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Narva Trans
JK Narva Trans Logo.png
Full nameJalgpalliklubi Narva Trans
Founded1979;46 years ago (1979) (as Avtomobilist)
Ground Kalev-Fama Stadium
Capacity1,000 [1]
PresidentNikolai Burdakov
ManagerRoman Kozhukhovskyi
League Meistriliiga
2024 Meistriliiga, 6th of 10
Website www.fctrans.ee

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. Although the club's traditional home ground is Kreenholm Stadium, they currently play their home matches at Kalev-Fama Stadium.

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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

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

Kreenholm Stadium

Kreenholm Stadium has been the home ground of Narva Trans since its founding in 1979. The multi-purpose stadiums seats 1,065. In 2025, the club announced they will play their 2025 season home matches at Narva Kalev-Fama Stadium due to Kreenholm Stadium's poor condition. [3]

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.

In 2024, Narva opened an indoor football facility named Narva Jalgpallihall, which serves as the club's training ground during the snowy winter period. With the construction cost of €7 million, it is the most expensive football hall built in Estonia. [4]

Crest and colours

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. [5] 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. [5]

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors

Sportland have been the primary shirt sponsor of Narva Trans for more than two decades. Trans (3).JPG
Sportland have been the primary shirt sponsor of Narva Trans for more than two decades.
PeriodKit manufacturerShirt sponsorRef
2000–2013 Nike Sportland [6]
2014–2015Fama
2016–Sportland

Players

Current squad

As of 25 August 2025 [7] [8]

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
2 DF Flag of Estonia.svg  EST Valeri Shantenkov
3 DF Flag of Estonia.svg  EST Denis Sibul
4 DF Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Aleksandr Ivanyushin
5 DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Cristian Campagna
6 MF Flag of Estonia.svg  EST German Šlein
7 MF Flag of Portugal (official).svg  POR Afonso Correia
8 MF Flag of Estonia.svg  EST Stanislav Agaptsev
9 FW Flag of Togo (3-2).svg  TOG Josué Doké
10 FW Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Ahmed Gero
11 FW Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Mykhaylo Kozhushko
12 DF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Eriks Santos
13 DF Flag of Estonia.svg  EST Oleg Gonsevich
14 DF Flag of Estonia.svg  EST Aleksander Filatov
17 DF Flag of Estonia.svg  EST Artjom Škinjov
No.Pos.NationPlayer
19 MF Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  CIV Elysée (captain)
21 DF Flag of Estonia.svg  EST Mark Maksimkin
22 MF Flag of Estonia.svg  EST Egor Zhuravlev
23 DF Flag of Estonia.svg  EST Aleksandr Jegorov
25 DF Flag of Georgia.svg  GEO Shalva Burjanadze
29 FW Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Viktor Kudryashov
31 GK Flag of Estonia.svg  EST Ilya Rebrik
32 DF Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Dmytro Bondar
35 GK Flag of Estonia.svg  EST Aleksandr Kraizmer
47 FW Flag of Estonia.svg  EST Nikita Baljabkin
77 MF Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Denis Polyakov
80 FW Flag of Estonia.svg  EST Sten Viidas (on loan from Paide )
88 GK Flag of Estonia.svg  EST Aleksei Matrossov

For season transfers, see transfers summer 2024.

Out on loan

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Kelsey Egwu (at Valour until 31 December 2025)

Club officials

Honours

League

Cups

Seasons and statistics

Seasons

Europe

  1. ^
    UEFA awarded Narva Trans a 3–0 win due to IF Elfsborg fielding a suspended player.

References

  1. "Narva Kalevi staadion". Eesti Spordiregister. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  2. История [History] (in Russian). JK Narva Trans.
  3. "Narva Kalev-Fama staadion saab uue kunstmurukatte". jalgpall.ee (in Estonian). 15 April 2025.
  4. "Narva linn sõlmis lepingu jalgpalli pneumohalli ehitamiseks". ERR (in Estonian). 24 July 2023.
  5. 1 2 "Эмблема". JK Narva Trans (in Russian). Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  6. "JK Narva Trans Kit History". Football Kit Archive. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  7. "Main squad of FC Narva Trans". JK Narva Trans.
  8. "JK Narva Trans" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. Retrieved 8 September 2018.