FC Iskra Smolensk

FC Iskra Smolensk () is a Russian football team from Smolensk.

Club history

Iskra played professionally in 1937 and from 1960 to 1994. In 1995 it merged with FC Kristall Smolensk. They played on the second-highest level in the Soviet First League in 1960–1962 and in 1980–1986. Their best result there was 7th place in 1981. In 2026, a Smolensk team that played in the Russian Amateur Football League under a different name was renamed to Iskra and licensed for the fourth-tier Russian Second League Division B.

Team name history

Original club

• 1937: DKA Smolensk
• 1938–1959: FC Dynamo Smolensk
• 1960: FC Tekstilshchik Smolensk
• 1961–1964: FC Spartak Smolensk
• 1965–1995: FC Iskra Smolensk

Current club

• 2002–2003: FC Lepton-SGAFK Smolensk
• 2004–2008: FC Lepton-SGAFKT Smolensk
• 2009–2015: FC Kameya-SGAFKSiT Smolensk
• 2016–2021: FC Kameya-SGAFKST Smolensk
• 2021–2023: FC Kameya-SGUS Smolensk
• 2024–2025: FC Universitet Sporta Smolensk
• 2026–: FC Iskra Smolensk

Current squad

As of 27 March 2026, according to the Second League website.

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