FC Elektrosila Leningrad

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FC Electrosila Leningrad (Russian: Электросила Ленинград) or Krasnaya Zorya (Russian: Красная Заря) was a Soviet association football club from Leningrad, Soviet Union. The club played in the Soviet Top League from its inception to World War II. Until 1930 Krasnaya Zorya played in local competitions of Leningrad city and later in the city championship. In 1940 it lost most of its players when massive changes took place in the Soviet competitions before the 1941 season.

Elektrosila Leningrad

Founded	1922
Ground	Lenin Stadium, Leningrad Red Triangle Stadium, Leningrad

Team name history

• Krasnaya Zaria Leningrad (1922-37)
• Elektrik Leningrad (1938-39)
• Krasnaya Zaria Leningrad (1940-45)
• Elektrosila Leningrad (1946)

Stadium

During its time in the Soviet Top League Elektrosila played its games at the central stadium of the city, the Lenin Stadium. Other times the club played its games at the Red Triangle Stadium.

League and Cup history

Season	Division	Position	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P	Domestic Cup	Europe		Notes
Krasnaya Zaria Leningrad
1936 (Spring)	1st	7	6	1	1	4	8	21	9
1936 (Autumn)		5	7	3	0	4	13	18	13
1937		8	16	4	4	8	17	31	28
Elektrik Leningrad
1938	1st	13	25	8	8	9	42	44	24
1939		13	26	6	5	15	32	49	17				Relegated
Krasnaya Zaria Leningrad
1940	2nd	1	26	15	5	6	54	36	35	No competition			merged with Zenit[1]
World War II
Elektrosila Leningrad
1946	2nd	11	24	5	6	13	23	50	16				East subgroup

Honours

• Soviet First League
  • Winners (1): 1940
• Soviet Cup
  • Runners-up (1): 1938

References

1. "Sport-Express Football. Chronicles of Aksel Vatanyan. 1941, Part II (October 6, 2006)". Archived from the original on October 10, 2006. Retrieved July 17, 2012.

External links

• Stats at www.klisf.info
• Leningrad clubs in the top league