FC Avangard Kursk

Football club infobox
clubname = Avangard


fullname = Football Club
Avangard Kursk
nickname =
founded = 1946
ground = Trudovye Rezervy Stadium,
Kursk
capacity = 10,000
chairman = Igor Pakhomov
manager =
league = Russian First Division
season = 2007
position = 18th
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leftarm1=red|body1=red|rightarm1=red|shorts1=red|socks1=red
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leftarm2=blue|body2=green|rightarm2=blue|shorts2=green|socks2=green

FC Avangard Kursk is a Russian football club based in Kursk. In the 2007 season, the club played in the Russian First Division, but since it finished 18th it was relegated to the Second Division.

The teams colors are: home all blue, and away all yellow.

History

The club has been known under the following names:
*"Spartak" from 1946–1957
*"Trudovye Rezervy" from 1958–1965 and 1967–1972
*"Trud" in 1966
*"Avangard" since 1973Spartak made an appearance in the Soviet league in 1946. Since 1957 Kursk was continuously represented in the league by Trudovye Rezervy, Trud, and Avangard. The club played in Class B and in the Second League. The best achievement was the second position in the zone in 1962 and 1964.

Avangard entered the Russian Second League in 1992 and was moved to the Third League in 1994, after the number of clubs in the Second League was significantly reduced. In 1995 they won promotion to the Second League, and in 2004 Avangard finished second in their Second Division zone, obtaining promotion to the First Division.

External links

* [http://www.fc-avangard.kursknet.ru/ Fans' website] ru icon
* [http://www.fc-avangard.ru/ Official site]