"Lokomotiv-NN" is a Nizhny Novgorod football club that competed in the championship of Russia from 1993 through 2000 inclusive. In various seasons the team represented Nizhny Novgorod in the Premier League, and after losing its top-flight status it continued to play in the lower divisions.[1]
History in the Top Division
From 1993 to 2000 the club spent seven seasons in the Premier League. The team achieved its best result in 1994, finishing 8th, and again in 1996, also finishing 8th with 45 points.[1] In 1999 "Lokomotiv-NN" finished 11th out of 16 clubs, earning 33 points in 30 matches and scoring 33 goals.[1] The last Premier League season, 2000, ended for the club in 15th place: 18 points in 30 games and only 15 goals scored against 46 conceded.[1]
In the Second Division
After relegation from the top flight, the club played in the Second Division. In the 2003 season "Lokomotiv-NN" took part in the Russian championship among teams of the Ural–Volga zone of the Second Division. After 21 rounds played, the team was in 13th place out of 20 clubs: 22 points, 5 wins, 7 draws, 9 losses, with a goal difference of 21:27.[2] Another Nizhny Novgorod club, "Elektronika", played in the same zone.[2]
In August 2003 "Lokomotiv-NN" won at home against Izhevsk's "Dynamo" by a score of 1:0 in the 22nd round.[2]
Sources
- sports.ru — Lokomotiv Nizhny Novgorod — football club, news, 2026 squad, match schedule and results, statistics, Wikipedia on Sports.ru
- NIA "Nizhny Novgorod" — Nizhny Novgorod's "Lokomotiv-NN" wins at home against Izhevsk's "Dynamo" Nizhny Novgorod News
- championat.com — Championat