FC Zirka Kirovohrad
FC Zirka Kirovohrad
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Full name |
FC Zirka Kirovohrad |
Nickname(s) |
"Zvezda" – Star |
Founded |
1922 |
Ground |
"Zirka" Stadium, Kirovograd
(Capacity: 13,667) |
Chairman |
Mykola Onul |
Manager |
Anatoliy Buznyk |
League |
Ukrainian First League |
2010–11 |
12th |
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FC Zirka Kirovohrad (Ukrainian: ФК "Зірка") is a Ukrainian professional football team. The team is situated in Kirovohrad, Kirovohrad Oblast, Ukraine and was founded in 1922. Zirka debuted in the Ukrainian Premier League 1994-95 season, where they finished 6th. In the Ukrainian Premier League 1999-00 season they finished in last place and were relegated to the Persha Liha. They were promoted immediately as champions once again for the 2003–04 season, but finished in last place and were demoted again.
The club ceased to exist in 2006 because of financial difficulties, having finished the 2005–06 season in 9th place (out of 15) of Druha Liha B. In 2007 Zirka played in Ukrainian Amateur Championship. On July 16, 2008 FC Olimpik Kirovohrad was renamed to Zirka.
Team Names
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Year |
Name |
1922–27 |
Chervona Zirka |
1928–35 |
Metalist |
1935–43 |
Sil'mash |
1949–51 |
Traktor |
1951–57 |
Torpedo |
1958–61, 1963–93, 1998– |
Zirka |
1962 |
Dynamo |
1993–97 |
Zirka-NIBAS |
Current squad
Squad is given according to the official PFL website, as of May 16, 2011. Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No. |
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Position |
Player |
1 |
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GK |
Artem Koleda |
3 |
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DF |
Taras Pinchuk (on loan from Dynamo) |
4 |
|
DF |
Denys Stoyan |
5 |
|
MF |
Andriy Smalko |
6 |
|
MF |
Oleksandr Sklyar |
7 |
|
MF |
Maksym Syrota |
8 |
|
DF |
Volodymyr Ostroushko |
9 |
|
MF |
Ivan Rudnytskyi |
10 |
|
MF |
Maksym Skorokhodov |
11 |
|
FW |
Oleksandr Batalskyi |
13 |
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FW |
Vyacheslav Samoylenko |
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Honors
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- Champions 1994/95
- Champions 2002/03
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- Champions 2008/09 Group B
League and cup history
FC Zirka (1992–2007)
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Season |
Div. |
Pos. |
Pl. |
W |
D |
L |
GS |
GA |
P |
Domestic Cup |
Europe |
Notes |
1992 |
3rd "B" |
4 |
16 |
8 |
3 |
5 |
35 |
24 |
19 |
Did not qualify |
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1992–93 |
3rd |
4 |
34 |
16 |
9 |
9 |
50 |
33 |
41 |
1/32 finals |
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|
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1993–94 |
3rd |
3 |
42 |
25 |
7 |
10 |
60 |
41 |
57 |
1/32 finals |
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Promoted |
1994–95 |
2nd |
1 |
42 |
27 |
10 |
5 |
68 |
26 |
91 |
1/32 finals |
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Promoted |
1995–96 |
1st |
6 |
34 |
14 |
8 |
12 |
37 |
33 |
50 |
1/16 finals |
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1996–97 |
1st |
10 |
30 |
11 |
3 |
16 |
31 |
55 |
36 |
1/8 finals |
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1997–98 |
1st |
11 |
30 |
9 |
6 |
15 |
27 |
48 |
33 |
1/16 finals |
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1998–99 |
1st |
11 |
30 |
9 |
7 |
14 |
31 |
40 |
34 |
Semi finals |
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|
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1999-00 |
1st |
16 |
30 |
0 |
9 |
21 |
16 |
66 |
9 |
Semi finals |
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Relegated |
2000–01 |
2nd |
15 |
34 |
10 |
10 |
14 |
27 |
34 |
40 |
1/16 finals |
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2001–02 |
2nd |
9 |
34 |
11 |
13 |
10 |
29 |
28 |
46 |
4th round |
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2002–03 |
2nd |
1 |
34 |
22 |
5 |
7 |
45 |
22 |
71 |
1/16 finals |
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Promoted |
2003–04 |
1st |
16 |
30 |
3 |
8 |
19 |
16 |
43 |
14[1] |
1/32 finals |
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Relegated |
2004–05 |
3rd "B"[2] |
12 |
26 |
7 |
6 |
13 |
29 |
38 |
27 |
1/32 finals |
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2005–06 |
3rd "B" |
9 |
28 |
11 |
4 |
13 |
23 |
37 |
37 |
1/32 finals |
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[3] |
2006–07 |
club is idle |
2007–08 |
club reforms[4] |
FC Zirka (2008– )
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