FC Khimik Dzerzhinsk (russian: ФК «Химик» Дзержинск) is an
association football
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club from
Dzerzhinsk,
Russia
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, founded in 1946. It played in the
Soviet First League
The Soviet First League in football (russian: Первая лига СССР по футболу) was the second highest division of Soviet football,Evgeni Kazakov. The Soviet First Football League (Первая лига СССР по футбо ...
and the
FNL (second level) from 1947 to 1949, from 1960 to 1962 and from 2013–14 to 2014–15. It was dissolved after the 2015–16 season. Before the 2021–22 season, it was licensed for the
FNL 2], the third tier of Russian football, once again.
Current squad
''As of 24 November 2022, according to th
Second League website''
Team name history
*1946 FC Azot Dzerzhinsk
*1947–1948 FC Khimik Dzerzhinsk
*1949–1959 FC Zavod im. Sverdlova Dzerzhinsk
*1960–1961 FC Zarya Dzerzhinsk
*1962–1963 FC Volna Dzerzhinsk
*1964–2000 FC Khimik Dzerzhinsk
*2001–2002 FC Sibur-Khimik Dzerzhinsk
*2003–2016 FC Khimik Dzerzhinsk
References
External links
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Fan website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Khimik Dzerzhinsk, FC
Association football clubs established in 1946
Football clubs in Russia
Sport in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
1946 establishments in Russia