FC Zenit Penza

FC Zenit Penza
Full nameFootball Club Zenit Penza
Founded1918; 105 years ago (1918)
GroundStadium 1st May
Capacity5,100
OwnerPenza
ManagerAleksandr Dantsev
LeagueRussian Second League,
Division B,
Group 3
20239th
WebsiteClub website

FC Zenit Penza (Russian: «Зенит» (Пенза)) is a Russian football club based in Penza. It played professionally in 1948–49, 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]

Current squad

As of 4 October 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.

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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