FC Polissya Zhytomyr

Football club infobox
clubname = Polissya


fullname = FC Polissya Zhytomyr
nickname =
founded =
ground = Central (built in 1923)
capacity = 21928 (5928 seated)
chairman =
mgrtitle = Head Coach
manager =
league = defunct
season = 2006–07
position =

FC Polissya Zhytomyr was a professional Ukrainian football club. The club was based in Zhytomyr, Ukraine.

Brief history

In Soviet times the club carried the name "Avtomobilist" (car maker), then it changed to "Polissya" (the name for the local region, which means (roughly) the wooded area). In the Ukrainian soccer competitions the club was called "Khimik" (chemical scientist) for a few seasons, then again changed back to "Polissya". After the disastrous season of 2005, it became defunct. Later after the reorganization two clubs were created and were admitted to the Second League for the 2005/06 season -- "MFK Zhytomyr" and "FC Zhytychi Zhytomyr". In March 2006, the municipal administration stopped funding of "MFK Zhytomyr" and the team was dissolved on April 30^th, 2006. "FC Zhytychi Zhytomyr" finished 8^th in the Second League'06, but next year they failed to submit their license and stopped their participation on the professional level.

The highest position the club achieved was fourth place in the Persha Liha, twice. Because of this, in 2002 it was awarded to play a play-off match with PFC Olexandria in Kiev to receive the promotion to the Vyscha Liha. "Polissya" lost it 0:1. Subsequent seasons have brought progressively worse results with every year.

Awards

*2nd in the Second League of 1993
*1st in the Second League of 2001