Description Available in: FC SOYUZ-Gazprom Izhevsk (Russian: ФК «СОЮЗ-Газпром» Ижевск) was a Russian association football club from Izhevsk, founded in 1988 and playing on the professional level since 1991. In 2010, it played in the Russian Second Division. It played in the Russian First Division in 1993 and from 1996 to 2004, taking 4th place in 1996. Before 2011 season SOYUZ-Gazprom was dissolved and a new team FC Zenit-Izhevsk Izhevsk started representing the city in the Russian Second Division.