FC Torpedo NN Nizhny Novgorod (russian: «Торпедо НН» (Нижний Новгород)) was a Russian
football
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team from
Nizhny Novgorod
Nizhny Novgorod ( ; rus, links=no, Нижний Новгород, a=Ru-Nizhny Novgorod.ogg, p=ˈnʲiʐnʲɪj ˈnovɡərət ), colloquially shortened to Nizhny, from the 13th to the 17th century Novgorod of the Lower Land, formerly known as Gork ...
that played in the
Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
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championship (6th level).
History
It played professionally from 1936 to 1940, 1945 to 1984 and from 1997 to 2001.
FC Volga Nizhny Novgorod
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is another club that can claim the legacy of the team when it was called FC Volga Gorky. In 1948, 1951, 1954 and 1964 it played in the
Soviet Top League, where their best result was 13th place in 1954. Their best result during the late 1990s was the 19th place in the
Russian First Division
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in 1999 (the only season it played on that level, the second highest in Russian football).
Team name history
* 1932–1935: FC GAZ Gorky
* 1936: Avtozavod im. Molotova Gorky
* 1937–1961: FC Torpedo Gorky
* 1962: FC Chayka Gorky
* 1963–1984: FC Volga Gorky
* 1997–2002: FC Torpedo-Viktoriya Nizhny Novgorod
* 2003: FC Torpedo NN Nizhny Novgorod
External links
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Team history at KLISF
Association football clubs established in 1932
Defunct football clubs in Russia
Sport in Nizhny Novgorod
1932 establishments in Russia
Works association football clubs in Russia
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