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JK Narva Trans

Jalgpalliklubi Narva Trans, commonly known as Narva Trans or simply Trans, is an Estonian professional football club based in Narva that competes in the Meistriliiga, the top flight of Estonian football. The club's home ground is Kreenholm Stadium.

Narva Trans
Full nameJalgpalliklubi Narva Trans
Founded1979; 45 years ago (1979) (as Avtomobilist)
GroundKreenholm Stadium
Capacity1,065[1]
PresidentNikolai Burdakov
ManagerMiguel Moreira
LeagueMeistriliiga
2024Meistriliiga, 6th of 10
Websitehttp://www.fctrans.ee

The club was founded as Avtomobilist in 1979, changed their name to Autobaas in 1989 and Narva Trans in 1992. Narva Trans were one of the founding members of the Meistriliiga and are one of two clubs which have never been relegated from the Estonian top division, along with Flora. Narva Trans have won three Estonian Cups and two Estonian Supercups.

History

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The club was founded in 1979 as Avtomobilist by the workers of the Motor Depot 13 in Narva. In 1984, the club was promoted to the Estonian SSR Championship, but was relegated at the end of the season. The club returned to the top division in 1987, but was relegated again after finishing the season last. In 1989, the club changed its name to Autobaas and returned to the top division once again. In 1992, the club changed the name to Narva Trans and became founding members of the new Meistriliiga, finishing the inaugural season in seventh place. Narva Trans finished the 1994–95 season in third place. The club made their European debut in the 1996 UEFA Intertoto Cup.

Narva Trans won their first trophy in the 2000–01 Estonian Cup. The club came third in the 2005 season and finished as runners-up in 2006, their best league finish to this date. The team won the Estonian Supercup in 2007 and 2008. Narva Trans finished third for four consecutive seasons in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011.[2] The team won their second Estonian Cup trophy in the 2018–19 season, defeating Nõmme Kalju 2–1 in extra time in the final. In 2023, Narva Trans won their third Estonian Cup by defeating FC Flora 2–1 in the 2022–23 final.

Stadium

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Kreenholm Stadium

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Main article: Narva Kreenholm Stadium

Kreenholm Stadium has been the home ground of Narva Trans since its founding in 1979. The multi-purpose stadiums seats 1,065.

Kalev-Fama Stadium

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Main article: Narva Kalev-Fama Stadium

Narva Trans uses the Kalev-Fama artificial turf stadium as its home ground during winter and early spring months. Renovated in 2013, the stadium complex is also the training base of the club.

Crest and colours

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The former crest which was introduced in 1997, featured the logo of Narva Auto AS, the transport enterprise that was the basis on which the football club was founded.[3] The colour scheme reflected the colours of the city's flag - yellow and blue.

The logo of the club was modernised in 2018. The central part of the current crest of Narva Trans features the city's main symbol Narva Hermann Castle, and the logo of Narva Auto AS. The crest carries the club's colours, which are red and blue.[3]

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    1997–2017
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    2018–present

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors

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Sportland have been the primary shirt sponsor of Narva Trans for more than two decades.
Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor Ref
–2013 Nike Sportland [4]
2014–2015 Fama
2016– Sportland

Players

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Current squad

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As of 1 October 2024[5][6]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF   EST Valeri Shantenkov
3 DF   EST Denis Sibul
4 DF   RUS Aleksandr Ivanyushin
5 DF   CAN Kelsey Egwu
8 MF   ARG Leonardo Rolón
9 FW   GEO Sergo Kukhianidze
10 MF   BFA Pierre Landry Kabore
11 FW   EST Taaniel Usta (on loan from Harju JK Laagri)
12 DF   BRA Eriks Santos
13 DF   EST Oleg Gonsevich
16 DF   EST Sergei Kondrattsev
17 DF   EST Artjom Škinjov
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF   CIV Elysée (captain)
21 DF   EST Mark Maksimkin
22 MF   EST Egor Zhuravlev
23 DF   EST Aleksandr Jegorov
25 DF   GEO Shalva Burjanadze
29 FW   RUS Viktor Kudryashov
35 GK   EST Aleksandr Kraizmer
49 MF   GEO Zakaria Beglarishvili
66 MF   EST German Šlein
71 MF   POL Kacper Kopczak
77 MF   RUS Denis Polyakov
88 GK   EST Aleksei Matrossov

For season transfers, see transfers summer 2024.

Club officials

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Honours

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League

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Cups

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Seasons and statistics

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Seasons

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Europe

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    UEFA awarded Narva Trans a 3–0 win due to IF Elfsborg fielding a suspended player.

References

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  1. ^ "Narva Kreenholmi staadion" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  2. ^ История [History] (in Russian). JK Narva Trans.
  3. ^ a b "Эмблема". JK Narva Trans (in Russian). Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  4. ^ "JK Narva Trans Kit History". Football Kit Archive. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Main squad of FC Narva Trans". JK Narva Trans.
  6. ^ "JK Narva Trans" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
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