FC Dnipro

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Dnipro
Full nameФутбо́льний Клуб «Дніпро́»
Football Club Dnipro
Nickname(s)кораблі (The ships)
Founded1918; 106 years ago (1918)
Dissolved2019[1]
GroundDnipro-Arena, Dnipro
Capacity33,993
OwnerIhor Kolomoyskyi
PresidentIhor Kolomoyskyi
Latest managerOleksandr Poklonskyi[2]
LeagueUkrainian Amateur League
2018–198th, Group 3
WebsiteClub website

Football Club Dnipro (Ukrainian: Футбо́льний Клуб «Дніпро́», IPA: [d(j)n(j)iˈprɔ] ⓘ) was a Ukrainian football club based in Dnipro. The club played its last season in the 2018–19 Ukrainian Amateur League. The club was owned by Ihor Kolomoyskyi.

In 2018 FC Dnipro was forced into bankruptcy by FIFA due to multiple legal claims for failing to pay the promised monetary compensation to players and managers. SC Dnipro-1 currently exists as a unofficial successor.[3]

The club was founded in 1918. During the Soviet era, the club was a member of the Soviet Volunteer Sports Society "Metallurg" (therefore it carried names Metallurg/Metalurh and Stal) and until 1961 was under sponsorship of the Petrovsky Dnipropetrovsk Metallurgical Plant. After that, the club was sponsored by the Southern Machine-building Plant

fall of the Soviet Union
, the club was privatized.

History

BRIT

The club was formed in 1918 by the Petrovsky factory and was called BRIT (Brianskyi Robitnychyi Industrialnyi Tekhnikum). The team participated in the regional competition, the Katerynoslav championship. BRIT played its games in the "Sokil" stadium, a small venue located at the corner of Pushkin and Yuriy Savchenko streets, which it shared with four other clubs.

Petrovets – Stal – Metalurh

With the outbreak of World War I, BRIT was disbanded until 9 May 1925, when a new team was formed in Dnipropetrovsk. The team participated during the first season under the name Petrovsky factory, which was changed in 1926 to "Petrovets." The team entered the first

USSR Cup, where it lost to Spartak Yerevan
.

Dnepr / Dnipro

In 1961, the team was handed over to its new sponsor, the

Valery Lobanovsky. After that, it took the team three years to get promoted to the Soviet Top League
and eventually finished in sixth place in 1972.

Golden generation

In 1973 and 1976, Dnepr reached the semi-finals of the USSR Cup. In 1978, the team was relegated to the lower league for two years. Their next return to the top flight was not as inviting as their first one and the team languished at the bottom of the table for several years. In the following years, the governing body of the team hired new promising coaches – Volodymyr Yemets and Hennadiy Zhizdik. After those changes, Dnepr became a strong contender for the

Oleg Protasov, Hennadiy Lytovchenko, Oleksiy Cherednyk and Oleh Taran
.

Ukrainian independence

Just before the collapse of the Soviet Union, in 1989 the club was transformed into a professional football club instead of the Soviet "team of masters", a process through which all Soviet teams of masters went through. The club joined the

SKA Karpaty Lviv training center, part of the Carpathian Military District.[4] Bakai who invited Bernd Stange to Dnipro became first who hired foreign manager to head the former Soviet club.[4] At that time Bakai was a member of the Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian parliament) and a chairman of the Intergaz corporation which had exclusive rights of importing gas to Ukraine from Turkmenistan and in Ukraine was unofficially referred to as the "Gaz King".[4] The experience of the former manager of East Germany national football team Bernd Stange in Dnipro was described in the biographic book that was published in Germany in 2004 "Trainer zwischen den Welten. Bernd Stange" (Coach between the Worlds. Bernd Stange).[5]

During the summer of 1996 Dnipro initiated "repositioning" of its best players along with Bernd Stange to CSKA-Borysfen which in the previous season placed 4th just behind Dnipro.

1996–97 season in Ukrainian Vyshcha Liha (Higher League), on the joint session of the Professional Football League (PFL) and the Football Federation of Ukraine (FFU), CSKA-Borysfen was taken away from its original owners and handed over to Mikhail Grinshpon ("Kiev-Donbass")[4] connected with Semion Mogilevich.[6] With the transfer of Dnipro players falling completely through, players ended up in danger of missing a season.[4]

Success and downfall

On 14 May 2015, Dnipro qualified for the

Napoli 1–0 in Ukraine after having drawn 1–1 in Italy, the first time in the club's history that it reached the final in a European competition.[7] Despite going up 1–0 in the sixth minute against Spanish side Sevilla, Dnipro eventually lost 3–2.[8] Despite the defeat, the match crowned one of the club's greatest seasons, during which Dnipro had to play all of their home matches some 400 kilometres away in Kyiv due to the conflict in eastern Ukraine.[9] On 31 March 2016, the club was excluded by UEFA from participating in the next UEFA club competition for which it would otherwise qualify in the next three seasons (2016–17, 2017–18 and 2018–19) for violating the Financial Fair Play regulations.[10]

In late June 2016, there were rumours that club owner Ihor Kolomoyskyi had stopped funding the club.[11] Kolomoyskyi immediately denied this but did state, "The club will not exist in the same form as before;" and that it was "not normal to spend crazy amounts of money" to keep the current squad intact.[11]

The 2016–17 season was disastrous for Dnipro. Due to outstanding debts owed to coach Juande Ramos and his staff, the FFU prevented Dnipro from signing new players other than free agents. On 26 October 2016, Dnipro was assessed a penalty of 6 points for the same reason. In April 2017, 3 additional points were deducted. At the conclusion of the 2016–2017 season, Dnipro were relegated directly to the Ukrainian Second League (third level) for the first time in club history.

In the 2017–18 season the club with a new squad started well in the Group B of the Second League, for 13 matches in row going on high positions (second-fourth places). But the points have been deducted once more with their number reaching up to 18 until the end of the season, which resulted in club finishing on 8th place.

On 7 June 2018 FIFA decided to once more relegate the club and for the 2018–19 season the club was to play in the Amateur League.[12] In the 2019–20 Amateur League the club did not participate.[12][13] In 2019 some players, coaching and managing staff joined SC Dnipro-1, particularly the whole coaching staff of Dnipro in full composition was appointed to the Dnipro-1's under-21 team.[14]

On 22 February 2021, FIFA dismissed the claim of Jaba Kankava who appealed with a request to recognize SC Dnipro-1 a sports successor of FC Dnipro in order to recover his unpaid salary from FC Dnipro.[15]

Stadium

Main articles:
Dnipro Arena
Old Meteor Stadium

Since 1966, Dnipro's home was

Metalist Kharkiv
.

In April 2005, the club's new arena broke ground. It was constructed by Germany's largest construction company Hochtief. The construction itself took three years and four months, but a nine-month delay occurred due to a land dispute over a site where the stadium's car park was planned. The stadium's final capacity is 31,003 people and the initial estimated cost of the construction was set at €40 million.

The stadium was opened on 15 September 2008. The opening ceremony featured a speech by

2008–09 season
at 31,000 spectators.

Since the beginning of the Russo-Ukrainian War, Dnipro have played their European matches at the Olympic Stadium in Kyiv at the behest of UEFA, although there has been comparatively less conflict in Dnipropetrovsk than other areas.[16]

Supporters and rivalries

The first fan club in Dnipropetrovsk (today Dnipro) was officially registered by the city executive committee (ispolkom) on 25 July 1968.[17] Before registration, the initiative group brought its draft of the fan's club statute and program to the regional committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, department in control of development and propaganda of physical culture and sport in the region which imposed a resolution of approval with a signature, seal and date. Later the group met with the Dnipro head coach Leonid Rodos and his assistant.

The formation of the fan movement in Dnipropetrovsk began in the early 1980s, which saw the appearance of the first representatives of Dnipro ultras at the stadium. Later was established one of the largest fans unions – the Braty po Zbroyi (English: Brothers in Arms) – involving Dnipro, Dynamo Kyiv and Karpaty Lviv.

Most of the fans hold right-wing ideological views (Ukrainian nationalism). Dnipro is considered the third most popular club in Ukraine, and home and away matches are attended by large crowds. The largest Dnipro ultras groups are the Voice of the North Stand (Ukrainian: Рупор Північної Трибуни) and Ultras'83 (Ukrainian: Ультрас'83).

The most famous derby in eastern Ukraine is the Skhidne Derby (English: Eastern Derby) between Dnipro and Metalist Kharkiv. The game at the stadium is very hard and almost every game ends in a fight between football fans from Dnipropetrovsk and Kharkiv. There was also a city derby in Dnipropetrovsk between Dnipro and Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih. In May 2016, Metalist Kharkiv was removed from Ukraine's professional football leagues.[18] Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih is, after its 2013 bankruptcy, an amateur club.[19][20]

Sponsors

Football kits and sponsors

Years[21] Football kit Shirt sponsor
1998–2001 Adidas TM Biola
2001–2005 TM Biola
2005–2008 Umbro
2008–2019 Nike
  • No information is known for the 2000–01 season.

Home colours

1983
1988
1991
1992
1992
1993
2000
2000
2011
2013
2014

Honours

Domestic

European

Friendly

Individual player awards

Several players have won individual awards during or for their time with Dnipro

Soviet Footballer of the Year

Ukrainian Footballer of the Year

Ukrainian Premier League[23] Footballer of the Year

Latest squad

As of 30 October 2018[24][25]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Ukraine UKR Myroslav Znovenko
3 DF Ukraine UKR Taras Horilyi
4 DF Ukraine UKR Oleksandr Kulinich
5 DF Ukraine UKR Serhiy Palyukh (captain)
6 DF Ukraine UKR Oleksandr Andrushko
7 MF Ukraine UKR Dmytro Verhun
8 MF Ukraine UKR Ivan Budnyak
10 MF Ukraine UKR Mykhaylo Mukhin
11 MF Ukraine UKR Oleksiy Bandurin
12 GK Ukraine UKR Maksym Luhovskyi
13 DF Ukraine UKR Bohdan Hlebin
14 DF Ukraine UKR Volodymyr Kirychuk
15 MF Ukraine UKR Stanislav Batsman
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 GK Ukraine UKR Hlib Makarovskyi
16 DF Ukraine UKR Mykyta Nechystenko
17 MF Ukraine UKR Denys Soroka
19 FW Ukraine UKR Vladyslav Shynkarenko
20 DF Ukraine UKR Artem Dzhumyga
22 DF Ukraine UKR Nazar Sydorenko
23 MF Ukraine UKR Anton Rykun
24 MF Ukraine UKR Oleksiy Karpovskyi
25 DF Ukraine UKR Serhiy Zayets
26 MF Ukraine UKR Daniil Shelayev
27 DF Ukraine UKR
Oleksiy Khyzhnyak
28 MF Ukraine UKR Serhiy Nazarenko
32 MF Ukraine UKR Danylo Krylov

Notable players

National team players
Croatia
Ukraine
Brazil

Coaches and administration (2018)

Administration[26] Coaching[27]
  • President –
    Ihor Kolomoysky
  • General director – Andriy Stetsenko
  • Executive director – vacant

Seasons scope

Main article: List of FC Dnipro seasons
Tier Years Last Promotions Relegations
Top League (tier 1) 19 1991 6 times to Europe Decrease 1 (1978)
First League (tier 2) 26 1980 Increase 2 (1980) Decrease 1 (1949)
Gruppa G (tier 4) 1 1937 — —
Ukraine (republican) (tier 3) 1 1950 — —
45 years of professional football in Soviet Union since 1936
Tier Years Last Promotions Relegations
Premier League (tier 1) 26 2016–17 14 times to Europe Decrease 1 (2016–17)
Second League (tier 3) 1 2017–18 none Decrease 1 (2017–18)
Amateur League
 (tier 4) 		1 2018–19 — —
27 years of professional national football in Ukraine since 1992

Soviet Union

World War II

Ukraine

European history

Main article: FC Dnipro in European football

FC Dnipro participates in European competitions since 1984 after playing its first against Trabzonspor. Since 2001, however, the club participates almost on annual basis with variable successes. This was interrupted in 2016, when, despite finishing third place, Dnipro was forbidden to play in the European competitions by UEFA.

Season Stage Notes
European Cup / UEFA Champions League
1984–85 Quarter-Finalist eliminated by France Bordeaux 1–1 in Bordeaux, 1–1 in Dnipropetrovsk
1989–90
 Quarter-Finalist eliminated by Portugal Benfica 0–1 in Lisbon, 0–3 in Dnipropetrovsk
UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League
2014–15 Finalist defeated by Spain Sevilla 2–3 in Warsaw

Presidents and owners

Managers

Notes

References

  1. ^ The Historic Rise of Polissya Zhytomyr. 4 June 2023
  2. ^ Oleksandr Poklonskyi is heading FC Dnipro (Александр Поклонский возглавил ФК "Днепр"). Ukrinform. 21 June 2017
  3. ^ Oles Khorunzhyi. SC Dnipro-1 confirmed that FIFA dismissed the claim of Jaba Kankava and did not recognize the club a successor of Dnipro (Днепр-1 подтвердил, что ФИФА отклонила иск Канкавы и не признала клуб правопреемником Днепра). Sport Arena. 23 February 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g "Вы попали в штангу". football.ua (archived version). 9 September 2012
  5. ^ Kultur: Trainer zwischen den Welten. www.tagesspiegel.de. 17 April 2004
  6. ^ Откупится ли Гриншпон от НАБУ?. kompromat1.press
  7. ^ "Dnipro's Yevhen Seleznyov sinks Napoli to seal Europa League final place". Guardian. 14 May 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  8. ^ "Dnipro 2 Sevilla 3". BBC Sport. 28 May 2015. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  9. ^ "Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk – Angels amidst War : "During the entire course of the campaign, FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk had to play all of their home matches some 400 kilometres away in Kyiv due to the war. "". goaldentimes.org. 23 May 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  10. ^ "CFCB adjudicatory chamber orders". UEFA. 31 March 2016.
  11. ^ a b "Dnipro football team will not be liquidated, but revamped – Kolomoisky". Interfax-Ukraine. 30 June 2016.
  12. ^ a b "Kolomoisky announced the restoration of the Dnieper" (in Ukrainian). football24.ua. 21 October 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  13. ^ Yuriy Samotkan. "Dnipro" probably will be liquidated ("Днепр", вероятно, прекратит существование). Footboom. 6 June 2019
  14. ^ Under-21 team coaching. SC Dnipro-1.
  15. ^ Oles Khorunzhyi. SC Dnipro-1 confirmed that FIFA dismissed the claim of Jaba Kankava and did not recognize the club a successor of Dnipro (Днепр-1 подтвердил, что ФИФА отклонила иск Канкавы и не признала клуб правопреемником Днепра). Sport Arena. 23 February 2021.
  16. Press Association
    . 23 July 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  17. ^ Первый клуб болельщиков. football.ua. 23 March 2012
  18. Football Federation of Ukraine. 16 May 2016. Archived from the original on 16 May 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link
    )
  19. ^ "FC Kryvbas launches bankruptcy procedure". Interfax-Ukraine. 12 June 2013.
  20. ^ (in Ukrainian) 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
  21. ^ Jerseys of Ukrainian clubs Archived 25 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  22. ^ "Sait Nagjee: FC Dnipro 3–0 Atletico Paranaense: The Ukrainian club dismiss the Brazilian challenge". 22 February 2016. Archived from the original on 27 February 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  23. fall of the Soviet Union
    the award was given to players of Ukrainian clubs
  24. ^ "Main Team :: Team :: FC Dnipro :: Official Site :: www.fcdnipro.ua". www.fcdnipro.ua. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  25. ^ "Професіональна футбольна ліга України".
  26. ^ "Руководство :: Клуб :: ФК "Днепр" :: Официальный сайт :: www.fcdnipro.ua". www.fcdnipro.ua. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  27. ^ "Coaches :: Team :: FC Dnipro :: Official Site :: www.fcdnipro.ua". www.fcdnipro.ua. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  28. ^ Valerko, A. You hit a "goal post" (Вы попали в штангу). Football.ua. 9 September 2012
  29. Ukrayinska Pravda
    Champion (22 May 2014)

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