FC Zenit Penza

FC Zenit Penza (Russian: «Зенит» (Пенза)) is a Russian football team from Penza. It played professionally in 1948–1949, 1961–1973, 1990–1999, 2002–2008, 2010–2017 and from 2021. It played on the second-highest level in the Soviet First League in 1948–1949 and 1960–1962, where its best result was 8th place in Zone 3 in 1961. In 2009, it played in the Amateur Football League which it won and was promoted to the Russian Second Division for 2010. It dropped out the third-tier PFL during the winter break of the 2017–18 season.[1] It re-entered the third tier for the 2021–22 season.[2]

FC Zenit Penza
Full nameFootball Club Zenit Penza
Founded1918
GroundStadium 1st May
Capacity5,100
OwnerPenza
ManagerAndrei Syomin
LeagueFNL 2, Zone 3
2021–2213th
WebsiteClub website

Current squad

As of 21 February 2023, according to the Second League website.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Russia RUS Mikhail Yashin
5 MF Russia RUS Vladislav Korneyev
7 MF Russia RUS Denis Kryukov
9 FW Russia RUS Dmitry Kuptsov
10 MF Russia RUS Danila Aftayev
11 MF Russia RUS Andrey Vanyan
12 FW Russia RUS Vitaly Aralin
13 MF Russia RUS Aleksandr Kuznetsov
15 DF Russia RUS Maksim Trunov
16 GK Russia RUS Pavel Veselov
17 MF Russia RUS Yevgeny Yegorov
19 MF Russia RUS Daniil Kashmin
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 DF Russia RUS Ayrat Khabibulin
29 DF Russia RUS Dmitry Korolyov
33 GK Russia RUS Aleksey Balagan
42 DF Russia RUS Gordey Nefyodov
47 DF Russia RUS Valentin Solodarenko
55 DF Russia RUS Maksim Timchenko
58 GK Russia RUS Matvey Loginov
68 MF Russia RUS Maksim Tugushev
69 DF Russia RUS Yaroslav Terechev
77 FW Russia RUS Ruslan Levkin
88 MF Russia RUS Timofey Beloshapkin
91 DF Russia RUS Aleksandr Ocheredin

Team name history
  • 1918–1926: KLS Penza (Klub Lyubiteley Sporta – Sport Lovers Club)
  • 1927: Rabochiy Klub Penza
  • 1927–1929: Zavod N50 Penza
  • 1930–1935: ZIF Penza
  • 1936–1947: FC Zenit Penza
  • 1948–1959: FC Spartak Penza
  • 1960–1963: FC Zarya Penza
  • 1964–1965: FC Trud Penza
  • 1966: FC Velozavodets Penza
  • 1967–1971: FC Khimmashevets Penza
  • 1972–1973: FC Sura Penza
  • 1973–1978: FC Granit Penza
  • 1979: FC SKA Penza
  • 1980–1991: FC Granit Penza
  • 1992–present: FC Zenit Penza

References
  1. Пензенский "Зенит" и зеленодольский "Анжи-Юниор" снялись с участия в ПФЛ (in Russian). TASS. 30 March 2018.
  2. "Итоги заседания Комиссии РФС по лицензированию футбольных клубов" (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 16 June 2021.
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