FC Chornomorets Odesa

FC Chornomorets Odessa (Ukrainian: Футбо́льний Клуб Чорномо́рець Оде́са [tʃornoˈmɔretsʲ oˈdɛsɐ]) is an Ukrainian professional football club based in Odessa.

Chornomorets Odessa
Full nameФутбольний Клуб «Чорномо́рець» Одеса
Football Club Chornomorets Odessa[1]
Nickname(s)Моряки (The Sailors)
Short nameFCCO
Founded26 March 1936 (1936-03-26)
GroundChornomorets Stadium
Capacity34,164
PresidentLeonid Klimov
Head coachSerhiy Kovalets
LeagueUkrainian First League
2019–20First League, 10th
WebsiteClub website

The club's home ground is the 34,164 capacity Chornomorets Stadium opened in 1935 and rebuilt in 2011. According to the club's website, it was formed in 1936 as Dynamo,[2] but until 2002 it carried a logo with 1958 and 1959[3][4] years of foundation on its shield when the club received its current name. Moreover, the club's shield is very similar to the shield of Romanian FC Farul Constanta.[5]

For over 30 years the club was sponsored by the Black Sea Shipping Company (1959-1991).[6] The club was among top 20 Soviet clubs (Soviet Top League).

History

Black Sea (pre-history)

At the beginning of the 20th century, in Odessa, within limits of Alexander Park (today Shevchenko Park), a construction started of what was supposed to become a pond. However, after the pit for the pond was dug out, the funding stopped and so did the construction. Soon the hole began to serve as a field for one of city's non-league teams. As the hole resembled a shape of the Black Sea, that was the nickname given to the field, and the team was named "Черное море" Chernoe more. And although that team is unrelated to the today's club, it was the first team in Odessa to play under that name.

Dynamo and previous names
See also: FC Dynamo Odessa

The official date of foundation of Chernomorets Odessa is considered to be 26 March 1936 as Dynamo Odessa. Dynamo Odessa, however, participated before that in the city championship since 1923 (the year of establishment of the Ukrainian football competitions)[4] winning it in 1933. Dynamo Odesa itself was first called Sparta Odessa until 1926.[4] In 1940, after relegating from the Top level, the club was merged with Kharchovyk Odesa that participated in the republican competitions (Championship of Ukrainian SSR) and replaced Dynamo in next competitions.[4][7] In 1941, the club was reformed again when it was included into the War Championship (Top division) under the name of Spartak Odesa.[7]

Concurrently in league competitions of the Ukrainian SSR, since 1936 in Odessa played another team Kharchovyk Odessa.

Until Chornomorets Odesa was bought out by Leonid Klimov sometime in 2001, the club's foundation was considered to be 1958.[4]

Post WWII and Kharchovyk/Pischevik

After World War II the club was reestablished as Kharchovyk Odesa in the lower Soviet division (Class B).[7] In 1950, the club lost its place in the play-offs to Spartak Uzhhorod (Zakarpattia Uzhhorod) and was dissolved. In 1953, upon the enlargement of the "Class B" competitions (Second division), the city of Odessa was represented by Metalurh (in Class B 1953, 1954) which soon was replaced again with already more familiar Kharchovyk Odesa.[7] In 1957–58, there was established Avanhard sports society which adopted number of other smaller societies in Ukraine under its umbrella.[7] In 1958, the Odessa city team adopted the name Chornomorets and represented the city's Rope Factory.[7]

Chornomorets (Black Sea Shipping Company)

In 1959, Chornomorets was handed over to the Black Sea Shipping Company which was a member of Vodnik sports society. Since then its emblem corresponded with the main emblem of Vodnik society.

In the last season of the Soviet Top League, Chornomorets earned fourth place, the only time it ever placed above the big clubs in Ukraine, Dynamo Kyiv, Shakhtar Donetsk and Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk.

Recent History

The club was a founding member of the Ukrainian Premier League, winning the Ukrainian Cup and finishing 5th in the inaugural 1992 season. Chornomorets finished 3rd the next two seasons and 2nd during the following two seasons. They also won another domestic Cup in 1994. The club's most successful spell was achieved under the guidance of Viktor Prokopenko, and later under Leonid Buryak. At the end of the 1997–98 season, following big financial troubles and the sale of a number of leading players, the club was relegated to the First League.

They won promotion the following 1998–99 season, but finished in the second last place next year and were relegated again. Sometimes in 2001, the Klimov's Primorie company which owned SC Odesa along with Imexbank acquired the city's main team.[8] In 2002 SC Odesa was merged with Chornomorets. Chornomorets came back up again for the 2002–03 season and enjoyed several decent seasons in the Premier League. They finished third in the 2005–06 season and took part in the 2006–07 UEFA Cup tournament.

Chornomorets were deducted 6 points by FIFA on 6 November 2008. It was confirmed by Ukrainian Premier League on 2 March 2009.[9] The club managed to finish the 2008–09 season in 10th place despite the deduction. The 2009–10 season started badly with a 5–0 loss to Dynamo Kyiv and a poor run of form that saw the team finish the first half of the season in 13th place, just two spots away from the relegation zone. The club was relegated to the First League at the end of the season. It took, however, just a year for Chornomorets to return to the Ukrainian top flight for the 2011–12 season.

Following a loss in relegation playoffs on 27 May 2018 Chornomorets fans attacked head coach of the club.[10]

FC Chernomorets emblem on the front of stadium «Chornomorets» in Odessa.
The jubilee 80 years logo of the FC «Chornomorets» Odessa.

Kits and Kit Sponsors

European competitions

Chornomorets Odesa participates in European competitions since 1975 after playing its first game against S.S. Lazio in the UEFA Cup 1975/76.

Further information: FC Chornomorets Odesa in European football

Honours

Domestic achievements

International achievements

Naming history
See also: Language policy in the USSR

Officially in the Soviet Union Ukrainian teams carried both names Russian and Ukrainian.

  • 1926: Club formed FC Dynamo Odessa (out of Sparta Odessa)
  • 1936: Dynamo was admitted to the All-Union competitions
  • 1936: KinAp Odessa entered league competitions at republican level (Ukraine)
  • 1938: Pischevik / Kharchovyk Odessa entered league competitions at republican level (Ukraine)
  • 1940: Dynamo football team dissolved, its players joined Kharchovyk which admitted to the All-Union competitions
  • 1941: Club renamed Spartak Odessa
  • 1942: World War II (club was dissolved)
  • 1944: Club revived as Dynamo Odessa which qualified for final stage of the Cup of the Ukrainian SSR
  • 1945: Club reformed as Kharchovyk Odessa admitted to the All-Union competitions
  • 1950: Kharchovyk relegated and dissolved
  • 1951: Metallurg / Metalurh Odessa (team of Kim Fomin) promoted to the All-Union competitions
  • 1955: Club split reviving Kharchovyk Odessa in the All-Union competitions (in place of Metalurh, while Metalurh continued to play at republican level)
  • 1958: Club renamed Chernomorets / Chornomorets Odessa as part of the Odessa Rope Factory
  • 1959: Chornomorets Odessa became a part of the Black Sea Shipping Company
  • 1999: Former Soviet army sports club SC Odesa merged into Chornomorets

Players

Current squad
As of 5 February 2021[12][13]

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  UKR Danylo Varakuta
3 DF  UKR Viktor Lykhovodko
4 MF  UKR Kostyantyn Hramatik
6 MF  UKR Roman Bodnya (on loan from Dynamo Kyiv)
8 MF  UKR Vladyslav Klymenko
9 MF  UKR Illya Putrya
11 FW  UKR Roman Yalovenko
12 GK  UKR Oleksiy Palamarchuk
14 MF  UKR Serhiy Kravchenko
17 MF  UKR Artem Kovbasa
18 FW  UKR Vladyslav Buhay
19 MF  UKR Danyil Sukhoruchko (on loan from Dynamo Kyiv)
20 MF  UKR Artur Avahimyan
21 MF  UKR Artur Vashchyshyn (on loan from Dynamo Kyiv)
22 FW  UKR Andriy Shtohrin
25 DF  UKR Yevhen Martynenko
No. Pos. Nation Player
28 MF  UKR Oleksandr Mykhaylichenko
29 MF  UKR Petro Dolhov
33 MF  UKR Vadym Mashchenko (on loan from Dynamo Kyiv)
40 MF  UKR Mykyta Titayevskyi
42 DF  UKR Yevhen Zubeyko
45 MF  UKR Maksym Braharu
53 DF  UKR Stanislav Mykytsey
55 FW  UKR Dmytro Plachkov
59 MF  UKR Artem Kozak
60 DF  UKR Dmytro Pospelov
75 GK  UKR Bohdan Kurilko
77 GK  UKR Roman Pidkivka
88 MF  UKR Rinar Valeyev
91 DF  UKR Maksym Melnychuk
96 DF  UKR Oleksandr Polyovyi
97 MF  UKR Andriy Yakymiv

U-21 squad
As of 6 September 2017[14]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF  UKR Kyrylo Bilokamenskyi
— DF  UKR Mykola Buryachenko
— DF  UKR Serhiy Ostanin
— DF  UKR Illya Otroshko
— MF  UKR Dmytro Mykhaylychenko
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  UKR Andriy Varenyk
— MF  UKR Serhiy Novikov
— MF  UKR Arkadiy Tumanyan
— MF  UKR Vyacheslav Tsokan

Former players

Coaches and administration
Administration[15] Coaching (senior team)[16] Coaching (U-21 team)[16]
  • President – Leonid Klimov
  • General director – Anatoliy Misyura
  • Vice-president – Oleksiy Klimov
  • Vice-president – Ihor Cherkasov
  • Sporting director – Ruslan Hilazyev
  • Director (operations of sports facilities) – Serhiy Syvolap

League and Cup history

The scheme below shows performance of a team which carried names Kharchovyk (Pischevik) and Chornomorets (Chernomorets) only.

Soviet Union
World War II

Ukraine

Soviet Union

Note: In Soviet competitions league calendar mostly stretched from spring through fall, while main rounds of the cup tournament sometimes would follow the fall-spring format.

Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Soviet Cup Other Notes
Pishchevik / Kharchovyk
1938 4th
(Chempionat URSR z futbolu)		 5 11 4 4 3 16 16 23 – CU ​1⁄8 finals
1939 2 9 6 1 2 22 – CU ​1⁄8 finals Promoted[lower-alpha 1]
1940 2nd
(Gruppa B)		 5 26 12 4 10 49 40 28 – Promoted
Spartak
1941 1st
(Gruppa A)		 10 10 3 2 5 16 22 8 –
1942 During World War II the club was dissolved
1943
Pishchevik / Kharchovyk
1944 no league competition
1945 2nd
(Vtoraya Gruppa)		 7 17 9 1 7 26 22 19 ​1⁄16 finals CU ​1⁄2 finals
1946 2nd
(Vtoraya Gruppa. Yuzhnaya podruppa)		 4 24 12 6 6 43 27 30 – CU ​1⁄4 finals
1947 2nd
(Vtoraya Gruppa. Zona USSR)		 3 24 14 5 5 45 21 33 ​1⁄128 finals CU Final
1948 5 14 5 5 4 19 18 15 – CU ​1⁄4 finals
1949 1 34 23 4 7 81 36 50 ​1⁄64 finals
3 8 2 3 3 8 7 7
1950 2nd
(Class B)		 8 26 8 10 8 33 32 26 ​1⁄32 finals Relegation play-off[lower-alpha 2]
Metallurg / Metalurh
1951 4th
(Chempionat URSR z futbolu)		 5 18 8 5 5 33 17 21 – CU ​1⁄2 finals
1952 8 22 5 6 11 32 37 16 – – – Promoted
1953 2nd
(Class B)		 3 17 6 8 3 20 12 20 ​1⁄16 finals
7 2 2 0 0 5 1 4 won its group (7–9)
1954 6 22 8 4 10 37 42 20 ​1⁄32 finals
Pishchevik / Kharchovyk
1955 2nd
(Class B)		 12 30 11 5 14 39 47 27 ​1⁄32 finals
1956 15 34 8 10 16 40 57 26 – Relegation play-off[lower-alpha 3]
1957 5 34 16 7 11 65 48 39 ​1⁄32 finals
Chernomorets / Chornomorets
1958 2nd
(Class B)		 12 30 9 8 13 33 42 26 ​1⁄128 finals
1959 4 28 15 4 9 40 25 34 –
1960 4 32 19 4 9 63 31 42 ​1⁄64 finals
1961 1 34 26 5 3 66 23 57 ​1⁄32 finals won play-off vs SKA Odessa
1962 1 24 13 8 3 48 20 34 ​1⁄16 finals advanced to final
2 10 4 3 3 13 9 11
1963 2nd
(Class A. Vtoraya gruppa)		 6 34 13 13 8 39 31 39 ​1⁄32 finals
1964 2 24 11 7 6 27 21 29 ​1⁄16 finals advanced to final
4 14 8 3 3 25 14 19 Promoted
1965 1st
(Class A. Pervaya Gruppa)		 14 32 9 8 15 35 43 26 ​1⁄16 finals
1966 14 36 10 13 13 29 36 33 ​1⁄2 finals
1967 18 36 8 11 17 25 46 27 ​1⁄4 finals
1968 8 38 11 16 11 47 49 38 ​1⁄16 finals
1969 7 18 5 7 6 14 17 17 ​1⁄8 finals
8 14 5 3 6 11 13 13 Places 1-14 group
1970 1st
(Class A. Vysshaya Gruppa)		 15 32 8 10 14 25 38 26 ​1⁄4 finals Relegated
1971 2nd
(Pervaya Liga)		 3 42 21 11 10 56 33 53 ​1⁄16 finals
1972 3 38 20 8 10 67 36 48 ​1⁄8 finals CU ​1⁄2 finals
1973 1 38 24 6 8 83 38 52 ​1⁄4 finals CU ​1⁄4 finals Promoted
1974 1st
(Vysshaya Liga)		 3 30 12 11 7 35 31 35 ​1⁄8 finals
1975 12 30 8 10 12 27 35 26 ​1⁄16 finals UC 1st round
1976 10 15 4 7 4 14 18 15 ​1⁄8 finals spring half
9 15 7 1 7 14 20 15 fall half
1977 7 30 11 8 11 33 41 30 1/16 finals
1978 7 30 12 10 8 41 26 32 (−2) 1/8 finals Drawn games over limit
1979 11 34 10 11 13 32 37 28 (−3) Group stage Drawn games over limit
1980 7 34 13 9 12 37 37 35 Group stage
1981 11 34 11 9 14 36 44 31 1/4 finals
1982 10 34 11 11 12 30 36 32 (−1) Group stage Drawn games over limit
1983 8 34 16 5 13 44 46 37 1/8 finals
1984 4 34 16 9 9 49 38 41 1/4 finals Cup tournament switched format
1985 15 34 11 7 16 44 65 29 1/8 finals UC 2nd round Relegation tournament
1986 15 30 8 7 15 29 37 23 1/4 finals Relegated
1987 2nd
(Pervaya Liga)		 1 42 25 12 5 68 31 62 1/16 finals Promoted
1988 1st
(Vysshaya Liga)		 13 30 9 6 15 24 37 24 1/64 finals
1989 6 30 11 9 10 40 41 31 1/16 finals
1990 9 24 8 3 13 23 29 19 1/8 finals UC 2nd round
1991 4 30 10 16 4 39 24 36 1/4 finals
1992 No competition 1/4 finalsCup

Notes:Scheduled to play against PFC CSKA Moscow, Chornomorets withdrew from the Soviet Cup in 1992.

Ukraine
Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Domestic Cup Europe Notes
1992 1st
(Top League)		 5 18 9 7 2 30 12 35 Winner
1992–93 3 30 17 4 9 31 12 38 1/16 finals CWC 1st round
1993–94 3 34 20 8 6 52 23 48 Winner
1994–95 2 34 22 7 5 62 29 73 1/2 finals CWC 1st round
1995–96 2 34 22 7 5 56 25 73 1/16 finals UC 2nd round
1996–97 7 30 12 6 12 36 31 42 1/4 finals UC 1st round
1997–98 15 30 8 8 14 31 39 32 1/4 finals Relegated
1998–99 2nd
(First League)		 2 38 25 4 9 77 38 79 1/64 finals Promoted
1999–00 1st
(Top League)		 15 30 6 8 16 20 50 26 1/16 finals Relegated
2000–01 2nd
(First League)		 6 34 17 6 11 44 28 57 1/8 finals
2001–02 2 34 21 4 9 48 21 67 1/16 finals Promoted
2002–03 1st
(Top League)		 8 30 10 4 16 31 45 34 1/16 finals
2003–04 5 30 11 12 7 38 33 45 1/2 finals
2004–05 6 30 12 6 12 29 29 42 1/16 finals
2005–06 3 30 13 6 11 36 31 45 1/16 finals
2006–07 6 30 11 8 11 36 33 41 1/16 finals UC 1st round
2007–08 7 30 11 5 14 27 33 38 1/2 finals IC 3rd round
2008–09 1st
(Premier League)		 10 30 12 2 16 34 42 32 1/16 finals (−6) disciplinaryCAS
2009–10 15 30 5 9 16 21 44 24 1/16 finals Relegated
2010–11 2nd
(First League)		 2 34 18 11 5 53 26 65 1/16 finals Promoted
2011–12 1st
(Premier League)		 9 30 10 7 13 32 42 37 1/4 finals
2012–13 6 30 12 7 11 32 36 43 Runners up
2013–14 5 28 12 10 6 30 22 46 1/2 finals EL 1/32 finals
2014–15 11 25 3 11 11 15 31 20 1/8 finals EL 3rd qual round [17]
2015–16 11 26 4 10 12 20 39 22 1/8 finals
2016–17[18] 6 32 10 8 14 25 37 38 1/16 finals
2017–18 11 32 6 11 15 26 49 29 ​1⁄8 finals Relegation play-off[19]
2018–19 11 32 8 7 17 31 49 31 ​1⁄8 finals Relegation play-off[20]
2019–20 2nd
(First League)		 ​1⁄16 finals

Notes:on decision of Court of Arbitration for Sport about Đorđe Inđić[9]

Managers

Presidents
  • 1989–1992 Yuriy Zabolotnyi
  • 1992–1995 Vyacheslav Leshchuk
  • 1996–1997 Hryhoriy Biberhal
  • 1998–1998 Petro Naida
  • 1998–2002 Leonid Klimov (honorary president ever since)
  • 2002–present Oleh Marus (acting)

See also

Notes
  1. Pishchevik merged with FC Dynamo Odessa and replaced it in "Gruppa B" next season.
  2. lost play-off against FC Spartak Uzhhorod 1:1, 0:1
  3. won play-off against FC Shakhtar Kadiyivka 2:1, 1:1

References
  1. http://www.chernomorets.odessa.ua/
  2. (in Russian) A brief overview of the club's establishment at the official website
  3. FC Chornomorets Odesa (ФК "Чорноморець" Одеса). Ukrainian Heraldry Society Forum. 27 June 2010
  4. Chornomorets Odesa. Kopanyi-myach.
  5. Plagiarism in sports emblems (Плагіат у спортивних емблемах). Ukrainian Heraldry Society Forum. 9 January 2010
  6. (in Russian) An overview of the club's history in 1958–1969 at the official website
  7. Spartak Odesa. Kopanyi Myach.
  8. Anatoliy Chystov – "football is a small life of my big life!" (Анатолий Чистов – «футбол – это маленькая жизнь в моей большой жизни!»). Odesskiy. 2002
  9. "Chernomorets deducted 6 points" (in Russian). UA Football. 2 March 2009. Retrieved 27 May 2009.
  10. "Fans attacked a coach of FC Chornomorets": has not reached the Premier-Liha (Вболівальники побили тренера ФК "Чорноморець": не дійшов до Прем'єр-ліги). Ukrayinska Pravda. 28 May 2018
  11. as Champion of Ukrainian SSR
  12. FC Chornomorets Odesa – First team squad
  13. "СКЛАД КОМАНДИ" (in Ukrainian). FC Chornomorets Odesa. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  14. FC Chornomorets Odesa – U-21 team squad
  15. http://chernomorets.odessa.ua/club/management_of_club_n/
  16. http://www.chernomorets.odessa.ua/team/trainers_and_personnel/
  17. The Round 26 match between Chornomorets Odesa and Metalist Kharkiv was not played as per recommendation of Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine.
    Матч "Чорноморець" – "Металіст" не відбудеться [Match between Chornomorets Odesa – Metalist Kharkiv will not take place] (in Ukrainian). Ukrainian Premier League. 29 May 2015. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  18. Competition was played in two phases. Official final league standings are cumulative from both phases. Chornomorets competed in the Championship Group in Phase II.
    "Ліга Парі-Матч Сезон 2016/17" [League Pari-Match 2016–17 Season]. Ukrainian Premier League. 31 May 2017. Archived from the original on 31 May 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  19. Initially relegated after losing relegation play-off to FC Poltava 1:0 and 0:3, after the season completed, it was admitted right back following withdrawal of the same FC Poltava.
  20. Lost play-off against FC Kolos Kovalivka 0:0, 0:2
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