FC Cherkaskyi Dnipro

FC Cherkaskyi Dnipro
Full name FC Cherkaskyi Dnipro
Founded 2010
Ground Central Stadium, Cherkasy
Capacity 10,321
Chairman Henadiy Aldakymov
Manager Ihor Stolovytskyi (interim)
League Ukrainian Second League
2013–14 7th

FC Cherkaskyi Dnipro is a professional Ukrainian football club from the city of Cherkasy. The club currently competes in the Ukrainian Second League.

History

The club competed in the 2011 Ukrainian Amateur championship. The club submitted its license to the Professional Football League of Ukraine and was accepted into the Ukrainian Second League for the 2011–12 season. The June 20, 2011 decision of the Central Council of PFL team accepted the team's professional status.[1]

Professional football returns to the city of Cherkasy after the demise of the former club Dnipro Cherkasy in 2009 with the new backing of regional governor Serhiy Tulub. The club received a new bus for transport as a gift and expansion for its sporting facilities.[2]

The clubs home ground is Central Stadium which was refurbished in 2003 and has a capacity of 10,321.[3]

The club known as FC Slavutych Cherkasy in July 2014 merged with neighbors FC Zorya Bilozirya and was initially renamed, Slavutych-Zorya Cherkasy.[4] However the club decided to have input from their fans and the club was renamed to Cherkaskyi Dnipro.[5]

League and cup history

Emblem
Slavutych Cherkasy
Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Domestic Cup Europe Notes
as FC Slavutych Cherkasy
2011–12 3rd "A" 3 26 15 8 3 35 15 53 1/32 finals
2012–13 3rd "A" 4 20 10 4 6 26 18 34 1/16 finals
3rd "1" 3 30 15 7 8 47 28 52 Stage 2[6]
2013–14 3rd 7 35 19 5 11 46 33 62 1/2 finals
as FC Cherkaskyi Dnipro
2014–15 3rd 1/16 finals

Former coaches

See also

References and notes

  1. ↑ "Відбулося засідання Центральної Ради ПФЛ (Official minutes from PFL Administration (June 20, 2011)" (in Ukrainian). PFL. 2011-06-21. Retrieved 2011-06-22.
  2. ↑ ФК "СЛАВУТИЧ" ЗДОБУВАЄ ПЕРШУ ПЕРЕМОГУ [FC Slavutych gains its first victory] (in Ukrainian). Cherkaskiy Krai (Frontier). 2011-05-01. Retrieved 2011-07-07.
  3. ↑ Історія [history (stadium)] (in Ukrainian). FC Slavutych fans website. Retrieved 2011-07-07.
  4. ↑ Свердловський Шахтар відмовився від участі в Другій лізі [Shakhtar Sverdlovsk refused from participation in the Druha Liha]. Football Federation of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). UA-Football. 4 July 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
  5. ↑ У Черкаси повертається Дніпро [Dnipro returns to Cherkasy]. UA-Football (in Ukrainian). 21 July 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
  6. ↑ Competition held in two stages. Points from Stage One carried over
  7. ↑ З Юрієм Бакаловим припинено співпрацю [Work with Yuriy Bakalov is terminated] (in Ukrainian). Official FC Slavutych Cherkasy webpage. 29 July 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2014.

External links