Wikipedia - FC Smolensk

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.

History

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.

Fotballklubben FC Smolensk (russisk: Футбольный клуб «Смоленск») er en russisk fotballklubb fra Smolensk. Klubben ble stiftet i 1991 og spiller i Russisk fotballnasjonalliga.

Klubbens hjemmebane er Smena stadion, som har en kapasitet på 12 500 tilskuere.

FC Smolensk har vunnet Russisk 2. divisjon to ganger, i 2010 og 2011.