FC Chornomorets Odessa
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FC Chornomorets Odesa is a Ukrainian
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...

 professional football club from the city of Odessa
Odessa
Odessa or Odesa is the administrative center of the Odessa Oblast located in southern Ukraine. The city is a major seaport located on the northwest shore of the Black Sea and the fourth largest city in Ukraine with a population of 1,029,000 .The predecessor of Odessa, a small Tatar settlement,...

. The club's home ground is the 34,164 Chornomorets Stadium opened in 1935 and rebuilt in 2011. During the reconstruction (2009-2011), the team played in the 4,610 Spartak Stadium
Spartak Stadium (Odessa)
Spartak Stadium is multi-functional stadium in the city of Odessa, Ukraine.It is the home ground of rugby club Kredo-63, and also the temporary home ground of Chornomorets of the Ukraine Premier League while their home stadium is under reconstruction for Euro 2012.The stadium was opened in 1928 as...

. The club was officially formed in 1936 as Dynamo, but after a number of name and management changes, it emerged under its current name in 1958.

Black Sea

At the beginning of the 20th century, in Odessa
Odessa
Odessa or Odesa is the administrative center of the Odessa Oblast located in southern Ukraine. The city is a major seaport located on the northwest shore of the Black Sea and the fourth largest city in Ukraine with a population of 1,029,000 .The predecessor of Odessa, a small Tatar settlement,...

, within limits of Shevchenko Park, a construction started of what was supposed to become a lake. However, after the trench for the lake 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
Black Sea
The Black Sea is bounded by Europe, Anatolia and the Caucasus and is ultimately connected to the Atlantic Ocean via the Mediterranean and the Aegean seas and various straits. The Bosphorus strait connects it to the Sea of Marmara, and the strait of the Dardanelles connects that sea to the Aegean...

, that was the nickname given to the field, and the team was named Chornomorets, which means "Black Sea man". And although that team is unrelated to the today's club, it was the first team in Odessa to play under that name.

Recent History

The club was a founding member of the Ukrainian Premier League
Ukrainian Premier League
The Ukrainian Premier League is the highest division of Ukrainian annual football championship. As the Supreme League it was founded in 1991 after the fold of the Soviet Union's Vysshaya Liga. In 2008 it was reformed into a more autonomous entity of the Football Federation of Ukraine and changed...

, 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
Viktor Prokopenko
Viktor Prokopenko was a football player and coach who played in GDR and Ukrainian SSR and later worked as a coach in Soviet Union and the post Soviet countries. He was born in Zhdanov, Soviet Union, which is now known as Mariupol and is part of Ukraine.Prokopenko was the first ever manager of...

, and later under Leonid Buryak
Leonid Buryak
Leonid Yosipovich Buryak is a Ukrainian football coach and former Olympic bronze-medal-winning player.Buryak, who is Jewish, was a midfielder for the USSR national football team, and competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics, at which he won a bronze medal.Buryak played for a number of teams in the...

. 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
Ukrainian First League
The Persha Liha or Ukrainian First League is a football league in Ukraine and the second tier of national football competitions. Members of the league also participate in the Ukrainian Cup...

. They won promotion the following 1998–99 season, but finished in the second last place next year and were relegated again. 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
FIFA
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by the acronym FIFA , is the international governing body of :association football, futsal and beach football. Its headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland, and its president is Sepp Blatter, who is in his fourth...

 on November 6, 2008. It was confirmed by Ukrainian Premier League on March 2, 2009. The club managed to finish the 2008–09 season in 10th place despite the deduction. The 2009–10 season
2009–10 Ukrainian Premier League
The 2009–10 Ukrainian Premier League season was the nineteenth since its establishment and second since its reorganization. Dynamo Kyiv were the defending champions, having won their 13th league title...

 started badly with a 5:0 loss to FC Dynamo Kyiv
FC Dynamo Kyiv
FC Dynamo Kyiv is a professional football club based in the Ukrainian capital city of Kyiv. Founded in 1927, the club currently participates in the Ukrainian Premier League and has spent its entire history in the top league of Soviet and later Ukrainian football...

 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
2011–12 Ukrainian Premier League
-Stadiums:The following stadiums were used during the season.-Managers and captains:- Managerial changes :-League table:Note: On 12 August 2010, the Football Federation of Ukraine punished Metalist Kharkiv and Karpaty Lviv for fixing a match in 2008; both teams were handed a fine and deducted nine...

.

Honours

Winners
  • USSR Federation Cup
    USSR Federation Cup
    The Cup of Football Federation of USSR was the official name for a short-lived premier Soviet football competition similar to the USSR Cup that exclusively featured Soviet Top League competitors...

    : 1
1990

  • Ukrainian Cup
    Ukrainian Cup
    The Ukrainian Cup is a national knockout cup competition in Ukrainian football, run by the Football Federation of Ukraine. The winner of the competition is awarded a qualification to the UEFA Cup , under special circumstances the finalist also may enter...

    : 2
1992, 1993–94


Runners-Up
  • UEFA Intertoto Cup
    UEFA Intertoto Cup
    The UEFA Intertoto Cup, also abbreviated as UI Cup and originally called the International Football Cup, was a summer football competition for European clubs that had not qualified for one of the two major UEFA competitions, the Champions League and the UEFA Cup. The competition was discontinued...

    : 1
2007

  • Ukrainian Premier League
    Ukrainian Premier League
    The Ukrainian Premier League is the highest division of Ukrainian annual football championship. As the Supreme League it was founded in 1991 after the fold of the Soviet Union's Vysshaya Liga. In 2008 it was reformed into a more autonomous entity of the Football Federation of Ukraine and changed...

    : 2
1994–95, 1995–96


3rd Place/Semi-finalists
  • Soviet Top League
    Soviet Top League
    The Soviet Top League since 1970 was officially known as the Supreme League serving as the top division of Soviet Union football since 1936.It was one of the best football leagues in Europe ranking second among the UEFA members in 1988-1989 seasons...

    : 1
1974

  • Ukrainian Premier League
    Ukrainian Premier League
    The Ukrainian Premier League is the highest division of Ukrainian annual football championship. As the Supreme League it was founded in 1991 after the fold of the Soviet Union's Vysshaya Liga. In 2008 it was reformed into a more autonomous entity of the Football Federation of Ukraine and changed...

    : 3
1992–93, 1993–94, 2005–06

  • Soviet Cup
    Soviet Cup
    The Soviet Cup, or USSR Cup , was the premier football cup competition in the Soviet Union.-Finals:-Performance by club:-Performance by republic:-References:*, rsssf.com. Accessed on 16 May 2006....

    : 1
1965–66

  • Ukrainian Cup
    Ukrainian Cup
    The Ukrainian Cup is a national knockout cup competition in Ukrainian football, run by the Football Federation of Ukraine. The winner of the competition is awarded a qualification to the UEFA Cup , under special circumstances the finalist also may enter...

    : 3
1994–95, 2003–04
2003–04 Ukrainian Cup
The Ukrainian Cup 2003–04 was the 13th annual edition of Ukraine's football knockout competition, known as the Ukrainian Cup. Shakhtar Donetsk won the title, defeating FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk in the final.- First round :- Second round :...

, 2007–08

History

  • 1936: Club founded as Dynamo Odessa
  • 1940: Club renamed Pischevik Odessa
  • 1941: Club renamed Spartak Odessa
  • 1944: Club renamed Pischevik Odessa
  • 1953: Club renamed Metallurg Odessa
  • 1955: Club renamed Pischevik Odessa
  • 1958: Club renamed Chernomorets Odessa
  • 1966: Best performance in Soviet Cup
    Soviet Cup
    The Soviet Cup, or USSR Cup , was the premier football cup competition in the Soviet Union.-Finals:-Performance by club:-Performance by republic:-References:*, rsssf.com. Accessed on 16 May 2006....

     – reached semi-finals
  • 1974: Best performance in Soviet Top League
    Soviet Top League
    The Soviet Top League since 1970 was officially known as the Supreme League serving as the top division of Soviet Union football since 1936.It was one of the best football leagues in Europe ranking second among the UEFA members in 1988-1989 seasons...

     – third place
  • 1975: First participation in the UEFA Cup (1975/76)
  • 1992: Took part in the Ukrainian Premier League
    Ukrainian Premier League
    The Ukrainian Premier League is the highest division of Ukrainian annual football championship. As the Supreme League it was founded in 1991 after the fold of the Soviet Union's Vysshaya Liga. In 2008 it was reformed into a more autonomous entity of the Football Federation of Ukraine and changed...

     after the break-up of the Soviet Union
    Soviet Union
    The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....

     and officially registered as the non-amateur club Chornomorets Odesa

Current squad

Squad is given according to the club’s official website (as of September 10, 2011).

Out on loan

For recent transfers, see List of Ukrainian football transfers summer 2011 and List of Ukrainian football transfers winter 2010-2011.

Head coaches

Information from the club’s official website statistics page
Anatoliy Zubrytsky (1959–1962) Vsevolod Bobrov
Vsevolod Bobrov
Vsevolod Mikhailovich Bobrov was a Soviet athlete, who excelled in both football , bandy, and ice hockey. He is considered one of the best Russians ever in all of those sports.- Biography :...

 (1963) Vladimir Gorokhov (1964) Yuriy Voynov (June 1964 – April 1967) Valentin Fedorov (April 1967 – October 1967) Nikolai Morozov
Nikolai Petrovich Morozov
Nikolai Petrovich Morozov was a Russian football coach, who led the USSR national football team to a fourth place finish in the 1966 FIFA World Cup.-References:...

 (October 1967 – 1968) Sergey Shaposhnikov (1968–1970) Viktor Zhilin (1971) Nikolai Morozov
Nikolai Petrovich Morozov
Nikolai Petrovich Morozov was a Russian football coach, who led the USSR national football team to a fourth place finish in the 1966 FIFA World Cup.-References:...

 (1971) Anatoly Zubrytsky (1971–1973) Akhmed Aleskerov (1973–1977) Anatoliy Zubrytsky (1977–1979) Viktor Zubkov (1979) Viktor Prokopenko
Viktor Prokopenko
Viktor Prokopenko was a football player and coach who played in GDR and Ukrainian SSR and later worked as a coach in Soviet Union and the post Soviet countries. He was born in Zhdanov, Soviet Union, which is now known as Mariupol and is part of Ukraine.Prokopenko was the first ever manager of...

 (1979)
  Nikita Simonyan (1980–1981) Viktor Prokopenko
Viktor Prokopenko
Viktor Prokopenko was a football player and coach who played in GDR and Ukrainian SSR and later worked as a coach in Soviet Union and the post Soviet countries. He was born in Zhdanov, Soviet Union, which is now known as Mariupol and is part of Ukraine.Prokopenko was the first ever manager of...

 (1982–1986) Semen Altman
Semen Altman
Semen Yosypovych Altman is a Ukrainian football coach and former goalkeeper. He is the current manager of SC Tavriya Simferopol.Semen’s son, Hennadiy Altman is also a goalkeeper and has followed his father to many of the teams Semen has coached over the years.- Career :Altman played for Kolhospnyk...

 (1986) Anatoli Polosin
Anatoli Polosin
Anatoli Fyodorovich Polosin was a Russian professional football coach.-External links:*...

 (1987–1988) Yuriy Zabolotny (1988) Viktor Prokopenko
Viktor Prokopenko
Viktor Prokopenko was a football player and coach who played in GDR and Ukrainian SSR and later worked as a coach in Soviet Union and the post Soviet countries. He was born in Zhdanov, Soviet Union, which is now known as Mariupol and is part of Ukraine.Prokopenko was the first ever manager of...

 (1989–1994) Leonid Buryak
Leonid Buryak
Leonid Yosipovich Buryak is a Ukrainian football coach and former Olympic bronze-medal-winning player.Buryak, who is Jewish, was a midfielder for the USSR national football team, and competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics, at which he won a bronze medal.Buryak played for a number of teams in the...

 (1994–1998) Volodymyr Kozerenko (1998–1999) Oleksandr Holokolosov
Oleksandr Holokolosov (football manager)
Oleksandr Holokolosov is an Odessa-native Soviet footballer and a Ukrainian football manger.Holokolosov coached FC Sheriff Tiraspol until March 2002....

 (1998–1999) Anatoliy Azarenkov
Anatoliy Azarenkov
Anatoliy Oleksandrovych Azarenkov is a Ukrainian coach and a former footballer. He was born in the city of Odessa, Ukraine. As a player he played for Chornomorets Odessa, Shakhtar Novovolynsk, Volyn Lutsk, Avanhard Chernivtsi, Sudnobudivnyk Mykolaiv and Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih...

 (1999–2001)
  Oleksandr Skrypnyk (2001–2003) Semen Altman
Semen Altman
Semen Yosypovych Altman is a Ukrainian football coach and former goalkeeper. He is the current manager of SC Tavriya Simferopol.Semen’s son, Hennadiy Altman is also a goalkeeper and has followed his father to many of the teams Semen has coached over the years.- Career :Altman played for Kolhospnyk...

 (2003–2007) Vitaliy Shevchenko
Vitaliy Shevchenko
Vitaliy Viktorovich Shevchenko is a Russian coach and former Soviet footballer, currently head-coach of FC Rotor Volgograd. He finished the Institute of Physical Education and the Supreme school of coaches in Moscow....

 (2007–11/2008) Viktor Hryshko
Viktor Hryshko
Viktor Vasyliovych Hryshko is a Ukrainian coach and former Soviet/Ukrainian footballer, currently vice-president of FC Chornomorets Odessa. He graduated from the Institute of Physical Education . He was called to the Ukrainian football national team in 1992 by Viktor Prokopenko, but has never...

 (11/2008–08/2009) Ihor Nakonechny (interim) (08/2009) Andriy Bal
Andriy Bal
Andriy Mykhaylovych Bal is a former Soviet football and coach.- Club :Bal is a product of the Lviv youth football schools. By 1976 he was playing in the senior squad of Karpaty Lviv. After 5 years with the team he earned a transfer to Dynamo Kyiv...

 (09/2009-05/2010) Ihor Nakonechny (interim) (05/2010–11/2010) Roman Hryhorchuk
Roman Hryhorchuk
Roman Hryhorchuk is a retired Ukrainian football player and current manager of FC Chornomorets Odesa.-Player career:He started playing with FC Lysonia Berezhany and then FC Temp Shepetivka...

 (11/2010–)

League and Cup history

Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Domestic Cup
Ukrainian Cup
The Ukrainian Cup is a national knockout cup competition in Ukrainian football, run by the Football Federation of Ukraine. The winner of the competition is awarded a qualification to the UEFA Cup , under special circumstances the finalist also may enter...

Europe Notes
1992
Ukrainian Premier League 1992
Ukrainian Premier League 1992 was the very first football championship organized in Ukraine after the dissolution of the Soviet Union and disbandment of the Soviet Football Union...

1st 5 18 9 7 2 30 12 35 Winner yielded to PFC CSKA Moscow
in 1/4 finals of Soviet Cup
Soviet Cup
The Soviet Cup, or USSR Cup , was the premier football cup competition in the Soviet Union.-Finals:-Performance by club:-Performance by republic:-References:*, rsssf.com. Accessed on 16 May 2006....

1992–93
Ukrainian Premier League 1992-93
The Ukrainian Premier League 1992–93 season was the second since the nation's independence in 1991.-Overview:It started on August 15, 1992 and finished on June 15, 1993 with the winter break between November 22 and March 14. The Crimean Tavria were the defending champions, but managed only to place...

1st 3 30 17 4 9 31 12 38 1/16 finals CWC
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1992-93
The season 1992–93 of the European Cup Winners' Cup was won by Parma in the final against Royal Antwerp. Both were first time finalists in the competition, and Antwerp were the last Belgian side to reach a European final up to the present day...

1st round
1993–94
Ukrainian Premier League 1993-94
Ukrainian Premier League 1993–94 was the third season of the Ukrainian Premier League.Last season the league champions Dynamo received a fierce competition from the Pavlov led Dnipro out of Dnipropetrovsk. The third season was promising to be even more exiting...

1st 3 34 20 8 6 52 23 48 Winner
1994–95
Ukrainian Premier League 1994-95
-Preseason changes:Managers-Final standings:Legend:Note:* In bold are the participants of the 1995 Ukrainian Cup Final.-Top goalscorers:Notable Transfers...

1st 2 34 22 7 5 62 29 73 1/2 finals CWC
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1994-95
The season 1994-95 of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was won by Real Zaragoza in the final against defending champions Arsenal, Zaragoza famously winning thanks to a spectacular last-minute goal from midfielder Nayim with an effort from 40 yards....

1st round
1995–96
Ukrainian Premier League 1995-96
-Preseason changes:Managers-Final standings:Note:* In bold are the participants of the 1996 Ukrainian Cup Final.-Top goalscorers:Notable Transfers*Oleksandr Palyanytsia, FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk to FC Karpaty Lviv...

1st 2 34 22 7 5 56 25 73 1/16 finals UC
UEFA Cup 1995-96
The UEFA Cup 1995-96 was won by Bayern Munich on aggregate over Bordeaux. Girondins de Bordeaux went to the finals all the way from the UEFA Intertoto Cup 1995....

2nd round
1996–97
Ukrainian Premier League 1996-97
-Preseason changes:Managers-Final standings:Note:* In bold are the participants of the 1997 Ukrainian Cup Final.-Top goalscorers:Notable Transfers*Andrei Fedkov, FC Torpedo Zaporizhia to FC Baltika Kaliningrad...

1st 7 30 12 6 12 36 31 42 1/4 finals UC
UEFA Cup 1996-97
The UEFA Cup 1996-97 was won by Schalke 04 in penalties over Internazionale.This was the last year in which the UEFA Cup Final was played in a two-legged, home-and-away format...

1st round
1997–98
Ukrainian Premier League 1997-98
-Preseason changes:Managers-Final table of Ukrainian Premier League season 1997-98:Note:* In bold are the participants of the 1998 Ukrainian Cup Final.-Top goalscorers:-Managers:-External links:*...

1st 15 30 8 8 14 31 39 32 1/4 finals Relegated
1998–99
Ukrainian First League 1998-99
-Teams:In 1998-99 season, the Ukrainian First League consists of the following teams:-Standings:-Promotion play-off:FC Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk - FC Cherkasy 3:1 FC Cherkasy remains in the First League.- Top scorers :...

2nd 2 38 25 4 9 77 38 79 1/64 finals Promoted
1999-00
Ukrainian Premier League 1999-00
-Preseason changes:Managers-Final table of Ukrainian Premier League season 1999-00:Note:* In bold are the participants of the 2000 Ukrainian Cup Final.-Top goalscorers:Notable Transfers...

1st 15 30 6 8 16 20 50 26 1/16 finals Relegated
2000–01
Ukrainian First League 2000-01
-Teams:In 2000-01 season, the Ukrainian First League consists of the following teams:-Final standings:- Top scorers :Statistics are taken from here.*Serhiy Chuychenko - 20*Serhiy Bohatyriov - 13...

2nd 6 34 17 6 11 44 28 57 1/8 finals
2001–02
Ukrainian First League 2001-02
-Teams:In 2001-02 season, the Ukrainian First League consists of the following teams:-Final table:*The result of the 25th round match Borysfen Boryspil - FC Polissya Zhytomyr was annulled and replaced with such -:-, with no points added to either team.-Promotion play-off ::Polihgraftechnika...

2nd 2 34 21 4 9 48 21 67 1/16 finals Promoted
2002–03
Ukrainian Premier League 2002-03
-Final standings:-Top goal scorers:-European competitions:Champion's Cup Champion's Cup UEFA Cup UEFA Cup -External links:*...

1st 8 30 10 4 16 31 45 34 1/16 finals
2003–04
Ukrainian Premier League 2003-04
-Final standings:-Top goal scorers:-European competitions:Champion's Cup Champion's Cup UEFA Cup UEFA Cup -External links:*...

1st 5 30 11 12 7 38 33 45 1/2 finals
2004–05
Ukrainian Premier League 2004-05
The 2004–05 Ukrainian Premier League season was the fourteenth since its establishment.The season started on July 15, 2004 with all eight games of the first round. The last day of the competition was June 16, 2005. Shakhtar Donetsk has managed to win its second champion's title place ahead of the...

1st 6 30 12 6 12 29 29 42 1/16 finals
2005–06
Ukrainian Premier League 2005-06
The 2005–06 Ukrainian Premier League season was the fifteenth since its establishment.The season started on July 12, 2005 with six games of the first round. The last day of the competition was May 10, 2006. However, because the top two teams have finished with equal amount of points, it was decided...

1st 3 30 13 6 11 36 31 45 1/16 finals
2006–07
Ukrainian Premier League 2006-07
The 2006-07 Ukrainian Premier League season is the sixteenth since its establishment. The official name of the competition was Soyuz-Viktan Ukrainian football championship. Soyuz-Viktan became the first title sponsor in the League's history....

1st 6 30 11 8 11 36 33 41 1/16 finals UC
UEFA Cup 2006-07
The 2006–07 UEFA Cup was the 36th UEFA Cup, Europe's second tier club football tournament. On 16 May 2007, at Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland, Sevilla won their second consecutive UEFA Cup, defeating Espanyol 3–1 on penalties after the match finished 2–2 after extra time...

1st round
2007–08
Ukrainian Premier League 2007-08
The 2007–08 Ukrainian Premier League season is the seventeenth since its establishment. This season competition was sponsored by Biola which became the title sponsor of the League for the season. It began on July 17, 2007, and ended on May 18, 2008...

1st 7 30 11 5 14 27 33 38 1/2 finals IC
UEFA Intertoto Cup 2007
The UEFA Intertoto Cup 2007 was the 19th and penultimate edition of the competition and took 50 entries. Three rounds were held, and 11 teams qualified for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Cup. The draw took place at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland on 23 April 2007...

3rd round
2008–09
Ukrainian Premier League 2008-09
The 2008–09 Ukrainian Premier League season was the eighteenth since its establishment. Shakhtar Donetsk were the defending champions, having won their fourth league title. The season began on 16 July 2008 with a scoreless draw between Tavriya and Dnipro. The last round of matches were played on 26...

1st 10 30 12 2 16 34 42 32 1/16 finals (−6) disciplinary
2009–10 1st 15 30 5 9 16 21 44 24 1/16 finals Relegated
2010–11 2nd 2 34 18 11 5 53 26 65 1/16 finals Promoted
2011–12 1st 1/4 finals

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