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FC Zhemchuzhyna Odesa

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Zhemchuzhyna Odesa
Full nameFC Zhemchuzhyna Odesa
Founded2013
Dissolved2018
GroundSpartak Stadium
Capacity4,800
ChairmanUkraine Oleksandr Demenchuk
Leaguenot active
2017–18First League, 18th (relegated)
Websitehttp://fczhemchuzhina.od.ua/

FC Zhemchuzhyna Odesa was a professional Ukrainian football from Odesa. The club was founded in 2013, but dissolved in 2018.

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. Early May 2018 club President Oleksandr Demenchuk stated that the club would dissolve because of financial reasons.[2]

The club's name is Zhemchuzhyna (Russian: Жемчужина) which is foreign in Ukraine and means a pearl.

History

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The club was created in August 2013 and formed from the graduates of the Odesa football school.[3] Initially, the team consisted football veterans from Odesa, friends of the club president, Oleksandr Babych, Gennady 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.[4]

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 was admitted to the PFL in 2016 and won the 2016–17 Ukrainian Second League.[1] gaining promotion to Ukrainian First League.

On 4 May 2018, three matchdays before the end of 2017–18 Ukrainian First League season, PFL informed that the club withdrew from the competition due to dissolution.[5] President Oleksandr Demenchuk confirmed dissolution of the club because of financial reasons.[2]

Honors

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League and cup history

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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 14 finals
2016–17 3rd 1 32 24 4 4 75 22 76 116 finals Promoted
2017–18 2nd 18 34 7 6 21 33 54 27 116 finals Withdrew[6]

Last-known squad

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As of 4 May 2018[7][8]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
4 DF Ukraine UKR Oleh Humenyuk
7 MF Ukraine UKR Maksym Havrylenko
8 MF Ukraine UKR Viktor Serdenyuk (on loan from Chornomorets Odesa)
9 DF Ukraine UKR Danylo Spas
10 MF Ukraine UKR Yevhen Terzi
11 FW Ukraine UKR Taras Lazarovych
13 MF Ukraine UKR Artem Seleznyov
14 MF Ukraine UKR Mykhaylo Popov (on loan from Chornomorets Odesa)
15 DF Ukraine UKR Petro Stasyuk
16 GK Ukraine UKR Serhiy Kravchenko
19 MF Ukraine UKR Denys Dolinskyi
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 DF Ukraine UKR Vladyslav Schetinin (on loan from Chornomorets Odesa)
21 GK Ukraine UKR Yaroslav Vazhynskyi
22 MF Ukraine UKR Ruslan Palamar
23 DF Ukraine UKR Denys Norenkov
24 MF Ukraine UKR Oleksiy Chernyshev (on loan from Chornomorets Odesa)
27 FW Ukraine UKR Mykhaylo Shestakov
60 DF Ukraine UKR Dmytro Pospelov
77 MF Ukraine UKR Dmytro Klimakov
97 GK Ukraine UKR Dmytro Starodubets
99 DF Ukraine UKR Dmytro Demenchuk (on loan from Chornomorets Odesa)

Coaches

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References

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  1. ^ a b В Першій лізі можуть стартувати 18 команд [18 teams may compete in the First League]. UA-Football (in Ukrainian). 24 June 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  2. ^ a b Жемчужина снимается с Первой лиги и прекращает существование [Zhemchuzhyna withdrew from First League and is going to dissolve]. Sport Arena (in Russian). 4 May 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  3. ^ Команда "Жемчужина" (Одеса) [Team "Zhemchuzhyna" (Odesa)]. Ukrainian Football Amateur League Official website (in Ukrainian). 2016. Archived from the original on 18 July 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  4. ^ "Перлина" – чемпіон ["Zhemchuzhyna" - champion]. Odeski Visti (in Ukrainian). 21 March 2016. Archived from the original on 1 March 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  5. ^ Перша ліга: "Геліос" пропускає тур, "Жемчужина" - знімається [First League: Helios misses round, Zhemchuzhyna withdrew]. Professional Football League of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). 4 May 2018. Archived from the original on 7 May 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  6. ^ The owner of the club withdrew after Round 31 with 3 games to play in the competition.
    Жемчужина припиняє існування [Zhemchuzhyna ceases its existence] (in Ukrainian). ua-football. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  7. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-07-22. Retrieved 2017-07-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ^ "Професіональна футбольна ліга України".
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