FC Dnepr Smolensk (russian: ФК «Днепр» Смоленск) is an
association football
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club from
Smolensk
Smolensk ( rus, Смоленск, p=smɐˈlʲensk, a=smolensk_ru.ogg) is a city and the administrative center of Smolensk Oblast, Russia, located on the Dnieper River, west-southwest of Moscow. First mentioned in 863, it is one of the oldest c ...
,
Russia
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, founded in 2004 and dissolved in 2019. Another Smolensk team,
FC Kristall Smolensk
FC Kristall Smolensk (russian: «Кристалл» (Смоленск)) was a Russian football team from Smolensk
Smolensk ( rus, Смоленск, p=smɐˈlʲensk, a=smolensk_ru.ogg) is a city and the administrative center of Smolensk Obla ...
, was dissolved in early 2004. It played in the
Russian Professional Football League
The Russian Second League (russian: Первенство России II дивизиона ФНЛ), formerly Russian Professional Football League is the third level of Russian professional football.
History
In 1998–2010, it was run by the Pr ...
from 2005 to 2007 and then again from 2009 to 2019.
Club name history
* 2004–2008: FC Smolensk
* 2008–2016: FC Dnepr Smolensk
* 2016–2018: SFC CRFSO Smolensk SFC stands for "Sport-Football Club" and CRFSO stands for "Center of Football Development of Smolensk Oblast" (russian: Центр развития футбола Смоленской области).
* 2018–2019 : FC Dnepr Smolensk
On 26 March 2019, the
PFL announced that the club dropped out of competition voluntarily, due to lack of financing.
On 22 March 2022 announced the revival of the club.
В Смоленске возродят футбольный клуб «Днепр»
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References
External links
Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dnepr Smolensk
Association football clubs established in 2004
Association football clubs disestablished in 2019
Defunct football clubs in Russia
Sport in Smolensk
2004 establishments in Russia
2019 disestablishments in Russia