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Phoenix were active in the Moscow area in the years leading up to the war with the Central Powers (1914).
Based at Zuyevo, Phoenix played in the Orekhovo-Zuyevo league. 

London University in Russia, 1914

In April 1914 London University played 3 matches in the Moscow area of Russia.
The first match was played at Orekhovo, about 100km from Moscow, against a club side called Morozovtsy*. The tourists won 5-1. The ground was new, and before the match the pitch was blessed by a priest who spoke about the benefits of sport for the working classes. There was a crowd of about 7,000.
The next match was against a Moscow Universities XI. London again ran out winners by 7-0, watched by a crowd of 6,000.
On the 24th April (according to the western calendar, as you can from the poster it was 13th in Russia!) a match was played against Moscow Clubs Select (without distinction of nationality). The attendance was reported as being 10,000! The tourists won 2-1 (some sources give 1-0 but there are contemporary Russian reports of 2-1 with Denisov scoring for the hosts). 

Russian reporters commented positively on the teamwork of the visitors, their accurate passing, strong shooting and impressive fitness. Russian spectators were less impressed by the physical aspect of the English game, particularly shoulder charges. 

Contemporary reports refer to a J.H Lockton scoring 2 goals v Morozovtsy and 4 vs Universities. The only other references to individual London University players I have found are that the goalkeeper was named Williams and that Bateman played inside right and scored 2 vs Universities. 

* The present FC Znamya Truda

Polyteknikkojen urheiluseura (PUS)

1906

Polyteknikkojen urheiluseura  (PUS) was founded in 1903 at the Helsinki University of Technology. In 1909 they won the national championships. Finland was, at the time, a part of the Russian Empire. The club name was changed to Aalto-yliopiston urheiluseura as recently as 2010. The shin guards on display above are pretty impressive. Note also the gauntlets won by the goalkeeper (seated).

1909

Bohemian Corinthians in Russia 1910

In 1910 a Bohemian representative side drawn from 4 clubs visited St Petersburg, Moscow and then London.  This was during a period when Bohemia (or the Czechs) were without representation in the international arena. Of the tourists Richard Veselý had represented Bohemia whilst they were recognized by FIFA (1906-08).  Inspired, no doubt, by the visits of Corinthian FC to Prague during the 1900s the team styled themselves Corinthians. When they played in London, the tourists were billed as Bohemia 

The squad was as follows- some of the players first names are not recorded.

Jan Hejda	Slavia
Schtrempel	Pardubice
Richard Veselý	Slavia
Čech	Slavia
Vopálecký	Slavia
Karel Bukovský	Slavia
Franya	Union Žižkov
Kovarchik	Union Žižkov
Josef Beneš	Novoměstský
Ladislav Medek	Slavia
Vykhanovský	Union Žižkov
Zdeněk Jahn	Slavia

15.10.10	St.Petersburg B	0	15	Corinthians	St. Petersburg Sport SK ground
16.10.10	St. Petersburg	5	4	Corinthians
18.10.10	Sport (спорт)	0	6	Corinthians
21.10.10	SKS (CKC)	1	5	Corinthians	Moscow SKS ground
23.10.10	Moscow	1	0	Corinthians
28.10.10	AFA XI	2	1	Bohemia	London

all dates New Style. 

Ladislav Medek is reported to have scored 14 goals in the opening match.

The Moscow team that inflicted a 1-0 defeat on the tourists was made up of 9 Britons and 2 Russians. The Russian press at the time referred to the match as an 'international'. The game attracted 3,000 spectators, and was played on a hard, frozen pitch.  Medek dislocated his shoulder.  Newman headed the Moscow goal in the 70th minute. 

Moscow XI

Whilst hailing the win as a triumph for football in Russia, contemporary reports  conceded that result flattered the victors, and that the Czechs had been over confident in their approach to the game.

Baltenverband

VfB Konigsberg 1907-08

The Baltische Fußball Meisterschaft, initiated in 1908, was the newest of the 8 regional championships that fed the German National Championships. It featured teams from Pomerania, East and West Prussia* .

1907-08	VfB Konigsberg	Ostpreussen
1908-09	VfB Konigsberg
1909-10	Prussia Samland Konigsberg
1910-11	SC Lituania Tilsit	Tilsit/Memel
1911-12	BuEV Danzig	Danzig
1912-13	Prussia Samland Konigsberg	Konigsberg
1913-14	Prussia Samland Konigsberg	Ostpreussen
1919-20	Titania Stettin	Pommern
1920-21	VfB Konigsberg	Ostpreussen
1921-22	Titania Stettin	Pommern
1922-23	VfB Konigsberg	Ostpreussen
1923-24	VfB Konigsberg
1924-25	VfB Konigsberg
1925-26	VfB Konigsberg
1926-27	Titania Stettin	Pommern
1927-28	VfB Konigsberg	Ostpreussen
1928-29	VfB Konigsberg
1929-30	VfB Konigsberg
1930-31	Prussia Samland Konigsberg
	VfB Konigsberg
1931-32	Hindenburg Allenstein
	Viktoria Stolp	Grenzmark
1932-33	Prussia Samland Konigsberg	Ostpreussen
	Hindenburg Allenstein
1933-34	Preussen Danzig
	Viktoria Stolp	Pommern Ost
1934-35	York Insterburg	Ostpreussen
	SC Stettin	Pommern West
1935-36	Hindenburg Allenstein	Ostpreussen
	Viktoria Stolp	Pommern Ost
1936-37	Hindenburg Allenstein	Ostpreussen
	Viktoria Stolp	Pommern

VfB Konigsberg reached the semi finals of the National Championship in 1923. 

Of course, the cities that were represented in this competition are no longer in Germany. 
Their names are gone from the map.
The succesful clubs:

Name	Founded	Present location
VfB Konigsberg	1900	Kaliningrad. Russia
Königsberg Fußballmeister	1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1911, 1912, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925
Baltische Fußballmeister	1908, 1909, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1928, 1929, 1930
Prussia Samland Konigsberg	1904	Kaliningrad, Russia
Baltische Fußballmeister	1910, 1913, 1914, 1931, 1933
SC Lituania Tilsit	1907	Sovetsk, Kaliningrad, Russia
Baltische Fußballmeister	1911
BuEV Danzig	1903	Gdańsk, Poland
Baltische Fußballmeister	1912
Stettiner Fussballclub Titania 1902	1902	Szczecin, Poland
Baltischer Fußballmeister	1920, 1927
SV Hindenburg Allenstein	1921	Olsztyn, Poland
Viktoria Stolp	1909	Słupsk, Poland
Preussen Danzig	1909	Gdańsk, Poland
York Insterburg	1921	Chernyakhovsk, Kaliningrad Russia
Stettiner SC	1908	Szczecin, Poland

* The 'feeder' championships were as follows:

1908-10:

Ostpreussen: Pommern: Westpreussen

 1910-13:

Allenstein: Danzig: Graudenz: Insterburg: Konigsberg: Rustenburg: Tilsit/Memel

 1913-30:

Ostpreussen: Pommern: Westpreussen

1930-:

Grenzmark: Ostpreussen