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 (soccer), football. History In 1998–2010, it ...

. It played in the

Russian First Division The Russian First League (russian: Первая лига, Pervaya liga), formerly called Russian First Division (russian: Первый дивизион) and Russian Football National League (FNL) (russian: Первенство Футбольн� ...

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 FC Zenit Izhevsk (russian: ФК «Зенит-Ижевск» Ижевск) is a Russian football (soccer), football club from Izhevsk, founded in 2011. It played its first professional season in the Russian Second Division in 2011, where it replac ...

started representing the city in the

Team name history

*1988-1993 FC Gazovik Izhevsk *1994-2005 FC Gazovik-Gazprom Izhevsk *2006–2010 FC SOYUZ-Gazprom Izhevsk

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Club History information
{{DEFAULTSORT:Soyuz-Gazprom Izhevsk, FC 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