FC Zenit Penza (russian: «Зенит» (Пенза)) is a Russian football team from

Penza Penza ( rus, Пе́нза, p=ˈpʲɛnzə) is the largest city and administrative center of Penza Oblast, Russia. It is located on the Sura River, southeast of Moscow. As of the 2010 Census, Penza had a population of 517,311, making it the 38th-la ...

. It played professionally in 1948–1949, 1961–1973, 1990–1999, 2002–2008, 2010–2017 and from 2021. It played on the second-highest level in the

Soviet First League The Soviet First League in football (russian: Первая лига СССР по футболу) was the second highest division of Soviet football,Evgeni Kazakov. The Soviet First Football League (Первая лига СССР по футбо ...

in 1948–1949 and 1960–1962, where its best result was 8th place in Zone 3 in 1961. In 2009, it played 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 ...

which it won and was promoted to 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. History In 1998–2010, it was run by the Pr ...

for 2010. It dropped out the third-tier PFL during the winter break of the 2017–18 season. It re-entered the third tier for the 2021–22 season.

Current squad

''As of 19 December 2022, according to th
Second League website
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Team name history

*1918–1926: KLS Penza (Klub Lyubiteley Sporta – Sport Lovers Club) *1927: Rabochiy Klub Penza *1927–1929: Zavod N50 Penza *1930–1935: ZIF Penza *1936–1947: FC Zenit Penza *1948–1959: FC Spartak Penza *1960–1963: FC Zarya Penza *1964–1965: FC Trud Penza *1966: FC Velozavodets Penza *1967–1971: FC Khimmashevets Penza *1972–1973: FC Sura Penza *1973–1978: FC Granit Penza *1979: FC SKA Penza *1980–1991: FC Granit Penza *1992–present: FC Zenit Penza

References

External links

Team history at KLISF
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