FC Kharkiv
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FC Kharkiv was a professional football club based in Kharkiv
, Ukraine.
After 2009–10 Ukrainian First League season the club was relegated to the Ukrainian Second League
. However, they failed attestation when they submitted falsified documents to the Attestation Committee of the Football Federation of Ukraine
and their professional license was withdrawn.
for the first time. Originally the club entered the Ukrainian Professional League in the Druha Liha
Group C in the 1999–2000 season as FC Arsenal Kharkiv
.
Arsenal Kharkiv was promoted to the Persha Liha after finishing 2nd in the Druha Liha
Group C in 2001/02 season. After a 2nd place finish in the 2004–05 Persha Liha, Arsenal Kharkiv was promoted to the Vyshcha Liha
for the first time and prior to the season the club was bought by new management and they renamed the team to FC Kharkiv.
The team finished 12th in the 2006–07 season; during this season the team's forward Oleksandr Hladky
became the top goalscorer of the season with 13 goals. The club's home ground Dynamo Stadium
was under repair for the some of the 2008–09 season forcing them to move to Sumy
and play in the Yuvileiny Stadium
. The club struggled in the Premier League that season and eventually relegated to the Persha Liha. On July 13, 2010 the club was officially excluded from among the professional clubs of Ukraine.
Rustam Khudzhamov
Oleksandr Maksymov
Oleksandr Yatsenko
Kharkiv
Kharkiv or Kharkov is the second-largest city in Ukraine.The city was founded in 1654 and was a major centre of Ukrainian culture in the Russian Empire. Kharkiv became the first city in Ukraine where the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic was proclaimed in December 1917 and Soviet government was...
, Ukraine.
After 2009–10 Ukrainian First League season the club was relegated to the Ukrainian Second League
Ukrainian Second League
The Ukrainian Second League is a professional football league in Ukraine which is part of the Professional Football League of Ukraine. The league is lower than the Ukrainian First League and the lowest level of professional football competitions in the country. Druha Liha is the third level of...
. However, they failed attestation when they submitted falsified documents to the Attestation Committee of the Football Federation of Ukraine
Football Federation of Ukraine
The Football Federation of Ukraine is the governing body of football in Ukraine. It governs the football competitions for the Ukrainian Professional League, including the Ukrainian Cup, the Amatory, the competitions among the youth , and also the Ukraine national football team. It also sets the...
and their professional license was withdrawn.
History
The current club was renamed in 2005, when it was promoted to the Vyscha LihaUkrainian 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...
for the first time. Originally the club entered the Ukrainian Professional League in the Druha Liha
Ukrainian Second League
The Ukrainian Second League is a professional football league in Ukraine which is part of the Professional Football League of Ukraine. The league is lower than the Ukrainian First League and the lowest level of professional football competitions in the country. Druha Liha is the third level of...
Group C in the 1999–2000 season as FC Arsenal Kharkiv
FC Arsenal Kharkiv
FC Arsenal Kharkiv is a football club based in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Arsenal Kharkiv currently plays in the regional competitions of Kharkiv Oblast...
.
Arsenal Kharkiv was promoted to the Persha Liha after finishing 2nd in the Druha Liha
Ukrainian Second League
The Ukrainian Second League is a professional football league in Ukraine which is part of the Professional Football League of Ukraine. The league is lower than the Ukrainian First League and the lowest level of professional football competitions in the country. Druha Liha is the third level of...
Group C in 2001/02 season. After a 2nd place finish in the 2004–05 Persha Liha, Arsenal Kharkiv was promoted to the Vyshcha Liha
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...
for the first time and prior to the season the club was bought by new management and they renamed the team to FC Kharkiv.
The team finished 12th in the 2006–07 season; during this season the team's forward Oleksandr Hladky
Oleksandr Hladky
Oleksandr Mykolayovych Gladkiy is a Ukrainian football forward. He plays for Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk and the Ukraine national football team. His last name can also be transliterated as Hladkiy, Gladkiy and Gladkyy.-Kharkiv:...
became the top goalscorer of the season with 13 goals. The club's home ground Dynamo Stadium
Dynamo Stadium (Kharkiv)
Dynamo Stadium in Kharkiv, Ukraine was most recently the home of FC Kharkiv, an association football club.-History:The stadium was built in 1931 and was used by teams from Kharkiv in the Soviet Championship, including FC Dynamo Kharkiv and FC Lokomotyv Kharkiv.The stadium was damaged during...
was under repair for the some of the 2008–09 season forcing them to move to Sumy
Sumy
* 1897 - 70.53% Ukrainians, 24.1% Russians, 2.6% Jewish, 2.67% others* 1926 - 80.7% Ukrainians, 11.8% Russians, 5.5% Jewish, 2% others* 1959 - 79% Ukrainians, 20% Russians, 1% others...
and play in the Yuvileiny Stadium
Yuvileiny Stadium
Stadion Yuvileiny is a football-only stadium located at 9 Gagarin street, Sumy, Ukraine 40030. The stadium comprises an area of .Stadion Yuvileiny is currently used mostly for football matches, and is the previous home of the now-defunct FC Spartak Sumy. The ownership of the stadium currently...
. The club struggled in the Premier League that season and eventually relegated to the Persha Liha. On July 13, 2010 the club was officially excluded from among the professional clubs of Ukraine.
Famous players
Yevgen Cheberyachko Oleksandr HladkyOleksandr Hladky
Oleksandr Mykolayovych Gladkiy is a Ukrainian football forward. He plays for Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk and the Ukraine national football team. His last name can also be transliterated as Hladkiy, Gladkiy and Gladkyy.-Kharkiv:...
Rustam Khudzhamov
Rustam Khudzhamov
Rustam Makhmudkulovych Khudzhamov is a Ukrainian football goalkeeper who plays for FC Metalurh Donetsk on loan from FC Shakhtar Donetsk in the Ukrainian Premier League.In Crimean Tatar, his name is Rüstam Mahmüdkuli Hucamov.- Club career :...
Oleksandr Maksymov
Oleksandr Maksymov
Oleksandr Maksymov is a Ukrainian footballer who currently plays on loan for FC Arsenal Kyiv in the Ukrainian Premier League. He also played for FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk and the Ukraine national football team...
Oleksandr Yatsenko
Oleksandr Yatsenko
Oleksandr Viktorovich Yatsenko is a Ukrainian football player, who currently plays for the Ukrainian Premier League team Illichivets. He is a defender, and usually plays in the sweeper position....
Head coaches
| Gennadiy Litovchenko Gennadiy Litovchenko Hennadiy Volodymyrovych Lytovchenko is a Ukrainian soccer coach and former midfielder and head-coach of FC Dynamo-2 Kyiv... (2005–06) Volodymyr Kulayev (2006) Volodymyr Bessonov Volodymyr Bessonov Volodymyr Vasylyovych Bezsonov, also spell Vladimir Vasilijević Bessonov is a Ukrainian football manager and former player, he played for the USSR national football team. The most recent team he was managing was Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk in the Ukrainian Premier League.- Club :Bezsonov's career began... (2006–08) (resigned) Mykhailo Stelmakh (2008–10) Rinat Morozov Rinat Morozov Rinat Morozov is a Ukrainian football manager. He is the current head coach of amateurs FC Arsenal-Politekhnik Kharkiv \amateurs\ in the First League of the Kharkiv Oblast.- Career :... (2010) |
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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| 1999–2005 | Refer to FC Arsenal Kharkiv FC Arsenal Kharkiv FC Arsenal Kharkiv is a football club based in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Arsenal Kharkiv currently plays in the regional competitions of Kharkiv Oblast... |
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| 2005–06 Ukrainian Premier League 2005-06 The 2005–06 Ukrainian Premier League season was the fifteenth since its establishment.The season started on July 12, 2005 with six games of the first round. The last day of the competition was May 10, 2006. However, because the top two teams have finished with equal amount of points, it was decided... |
1st | 13 | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 29 | 36 | 33 | 1/16 finals | |||
| 2006–07 Ukrainian Premier League 2006-07 The 2006-07 Ukrainian Premier League season is the sixteenth since its establishment. The official name of the competition was Soyuz-Viktan Ukrainian football championship. Soyuz-Viktan became the first title sponsor in the League's history.... |
1st | 12 | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 26 | 38 | 33 | 1/8 finals | |||
| 2007–08 Ukrainian Premier League 2007-08 The 2007–08 Ukrainian Premier League season is the seventeenth since its establishment. This season competition was sponsored by Biola which became the title sponsor of the League for the season. It began on July 17, 2007, and ended on May 18, 2008... |
1st | 14 | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 32 | 27 | 1/16 finals | |||
| 2008–09 Ukrainian Premier League 2008-09 The 2008–09 Ukrainian Premier League season was the eighteenth since its establishment. Shakhtar Donetsk were the defending champions, having won their fourth league title. The season began on 16 July 2008 with a scoreless draw between Tavriya and Dnipro. The last round of matches were played on 26... |
1st | 16 | 30 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 19 | 50 | 12 | 1/8 finals | Relegated | ||
| 2009–10 | 2nd | 17 | 34 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 23 | 76 | 14 | 1/16 finals | Relegated | ||
See also
- FC Metalist KharkivFC Metalist KharkivFC Metalist Kharkiv is a Ukrainian professional football club based in Kharkiv. It competes in the Ukrainian Premier League, the highest football level in the country. Founded in 1925, the team worked its way up the rungs of the Soviet football system, eventually being promoted to the Soviet Top...
- FC Helios KharkivFC Helios KharkivFC Helios is a Ukrainian football club located in Kharkiv, Ukraine-History:FC Helios was founded in 2002 by Oleksandr Hellstein. The team quickly progressed through competitions in the Kharkiv Oblast and in 2003 the club advanced to play in the Druha Liha C...
- FC Arsenal KharkivFC Arsenal KharkivFC Arsenal Kharkiv is a football club based in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Arsenal Kharkiv currently plays in the regional competitions of Kharkiv Oblast...
- FC Hazovyk-KhGV KharkivFC Hazovyk-KhGV KharkivFC Hazovyk-KhGV Kharkiv was a professional football team based in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Hazovyk-KhGV played in the Druha Liha B in Ukraine. Established in 2001, they competed in 5 seasons in the Ukrainian Second League. The club removed themselves from the competition during the winter break in the...
- FC Kharkiv Reserves and Youth TeamFC Kharkiv Reserves and Youth TeamKharkiv Reserves were the reserve team of Kharkiv Football Club which became defunct after the main club FC Kharkiv dissolved.- External links :*...