FC Kazanka Moscow

FC Kazanka Moscow (Russian: Футбольный клуб "Казанка" Москва, FK Kazanka Moskva) is a Russian association football club based in Moscow. Kazanka participates in the Russian Professional Football League, West Zone and acts as the farm club of Lokomotiv Moscow.

History

Lokomotiv-d Moscow

In 1992, Lokomotiv-d Moscow was established to act as Lokomotiv's first farm club ever. In their first season, Lokomotiv-d participated in the 1992 Russian Second League, Zone 3 and, overall, greatly disappointed as they have only managed to beat the drop. In the following season, Lokomotiv-d's performances deteriorated and ended-up rock bottom of the league, thereby ensuring that the club's relegation was not only consequent to the reorganisation made by the Russian Football Authorities.

Lokomotiv'd's performances in the Russian fourth tier did not improve as the club ended in the wrong part of the table in both 1994 and 1995. In the following season 1996, Lokomotiv-d rocked the bottom of the league once again but owing to the relegation of three other clubs, the club was not relegated.

In the next and last edition of the Russian Third League, Lokomotiv-d were promoted to the Russian Second Division. The club's promotion was down to Lokomotiv's-d own merit as the club languished at the wrong end of the table once again but the second reorganisation made by the Russian Football Authorities ensured that Lokomotiv-d were promoted to the third tier.

Lokomotiv-2 Moscow

Following their promotion to the third tier, Lokomotiv-d were renamed to Lokomotiv-2 Moscow but the re-branding was not match with any improvements on the pitch as Lokomotiv-2 Moscow ended up at the lower echelons of the Russian Second Division in both 1998 and 1999.

In the following season, Lokomotiv-2's performances improved marginally but at the end of the season the club was disbanded.

Lokomotiv-2 Moscow (Re-founded) This page also has a version in other languages :  Локомотив-Казанка (russian)