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

Narva Trans

Full name	Jalgpalliklubi Narva Trans
Founded	1979; 46 years ago (1979) (as Avtomobilist)
Ground	Narva Kalev-Fama Stadium
Capacity	1,000[1]
President	Nikolai Burdakov
Manager	Roman Kozhukhovskyi
League	Meistriliiga
2025	Meistriliiga, 5th of 10
Website	www.fctrans.ee
Home colours Away colours

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 since its inception in 1992, 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. The club earned their first medals after reaching the 1993–94 Estonian Cup final, finishing as runners-up. One year later, Narva Trans earned their first league medals by finishing the 1994–95 league season in third place. The club made their European debut in the 1996 UEFA Intertoto Cup.

Narva Trans facing Tammeka in 2011

On 24 May 2001, Narva Trans lifted their first trophy by defeating Flora 1–0 in the 2000–01 Estonian Cup final. Narva experienced their most successful period from 2005 to 2011, as the club first came third in the 2005 league season and finished as runners-up in 2006 with club record 83 points, their best league finish to this date. The team won back-to-back Estonian Supercups in 2007 and 2008 by defeating Levadia in both of the finals. Narva Trans finished third for four consecutive seasons in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011.^[2] In the years that followed, financial competition with the capital city clubs grew more difficult, and Narva Trans gradually transitioned into a mid-table club.^[3] Since then, the team has occasionally been referred to as "cup specialists" in recognition of their strong performances in the Estonian Cup competition. The club won their second Estonian Cup trophy in the 2018–19 season, defeating Nõmme Kalju 2–1 after extra time in the final.^[4] In 2023, Narva Trans won their third Estonian Cup by defeating FC Flora 2–1 in the 2022–23 final.^[5]

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.^[6] 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.^[6]

• 
  1997–2017
• 
  2018–present

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors

Sportland have been the primary shirt sponsor of Narva Trans for more than two decades.

Period	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor	Ref
2000–2013	Nike	Sportland	[7]
2014–2015		Fama
2016–		Sportland

Stadium

Kreenholm Stadium

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. 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.^[8]

Kalev-Fama Stadium

Main article: Narva Kalev-Fama Stadium

Since 2025, Narva Trans plays their home matches at the Kalev-Fama artificial turf stadium, having previously used it as their home ground during winter and early spring months. Renovated in 2013 and in 2025, 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.^[9]

Players

Current squad

As of 25 August 2025^[10][11]

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. Nation Player 2 DF  EST Valeri Shantenkov 3 DF  EST Denis Sibul 4 DF  RUS Aleksandr Ivanyushin 5 DF  CAN Cristian Campagna 6 MF  EST German Šlein 7 MF  POR Afonso Correia 8 MF  EST Stanislav Agaptsev 9 FW  TOG Josué Doké 10 FW  NGA Ahmed Gero 11 FW  UKR Mykhaylo Kozhushko 12 DF  BRA Eriks Santos 13 DF  EST Oleg Gonsevich 14 DF  EST Aleksander Filatov 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 31 GK  EST Ilya Rebrik 32 DF  UKR Dmytro Bondar 35 GK  EST Aleksandr Kraizmer 47 FW  EST Nikita Baljabkin 77 MF  RUS Denis Polyakov 80 FW  EST Sten Viidas (on loan from Paide) 88 GK  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. Nation Player — DF  CAN Kelsey Egwu (at Valour until 31 December 2025)

Club officials

Current technical staff Position Name Manager Roman Kozhukhovskyi Assistant coaches Ilya Lysak Nikolai Toštšev Goalkeeping coach Leonidas Angelis Physiotherapist Vladislav Vesselov Management President Nikolai Burdakov Chief Executive Officer Konstantin Burdakov

Managerial history Dates Name 1992–1995 Nikolai Burdakov 1995–1996 Juri Šalamov 1997–1998 Valeri Bondarenko 1998 Sergei Zamorski 1999 Juri Šalamov 1999–2000 Valeri Bondarenko 2001–2002 Anatoli Belov 2002 Aleksei Yagudin 2002 Gennadi Molodov 2003 Sergei Zamogilnõi 2004 Tõnu Eapost 2004 Aleksei Yagudin 2004–2008 Valeri Bondarenko 2009 Sergei Ratnikov 2009–2010 Valeri Bondarenko 2011 Yuri Svirkov 2011–2012 Aleksei Yagudin 2012 Sergei Prikhodko 2012–2013 Aleksei Yagudin 2013–2014 Valeri Bondarenko 2014–2015 Aleksei Yagudin 2015 Nikolai Toštšev 2015–2018 Adyam Kuzyaev 2018 Cenk Özcan 2019 Dmitrijs Kalašņikovs 2019 Andrei Syomin 2020 Cenk Özcan 2020 Oleg Kurotškin (interim) 2021 Igor Pyvin 2022 / Alexei Eremenko 2023 Sergei Terehhov 2023–2024 / Alexei Eremenko 2024 Miguel Moreira 2024 Ricardo Afonso (interim) 2025– Roman Kozhukhovskyi

Honours

League

• Meistriliiga
  • Runners-up (1): 2006

Cups

• Estonian Cup
  • Winners (3): 2000–01, 2018–19, 2022–23
  • Runners-up (5): 1993–94, 2006–07, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2019–20
• Estonian Supercup
  • Winners (2): 2007, 2008
  • Runners-up (4): 2001, 2012, 2020, 2024

Seasons and statistics

Seasons

Season	Division	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Top goalscorer	Cup	Supercup
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
2024		6	36	10	12	14	48	63	−15	42	Pierre Landry Kaboré Sergo Kukhianidze (11)	Fourth round	Runners-up
2025		5	36	15	6	15	53	52	+1	51	Pierre Landry Kaboré (12)	Semi-finals

Europe

Season	Competition	Round	Opponent	Home	Away	Agg.
1996	UEFA Intertoto Cup	Group stage	FC Groningen	1–4	–	–
			Vasas	–	1–4	–
			Lierse	0–3	–	–
			Gaziantepspor	–	0–0	–
1999	UEFA Intertoto Cup	First round	Jokerit	1–4	0–3	1–7
2000	UEFA Intertoto Cup	First round	Ceahlăul Piatra Neamţ	2–5	2–4	4–9
2001–02	UEFA Cup	Qualifying round	IF Elfsborg	3–0[A]	0–5	3–5
2003	UEFA Intertoto Cup	First round	OFK Beograd	3–5	1–6	4–11
2004	UEFA Intertoto Cup	First round	Vėtra	0–1	0–3	0–4
2005	UEFA Intertoto Cup	First round	Lokeren	0–2	1–0	1–2
2006	UEFA Intertoto Cup	First round	Kalmar FF	1–6	0–2	1–8
2007–08	UEFA Cup	First qualifying round	Helsingborgs IF	0–3	0–6	0–9
2008	UEFA Intertoto Cup	First round	Ekranas	0–3	0–1	0–4
2009–10	UEFA Europa League	First qualifying round	Rudar Velenje	0–3	1–3	1–6
2010–11	UEFA Europa League	First qualifying round	MYPA	0–2	0–5	0–7
2011–12	UEFA Europa League	First qualifying round	Rabotnički	1–4	0–3	1–7
2012–13	UEFA Europa League	First qualifying round	Inter Baku	0–5	0–2	0–7
2013–14	UEFA Europa League	First qualifying round	Gefle IF	0–3	1–5	1–8
2018–19	UEFA Europa League	First qualifying round	Željezničar	0–2	1–3	1–5
2019–20	UEFA Europa League	First qualifying round	Budućnost Podgorica	0–2	1–4	1–6
2023–24	UEFA Europa Conference League	First qualifying round	Pyunik	0–3	0–2	0–5

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