FC Zirka Kirovohrad
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FC Zirka Kirovohrad is a Ukrainian
professional football team. The team is situated in Kirovohrad
, Kirovohrad Oblast
, Ukraine and was founded in 1922. Zirka debuted in the Ukrainian Premier League 1994-95
season, where they finished 6th. In the Ukrainian Premier League 1999-00
season they finished in last place and were relegated to the Persha Liha. They were promoted immediately as champions once again for the 2003–04
season, but finished in last place and were demoted again.
The club ceased to exist in 2006 because of financial difficulties, having finished the 2005–06 season in 9th place (out of 15) of Druha Liha B. In 2007 Zirka played in Ukrainian Amateur Championship. On July 16, 2008 FC Olimpik Kirovohrad
was renamed to Zirka.
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...
professional football team. The team is situated in Kirovohrad
Kirovohrad
Kirovohrad , formerly Yelisavetgrad, is a city in central Ukraine. It is located on the Inhul River. It is a motorway junction. Pop. 239,400 ....
, Kirovohrad Oblast
Kirovohrad Oblast
Kirovohrad Oblast is an oblast of Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Kirovohrad.-Geography:The area of the province is , its population is 1.1 million....
, Ukraine and was founded in 1922. Zirka debuted in the Ukrainian Premier League 1994-95
Ukrainian Premier League 1994-95
-Preseason changes:Managers-Final standings:Legend:Note:* In bold are the participants of the 1995 Ukrainian Cup Final.-Top goalscorers:Notable Transfers...
season, where they finished 6th. In the Ukrainian Premier League 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...
season they finished in last place and were relegated to the Persha Liha. They were promoted immediately as champions once again for the 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:*...
season, but finished in last place and were demoted again.
The club ceased to exist in 2006 because of financial difficulties, having finished the 2005–06 season in 9th place (out of 15) of Druha Liha B. In 2007 Zirka played in Ukrainian Amateur Championship. On July 16, 2008 FC Olimpik Kirovohrad
FC Olimpik Kirovohrad
FC Olimpik Kirovohrad is a professional football team based in Kirovohrad, Ukraine. Olimpik Kirovohrad entered the profession ranks in 2007 competing in the Druha Liha B. Their games are played at...
was renamed to Zirka.
Team Names
| Year | Name |
| 1922–27 | Chervona Zirka |
| 1928–35 | Metalist |
| 1935–43 | Sil'mash |
| 1949–51 | Traktor |
| 1951–57 | Torpedo |
| 1958–61, 1963–93, 1998– | Zirka |
| 1962 | Dynamo |
| 1993–97 | Zirka-NIBAS |
Current squad
Squad is given according to the official PFL website, as of May 16, 2011.Honors
- 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...
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- Champions 1994/95
- Champions 2002/03
- Ukrainian Druha LihaUkrainian Second LeagueThe 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...
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- Champions 2008/09 Group B
FC Zirka (1992–2007)
| 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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| 1992 Ukrainian Second League 1992 The 1992 Ukrainian Transitional League was the first season of 3rd level professional football in Ukraine. The competition was divided into two groups according to geographical location in the country – 1 is western Ukraine and 2 is eastern Ukraine... |
3rd "B" | 4 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 35 | 24 | 19 | Did not qualify | |||
| 1992–93 Ukrainian Second League 1992-93 The 1992-93 Ukrainian Second League was the second season of 3rd level professional football in Ukraine. The League was reorganized into a single group for the next several seasons... |
3rd | 4 | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 50 | 33 | 41 | 1/32 finals | |||
| 1993–94 Ukrainian Second League 1993-94 The 1993-94 Ukrainian Second League was the third season of 3rd level professional football in Ukraine.Strangely, there were five teams promoted to the League:* Naftokhimik Kremenchuk, winner of the Third League;* Dynamo Luhansk, runner-up of the Third League;... |
3rd | 3 | 42 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 60 | 41 | 57 | 1/32 finals | Promoted | ||
| 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 | 1 | 42 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 68 | 26 | 91 | 1/32 finals | Promoted | ||
| 1995–96 Ukrainian Premier League 1995-96 -Preseason changes:Managers-Final standings:Note:* In bold are the participants of the 1996 Ukrainian Cup Final.-Top goalscorers:Notable Transfers*Oleksandr Palyanytsia, FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk to FC Karpaty Lviv... |
1st | 6 | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 37 | 33 | 50 | 1/16 finals | |||
| 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 | 10 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 31 | 55 | 36 | 1/8 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 | 11 | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 27 | 48 | 33 | 1/16 finals | |||
| 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 | 11 | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 31 | 40 | 34 | Semi 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 | 16 | 30 | 0 | 9 | 21 | 16 | 66 | 9 | Semi finals | Relegated | ||
| 2000–01 Ukrainian First League 2000-01 -Teams:In 2000-01 season, the Ukrainian First League consists of the following teams:-Final standings:- Top scorers :Statistics are taken from here.*Serhiy Chuychenko - 20*Serhiy Bohatyriov - 13... |
2nd | 15 | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 27 | 34 | 40 | 1/16 finals | |||
| 2001–02 Ukrainian First League 2001-02 -Teams:In 2001-02 season, the Ukrainian First League consists of the following teams:-Final table:*The result of the 25th round match Borysfen Boryspil - FC Polissya Zhytomyr was annulled and replaced with such -:-, with no points added to either team.-Promotion play-off ::Polihgraftechnika... |
2nd | 9 | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 29 | 28 | 46 | 4th round | |||
| 2002–03 Ukrainian First League 2002-03 -Teams:In 2002-03 season, the Ukrainian First League consists of the following teams:-Final table: Nyva Vinnytsia was not relegated as has folded in the Premier League. Prykarpattya Ivano-Frankivsk was bought out by LUKOIL, the main... |
2nd | 1 | 34 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 45 | 22 | 71 | 1/16 finals | Promoted | ||
| 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 | 16 | 30 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 16 | 43 | 14 | 1/32 finals | Relegated | ||
| 2004–05 Ukrainian Second League 2004-05 -Group A:-Group B:-Group C:Legend:... |
3rd "B" | 12 | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 29 | 38 | 27 | 1/32 finals | |||
| 2005–06 Ukrainian Second League 2005-06 The 2005–2006 Ukrainian Second League is the fourteenth season of 3rd level professional football in Ukraine. The competitions are divided into three regional groups – A, B, C... |
3rd "B" | 9 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 37 | 37 | 1/32 finals | |||
| 2006–07 | club is idle | ||||||||||||
| 2007–08 | club reforms | ||||||||||||
FC Zirka (2008– )
| 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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| 2007–08 Ukrainian Second League 2007-08 The 2007–2008 Ukrainian Second League is the sixteenth season of 3rd level professional football in Ukraine. The competitions are divided into two groups – A and B.- Final standings:Note: Each group may hold from 14 to 20 participants... |
3rd "B" | 17 | 34 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 33 | 66 | 25 | 1/64 finals | as FC Olimpik Kirovohrad FC Olimpik Kirovohrad FC Olimpik Kirovohrad is a professional football team based in Kirovohrad, Ukraine. Olimpik Kirovohrad entered the profession ranks in 2007 competing in the Druha Liha B. Their games are played at... |
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| 2008–09 Ukrainian Second League 2008-09 The 2008–2009 Ukrainian Second League is the seventeenth season of 3rd level professional football in Ukraine. The competitions are divided into two groups – A and B.-Competition information:... |
3rd "B" | 1 | 34 | 23 | 3 | 8 | 56 | 26 | 72 | 1/16 finals | Promoted | ||
| 2009–10 | 2nd | 12 | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 38 | 40 | 43 | 1/32 finals | –3 | ||
| 2010–11 2010–11 Ukrainian First League The 2010–11 Ukrainian First League was the 20th since its establishment. Eighteen teams competed in the competition. Two teams were promoted from the Ukrainian Second League 2009–10 and a third team replaced a team that withdrew from the competition.... |
2nd | 12 | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 43 | 44 | 43 | 1/32 finals | |||
| 2011–12 2011–12 Ukrainian First League The 2011–12 Ukrainian First League is the 21st since its establishment. Eighteen teams compete in the competition. Two teams were promoted from the 2010–11 Ukrainian Second League.Two teams were relegated from the 2010–11 Ukrainian Premier League... |
2nd | 1/16 finals | |||||||||||