JK Narva Trans

Jalgpalliklubi Narva Trans, commonly known as Narva Trans or simply Trans, is an Estonian professional football club based in Narva that competes in the Meistriliiga, the top flight of Estonian football. The club's home ground is Kreenholm Stadium.

Narva Trans

Full name	Jalgpalliklubi Narva Trans
Founded	1979; 45 years ago (1979) (as Avtomobilist)
Ground	Kreenholm Stadium
Capacity	1,065[1]
President	Nikolai Burdakov
Manager	Miguel Moreira
League	Meistriliiga
2023	Meistriliiga, 8th of 10
Website	http://www.fctrans.ee
Home colours Away colours

The club was founded as Avtomobilist in 1979, changed their name to Autobaas in 1989 and Narva Trans in 1992. Narva Trans were one of the founding members of the Meistriliiga and are one of two clubs which have never been relegated from the Estonian top division, along with Flora. Narva Trans have won three Estonian Cups and two Estonian Supercups.

History

The club was founded in 1979 as Avtomobilist by the workers of the Motor Depot 13 in Narva. In 1984, the club was promoted to the Estonian SSR Championship, but was relegated at the end of the season. The club returned to the top division in 1987, but was relegated again after finishing the season last. In 1989, the club changed its name to Autobaas and returned to the top division once again. In 1992, the club changed the name to Narva Trans and became founding members of the new Meistriliiga, finishing the inaugural season in seventh place. Narva Trans finished the 1994–95 season in third place. The club made their European debut in the 1996 UEFA Intertoto Cup.

Narva Trans won their first trophy in the 2000–01 Estonian Cup. The club came third in the 2005 season and finished as runners-up in 2006, their best league finish to this date. The team won the Estonian Supercup in 2007 and 2008. Narva Trans finished third for four consecutive seasons in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011.^[2] The team won their second Estonian Cup trophy in the 2018–19 season, defeating Nõmme Kalju 2–1 in extra time in the final. In 2023, Narva Trans won their third Estonian Cup by defeating FC Flora 2–1 in the 2022–23 final.

Stadium

Kreenholm Stadium

Main article: Narva Kreenholm Stadium

Kreenholm Stadium has been the home ground of Narva Trans since its founding in 1979. The multi-purpose stadiums seats 1,065.

Kalev-Fama Stadium

Main article: Narva Kalev-Fama Stadium

Narva Trans uses the Kalev-Fama artificial turf stadium as its home ground during winter and early spring months. Renovated in 2013, the stadium complex is also the training base of the club.

Crest and colours

The former crest which was introduced in 1997, featured the logo of Narva Auto AS, the transport enterprise that was the basis on which the football club was founded.^[3] The colour scheme reflected the colours of the city's flag - yellow and blue.

The logo of the club was modernised in 2018. The central part of the current crest of Narva Trans features the city's main symbol Narva Hermann Castle, and the logo of Narva Auto AS. The crest carries the club's colours, which are red and blue.^[3]

• 
  1997–2017
• 
  2018–present

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors

Sportland have been the primary shirt sponsor of Narva Trans for more than two decades.

Period	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor	Ref
–2013	Nike	Sportland	[4]
2014–2015		Fama
2016–		Sportland

Players

Current squad

As of 28 July 2024^[5][6]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 2 DF  EST Valeri Shantenkov 3 DF  EST Denis Sibul 4 DF  RUS Aleksandr Ivanyushin 5 DF  CAN Kelsey Egwu 7 MF  GEO Vazha Nemsadze 8 MF  ARG Leonardo Rolón 9 FW  GEO Sergo Kukhianidze 10 MF  BFA Pierre Landry Kabore 11 FW  EST Taaniel Usta (on loan from Harju JK Laagri) 12 DF  BRA Eriks Santos 13 DF  EST Oleg Gonsevich 16 DF  EST Sergei Kondrattsev 17 DF  EST Artjom Škinjov

No. Pos. Nation Player 19 MF  CIV Elysée (captain) 21 DF  EST Mark Maksimkin 22 MF  EST Egor Zhuravlev 23 DF  EST Aleksandr Jegorov 25 DF  GEO Shalva Burjanadze 29 FW  RUS Viktor Kudryashov 35 GK  EST Aleksandr Kraizmer 49 MF  GEO Zakaria Beglarishvili 66 MF  EST German Šlein 71 MF  POL Kacper Kopczak 77 MF  RUS Denis Polyakov 88 GK  EST Aleksei Matrossov

For season transfers, see transfers summer 2024.

Club officials

Current technical staff Position Name Manager Miguel Moreira Assistant coach Ricardo Afonso Goalkeeping coach Alessandro Riberi Physiotherapist Vladislav Vesselov Management President Nikolai Burdakov Chief Executive Officer Konstantin Burdakov

Managerial history Dates Name 1992–1995 Nikolai Burdakov 1995–1996 Juri Šalamov 1997–1998 Valeri Bondarenko 1998 Sergei Zamorski 1999 Juri Šalamov 1999–2000 Valeri Bondarenko 2001–2002 Anatoli Belov 2002 Aleksei Yagudin 2002 Gennadi Molodov 2003 Sergei Zamogilnõi 2004 Tõnu Eapost 2004 Aleksei Yagudin 2004–2008 Valeri Bondarenko 2009 Sergei Ratnikov 2009–2010 Valeri Bondarenko 2011 Yuri Svirkov 2011–2012 Aleksei Yagudin 2012 Sergei Prikhodko 2012–2013 Aleksei Yagudin 2013–2014 Valeri Bondarenko 2014–2015 Aleksei Yagudin 2015 Nikolai Toštšev 2015–2018 Adyam Kuzyaev 2018 Cenk Özcan 2019 Dmitrijs Kalašņikovs 2019 Andrei Syomin 2020 Cenk Özcan 2020 Oleg Kurotškin 2021 Igor Pyvin 2022 Alexei Eremenko 2023 Sergei Terehhov 2023–2024 Alexei Eremenko 2024– Miguel Moreira

Honours

League

• Meistriliiga
  • Runners-up (1): 2006

Cups

• Estonian Cup
  • Winners (3): 2000–01, 2018–19, 2022–23
  • Runners-up (5): 1993–94, 2006–07, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2019–20
• Estonian Supercup
  • Winners (2): 2007, 2008
  • Runners-up (3): 2001, 2012, 2020, 2024

Seasons and statistics

Seasons

Season	Division	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Top goalscorer	Cup	Supercup
1992	Meistriliiga	7	13	4	4	5	23	37	–14	12
1992–93		6	22	11	2	9	51	34	+17	24	Nikolai Toštšev (11)
1993–94		4	22	12	6	4	50	16	+34	30	Nikolai Toštšev (14)	Runners-up
1994–95		3	24	11	6	7	32	24	+8	39	Nikolai Toštšev (7)	Semi-finals
1995–96		5	24	8	6	10	33	32	+1	30	Boriss Nejolov (8)	Quarter-finals
1996–97		6	24	7	6	11	28	38	−10	27	Stanislav Kitto (9)	Semi-finals
1997–98		4	24	9	4	11	27	45	−18	31	Dmitri Lipartov (8)	Semi-finals
1998		4	14	6	5	3	28	20	+8	23	Dmitri Lipartov (7)
1999		4	28	11	7	10	40	28	+12	40	Maksim Gruznov (13)	Quarter-finals
2000		5	28	12	7	9	64	40	+24	43	Maksim Gruznov (22)	Third round
2001		4	28	16	3	9	79	35	+44	51	Maksim Gruznov (37)	Winners	Runners-up
2002		4	28	14	5	9	54	49	+5	47	Maksim Gruznov (24)	Semi-finals
2003		4	28	14	5	9	58	43	+15	47	Maksim Gruznov (16)	Semi-finals
2004		4	28	15	2	11	43	39	+4	47	Maksim Gruznov (9)	Semi-finals
2005		3	36	23	6	7	99	34	+65	75	Maksim Gruznov (26)	Semi-finals
2006		2	36	25	8	3	106	36	+70	83	Maksim Gruznov (31)	Semi-finals
2007		4	36	25	3	8	89	28	+61	78	Dmitri Lipartov (30)	Runners-up	Winners
2008		3	36	16	8	12	62	54	+8	56	Nikolai Lõsanov (13)	Quarter-finals	Winners
2009		3	36	23	7	6	82	29	+53	76	Aleksandr Tarassenkov (13)	Semi-finals
2010		3	36	23	7	6	67	31	+36	76	Marius Bezykornovas (13)	Fourth round
2011		3	36	22	7	7	107	29	+78	73	Aleksandrs Čekulajevs (46)	Runners-up
2012		4	36	16	7	13	52	44	+8	55	Vladislav Ivanov (13)	Runners-up	Runners-up
2013		7	36	11	3	22	39	55	−16	36	Albert Taar (7)	Semi-finals
2014		8	36	6	10	20	37	79	−42	28	Viktor Plotnikov (9)	Third round
2015		6	36	14	7	15	50	46	+4	49	Vitālijs Ziļs (13)	First round
2016		8	36	11	8	17	60	68	−8	41	Dmitri Proshin (14)	Third round
2017		5	36	13	6	17	46	63	−17	45	Dzmitry Kowb (10)	Second round
2018		4	36	18	7	11	76	57	+19	61	Dmitri Barkov (17)	Semi-finals
2019		6	36	13	9	14	57	49	+8	48	Eric McWoods (13)	Winners
2020		8	30	6	7	17	31	49	−18	25	Aleksandr Zakarlyuka (8)	Runners-up	Runners-up
2021		6	32	9	6	17	36	61	−25	33	Aleksandr Zakarlyuka (10)	Semi-finals
2022		7	36	10	8	18	43	58	−15	38	Denys Dedechko (12)	Semi-finals
2023		8	36	12	2	22	32	64	−32	38	Tristan Koskor (16)	Winners

Europe

Season	Competition	Round	Opponent	Home	Away	Agg.
1996	UEFA Intertoto Cup	Group stage	FC Groningen	1–4	–	–
			Vasas	–	1–4	–
			Lierse	0–3	–	–
			Gaziantepspor	–	0–0	–
1999	UEFA Intertoto Cup	First round	Jokerit	1–4	0–3	1–7
2000	UEFA Intertoto Cup	First round	Ceahlăul Piatra Neamţ	2–5	2–4	4–9
2001–02	UEFA Cup	Qualifying round	IF Elfsborg	3–0[A]	0–5	3–5
2003	UEFA Intertoto Cup	First round	OFK Beograd	3–5	1–6	4–11
2004	UEFA Intertoto Cup	First round	Vėtra	0–1	0–3	0–4
2005	UEFA Intertoto Cup	First round	Lokeren	0–2	1–0	1–2
2006	UEFA Intertoto Cup	First round	Kalmar FF	1–6	0–2	1–8
2007–08	UEFA Cup	First qualifying round	Helsingborgs IF	0–3	0–6	0–9
2008	UEFA Intertoto Cup	First round	Ekranas	0–3	0–1	0–4
2009–10	UEFA Europa League	First qualifying round	Rudar Velenje	0–3	1–3	1–6
2010–11	UEFA Europa League	First qualifying round	MYPA	0–2	0–5	0–7
2011–12	UEFA Europa League	First qualifying round	Rabotnički	1–4	0–3	1–7
2012–13	UEFA Europa League	First qualifying round	Inter Baku	0–5	0–2	0–7
2013–14	UEFA Europa League	First qualifying round	Gefle IF	0–3	1–5	1–8
2018–19	UEFA Europa League	First qualifying round	Željezničar	0–2	1–3	1–5
2019–20	UEFA Europa League	First qualifying round	Budućnost Podgorica	0–2	1–4	1–6
2023–24	UEFA Europa Conference League	First qualifying round	Pyunik	0–3	0–2	0–5

1. ^
   UEFA awarded Narva Trans a 3–0 win due to IF Elfsborg fielding a suspended player.

References

1. "Narva Kreenholmi staadion" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
2. История [History] (in Russian). JK Narva Trans.
3. "Эмблема". JK Narva Trans (in Russian). Retrieved 23 November 2023.
4. "JK Narva Trans Kit History". Football Kit Archive. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
5. "Main squad of FC Narva Trans". JK Narva Trans.
6. "JK Narva Trans" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. Retrieved 8 September 2018.

External links

• Official website (in Russian)
• JK Narva Trans at Estonian Football Association
• JK Narva Trans at UEFA.com