SK Odessa
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SK Odesa is a former Ukrainian
football
team. The team was located in Odessa
, Ukraine
.
. Since 1957 all of them changed names to SKVO (Sport Club of Military District), the club became SKVO Odessa. In 1960 it became SKA (Sport Club of the Army) for all Army clubs except the Moscow one, which became CSKA (the Central Sport Club of the Army). The Odessa sport club was primarily sponsored by the Odessa Military District
.
. After the fall of the Soviet Union
, SKA Odessa reformed due to lack of funding. The clubs football section reorganized as a separate club sponsored by the city of Odessa and was renamed simply 'SK Odessa' (without the Army part). The new club took part in the first Ukrainian Premier League
season in 1992, after being chosen to participate for being one of the top 9 (of 11) Ukrainian teams from the West Division of the Soviet Second League
in 1991. At the end of the first season
with the least points the team was subjected to relegation. Also by the end of the season it changed its name to SK Odessa, because the Odessa Military District
, the main sponsor, was disbanded. The club got rescued financially by the municipal government. It never again returned to the Premier League
and in 1997 it was relegated to the Druha Liha
. The club won the Druha Liha
championship convincingly in 1999, but folded because of a shortage of funds. The players were all bought by FC Chornomorets Odessa
and formed the club's second team FC Chornomorets-2 Odessa
.
Ukraine
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football
Football (soccer)
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team. The team was located 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,...
, Ukraine
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...
.
Brief history
The club was founded as a sport society of various disciplines in 1944. It began its legacy in the Soviet sport competitions under the name of ODO (Okruzhnoy Dom Offitserov), which meant Regional Officers' Club in Russian. There were many similar Army clubs in various cities across the whole USSR, with the central one being in MoscowMoscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
. Since 1957 all of them changed names to SKVO (Sport Club of Military District), the club became SKVO Odessa. In 1960 it became SKA (Sport Club of the Army) for all Army clubs except the Moscow one, which became CSKA (the Central Sport Club of the Army). The Odessa sport club was primarily sponsored by the Odessa Military District
Odessa Military District
The Odessa Military District was a military administrative division of the Imperial Russian military, the Soviet Armed Forces and the Ukrainian Armed Forces and was known under such name from around 1862 to 1998. It was reorganized as part of the Military of Ukraine and the Military of Moldova in...
.
Football Section
For two seasons (1965 and 1966) the football team participated in the Soviet Top LeagueSoviet 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...
. After the fall 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....
, SKA Odessa reformed due to lack of funding. The clubs football section reorganized as a separate club sponsored by the city of Odessa and was renamed simply 'SK Odessa' (without the Army part). The new club took part in the first 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...
season in 1992, after being chosen to participate for being one of the top 9 (of 11) Ukrainian teams from the West Division of the Soviet Second League
Soviet Second League
The Soviet Second League was the third highest division of Soviet football, below the Soviet First League. The division lasted from the inception of Soviet league football in 1936 to the dissolution of USSR in 1991.-Overview:...
in 1991. At the end of the first season
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...
with the least points the team was subjected to relegation. Also by the end of the season it changed its name to SK Odessa, because the Odessa Military District
Odessa Military District
The Odessa Military District was a military administrative division of the Imperial Russian military, the Soviet Armed Forces and the Ukrainian Armed Forces and was known under such name from around 1862 to 1998. It was reorganized as part of the Military of Ukraine and the Military of Moldova in...
, the main sponsor, was disbanded. The club got rescued financially by the municipal government. It never again returned to the 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...
and in 1997 it was relegated to the Druha Liha
Ukrainian Second League
The Ukrainian Second League is a professional football league in Ukraine which is part of the Professional Football League of Ukraine. The league is lower than the Ukrainian First League and the lowest level of professional football competitions in the country. Druha Liha is the third level of...
. The club won the Druha Liha
Ukrainian Second League
The Ukrainian Second League is a professional football league in Ukraine which is part of the Professional Football League of Ukraine. The league is lower than the Ukrainian First League and the lowest level of professional football competitions in the country. Druha Liha is the third level of...
championship convincingly in 1999, but folded because of a shortage of funds. The players were all bought by FC Chornomorets Odessa
FC Chornomorets Odessa
FC Chornomorets Odesa is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Odessa. The club's home ground is the 34,164 Chornomorets Stadium opened in 1935 and rebuilt in 2011. During the reconstruction , the team played in the 4,610 Spartak Stadium...
and formed the club's second team FC Chornomorets-2 Odessa
FC Chornomorets Odessa Reserves and Youth Team
Chornomorets Odesa Reserves are the reserve team of Chornomorets Odesa Football Club.- Reserve Squad :Squad is given according to the club's official website , as of March 24, 2011.- See also :*FC Chornomorets Odesa...
.
Honors
- Ukrainian Druha LihaUkrainian Second LeagueThe Ukrainian Second League is a professional football league in Ukraine which is part of the Professional Football League of Ukraine. The league is lower than the Ukrainian First League and the lowest level of professional football competitions in the country. Druha Liha is the third level of...
: 1
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- 1998/99 Champions Group B
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 "B" | 10 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 32 | 36 | 7 | 1/16 finals | Relegated | ||
| 1992-93 Ukrainian First League 1992-93 Ukrainian First League 1992–93 was the second season of the Ukrainian First League.The league was reorganized from the previous season into a single group of 22 teams of which the best one was Nyva Vinnytsia. The league was joined by six clubs relegated from the Ukrainian Premier League, while no... |
2nd | 12 | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 54 | 61 | 40 | 1/32 finals | |||
| 1993-94 Ukrainian First League 1993-94 Ukrainian First League 1993–94 was the third season of the Ukrainian First League which was won by Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk. The season started on August 15, 1993 and its final round was played on July 3, 1994... |
2nd | 13 | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 43 | 54 | 33 | 1/32 finals | |||
| 1994-95 Ukrainian First League 1994-95 Ukrainian First League 1994–95 was the fourth season of the Ukrainian First League which was won by Zirka-NIBAS Kirovohrad. The season started on August 6, 1994 and finished on July 2, 1995. In the last round the Kiev club was only a point away and was visiting Oleksandriya, while the leading Zirka... |
2nd | 12 | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 51 | 51 | 56 | 1/16 finals | |||
| 1995-96 Ukrainian First League 1995-96 Ukrainian First League 1995–96 was the fifth season of the Ukrainian First League which was easily won by Vorskla Poltava. The season started on August 4, 1995 and finished on July 1, 1996.-Teams:... |
2nd | 18 | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 35 | 63 | 44 | 1/32 finals | |||
| 1996-97 Ukrainian First League 1996-97 Ukrainian First League 1996–97 was the sixth season of the Ukrainian First League which was won by Metalurh Donetsk. The season started on August 4, 1996 and finished on June 20, 1997.-Teams:... |
2nd | 21 | 46 | 14 | 8 | 24 | 47 | 79 | 50 | 1/64 finals | Relegated | ||
| 1997-98 Ukrainian Second League 1997-98 -Group A:Relegation Play-offFC Tysmenytsia - FC Promin Sambor 3:0 1:1-Group B:-Group C:Legend:... |
3rd "B" | 3 | 32 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 48 | 29 | 61 | 1/32 finals | |||
| 1998-99 Ukrainian Second League 1998-99 The 1998–99 Ukrainian Second League is the eighth season of 3rd level professional football in Ukraine. The competitions are divided into three groups – A, B, and C.-Team Changes:... |
3rd "B" | 1 | 26 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 73 | 13 | 68 | 1/8 finals | Promoted | ||
| 1999-00 Ukrainian First League 1999-00 -Teams:In 1999-00 season, the Ukrainian First League consists of the following teams:-Standings:- Top scorers :Statistics are taken from here.*Pavlo Parshyn - 17*Oleh Venhlinskyi - 16... |
Refer to FC Chornomorets-2 Odessa FC Chornomorets Odessa Reserves and Youth Team Chornomorets Odesa Reserves are the reserve team of Chornomorets Odesa Football Club.- Reserve Squad :Squad is given according to the club's official website , as of March 24, 2011.- See also :*FC Chornomorets Odesa... |
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Notable players
- Ihor Belanov
- Serhiy ShevchenkoSerhiy Vasylovych ShevchenkoSerhiy Vasylyovych Shevchenko is a former Soviet striker and a Ukrainian coach.-See also:For the Ukrainian footballer, the champion of Ukraine, and the Kazakhstani coach see Sergei Yakovlevich Shevchenko .-References:*...
- Ilya Tsymbalar