FC Znamya Truda Orekhovo-Zuyevo

Znamya Truda is a Russian football club from Orekhovo-Zuevo, Moscow Oblast. The club is most noted because they are the oldest now-playing club in Russia, founded in 1909. They currently play in the FNL 2. The club's finest hour came in 1962 when they reached the final of the USSR Cup.

FC Znamya Truda
Full nameFC Znamya Truda Orekhovo-Zuevo
Nickname(s)Morozovtsy, Nuts
Founded16 November 1909 (1909-11-16)
GroundZnamya Truda Stadium, Orekhovo-Zuevo
Capacity2,500
OwnerOrekhovo-Zuyevo
ChairmanSergei Bondar[1]
ManagerVyacheslav Lugovkin
LeagueFNL 2,
Group 2
2021–2216th
WebsiteClub website

History
Main article: KS Orekhovo

The club was founded in the village of Orekhovo which was to join with Zuevo and Nikolskoye to form Orekhovo-Zuyevo in 1917.

In the 2017–18 season, Znamya Truda finished last in its group, losing 24 matches out of 26. It had to lose its professional status and be relegated to the Amateur Football League, however, the club avoided relegation since another club in the competition ceased to exist.

Morozovtsy Team, 1908

Naming History
  • 1909–1935: Morozovtsy, KSO, TsPKFK, Orekhovo-Zuyevo, Krasnoye Orekhovo, Krasny Tekstilshchik
  • 1935–1937: Krasnoye Znamya
  • 1938–1945: Zvezda
  • 1946–1957: Krasnoye Znamya
  • 1958–1991: Znamya Truda
  • 1992: Khitryye Lisy
  • 1993–1994: FC Orekhovo
  • 1995–1996: GFC Orekhovo
  • 1997–2002: Spartak-Orekhovo
  • 2003–present: Znamya Truda

Current squad

As of 7 March 2023, according to the,[2] 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 Vladislav Zernayev
3 MF Greece GRE Georgios Ermidis
5 DF Russia RUS Samuel Adeniyi (on loan from Veles Moscow)
7 FW Russia RUS Nikita Ponomarenko
8 DF Russia RUS Aleksandr Kalyashin
9 FW Russia RUS Vitaly Pogrebnoy
10 MF Russia RUS Roman Urkhov
11 FW Russia RUS Aleksandr Boldyrev
12 MF Russia RUS Abdurakhman Akhilgov
17 FW Russia RUS Nikita Stroilov
20 DF Russia RUS Diyego Malaniya
21 DF Russia RUS Yaroslav Kharlanov
22 DF Russia RUS Maksim Tarasenko
23 MF Russia RUS Anton Betyuzhnov
24 MF Russia RUS Matvey Zimovets
No. Pos. Nation Player
25 MF Russia RUS Kirill Sharonov
26 MF Russia RUS Yevgeny Subbotin
29 MF Russia RUS Dmitri Kirillov
31 GK Russia RUS Artyom Gerasimov
37 DF Russia RUS Oleg Lyubchenko
61 MF Russia RUS Aleksandr Ivanov
71 GK Russia RUS Ivan Zaborovsky
77 DF Russia RUS Yegor Klimov
78 DF Russia RUS Aleksandr Zhokhov
87 MF Russia RUS Danila Zhemaytis
88 DF Russia RUS Vadim Lazarev
96 MF Russia RUS Roman Kuznetsov
97 MF Russia RUS Aleksandr Shubin
98 FW Russia RUS Maksim Kostyayev

Notable players

Had international caps for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries while playing for Znamya Truda.

References
  1. "Гендиректор ФК «Знамя Труда»: не очень радует, что Медиалига оттягивает классных игроков от нас" (in Russian). vprognoze.ru. 2022-10-11. Retrieved 2022-12-13.
  2. "ОСНОВНАЯ КОМАНДА". www.fczt-oz.ru. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
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