FC Volna Nizhny Novgorod Oblast (russian: ФК «Волна» Нижегородская Область) is a Russian

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team based in Kovernino.

Club history

It was founded in 2016 and played on the amateur level as FC Volna Kovernino. For 2020–21 season, it received the license for the third-tier

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. For the occasion, it also changed the name to represent the whole

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. The club did not receive professional license for the 2022–23 season and moved down to amateur levels. Before the 2024 season, a different Second League club

FC Elektron Veliky Novgorod FC Elektron Veliky Novgorod (russian: ФК «Электрон» (Великий Новгород)) is a Russian football team based in Veliky Novgorod. It was founded in 2022. Club history The club predecessor, FC Elektron Novgorod, played in t ...

was moved to Nizhny Novgorod and was renamed to Volna.

Current squad

As of 24 July 2024, according to th
Second League website

References

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