FC Arsenal Kyiv
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FC Arsenal Kyiv is a professional football club from the Ukrainian
capital of Kiev
.
in the Soviet Second League
. The origin of the current Arsenal club is disputed; some consider it to be part of the CSKA Kyiv
heritage (for its full history see CSKA Kyiv
) another of FC Boryspil
. In 1994 CSKA merged with FC Boryspil
under the name CSKA-Borysfen Boryspil. After a series of successful seasons the club made its way from the Ukrainian Third League
to the Ukrainian Premier League
. The club has continuously competed in the top flight since the 1995–96 season.
In 1996 CSKA-Borysfen split into two different clubs CSKA Kyiv
and FC Borysfen Boryspil
. The management of CSKA-Borysfen decided to recreate a club in Boryspil
(near Kiev), while CSKA was reorganized under the Ministry of Defense as the first team of CSKA. Simultaneously the actual CSKA that was competing at the lower division has won a promotion and later was reorganized as the second team, CSKA-2. Borysfen after competing at the amateur level of the Kiev Oblast
has applied to the professional competition and entered the lower divisions of the championship (for further story of the club see FC Borysfen Boryspil
).
The army-men has also managed to appear in the domestic cup's finals twice (1998
and 2001
), where it lost both times: first against city-rivals FC Dynamo Kyiv
and then against FC Shakhtar Donetsk
. The club's greatest achievements include a successful UEFA Cup run in the season of 2001–02, defeating the now defunct Finnish
side FC Jokerit
and Serbian
giants Red Star Belgrade
.
bought the club in 2001 reorganizing it under the name of Arsenal. The CSKA-2 once again became the primary team of the Army football club.
While under the city government's ownership, Arsenal has struggled financially, resorting to loaning many of its first squad players. The city had decreased funding to the club significantly as it sought to reduce its numerous sports holdings. In May 2007, it was announced that the club would be demoted due to financial issues, however soon afterward it was revealed that Arsenal would be purchased by Ukrainian oligarch
, Vadim Rabinovich
. The new owner started actively financing the club and its transfers. In January 2009 the Mayor of Kiev
Leonid Chernovetskyi
bought Arsenal Kyiv for 1 hryvnia
from Rabynovich; Chernovetskiy’s 30-year-old son Stepan became the club’s president. Next year Rabynovich bought the club back due to the poor management.
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
capital of Kiev
Kiev
Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....
.
History
In the 1950s, a different club under the same name Arsenal Kyiv won the 1958 Ukrainian SSR Championship. However in 1963 the club was renamed to "Temp Kyiv". In 1964 the club was replaced by FC Dynamo-2 KyivFC Dynamo-2 Kyiv
FC Dynamo-2 Kyiv is a Ukrainian football team based in Kiev , Ukraine. The club was inaugurated in 1946. The club has been featured regularly in the Ukrainian First League, since it cannot be promoted to the Ukrainian Premier League, being a reserve team from the FC Dynamo Kyiv franchise...
in the Soviet Second League
Soviet Second League
The Soviet Second League was the third highest division of Soviet football, below the Soviet First League. The division lasted from the inception of Soviet league football in 1936 to the dissolution of USSR in 1991.-Overview:...
. The origin of the current Arsenal club is disputed; some consider it to be part of the CSKA Kyiv
FC CSKA Kyiv
FC CSCA Kyiv was a Ukrainian association football club that competed in the Ukrainian Second League. The team withdrew from theprofessional league 4 September 2009.-History:...
heritage (for its full history see CSKA Kyiv
FC CSKA Kyiv
FC CSCA Kyiv was a Ukrainian association football club that competed in the Ukrainian Second League. The team withdrew from theprofessional league 4 September 2009.-History:...
) another of FC Boryspil
FC Boryspil
FC Boryspil was a football club from Boryspil, Ukraine. Later the club was merged with FC CSKA Kyiv and moved to Kiev as FC CSKA-Borysfen Boryspil. Then the club changed its name again to CSKA having the former first team, that competed a division lower, be renamed into CSKA-2. In 2001 a new club...
. In 1994 CSKA merged with FC Boryspil
FC Boryspil
FC Boryspil was a football club from Boryspil, Ukraine. Later the club was merged with FC CSKA Kyiv and moved to Kiev as FC CSKA-Borysfen Boryspil. Then the club changed its name again to CSKA having the former first team, that competed a division lower, be renamed into CSKA-2. In 2001 a new club...
under the name CSKA-Borysfen Boryspil. After a series of successful seasons the club made its way from the Ukrainian Third League
Ukrainian Third League
The Ukrainian Third League, also known as the Transitional League, was part of the Ukrainian professional football clubs competition.The League as the fourth tier was created after the reorganization once the first championship was completed in 1993...
to the Ukrainian Premier League
Ukrainian Premier League
The Ukrainian Premier League is the highest division of Ukrainian annual football championship. As the Supreme League it was founded in 1991 after the fold of the Soviet Union's Vysshaya Liga. In 2008 it was reformed into a more autonomous entity of the Football Federation of Ukraine and changed...
. The club has continuously competed in the top flight since the 1995–96 season.
In 1996 CSKA-Borysfen split into two different clubs CSKA Kyiv
FC CSKA Kyiv
FC CSCA Kyiv was a Ukrainian association football club that competed in the Ukrainian Second League. The team withdrew from theprofessional league 4 September 2009.-History:...
and FC Borysfen Boryspil
FC Borysfen Boryspil
FC Borysfen Boryspil was a Ukrainian football club from Boryspil, Ukraine. It was founded in February 1993.In 1993 the club was merged with FC Nyva Myronivka under name Nyva-Borysfen. In 1994, after the winter break, the club was renamed into FC Boryspil while another team from village Karapyshi,...
. The management of CSKA-Borysfen decided to recreate a club in Boryspil
Boryspil
Boryspil is a city located in the Kiev Oblast in northern Ukraine. Serving as the administrative center of the Boryspil Raion , the city itself is also designated as a separate raion within the oblast....
(near Kiev), while CSKA was reorganized under the Ministry of Defense as the first team of CSKA. Simultaneously the actual CSKA that was competing at the lower division has won a promotion and later was reorganized as the second team, CSKA-2. Borysfen after competing at the amateur level of the Kiev Oblast
Kiev Oblast
Kyiv Oblast, sometimes written as Kiev Oblast is an oblast in central Ukraine.The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Kyiv , also being the capital of Ukraine...
has applied to the professional competition and entered the lower divisions of the championship (for further story of the club see FC Borysfen Boryspil
FC Borysfen Boryspil
FC Borysfen Boryspil was a Ukrainian football club from Boryspil, Ukraine. It was founded in February 1993.In 1993 the club was merged with FC Nyva Myronivka under name Nyva-Borysfen. In 1994, after the winter break, the club was renamed into FC Boryspil while another team from village Karapyshi,...
).
The army-men has also managed to appear in the domestic cup's finals twice (1998
1998 Ukrainian Cup Final
The 1998 Ukrainian Cup Final is a football match that took place at the NSC Olimpiyskiy on May 31, 1998. The match was the 7th Ukrainian Cup Final and it was contested by both Kievan clubs FC Dynamo Kyiv and FC CSKA Kyiv. The 1998 Ukrainian Cup Final was the seventh to be held in the Ukrainian...
and 2001
2001 Ukrainian Cup Final
The 2001 Ukrainian Cup Final is a football match that took place at the NSC Olimpiyskiy on May 27, 2001. The match was the 10th Ukrainian Cup Final and it was contested by Shakhtar Donetsk and CSKA Kyiv. The 2001 Ukrainian Cup Final was the tenth to be held in the Ukrainian capital Kiev...
), where it lost both times: first against city-rivals FC Dynamo Kyiv
FC Dynamo Kyiv
FC Dynamo Kyiv is a professional football club based in the Ukrainian capital city of Kyiv. Founded in 1927, the club currently participates in the Ukrainian Premier League and has spent its entire history in the top league of Soviet and later Ukrainian football...
and then against FC Shakhtar Donetsk
FC Shakhtar Donetsk
FC Shakhtar Donetsk is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Donetsk. Shakhtar has appeared in several European competitions and currently is often a participant of the UEFA Champions League. The club became the first Ukrainian club to win the UEFA Cup in 2009, the last year...
. The club's greatest achievements include a successful UEFA Cup run in the season of 2001–02, defeating the now defunct Finnish
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
side FC Jokerit
FC Jokerit
FC Jokerit was a football club based in Helsinki, Finland. It was founded in 1999. The club was known for its wild supporters, 116% Boys, and for its owner, Hjallis Harkimo who is also the owner of Jokerit, an ice hockey club based in Helsinki....
and Serbian
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
giants Red Star Belgrade
Red Star Belgrade
Red Star Belgrade is a football club from Belgrade, Serbia. The club is a part of the Red Star Sports Society.Red Star Belgrade is the most successful Serbian club, with a record of 25 national championships and 23 national cups in both Serbian and ex-Yugoslav competitions...
.
Arsenal Kyiv
After the 2000 financial crisis at CSKA the club lost its funding from the Ministry and was on the brink to be dissolved. The Kiev city government on the initiative of Oleksandr OmelchenkoOleksandr Omelchenko
Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Omelchenko became the mayor of Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, in 1999. He lost his re-election bid in March 2006. Omelchenko is now member of the Verkhovna Rada elected on behalf of Our Ukraine–People's Self-Defense Bloc but expelled from that fraction in September 2011....
bought the club in 2001 reorganizing it under the name of Arsenal. The CSKA-2 once again became the primary team of the Army football club.
While under the city government's ownership, Arsenal has struggled financially, resorting to loaning many of its first squad players. The city had decreased funding to the club significantly as it sought to reduce its numerous sports holdings. In May 2007, it was announced that the club would be demoted due to financial issues, however soon afterward it was revealed that Arsenal would be purchased by Ukrainian oligarch
Ukrainian oligarchs
The Ukrainian oligarchs are a group of Business oligarch that quickly appeared on the economic and political scene of Ukraine after its independence in 1991, just like it happened in neighboring post-Soviet state Russia....
, Vadim Rabinovich
Vadim Rabinovich
Vadim Zinov'evich Rabinovich Vadim Zinov'evich Rabinovich Vadim Zinov'evich Rabinovich (sometimes spelled Vadym Rabynovich is a Ukrainian businessman and president of the Ukrainian Jewish Congress....
. The new owner started actively financing the club and its transfers. In January 2009 the Mayor of Kiev
Mayor of Kiev
Mayor of Kiev is the elected mayor of the municipality of Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, who is also normally automatically appointed as Head of the City's State Administration and Chair of the City Council....
Leonid Chernovetskyi
Leonid Chernovetskyi
Leonid Mykhaylovych Chernovetskyi is the incumbent Mayor of Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. Before his political career, he was a successful businessman, founder and controlling stakeholder of the Pravex Group and Pravex Bank, one of the largest banks in Ukraine.-Biography:Chernovetskyi quit school...
bought Arsenal Kyiv for 1 hryvnia
Ukrainian hryvnia
The hryvnia, sometimes hryvnya or grivna ; sign: ₴, code: , has been the national currency of Ukraine since September 2, 1996. The hryvnia is subdivided into 100 kopiyok. In medieval times, it was a currency of Kievan Rus'....
from Rabynovich; Chernovetskiy’s 30-year-old son Stepan became the club’s president. Next year Rabynovich bought the club back due to the poor management.
Current squad
Coaches
| Oleh Kuznetsov (2001–02) Vyacheslav Hrozny Vyacheslav Hrozny -External links:... (2002–04) Serhiy Krakovskyi (2004) Oleksandr Baranov Oleksandr Baranov Oleksandr Ivanovych Baranov is a Ukrainian professional football coach and a former player.-Career:He played 4 games in the European Cup Winners' Cup 1988–89 for FC Metalist Kharkiv.-Honours:* Soviet Top League runner-up: 1984.* Soviet Cup winner: 1988.... (2004–05) Ihor Babynchuk (2005) Oleksandr Zavarov (2005–07) Vasyl Yevseyev Vasyl Yevseyev Vasyl Arkadiyovych Yevseyev ; was a Ukrainian professional football coach and player.-Career:Yevseyev made his professional debut in the Soviet First League in 1980 for FC Zarya Voroshilovgrad.-Personal life:... (2007) |
Oleksandr Zavarov (2007–09) Vyacheslav Hrozny Vyacheslav Hrozny -External links:... (2010) Yuriy Bakalov Yuriy Bakalov Yuriy Bakalov is a former Soviet and Ukrainian professional football midfielder and current Ukrainian coach.On 16 April 2010, Bakalov was appointed as interim coach to the Ukrainian Premier League club FC Arsenal Kyiv and on 18 May 2010 confirmed as main coach.-External links:* * *... (2010) Vasyl Yevseyev Vasyl Yevseyev Vasyl Arkadiyovych Yevseyev ; was a Ukrainian professional football coach and player.-Career:Yevseyev made his professional debut in the Soviet First League in 1980 for FC Zarya Voroshilovgrad.-Personal life:... (2010) Yuriy Bakalov Yuriy Bakalov Yuriy Bakalov is a former Soviet and Ukrainian professional football midfielder and current Ukrainian coach.On 16 April 2010, Bakalov was appointed as interim coach to the Ukrainian Premier League club FC Arsenal Kyiv and on 18 May 2010 confirmed as main coach.-External links:* * *... (2010–11) Leonid Kuchuk (2011–) |
League and cup history
| Season | Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Domestic Cup Ukrainian Cup The Ukrainian Cup is a national knockout cup competition in Ukrainian football, run by the Football Federation of Ukraine. The winner of the competition is awarded a qualification to the UEFA Cup , under special circumstances the finalist also may enter... |
Europe | Notes | |
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| Previous | Refer to CSKA Kyiv FC CSKA Kyiv FC CSCA Kyiv was a Ukrainian association football club that competed in the Ukrainian Second League. The team withdrew from theprofessional league 4 September 2009.-History:... |
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| 2001–02 | 1st | 12 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 28 | 23 | 1/4 finals | UC | 2nd round | Name changed to Arsenal |
| 2002–03 | 1st | 5 | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 25 | 56 | 1/4 finals | |||
| 2003–04 | 1st | 9 | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 38 | 44 | 37 | 1/8 finals | |||
| 2004–05 | 1st | 9 | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 30 | 33 | 37 | 1/16 finals | |||
| 2005–06 | 1st | 12 | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 31 | 39 | 35 | 1/4 finals | |||
| 2006–07 | 1st | 14 | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 28 | 44 | 30 | 1/32 finals | |||
| 2007–08 | 1st | 6 | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 42 | 36 | 42 | 1/8 finals | |||
| 2008–09 | 1st | 11 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 26 | 33 | 32 | 1/8 finals | |||
| 2009–10 2009–10 Ukrainian Premier League The 2009–10 Ukrainian Premier League season was the nineteenth since its establishment and second since its reorganization. Dynamo Kyiv were the defending champions, having won their 13th league title... |
1st | 7 | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 44 | 41 | 42 | 1/16 finals | |||
| 2010–11 2010–11 Ukrainian Premier League The 2010–11 Ukrainian Premier League season was the 20th since its establishment and third since its reorganization. Shakhtar Donetsk were the defending champions, having won their 5th league title... |
1st | 9 | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 36 | 38 | 37 | 1/2 finals | |||
| 2011–12 2011–12 Ukrainian Premier League -Stadiums:The following stadiums were used during the season.-Managers and captains:- Managerial changes :-League table:Note: On 12 August 2010, the Football Federation of Ukraine punished Metalist Kharkiv and Karpaty Lviv for fixing a match in 2008; both teams were handed a fine and deducted nine... |
1st | 1/4 finals | |||||||||||
European competitions
UEFA Cup| Season | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001–02 | Qualifying round |  FC JokeritFC Jokerit FC Jokerit was a football club based in Helsinki, Finland. It was founded in 1999. The club was known for its wild supporters, 116% Boys, and for its owner, Hjallis Harkimo who is also the owner of Jokerit, an ice hockey club based in Helsinki.... |
2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 |
| First round |  Red Star BelgradeRed Star Belgrade Red Star Belgrade is a football club from Belgrade, Serbia. The club is a part of the Red Star Sports Society.Red Star Belgrade is the most successful Serbian club, with a record of 25 national championships and 23 national cups in both Serbian and ex-Yugoslav competitions... |
3–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | |
| Second round |  Club Brugge K.V. |
0–2 | 0–5 | 0–7 |