FC Vorskla Poltava
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FC Vorskla Poltavais a professional football team which plays in the Ukrainian Premier League
and represents the city of Poltava
.
was established a football club Kolhospnyk within the republican trade union sports society
Kolos. In 1957 the club obtained its professional status and was included in the competitions of the Soviet third division (then "Class B"). However in 1982 the club went into bankruptcy and was dissolved. For a short period of time from 1968-1972 Kolos was also carrying names Silbud and Budivelnyk. In 1984 the club was reanimated as Vorskla after the river Vorskla, which flows through Poltava. In 1986 Vorskla entered the Soviet professional ranks of the third division where it participated to the collapse of the Soviet system.
Upon establishing of the Ukrainian football competitions in 1992 the club was admitted to the Ukrainian First League
which it won in 1996. The team debuted in the Ukrainian Premier League
in the 1996–1997 season, taking that season the 3rd place, the highest achievement in team's history. Vorskla have remained in the Premier League since, and participated twice in UEFA Cup
. In 2009 Vorskla met Shakhtar Donetsk in the 2009 Ukrainian Cup Final
. Mykola Pavlov
's men won the match 1–0 after Vasyl Sachko
's goal in the 49th minute.
As a Domestic Cup winner Vorskla participated in the annual opening game of the season Ukrainian Super Cup
meeting the champions Dynamo Kyiv. After a 0:0 draw at full time Vorskla lost the cup to Dynamo on penalties.
Its home games the main team plays at Butovsky Memorial Vorskla Stadium which is named after one of the founders of the modern Olympic games and the International Olympic Committee in 1894. Oleksiy Dmytrovych also was a lieutenant-general of the Russian Army and a teacher. He wrote several books on the physical training in various conditions.
The biggest success of Vorskla in the European competitions was the victory over SL Benfica
2:1 (at home) in the Europa League play-offs.
/UEFA Europa 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...
and represents the city of Poltava
Poltava
Poltava is a city in located on the Vorskla River in central Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Poltava Oblast , as well as the surrounding Poltava Raion of the oblast. Poltava's estimated population is 298,652 ....
.
History
The club draws its history from 1955 when in the city of PoltavaPoltava
Poltava is a city in located on the Vorskla River in central Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Poltava Oblast , as well as the surrounding Poltava Raion of the oblast. Poltava's estimated population is 298,652 ....
was established a football club Kolhospnyk within the republican trade union sports society
Sports club
A sports club or sport club, sometimes athletics club or sports association is a club for the purpose of playing one or more sports...
Kolos. In 1957 the club obtained its professional status and was included in the competitions of the Soviet third division (then "Class B"). However in 1982 the club went into bankruptcy and was dissolved. For a short period of time from 1968-1972 Kolos was also carrying names Silbud and Budivelnyk. In 1984 the club was reanimated as Vorskla after the river Vorskla, which flows through Poltava. In 1986 Vorskla entered the Soviet professional ranks of the third division where it participated to the collapse of the Soviet system.
Upon establishing of the Ukrainian football competitions in 1992 the club was admitted to the Ukrainian First League
Ukrainian First League
The Persha Liha or Ukrainian First League is a football league in Ukraine and the second tier of national football competitions. Members of the league also participate in the Ukrainian Cup...
which it won in 1996. The team debuted in 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...
in the 1996–1997 season, taking that season the 3rd place, the highest achievement in team's history. Vorskla have remained in the Premier League since, and participated twice in UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup
The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...
. In 2009 Vorskla met Shakhtar Donetsk in the 2009 Ukrainian Cup Final
2009 Ukrainian Cup Final
The 2009 Ukrainian Cup Final was a football match that took place at the Dnipro Stadium on May 31, 2009. The match was the 18th Ukrainian Cup Final and it was contested by FC Shakhtar Donetsk and FC Vorskla Poltava. The 2009 Ukrainian Cup Final is the first time a Ukrainian Cup Final was be held in...
. Mykola Pavlov
Mykola Pavlov
Mykola Petrovych Pavlov is a former Ukrainian football defender, and currently head-coach of FC Vorskla Poltava in the Ukrainian Premier League.-Playing career:...
's men won the match 1–0 after Vasyl Sachko
Vasyl Sachko
Vasyl Sachko is a professional Ukrainian football striker, currently playing for Vorskla Poltava in the Ukrainian Premier League. While playing in FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih, Sachko carried the captain's badge 22 times...
's goal in the 49th minute.
As a Domestic Cup winner Vorskla participated in the annual opening game of the season Ukrainian Super Cup
Ukrainian Super Cup
Ukrainian Super Cup acts as the grand-opening for every new football competition season in Ukraine, officially having the winners of the previous season's Ukrainian Championship and Ukrainian Cup face-off against each other...
meeting the champions Dynamo Kyiv. After a 0:0 draw at full time Vorskla lost the cup to Dynamo on penalties.
Its home games the main team plays at Butovsky Memorial Vorskla Stadium which is named after one of the founders of the modern Olympic games and the International Olympic Committee in 1894. Oleksiy Dmytrovych also was a lieutenant-general of the Russian Army and a teacher. He wrote several books on the physical training in various conditions.
The biggest success of Vorskla in the European competitions was the victory over SL Benfica
SL Benfica
Sport Lisboa e Benfica , commonly known as simply Benfica or occasionally as Benfica Lisbon, is a Portuguese multi-sports club based in Lisbon. Although they successfully compete in a number of different sports, Benfica is mostly known for its association football team...
2:1 (at home) in the Europa League play-offs.
Honours
- Ukrainian SSR Cup: 1
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- 1956 winners
- Ukrainian Persha LihaUkrainian First LeagueThe Persha Liha or Ukrainian First League is a football league in Ukraine and the second tier of national football competitions. Members of the league also participate in the Ukrainian Cup...
: 1
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- 1995–96 Champions
- Ukrainian Premier LeagueUkrainian Premier LeagueThe 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...
: 1
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- 1996–97 third place
- Ukrainian CupUkrainian CupThe 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...
: 1
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- 2008–09Ukrainian Cup 2008-09The Ukrainian Cup 2008–09 is the eighteenth annual season of Ukraine's football knockout competition, currently known as DATAGROUP – Football Ukraine Cup or Kubok of Ukraine. The defending champion of this edition is Shakhtar Donetsk....
winners
- 2008–09
European record
UEFA CupUEFA Cup
The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...
/UEFA Europa League
| Season | Round | Opponents | Home leg | Away leg | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997–98 | Q1 |  Daugava Riga |
2–1 | 3–1 | 5–2 |
| Q2 |  AnderlechtR.S.C. Anderlecht Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht, usually known as Anderlecht or RSCA , is a Belgian professional football club based in Anderlecht in the Brussels Capital Region. Anderlecht plays in the Belgian Pro League and is the most successful Belgian football team in European competitions as well as in the... |
0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | |
| 2000–01 | Q1 |  FK RabotničkiFK Rabotnicki FK Rabotnički is a football club that plays at the Philip II Arena in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia. They currently compete in the Macedonian First League.-History:... |
2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 |
| 1 |  Boavista |
1–2 | 1–2 | 2–4 | |
| 2009–10 | PO | Benfica |
2–1 | 0–4 | 2–5 |
| 2011–12 2011–12 UEFA Europa League The 2011–12 UEFA Europa League is the third season of the competition since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup. It began on 30 June 2011 with the first legs of the first qualifying round, and will end on 9 May 2012 with the final to be held at Stadionul Național in Bucharest, Romania... |
Q2 |  Glentoran |
3–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 |
| Q3 |  Sligo Rovers |
0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| PO |  Dinamo Bucureşti |
2–1 | 3–2 | 5–3 | |
| Group B |  Hannover 96Hannover 96 Hannoverscher Sportverein von 1896, commonly referred to as Hannover 96, Hannover or simply 96, is a German association football club based in the city of Hanover, Lower Saxony.-Foundation to WWII:... |
1–2 | |||
| Standard Liège Standard Liège Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège (Dutch: Standard Luik [], German: Standard Lüttich , is a Belgian football club from the city of Liège.... |
0–0 | ||||
 CopenhagenF.C. Copenhagen F.C. Copenhagen is a professional Danish football club in Copenhagen, Denmark. It is part of the Parken Sport & Entertainment.... |
0–1 |
- Q = Qualifying
- PO = Play-Off
Current squad
Squad is given according to the club's official website and UPL website, as of November 12, 2011.Famous players
| Debatik Curri Debatik Curri Debatik Curri is an Albanian footballer. He plays in defense for Gençlerbirliği and the Albanian national team.- Early career :Curri began his professional career with the most successful team in Kosovo, KF Prishtina.... Armend Dallku Armend Dallku Armend Dallku is an Albanian footballer, playing as a defender for Vorskla Poltava in the Ukrainian Premier League and the Albanian national team.-Club career:... Yordan Petkov Yordan Petkov Yordan Petkov is a former Bulgarian football defender and currently assistant coach of Slavia Sofia under Martin Kushev.... Jovan Markoski Jovan Markoski Jovan Markoski is a Serbian international footballer. He plays in midfield for Ukrainian team FC Vorskla Poltava.-External links:* * *... |
Zoran Pavlovic Zoran Pavlovic Zoran Pavlovič is a Slovenian football midfielder and is currently a free agent.-Club career:Born in Tuzla, he started his career at Rudar Velenje... Sofiane Melliti Serhiy Dolhansky Serhiy Dolhansky Serhiy Dolhanskyi is a professional Ukrainian football goalkeeper who plays for Vorskla Poltava in the Ukrainian Premier League. He joined Vorskla from Metalurh Donetsk in February 2005.- External links :*... Serhiy Kravchenko Serhiy Kravchenko Serhiy Kravchenko is a Ukrainian football midfielder for Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk in the Ukrainian Premier League. He is also a regular of the Ukraine national football team.-Career:... |
Hennadiy Medvedyev Gennadiy Orbu Hennadiy Orbu Hennadiy Hryhorovych Orbu is a retired Ukrainian professional footballer. He made his professional debut in the Ukrainian Premier League in 1991 for FC Shakhtar Donetsk... Vasyl Sachko Vasyl Sachko Vasyl Sachko is a professional Ukrainian football striker, currently playing for Vorskla Poltava in the Ukrainian Premier League. While playing in FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih, Sachko carried the captain's badge 22 times... |
Head coaches
| Kostyantyn Skrypchenko (1955), (1964–65) Anatoliy Zubrytskyi (1955–56) Andriy Zhyhan (1955) Yosyp Lifshyts (1957–58) Oleksandr Zahretskyi (1959) Hennadiy Duhanov (1959–60) Viktor Zhyltsov (1960–64), (1966) Hryhoriy Balaba (1964–65) Volodymyr Aksyonov (1967), (1980–82) Oleksandr Alpatov (1967–70), (1972–73) Yuriy Voynov (1970–72) Viktor Nosov (1973–74) Anatoliy Vitkov (1974–76) Vasyl Salkov (1976) | Stanislav Basyuk (1977–80) Hennadiy Putivskyi (1982) Viktor Pozhechevskyi (1984–90) Hennadiy Lysenchuk (1990) Vladimir Khodus (1991) Leonid Koltun Leonid Koltun Leonid Koltun is a retired Soviet football player and current Ukrainian coach.-Coaching Record:-External links:... (1992) Viktor Dotsenko Viktor Dotsenko Viktor Dotsenko is a Russian author. The author of a series of action/adventure novels featuring Savely Govorkov, Dotsenko has often appeared on best-seller lists and was one of the best-selling authors in Russia in the 1990s.... (1992) Volodymyr Bryukhtiy (1992–93) Viktor Maslov (1993) Viktor Pozhechevskyi (1994–98) Oleksandr Dovbiy (1998) Serhiy Sobetskyi (caretaker) (1998) and Ivan Shariy (caretaker) (1998) |
Anatoliy Kon'kov (1998–00) Serhiy Morozov Serhiy Morozov Serhiy Yuryevich Morozov is a retired Soviet football player and a current Ukrainian coach.-International career:Morozov played his only game for USSR on 29 June 1972 in a friendly against Uruguay.... (2000–01) Andriy Bal Andriy Bal Andriy Mykhaylovych Bal is a former Soviet football and coach.- Club :Bal is a product of the Lviv youth football schools. By 1976 he was playing in the senior squad of Karpaty Lviv. After 5 years with the team he earned a transfer to Dynamo Kyiv... (2001–03) Oleg Dolmatov Oleg Dolmatov Oleg Vasilyevich Dolmatov is a former Russian footballer and a current manager.- Honors :* Soviet Top League winner: 1976 .* Soviet Cup winner: 1977.... (2003) Oleh Morhun (2003) Volodymyr Lozynskyi Volodymyr Lozynskyi Volodymyr Fyodorovich Lozynskyi or Vladimir Fyodorovich Lozinsky is a retired Soviet football player and current Ukrainian coach.-International career:... (2004) Volodymyr Muntyan (2004–05) Viktor Nosov (2005–07) Anatoliy Momot (2007) Mykola Pavlov Mykola Pavlov Mykola Petrovych Pavlov is a former Ukrainian football defender, and currently head-coach of FC Vorskla Poltava in the Ukrainian Premier League.-Playing career:... (2007–) |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 Ukrainian First League 1992 Ukrainian First League 1992 was the first Ukrainian First League season with the record number of teams participating in the league at 28 divided into groups. The season started on March 14 and finished July 5, 1992.... |
2nd "B" | 8 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 25 | 29 | 1/16 finals | |||
| 1992–93 Ukrainian First League 1992-93 Ukrainian First League 1992–93 was the second season of the Ukrainian First League.The league was reorganized from the previous season into a single group of 22 teams of which the best one was Nyva Vinnytsia. The league was joined by six clubs relegated from the Ukrainian Premier League, while no... |
2nd | 4 | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 57 | 46 | 51 | 1/32 finals | |||
| 1993–94 Ukrainian First League 1993-94 Ukrainian First League 1993–94 was the third season of the Ukrainian First League which was won by Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk. The season started on August 15, 1993 and its final round was played on July 3, 1994... |
2nd | 8 | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 30 | 52 | 37 | 1/16 finals | |||
| 1994–95 Ukrainian First League 1994-95 Ukrainian First League 1994–95 was the fourth season of the Ukrainian First League which was won by Zirka-NIBAS Kirovohrad. The season started on August 6, 1994 and finished on July 2, 1995. In the last round the Kiev club was only a point away and was visiting Oleksandriya, while the leading Zirka... |
2nd | 11 | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 49 | 48 | 59 | 1/8 finals | |||
| 1995–96 Ukrainian First League 1995-96 Ukrainian First League 1995–96 was the fifth season of the Ukrainian First League which was easily won by Vorskla Poltava. The season started on August 4, 1995 and finished on July 1, 1996.-Teams:... |
2nd | 1 | 42 | 32 | 7 | 3 | 92 | 37 | 103 | 1/32 finals | Promoted | ||
| 1996–97 Ukrainian Premier League 1996-97 -Preseason changes:Managers-Final standings:Note:* In bold are the participants of the 1997 Ukrainian Cup Final.-Top goalscorers:Notable Transfers*Andrei Fedkov, FC Torpedo Zaporizhia to FC Baltika Kaliningrad... |
1st | 3 | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 50 | 26 | 58 | 1/4 finals | |||
| 1997–98 Ukrainian Premier League 1997-98 -Preseason changes:Managers-Final table of Ukrainian Premier League season 1997-98:Note:* In bold are the participants of the 1998 Ukrainian Cup Final.-Top goalscorers:-Managers:-External links:*... |
1st | 5 | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 41 | 46 | 49 | 1/4 finals | UC UEFA Cup 1997-98 The UEFA Cup 1997–98 was won by Internazionale comfortably in an all-Italian final against Lazio. It was their third title in eight years in the competition.... |
2nd qual round | |
| 1998–99 Ukrainian Premier League 1998-99 -Preseason changes:Managers-Final table of Ukrainian Premier League season 1998-99:Note:* In bold are the participants of the 1999 Ukrainian Cup Final.-Top goalscorers:Notable Transfers... |
1st | 10 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 36 | 43 | 35 | 1/4 finals | |||
| 1999-00 Ukrainian Premier League 1999-00 -Preseason changes:Managers-Final table of Ukrainian Premier League season 1999-00:Note:* In bold are the participants of the 2000 Ukrainian Cup Final.-Top goalscorers:Notable Transfers... |
1st | 4 | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 50 | 34 | 49 | 1/8 finals | |||
| 2000–01 Ukrainian Premier League 2000-01 -Preseason changes:Managers-Final table of Ukrainian Premier League season 2000-01:Note:* In bold are the participants of the 2001 Ukrainian Cup Final.-Top goalscorers:Notable Transfers... |
1st | 12 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 29 | 23 | 1/16 finals | UC UEFA Cup 2000-01 In perhaps the most bizarre European final ever, the 2000–01 UEFA Cup was won by Liverpool in a dramatic golden goal final against Deportivo Alavés for their third title in the competition. It completed a unique cup treble for the club, as they also won the FA Cup and the League Cup that season... |
1st round | |
| 2001–02 Ukrainian Premier League 2001-02 -Final standings:Note:* In bold are the participants of the 2002 Ukrainian Cup Final.Play-off:-Top goalscorers:-European competitions:Champion's Cup Champion's Cup... |
1st | 11 | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 33 | 25 | 1/16 finals | |||
| 2002–03 Ukrainian Premier League 2002-03 -Final standings:-Top goal scorers:-European competitions:Champion's Cup Champion's Cup UEFA Cup UEFA Cup -External links:*... |
1st | 11 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 26 | 41 | 32 | 1/4 finals | |||
| 2003–04 Ukrainian Premier League 2003-04 -Final standings:-Top goal scorers:-European competitions:Champion's Cup Champion's Cup UEFA Cup UEFA Cup -External links:*... |
1st | 14 | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 26 | 49 | 27 | 1/8 finals | |||
| 2004–05 Ukrainian Premier League 2004-05 The 2004–05 Ukrainian Premier League season was the fourteenth since its establishment.The season started on July 15, 2004 with all eight games of the first round. The last day of the competition was June 16, 2005. Shakhtar Donetsk has managed to win its second champion's title place ahead of the... |
1st | 14 | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 35 | 30 | 1/16 finals | |||
| 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 | 10 | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 28 | 34 | 37 | 1/4 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 | 13 | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 28 | 31 | 1/16 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 | 8 | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 28 | 30 | 36 | 1/4 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 | 5 | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 32 | 26 | 49 | Winners | |||
| 2009–10 | 1st | 10 | 30 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 1/16 finals | EL | Play-off Round | |
| 2010–11 | 1st | 6 | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 37 | 32 | 39 | 1/8 finals | |||
| 2011–12 | 1/8 finals | EL | Group B | ||||||||||