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Metalist Kharkiv
FC Metalist Kharkiv logo
Full nameFootball Club Metalist Kharkiv
Nickname(s)Zhovto-Syni (Yellow-Blues) Metal
Founded1925
GroundMetalist Stadium
Capacity38,633
ChairmanOleksandr Yaroslavsky
ManagerMyron Markevych
LeagueUkrainian Premier League
2011–123rd

FC Metalist Kharkiv (Template:Lang-uk) is a Ukrainian professional football club based in Kharkiv. During the Soviet Union its name was spelled in the Russian manner as Metallist (literally - Steeler).

It competes in the Ukrainian Premier League, the top football league 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 League in 1960. After a difficult period which included relegation, Metalist was promoted to the Top League again in 1982, where it remained until the league's dissolution. The club won the Soviet Cup once, and were also runners-up once. They have also won the bronze title of the Ukrainian Premier League five times in a row, starting in the 2006–07 season.

Metalist's home is the 38,633 capacity multi-use Metalist Stadium. The stadium was originally built in 1926 and was recently reconstructed to its current capacity to host Euro 2012 football matches.

History

USSR competitions

The team has played under the following names: KhPZ (1936–1946), Dzerzhinets (1947–1956), Avangard (1956–1965), Metallist (1965–1991) and FC Metalist (since 1992).

FC Metalist Kharkiv was initially founded in 1925, when a local train construction facility (KhPZ) provided funding and allowed use of its land to start a football club. Ten years later, the club won the city of Kharkiv championship, which allowed the club to enter the USSR Cup in the following season. Following World War II, the club resumed playing in local competitions, promoting itself to the Soviet Second League B in 1947 only to be demoted three seasons later.

In 1956, Metalist as Avanhard returned to the Soviet Second League B replacing its city rivals Lokomotyv Khakriv. Soon thereafter it was promoted first to Soviet First League in 1958, and later to the Soviet Top League in 1960. The club stayed in Top League for 4 seasons, but was demoted to First League in 1963, continuing its decline with demotion to Second League. In 1978, the club was promoted to the Soviet First League and two years later, the club finished third in the competition narrowly missing promotion to the top flight. The following season, the club improved on their previous performance and won the Soviet First League outright to earn a spot in Soviet Top League. The club sustained 10 seasons of the Soviet Top League with several successes on the domestic front. In 1983, Metalist was the runner-up in the USSR Cup (losing 1–0 to Shakhtar Donetsk) and a few years later in 1988 would win the cup, beating Torpedo Moscow 2–0. As a result, Metalist Kharkiv earned a trip to the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. Metalist only advanced to the last sixteen of the competition, beating Yugoslavian side Borac Banja Luka and losing to the Dutch club Roda JC.

Ukrainian Premier League

After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, and the formation of an independent Ukraine, Metalist joined the inaugural season of the Ukrainian Premier League in 1996. The club finished in 5th place, an achievement it would never top until the 2006–07 season, finishing in 5th place three more times since, the most notable coming during the 2001–02 season. The club finished with 40 points, on a par with FC Metalurh Zaporizhzhya and FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk for a three-way tie. Metalist was expected to take 4th place (and subsequently compete in the UEFA Cup) by virtue of having the best three-way head-to-head record among the three teams (which is the official tie-breaker to be used in domestic competitions), but following a protest by FC Metalurh Zaporizhzhya and an arbitrary decision by PFL (the administrative body of the UPL), FC Metalurh Zaporizhzhya was awarded 4th place on grounds that they had better head-to-head records independently against either side.[1] Following unsuccessful protests from Metalist, a disheartened management, team and fan base would see the club finish bottom in the following season and earning a demotion to the Ukrainian First League. However, the club would return to the UPL after one season and following a financial crisis and a takeover of the club by UkrSibbank co-owner Oleksandr Yaroslavsky, steady investment would see Metalist show improvement and balanced performance.

European Competitions

In the 2006–07 season, Metalist finished third place in the league, qualifying for the UEFA Cup 2007–08, for their second appearance in a UEFA competition. They were drawn against English club Everton. The first leg, away at Goodison Park, ended in a 1–1 draw. Everton won the second leg 3–2, eliminating Metalist.

Metalist's next European competition was the UEFA Cup 2008–09 season. Metalist beat Beşiktaş 4–2 on aggregate in the first round to qualify for the group stage. Here they were grouped with Galatasaray, Olympiacos, Hertha Berlin, and Benfica. Metalist finished top of the group, beating Galatasaray, Olympiacos, and Benfica, and drawing 0–0 with Hertha. In the Round of 32 Metalist defeated Italian club Sampdoria 3–0 on aggregrate, setting up for an all-Ukrainian Round of 16 tie versus Dynamo Kyiv. After losing in Kiev 1–0, Metalist won the return leg to win the match 3–2, but were eliminated on the away goals rule.

Stadium

Main article: Metalist Stadium

As Metalist Stadium is scheduled to be one of the venues for Euro 2012, the management decided to reconstruct and expand the arena and turn it into a modern recreational and leisure facility. Capacity of the stadium has been increased by 13,000, with final capacity is 41,411. Restoration works commenced in the fall of 2006 and had been finished by the end of 2009. In May 2008, Metalist Arena was the venue for 2008 Ukrainian Cup Final.

Sponsors

The main sponsor is DCH – Development Construction Holding, the club technical sponsor is Adidas.

Honours and achievements

Ukraine

Ukrainian Premier League

  • Third placed: 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011-12

Ukrainian Cup

  • Runners-up: 1992

USSR

USSR Cup

  • Winners: 1988
  • Runners-up: 1983

USSR Super Cup

  • Runners-up: 1988

USSR Federation Cup

  • Runners-up: 1987

Players

Current squad

As of June 10, 2012:[2] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF Argentina ARG Cristian Villagra
4 DF Ukraine UKR Andriy Berezovchuk
5 MF Ukraine UKR Oleh Shelayev
6 DF Argentina ARG Marco Torsiglieri
7 FW Brazil BRA Taison
8 MF Ukraine UKR Edmar
9 FW Ukraine UKR Andriy Vorobey
10 MF Brazil BRA Cleiton Xavier (captain)
11 MF Argentina ARG José Ernesto Sosa
15 DF Brazil BRA Fininho
17 DF Ukraine UKR Serhiy Pshenychnykh
18 MF Ukraine UKR Dmytro Yeremenko
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF Argentina ARG Juan Manuel Torres
21 FW Argentina ARG Jonathan Cristaldo
22 DF Serbia SRB Milan Obradović (vice-captain)
23 MF Argentina ARG Sebastián Blanco
25 MF Brazil BRA Marlos
27 MF Ukraine UKR Yurіy Chonka
29 GK Ukraine UKR Oleksandr Goryainov
30 DF Senegal SEN Papa Gueye
77 MF Ukraine UKR Andriy Oberemko
81 GK Ukraine UKR Vladimir Dišljenković
82 MF Ukraine UKR Pavlo Rebenok

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF Ukraine UKR Oleksandr Romanchuk (on loan to Volyn Lutsk)
— DF Slovakia SVK Lukáš Štetina (on loan to Slovakia Tatran Prešov)
— MF Ukraine UKR Vyacheslav Sharpar (on loan to FC Chornomorets Odesa)
— MF Ukraine UKR Anton Postupalenko (on loan to Stal Alchevsk)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Ukraine UKR Maksym Yakhno (on loan to FC Lviv)
— MF Ukraine UKR Yevhen Lozovyi (on loan to Helios Kharkiv)
— MF Russia RUS Sergei Tkachyov (on loan to Russia Ural Sverdlovsk Obl.)
— FW Ukraine UKR Volodymyr Lysenko (on loan to Kryvbas)

Players with dual nationality

Former players

Player records

[3] [4]

Top goalscorers

# Name Years League Cup Europe Other Total
1 Soviet Union Nikolai Korolyov 1956-1966, 1969 82 4 - - 86
2 Soviet Union Yuri Tarasov 1983-1994 61 11 2 10 84
3 Soviet Union Vladimir Linke 1976-1985
1994-1996		 77 4 - - 81
4 Soviet Union Nodar Bachiashvili 1978-1982 67 1 - - 68
5 Ukraine Marko Devich 2006-2012 54 3 3 - 60
6 Soviet Union Yuri Tsymbalyuk 1973-1977, 1981 52 4 - - 56
7 Ukraine Oleksandr Karabuta 1992-2000 46 5 - - 51
8 Soviet Union Stanislav Bernikov 1977-1983 37 4 - - 41
9 Soviet Union Sergey Melko 1974-1975
1978-1982		 38 2 - - 40
10 Soviet Union Stanislav Kostuyk 1960-1966 36 - - - 36
10 Soviet Union Aleksandr Prizetko 1988-1993
2004-2005		 30 5 - 1 36
10 Brazil Jajá 2008-2010 30 2 4 - 36
  • Other - National Super Cup & USSR Federation Cup

Most appearances

# Name Years League Cup Europe Other Total
1 Ukraine Oleksandr Horyainov 1993-1995
1997-2003
2005-н.в.		 372 27 16 - 415
2 Soviet Union Vladimir Linke 1976-1985
1994-1996		 351 25 - - 376
3 Soviet Union Nikolai Korolyov 1956-1966
1969		 353 8 - - 361
4 Soviet Union Ivan Panchishin 1985-1994
1996-1997		 282 35 4 18 339
5 Soviet Union Yuri Sivuha 1976
1979-1988		 268 38 2 13 321
6 Soviet Union Evgeniy Panfilov 1958-1969 312 8 - - 320
7 Soviet Union Yuri Tarasov 1983-1994 234 25 4 16 279
8 Soviet Union Aleksandr Savchenko 1965-1973 260 15 - - 275
9 Soviet Union Viktor Suslo 1981-1984
1986-1990		 232 24 3 14 273
10 Soviet Union Viktor Aristov 1967-1973 254 16 - - 270
  • Other - National Super Cup & USSR Federation Cup

Former coaches

League and Cup history

Soviet Union

Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Domestic Cup Europe Notes
1978 3rd 1 44 29 12 3 66 20 70 Promoted
Champions Ukraine
1979 2nd 7 46 19 10 17 43 47 48 Group stage
1980 2nd 3 46 24 12 10 76 40 60 Group stage
1981 2nd 1 46 25 12 9 68 33 62 Group stage Promoted
1982 1st 12 34 10 11 13 32 34 30 Group stage
1983 1st 11 34 12 8 14 38 40 32 Finalist
1984 1st 12 34 12 5 17 42 53 29 1/8
1985 1st 10 34 12 7 15 39 55 31 1/16
1986 1st 12 30 9 9 12 21 25 27 1/16
1987 1st 11 30 10 7 13 23 32 27 1/4
1988 1st 11 30 8 10 12 29 36 26 Winner
1989 1st 7 30 10 10 10 30 33 30 1/8 CW 2nd Round First international participation
1990 1st 11 24 5 8 11 13 28 18 1/4
1991 1st 15 30 8 9 13 32 43 25 1/16 Joined Ukrainian Supreme League

Ukraine

Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Domestic Cup Europe Notes
1992 1st 6 18 8 5 5 21 16 21 Runner-up quit Soviet Cup[5]
1992–93 1st 5 30 12 7 11 37 34 31 1/2 finals
1993–94 1st 18 34 6 8 20 22 63 20 1/16 finals Relegated
1994–95 2nd 10 42 17 9 16 48 44 60 Second round
1995–96 2nd 19 42 10 9 23 40 54 39 1/32 finals
1996–97 2nd 12 46 18 9 19 55 53 63 Second round
1997–98 2nd 3 42 26 11 5 74 29 89 1/16 finals Promoted
1998–99 1st 6 30 14 5 11 31 32 47 1/4 finals
1999-00 1st 5 30 12 8 10 41 35 44 1/16 finals
2000–01 1st 9 26 8 7 11 27 37 31 1/8 finals
2001–02 1st 5 26 11 7 8 35 36 40 1/4 finals
2002–03 1st 16 30 6 5 19 19 43 23 1/16 finals Relegated
2003–04 2nd 2 34 19 9 6 51 24 66 1/16 finals Promoted
2004–05 1st 11 30 9 7 14 25 37 34 1/16 finals
2005–06 1st 5 30 12 7 11 35 42 43 1/8 finals
2006–07 1st 3 30 18 7 5 40 20 61 1/2 finals
2007–08 1st 3 30 19 6 5 50 27 63 1/8 finals UC 1st Round
2008–09 1st 3 30 17 8 5 44 25 59 1/2 finals UC Round of 16
2009–10 1st 3 30 19 5 6 49 23 62 1/8 finals EL Play-off Round
2010–11 1st 3 30 18 6 6 58 26 60 1/16 finals EL Round of 32
2011–12 1st 3 30 16 11 3 54 32 59 1/8 finals EL 1/4 finals
2012–13 1st EL Play-off Round

Metalist in Europe

Controversies

On 28 May 2012 the BBC's current affairs programme Panorama examined the issues of racism, antisemitism and football hooliganism which it claimed were prevalent among Polish and Ukranian supporters.[6] The programme, titled Euro 2012—Stadiums of Hate, included recent footage of FC Metalist Kharkiv supporters assaulting a group of Indian students at the Metalist Oblast Sports Complex, one of the stadiums hosting UEFA Euro 2012 matches in Ukraine.[7]

See also

References

Notes
  1. ^ "Ukraine 2001/02". RSSSF. Retrieved May 30, 2007.
  2. ^ FC Metalist Kharkiv squad
  3. ^ Metalist-Kh-stat.net
  4. ^ Metalist-Kh-stat.net
  5. ^ Forfeited its quarterfinal game with FC Lokomotiv Moscow on March 25 and along with the two other Ukrainian clubs quit the competition
  6. ^ "Sol Campbell warns fans to stay away from Euro 2012". BBC News. 28 May 2012. Retrieved 2012-05-29.
  7. ^ Lancefield, Neil (28 May 2012). "Steer clear of Euro 2012, warns former England defenders Sol Campbell". Retrieved 2012-05-29.
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