FC Shakhtar Sverdlovsk

Football club infobox
clubname = FC Shakhtar Sverdlovsk


fullname = FC Shakhtar Sverdlovsk
nickname =
founded =
ground = N.I. Horiushkin Memorial Stadium, Sverdlovsk| capacity = 10,000
chairman =
manager =
league = Druha Liha
season = 2007-2008
position = 4th

«Shakhtar Sverdlovsk» ( _ua. Шахтар Свердловськ) is Ukrainian football club based in Luhansk oblast's Sverdlovsk city. Shakhtar Sverdlovsk was founded in 1939. [Documented on the Shakhtar Sverdlovsk Official Website [http://www.fcshakhter.com.ua/history.htm] ru icon]

After Ukrainian Independence, the club competed in the Luhansk Oblast football competition.The performed well and decided to enter the professional ranks in 1995. This proved disasterous as the harsh economic coniditions of the time took a toll and the clubs administration decided that in the best interests of the club that they return to competing in the oblast league.

Between 1996 and 2006, while competing in the Luhansk Oblast league they won their 6th oblast championship. This improvement and an era of stability within the club game them renewed interest in improving their classification level. After winning the Ukrainian Amateur Cup "(Fourth level of Football in Ukraine)" in 2006 [Results of the 2006 Ukrainian Amateur Championship [http://www.aafu.com.ua/?page=championship&part=2&lang=1] uk icon] the club decided to return to the professional ranks. Shakhtar Sverdlovsk was admitted to the Ukrainian Second League for the 2007/08 season.

Honors

Ukrainian Amateur Champions: 1

:2006

League and Cup History

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External links

ru icon [http://www.fcshakhter.com.ua/ Official Web Site]