FC Zhemchuzhyna Odesa
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| Full name | FC Zhemchuzhyna Odesa | ||
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| Founded | 2013 | ||
| Dissolved | 2018 | ||
| Ground | Spartak Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 4,800 | ||
| Chairman |  Oleksandr Demenchuk | ||
| League | not active | ||
| 2017–18 | First League, 18th (relegated) | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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FC Zhemchuzhyna Odesa was a professional Ukrainian football from Odesa. The club was founded in 2013, but dissolved in 2018.
The club was admitted to Ukrainian Second League in 2016–17 season.[1] In its first season in it, the club became the champion and received promotion to the First League. Early May 2018 club President Oleksandr Demenchuk stated that the club would dissolve because of financial reasons.[2]
The club's name is Zhemchuzhyna (Russian: Жемчужина) which is foreign in Ukraine and means a pearl.
Contents
1 History
2 Honors
3 League and cup history
4 Last-known squad
5 Coaches
6 References
7 External links
History
The club was created in August 2013 and formed from the graduates of the Odessa football school.[3] Initially, the team consisted football veterans from Odesa, friends of the club president, Oleksandr Babych, Gennadiy Nizhegorodov and Vitaliy Rudenko. From the first days of creation head coach of the club was a former defender of Chornomorets Odesa and Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih Denys Kolchin.
In the 2014–15 season the team participated in the Odesa City winter championship and won the championship defeating FC Real Pharma Odesa.[4]
In 2015, the club debuted in the Amateur League of Ukraine, finishing in the eight best teams of the tournament and in 2016 they repeated in reaching the quarterfinals of the tournament.
The club was admitted to the PFL in 2016 and won the 2016–17 Ukrainian Second League.[1] gaining promotion to Ukrainian First League.
On 4 May 2018, three matchdays before the end of 2017–18 Ukrainian First League season, PFL informed that the club withdrew from the competition due to dissolution.[5] President Oleksandr Demenchuk confirmed dissolution of the club because of financial reasons.[2]
Honors
Ukrainian Second League
Winners (1): 2016–17
- Odesa City Winter Championships: 2014–15
League and cup history
Season
Div.
Pos.
Pl.
W
D
L
GS
GA
P
Cup
Europe
Notes
2015
4th
2
6
2
3
1
5
4
9
4
10
4
3
3
12
10
15
2016
4th
2
6
4
1
1
12
8
13
1⁄4 finals
2016–17
3rd
1
32
24
4
4
75
22
76
1⁄16 finals
Promoted
2017–18
2nd
18
34
7
6
21
33
54
27
1⁄16 finals
Withdrew[6]
Last-known squad
As of 4 May 2018[7][8]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Coaches
- Nov 2014 – 21 Aug 2017: Denys Kolchin
- 24 Aug 2017 – 22 Jan 2018: Leonid Haidarzhy (caretaker as sportive director)
- 22 Jan 2018 – May 2018: Dmytro Horbatenko
References
^ ab (in Ukrainian) "В Першій лізі можуть стартувати 18 команд" [18 teams may compete in the First League]. UA-Football. 24 June 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ ab (in Russian) "Жемчужина снимается с Первой лиги и прекращает существование" [Zhemchuzhyna withdrew from First League and is going to dissolve]. Sport Arena. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
^ (in Ukrainian) "Команда "Жемчужина" (Одеса)" [Team "Zhemchuzhyna" (Odesa)]. Ukrainian Football Amateur League Official website. 2016. Archived from the original on 18 July 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
^ (in Ukrainian) ""Перлина" – чемпіон" ["Zhemchuzhyna" - champion]. Odeski Visti. 21 March 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
^ (in Ukrainian) "Перша ліга: "Геліос" пропускає тур, "Жемчужина" - знімається" [First League: Helios misses round, Zhemchuzhyna withdrew]. Professional Football League of Ukraine. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
^ The owner of the club withdrew after Round 31 with 3 games to play in the competition.
(in Ukrainian) "Жемчужина припиняє існування" [Zhemchuzhyna ceases its existence]. ua-football. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
^ http://fczhemchuzhina.od.ua/komandy/osnovnoj-sostav2017-18.html
^ http://pfl.ua/teams/5160-zhemchuzhinaodesa
External links
- Official website
