FC Chornomorets Odessa

Football club infobox
clubname = Chornomorets Odessa


fullname = FC Chernomorets Odessa
nickname = "Moryaky"("Sailors"), "Chudo"("Miracle")
founded = 1936
ground = Tsentralnyi-Chornomorets Stadium
capacity = 34,362
chairman =
mgrtitle = Head Coach
manager =
league = Ukrainian Premier League
season = 2007–08
position = 7th
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FC Chornomorets Odessa ( _uk. ФК «Чорноморець») is a professional football club in the Ukrainian Premier League. The club's home ground is the 34,362 capacity Tsentralnyi-Chornomorets Stadium in the city of Odessa. Despite their official name being changed to FC Chornomorets (Ukrainian spelling) in 1991, many people refer to the club as FC Chernomorets (its Russian spelling). The official club colors are black, blue and white [http://www.chernomorets.odessa.ua/?name=symbol ФК "Черноморец" Одесса: Символика ] ] .

Honours

*USSR Federation Cup: 1:: 1990

*Ukrainian Cup: 2:: 1992, 1994

Runner-Up

*UEFA Intertoto Cup: 1:: 2007

*Ukrainian Championship: 2:: 1995, 1996

*Ukrainian First League: 2:: 1998/99, 2001/02

Promotions and demotions

The club was a founding member of the Ukrainian Premier League. After the 1997-98 season, the club was relegated to the Persha Liha. The club was then promoted back to the Premier League for the 1999-2000 season, but it took second-to-last place that year and was relegated again. Chornomorets resurfaced for the 2002-03 season and is currently in the Premier League.

History

*1936 : Club founded as "Dynamo Odessa"
*1940 : Club renamed "Pishchevik Odessa"
*1941 : Club renamed "Spartak Odessa"
*1944 : Club renamed "Pishchevik Odessa"
*1953 : Club renamed "Metalurg Odessa"
*1955 : Club renamed "Pishchevik Odessa"
*1958 : Club renamed "Chernomorets Odessa"
*1966 : Best performance in USSR Cup - reached semi-finals
*1974 : Best performance in USSR Top League - third place
*1975 : First participation in the UEFA Cup (1975/76)
*1992 : Took part in the Ukrainian Premier League after the break-up of the Soviet Union

Current squad

Squad is given according to the club’s [http://www.chernomorets.odessa.ua/?name=first_team official website] (as of September 4, 2008).

"For recent transfers, see List of Ukrainian football transfers summer 2008."

Out on loan

Fs player|no=13|nat=Ukraine|name=Rinar Valeyev|pos=FW|other=on loan to FC Stal Alchevsk Ru icon cite web|url=http://www.fcstal.lg.ua/18/m1806.html |title=Match report |publisher=Stal official website |accessdate=August 24 |accessyear=2008] Fs player|no=17|nat=Ukraine|name=Serhiy Polytilo|pos=MF|other=on loan to FC Dniester Ovidiopol Ru icon cite web|url=http://www.dnestr.com.ua/news/2008/Dnestr_popolnilsya_ocherednym_moryakom/ |title="Днестр" пополнился очередным "моряком" |publisher=Dniester Official site |accessdate=August 30 |accessyear=2008]

Notable former players

References

See also

*FC Chornomorets Odessa Reserves and Youth Team

External links

*cite web
title =Official site
work =chernomorets.odessa.ua
url =http://www.chernomorets.odessa.ua/
accessdate=2006-07-30 ru icon
*cite web
title =Black Sea Stadium
work =2odessa.com
url =http://www.2odessa.com/wiki/index.php?title=Black_Sea_Stadium
accessdate=2006-07-30 Stadium where Chornomorets plays en icon
*cite web
title =Ukrainian Soccer Team Chornomorets
work =ukrainiansoccer.net
url =http://ukrainiansoccer.net/upl/onevsall.asp?champID=15&Team=Chornomorets
accessdate=2006-07-30 en icon
*cite web
title =Одесский футбол
work =football.odessa.ua
url =http://football.odessa.ua/chernomorets/
accessdate=2006-07-30 ru icon
*cite web
title =Un-official site
work =chernomorets.com
url =http://www.chernomorets.com/
accessdate=2006-07-30 ru icon
*cite web
title =Ukraine Soccer
work =uasocceronline.com
url =http://www.uasocceronline.com
accessdate=2006-07-30 en icon