MFC Mykolaiv

MFС Mykolaiv (Municipal Football Club "Mykolaiv", Ukrainian: Муніципальний футбольний клуб "Миколаїв") is a Ukrainian football club based in Mykolaiv.

MFK Mykolaiv
Full nameMFC Mykolaiv
Nickname(s)Shipbuilders
Founded1920; 104 years ago (1920)
GroundTsentralnyi Stadion
Capacity15,600[1]
ChairmanMykola Marchenko
Head CoachEduard Pavlov
LeagueUkrainian Second League
2020–21Ukrainian First League, 4th of 16 (relegated)
WebsiteClub website
Former club crest

It is one of the oldest football clubs that exists in Ukraine. Originally was established as a football team of the Black Sea Shipyard, since dissolution of the Soviet Union and cutting of the shipyard's budget which was based mostly on military contacts, it is sponsored mostly by the city of Mykolaiv.

Description

Names

  • 1920–1922: Naval Factory
  • 1922–1926: Marti-Badin Factory
  • 1926–1926: Metalisty Mykolaiv
  • 1927–1928: Raikom Metalistiv
  • 1929–1935: Marti Factory
  • 1936–1940: Sudnobudivnyk Mykolaiv
  • 1941–1944: Nazi Germany occupation of Ukraine
  • 1944–1949: Sudnobudivnyk Mykolaiv
  • 1951–1952: Mykolaiv City
  • 1953–1959: Avanhard Mykolaiv
  • 1960–1965: Sudnobudivnyk Mykolaiv
  • 1966–1966: Budivelnyk Mykolaiv
  • 1967–1991: Sudnobudivnyk Mykolaiv
  • 1992–1994: Evis Mykolaiv
  • 1994–2002: SC Mykolaiv
  • 2002–present: MFC Mykolaiv

History

The club was founded in 1920 under the name Sudostroitel (Sudnobudivnyk) Mykolaiv. It is the oldest continuously playing club in the country that competes on the professional level.

Throughout the Soviet times and until the 1990s, it mostly played under the name of Sudnobudivnyk meaning Shipbuilder associated with the Black Sea Shipyard.

MFC Mykolaiv took part in the first Ukrainian Premier League season in 1992 under the name FC Evis Mykolaiv, after being initially chosen to participate for being one of the top 9 (of 11) Ukrainian teams from the West Division of the Soviet Second League 1991. The club is one of the holders of the unfortunate distinction as being the team to be demoted three times from the Ukrainian Premier League.

MFС Mykolaiv's best achievement in the Ukrainian Premier League was 13th place (in 1994–95). From 1994, the club was known as SC Mykolaiv, FC Mykolaiv since 2000, and MFC Mykolaiv since 2006.

MFC Mykolaiv became insolvent and ceased to exist after the City Administration of Mykolaiv informed the PFL that the team would not be competing in the 2008/09 Persha Liha season. The team then requested re-admittance to the PFL, but it was too late as the calendar was already set up. The PFL allowed the club to compete in the Druha Liha, but only in the next season. The administration of the Dynamo Kyiv extended its helping hand by withdrawing its junior team Dynamo-3 Kyiv from the Second League and, thus, for Mykolaiv to be placed instead of it.

MFC Mykolaiv reached 1st place in Druha Liha group A in 2010–11 season and was promoted to Persha Liha.

Colours are blue and white hooped shirts, white shorts.

Honors

League and cup history

Soviet competitions
Ukrainian competitions
  Tier 1.
  Tier 2.
  Tier 3.
  Tier 4, extra tier that existed rarely throughout the history
  Tier 5, extra tier that existed in 1937
  Amateurs

Information since Ukrainian Independence

SeasonDiv.Pos.Pl.WDLGSGAPDomestic CupEuropeNotes
19921st "A"9183411122910132 finalsRelegated
1992–932nd742181113603947116 finals
1993–942nd2382567763256116 finalsPromoted
1994–951st133411518335938132 finals
1995–961st163410816375338132 finalsRelegated
1996–972nd746211213663775132 finals
1997–982nd1423156943198116 finalsPromoted
1998–991st1630262218671218 finalsRelegated
1999–002nd63415712403852116 finals
2000–012nd4341789413059116 finals
2001–022nd10341210123744464th round
2002–032nd53415712303752116 finals
2003–042nd123411914313142116 finals
2004–052nd17348719154031116 finalsRelegated
2005–063rd "A"1282233561169132 finalsPromoted
2006–072nd1336121014334046132 finals
2007–082nd1038131312332752116 finalsRelegated[2]
2008–093rd "A"1132111011282743Did not enter
2009–103rd "A"4201163301339116 finals
2010–113rd "A"1221534291248132 finalsPromoted
2011–122nd16349421335128116 finals-3[3]
2012–132nd6341699454154132 finals-3[4]
2013–142nd16[5]30941734493118 finals
2014–152nd14306618346724116 finals
2015–162nd730138934274418 finals-3[6]
2016–172nd14341141935443712 finals
2017–182nd103412814395044132 finals
2018–192nd92810711343237116 finals
2019–202nd11308101245453418 finals
2020–212nd4301587492353116 finals

Current squad

As of 15 February 2022[7][8]

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

No.Pos. NationPlayer
71MF  UKRMykyta Pashchenko
96GK  UKRYaroslav Kerbal

Coaching staff

MFC Mykolaiv-2

The club entered their reserve team into the Ukrainian Second League for the 2017–18 season.[9]

SeasonDiv.Pos.Pl.WDLGSGAPDomestic CupEuropeNotes
1996–974th38008050
did not participate
2017–183rd93310716415837
2018–193rd9275517225220

Notes and references