FC Metalurh Zaporizhya
| Full name | Football Club Metalurh Zaporizhya | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Cossacks | ||
| Founded | 1935 | ||
| Ground | Tytan Stadium[1] | ||
| Capacity | 12,000 | ||
| President | Volodymyr Tsykura[2] | ||
| Head coach | Viktor Zhuk (caretaker) | ||
| League | Ukrainian Second League | ||
| 2016–17 | 16th | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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Football Club Metalurh Zaporizhzhia (Ukrainian: Футбо́льний клуб «Металу́рг» Запорі́жжя [mɛtɐ'lurɦ zɐpɔˈrʲiʒːɐ]) is a Ukrainian professional football club based in Zaporizhya.
In 2015, the original club went bankrupt and in 2016 the Ukrainian Premier League finally removed it from its competitions. In 2016, it was announced that another amateur club from Zaporizhia (FC Rosso-Nero Zaporizhia) has officially changed its name to FC Metalurh Zaporizhia and intends to start participation at the Ukrainian Amateur Football League the same year.[3]
History
Early years (1935–1946)
The history of Metalurg began in 1935 when a steel production company, Zaporizhstal, formed the football club 'Stal'. By the end of the year a local sports union gave Stal the status of a main club in the region. Throughout the 1930s the team appeared regularly in domestic competitions and often played against clubs from the Soviet Top League, the most notable of which was Spartak Moscow. In 1939 and 1940 under the name of Lokomotiv won the Ukrainian championships. The tough times of World War II soon followed, however, bringing decline to both Zaporizhstal and its team. Nonetheless, in 1946 the club was revived and in 1949 Stal won the cup in Zaporizhia Oblast.
USSR era (1946–1990)
In October 1949 the team was renamed to 'Metalurg'. In 1950 Metalurg debuts in the USSR Cup and in the round of 64 they defeated Lokomotiv Petrozavodsk with the score of 5–0, but go out in the next stage, losing 2–3 to Torpedo Stalingrad. However, the very next year club went to eighth-finals, notably defeating Dinamo Minsk 1–0 and Lokomotiv Moscow 4–0 on the way. In 1953, the club debuted in the USSR Championship after becoming the champion of Ukrainian SSR in 1952. From 1953 to 1962 Metalurg played in USSR Championship division 'B'.
In 1963 Metalurg won a place in USSR Championship division 'A' and had some moderate success. They stayed there until 1971, when in the 1970 season club secured a position in division 'A' and a place in the USSR First League. In their first season they came in fourth place, which became the club's highest achievement in the USSR Championships.
Ukrainian leagues (1991–2015)
In 1991 after the collapse of the Soviet Union, Ukraine became independent and Ukrainian Premier League was formed. Metalurh was among the founders of the League. The club has remained in the Vyshcha Liga for all 16 seasons with their highest achievement in the 1995–96 season, taking 5th place. The club's best performance in a domestic cup came in 2006, when Metalurh reached the final, there they met with Dynamo Kyiv and were beaten 2 goals to none, however this performance allowed them to enter the UEFA Cup next season. Zaporizhstal still remains as a largest club sponsor and actively finances most of club's expenses.
The club had always been in the top league, since the first season in 1992 until the 2010–11 season when they finished last position and were relegated to the Ukrainian First League. After one season in the Ukrainian First League the club was promoted back to the Ukrainian Premier League.[4] Where they became last-placed of the 2012–13 Ukrainian Premier League and thus were relegated to the Ukrainian First League again.[4]
European history
Throughout its history in Ukrainian Premier League, Metalurh has entered the UEFA Cup on two occasions; the first in 2002–03 after finishing fourth in the league the previous season. In the qualifying round they beat Maltese side Birkirkara 3–0 on aggregate, before losing 2–1 to English side Leeds United in the first round.
The second time club had to wait 4 years to qualify again. After finishing as runners-up in the Ukrainian Cup in 2006, Metalurh secured a place in the 2006-07 UEFA Cup. Club entered the competition In the second qualifying round, Metalurh defeated Moldavian side Zimbru Chișinău 3–0 over two legs. However, Metalurh went out in the first stage, losing to Greek club Panathinaikos.
New «Metalurh»
26 March 2016 in Zaporizhia held a meeting of non-governmental organization "Metalurh forever", at which it was decided to rename the "Rosso Nero" in "Metalurh". At the same meeting, the group took a club symbols and colors of "Metalurh". So if the club will pass certification, it is the season 2016/17 renewed "Metalurh" will resume performances in the championships of Ukraine in the Ukrainian Second League.
Rosso Nero was created in 2009 by Andriy Bohatchenko who owns a pizzeria with the same name in Zaporizhia. The first two seasons the club played in futsal (indoor football). In 2011, the club won the Zaporizhia city Cup and the beach football city league. In 2012 Rosso Nero were runners-up at 8x8 football (variant of association football popular in Russia). In 2014, the club became a city champions by beating the defending city champions Motor Zaporizhia. The victory inspired Rosso Nero to apply for the Second League of national competitions. In fall of 2015 when Metalurh Zaporizhia started the process for liquidation Rosso Nero offered to pass the legendary club to them,[5] however no agreement was reached.
Stadium
Throughout their history, the club has played in various stadiums around Zaporizhia, but in 2001 the Football Federation of Ukraine forbade Metalurh from playing in their home stadium, Tsentarlnyi Metalurh Stadium, due to security concer and the club was forced to play at the Avto ZAZ Stadium (which formerly belong to now-bankrupt Torpedo Zaporizhya). Soon after, the club's board approved plans to construct a brand new stadium for the team in place of the old one. Construction commenced in late 2004 and on 29 July 2006, Slavutych Arena was opened, in their first game on a new stadium Metalurh faced Ukrainian giants Dynamo Kyiv. The stadium is situated in a central part of the city, on a street that has been recently renamed after legendary Ukrainian player and coach Valery Lobanovsky.
The stadium is purposed for football only use and has a total capacity of 12,000 seats. It consists out of four separate stands, north, south, east and west, two of which are covered by a roof, stadium is equipped with a single, multi-colour screen with dimensions of 6x10m and a lighting system of 1400 lux. The pitch dimensions are 105х68 м. Lately it has often been used as a venue for the Ukrainian Premier League FC Zorya Luhansk, while Metalurh is forced to play at its own training base.[6][7] Metalurh Training Base is also known as Velykyi Luh (Great Meadow).
Sponsors
The history of FC Metalurh dates back to a factory team 'Stal' that has been sponsored by one of the largest steel production companies in Ukraine, Zaporizhstal. The company has remained a sponsor of the club for over 70 years and now is a general sponsor of the club. The main partner of the club is OAO Zaporizhstalbud-1.
- 1935 - 2012 Zaporizhstal
- 2012 - 2015 Motor Sich
The official kit manufacturer for the club is company Nike and the official beer sponsor of the club is Slavutych.
Football kits and sponsors
| Years[8] | Football kit | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|
| 1999–04 | Umbro | Zaporizhstal |
| 2004–05 | Lotto | |
| 2005–06 | Lotto/Adidas | |
| 2006–09 | Adidas | |
| 2009–10 | Nike/Adidas | |
| 2010–11 | Nike | |
| 2012–13 | Nike | - |
| 2013–14 | Adidas | |
| 2016–17 | Joma | UNIQA |
Honours
- Ukrainian Cup:
- Runners-up: 2006
- Ukrainian First League:
- Runners-up: 2011–12
- Championship of the Ukrainian SSR:
- Winners: 1952, 1960, 1970
- Cup of the Ukrainian SSR:
- Winners: 1951, 1952
- Runners-up: 1950
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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Coaching staff
- Sports director – Viktor Musonda
- Head coach – Andriy Bohatchenko
- Coach – Vasyl Storchak
League and Cup history
Soviet Union
| Season | Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Domestic Cup | Europe | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 3rd UKR South |
1 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 10 | 26 | As Bilshovyk | |||
| 1946 | 3rd Play-offs | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 1 | ||||
| 1947 | 2nd UKR | 12 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 25 | 72 | 11 | ||||
| 1948 | 2nd UKR Group A |
5 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 30 | 11 | Renamed to Lokomotiv | |||
| 1949 | 2nd UKR | 16 | 34 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 46 | 61 | 21 | 1/16 finals | Relegated | ||
| 1950 | 1/32 finals | ||||||||||||
| 1951 | 1/8 finals | ||||||||||||
| 1952 | 1/64 finals | ||||||||||||
| 1953 | 2nd "III" | 3 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 26 | 15 | 1/8 finals | In play-offs Metalurh Odessa 1–4 and Torpedo Rostov/Donu 4–5 | ||
| 1954 | 2nd "III" | 3 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 24 | 27 | 1/32 finals | |||
| 1955 | 2nd "I" | 8 | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 37 | 33 | 32 | 1/32 finals | |||
| 1956 | 2nd "I" | 3 | 34 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 54 | 35 | 46 | ||||
| 1957 | 2nd "I" | 8 | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 41 | 34 | 39 | 1/16 finals | |||
| 1958 | 2nd "II" | 2 | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 55 | 29 | 39 | 1/64 finals | |||
| 1959 | 2nd "I" | 6 | 28 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 40 | 30 | 32 | ||||
| 1960 | 2nd UKR "II" | 1 | 36 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 78 | 29 | 59 | 1/128 finals | Won play-off over Sudnobudivnyk Lost play-off to FC Shakhtar Donetsk, no promotion | ||
| 1961 | 2nd UKR "II" | 4 | 36 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 50 | 37 | 42 | 1/128 finals | Lost play-off to SKA Lviv, placed 8th overall | ||
| 1962 | 2nd UKR "II" | 2 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 42 | 21 | 31 | 1/64 finals | Qualified for promotion group | ||
| 1962 | 2nd Promotion | 6 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 22 | 7 | Placed 6th overall | |||
| 1963 | 2nd | 4 | 34 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 36 | 17 | 41 | 1/8 finals | |||
| 1964 | 2nd "II" | 8 | 26 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 16 | 26 | 1/32 finals | Qualified for Relegation group | ||
| 1964[11] | 2nd "Relegation" Total |
7 17 |
12 38 |
4 11 |
5 17 |
3 10 |
16 35 |
9 25 |
13 39 |
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| 1965 | 2nd "I" | 14 | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 28 | 37 | 25 | 1/32 finals | Qualified for Relegation group | ||
| 1965[12] | 2nd "Relegation" Total |
14 28 |
16 46 |
3 11 |
6 15 |
7 20 |
16 44 |
23 60 |
12 37 |
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| 1966 | 2nd "II" | 7 | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 35 | 28 | 36 | 1/32 finals | |||
| 1967 | 2nd "II" | 2 | 38 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 50 | 24 | 50 | 1/128 finals | Qualified for 2nd place play-off | ||
| 1967 | 2nd playoff | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | ||||
| 1968 | 2nd "II" | 9 | 40 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 52 | 42 | 43 | 1/64 finals | |||
| 1969 | 2nd "III" | 7 | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 49 | 35 | 44 | 1/32 finals | Relegated | ||
| 1970 | 3rd "I Zone" | 1 | 42 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 73 | 33 | 62 | 1/64 finals | Promoted | ||
| 1971 | 2nd | 4 | 42 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 51 | 39 | 46 | 1/16 finals | |||
| 1972 | 2nd | 14 | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 45 | 49 | 33 | 1/8 finals | |||
| 1973 | 2nd | 6 | 38 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 62 | 53 | 34 | 1/16 finals | 5 other draws included as losses[13] | ||
| 1974 | 2nd | 13 | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 42 | 50 | 34 | 1/16 finals | |||
| 1975 | 2nd | 13 | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 47 | 45 | 35 | 1/16 finals | |||
| 1976 | 2nd | 13 | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 38 | 40 | 36 | 1/16 finals | |||
| 1977 | 2nd | 16 | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 35 | 48 | 33 | 1/16 finals | |||
| 1978 | 2nd | 14 | 38 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 39 | 47 | 34 | 1/32 finals | |||
| 1979 | 2nd | 10 | 46 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 69 | 65 | 46 | ||||
| 1980 | 2nd | 20 | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 57 | 67 | 41 | ||||
| 1981 | 2nd | 13 | 42 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 57 | 51 | 44 | -2 pts draw overlimit | |||
| 1982 | 2nd | 12 | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 54 | 42 | 41 | ||||
| 1983 | 2nd | 5 | 42 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 66 | 46 | 50 | 1/32 finals | |||
| 1984 | 2nd | 5 | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 57 | 43 | 48 | 1/16 finals | |||
| 1985 | 2nd West Zone | 7 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 19 | 1/64 finals | Qualified for Group B | ||
| 1985 | 2nd Group B | 1[14] | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 32 | 27 | 21 | 13 place overall | |||
| 1986 | 2nd | 12 | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 59 | 54 | 45 | 1/16 finals | |||
| 1987 | 2nd | 9 | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 54 | 53 | 40 | 1/8 finals | |||
| 1988 | 2nd | 17 | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 43 | 36 | 1/32 finals | -1 point, draw overlimit | ||
| 1989 | 2nd | 7 | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 55 | 40 | 46 | 1/64 finals | |||
| 1990 | 2nd | 3 | 38 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 58 | 30 | 52 | 1/16 finals | Promoted | ||
| 1991 | 1st (Top League) |
13 | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 27 | 38 | 25 | 1/64 finals | |||
| 1992 | league competition discontinued | 1/16 finals | |||||||||||
Ukraine
| Season | Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Domestic Cup | Europe | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1st (Top League) |
11 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 1/4 finals | |||
| 1992–93 | 7 | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 38 | 35 | 29 | 1/4 finals | ||||
| 1993–94 | 16 | 34 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 26 | 49 | 24 | 1/8 finals | ||||
| 1994–95 | 9 | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 47 | 42 | 43 | 1/8 finals | ||||
| 1995–96 | 5 | 34 | 16 | 4 | 14 | 49 | 42 | 52 | 1/4 finals | ||||
| 1996–97 | 8 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 48 | 44 | 41 | 1/2 finals | ||||
| 1997–98 | 9 | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 40 | 44 | 37 | 1/16 finals | ||||
| 1998–99 | 8 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 46 | 43 | 42 | 1/2 finals | ||||
| 1999-00 | 6 | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 43 | 35 | 44 | 1/8 finals | ||||
| 2000–01 | 8 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 1/8 finals | ||||
| 2001–02 | 4 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 22 | 40 | 1/8 finals | ||||
| 2002–03 | 15 | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 41 | 26 | 1/16 finals | UC | 1st round | ||
| 2003–04 | 11 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 26 | 40 | 32 | 1/4 finals | ||||
| 2004–05 | 10 | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 25 | 32 | 35 | 1/8 finals | ||||
| 2005–06 | 8 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 32 | 40 | 39 | Runner-up | ||||
| 2006–07 | 7 | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 32 | 40 | 1/16 finals | UC | 1st round | ||
| 2007–08 | 7 | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 24 | 32 | 36 | 1/16 finals | ||||
| 2008–09 | 1st (Premier League) |
7 | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 29 | 30 | 45 | 1/16 finals | |||
| 2009–10 | 9 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 31 | 48 | 35 | 1/4 finals | ||||
| 2010–11 | 16 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 40 | 24 | 1/4 finals | Relegated | |||
| 2011–12 | 2nd (First League) |
2 | 34 | 24 | 4 | 6 | 77 | 32 | 76 | 1/4 finals | Promoted | ||
| 2012–13 | 1st (Premier League) |
16 | 30 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 12 | 64 | 11 | 1/16 finals | |||
| 2013–14 | 14 | 28 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 54 | 12 | 1/8 finals | ||||
| 2014–15 | 7 | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 40 | 26 | 1/8 finals | ||||
| 2015–16 | 14 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 7 | 50 | 3 | 1/16 finals | Expelled[15] | |||
| Reorganization based on Rosso Nero | |||||||||||||
| 2016 | 4th (Championship among amateurs) |
3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 3rd (Second League) |
16 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 35 | 104 | 23 | 1/64 finals | |||
| 2017–18 | |||||||||||||
Managers
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See also
References
- ↑ How much costs revival of FC Metalurh. Metalurh Zaporizhia website. 27 April 2016
- ↑ Clubs' staff for all club in the 2016 Amateur championship. AAFU.
- ↑ (in Russian) "Запорожский ФК "Россо Неро" переименован в "Металлург"" [Zaporozhian FC Rosso Nero is renamed into Metalurh]. UA-Football. 26 March 2016. Archived from the original on 26 March 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
- 1 2 "Small description of club" (in Ukrainian). football24.ua.
- ↑ Cofounder Rosso Nero: We are all pupils of Metalurh therefore cannot turn away from the club. Metalurh Zaporizhia website. 15 January 2016
- ↑ Metalurh Training Base Stadium (Стадіон УТБ "Металург" (Запоріжжя)). Ground hopping, Team Ukraine portal.
- ↑ Game report (ПРОТОКОЛ МАТЧУ). Professional Football League of Ukraine.
- ↑ Jerseys of Ukrainian clubs Archived 25 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ First team squad – FC Metalurh Zaporizhya website
- ↑ Team squad – Ukrainian Premier League website
- ↑ In 1964 and 1965 seasons the league was split into two groups with the first eight teams from each qualify for promotion and the last eight teams – for relegation. Teams in the promotion group had their record recalculated and results with teams from relegation group were scratched. The teams in the promotion group played with the other candidate teams from other qualifying group. The teams in the relegation group had their records kept and also played only with the teams from the other qualifying group.
- ↑ In 1965, the league was split into two groups with the first eight teams from each qualify for promotion and the last eight teams – for relegation. Teams in the promotion group had their record recalculated and results with teams from relegation group were scratched. The teams in the promotion group played with the other candidate teams from other qualifying group. The teams in the relegation group had their records kept and also played only with the teams from the other qualifying group.
- ↑ In 1973 in case of a draw the game went to a penalty shoot-out. Whichever team won it would earn a point in the league standings; the losing team would earn nothing.
- ↑ Won the Group, but placed 13 in overall standings.
- ↑ Metalurh Zaporizhia were expelled from the competition after the winter break. Technical victories were to be awarded to their opponents for the rest of season.
"Металург виключений зі змагань під егідою УПЛ" [Metalurh is excluded from competition sponsored by the UPL] (in Ukrainian). UA-Football. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2016.