FC SOYUZ-Gazprom Izhevsk ({{langx, ru, ФК «СОЮЗ-Газпром» Ижевск) was a Russian

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club from

Izhevsk Izhevsk or Ijevsk (, ; , or ) is the capital city of Udmurtia, Russia. It is situated along the Izh River, west of the Ural Mountains in Eastern Europe. It is the 21st-largest city in Russia, and the most populous in Udmurtia, with over 600,000 ...

, founded in 1988 and playing on the professional level since 1991. In 2010, it played in the

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. It played in the

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in 1993 and from 1996 to 2004, taking 4th place in 1996. Before 2011 season SOYUZ-Gazprom was dissolved and a new team

FC Zenit-Izhevsk Izhevsk FC Zenit Izhevsk () is a Russian football club from Izhevsk Izhevsk or Ijevsk (, ; , or ) is the capital city of Udmurtia, Russia. It is situated along the Izh River, west of the Ural Mountains in Eastern Europe. It is the 21st-largest city ...

started representing the city in the

Team name history

*1988–1993 FC Gazovik Izhevsk *1994–2005 FC Gazovik-Gazprom Izhevsk *2006–2010 FC SOYUZ-Gazprom Izhevsk

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Club History information
Defunct football clubs in Russia Football clubs in Izhevsk Gazprom Association football clubs established in 1988 Association football clubs disestablished in 2010 1988 establishments in Russia 2010 disestablishments in Russia