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.
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.
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. 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. 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. In 2023, Narva Trans won their third Estonian Cup by defeating FC Flora 2–1 in the 2022–23 final.
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. 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.
Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors
+PeriodKit manufacturerShirt sponsorRef2000–2013NikeSportland2014–2015Fama2016–Sportland
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.
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.
Players First-team squad
Under-21s and Academy
Club officials
Current technical staff PositionNameManager David CampañaAssistant coach Noel Patrick ParsonsGoalkeeping coach Leonidas AngelisPhysiotherapists Vladislav Vesselov Kalju KorstinManagementPresident/ Nikolai BurdakovChief Executive Officer Konstantin Burdakov
Managerial history DatesName1992–1995 Nikolai Burdakov1995–1996 Juri Šalamov1997–1998 Valeri Bondarenko1998 Sergei Zamorski1999 Juri Šalamov1999–2000 Valeri Bondarenko2001–2002 Anatoli Belov2002 Aleksei Yagudin2002 Gennadi Molodov2003 Sergei Zamogilnõi2004 Tõnu Eapost2004 Aleksei Yagudin2004–2008 Valeri Bondarenko2009 Sergei Ratnikov2009–2010 Valeri Bondarenko2011 Yuri Svirkov2011–2012 Aleksei Yagudin2012 Sergei Prikhodko2012–2013 Aleksei Yagudin2013–2014 Valeri Bondarenko2014–2015 Aleksei Yagudin2015 Nikolai Toštšev2015–2018 Adyam Kuzyaev2018 Cenk Özcan2019 Dmitrijs Kalašņikovs2019 Andrei Syomin2020 Cenk Özcan2020 Oleg Kurotškin (interim)2021 Igor Pyvin2022/ Alexei Eremenko2023 Sergei Terehhov2023–2024/ Alexei Eremenko2024 Miguel Moreira2024 Ricardo Afonso (interim)2025–2026 Roman Kozhukhovskyi2026–present David Campaña
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 SeasonDivisionTop goalscorerCupSupercup1992Meistriliiga7134452337 –1412 1992–9362211295134 +1724 Nikolai Toštšev (11)1993–9442212645016 +3430 Nikolai Toštšev (14)Runners-up1994–9532411673224 +839 Nikolai Toštšev (7)Semi-finals1995–9652486103332 +130 Boriss Nejolov (8)1996–9762476112838 −1027 Stanislav Kitto (9)Semi-finals1997–9842494112745 −1831 Dmitri Lipartov (8)Semi-finals19984146532820 +823 Dmitri Lipartov (7)1999428117104028 +1240 Maksim Gruznov (13)Quarter-finals200052812796440 +2443 Maksim Gruznov (22)Third round200142816397935 +4451 Maksim Gruznov (37)WinnersRunners-up200242814595449 +547 Maksim Gruznov (24)Semi-finals200342814595843 +1547 Maksim Gruznov (16)Semi-finals2004428152114339 +447 Maksim Gruznov (9)Semi-finals200533623679934 +6575 Maksim Gruznov (26)Semi-finals2006236258310636 +7083 Maksim Gruznov (31)Semi-finals200743625388928 +6178 Dmitri Lipartov (30)Runners-upWinners2008336168126254 +856 Nikolai Lõsanov (13)Quarter-finalsWinners200933623768229 +5376 Aleksandr Tarassenkov (13)Semi-finals201033623766731 +3676 Marius Bezykornovas (13)Fourth round2011336227710729 +7873 Aleksandrs Čekulajevs (46)Runners-up2012436167135244 +855 Vladislav Ivanov (13)Runners-upRunners-up2013736113223955 −1636 Albert Taar (7)Semi-finals2014836610203779 −4228 Viktor Plotnikov (9)Third round2015636147155046 +449 Vitālijs Ziļs (13)First round2016836118176068 −841 Dmitri Proshin (14)Third round2017536136174663 −1745 Dzmitry Kowb (10)Second round2018436187117657 +1961 Dmitri Barkov (17)Semi-finals2019636139145749 +848 Eric McWoods (13)Winners202083067173149 −1825 Aleksandr Zakarliuka (8)Runners-upRunners-up202163296173661 −2533 Aleksandr Zakarliuka (10)Semi-finals 2022736108184358 −1538 Denys Dedechko (12)Semi-finals2023836122223264 −3238 Tristan Koskor (16)Winners20246361012144863 −1542 Pierre Landry Kaboré Sergo Kukhianidze (11)Fourth roundRunners-up2025536156155352+151 Pierre Landry Kaboré (12)Semi-finals
Europe Season Competition Round Opponent Home Away 1996UEFA Intertoto CupGroup stage FC Groningen1–4 – – Vasas –1–4 – Lierse0–3 – – Gaziantepspor –0–0 –1999UEFA Intertoto CupFirst round Jokerit 1–4 0–3 1–72000UEFA Intertoto CupFirst round Ceahlăul Piatra Neamţ2–52–44–92001–02UEFA CupQualifying round IF Elfsborg3–00–53–52003UEFA Intertoto CupFirst round OFK Beograd3–51–64–112004UEFA Intertoto CupFirst round Vėtra0–10–30–42005UEFA Intertoto CupFirst round Lokeren0–21–01–22006UEFA Intertoto CupFirst round Kalmar FF1–60–21–82007–08UEFA CupFirst qualifying round Helsingborgs IF0–30–60–92008UEFA Intertoto CupFirst round Ekranas0–30–10–42009–10UEFA Europa LeagueFirst qualifying round Rudar Velenje0–31–31–62010–11UEFA Europa LeagueFirst qualifying round MYPA0–20–50–72011–12UEFA Europa LeagueFirst qualifying round Rabotnički1–40–31–72012–13UEFA Europa LeagueFirst qualifying round Inter Baku0–50–20–72013–14UEFA Europa LeagueFirst qualifying round Gefle IF0–31–51–82018–19UEFA Europa LeagueFirst qualifying round Željezničar 0–21–31–52019–20UEFA Europa LeagueFirst qualifying round Budućnost Podgorica 0–21–41–62023–24UEFA Europa Conference LeagueFirst qualifying round Pyunik0–30–20–5
References
External links
JK Narva Trans at Estonian Football Association JK Narva Trans at UEFA.com