FC Elektrometalurh-NZF Nikopol (also referred as FC Elektrometalurg-NZF Nikopol ) was a professional Ukrainian

Ukraine

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 football

Football (soccer)

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 club. The club is based in Nikopol, Ukraine.

Brief history

The club was founded in 1950. It began its legacy in the Soviet football competitions and was one of the primer feeders of football talents for the Soviet elite teams. In 1962-1969 the teams carried the name of Surmach, in 1970-1991 was called Kolos. In 1992 with the independence of Ukraine

Ukraine

Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...

, it joined the Ukrainian football competitions with the name of Metalurh. In 2001 with the new sponsor, the club changed its name to Electrometalurh. In 2002 the club changed its name to Electrometalurh-NZF and got relegated to the Ukrainian Second League

Ukrainian Second League

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. After the unsuccessful season in 2005, the club gave up its professional status.

Awards

The team achieved third place in the USSR 1st League 1982 and 1985.

The best results in the Ukraine Championship

• the Runner up (2nd place) of group "B" of the First League
  Ukrainian First League
  The Persha Liha or Ukrainian First League is a football league in Ukraine and the second tier of national football competitions. Members of the league also participate in the Ukrainian Cup...
  
   in 1992

The other

• 3rd in the First League
  Ukrainian First League
  The Persha Liha or Ukrainian First League is a football league in Ukraine and the second tier of national football competitions. Members of the league also participate in the Ukrainian Cup...
  
   of 1995
• 3rd in the 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...
  
   of 2003
• 2nd in the 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...
  
  of 2004

External links

/ History of Ukrainian Football (ukrsoccerhistory.com) - amateur's site The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation - the biggest football-trivia database V. Mylenko. "Others are not present..." - history of FC Metallurg