FC Arsenal-Tula
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FC Arsenal-Tula is a Russia
n football team from Tula
. It played professionally in 1946, 1949 and 1959 to 2006. It played on the second-highest level (Soviet First League
and Russian First Division) in 1949, 1959-1962, 1967-1969, 1998-2001 and 2004, where its best result was 5th place in 1969 and 1998. As of 2009, it plays in the Amateur Football League.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n football team from Tula
Tula, Russia
Tula is an industrial city and the administrative center of Tula Oblast, Russia. It is located south of Moscow, on the Upa River. Population: -History:...
. It played professionally in 1946, 1949 and 1959 to 2006. It played on the second-highest level (Soviet First League
Soviet First League
The Soviet First League was the second highest division of Soviet football, below the Soviet Top League. The division lasted from the inception of Soviet league football in 1936 to the dissolution of the USSR in 1991.-Overview:...
and Russian First Division) in 1949, 1959-1962, 1967-1969, 1998-2001 and 2004, where its best result was 5th place in 1969 and 1998. As of 2009, it plays in the Amateur Football League.
Team name history
- 1946-1958: FC Zenit Tula
- 1959-1961: FC Trud Tula
- 1962-1963: FC Shakhtyor Tula
- 1964-1974: FC Metallurg Tula
- 1975-1979: FC Mashinostroitel Tula
- 1980-1983: FC TOZ Tula
- 1984-2006: FC Arsenal Tula
- 2007: FC Oruzheynik Tula (formed based on the squad and staff of FC Arsenal Tula, but was not a legal successor to Arsenal)
- 2008-present: FC Arsenal-Tula (formed based on the squad and staff of FC Oruzheynik Tula, but was not a legal successor to Oruzheynik)