FC Znamya Truda Orekhovo-Zuyevo

FC Znamya Truda
Full nameFC Znamya Truda Orekhovo-Zuevo
Nickname(s)Morozovtsy, Nuts
Founded16 November 1909 (1909-11-16)
GroundZnamya Truda Stadium, Orekhovo-Zuevo
Capacity2,410
OwnerOrekhovo-Zuyevo
ChairmanAleksandr Kuznetsov
ManagerAleksandr Dantsev
LeagueRussian Second League,
Division B,
Group 3
2024Group 2, 12th
Websitehttps://zt-oz.ru/

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 fourth-tier Russian Second League Division B. The club's finest hour came in 1962 when they reached the final of the USSR Cup.

History

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.

In January 2025, a separate Second League club FC Kompozit Pavlovsky Posad was merged into Znamya Truda.[1]

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 28 March 2025, according to the Second League website.[2]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
5 DF  RUS Nikita Lebedev
7 MF  RUS Aleksandr Kukushkin
8 MF  RUS Denis Sabusov
9 FW  RUS Sergey Dedyayev
10 MF  RUS Yevgeny Morev
11 MF  RUS Filipp Dvoretskov
13 MF  RUS Ilya Kubyshkin
14 DF  RUS Dmitry Peshcherov
15 GK  RUS Denis Terekhov (on loan from Spartak Kostroma)
17 MF  RUS Aleksandr Ionov
21 DF  RUS Denis Kaykov
23 DF  RUS Nikita Fetisov
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 MF  RUS Konstantin Popov
29 DF  RUS Yevgeny Ignatovich
32 MF  RUS Daniil Chernobay
33 FW  RUS Vladislav Agalakov (on loan from Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk)
54 DF  RUS Kirill Kistenyov (on loan from Krasnodar)
71 GK  RUS Amir Fattakhov
75 FW  RUS Timur Zhamaletdinov
77 DF  RUS Savva Ponomaryov
88 FW  RUS Dmitry Savin
96 DF  RUS Nikita Dronov
97 MF  RUS Nikita Bosenkov
99 FW  RUS Daniel Yegorov

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. ^ "Старейший футбольный клуб России «Знамя Труда» объединился в одну команду с «Композитом»" (in Russian). Match TV. 31 January 2025.
  2. ^ "ОСНОВНАЯ КОМАНДА". www.fczt-oz.ru. Retrieved 10 April 2023.