FC Tobol Kurgan (russian: «Тобол» (Курган)) is a Russian

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team from

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. As of 2009, it plays in the

Amateur Football League Russian championship among amateur football clubs (III division) (russian: Первенство России среди любительских футбольных клубов (III дивизион)) is the fourth overall tier of the Russian fo ...

. It played professionally in 1960–1975, 1986–2001 and 2003–2005. They played on the second-highest level in the

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from 1960 to 1962, where their best result was 8th place in Zone 5 in 1961.

Team name history

* 1960–1964: FC Stroitel Kurgan * 1965–1966: FC Trud Kurgan * 1967–1971: FC Zauralets Kurgan * 1972–1985: FC Zauralye Kurgan * 1986–1988: FC Torpedo Kurgan * 1989–1990: FC Zauralye Kurgan * 1991–1998: FC Sibir Kurgan * 1999–2000: FC Kurgan * 2000–2001: FC Spartak Kurgan * 2002–present: FC Tobol Kurgan

External links

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Team history at KLISF
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