FC Iskra Smolensk () was a Russian

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team from

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. It played professionally in 1937 and 1960 to 1994. In 1995 it merged with

FC Kristall Smolensk FC Kristall Smolensk () was a Russian football team from Smolensk. It played professionally from 1993 to 2003. They played on the second-highest level in the Russian First Division The Russian First League (, Pervaya liga), formerly called Russ ...

. They played on the second-highest level in the

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in 1960–1962 and in 1980–1986. Their best result there was 7th place in 1981.

Team name history

* 1937: DKA Smolensk * 1938–1959: FC Dynamo Smolensk * 1960: FC Tekstilshchik Smolensk * 1961–1964: FC Spartak Smolensk * 1965–1995: FC Iskra Smolensk

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Team history at KLISF
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