FC Zirka Kirovohrad
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| Full name | FC Zirka Kirovohrad | |
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| Nickname(s) | "Zvezda" – Star | |
| Founded | 1911 | |
| Ground | "Zirka" Stadium, Kirovograd | |
| Capacity | 13,667 | |
| Chairman | Mykola Onul | |
| Manager | Ilya Blyznyuk | |
| League | Ukrainian First League | |
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FC Zirka Kirovohrad (Ukrainian: ФК "Зірка" Кіровоград) is a Ukrainian professional football club from Kirovohrad, Kirovohrad Oblast, Ukraine with its senior squad (team) currently playing in the second tier.
History
The club traces its history back to the former Russian sports club Elvorti Yelizavetgrad that was founded in 1911 at the Elvorti Factory. The factory was later nationalized with establishment of the Soviet power and changed its name to "Chervona Zirka" (Red Star). After start of the World War I and the Ukrainian-Soviet War, most sports events in the region were suspended and in 1917 the club dissolved. Sports competitions were resumed in Lyzavetghrad in 1921 that saw participation of a team from the former Elvorti factory.
In 1922 based on the former sports club Elvorti Yelizavetgrad were created two Soviet clubs Chervona Zirka and Chervony Profintern that participated in Soviet competition. Some of Zirka's club shields contain 1922 as the club's year of establishment. In 1928 Chervona Zirka changed its name to Metallist Zinovyevsk (Metalist Zinovyivsk) and in 1934 – Selmash Kirovo (Silmash Kirove). After 1940 the club did not participate in any competitions due to the World War II. The being a member of the former Volunteer Sports Society Selmash, the Soviet club of Kirovohrad was revived as Traktor Kirovograd (Traktor Kirovohrad) in 1948 and after 1953 – Torpedo. In 1946–47 Kirovograd (Kirovohrad) was represented in football competitions by a law enforcement team "Dynamo".
In 1958 the club was renamed into Zvezda Kirovograd (Zikra Kirovohrad) when it advanced to the professional level of Soviet competitions, the B Class. As Zirka the club existed until 2006 when it went bankrupt. In 1962 the club temporarily did not participate in Soviet competitions and Kirovohrad was once again represented by Dynamo. From 1993 to 1997 the club carried a name of its title sponsor NIBAS as Zirka-NIBAS. In 2007 the club was revived in amateur regional competitions. On July 16, 2008 the club found consensus with another club from Kirovohrad, FC Olimpik Kirovohrad, that competed at professional level to yield its place in the Ukrainian Second League.
Previously, Zirka debuted at a top level for the 1994–95 season, where they finished 6th. In the 1999–2000 season they finished in last place and were relegated to the Ukrainian First League. They were promoted immediately as champions once again for the 2003–04 season, but finished in last place and were demoted again.
Team Names
2008–11
Zirka-NIBAS
Year Name 1922–27 Chervona Zirka 1928–35 Metalist 1935–43 Sil'mash 1949–51 Traktor 1951–57 Torpedo 1958–61, 1963–93, 1998– Zirka 1962 Dynamo 1993–97 Zirka-NIBAS
Owners (sponsors)
- 1911–1993 Chervona Zirka (Elvorti factory), Kirovohrad
- 1993–1998 Agrarian company Nibas, Petropavlivka (Dnipropetrovsk Oblast)[1]
- 1998–2011 City authorities, Kirovohrad[1]
- 2011–present Creative Industrial Group, Kirovohrad
Current squad
Squad is given according to the official PFL website, as of 14 September 2015.[2] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Honors
- Cup of the Ukrainian SSR (3): 1953, 1973, 1975
Football kits and sponsors
| Years[3] | Football kit | Shirt sponsor |
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| 2003–2009 | lotto/nike | – |
| 2009–2013 | nike/joma | – |
| 2013–2014 | joma | – |
| 2014–present | joma | Carlsberg |
League and cup history
FC Zirka (1992–2007)
Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Domestic Cup Europe Notes 1992 3rd "B" 4 16 8 3 5 35 24 19 Did not qualify 1992–93 3rd 4 34 16 9 9 50 33 41 1/32 finals 1993–94 3rd 3 42 25 7 10 60 41 57 1/32 finals Promoted 1994–95 2nd 1 42 27 10 5 68 26 91 1/32 finals Promoted 1995–96 1st 6 34 14 8 12 37 33 50 1/16 finals 1996–97 1st 10 30 11 3 16 31 55 36 1/8 finals 1997–98 1st 11 30 9 6 15 27 48 33 1/16 finals 1998–99 1st 11 30 9 7 14 31 40 34 Semi finals 1999-00 1st 16 30 0 9 21 16 66 9 Semi finals Relegated 2000–01 2nd 15 34 10 10 14 27 34 40 1/16 finals 2001–02 2nd 9 34 11 13 10 29 28 46 4th round 2002–03 2nd 1 34 22 5 7 45 22 71 1/16 finals Promoted 2003–04 1st 16 30 3 8 19 16 43 14[4] 1/32 finals Relegated 2004–05 3rd "B"[5] 12 26 7 6 13 29 38 27 1/32 finals 2005–06 3rd "B" 9 28 11 4 13 23 37 37 1/32 finals [6] 2007 4th 2 8 4 1 3 12 12 13
FC Zirka (2008– )
Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Domestic Cup Europe Notes 2007–08 3rd "B" 17 34 6 7 21 33 66 25 1/64 finals as FC Olimpik Kirovohrad 2008–09 3rd "B" 1 34 23 3 8 56 26 72 1/16 finals Promoted[7] 2009–10 2nd 12 34 11 13 10 38 40 43 1/32 finals –3[8] 2010–11 2nd 12 34 12 7 15 43 44 43 1/32 finals 2011–12 2nd 11 34 13 5 16 53 49 44 1/16 finals 2012–13 2nd 8 34 14 10 10 46 37 52 1/32 finals 2013–14 2nd 6 30 12 8 10 36 34 44 1/16 finals 2014–15 2nd 4 30 14 7 9 42 27 49 1/16 finals 2014–15 2nd 1/8 finals
Notes
- 1 2 Zirka and other stars of the Kirovohrad region. FFU website.
- ↑ http://fczirka.com.ua/index.php/fcz-comanda/fcz1
- ↑ Jerseys of Ukrainian clubs
- ↑ PFL deducted 3 points for violations
- ↑ The club sought administration and became solvent. Club requested to be relegated to the Ukrainian Second League
- ↑ Club is bankrupt and is dissolved July 11, 2006
- ↑ Club name changed to FC Zirka, the name of the team that has represented Kirovohrad historically
- ↑ "PFL Disciplinary committee decision № 24" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). PFL. January 28, 2010. Retrieved March 11, 2010.
Deducted 3 points for failure of payment to contracted players. (January 28, 2010)
External links
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