodnik is a Belarusian professional footballer. As of June 2009, he is a free agent after being released on a free transfer by FC Neman Grodno. He made his professional debut in the Belarusian Premier League in 1995 for FC Dnepr Mahilyow. He played 1 game in the UEFA Cup...

Alyaksandr Chayka

Alyaksandr Leonidovich Chayka is a Belarusian professional football coach and a former player. He made his professional debut in the Belarusian Premier League in 1992 for FC Dnepr Mogilyov.-References:...

Syarhyey Hyerasimets

Syarhyey Ryhoravich Hyerasimets is a Belarusian professional football coach and a former player. He currently manages FC Okzhetpes. As a player, he made his professional debut in the Soviet Second League in 1984 for FC Dynamo Irpen.-International goals:...

Andrei Lavrik
Andrei Lavrik
Andrei Lavrik is a retired Belarusian footballer. His last club was Torpedo Zhodino. After retirement in early 2011 he stayed in the team as assistant coach.-International goal:-Honours:* Belarusian Premier League champion: 1997....

Yuri Shukanov

Yuri Shukanov

Yuri Vladimirovich Shukanov is a Belarusian professional football coach and former player. As of May 2009, he works as a general director with FC Dinamo Minsk...

Mark Švets

Mark Švets is a former Estonian international footballer.-Club career:In a much-travelled career, Švets has played for various clubs in Estonia, Russia and Kazakhstan, winning the domestic league title in the latter country...

Rimantas Žvingilas

Rimantas Žvingilas was a Lithuanian international football striker. He has played in his home country, in Belgium, in several clubs in Russia, and in Khazakstan.He retired on 7 July 2009....

Andrei Maţiura

Andrei Maţiura is a retired football midfielder.Maţiura has played for FC Olimpia, FC Hînceşti, Nistru Otaci, Terek Grozny, Metallurg-Kuzbass Novokuznetsk and Dynamo Saint Petersburg. He has also made 3 appearances for the Moldova national team.-External links:*...

Evgheni Hmaruc
Evgheni Hmaruc
Evgheni Hmaruc is a Moldovan footballer. He plays for FC Dinamo Bender.-Club career:He was loaned to Constructorul Cioburciu in March 2002.He joined CSKA Sofia in February 2004, signed a two-and-a-half year deal....

Serghei Rogaciov

Serghei Rogaciov

Serghei Ivanovich Rogaciov is a Moldovan footballer who plays in attack for FC Dynamo Saint Petersburg.-Career:He previously played for Constructorul Chişinău, FC Sheriff Tiraspol, FC Olimpia Bălţi, and Cristalul Făleşti, Saturn Ramenskoye, FC Aktobe and FC Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast.-International:He...

Oleg Shishkin
Oleg Shishkin
Oleg Vladimirovich Shishkin , is a Moldovan professional footballer midfielder currently playing for Zimbru Chișinău in the Moldovan National Division.Shishkin made 38 appearances for the Moldova national football team....

Andrei Manannikov

Andrei Manannikov

Andrei Ivanovich Manannikov is a Tajikistani professional football coach and a former player. He made his professional debut in the Soviet First League in 1982 for FC Pamir Dushanbe.-References:...

Oleksandr Kyryukhin

Oleksandr Hryhorovych Kiryukhin is a retired Ukrainian professional footballer.-European club competitions:* UEFA Champions League 1998–99 with FC Dynamo Kyiv: 4 games.* UEFA Cup 2001–02 with FC Chernomorets Novorossiysk: 1 game.-External links:...

Europe Saša Ilić

Coaches

Vladimir Goncharov (-1994)
Aleksandr Fyodorov
Aleksandr Georgiyevich Fyodorov
Aleksandr Georgiyevich Fyodorov is a Russian professional football coach.-External links:*...

(1994–97)
Mark Rubin (1997)
Boris Rappoport
Boris Rappoport
Boris Savelyevich Rappoport is a Russian professional football coach and a former player. Currently, he works as a vice-president for FC Zhemchuzhina-Sochi.-External links:*...

(1997-2000)
Sergei Lomakin (2000–2003)
Oleg Dolmatov
Oleg Dolmatov
Oleg Vasilyevich Dolmatov is a former Russian footballer and a current manager.- Honors :* Soviet Top League winner: 1976 .* Soviet Cup winner: 1977....

(2003)
Leonid Tkachenko
Leonid Tkachenko
Leonid Ivanovich Tkachenko is a former Soviet player and the Ukrainian-Russian coach.Together with Mykola Pavlov served as an interim coach for Ukrainian national football team when it traveled to Belarus for a friendly against the Belarusian national football team. Him and Pavlov were assistant...

(2007-May 2008)
Vyacheslav Melnikov
Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Melnikov
Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Melnikov is a Russian professional football coach and a former player.-Honours:* Soviet Top League champion: 1984.* Soviet Top League bronze: 1980.* Soviet Cup finalist: 1984.* USSR Federation Cup finalist: 1986.-External links:...

(May 2008-September 2008)
Eduard Malofeev
Eduard Malofeev
Eduard Vassilievich Malofeyev is a football coach and former international player who last managed of FC Pskov-747 Pskov.- Life and career :...

(September 2008-2009)
Aleksandr Averyanov
Aleksandr Nikolayevich Averyanov
Aleksandr Nikolayevich Averyanov is a Russian professional football coach and a former player. In 2010, he managed FC Dynamo St. Petersburg. As a player, he made his debut in the Soviet Top League in 1966 for FC Chornomorets Odessa....

(March-April 2010)
Boris Zhuravlyov
Boris Zhuravlyov
Boris Ivanovich Zhuravlyov is a Russian professional football coach and a former player.-External links:*...

(May-July 2010)
Eduard Malofeev
Eduard Malofeev
Eduard Vassilievich Malofeyev is a football coach and former international player who last managed of FC Pskov-747 Pskov.- Life and career :...

(July-August 2010)
Sergey Frantsev (August-December 2010)

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The glorious past

The new beginning

The other Dark Ages

FC Petrotrest Saint Petersburg