FC Metalurh Nikopol
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| Full name | FC Metalurh Nikopol |
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| Founded | 1950 |
| Ground | Elektrometalurh (Capacity 7,200 [1]) |
| League | defunct |
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FC Metalurh Nikopol (also referred as FC Metalurg Nikopol ) was a professional Ukrainian football club. The club is based in Nikopol, Ukraine.
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[edit] Brief History
The club was founded in 1950. It began its legacy in the Soviet football competitions and was one of the primer feeders of football talents for the Soviet elite teams. In 1962-1969 the teams carried the name of Surmach, in 1970-1991 was called Kolos. In 1992 with the independence of Ukraine, it joined the Ukrainian football competitions with the name of Metalurh. In 2002 with the new sponsor, the club changed its name to Electrometalurh and got relegated to the Ukrainian Second League. After the unsuccessful season in 2005, the club gave up its professional status.
[edit] Awards
The team achieved third place in the USSR 1st League 1982 and 1985.
The best results in the Ukraine Championship
- the Runner up (2nd place) of group "B" of the First League in 1992
The other
- 3rd in the First League of 1995
- 3rd in the Second League of 2003
- 2nd in the Second League of 2004
[edit] Notes
- ^ World Stadiums - Stadiums in the Ukraine. Retrieved on November 12, 2006.
[edit] External links
- (English)/(Ukrainian) History of Ukrainian Football (ukrsoccerhistory.com) - amateur's site
- (English) The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation - the biggest football-trivia database
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