FC Fakel Voronezh
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| Full name | Football Club Fakel Voronezh | ||
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| Founded | 1947 | ||
| Ground | Tsentralnyi Profsoyuz Stadion, Voronezh | ||
| Capacity | 31,793 | ||
| Chairman | Leonid Vorobey | ||
| Manager | Valery Nenenko | ||
| League | Russian First Division | ||
| 2005 | 17th | ||
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Fakel is a Russian football club based in Voronezh. Currently the club plays in the Russian First Division. The name of the club means "Torch" (Russian: Факел).
History
The club was founded in 1947 at a then classified airplane plant. For secrecy reasons, the team was not officially given a name and was referred to as the Voronezh city team. In 1959 the team became a part of Trud sports society and was renamed Trud Voronezh. In 1976 the team was renamed Fakel.
The team played in the Soviet League since 1954:
- 1954-1960 in Class B
- 1961 in Class A
- 1962 in Class B
- 1963-1970 in Class A, Group 2
- 1971-1978 in Second League
- 1979-1984 in First League
- 1985 in Top League
- 1986-1987 in First League
- 1988 in Second League
- 1989-1991 in First League
The best result of Trud/Fakel was a place in the Top Division in 1961 (finished 15th) and 1985 (finished 17th). Fakel reached the semifinal of the Soviet Cup in 1984.
In the Russian league, Fakel played in various divisions, never stayind in the same division for more than two consecutive seasons:
- Top Division: 1992, 1997, 2000-2001
- First Division: 1993, 1995-1996, 1998-1999, 2002-2003
- Second Division: 1994, 2004
The best result achieved by Fakel was a 13th position in 2000.
Fakel has also expirienced several short-lived name changes: to Fakel-Profus in 1992, Voronezh in 2002 and Fakel-Voronezh in 2002-2003.
Squad
As of 3 July 2006, according to the Professional Football League official website. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Note: players in the First Division do not have fixed numbers.