FC Vorskla Poltava
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| Full name | Футбольний клуб «Во́рскла» Полта́ва Football Club Vorskla Poltava | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Zeleno-Bili (Green-Whites) | |||
| Founded | 1955 | |||
| Ground | Butovsky Vorskla Stadium | |||
| Capacity | 24,795[1] | |||
| Owner | Ferrexpo (Eduard Shalayev)[2] | |||
| Chairman | Roman Cherniak (president) Oleh Lysak (vice-president)[2] Hennadiy Muzyka (vice-president) | |||
| Manager | Viktor Skrypnyk | |||
| League | Ukrainian Premier League | |||
| 2022–23 | Ukrainian Premier League, 5th of 16 | |||
| Website | Club website | |||
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FC Vorskla Poltava (Ukrainian: ФК «Во́рскла» Полта́ва [ˈwɔrsklɐ polˈtɑwɐ]) is a Ukrainian professional football club based in Poltava that competes in the Ukrainian Premier League, the top flight of Ukrainian football.
History
Kolos Poltava
The club draws its history from 1955 when in the city of Poltava was established a football club Kolhospnyk within the republican trade union sports society Kolos. The same year it entered the Football Championship of the Ukrainian SSR where already played one of the older clubs from Poltava, FC Lokomotyv Poltava.
In 1957 the club obtained its professional status and was included in the competitions of the Soviet third division (then "Class B"). However, in 1982 the club went into bankruptcy and was dissolved. In 1983 many players moved to play for an amateur football team Kooperator from Poltava that represented the Poltava Institute of Cooperation. During its history for a short period of time from 1968 to 1972, Kolos was also carrying names Silbud and Budivelnyk.
Vorskla Poltava
In 1984, the club was reanimated based on the Kolos academy (sports school) as Vorskla after the river Vorskla, which flows through Poltava. In 1986, Vorskla entered the Soviet professional ranks of the third division where it participated until the collapse of the Soviet system.
Upon establishing of the Ukrainian football competitions in 1992 the club was admitted to the Ukrainian First League (the second tier of Ukrainian football) which it won in 1996. At that time Vorskla was sponsored by "Poltavagasprom".[3] The team debuted in the Ukrainian Premier League in the 1996–97 season, taking that season the 3rd place. Vorskla have remained in the Premier League since, and participated twice in the UEFA Cup. In 2009, Vorskla met Shakhtar Donetsk in the 2009 Ukrainian Cup Final. Mykola Pavlov's men won the match 1–0 after Vasyl Sachko's goal in the 49th minute.
In 2003-2005, the club was named Vorskla-Naftogaz due to sponsorship reasons.
As a Domestic Cup winner, Vorskla participated in the annual opening game of the season Ukrainian Super Cup meeting the champions Dynamo Kyiv. After a 0–0 draw at full-time, Vorskla lost the cup to Dynamo on penalties.
The first team plays its home matches at Butovsky Memorial Vorskla Stadium which is named after one of the founders of the modern Olympic games and the International Olympic Committee in 1894.
One of the biggest successes of Vorskla in European competition was their qualification to the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League group phase.
On 26 July 2014, the club's president Oleh Babayev was shot dead, while police has opened a criminal cases under Article “premeditated murder".[4][5]
In the 2017-18 season, the club finished third in the top division for the first time since the 1996-97 season.
Stadium
Vorskla plays its games at Oleksiy Butovskyi Vorskla Stadium (Ukrainian: Стадіон «Ворскла» імені Олексія Бутовського). Vorskla has been playing there since 1955. The stadium underwent significant reconstruction between 1968 and 1975 and 1995 and 2000.
Supporters & Rivalries
Development of fan movement in Poltava started in 1985. Then on the stadium began to appear first green-white scarves and fan chants. In the 1990s, fans began to actively go abroad. In particular Vorskla fans were present at the legendary match between Ukraine and Russia October 9, 1999 in Moscow. European competition games with FC Daugava from Latvia and Anderlecht[6] from Brussels in 1997 allowed fans try their hand on the European stage.
The largest fan club is known as the Crew of Golden Eagle.[7]
Vorskla maintains friendly relations with Shakhtar Donetsk[8] and Chornomorets Odesa fans. Strained relations with: Metalist Kharkiv,[9] Karpaty Lviv, Dynamo Kyiv, Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk, Zorya Luhansk and Obolon Kyiv. Now all fans have declared a truce because of the war in Eastern Ukraine.
Reserve teams
The reserve team of Vorskla, Vorskla Poltava Reserves (Ukrainian: ФК "Ворскла" Полтава дубль) are playing in the Ukrainian Premier Reserve League.
There also was FC Vorskla-2 Poltava.
Honours
- Ukrainian Premier League
- Ukrainian Cup
- Ukrainian Persha Liha
- Winner (1): 1995–96
- Football championship of the Ukrainian SSR (part of the Soviet Second League)
- Runners-up (1): 1988
- Football Cup of the Ukrainian SSR
- Winner (1): 1956
- Ukrainian KFK competitions (amateur competitions)
- Winners (1): 1986
Kit manufacturers and sponsors
| Years[10] | Football kit | Shirt sponsor |
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| 2000–01 | Lotto/Adidas | – |
| 2001–03 | Adidas | |
| 2002–04 | Puma | НАФТОГАЗ України |
| 2004–05 | Puma/Lotto | |
| 2005–06 | Adidas/Puma | FERROEXPO Poltava Mining |
| 2006–07 | Adidas | |
| FERROEXPO | ||
| 2007–14 | FERROEXPO | |
| 2019- | Nike | FERRODXPO |
European record
Its first European competition participation occurred in 1997–98 season in UEFA Cup. Vorskla played its first game at this level away at Daugava Stadium in Riga on July 23, 1997 against the Latvian club Daugava Rīga.
Vorskla did not achieve any noticeable feats yet managed to qualify on couple of occasions to the Europe League group stage.
Its home games the club plays at Vorskla Stadium.
Players
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Other players under contract
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Coaches and administration
| Administration[13] | Coaching[14] (main team) | Coaching[14] (U-19 team) |
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League and Cup history
Soviet Union
- Kolos
| Season | Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Domestic Cup | Europe | Notes | |
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| 1955 | 4th (Ukrainian championship) |
3 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 13 | 18 | qualified for final group | |||
| 8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 24 | 2 | ||||||
| 1956 | 4th (Ukrainian championship) |
2 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 20 | ||||
| 1957 | 2nd (Klass B) |
12 | 34 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 43 | 57 | 28 | ||||
- Vorskla
| Season | Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Domestic Cup | Europe | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| club reorganized Vorskla based on the Kolos academy | |||||||||||||
| 1984 | 4th (KFK (Ukraine)) |
1 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 13 | 25 | qualified for final group | |||
| 1985 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 10 | 24 | qualified for final group | ||||
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 7 | ||||||
| 1986 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 45 | 13 | 27 | qualified for final group | ||||
| 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 9 | Promoted | |||||
| 1987 | 3rd (Vtoraya Liga) |
9 | 52 | 22 | 14 | 16 | 74 | 59 | 58 | Ukrainian Championship | |||
| 1988 | 2 | 50 | 30 | 8 | 12 | 70 | 42 | 68 | Ukrainian Championship | ||||
| 1989 | 8 | 52 | 24 | 10 | 18 | 62 | 55 | 58 | Ukrainian Championship | ||||
| 1990 | 12 | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 47 | 51 | 41 | 1⁄16 finals | Zone West | |||
| 1991 | 19 | 42 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 39 | 60 | 31 | 1⁄32 finals | Zone West | |||
| 1992 | no competition | 1⁄64 finals | |||||||||||
Ukraine
| Season | Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Domestic Cup | Europe | Notes | |
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| 1992 | 2nd (Persha Liha) |
8 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 25 | 29 | 1/16 finals | Group B | ||
| 1992–93 | 4 | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 57 | 46 | 51 | 1/32 finals | ||||
| 1993–94 | 8 | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 30 | 52 | 37 | 1/16 finals | ||||
| 1994–95 | 11 | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 49 | 48 | 59 | 1/8 finals | ||||
| 1995–96 | 1 | 42 | 32 | 7 | 3 | 92 | 37 | 103 | 1/32 finals | Promoted | |||
| 1996–97 | 1st (Vyshcha Liha) |
3 | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 50 | 26 | 58 | 1/4 finals | |||
| 1997–98 | 5 | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 41 | 46 | 49 | 1/4 finals | UC | 2nd qual round | ||
| 1998–99 | 10 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 36 | 43 | 35 | 1/4 finals | ||||
| 1999–00 | 4 | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 50 | 34 | 49 | 1/8 finals | ||||
| 2000–01 | 12 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 29 | 23 | 1/16 finals | UC | 1st round | ||
| 2001–02 | 11 | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 33 | 25 | 1/16 finals | ||||
| 2002–03 | 11 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 26 | 41 | 32 | 1/4 finals | ||||
| 2003–04 | 14 | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 26 | 49 | 27 | 1/8 finals | ||||
| 2004–05 | 14 | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 35 | 30 | 1/16 finals | ||||
| 2005–06 | 10 | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 28 | 34 | 37 | 1/4 finals | ||||
| 2006–07 | 13 | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 28 | 31 | 1/16 finals | ||||
| 2007–08 | 8 | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 28 | 30 | 36 | 1/4 finals | ||||
| 2008–09 | 1st (Premier Liha) |
5 | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 32 | 26 | 49 | Winners | |||
| 2009–10 | 10 | 30 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 1/16 finals | EL | Play-off Round | ||
| 2010–11 | 6 | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 37 | 32 | 39 | 1/8 finals | ||||
| 2011–12 | 8 | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 38 | 43 | 37 | 1/8 finals | EL | Group stage | ||
| 2012–13 | 12 | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 31 | 36 | 31 | 1/8 finals | ||||
| 2013–14 | 8 | 28 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 36 | 38 | 40 | 1/8 finals | ||||
| 2014–15 | 5 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 35 | 22 | 42 | 1/8 finals | ||||
| 2015–16 | 5 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 32 | 26 | 42 | 1/4 finals | EL | 3rd qual. round | ||
| 2016–17[15] | 7 | 32 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 32 | 32 | 42 | 1/4 finals | EL | 3rd qual. round | ||
| 2017–18 | 3 | 32 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 37 | 35 | 49 | 1/4 finals | ||||
| 2018–19 | 7 | 32 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 31 | 43 | 42 | 1/4 finals | EL | Group stage | ||
| 2019–20 | 10 | 32 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 48 | 34 | Runners-up | ||||
| 2020–21 | 5 | 30 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 37 | 30 | 41 | 1⁄8 finals | ||||
| 2021–22 | 5 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 18 | 33 | 1⁄4 finals* | ECL | 2nd qual. round | ||
In European competitions
References
- ^ 2011/12 UEFA Europa League group stage statistics handbook UEFA
- ^ a b Кому официально принадлежат украинские клубы. ukrrudprom.com. 12 November 2021
- ^ Ozirnyi, O. In anticipation of Sevastopol: the best newcomers of the elite (В ожидании Севастополя: лучшие новички элиты). Football.ua. 14 July 2013
- ^ "Mayor of central Ukrainian city shot dead". uk.reuters.com. Reuters. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
- ^ Mayor of central Ukrainian city shot dead, Reuters (26 July 2014)
Former Azerbaijani Deputy of Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada, mayor of Kremenchuk Oleh Babayev murdered Archived 2014-07-30 at the Wayback Machine, Azerbaijan Press Agency (26 July 2014)
У Кременчуці застрелили мера (Ukrainian) - ^ Artemio2014 (11 April 2010). "Vorskla Poltava - Anderlecht 0:2, 1997/1998 qualifiers". Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2018 – via YouTube.
{cite web}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Crew of Golden Eagle official site Archived 2014-12-18 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Фанати "Динамо", "Шахтаря" та "Ворскли" готують марш єдності перед Кубком України". tsn.ua. 15 May 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
- ^ football24.ua. "Ультрас "Металіста" побили фанатів "Ворскли" у Полтаві. ФОТО - Футбол 24". Футбол 24. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
{cite web}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Jerseys of Ukrainian clubs Archived September 25, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "ФК Ворскла – Основний склад" [FC Vorskla – Main squad] (in Ukrainian). FC Vorskla Poltava. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
- ^ "Vorskla" (in Ukrainian). Ukrainian Premier League. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
- ^ "Менеджмент". Archived from the original on 8 July 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- ^ a b "Тренерський штаб – ФК Ворскла, Полтава". vorskla.com.ua. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
- ^ Competition was played in two phases. Official final league standings are cumulative from both phases. Vorskla competed in the Relegation Group in Phase II.
"Ліга Парі-Матч Сезон 2016/17" [League Pari-Match 2016–17 Season]. Ukrainian Premier League. 31 May 2017. Archived from the original on 31 May 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
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