FC Elektrosila Leningrad explained

Clubname:Elektrosila Leningrad
Founded:1922
Ground:Lenin Stadium, Leningrad
Red Triangle Stadium, Leningrad

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.

Team name history

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

SeasonDivisionPositionPl.WDLGSGAPDomestic CupEuropeNotes
Krasnaya Zaria Leningrad
1936 (Spring)align=center rowspan="3"1st761148219
1936 (Autumn)57304131813
1937816448173128
Elektrik Leningrad
1938align=center rowspan="2"1st1325889424424
193913266515324917align=center bgcolor=redRelegated
Krasnaya Zaria Leningrad
19402ndalign=center bgcolor=gold1261556543635No competitionalign=center bgcolor=greymerged with Zenit[1]
World War II
Elektrosila Leningrad
19462nd11245613235016East subgroup

Honours

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sport-Express Football. Chronicles of Aksel Vatanyan. 1941, Part II (October 6, 2006) . July 17, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20061010114702/http://www.sport-express.ru/art.shtml?128600 . October 10, 2006 . dead .