FC Ocean Kerch
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| Full name | Football Club Ocean Kerch |
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| Founded | 2010 |
| Ground | Stadium 50th Anniversary of October |
| League | Crimean Premier League |
FC Ocean Kerch (Russian: Футбольный клуб «Океан» (Керчь)) is a Crimean football team based in Kerch.
History
It was founded in 2010.[1] Following the Russian annexation of Crimea, the Football Federation of Ukraine lodged a complaint with UEFA about Crimean clubs' participation in Russian competitions. On 22 August 2014, UEFA decided "that any football matches played by Crimean clubs organised under the auspices of the Russian Football Union will not be recognised by UEFA until further notice".[2]
On 4 December 2014, UEFA banned Crimean clubs from participating in Russian professional competitions,[3] and announced that a new local Crimean Premier League would be set up in the future that UEFA will manage directly.[4] Ocean Kerch was one of the 8 original clubs that formed the Crimean Premier League for the 2015–16 season.
References
- ↑ "FC Ocean". Crimean Football Union. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
- ↑ UEFA Emergency Panel decision on Crimean clubs, UEFA (22 August 2014)
- ↑ "Crimea clubs banned from playing in Russian league by Uefa". BBC. 4 December 2014.
- ↑ "UEFA to set up new soccer league in Crimea". Associated Press. 6 March 2015.
External links
- (Russian) Official site
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