FC Zorya Luhansk

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clubname = Zorya Luhansk


fullname = FC Zorya Luhansk
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founded = 1923
ground = Avanhard Stadium
capacity = 22,320
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mgrtitle = Head Coach
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league = Ukrainian Premier League
season = 2007–08
position = 11th
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FC Zorya Luhansk ( _ua. ФК «Зоря» Луганськ _ru. ФК «Зоря» Луганск Zorya Lugansk), formerly known as Zorya Voroshilovgrad and Zorya-MALS, is a Ukrainian football team. Zorya Luhansk is based in the city of Luhansk (formerly known as Voroshilovgrad), Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine.

In the season 2005-06 the team won the first place in the Persha Liha, and has been promoted to the Vyscha Liha. Zorya was one of the original twenty teams to debut for the first season of the Ukrainian Premier League. The team played for five seasons until the 1995-96 season in which they finished eighteenth and where sent down to the Persha Liha. Zorya relegated to Druha Liha in 1996-97 season but she returned to Persha Liha in 2003-2004 season.

As Zorya Voroshilovgrad, the club had won the USSR Championship in 1972.

Honours

*USSR Championship: 1:: 1972
*Ukrainian First League: 1:: 2005-06
*Ukrainian Second League: 1:: 2002-2003

Runner-Up

*USSR Cup: 2:: 1974, 1975
*Ukrainian Second League: 2:: 1998-99

Current squad

Squad is given according to the club's official site [http://www.zarya-lugansk.com/roster/] , as of 11 August, 2008.

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

Famous players

See also

*FC Zorya Luhansk Reserves and Youth Team

External links

*ru icon [http://www.zarya-lugansk.com/index-1.html Official team website]
*uk icon [http://www.fczarya.com/ Unofficial website]