FC Izhevsk
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FC Izhevsk was a Russia
n football team from Izhevsk
. It played professionally from 1946 to 1949 and 1956 to 2004. It played at the second-highest level (Soviet First League
and Russian First Division) in 1947-1949, 1956-1962, 1968-1969 and 1992-1993.
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 football team from Izhevsk
Izhevsk
Izhevsk is the capital city of the Udmurt Republic, Russia, situated on the Izh River in the Western Urals. Population: From 1984 to 1987 Izhevsk carried the name Ustinov |Minister of Defense of the USSR]], Marshal of the Soviet Union, Dmitry Ustinov). The city is an important industrial center,...
. It played professionally from 1946 to 1949 and 1956 to 2004. It played at the second-highest level (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) in 1947-1949, 1956-1962, 1968-1969 and 1992-1993.
Team name history
- 1936-1948 Zenit Izhevsk
- 1949-1955 Izhevsky Zavod Izhevsk
- 1956-1984 Zenit Izhevsk
- 1985-1987 Zenit Ustinov (Izhevsk was renamed briefly to Ustinov)
- 1988-1998 Zenit Izhevsk
- 1998-2003 Dynamo Izhevsk
- 2004 FC Izhevsk