FC Sumy

FC Sumy
Full name FC Sumy
Founded 2008 (1999 as Yavir)
Ground Yuvileiny Stadium, Sumy
(Capacity: 25,830)
League Druha Liha B
2010–11 2nd
Home colours
Away colours

FC Sumy is a professional Ukrainian football team based in the city of Sumy. The current club is the second football project in the city, established in 2008 based on the local Krasnopillya football school. The the club's emblem is based on Krasnopillya's as well. The original professional club was established in 1982 as Yavir, renamed to Yarir-Sumy when it relocated to the city in 1998. In 1999, the club renamed was renamed to Spartak Sumy, which got promoted to the Ukrainian First League, and played there until the end of the 2006-07 season, after which it closed down. The Krasnopillya football school then, re-opened the current club.

Since 2009, FC Sumy plays in FC Spartak Sumy's former stadium, the Yuvileiny Stadium. The stadium is was completed in 2001, and seats 25,830 spectators, and cost the investors over 50 million euro to construct, making it the most expensive and largest stadium that any Ukrainian Second League club uses.

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Brief history

First edition

When Ukraine became independent the club entered the Ukrainian Second League in 1992. After winning the championship in 1994 the club was promoted to the Ukrainian First League where they performed reasonably well.

In the winter of 1998 a business consortium bought out the club and moved it to Sumy renaming the club Yavir-Sumy. This meant that another club split away from FC Yavir Krasnopilya, and later that club became FC Spartak Sumy.

Second edition

This club reformed in Krasnopilya as an amateur outfit that quickly impressed in the Sumy oblast by becoming runners up of the Oblast Cup in 2002. The club then embarked on a return to professional competition in 2003. In the fall of 2008 they changed their name once again to FC Sumy. They play in the yellow and green colors of their former stadium Kolos which can accommodate up to 3,000 spectators. FC Sumy now play in the vastly superior Yuvileiny Stadium which can hold 28,000 spectators.

After the 2009–10 Ukrainian Second League season the club again found itself in financial distress and then failed attestation and their license was withdrawn by the PFL. [1] In July 2010 FC Sumy were readmitted to the Ukrainian Second League – please refer to 2010–11 Ukrainian Second League for details.

Please, note that the city of Sumy for quite some time used to have its own football team during the Soviet period such as Spartak, Frunzenets, and others which eventually were disbanded. The "FC Sumy" football project is another attempt to reestablish the football tradition in the city.

Previous names of the club

1999–Sep 2008 – Futbol'nyi Klub "Yavir" Krasnopillya (Ukrainian: Футбольний Клуб «Явір» Краснопілля) (Football Club Yavir Krasnopillya)
Sep 2008–Jun 2010 – Futbol'nyi Klub "Sumy" (Ukrainian: Футбольний Клуб «Суми») (Football Club Sumy)
Jul 2010–Present – Profesiynyi Futbol'nyi Klub "Sumy" (Ukrainian: Професійний Футбольний Клуб «Суми») (Professional Football Club Sumy)

Stadium

Current

Yuvileiny Stadium

Former

Kolos Stadium (3,000)

Honors

1994/95 Champions

League and cup history

FC Yavir Krasnopillya (1992–1999)
Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Domestic Cup Europe Notes
1992 3rd "A" 3 16 8 4 4 21 19 20 Did not enter
1992–93 3rd 3 34 17 7 10 42 27 41 1/16 finals
1993–94 3rd 5 42 22 10 10 63 35 54 1/32 finals
1994–95 3rd 1 42 29 6 7 71 30 93 1/16 finals Promoted
1995–96 2nd 13 42 17 9 16 53 43 60 1/8 finals
1996–97 2nd 13 46 18 7 21 61 61 61 1/16 finals
1997–98 2nd 10 42 19 5 18 52 48 62 1/16 finals
1998–99 2nd 13 38 15 7 16 36 42 52 1/32 finals Name change: FC Yavir-Sumy[2]
1999 The further results of the preceding team refer to Yavir-Sumy.
FC Yavir Krasnopillya (2002–2008)
Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Domestic Cup Europe Notes
2002 Amateur Level[3]
2002–03 3rd "C" 10 28 8 8 12 27 41 32 1/8 finals
2003–04 3rd "C" 10 30 10 7 13 20 28 37 1/32 finals
2004–05 3rd "C" 10 28 8 5 15 24 40 29 1/32 finals
2005–06 3rd "C" 6 24 11 5 8 25 26 38 1/32 finals
2006–07 3rd "B" 13 28 6 7 15 18 30 25 1/16 finals
2007–08 3rd "B" 13 34 10 7 17 36 62 37 Did not enter
FC Sumy (2009–)
Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Domestic Cup Europe Notes
2008–09 3rd "B" 17 34 6 10 18 27 60 22 1/64 finals –6[4] – Name change[5]
2009–10 3rd "B" 8 26 10 6 10 32 34 36 1/32 finals Withdraw[1]
2010–11 3rd "A" 2 22 14 3 5 38 13 45 1/64 finals
2011–12 3rd "A" 1/8 finals

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Club failed attestation for the 2010–11 season and license was withdrawn. (Russian) "Состоялось заседание Центрального Совета ПФЛ (Meeting of the Professional Football League)". ua.football. 2010-06-21. http://www.ua-football.com/ukrainian/first/4c1f7205.html (Russian). Retrieved 2009-06-21. 
  2. ^ During the winter break the team moved to Sumy and was renamed to Yavir-Sumy
  3. ^ Club reforms in Krasnopillya and competes in the Sumy Oblast competition
  4. ^ Deducted three (3) points for non-paying the participation fees and additional three (3) points for non-paying the participation fees for the second half of the season. The decision was officially declared by the Disciplinary Committee of PFL on 28 May 2009
    (Ukrainian) "Professional Football League – 2009 Official Meetings Minutes No. 15 (Deduction of 6 points for FC Sumy)". PFL. 2009-05-28. http://www.pfl.com.ua/official.php?id=090601091730 (Ukrainian). Retrieved 2009-06-03. 
  5. ^ (Ukrainian) PFL -Official source of change of name to FC Sumy
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