FC Chornomorets Odesa
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| Full name | FC Chornomorets Odesa | ||
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| Nickname(s) | "Moryaky"("Sailors"), "Chudo"("Miracle"), "Odesits" (Odesa-residents) | ||
| Founded | 1936 (1958 under current name) | ||
| Ground | Spartak | ||
| Capacity | 4,800[1] | ||
| Chairman |  Leonid Klimov | ||
| Head Coach | Roman Hryhorchuk | ||
| League | Ukrainian First League | ||
| 2009–10 | 15th (relegated) | ||
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FC Chornomorets Odesa (Template:Lang-uk) is a professional football club in the Ukrainian First League. The club's home ground was the 34,362 capacity Tsentralnyi-Chornomorets Stadium in the city of Odesa, but it was demolished so that the new Prokopenko Arena could be built on its site. During the construction, the team will be temporarily playing in the 4,800 Spartak Stadium. The club was officially formed in 1936 as Dynamo,[2] but, after a number of name and management changes, it emerged under its current name in 1958.[3] The official club colors are black, blue and white.[4]
History
Black Sea
At the beginning of the 20th century, in Odesa, within limits of Shevchenko Park, a construction started of what was supposed to become a lake. However, after the trench for the lake was dug out, the funding stopped and so did the construction. Soon the hole began to serve as a field for one of city's non-league teams. As the hole resembled a shape of the Black Sea, that was the nickname given to the field, and the team was named "Чорноморець", which means "Black Sea man". And although that team is unrelated to the today's club, it was the first team in Odessa to play under that name.
Recent History
The club was a founding member of the Ukrainian Premier League, winning the Ukrainian Cup and finishing 5th in the inaugural 1992 season. Chornomorets finished 3rd the next two seasons and 2nd during the following two seasons. They also won another domestic Cup in the 1993–94 season. The club’s most successful spell was achieved under the guidance of Viktor Prokopenko, and later under Leonid Buryak. At the end of the 1997–98 season, following big financial troubles and the sale of a number of leading players, the club was relegated to the Persha Liha. They won promotion the following 1999–2000 season, but finished in the second last place that year and were relegated again. Chornomorets came back up again for the 2002–03 season and enjoyed several decent seasons in the Premier League. They finished third in the 2005–06 season and took part in the UEFA Cup 2006-07 tournament.
Chornomorets were deducted 6 points by FIFA on November 6, 2008. It was confirmed by Ukrainian Premier League on March 2, 2009.[5] The club managed to finish the 2008–09 season in 10th place despite the deduction. The 2009–10 season started badly with a 5:0 loss to FC Dynamo Kyiv and a poor run of form that saw the team finish the first half of the season in 13th place, just two spots away from the relegation zone. The club was relegated to the Ukrainian First League at the end of the season.
Sponsors
The main sponsor of the club is Imexbank. Among other sponsors are the hotel Chornoe More (Black Sea), the insurance company Primorye, the medical center Andromed.
Honours
Winners
- 1990
Runners-Up
3rd Place/ Semi-finalists
- USSR Cup: 1
- 1965-66
History
- 1936 : Club founded as Dynamo Odessa
- 1940 : Club renamed Pishchevik Odessa (or Kharchovyk)
- 1941 : Club renamed Spartak Odessa
- 1944 : Club renamed Pishchevik Odessa
- 1953 : Club renamed Metallurg Odessa (or Metalurh)
- 1955 : Club renamed Pishchevik Odessa (or Kharchovyk)
- 1958 : Club renamed Chernomorets Odessa (or Chornomorets)
- 1966 : Best performance in USSR Cup – reached semi-finals
- 1974 : Best performance in USSR Top League – third place
- 1975 : First participation in the UEFA Cup (1975/76)
- 1992 : Took part in the Ukrainian Premier League after the break-up of the Soviet Union and officially registered as the non-amateur club Chornomorets Odesa
Etymology
Pishchevik Template:Ru icon, Kharchovyk Template:Uk icon means the food-producer. In Soviet times, the sponsorship of football clubs was provided by all-Union government managed industrial societies. The food-producing industry named all of its clubs (football, basketball, and others) as Pishchevik or Kharchovyk depending on the location of the club. The agricultural society provided such names as Kolkhoznik, Kolxozchi, Kolhospnyk, Niva, Nyva, and others, once again depending on a locality. Dynamo name was given by the Internal Affairs Department, the Police. Spartak was for the Trade Unions. The steel industry called their sport organizations as Metallurg (Metalurh) or Stal (Steel). Chornomorets at first was under the ownership of the Black Sea transport industry. The fact is that the names were not official and were more generic than anything. They were mostly established in early Soviet times.
Chornomorets or Chernomorets is a very popular name for the Sailors of the Black Sea fleet which is often associated with the Russian military. The reason why it is popular is through the Soviet propaganda and the fact that all the coastal area in the former Soviet Union around Black Sea worked for the fleet. Today there are not many people who know about the fact that the Black Sea sailors were almost the first ones to raise the blue-yellow flag back in 1917 with numerous ships pledging their allegiance to the Ukrainian People's Republic.
Note that the Russian name for the Black Sea is Chornoye more (Чёрное море).
Current squad
Squad is given according to the club’s official website (as of March 15, 2011).
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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For recent transfers, see List of Ukrainian football transfers summer 2010 and List of Ukrainian football transfers winter 2010-2011.
Staff
Staff is given according to the club’s official website (as of December 29, 2010).
Management
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Notable former players
Head coaches
Information from the club’s official website statistics page
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League and Cup history
Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Domestic Cup Europe Notes 1992 1st 5 18 9 7 2 30 12 35 Winner yielded to PFC CSKA Moscow
in 1/4 finals of Soviet Cup1992–93 1st 3 30 17 4 9 31 12 38 1/16 finals CWC 1st round 1993–94 1st 3 34 20 8 6 52 23 48 Winner 1994–95 1st 2 34 22 7 5 62 29 73 1/2 finals CWC 1st round 1995–96 1st 2 34 22 7 5 56 25 73 1/16 finals UC 2nd round 1996–97 1st 7 30 12 6 12 36 31 42 1/4 finals UC 1st round 1997–98 1st 15 30 8 8 14 31 39 32 1/4 finals Relegated 1998–99 2nd 2 38 25 4 9 77 38 79 1/64 finals Promoted 1999-00 1st 15 30 6 8 16 20 50 26 1/16 finals Relegated 2000–01 2nd 6 34 17 6 11 44 28 57 1/8 finals 2001–02 2nd 2 34 21 4 9 48 21 67 1/16 finals Promoted 2002–03 1st 8 30 10 4 16 31 45 34 1/16 finals 2003–04 1st 5 30 11 12 7 38 33 45 1/2 finals 2004–05 1st 6 30 12 6 12 29 29 42 1/16 finals 2005–06 1st 3 30 13 6 11 36 31 45 1/16 finals 2006–07 1st 6 30 11 8 11 36 33 41 1/16 finals UC 1st round 2007–08 1st 7 30 11 5 14 27 33 38 1/2 finals IC 3rd round 2008–09 1st 10 30 12 2 16 34 42 32 1/16 finals (−6) disciplinary[5] 2009–10 1st 15 30 5 9 16 21 44 24 1/16 finals Relegated 2010-11 2nd 1/16 finals
See also
References
- ^ Template:Uk icon "«Спартак»". www.ukraine2012.gov.ua. 23.11.2010. Retrieved 2011-03-20.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Template:Ru icon A brief overview of the Club's establishment at the official website
- ^ Template:Ru icon An overview of the Club's history in 1958-1969 at the official website
- ^ ФК "Черноморец" Одесса: Символика
- ^ a b "[[:Template:Ru icon]] Chornomorets deducted 6 points". UA Football. 2009-03-02. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
{{cite news}}: URL–wikilink conflict (help) - ^ Template:Ru icon"Черноморец": Виктор Гришко вместо Виталия Шевченко! – November 4, 2008
External links
- "Official site". chernomorets.odessa.ua. Retrieved 2006-07-30. Template:Ru icon
- "Black Sea Stadium". 2odessa.com. Retrieved 2006-07-30. Stadium where Chornomorets plays Template:En icon
- "Ukrainian Soccer Team Chornomorets". ukrainiansoccer.net. Archived from the original on 2006-06-16. Retrieved 2006-07-30. Template:En icon
- "Одесский футбол". football.odessa.ua. Retrieved 2006-07-30. Template:Ru icon
- "Un-official site". chernomorets.com. Retrieved 2006-07-30. Template:Ru icon
- "Ukraine Soccer". uasocceronline.com. Retrieved 2006-07-30. Template:En icon
- "Chornomorec (video)". Tartak i Hulaihorod. Retrieved 2011-01-14. Template:Uk icon