FC Elektron Veliky Novgorod explained

Clubname:	FC Elektron Veliky Novgorod
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Fullname:	Football Club Elektron Veliky Novgorod
Chairman:	Nikita Bukiya
Manager:	Vasily Dorofeyev
League:	N/A
Season:	2023
Position:	Russian Second League, Division B, Group 2, 17th
Website:	http://www.fc-elektron.ru/

FC Elektron Veliky Novgorod (Russian: ФК «Электрон» (Великий Новгород)) was a Russian football team based in Veliky Novgorod. It was founded in 2022.

Club history

The club predecessor, FC Elektron Novgorod, played in the Soviet Second League from 1969 to 1977.^[1]

The new club was formed in 2022, based on an existing football academy called Elektron, and received a professional license for the 2022–23 season of the Russian Second League.^[2]

Before the 2024 season, Elektron moved to Nizhny Novgorod and was re-registered as FC Volna Nizhny Novgorod Oblast.^[3]

References

1. Web site: Footballfacts. Elektron Novgorod history page. 7 September 2022. ru.
2. Web site: Russian Football Union. 79 футбольных клубов получили лицензию для выступления в ФНЛ-2. 9 June 2022. 20 June 2022. ru.
3. Web site: Russian Second League. ЖЕРЕБЬЕВКА КАЛЕНДАРЯ ДЛЯ ГРУППЫ 4. 5 March 2024. ru.