FC Rostov
Russian professional football club
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- FC Rostov (Russian: Футбольный клуб Ростов , romanized: Futbolnyy klub Rostov ) is a Russian professional football club based in Rostov-on-Don.
- History Soviet era (1930–1991), Rostselmash The club was established on 10 May 1930, and was initially named Selmashstroy (Сельмашстрой).
- In 1950, the club joined the South Zone of the Azov-Don group of the Russian SFSR Championship.
- After finishing first in their group, they played in Group A in 1952.
- In 1958, they were renamed Rostselmash .
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WikipediaFC Rostov (Russian: Футбольный клуб Ростов, romanized: Futbolnyy klub Rostov) is a Russian professional football club based in Rostov-on-Don. The club competes in the Russian Premier League, playing their home matches at the Rostov Arena.
The club was established on 10 May 1930, and was initially named Selmashstroy (Сельмашстрой). They were renamed Selmash in 1936 and Traktor in 1941. In 1950, the club joined the South Zone of the Azov-Don group of the Russian SFSR Championship. The following season they were placed in Group B of the championship. After finishing first in their group, they played in Group A in 1952. A third-place finish meant the club were promoted to the Class B for the 1953 season, during which they were renamed again, becoming Torpedo. In 1958, they were renamed Rostselmash.
In 1964 the club won their Division of Class B. In the Russian-zone play-offs they finished second in the first round and top in the second after defeating Terek Grozny 2–0 in the deciding match, earning promotion to the Soviet First League. The following season they finished bottom of the division, but were not relegated as the number of teams in the division was increased.
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