FC SOYUZ-Gazprom Izhevsk (russian: ФК «СОЮЗ-Газпром» Ижевск) was a Russian
association football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...
club from
Izhevsk
Izhevsk (russian: Иже́вск, p=ɪˈʐɛfsk; udm, Ижкар, ''Ižkar'', or , ''Iž'') is the capital city of Udmurtia, Russia. It is situated along the Izh River, west of the Ural Mountains in Eastern Europe. It is the 21st-largest city i ...
, founded in 1988 and playing on the professional level since 1991. In 2010, it played in the
Russian Second Division
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 ...
. It played in the
Russian First Division in 1993 and from 1996 to 2004, taking 4th place in 1996. Before 2011 season SOYUZ-Gazprom was dissolved and a new team
FC Zenit-Izhevsk Izhevsk started representing the city in the
Russian Second Division
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 ...
.
Team name history
*1988-1993 FC Gazovik Izhevsk
*1994-2005 FC Gazovik-Gazprom Izhevsk
*2006–2010 FC SOYUZ-Gazprom Izhevsk
External links
Club History information
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Defunct football clubs in Russia
Football clubs in Izhevsk
Gazprom
Association football clubs established in 1988
Association football clubs disestablished in 2010
1988 establishments in Russia
2010 disestablishments in Russia