FC Smena Komsomolsk-na-Amure (russian: ФК «Смена» Комсомольск-на-Амуре) is a Russian

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club from

Komsomolsk-on-Amur Komsomolsk-on-Amur ( rus, Комсомольск-на-Амуре, r=Komsomolsk-na-Amure, p=kəmsɐˈmolʲsk nɐɐˈmurʲə) is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, city in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia, located on the west bank of the Amur Rive ...

, founded in 1935. It played in the

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. It played professionally in 1946, 1957–1970, 1978–1994 and from 2002 to 2018. It reached the second-highest level ( Soviet First League and

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 1957–1962 and 1992. They won their

zone East in the 2015–16 season, but did not participate in the second-tier 2016–17 Russian Football National League as they don't have necessary financing. Their main source of income is

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which already finances another FNL team

FC SKA-Energiya Khabarovsk Football Club SKA-Khabarovsk (russian: Футбольный клуб СКА-Хабаровск) is a Russian professional association football club based in Khabarovsk which plays in the second-tier Russian First League. They played in the Rus ...

and doesn't have necessary expenses budgeted for a second FNL team. Before the 2018–19 season, the league proposed splitting the East zone of the

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into two new zones - Siberia and Far East, as it was difficult for teams based in Siberia to afford travel to Far East. However, the largest number of teams that would be potentially ready to compete in the new proposed Far East zone was 4, which was not sustainable for the full season. Smena was forced to drop out of the professional competition to the amateur levels.

Team name history

* 1935–1945 Stroitel * 1946–1956 Dynamo * 1957–1959 Lokomotiv * 1960–1977 Avangard * 1978–1999 Amur * 1999–2001 KnAAPO-Smena * 2002–present Smena

External links

Official website

References

Association football clubs established in 1935 Football clubs in Russia Sport in Khabarovsk Krai 1935 establishments in Russia {{Russia-footyclub-stub