FC Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk
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| Full name | FC Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk | ||
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| Founded | 1926, reorganized in 1998 | ||
| Ground | Metalurh Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 2,900 | ||
| Chairman |
 Erik van der Meer | ||
| Head Coach |
Volodymyr Mazyar | ||
| League | Ukrainian Premier League | ||
| 2014–15 | Ukrainian First League, 2nd (promoted) | ||
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FC Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk (Ukrainian: Сталь Дніпродзержинськ) is a professional Ukrainian football club located in Dniprodzerzhynsk, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine. The club currently competes in the Ukrainian Premier League.[1]
The club is sponsored by the Dnieper Metallurgical Combine of Dzerzhynsky (DMKD) which is a member of the Industrial Union of Donbas (ISD).
History
The club was founded in 1926 under the name of Metalist. Later the name was changed to Dzerzhiynka. The team entered Soviet competitions under the name of Dzerzhynsky Memorial Factory, but soon changed to Stal and competed until 1948. In 1978, under the name of Metalurh Dniprodzerzhynsk, the team was reorganized and won the Ukrainian championship for sports clubs and was promoted to the Soviet Second League. The club's best achievement was 12th place in the 1982–83 season, and it was soon relegated in 1985.
In 1994, the club became almost defunct. In 1998, the team was reorganized again under the current name, Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk. The team became one of the strongest in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast and in 2001, it was promoted to the Ukrainian amateur championship. In the same year, Stal won the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Cup and was promoted to the Druha Liha B. In the 2003–04 season, Stal became the champions of the division and were promoted to the Persha Liha.
Stal finish in 20th place (bottom) in the 2007–08 season and were relegated Ukrainian Second League.
After a six season absence the club was promoted to Ukrainian First League in 2014.[2] In 2015 the club was set to merge with FC Metalurh Donetsk.[1] However on 11 July 2015 Metalurh declared bankruptcy, citing the economic difficulties caused by the War in Donbass.[1] FC Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk did take Metalurh's place in the Ukrainian Premier League.[1]
Colors and badge
Club's colors are silver, blue and white.
Players
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Honors
- Ukrainian First League
- Runners-up (1): 2014–15
League and cup history
Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Domestic Cup Europe Notes 1992–93 4 10 26 6 11 9 30 30 23 2001 4 2 4 2 1 1 5 4 7 applied to Second League 2001–02 3rd "C" 12 34 11 7 16 29 47 40 Did not enter 2002–03 3rd "C" 5 28 16 4 8 35 22 52 1/32 finals 2003–04 3rd "C" 1 30 23 6 1 53 16 75 1/32 finals Promoted 2004–05 2nd 9 34 14 7 13 42 47 49 1/16 finals 2005–06 2nd 8 34 13 9 12 34 29 48 1/8 finals 2006–07 2nd 9 36 15 8 13 42 37 53 1/4 finals 2007–08 2nd 20 38 3 11 24 23 58 20 1/32 finals Relegated 2008–09 3rd "B" 3 34 21 7 6 62 29 70 1/32 finals 2009–10 3rd "B" 4 26 15 6 5 38 23 51 1/16 finals 2010–11 3rd "B" 4 22 10 7 5 32 18 37 1/16 finals 2011–12 3rd "B" 6 26 15 3 8 34 19 48 1/8 finals 2012–13 3rd "B" 8 24 10 3 11 47 30 33 1/16 finals 3rd "4" 2 32 15 4 13 63 40 49 Stage 2[5] 2013-14 3rd 2 36 23 8 5 81 32 77 1/16 finals Promoted 2014–15 2nd 2 30 17 9 4 45 21 60 1/8 finals Promoted 2015–16 1st 1/4 finals
See also
External links
References and notes
- 1 2 3 4 Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk – A Poor State Of Affairs, Futbolgrad (16 July 2015)
- ↑ Вперше в історії Сталь з Дніпродзержинська вийшла до УПЛ [Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk moves to First League] (in Ukrainian). ua-football.com. 15 July 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
- ↑ http://fcstal.com.ua/ua/players
- ↑ Team squad – Ukrainian Premier League website
- ↑ Competition held in two stages. Points from Stage One carried over
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