FC Avanhard Kramatorsk is a professional Ukrainian

Ukraine

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 football club from the city of Kramatorsk

Kramatorsk

Kramatorsk is a city in the eastern Ukraine within Donetsk Oblast. Its population is about 200,000 people, including surrounding settlements under Kramatorsk City Council government....

 in Donetsk oblast

Donetsk Oblast

Donetsk Oblast is an oblast of eastern Ukraine. Its administrative center is Donetsk. Historically, the province is an important part of the Donbas region...

. The club had been competing in the regional league of the oblast.

The club has submitted its license to the Professional Football League of Ukraine

Professional Football League of Ukraine

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 and has been accepted into the Ukrainian Second League

Ukrainian Second League

The Ukrainian Second League is a professional football league in Ukraine which is part of the Professional Football League of Ukraine. The league is lower than the Ukrainian First League and the lowest level of professional football competitions in the country. Druha Liha is the third level of...

 for the 2011–12 season.

History

The club Avangard was reformed in 1955. Prior to World War II there existed a club that was associated with the machine industry in the city. In 1937, the club participated in the national championship as the champion of Ukraine. In 1939 the team won the Cup of Soviet Ukraine.

The team in 1936 won 1st place in Ukraine among working teams and in 1937, 1938 and 1961 reached the 1/16 finals of the Soviet National Cup

Soviet Cup

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, and 1/8 finals of the Soviet National Cup in 1939.

The club regularly participated in the Soviet National championship (1946, 1948, 1949, 1960-1970) and the USSR Cup (1937-1939,1949,1961-1966/1967).

In the 1998–1999 season the team started the Ukrainian Second League

Ukrainian Second League

The Ukrainian Second League is a professional football league in Ukraine which is part of the Professional Football League of Ukraine. The league is lower than the Ukrainian First League and the lowest level of professional football competitions in the country. Druha Liha is the third level of...

 and was called VPS Kramatorsk. However, the club was penalized 6 points for failure to pay the licence fees to the PFL and was removed from the competition after the first round.

The team's revival brought back success as they became Donetsk oblast champions in 2010.
In 2011 the club appointed head coach Serhiy Shevchenko in preparation for returning to the Second League.

League and cup history

Season	Div.	Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P	Domestic Cup Ukrainian Cup The Ukrainian Cup is a national knockout cup competition in Ukrainian football, run by the Football Federation of Ukraine. The winner of the competition is awarded a qualification to the UEFA Cup , under special circumstances the finalist also may enter...	Europe		Notes
2011-12 2011–12 Ukrainian Second League The 2011–12 Ukrainian Second League is the twentieth season of 3rd level professional football in Ukraine. There are two groups of competition divided by region. Both Group competitions began on July 23, 2011...	3rd "B"									1/64 finals