FC Zenit Penza () is a Russian football club based in Penza. It played professionally in 1948âÂÂ49, 1961âÂÂ1973, 1990âÂÂ1999, 2002âÂÂ2008, 2010âÂÂ2017 and from 2021. It played on the second-highest level in the Soviet First League in 1948âÂÂ1949 and 1960âÂÂ1962, where its best result was 8th place in Zone 3 in 1961. In 2009, it played in the Amateur Football League which it won and was promoted to the Russian Second Division for 2010. It dropped out the third-tier PFL during the winter break of the 2017âÂÂ18 season. It re-entered the third tier for the 2021âÂÂ22 season.
As of 28 March 2026, according to the Second League website.