FC Knyazha Shchaslyve
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| Full name | FC Knyazha Schaslyve |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Kniazi |
| Founded | 5 July 2005 |
| Dissolved | 2009 |
| Ground | Kniazha Arena, Schaslyve, Kyiv Oblast |
| Capacity | 1 000 |
| Chairman |  Yuriy Kindzerskyi |
| Coach | Vitaliy Levchenko |
| League | Ukrainian First League |
| 2008–09 | 17th (withdrew) |
FC Knyazha Shchaslyve was a Ukrainian football team based in the village of Shchaslyve (to the west of Boryspil), in the Kyiv Oblast of Ukraine, that competed in the professional leagues.
History
After the winter break before the resumption of competition in March 2009 the administration of FC Knyazha Schaslyve removed both the main club from the Ukrainian First League and its reserve team FC Knyazha-2 Schaslyve from the Ukrainian Second League.[1]
The administration indicated that the club would not cease to exist but would restructure and function in some form, especially at the junior or youth levels.[2]
It was founded in 2005. Knyazha won the Ukrainian Second League Group A championship in the 2007/08 season and were promoted to the Ukrainian First League. After the promotion of Knyazha to the Ukrainian First League, the club entered FC Knyazha-2 Schaslyve in the Ukrainian Second League which is to train up young players for the main team.[3]
Sponsors
Kniazha, Dobromyl, Hyleys, and others.
Honors
- 2007/08 Champions Group A
League and cup history
FC Knyazha Shchaslyve
Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Domestic Cup Europe Notes 2005–06 3rd "A" 12 28 6 11 11 32 35 29 1/64 finals 2006–07 3rd "A" 5 28 14 9 5 34 24 51 1/32 finals 2007–08 3rd "A" 1 30 24 5 1 70 13 77 1/16 finals Promoted 2008–09 2nd 17 32 5 5 22 22 23 20 1/16 finals Withdrew[1]
Reserves and the Academy
Knyazha-2
Knyazha-2 was the reserve or 2nd squad of the Ukrainian Football club FC Knyazha Schaslyve.
After the winter break before the resumption of competition in March 2009 the administration of FC Knyazha Schaslyve removed both the main club from Persha Liha and its reserve team Knyazha-2 from the Druha Liha.[4]
Knyazha-2 entered the professional leagues for the first time in 2008 after the successes and improvement the senior team had in the previous season. The club decided to enter the club into the Druha Liha to give their players more exposure to higher quality competition. Knyazha-2 had been competing in the Kyiv Oblast competition.
- Coaches: Borys Rudenko (2008), Ivan Maruschak, Eduard Pavlov
Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Domestic Cup Europe Notes 2008–09 3rd "A" 17 32 4 2 26 15 35 14 Withdrew
Managers
- 2005–2006 Viktor Ishchenko
- 2006 Vitaliy Levchenko
- 2007 Oleh Fedorchuk
- 2007–2008 Stepan Matviyiv
- 2008 Vitaliy Levchenko
- 2008 Viktor Dohadailo
- 2008–2009 Vitaliy Levchenko
See also
References
- ^ a b (in Ukrainian) Professional Football League 2009 Official Meetings Minutes #6[permanent dead link] ; Retrieved 25 March 2009
- ^ (in Ukrainian) Ми йдемо, щоби повернутись! (We're moving forward, so that we return) – Official website of Knyazha; Retrieved 28 March 2009
- ^ (in Ukrainian) Historic Premier of Knyazha-2 – Official website of Knyazha; Retrieved 9 July 2008
- ^ (in Ukrainian) Professional Football League 2009 Official Meetings Minutes #6 (Knyazha-2 withdraws)[permanent dead link]
External links
- Official website (in Ukrainian)
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