FC Metalurh Zaporizhya
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| Full name | FC Metalurh Zaporizhya | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | Kozaky (Cossacks) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 1935 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Slavutych Arena (Capacity 11,983) |
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| Chairman |  Andriy Kurgansky |
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| Head Coach | Anatoly Chantsev |
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| League | Ukrainian Premier League | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006-07 | 7th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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FC Metalurh Zaporizhya (Ukrainian: ФК Металург Запоріжжя) is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Zaporizhia. 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 Metalurg began in 1935 when a steel production company, Zaporizhstal, formed the football club 'Stal'. By the end of the year a local sports union gave Stal the status of a main club in the region. Throughout the 1930s the team appeared regularly in domestic competitions and often played against clubs from the Soviet Top League, the most notable of which was FC Spartak Moscow. The tough times of World War II soon followed, however, bringing decline to both Zaporizhstal and its team. Nonetheless, in 1946 the club was revived and in 1949 Stal won the cup in Zaporizhia Oblast.
[edit] USSR Era (1946-1990)
In October 1949 the team was renamed to 'Metalurg'. In 1950 Metalurg 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 Metalurg played in USSR Championship division 'B'.
In 1963 Metalurg 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 Liga for all 16 seasons with their highest achievement in the 1995/1996 season, taking 5th place. Clubs best preformance in a domestic cup came in 2006, when Metalurh reached the final, there they met with Dynamo Kyiv and were beaten 2 goals to none, however this preformance allowed them to enter the UEFA Cup next season. Zaporizhstal still remains as a largest club sponsor and actively finances most of club's ecpences.
[edit] European history
Throughout it's history in Ukrainian Premier League, Metalurh has entered the UEFA Cup on two occasions; the first in 2002-03 after finishing fourth in the league the previous season. In the qualifying round they beat Maltese side Birkirkara F.C. 3-0 on aggregate, before losing 2-1 to English side Leeds United in the first round.
The second time club had to wait 4 years to qualify again. After finishing as runners-up in the Ukrainian Cup in 2006, Metalurh secured a place in the 2006-07 UEFA Cup. Club entered the competition In the second qualifying round, Metalurh defeated Moldavian side Zimbru Chişinău 3-0 over two legs. However, Metalurh went out in the first stage, losing to Greek club Panathinaikos.
[edit] Stadium
Main articles: Slavutych Arena
Throughout their history, the club has played in various stadiums around Zaporizhia, but in 2001 the Football Federation of Ukraine forbade Metalurh from playing in their stadium, Centarlnyi, and the club was forced to play at the Avto ZAZ Stadium (which formerly belong to now-bankrupt FC Torpedo Zaporizhia). Soon after, the club's board approved plans to construct a brand new stadium for the team. Construction commenced in late 2004 and on 29th July 2006, Slavutych Arena was opened, in their first game on a new stadium Metalurh faced Ukrainian giants Dynamo Kyiv. The stadium is situated in a central part of the city, on a street that has been recently renamed after legendary Ukrainian player and coach Valery Lobanovsky.
The stadium is purposed for football only use and has a total capacity of 11,983 seats. It consists out of four separate stands, north, south, east and west, two of which are covered by a roof, stadium is equipped with a single, multi-colour screen with dimensions of 6x10m and a lighting system of 1400 lux. The pitch dimensions are 105х68 м.[1] Lately it has often been used as a venue for the Ukraine national under-21 football team.
[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 Adidas and the official beer sponsor of the club is Slavutych.
[edit] Honors
- Ukrainian Cup
- Runners-up 2006
[edit] Squad
Squad is given according to the club's official website, as of February 19, 2008.
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[edit] Transfers Out 2008
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[edit] Famous players
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[edit] Former coaches
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[edit] League and Cup History
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Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Domestic Cup Europe Notes 1992 1st 11 18 6 6 6 20 19 18 1/4 finals 1992-93 1st 7 30 10 9 11 38 35 29 1/4 finals 1993-94 1st 16 34 9 6 19 26 49 24 1/8 finals 1994-95 1st 9 34 11 10 13 47 42 43 1/8 finals 1995-96 1st 5 34 16 4 14 49 42 52 1/4 finals 1996-97 1st 8 30 12 5 13 48 44 41 1/2 finals 1997-98 1st 9 30 10 7 13 40 44 37 1/16 finals 1998-99 1st 8 30 12 6 12 46 43 42 1/2 finals 1999-00 1st 6 30 12 8 10 43 35 44 1/8 finals 2000-01 1st 8 26 8 8 10 27 31 32 1/8 finals 2001-02 1st 4 26 11 7 8 25 22 40 1/8 finals 2002-03 1st 15 30 6 8 16 22 41 26 1/16 finals UC 1st round 2003-04 1st 11 30 8 8 14 26 40 32 1/4 finals 2004-05 1st 10 30 8 11 11 25 32 35 1/8 finals 2005-06 1st 8 30 11 6 13 32 40 39 Runner-up 2006-07 1st 7 30 10 10 10 25 32 40 1/16 finals UC 1st round
[edit] See also
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Official website (English)(Russian)
- Fansite
- Team Metalurg Ukrainian Soccer (English)
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