PFC Shakhtar Sverdlovsk

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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]

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

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

SeasonDiv.Pos.Pl.WDLGSGAPDomestic CupEuropeNotes
19794th620767161820
19804th822778292121
19814th4221138342825
19824th21484229920
19834th514437152211
19844th614446141912
19854th614437162411
19864th314815201417
19874th718648192216
19884th9227411312818
19894th7249510323223
19904th10308715395323
19914th4301839563039
1992–934th2261745532338
1993–944th3261466542634
1994–954th2302037693263
1995–963rd "B"183854292437191/64 finalsRelegated[4]
1997–2002Shakhtar competes in the Luhansk Oblast competition
20034th382156127
36213577
2004–2005Shakhtar competes in the Luhansk Oblast competition
20064th14220538PLWinner
164119313
13210417
2007–083rd "B"53420684627661/64 finals
2008–093rd "B"834121393122491/64 finals
2009–103rd "B"62613762615461/16 finals
2010–113rd "B"62210392530331/16 finals
2011–123rd "B"32615654923511/16 finals
2012–133rd "B"32413653318451/8 finals
3rd "2"21063114821Lost play-off[5]
2013–143rd536191074829671/8 finalsSuspended[1]
Since 2014Similar Shakhtar Sverdlovsk competes in football competitions of the Russian-occupied territories.

Notes and references

(in Russian) Official Web Site