Spark (football club, Engels)

For the first time, a football team in Engels was founded in 1956 (under the name "Team of the city of Engels"). In 1956 and 1958 she participated in the championship of physical education teams. In 1967-1969, she spent three seasons in the competitions of masters (in 1967-1968 under the name "Labor", in 1969 - "Motorist"), the highest achievement - seventh place in the zonal tournament. In 1987, under the name "Builder" again participated in the KFK competitions. There is no information about the team’s performances in other seasons of the Soviet championships. In 1992, under the name Zavolzhye, she played in the championship of KFK of Russia, and in 1993 in the second league .

Under the name "Spark", the club was founded (recreated) in 1995 on the basis of a factory of automotive tractor glow plugs. In 1995, the team won the KFK zonal tournament and received professional status. Since 1996, FC Iskra has been a team of craftsmen. Iskra has been playing in Russian championships since 1996. The highest achievement in the championships - 5th place in the Volga region in 1999. In the Cup of Russia - an exit in the 1/64 finals in 1999 and 2001. The biggest victory - 9: 1 over the Saratov “Salute” in 2001. In that meeting, Alexander Pogromov scored 5 goals. The best scorer of Iskra in the history of the team is striker Andrei Eskov, who scored 57 goals against opponents. The club record holder for the number of matches held is Alexander Zhilenko (more than 220 games).

The club was revived in 2013 on the basis of the Spartak and Yunost clubs. Since 2013, the team took part in the Championship and Cup of the Volga Region International Competition. September 1, 2017 withdrew from the competition ^[1]

Russian Cup

• Russian Cup 1994/95 - 1/256 finals (no show)
• Russian Cup 1997/98 - 1/256 finals
• Russian Cup 1998/99 - 1/128 finals
• Russian Cup 1999/00 - 1/64 finals
• Russian Cup 2000/01 - 1/256 finals
• Russian Cup 2001/02 - 1/64 finals
• Russian Cup 2002/03 - 1/256 finals
• Russian Cup 2003/04 - 1/512 finals
• Russian Cup 2004/05 - 1/256 finals
• Russian Cup 2005/06 - 1/256 finals

Russian Championship

• 1992 - KFK (loves.), Volga region - 3rd place out of 9
• 1993 - 10th out of 18 in the second league, zone 3
• 1995 - KFK (loves.), The Volga region - 1st place out of 13
• 1996 - 9th out of 16 in the third league, zone 5
• 1997 - 11th out of 18 in the third league, zone 5
• 1998 - 14th place out of 19 in the second division, the Volga region
• 1999 - 5th place out of 18 in the second division, the Volga region
• 2000 - 8th place out of 18 in the second division, the Volga region
• 2001 - 11th place out of 18 in the second division, the Volga region
• 2002 - 13th place out of 16 in the second division, the Volga region
• 2003 - 17th place out of 19 in the second division, Center zone
• 2004 - 11th place out of 17 out of 18 in the second division, “Center” zone
• 2005 - 17th place out of 18 in the second division, Center zone

In 2006-2012 he took part in the championship of the city of Engels.

• 2013 - third division (loves.), “Volga Region” zone - 13th place out of 16
• 2014 - third division (loves.), “Volga Region” zone - 4th place out of 14
• 2015 - third division (loves.), “Volga Region” zone - 2nd place out of 12
• 2016 - third division (loves.), “Volga Region” zone - 7th place out of 11
• 2017 - third division (loves.), “Volga Region” zone - 12th place out of 12 (withdrawn during the tournament)

• Official site
• Football Statistics Site
• IFS "Volga Region"