FC Yelets (russian: ФК «Елец») is a Russian football club from

Yelets Yelets, or Elets (russian: Еле́ц), is a city in Lipetsk Oblast, Russia, situated on the Bystraya Sosna River, which is a tributary of the Don. Population: History Yelets is the oldest center of the Central Black Earth Region. It was m ...

, founded in 1968. In 2009, it played in 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 P ...

, which is the highest level it ever reached. In the past, the team was called Elta Yelets (1968–1969), Torpedo Yelets (1970–1994) and Lokomotiv Yelets (1995–1997). FC Yelets, together with

FC Fakel-Voronezh Voronezh FC Fakel Voronezh (russian: Футбольный клуб "Факел" Воронеж) is a Soviet and Russian professional football club based in Voronezh. Founded in 1947, the club has played in the Soviet Top League and the Russian Premier ...

were excluded from the

for attempts to bribe and threaten the referee on 18 July 2009. At the time of exclusion (21 August), Fakel were sixth with 31 points from 19 games, while Yelets were 16th with 9 points from 19 games.

External links

Official Website

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Yelets Association football clubs established in 1968 Football clubs in Russia Sport in Lipetsk Oblast 1968 establishments in Russia