FC Zenit Penza is a Russia

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 Penza

Penza

-Honors:A minor planet, 3189 Penza, discovered by Soviet astronomer Nikolai Stepanovich Chernykh in 1978, is named after the city.-Notable residents:...

. It played professionally in 1948-1949, 1961–1973, 1990–1999, 2002–2008 and from 2010. It played on the second-highest level in the 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:...

 in 1948-1949 and 1960–1962, where its best result was 8th place in Zone 3 in 1961. In 2009, it played in the Amateur Football League which it won and was promoted 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....

 for 2010.

Team name history

• 1918-1926: KLS Penza (Klub Lyubiteley Sporta - Sport Lovers Club)
• 1927: Rabochiy Klub Penza
• 1927-1929: Zavod N50 Penza
• 1930-1935: ZIF Penza
• 1936-1947: FC Zenit Penza
• 1948-1959: FC Spartak Penza
• 1960-1963: FC Zarya Penza
• 1964-1965: FC Trud Penza
• 1966: FC Velozavodets Penza
• 1967-1971: FC Khimmashevets Penza
• 1972-1973: FC Sura Penza
• 1973-1978: FC Granit Penza
• 1979: FC SKA Penza
• 1980-1991: FC Granit Penza
• 1992–present: FC Zenit Penza

Current squad

As of September 19, 2011 according to the RFS website.

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External links

Official site Team history at KLISF