FC Zhemchuzhyna Odesa

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Zhemchuzhyna Odesa
Full nameFC Zhemchuzhyna Odesa
Founded2013
Dissolved2018
Ground Spartak Stadium
Capacity4,800
Chairman Flag of Ukraine.svg Oleksandr Demenchuk
Leaguenot active
2017–18 First League, 18th (relegated)
Website Club website

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

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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

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

League and cup history

SeasonDiv.Pos.Pl.WDLGSGAPCupEuropeNotes
2015 4th26231549
410433121015
2016 4th264111281314 finals
2016–17 3rd1322444752276116 finalsPromoted
2017–18 2nd18347621335427116 finalsWithdrew [6]

Last-known squad

As of 4 May 2018 [7] [8]

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

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

Coaches

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References

  1. 1 2 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. 1 2 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".