FC Metallurg-Kuzbass Novokuznetsk
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FC Metallurg-Kuzbass Novokuznetsk (Russian: ФК Металлург-Кузбасс Новокузнецк) is a Russia
n football
club. In 2008, the club was relegated to the Russian Second Division
.
after an 18th-placed finish in 2005, and only finished 2nd in the "East" region, thus keeping them down another season. However, Lada Togliatti
and Dinamo Makhachkala
were denied licences for the First Division and thus also relegated. This, alongside the bankruptcy of Angusht Nazran
, pushed Metallurg up alongside other second-place finishers SKA Rostov-na-Donu and Mordovia Saransk
.
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Football (soccer)
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club. In 2008, the club was relegated to the Russian Second Division
Russian Second Division
The Russian Second Division is the third level of Russian professional football.In 1998–2010, it was run by the Professional Football League....
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Recent history
MKN were relegated to the Russian Second DivisionRussian Second Division
The Russian Second Division is the third level of Russian professional football.In 1998–2010, it was run by the Professional Football League....
after an 18th-placed finish in 2005, and only finished 2nd in the "East" region, thus keeping them down another season. However, Lada Togliatti
FC Lada Togliatti
FC Lada Tolyatti was a Russian football club based in Tolyatti. In March 2010, the club was excluded from the Second Division, along with another Toylatti team, FC Togliatti, with Tolyatti now represented by FC Akademiya Togliatti.-History:...
and Dinamo Makhachkala
FC Dynamo Makhachkala
FC Dynamo Makhachkala was a Russian football club based in Makhachkala.In the 2006 season Dynamo finished 16th in the Russian First Division. However, the club was denied the professional licence and thus relegated to amateur level....
were denied licences for the First Division and thus also relegated. This, alongside the bankruptcy of Angusht Nazran
FC Angusht Nazran
FC Angusht Nazran is a Russian association football club from Nazran. In 2006, the club played in the Russian First Division, the second level of Russian professional football. In 2011, they play in the Russian Second Division....
, pushed Metallurg up alongside other second-place finishers SKA Rostov-na-Donu and Mordovia Saransk
FC Mordovia Saransk
FC Mordovia Saransk is a Russian association football club from Saransk, Republic of Mordovia. In its current state it was formed in 2005, through the merger of Biokhimik-Mordovia and Lisma-Mordovia....
.