FC Lokomotiv-Kazanka Moscow
| Full name | Football Club Lokomotiv-Kazanka Moscow | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Loko-2 | ||
| Founded | 2008 | ||
| Ground | MSA Lokomotiv, Moscow | ||
| Capacity | 10,000 | ||
| Chairman | Ilya Gerkus | ||
| Manager | Denis Klyuyev | ||
| League | Russian Professional Football League, Zone West | ||
| 2013–14 | 11th | ||
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FC Lokomotiv-Kazanka Moscow (Russian: Футбольный клуб "Локомотив-Казанка" Москва, FK Lokomotiv-Kazanka Moskva) is a Russian association football club based in Moscow. The club was formed on 13 February 2008 as FC Lokomotiv-2 Moscow and played on the professional level from 2009 to 2013–14 season. The club was reformed before the 2017–18 season under its current name and reentered the Russian Professional Football League. Lokomotiv-Kazanka Moscow acts as the farm club or feeder team of Lokomotiv Moscow.[1]
History
The debut of Loko-2 in its first ever football league can be considered a success. Lokomotiv-2 Moscow competed in the Amateur Football League and overall they did pretty well. They secured the bronze medals, that is the third place by beating Zenit Moscow on the final day in front of a sizeable crowd.
Lokomotiv reserves team competed in the Russian Second Division in 1992–1993, in the Russian Third Division in 1994–1997 (as FC Lokomotiv-d Moscow) and back in the Russian Second Division in 1998–2000 (as FC Lokomotiv-2 Moscow). Since 2001 that team plays in a separate reserves tournament for the Russian Premier League teams.
Current squad
As of 18 July 2017, according to the PFL website.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Stadium
The club plays its home games at the MSA Lokomotiv stadium, situated a few metres away from the Lokomotiv stadium.
References
- ↑ Вторая команда ФК "Локомотив" получит название "Локомотив-Казанка" (in Russian). TASS. 12 April 2017.