PFC Shakhtar Sverdlovsk

FC Shakhtar Sverdlovsk
Full nameFC Shakhtar Sverdlovsk
Founded1939
Dissolved2014
GroundN.I. Horiushkin Memorial Stadium, Sverdlovsk
Capacity10,000
ManagerHennadiy Sushko
LeagueUkrainian Second League
2013–145th

Shakhtar Sverdlovsk (Ukrainian: Шахтар Свердловськ) was a professional Ukrainian football club based in Luhansk oblast's Sverdlovsk city (Dovzhansk). The club competed in the Ukrainian Second League but was suspended after the 2013–14 amid the Russian aggression against Ukraine.[1]

The club holds a record in number of seasons (23) in which the club was fielding its team/teams in national (republican) amateur competitions (Ukrainian Amateur Football Championship).

History

Shakhtar Sverdlovsk was founded in 1939.[2] The club represents State Mining Company "Sverdlovantratsyt" (Sverdlov Anthracite).

After Ukrainian independence, the club competed in the Luhansk Oblast football competition. They performed well and decided to enter the professional ranks in 1995. This proved disastrous as the harsh economic conditions of the time took a toll and the club's administration decided that in the best interests of the club that they return to competing in the oblast league.

Between 1996 and 2006, while competing in the Luhansk Oblast league they won their 6th oblast championship. This improvement and an era of stability within the club gave them renewed interest in improving their classification level. After winning the Ukrainian Amateur Cup (Fourth level of Football in Ukraine) in 2006,[3] the club decided to return to the professional ranks. Shakhtar Sverdlovsk was admitted to the Ukrainian Second League for the 2007–08 season.

Soon after the start of the Russo-Ukrainian War, the club suspended its operations. On the occupied territories in Dovzhansk was established another Shakhtar Sverdlovsk based on the former amateur club Partizan.

Honors

League and cup history

Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Domestic Cup Europe Notes
1979 4th 6 20 7 6 7 16 18 20
1980 4th 8 22 7 7 8 29 21 21
1981 4th 4 22 11 3 8 34 28 25
1982 4th 2 14 8 4 2 29 9 20
1983 4th 5 14 4 3 7 15 22 11
1984 4th 6 14 4 4 6 14 19 12
1985 4th 6 14 4 3 7 16 24 11
1986 4th 3 14 8 1 5 20 14 17
1987 4th 7 18 6 4 8 19 22 16
1988 4th 9 22 7 4 11 31 28 18
1989 4th 7 24 9 5 10 32 32 23
1990 4th 10 30 8 7 15 39 53 23
1991 4th 4 30 18 3 9 56 30 39
1992–93 4th 2 26 17 4 5 53 23 38
1993–94 4th 3 26 14 6 6 54 26 34
1994–95 4th 2 30 20 3 7 69 32 63
1995–96 3rd "B" 18 38 5 4 29 24 37 19 1/64 finals Relegated[4]
1997–2002 Shakhtar competes in the Luhansk Oblast competition
2003 4th 3 8 2 1 5 6 12 7
3 6 2 1 3 5 7 7
2004–2005 Shakhtar competes in the Luhansk Oblast competition
2006 4th 1 4 2 2 0 5 3 8 PL Winner
1 6 4 1 1 9 3 13
1 3 2 1 0 4 1 7
2007–08 3rd "B" 5 34 20 6 8 46 27 66 1/64 finals
2008–09 3rd "B" 8 34 12 13 9 31 22 49 1/64 finals
2009–10 3rd "B" 6 26 13 7 6 26 15 46 1/16 finals
2010–11 3rd "B" 6 22 10 3 9 25 30 33 1/16 finals
2011–12 3rd "B" 3 26 15 6 5 49 23 51 1/16 finals
2012–13 3rd "B" 3 24 13 6 5 33 18 45 1/8 finals
3rd "2" 2 10 6 3 1 14 8 21 Lost play-off[5]
2013–14 3rd 5 36 19 10 7 48 29 67 1/8 finals Suspended[1]
Since 2014 Similar Shakhtar Sverdlovsk competes in football competitions of the Russian-occupied territories.

Notes and references

  1. ^ a b The club completed the season but was suspended from the PFL after the season due to instability in their region.
    В Першій лізі буде виступати 16 команд [In the First League 16 teams will participate] (in Ukrainian). UA-Football. 7 July 2014.
  2. ^ (in Russian) Documented on the Shakhtar Sverdlovsk Official Website [1]
  3. ^ (in Ukrainian) Results of the 2006 Ukrainian Amateur Championship "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2008-07-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ after the 25th round (April 1996) Shakhtar removed themselves from the competition. Technical victories were awarded to their opponents
  5. ^ Lost Promotion/relegation play-off against to Dynamo-2 Kyiv 2–1 final aggregate score. Oleksandr Ryzhenko. Плей-офф первой лиги. "Динамо-2" – "Шахтер" 1:0. Когда даже поражение оставляет шансы [Play-off First League. Dynamo-2 – Shakhtar 1:0. When even the defeat leaves the odds.] (in Russian). ua-football.com. Archived from the original on 19 June 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.

(in Russian) Official Web Site