FC Metalurh Zaporizhzhya
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| Full name | FC Metalurh Zaporizhzhya | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Kozaky (Cossacks) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Founded | 1935 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Slavutych Arena |
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| Capacity | 11,983 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chairman |  Andriy Kurgansky |
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| Head Coach | Serhiy Yaschenko |
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| League | Ukrainian Premier League | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005-06 | 8th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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FC Metalurh Zaporizhzhya (Ukrainian: ФК Металург Запоріжжя) is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Zaporizhzhya. The club has always been in the top league, since the first season in 1992.
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[edit] History
[edit] Early years (1935-1946)
The history of Metalurh began in 1935, when a steel production company Zaporizhstal formed a football club 'Stal'. By the end of the year a local sports union gave 'Stal' status of a main club in the region. Throughout 1930's the team regularly appeared in domestic competitions and often played against clubs from Soviet Top League, most notably with FC Spartak Moscow. However tough times and World War 2 soon followed and as Zaporizhstal began to decline and so did the team. Nonetheless in 1946 the club was revived and in 1949 Stal won the cup of Zaporizhia Oblast.
[edit] USSR Era (1946-1990)
In October 1949 the team was renamed to 'Metalurh'. In 1950 Metalurh debuts in the USSR Cup and in the round of 64 they defeated Lokomotiv Petrozavodsk with the score of 5:0, but go out in the next stage, losing 2:3 to Torpedo Stalingrad. However, the very next year club went to eighth-finals, notably defeating FC Dynamo Minsk 1:0 and FC Lokomotiv Moscow 4:0 on the way. In 1953 the club debuted in the USSR Championship. From 1953 to 1962 Metalurh played in USSR Championship division 'B'.
In 1963 Metalurh won a place in USSR Championship division 'A' and had some moderate success. They stayed there until 1971, when in the 1970 season club secured a position in division 'A' and a place in the USSR First League. In their first season they came in fourth place, which became the club's highest achievement in the USSR Championships.
[edit] Ukrainian Premier League (1991-present)
In 1991 after the collapse of the Soviet Union, Ukraine became independent and Ukrainian Premier League was formed. Metalurh was among the founders of the League. The club has remained in the Vyshcha Liha for all 16 seasons with their highest achievement in the 1995/1996 season, taking 5th place.
[edit] UEFA Cup 2006-07
Finishing second in the Ukrainian Cup in 2006, Metalurh secured a place in the 2006-07 UEFA Cup. In the second qualifying round, Metalurh defeated Moldavian side Zimbru Chişinău with a total score 3-0. However, Metalurh went out in the first stage, losing to Greek Panathinaikos. This was the club's first appearance in the competition.
[edit] Stadium
Main articles: Slavutych Arena
Throughout their history, the club played in various stadiums around Zaporizhya, but in 2001 the Football Federation of Ukraine forbid Metalurh to play in their stadium, Centarlnyi, and moved them to another stadium, Torpedo. Soon the club's authority announced their plans to construct a brand new stadium for the team. On 29th July 2006, Slavutych Arena was opened.
Stadium Name: Slavutych Arena'
Total number of spectators: 11883
Pitch Dimensions: 105х68 м.
Number of seats under the roof: 6825
Number of seats under the sky: 5058
Intensity of light: 1400 lux.
Screen size: 6х10 м.
[edit] Sponsors
The history of FC Metalurh dates back to a factory team 'Stal' that has been sponsored by one of the largest steel production companies in Ukraine, Zaporizhstal. The company has remained a sponsor of the club for over 70 years and now is a general sponsor of the club. Other notable sponsors are the Ukrainian bank 'Industrialbank'.
The Official kit manufacturer for the club is German company Addidas and the official beer sponsor of the club is Slavutych.
[edit] Honors
Runner-Up
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- 2006
[edit] Squad
Squad is given according to the club's official website [1], as of March 26, 2007.
Metalurh Zaporizhzhya Squad
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[edit] Famous players
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[edit] Former coaches
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[edit] External links
- (Russian) Official site
- (English) Ukrainian Soccer Team Metalurh
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