FC Tver () is an association football club from
Tver
Tver (, ) is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, city and the administrative centre of Tver Oblast, Russia. It is situated at the confluence of the Volga and Tvertsa rivers. Tver is located northwest of Moscow. Population:
The city is ...
, Russia, firstly founded in 1908 as FC Volga Tver. It has played professionally in 1937, 1949, 1953 to 1956, 1958 to 1999, 2004 to 2017, and from 2020 to 2023. In 1992–1995, the club was called Trion-Volga Tver.
It played on the second-highest level (
Soviet First League
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and
Russian First Division
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The Russian Professional Football League (PFL) used to ...
) in 1957 to 1962, 1964 to 1969 and 1992. Another Tver team, Spartak Tver, existed from 1937 to 1957 and played in the
Soviet First League
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in 1949 and from 1953 to 1956.
The club was dissolved at the end of the 2016–17 season due to lack of financing.
In April 2020, the club was reestablished as professional football club named FC Tver, with financial support from Tver Oblast, and
FC Arsenal Tula
FC Arsenal Tula () is a Russian professional football club from Tula playing in the second-tier Russian First League.
Originally founded in 1923, FC Arsenal Tula was promoted to the Russian Premier League in 2014 for the first time in its hi ...
. It was licensed for the
Russian Professional Football League
The Russian Second League (), formerly the Russian Professional Football League, are both the third (Division A) and fourth level (Division B) of Russian professional football.
History
In 1998–2010, it was run by the Professional Football Lea ...
for 2020–21 season.
On 29 February 2024, Tver was denied the license for the 2024 Russian Second League season.
The club was returned to the league after appeal.
Current squad
As of 9 April 2025, according to th
Second League website
Notable players
Had international caps for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries while playing for Volga.
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Vladimir Beschastnykh
Vladimir Yevgenyevich Beschastnykh ( rus, Влади́мир Евге́ньевич Бесча́стных, p=vlɐˈdʲimʲɪr jɪvˈɡʲenʲjɪvʲɪdʑ bʲɪˈɕːasnɨx; born 1 April 1974) is a Russian football manager and a former player who ...
*
Yuri Chesnokov
*
Vladimir Ponomaryov
;Former USSR countries
*
Emin Ağayev
*
Bolat Esmagambetov
Bulat Zholdasuly Yesmagambetov (; born 1 April 1968) is a retired football forward from Kazakhstan. He obtained a total number of seven caps for the Kazakhstan national football team
The Kazakhstan national football team (, , ) represents Ka ...
Honours
*
DCM Trophy
The Delhi Cloth Mills Trophy, known simply as D.C.M. Trophy, was an invitational football tournament in India. It was held annually in New Delhi and was organised by the Delhi Cloth Mills tournament committee. It was India's first football tourn ...
** Champions (1): 1978
References
External links
Official website archive version
Association football clubs established in 1908
Sport in Tver
1908 establishments in the Russian Empire
2017 disestablishments in Russia
Association football clubs disestablished in 2017
Association football clubs established in 2020
2020 establishments in Russia
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