FC 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...

 football club based 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,...

. The club plays in blue-white colors, and is currently in the Persha Liha. The club originally was called Dnister and played in Ovidiopol

Ovidiopol

Ovidiopol is a coastal town in Odessa Oblast, Ukraine. It is located at around .The town was named after Ovid, the Roman poet, based on the claim of Dimitrie Cantemir in his Descriptio Moldaviae that a local lake near Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi was named in Romanian Lacul Ovidului Ovidiopol is a...

 but after the 2010–11 season the club moved to Odessa.

History

The first football team in Ovidiopol was established in 1947. There was an amateur team, called "Dzerzhinets", which played in the local competitions of Odessa region and Ukraine. Amateur Ovidiopol team became Odessa region champions in 1980. Professional football club was created in 1992 based on the amateur team – shortly after Soviet Union breakup in 1991. The team played in the amateur Ukrainian championship in 1998 and won it in 1999. Since 2001 Dnister has played in the professional leagues of Ukrainian football.
During the 2010–11 season Dniester started playing their home games in Odessa due to the unsafe state of their stadium (Viktor Dukov) in Ovidiopol. With the inability to secure finances to repair the stadium the club opted to move their head office to Odessa after the season.

Current squad

The current squad according to the Official Website as of 18 September 2010.
For recent transfers, see List of Ukrainian football transfers summer 2009.

Dnister Ovidiopol

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
2001–02 Ukrainian Second League 2001-02 -Group A:-Group B:-Group C:Legend:...	3rd "B"	5	34	16	9	9	44	27	57	Did not enter
2002–03 Ukrainian Second League 2002-03 -Group A:-Group B:-Group C:Legend:...	3rd "B"	5	30	14	5	11	27	23	47	1/16 finals
2003–04 Ukrainian Second League 2003-04 -Group A:-Group B:-Group C:Legend:...	3rd "B"	4	30	16	7	7	38	23	55	1/32 finals
2004–05 Ukrainian Second League 2004-05 -Group A:-Group B:-Group C:Legend:...	3rd "B"	10	26	9	4	13	33	37	33	1/32 finals
2005–06 Ukrainian Second League 2005-06 The 2005–2006 Ukrainian Second League is the fourteenth season of 3rd level professional football in Ukraine. The competitions are divided into three regional groups – A, B, C...	3rd "B"	8	28	10	8	10	28	27	38	1/32 finals
2006–07 Ukrainian Second League 2006-07 The 2007–2008 Ukrainian Second League was the fifteenth season of 3rd level professional football in Ukraine. The competitions were divided into two groups – A and B...	3rd "A"	1	28	18	8	2	44	12	62	1/32 finals			Promoted
2007–08 Ukrainian First League 2007-08 -Teams:In 2007-08 season, the Ukrainian First League consists of the following teams:-Final standings:*Notes-Promoted teams:These four teams were promoted from Druha Liha at the start of the season:-Group A:...	2nd	12	38	12	13	13	33	39	49	1/8 finals
2008–09 Ukrainian First League 2008-09 The 2008–09 Ukrainian First League is the eighteenth since its establishment. The Professional Football League decreased the number of teams in the league. This season, there are 18 teams instead of 20 teams competing. Two of the teams were relegated from the Ukrainian Premier League 2007-08 and...	2nd	9	32	11	10	11	39	40	43	1/16 finals
2009–10	2nd	11	34	12	8	14	44	47	44	1/16 finals
2010–11 2010–11 Ukrainian First League The 2010–11 Ukrainian First League was the 20th since its establishment. Eighteen teams competed in the competition. Two teams were promoted from the Ukrainian Second League 2009–10 and a third team replaced a team that withdrew from the competition....	2nd	13	34	10	12	12	39	42	42	1/32 finals

FC Odesa

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
2011–12 2011–12 Ukrainian First League The 2011–12 Ukrainian First League is the 21st since its establishment. Eighteen teams compete in the competition. Two teams were promoted from the 2010–11 Ukrainian Second League.Two teams were relegated from the 2010–11 Ukrainian Premier League...	2nd									1/32 finals

External links

Official website