FC Zenit Penza
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| Full name | Football Club Zenit Penza | |||
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| Founded | 1918 | |||
| Ground | Stadium 1st May | |||
| Capacity | 5,000 | |||
| Owner | Penza | |||
| Chairman | Viktor Smagin | |||
| Manager |  Armen Adamyan |
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| League | Russian Professional Football League, Zone Center | |||
| 2015–16 | 7th | |||
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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 and from 2010. 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.
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
Current squad
As of 25 February 2016, according to the PFL website.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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External links
- (Russian) Official site
- (Russian) Team history at KLISF
