FC Sevastopol

FC Sevastopol was a Ukrainian football club based in Sevastopol. The club was a spiritual descendant of the Soviet clubs from Sevastopol such as Chaika Sevastopol. After the completion of 2013–14 Ukrainian Premier League season due to the 2014 Crimean Conflict, the club ceased its existence and applied for a Russian license with the new name FC SKChF Sevastopol.[1]

Sevastopol
Full nameFC Sevastopol
Founded2002
Dissolved2014
GroundSevastopol Sports Complex
Capacity5,644
2013–14Ukrainian Premier League, 9th

History

The current club was founded in 2002 after another club from Sevastopol Chaika Sevastopol was relegated from professional ranks and dissolved. FC Sevastopol started out from the Ukrainian Second League and soon was promoted to the Ukrainian First League in 2007. In 2010–11 the club took part in the Premier League of Ukraine for the first time. The club was relegated in its first season back in the Ukrainian First League once more. But the club returned to the Ukrainian Premier League after one season there in which they won promotion to the Ukrainian Premier League.[2] After the annexation of Crimea by Russia, FC Sevastopol asked permission from UEFA and FIFA to shift to the Russian league next season.[3] The new club, FC SKChF Sevastopol, began playing in Russian competitions in August 2014.[4]

The club's colours are all red (home) and all dark blue (away).

Stadium

For the first half of the 2009–10 season the home ground of the club was located outside the Sevastopol city limits. FC Sevastopol played at the Druzhba Stadium located in Bakhchisaray, Crimea.[5] After the winter break they returned to their home ground Sevastopol Sports Complex. There are promises to rebuild the Hirnyk Stadium in Balaklava, which is part of the Sevastopol municipality. The reconstruction of Hirnyk is predicted to take place some time in the future.

Football kits and sponsors
Years[6] Football kit Shirt sponsor
2010–11 lotto/nike Smart Holding[7]
2013–14 Nike Smart Holding[7]

Honors
2006–07 Champions Group B
2009–10, 2012–13

League and Cup history

Ukraine

The team competed in Ukrainian competitions as FC Sevastopol.

Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Domestic Cup Europe Notes
2002–03 3rd "B" 9 30 12 4 14 31 36 40 Round of 32
2003–04 3rd "B" 10 30 10 8 12 26 33 38 Round of 32
2004–05 3rd "B" 13 26 7 4 15 19 34 25 Round of 32
2005–06 3rd "B" 3 28 15 6 7 48 29 51 Round of 64
2006–07 3rd "B" 1 28 21 1 6 58 21 64 1/4 finals Promoted
2007–08 2nd 15 38 12 7 19 38 55 43 Round of 16
2008–09 2nd 4 32 15 6 11 43 41 51 Round of 32
2009–10 2nd 1 34 24 4 6 68 27 76 Round of 32 Promoted
2010–11 1st 15 30 7 6 17 26 48 27 1/4 finals Relegated
2011–12 2nd 3 34 23 7 4 60 22 76 Round of 16
2012–13 2nd 1 34 22 8 4 71 22 74 1/2 finals Promoted
2013–14 1st 9 28 10 5 13 32 43 35 1/16 finals Expelled[1]

Coaches

References
  1. "Таврия" и "Севастополь" прекратили свое существование [Tavriya and Sevastopol terminated their existence] (in Russian). Sport Express in Ukraine. 3 June 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
  2. Вітання керівництву, футболістам, тренерському штабу та працівникам ФК "Севастополь" [Congratulations to the administration, football players, coaching staff and workers of FC Sevastapol]. Professional Football League of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). 12 May 2013. Archived from the original on 29 August 2013.
  3. "Crimean clubs Tavriya Simferopol, Sevastopol weighing switch to Russian league". thenational.ae. 19 March 2014. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
  4. "Ukraine crisis: Russia's claim on Crimea's football clubs". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  5. (in Russian) Article on the home stadium and its perspectives
  6. Jerseys of Ukrainian clubs Archived 25 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  7. Smart Holding website
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