FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih

Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih
Full name Football Club Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih
Founded 1959 (1959)
Dissolved June 12, 2013 (2013-06-12)
Ground Spartak Stadium
Ground Capacity 4,000
General Director Taras Stretovych
Head coach Serhiy Mazur
League Ukrainian Football Amateur League
Website Club home page

Football Club Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih (Ukrainian: Футбольний Клуб Кривбас Кривий Ріг) was a Ukrainian professional football club based in Kryvyi Rih.[1] In June 2013 the club went bankrupt and was expelled from the Ukrainian Premier League.[1] There was a failed attempt to revived club in 2014, until finally the club was reestablished again in 2015.

History

The team was founded as FC Kryvyi Rih in 1959. The next year it was part of the republican sport society Avanhard. After a couple of years it changed to Hirnyk, before obtaining current its name in 1966.

Kryvbas against Metalist Kharkiv in 2008

Kryvbas debuted in the Ukrainian Premier League in the 1992–1993 season. They have been in the top league since their debut. Their best finish was in third place in the 1998–99 and 1999–2000 seasons.

At the end of the UPL 2012–2013 season the team finished in 7th place, however, due to financial difficulties the club declared itself bankrupt in June 2013.[1]

In 2013-14 local authorities created the Sport Club Kryvbas that included teams of several sports including football.[2] FC Kryvbas played several friendlies in the spring of 2014.[2] Due to the 2014 pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine, the project was suspended for undefined period.[2] In the summer of 2015 there was created a public organization "Kryvbas maye buty" (Kryvbas has to be) that is involved in a revival of sportive symbol of the city.[2]

In August of 2015 FC Kryvbas was allowed to start at the mid-season of the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Championship where it played 11 games winning four and losing five.[2] At finish, the club ended up at the 10th place among 13 participants.[2] In 2016 FC Kryvbas started out in the 2016 Ukrainian Football Amateur League.[2] The new club will start out at the Spartak Stadium that was renovated back in 2013 and holds approximately 4,000 seats.[2]

Presidents and chairmen

Honours

Football kits and sponsors

Years[3] Football kit Shirt sponsor
1998–1999 adidas  –
1999–2002 puma
2002–2003 puma/lotto
2003–2005 lotto Криворіжсталь
2005–2006 adidas  –
2006–2007 adidas/lotto
2007–2008 puma/lotto
2008–2011 puma
2011–2013 nike

League and Cup history

Soviet Union

Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Domestic Cup Europe Notes
1986 3rd (VI Zone) 6 40 16 13 11 58 48 45
1987 3rd (VI Zone) 11 52 23 10 19 68 68 56
1988 3rd (VI Zone) 6 50 21 14 15 53 45 56
1989 3rd (VI Zone) 10 52 23 10 19 78 70 56 10th place or lower
got demoted
1990 4th (I Zone) 15 36 10 6 20 40 53 26
1991 4th (I Zone) 11 52 19 13 20 75 64 51

Ukraine

Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Domestic Cup Europe Notes
1992 2nd "B" 1 26 15 10 1 46 23 40 1/8 finals Promoted
1992–93 1st 8 30 8 11 11 27 40 27 1/16 finals
1993–94 1st 6 34 14 8 12 26 26 36
1994–95 1st 6 34 13 9 12 35 30 48 1/8 finals
1995–96 1st 14 34 11 9 14 43 52 42 1/16 finals
1996–97 1st 12 30 9 6 15 24 48 33 1/16 finals
1997–98 1st 8 30 10 9 11 34 33 39 1/2 finals
1998–99 1st 3 30 16 11 3 43 18 59 1/4 finals
1999-00 1st 3 30 18 6 6 26 52 60 Runner-up UC 1st round
2000–01 1st 11 26 6 6 14 22 36 24 1/4 finals UC 1st round
2001–02 1st 9 26 6 10 10 28 40 28 1/8 finals
2002–03 1st 12 30 8 7 15 25 37 31 1/4 finals
2003–04 1st 10 30 10 6 14 26 41 36 1/8 finals
2004–05 1st 13 30 7 10 13 24 38 31 1/2 finals
2005–06 1st 14 30 9 6 15 27 35 33 1/4 finals
2006–07 1st 10 30 7 14 9 29 36 35 1/8 finals
2007–08 1st 13 30 7 9 14 29 39 30 1/8 finals
2008–09 1st 12 30 8 8 14 21 36 32 1/16 finals
2009–10 1st 14 30 7 4 19 31 47 25 1/8 finals
2010–11 1st 13 30 6 11 13 27 45 29 1/16 finals
2011–12 1st 10 30 9 6 15 22 38 33 1/8 finals
2012–13 1st 7 30 12 7 11 36 41 43 1/16 finals Expelled[1]

Managers

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "FC Kryvbas launches bankruptcy procedure". Interfax-Ukraine. 12 June 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Gen.Director of Kryvbas: The team has marvelous chances to start playing in the PFL already this summer. Kryvbas fan's side. 6 April 2016
  3. ↑ Jerseys of Ukrainian clubs

External links

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