FC Izhevsk () was a Russian

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. It played professionally from 1946 to 1949 and 1956 to 2004. It played at the second-highest level (

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) in 1947–1949, 1956–1962, 1968–1969 and 1992–1993.

Team name history

* 1936–1948: Zenit Izhevsk * 1949–1955: Izhevsky Zavod Izhevsk * 1956–1984: Zenit Izhevsk * 1985–1987: Zenit Ustinov (Izhevsk was renamed briefly to Ustinov) * 1988–1998: Zenit Izhevsk * 1998–2003: Dynamo Izhevsk * 2004: FC Izhevsk

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Team history at KLISF
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