FC Zhemchuzhyna Odesa
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| Full name | FC Zhemchuzhyna Odesa | ||
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| Founded | 2013 | ||
| Ground | Spartak Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 4,800 | ||
| Chairman |
 Oleksandr Demenchuk | ||
| Head Coach |
Denys Kolchin | ||
| League | Ukrainian First League | ||
| 2016–17 | Second League, 1st (promoted) | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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FC Zhemchuzhyna Odesa is a professional Ukrainian football from Odesa. The club was admitted to Ukrainian Second League in 2016–17 season.[1] In its first season in it, the club became the champion and received promotion to the First League.
The club's name is Zhemchuzhyna (Russian: Жемчужина) which is foreign in Ukraine and means a pearl.
History
The club was created in August 2013 and formed from the graduates of the Odessa football school.[2] Initially, the team consisted football veterans from Odesa, friends of the club president, Oleksandr Babych, Gennadiy Nizhegorodov and Vitaliy Rudenko. From the first days of creation head coach of the club was a former defender of Chornomorets Odesa and Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih Denys Kolchin.
In the 2014–15 season the team participated in the Odesa City winter championship and won the championship defeating FC Real Pharma Odesa.[3]
In 2015, the club debuted in the Amateur League of Ukraine, finishing in the eight best teams of the tournament and in 2016 they repeated in reaching the quarterfinals of the tournament.
The club has been admitted to the PFL and will compete in the 2016–17 Ukrainian Second League.[1]
Honors
- Ukrainian Second League
- Winners (1): 2016–17
- Odesa City Winter Championships: 2014–15
League and cup history
Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Europe Notes 2015 4th 2 6 2 3 1 5 4 9 4 10 4 3 3 12 10 15 2016 4th 2 6 4 1 1 12 8 13 1⁄4 finals 2016–17 3rd 1 32 24 4 4 75 22 76 1/16 finals Promoted 2017–18 2nd
Players
Current squad
- As of 22 July 2017[4]
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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Coaches
- 2013- Denys Kolchin
References
- 1 2 (in Ukrainian) "В Першій лізі можуть стартувати 18 команд" [18 teams may compete in the First League]. UA-Football. 24 June 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- ↑ (in Ukrainian) "Команда "Жемчужина" (Одеса)" [Team "Zhemchuzhyna" (Odesa)]. Ukrainian Football Amateur League Official website. 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
- ↑ (in Ukrainian) "«Перлина» – чемпіон" ["Zhemchuzhyna" - champion]. Odeski Visti. 21 March 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
- ↑ http://fczhemchuzhina.od.ua/komandy/osnovnoj-sostav2017-18.html