FC Elektron Veliky Novgorod (russian: ФК «Электрон» (Великий Новгород)) is a Russian
football team based in
Veliky Novgorod
Veliky Novgorod ( rus, links=no, Великий Новгород, t=Great Newtown, p=vʲɪˈlʲikʲɪj ˈnovɡərət), also known as just Novgorod (), is the largest city and administrative centre of Novgorod Oblast, Russia. It is one of the ...
. It was founded in 2022.
Club history
The club predecessor, FC Elektron Novgorod, played in the
Soviet Second League
The Soviet Second League (russian: Чемпионат СССР по футболу (вторая лига), Soviet football championship (Second League)) was the third highest division of Soviet football, below the Soviet First League
The So ...
from 1969 to 1977.
The new club was formed in 2022, based on an existing football academy called Elektron, and received a professional license for the 2022–23 season of the
Russian Second 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 P ...
.
Current squad
As of 13 October 2023, according to th
Second League website
References
Association football clubs established in 2022
Football clubs in Russia
Sport in Novgorod Oblast
2022 establishments in Russia
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