JK Narva Trans
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| Full name | Jalgpalliklubi Narva Trans | ||
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| Founded | 1979 (as Avtomobilist) | ||
| Ground | Narva Kreenholm Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 1,065[1] | ||
| President | Nikolai Burdakov | ||
| Manager | Alexei Eremenko | ||
| League | Meistriliiga | ||
| 2023 | Meistriliiga, 8th of 10 | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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JK Narva Trans, commonly known as Narva Trans or just Trans, is an Estonian professional football club based in Narva that compete in the Meistriliiga, the top flight of Estonian football. The club's home ground is Narva Kreenholm Stadium.
The club were 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[edit]
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. 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 cup final.
Stadium[edit]
Kreenholm Stadium[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
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 -
2018–present
Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors[edit]
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| Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor | Ref |
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| –2013 | Nike | Sportland | [4] |
| 2014–2015 | Fama | ||
| 2016– | Sportland |
Players[edit]
Current squad[edit]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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For season transfers, see transfers summer 2022 and transfers winter 2022–23.
Club officials[edit]
Current technical staff[edit]
| Managerial history[edit]
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Honours[edit]
League[edit]
- Meistriliiga
- Runners-up (1): 2006
Cups[edit]
- Estonian Cup
- Estonian Supercup
- Winners (2): 2007, 2008
- Runners-up (3): 2001, 2012, 2020
Seasons and statistics[edit]
Seasons[edit]
| Season | Division | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Top goalscorer | Cup | Supercup |
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| 1992 | Meistriliiga | 7 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 37 | –14 | 12 | |||
| 1992–93 | 6 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 51 | 34 | +17 | 24 |  Nikolai Toštšev (11) | |||
| 1993–94 | 4 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 50 | 16 | +34 | 30 | Nikolai Toštšev (14) | Runners-up | ||
| 1994–95 | 3 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 24 | +8 | 39 | Nikolai Toštšev (7) | Semi-finals | ||
| 1995–96 | 5 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 33 | 32 | +1 | 30 | Boriss Nejolov (8) | Quarter-finals | ||
| 1996–97 | 6 | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 38 | −10 | 27 | Stanislav Kitto (9) | Semi-finals | ||
| 1997–98 | 4 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 27 | 45 | −18 | 31 |  Dmitri Lipartov (8) | Semi-finals | ||
| 1998 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 20 | +8 | 23 | Dmitri Lipartov (7) | |||
| 1999 | 4 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 40 | 28 | +12 | 40 | Maksim Gruznov (13) | Quarter-finals | ||
| 2000 | 5 | 28 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 64 | 40 | +24 | 43 | Maksim Gruznov (22) | Third round | ||
| 2001 | 4 | 28 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 79 | 35 | +44 | 51 | Maksim Gruznov (37) | Winners | Runners-up | |
| 2002 | 4 | 28 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 54 | 49 | +5 | 47 | Maksim Gruznov (24) | Semi-finals | ||
| 2003 | 4 | 28 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 58 | 43 | +15 | 47 | Maksim Gruznov (16) | Semi-finals | ||
| 2004 | 4 | 28 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 43 | 39 | +4 | 47 | Maksim Gruznov (9) | Semi-finals | ||
| 2005 | 3 | 36 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 99 | 34 | +65 | 75 | Maksim Gruznov (26) | Semi-finals | ||
| 2006 | 2 | 36 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 106 | 36 | +70 | 83 | Maksim Gruznov (31) | Semi-finals | ||
| 2007 | 4 | 36 | 25 | 3 | 8 | 89 | 28 | +61 | 78 | Dmitri Lipartov (30) | Runners-up | Winners | |
| 2008 | 3 | 36 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 62 | 54 | +8 | 56 | Nikolai Lõsanov (13) | Quarter-finals | Winners | |
| 2009 | 3 | 36 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 82 | 29 | +53 | 76 | Aleksandr Tarassenkov (13) | Semi-finals | ||
| 2010 | 3 | 36 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 67 | 31 | +36 | 76 |  Marius Bezykornovas (13) | Fourth round | ||
| 2011 | 3 | 36 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 107 | 29 | +78 | 73 |  Aleksandrs Čekulajevs (46) | Runners-up | ||
| 2012 | 4 | 36 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 52 | 44 | +8 | 55 | Vladislav Ivanov (13) | Runners-up | Runners-up | |
| 2013 | 7 | 36 | 11 | 3 | 22 | 39 | 55 | −16 | 36 | Albert Taar (7) | Semi-finals | ||
| 2014 | 8 | 36 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 37 | 79 | −42 | 28 | Viktor Plotnikov (9) | Third round | ||
| 2015 | 6 | 36 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 50 | 46 | +4 | 49 | Vitālijs Ziļs (13) | First round | ||
| 2016 | 8 | 36 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 60 | 68 | −8 | 41 | Dmitri Proshin (14) | Third round | ||
| 2017 | 5 | 36 | 13 | 6 | 17 | 46 | 63 | −17 | 45 |  Dzmitry Kowb (10) | Second round | ||
| 2018 | 4 | 36 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 76 | 57 | +19 | 61 | Dmitri Barkov (17) | Semi-finals | ||
| 2019 | 6 | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 57 | 49 | +8 | 48 |  Eric McWoods (13) | Winners | ||
| 2020 | 8 | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 31 | 49 | −18 | 25 | Aleksandr Zakarlyuka (8) | Runners-up | Runners-up | |
| 2021 | 6 | 32 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 36 | 61 | −25 | 33 | Aleksandr Zakarlyuka (10) | Semi-finals | ||
| 2022 | 7 | 36 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 43 | 58 | −15 | 38 |  Denys Dedechko (12) | Semi-finals | ||
| 2023 | 8 | 36 | 12 | 2 | 22 | 32 | 64 | −32 | 38 | Tristan Koskor (16) | Winners |
Europe[edit]
- ^ UEFA awarded Narva Trans a 3–0 win due to IF Elfsborg fielding a suspended player.
References[edit]
- ^ "Narva Kreenholmi staadion" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ История [History] (in Russian). JK Narva Trans.
- ^ a b "Эмблема". JK Narva Trans (in Russian). Retrieved 23 November 2023.
- ^ "JK Narva Trans Kit History". Football Kit Archive. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
- ^ "Main squad of FC Narva Trans". JK Narva Trans.
- ^ "JK Narva Trans" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
External links[edit]
- Official website (in Russian)
- JK Narva Trans at Estonian Football Association
- JK Narva Trans at UEFA.com