FC Elektrosila Leningrad
(Redirected from Elektrik Leningrad)
| Founded | 1922 |
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| Ground | Lenin Stadium, Leningrad Red Triangle Stadium, Leningrad |
FC Electrosila Leningrad (Russian: Электросила Ленинград) or Krasnaya Zorya (Russian: Красная Заря) was a Soviet association football club from Leningrad, Soviet Union. The club played in the Soviet Top League from its inception to World War II. Until 1930 Krasnaya Zorya played in local competitions of Leningrad city and later in the city championship. In 1940 it lost most of its players when massive changes took place in the Soviet competitions before the 1941 season.
Team name history
[edit]- Krasnaya Zaria Leningrad (1922-37)
- Elektrik Leningrad (1938-39)
- Krasnaya Zaria Leningrad (1940-45)
- Elektrosila Leningrad (1946)
Stadium
[edit]During its time in the Soviet Top League Elektrosila played its games at the central stadium of the city, the Lenin Stadium. Other times the club played its games at the Red Triangle Stadium.
League and Cup history
[edit]Season Division Position Pl. W D L GS GA P Domestic Cup Europe Notes Krasnaya Zaria Leningrad 1936 (Spring) 1st 7 6 1 1 4 8 21 9 1936 (Autumn) 5 7 3 0 4 13 18 13 1937 8 16 4 4 8 17 31 28 Elektrik Leningrad 1938 1st 13 25 8 8 9 42 44 24 1939 13 26 6 5 15 32 49 17 Relegated Krasnaya Zaria Leningrad 1940 2nd 1 26 15 5 6 54 36 35 No competition merged with Zenit[1] World War II Elektrosila Leningrad 1946 2nd 11 24 5 6 13 23 50 16 East subgroup
Honours
[edit]- Soviet First League
- Winners (1): 1940
- Soviet Cup
- Runners-up (1): 1938
References
[edit]- ^ "Sport-Express Football. Chronicles of Aksel Vatanyan. 1941, Part II (October 6, 2006)". Archived from the original on October 10, 2006. Retrieved July 17, 2012.
External links
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