FC Znamya Truda

The club was founded in the village of Orekhovo which was to join with Zuevo and Nikolskoye to form Orekhovo-Zuyevo in 1917. In the 2017–18 season, Znamya Truda finished last in its group, losing 24 matches out of 26. It had to lose its professional status and be relegated to the Amateur Football League, however, the club avoided relegation since another club in the competition ceased to exist. In January 2025, a separate Second League club FC Kompozit Pavlovsky Posad was merged into Znamya Truda. In February 2026, it was announced that Znamya Truda will not play in the 2026 Russian Second League season.

Naming History

1909–1935: Morozovtsy, KSO, TsPKFK, Orekhovo-Zuyevo, Krasnoye Orekhovo, Krasny Tekstilshchik 1935–1937: Krasnoye Znamya 1938–1945: Zvezda 1946–1957: Krasnoye Znamya 1958–1991: Znamya Truda 1992: Khitryye Lisy 1993–1994: FC Orekhovo 1995–1996: GFC Orekhovo 1997–2002: Spartak-Orekhovo 2003–present: Znamya Truda