Znamya Truda is a Russian

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club from Orekhovo-Zuevo,

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. The club is most noted because they are the oldest now-playing club in Russia, founded in 1909. They currently play in the fourth-tier Russian Second League Division B. The club's finest hour came in 1962 when they reached the final of the USSR Cup.

History

The club was founded in the village of Orekhovo which was to join with Zuevo and Nikolskoye to form Orekhovo-Zuyevo in 1917. In the 2017–18 season, Znamya Truda finished last in its group, losing 24 matches out of 26. It had to lose its professional status and be relegated to the Amateur Football League, however, the club avoided relegation since another club in the competition ceased to exist. In January 2025, a separate Second League club FC Kompozit Pavlovsky Posad was merged into Znamya Truda.

Naming History

*1909–1935: Morozovtsy, KSO, TsPKFK, Orekhovo-Zuyevo, Krasnoye Orekhovo, Krasny Tekstilshchik *1935–1937: Krasnoye Znamya *1938–1945: Zvezda *1946–1957: Krasnoye Znamya *1958–1991: Znamya Truda *1992: Khitryye Lisy *1993–1994: FC Orekhovo *1995–1996: GFC Orekhovo *1997–2002: Spartak-Orekhovo *2003–present: Znamya Truda

Current squad

As of 28 March 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 Znamya Truda. ;Russia/USSR * Mikhail Biryukov * Vyacheslav Dayev * Sergei Ignashevich * Viktor Papayev * Aleksandr Sheshukov ;Former USSR countries * Igor Vityutnev * Akhmed Yengurazov * Andrei Martynov

References

External links

Official websiteOfficial VK
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