FC Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk

Football club infobox
clubname = Stal


fullname = FC Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk
nickname =
founded = 1926, reorganised in 1998
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ground = Metalurh Stadium
capacity = 2,900
chairman = Maxim Zavgorodny
mgrtitle = Head Coach
manager = Andriy Severin
league = Persha Liha
season = 2007–08
position = 20th

FC Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk ( _uk. Сталь Дніпродзержинськ) is a Ukrainian football club located in Dniprodzerzhynsk, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine

History

The club was founded in 1926 under the name of Metalist. Later the name was changed to Dzerzhiynka. The team entered Soviet competitions under the name of Dzerzhynsky Memorial Factory, but soon changed to Stal and competed until 1948. In 1978, under the name of Metalurh Dniprodzerzhynsk, the team was reorginized and won the Ukrainian championship for sports clubs and was promoted to the Soviet Second League. The club's best achievement was 12th place in the 1982-83 season, and it was soon relegated in 1985.

In 1994, the club became almost defunct. In 1998, the team was reorganized again under the current name, Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk. The team became one of the strongest in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast and in 2001, it was promoted to the Ukrainian amateur championship. In the same year, Stal won the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Cup and was promoted to the Druha Liha B. In the 2003-04 season, Stal became the champions of the division and were promoted to the Persha Liha.

Stal finish in 20th place (bottom) in the 2007/08 season and were relegated.

Colors and badge

Club's colors are silver, blue and white.

Honors

*Ukrainian Druha Liha: 1:: 2003/04 Champions Group C

League and Cup History

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Current Squad

Squad is given according to the club's Official website [http://www.fcstal.com.ua/team.php] , as of August 15, 2008.

Outgoing Transfers 2008-09

Incoming Transfers 2008-09

ee also

* SK Prometey Dniprodzerzhynsk
* FC Prometey Dniprodzerzhynsk

External links

* [http://www.fcstal.com.ua/ Official website]