FC Dynamo Saint Petersburg

The glorious past

The club was founded in 1922 as part of the All-Union Sport Society "Dinamo" that had clubs in a variety of sports throughout the Soviet Union. The society was the main sponsor of the club. Dinamo debuted in the Soviet Top League in 1936 among the original seven teams in the first edition of the Soviet Top League. The club reentered the Soviet Top League following the end of World War II as the member of the interrupted edition of 1941. The club then participated in the Top League between 1936 and 1954, finishing in the top five, three times. In 1954, its record was cause to replace Dynamo with TRL after the team's tenth-place finish in the League. From 1955 to 1961, they had only Jewish striker, Israel "Zolik" Olshanetsky.

A resurrection

The club was resurrected in 1960 in the place of TRL and spent the next two seasons in "the second tier (Class B) of the Soviet league, before making it back to the Top Division.

Loss of professional status

Dynamo lost its professional status in 2000 with the lack of financing; a local building society stepped in. Professional status was lost in 2004.

FC Petrotrest Saint Petersburg

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Dynamo Leningrad (1936–1990) FC Prometey-Dynamo St. Petersburg (1991–1995) FC Dynamo St. Petersburg (1995–1999) FC Dynamo-Stroyimpuls St. Petersburg (2000) FC Dynamo-SPb St. Petersburg (2001–2003) FC Dynamo St. Petersburg (2007–2010) FC Dynamo Saint Petersburg (2011) FC Dynamo St. Petersburg (2013–2018, 2019–)

Soviet Union

Russia

Soviet Top League:

5th Place: 1940, 1945, 1946, 1952 Soviet Cup:

Semi-Finals: 1938, 1947, 1952 Russian Cup:

Eighth final: 2003, 2018 Russian Professional Football League

Champion (3): 2001, 2009, 2017 City Championship:

Champion (29): 1926–1927, 1930–1931, 1933, 1935–1936, 1938, 1945, 1948, 1950–1951, 1953, 1963–1964, 1966–1968, 1970–1978, 1980–1981, 1993 Runner-up (1): 2019, 2020. 2021 City Cup:

Winner (12): 1943–1944, 1948, 1950, 1969–1971, 1973, 1977–1979, 1983, 2019, 2021