FC Smolensk (Russian: ФК «Смоленск») is a Russian association football club based in Smolensk, playing at the Spartak Stadium. The club was established by the initiative of the Government of Smolensk Oblast.
| Full name | Football Club Smolensk | ||
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| Founded | 2018 | ||
| Ground | Spartak Stadium, Smolensk | ||
| Capacity | 12,500 | ||
| Owner | Smolensk Oblast | ||
| League | Russian Professional Football League, Group 2 | ||
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History edit
The club was founded in 2019 to replace FC Dnepr Smolensk, after Dnepr was relegated from the fourth-tier Russian Amateur Football League, at the end of 2018–19 season.
For the 2020–21 season, it was licensed for the third-tier Russian Professional Football League. On 2 August 2021, it dropped out of the league after the owner Vladimir Savchenkov issued an open letter stating that he cannot continue to finance the club.[1]
References edit
- ^ "Обращение собственника ФК "Смоленск" Владимира Савченкова" (in Russian). FC Smolensk. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
External links edit
- FC Smolensk on VK