FC Zenit Izhevsk () is a Russian

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club from

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, founded in 2011.

Club history

It played its first professional season in the

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in 2011, where it replaced

FC SOYUZ-Gazprom Izhevsk FC SOYUZ-Gazprom Izhevsk ({{langx, ru, ФК «СОЮЗ-Газпром» Ижевск) was a Russian association football club from Izhevsk, founded in 1988 and playing on the professional level since 1991. In 2010, it played in the Russian Second ...

. In July 2023, it dropped out of the

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as the government of

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refused to finance the club for the season at that level.

References

External links

* Association football clubs established in 2011 Football clubs in Izhevsk 2011 establishments in Russia {{Russia-footyclub-stub