FC Illychivets Mariupol
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FC Illichivets Mariupol is a Ukrainian
professional football club from the city of Mariupol
.
Illichivets were relegated to Ukrainian First League
in the 2006–07 season after finishing 15th (out of 16). However, they returned to the Ukrainian Premier League
the following season after finishing as champions in the 2007–08 Ukrainian First League.
For reent transfers, see List of Ukrainian football transfers summer 2009 and List of Ukrainian football transfers Winter 2008-09.
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...
professional football club from the city of Mariupol
Mariupol
Mariupol , formerly known as Zhdanov , is a port city in southeastern Ukraine. It is located on the coast of the Azov Sea, at the mouth of the Kalmius River. Mariupol is the largest city in Priazovye - a geographical region around Azov Sea, divided by Russia and Ukraine - and is also a popular sea...
.
Quick overview
The team was previously called FC Metalurh Mariupol. FC Metalurh Mariupol changed its name to Illichivets during the winter break of the 2002–2003 season. Before that, Azovets Mariupol had changed its name to Metalurh during the winter break of the 1995–1996 season reestablishing itself as a Footaball Club. The team, Azovets, was established in 1960 after the reformation of the Avanhard Zhdanov team (now Mariupol) when another team, Shakhtar Rutchenkove was incorporated. The Avanhard, in its turn, had been established in 1936.Illichivets were relegated to Ukrainian 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 the 2006–07 season after finishing 15th (out of 16). However, they returned to the Ukrainian Premier League
Ukrainian Premier League
The Ukrainian Premier League is the highest division of Ukrainian annual football championship. As the Supreme League it was founded in 1991 after the fold of the Soviet Union's Vysshaya Liga. In 2008 it was reformed into a more autonomous entity of the Football Federation of Ukraine and changed...
the following season after finishing as champions in the 2007–08 Ukrainian First League.
Honours
- Ukrainian First LeagueUkrainian First LeagueThe 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...
- Winners (1): 2007–08Ukrainian First League 2007-08-Teams:In 2007-08 season, the Ukrainian First League consists of the following teams:-Final standings:*Notes-Promoted teams:These four teams were promoted from Druha Liha at the start of the season:-Group A:...
- Winners (1): 2007–08
- Ukrainian Second LeagueUkrainian Second LeagueThe 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...
- Winners (1): 1995–96Ukrainian Second League 1995-96-Group A:Note: The Sumy team became the second post Soviet team that lost its non-amateur status.Withdrawn teamsFC Temp-Advis-2 Shepetivka stopped its participation after the 7th round ....
- Winners (1): 1995–96
Current squad
Squad is given according club official website as of November 23, 2011.For reent transfers, see List of Ukrainian football transfers summer 2009 and List of Ukrainian football transfers Winter 2008-09.
Famous players
| Ara Hakobyan Eric Kamdem Kamdem Eric Kamdem Kamdem Eric Kamdem Kamdem was a Cameroonian footballer.-Early life:Kamdem was born in Buea and raised in Yaoundé. He has two siblings his brother worked in the Italian city of Cagliari and his sister has studied in Monaco.... |
Ihor Belanov Oleksandr Rykun Oleksandr Rykun Oleksandr Rykun is a retired football player of the Ukrainian national football team who played as a midfielder.- Career :Rykun started his career for FC Metalurh Novomoskovsk in 1995. He played there until 1997 when he transferred to Dnipro in 1997. In 1998, he transferred to FC Metalurh... |
Serhiy Shyschenko Serhiy Shyschenko Serhiy Yuriyovych Shyshchenko is a professional footballer. Shyshchenko played for teams like FC Metalurh Donetsk, FC Metalurh Zaporizhzhya, FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih, FC Olympique Kharkiv, FC Metalist Kharkiv, FC Shakhtar Donetsk, and FC Nyva Ternopil... Hennady Zubov Hennady Zubov Hennadiy Zubov, born 12 September 1977 in Alchevsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union, is a former footballer and Ukraine international. Zubov, a short midfielder , is most-known for his playing days at Shakhtar Donetsk , as he was one of the few reliable midfielders that helped Shakhtar become one of... |
Coaches
| Yuriy Pohrebnyak (?-1997) Mykola Pavlov (1997–05) Ivan Balan Ivan Balan Ivan Dmytrovych Balan ) is a retired Soviet football player and current Ukrainian coach.-Coaching Record:-External links:... (2005–07) Semen Altman Semen Altman Semen Yosypovych Altman is a Ukrainian football coach and former goalkeeper. He is the current manager of SC Tavriya Simferopol.Semen’s son, Hennadiy Altman is also a goalkeeper and has followed his father to many of the teams Semen has coached over the years.- Career :Altman played for Kolhospnyk... (2007) Ivan Balan Ivan Balan Ivan Dmytrovych Balan ) is a retired Soviet football player and current Ukrainian coach.-Coaching Record:-External links:... (December 2007) Oleksandr Ischenko Oleksandr Ischenko Oleksandr Ishchenko is a former football player and manager who is currenly the head coach of the FC Dynamo Kyiv Reserves and Youth Team. He played for SKA Odessa and FC Zvezda Kirovohrad, and he coached the Ukraine national under-21 football team, FC Karpaty Lviv and FC Illychivets... (2008) Ilya Bliznyuk (2008–2010) Valeriy Yaremchenko (2010–) |
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 | |
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| 1992 Ukrainian First League 1992 Ukrainian First League 1992 was the first Ukrainian First League season with the record number of teams participating in the league at 28 divided into groups. The season started on March 14 and finished July 5, 1992.... |
2nd "B" | 11 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 36 | 39 | 24 | 1/16 finals | Relegated | ||
| 1992–93 Ukrainian Second League 1992-93 The 1992-93 Ukrainian Second League was the second season of 3rd level professional football in Ukraine. The League was reorganized into a single group for the next several seasons... |
3rd | 13 | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 34 | 47 | 29 | 1/64 finals | |||
| 1993–94 Ukrainian Second League 1993-94 The 1993-94 Ukrainian Second League was the third season of 3rd level professional football in Ukraine.Strangely, there were five teams promoted to the League:* Naftokhimik Kremenchuk, winner of the Third League;* Dynamo Luhansk, runner-up of the Third League;... |
3rd | 12 | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 43 | 58 | 39 | 1/32 finals | |||
| 1994–95 Ukrainian Second League 1994-95 The 1994–95 Ukrainian Second League is the fourth season of 3rd level professional football in Ukraine.-Final Standings: Transimpeks-Ros Bila Tserkva changed name Ros in the second half. Sirius Kryvyi Rih moved from Zhovti Vody in June 1995.... |
3rd | 12 | 42 | 17 | 6 | 19 | 37 | 55 | 57 | 1/64 finals | |||
| 1995–96 Ukrainian Second League 1995-96 -Group A:Note: The Sumy team became the second post Soviet team that lost its non-amateur status.Withdrawn teamsFC Temp-Advis-2 Shepetivka stopped its participation after the 7th round .... |
3rd "B" | 1 | 38 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 70 | 24 | 94 | 1/32 finals | Promoted | ||
| 1996–97 Ukrainian First League 1996-97 Ukrainian First League 1996–97 was the sixth season of the Ukrainian First League which was won by Metalurh Donetsk. The season started on August 4, 1996 and finished on June 20, 1997.-Teams:... |
2nd | 3 | 46 | 29 | 6 | 11 | 92 | 56 | 93 | 1/16 finals | Promoted | ||
| 1997–98 Ukrainian Premier League 1997-98 -Preseason changes:Managers-Final table of Ukrainian Premier League season 1997-98:Note:* In bold are the participants of the 1998 Ukrainian Cup Final.-Top goalscorers:-Managers:-External links:*... |
1st | 12 | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 27 | 48 | 33 | 1/8 finals | |||
| 1998–99 Ukrainian Premier League 1998-99 -Preseason changes:Managers-Final table of Ukrainian Premier League season 1998-99:Note:* In bold are the participants of the 1999 Ukrainian Cup Final.-Top goalscorers:Notable Transfers... |
1st | 5 | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 35 | 27 | 48 | 1/8 finals | |||
| 1999-00 Ukrainian Premier League 1999-00 -Preseason changes:Managers-Final table of Ukrainian Premier League season 1999-00:Note:* In bold are the participants of the 2000 Ukrainian Cup Final.-Top goalscorers:Notable Transfers... |
1st | 8 | 30 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 49 | 45 | 42 | 1/16 finals | |||
| 2000–01 Ukrainian Premier League 2000-01 -Preseason changes:Managers-Final table of Ukrainian Premier League season 2000-01:Note:* In bold are the participants of the 2001 Ukrainian Cup Final.-Top goalscorers:Notable Transfers... |
1st | 4 | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 35 | 26 | 43 | 1/2 finals | |||
| 2001–02 Ukrainian Premier League 2001-02 -Final standings:Note:* In bold are the participants of the 2002 Ukrainian Cup Final.Play-off:-Top goalscorers:-European competitions:Champion's Cup Champion's Cup... |
1st | 10 | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 29 | 42 | 26 | 1/8 finals | |||
| 2002–03 Ukrainian Premier League 2002-03 -Final standings:-Top goal scorers:-European competitions:Champion's Cup Champion's Cup UEFA Cup UEFA Cup -External links:*... |
1st | 10 | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 34 | 38 | 34 | 1/32 finals | |||
| 2003–04 Ukrainian Premier League 2003-04 -Final standings:-Top goal scorers:-European competitions:Champion's Cup Champion's Cup UEFA Cup UEFA Cup -External links:*... |
1st | 8 | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 34 | 36 | 40 | 1/4 finals | |||
| 2004–05 Ukrainian Premier League 2004-05 The 2004–05 Ukrainian Premier League season was the fourteenth since its establishment.The season started on July 15, 2004 with all eight games of the first round. The last day of the competition was June 16, 2005. Shakhtar Donetsk has managed to win its second champion's title place ahead of the... |
1st | 5 | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 38 | 34 | 44 | 1/8 finals | UC UEFA Cup 2004-05 The 2004–05 UEFA Cup season was won by CSKA Moscow, coming from behind in the final against Sporting Clube de Portugal. It was the first win by a Russian side in any European competition, and was even more impressive considering that the final was held at the José Alvalade Stadium, the home of... |
2nd qual round | |
| 2005–06 Ukrainian Premier League 2005-06 The 2005–06 Ukrainian Premier League season was the fifteenth since its establishment.The season started on July 12, 2005 with six games of the first round. The last day of the competition was May 10, 2006. However, because the top two teams have finished with equal amount of points, it was decided... |
1st | 4 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 30 | 34 | 43 | 1/2 finals | |||
| 2006–07 Ukrainian Premier League 2006-07 The 2006-07 Ukrainian Premier League season is the sixteenth since its establishment. The official name of the competition was Soyuz-Viktan Ukrainian football championship. Soyuz-Viktan became the first title sponsor in the League's history.... |
1st | 15 | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 39 | 25 | 1/4 finals | Relegated | ||
| 2007–08 Ukrainian First League 2007-08 -Teams:In 2007-08 season, the Ukrainian First League consists of the following teams:-Final standings:*Notes-Promoted teams:These four teams were promoted from Druha Liha at the start of the season:-Group A:... |
2nd | 1 | 38 | 26 | 7 | 5 | 65 | 26 | 85 | 1/4 finals | Promoted | ||
| 2008–09 Ukrainian Premier League 2008-09 The 2008–09 Ukrainian Premier League season was the eighteenth since its establishment. Shakhtar Donetsk were the defending champions, having won their fourth league title. The season began on 16 July 2008 with a scoreless draw between Tavriya and Dnipro. The last round of matches were played on 26... |
1st | 14 | 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 31 | 54 | 26 | 1/16 finals | |||
| 2009–10 | 1st | 12 | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 31 | 56 | 29 | 1/8 finals | |||
| 2010–11 | 1st | 14 | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 45 | 67 | 29 | 1/16 finals | |||
| 2011–12 | 1st | 1/16 finals | |||||||||||