FC Oleksandriya
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| Full name | Футбольний клуб Олександрія Football Club Oleksandriya | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Mistiany (The Citizens), Sashka (The Alex) | ||
| Founded | 1990[1] | ||
| Ground | CSC Nika | ||
| Capacity | 7,000 | ||
| Owner | Serhiy Kuzmenko (honorary president)[2] UkrAhroKom (98.5%)[2] AhroVista (1.5%)[2] | ||
| General Director | Ivan Kuzmenko[2] | ||
| Manager | Ruslan Rotan | ||
| League | Ukrainian Premier League | ||
| 2023–24 | Ukrainian Premier League, 8th of 16 | ||
| Website | fco | ||
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Football Club Oleksandriya (Ukrainian: Футбольний клуб Олександрія), commonly known as Oleksandriya, is a Ukrainian professional football club based in the city of Oleksandriya, Kirovohrad Oblast. Founded in 1990, the club plays in the Ukrainian Premier League. The year 1948 on the club's crest appeared after its merger with UkrAhroKom in 2014 and depicts football heritage of the club rather than the club's foundation. In 2014 the club changed ownership when the original owner Mykola Lavrenko sold it to Serhiy Kuzmenko, the owner of UkrAhroKom. Debuting in the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League in July 2016, the club became the first one from Kirovohrad Oblast to qualify for the European competitions and second after Kryvbas in Central Ukraine (right-bank).
History
Names
- 1990–2003 Polihraftekhnika
- 2004–2014 PFC Oleksandriya
- 2014–present FC Oleksandriya (merger with UkrAhroKom)
Pre-existing club (Shakhtar Oleksandriya)
FC Shakhtar Oleksandriya was established in 1948 at the production association "Oleksandriyavuhillya". At first the club played at the amateur competitions of the Ukrainian SSR until 1962 when it was accepted to the Class B which was a professional competitions. It played in Class B until the tournament was disbanded in 1971. After that the club returned to the amateurs where it played from 1971 to 1985 and 1988 to 1990. After 1990 season the club folded. The club played its games at its own Shakhtar Stadium.
Polihraftekhnika / PFC Oleksandriya
The club was formed on 6 March 1990[1] as Polihraftekhnika Oleksandriya (Ukrainian: Поліграфтехніка Олександрія)[3] at the local printing equipment plant.[4][5] The same year the club won the regional football competitions of the Kirovohrad Oblast. At same time in 1990 another Oleksandriya club Shakhtar represented the Kirovohrad region at the republican amateur level. FC Shakhtar Oleksandriya was a club of the Oleksandriyavuhillya coal mine company. At first Polihraftekhinka was leasing the Shakhtar Stadium, while building its own stadium Olimp.[3] From 2001 to 2003, PFC Oleksandriya played in the Ukrainian Premier League under the name of Polihraftechnika Oleksandriya, which it had since 1991. After the 2003 season the club's administration citing fiscal problems left the Professional Football League and was idle for one season. In 2004 the president of Polihraftekhnika reestablished the club as PFC Oleksandriya, rejoined the Professional Football League and entered the Druha Liha.[6] At the same time the Oleksandriya city administration created own football club MFC Oleksandriya which also entered the Druha Liha, however, soon thereafter the city's club withdrew from professional competitions. Prior to the start of 2014–15 Ukrainian First League season PFC Oleksandriya going through some financial difficulties merged with UkrAhroKom Holovkivka who were also competing in the Ukrainian First League into one club and renaming themselves to FC Oleksandriya.[7] The merger saved the Oleksandriya's club from another bankruptcy. Since the 2014 merger under the new manager Serhiy Kuzmenko (former chairman of FC UkrAhroKom), the club now claims its heritage of the Soviet miner's team of Shakhtar Oleksandriya by adding year of Shakhtar's establishment onto its club shield. In the 2015–16 Ukrainian Premier League season, FC Oleksandriya finished 6th place, earning their best achievement in the Ukrainian top flight yet and qualifying for the third qualifying round of UEFA Europa League, where they will mark their debut in a European competition.
Stadium
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The club plays its games at the Sports Complex "Nika" that was built in place of the old Shakhtar Stadium. At the new stadium Oleksandriya plays since summer of 1998. Since 1992 Oleksandriya, at that time Polihraftekhnika, was forced to play at another city stadium "Olimp" which is located on western outskirts of the city.[8] FC Shakhtar Oleksandriya denied its city rival to play at its home stadium "Shakhtar" which was located in the center of the city. After Shakhtar Oleksandriya became defunct, its stadium was demolished and on its place was built sports complex "Nika" which was hand over to Polihraftekhnika in 1998.
Kirovohrad Oblast rivalry
A regional rivalry exists with FC Zirka Kropyvnytskyi.
Team names
PFC Oleksandria
| Year | Name |
| 1991–2003 | Polihraftechnika |
| 2004–2014 | PFC Oleksandria |
| 2014–present | FC Oleksandria[7] |
Football kits and sponsors
| Years[9] | Football kit | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|
| 2001–2002 | Puma | – |
| 2002–2003 | Puma/Lotto | |
| 2011–2012 | Nike | ? |
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Former players
Coaches and administration
| Administration[12] | Coaching (senior team) [13] | Coaching (U-21 team) [14] |
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Chairmen
- 1989–2014: Mykola Lavrenko[15]
- 2014–present: Serhiy Kuzmenko
Honors
- Ukrainian First League
- Ukrainian Second League
- Winners (1): 2005–06
- Kirovohrad Oblast
- Winner (1): 1990[16]
League and cup history
Soviet Union
| Season | Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Domestic Cup | Soviet Cup | Notes | |
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| 1991 | 4th (KFK (Ukraine)) |
1 | 28 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 55 | 15 | 47 | Qualified for finals | |||
| 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | Promoted | |||||
Ukraine
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| Season | Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Domestic Cup | Europe | Notes | |
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| 1992 | 2nd (Persha Liha) |
3 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 1/16 finals | |||
| 1992–93 | 6 | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 69 | 39 | 48 | 1/16 finals | ||||
| 1993–94 | 3 | 38 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 62 | 22 | 55 | 1/16 finals | ||||
| 1994–95 | 8 | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 59 | 37 | 62 | 1/64 finals | ||||
| 1995–96 | 4 | 42 | 23 | 7 | 12 | 69 | 37 | 76 | 1/32 finals | ||||
| 1996–97 | 10 | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 55 | 50 | 65 | 1/8 finals | ||||
| 1997–98 | 16 | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 51 | 49 | 54 | 1/32 finals | ||||
| 1998–99 | 5 | 38 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 47 | 51 | 58 | 1/64 finals | ||||
| 1999–00 | 8 | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 34 | 34 | 49 | 1/16 finals | ||||
| 2000–01 | 3 | 34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 50 | 22 | 63 | 1/16 finals | Promoted | |||
| 2001–02 | 1st (Vyshcha Liha) |
13 | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 39 | 23 | 1/16 finals | [17] | ||
| 2002–03 | 13 | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 26 | 43 | 30 | 1/16 finals | club folded | |||
| 2003–04 | Under financial duress club is idle | ||||||||||||
| 2004–05 | 3rd (Druha Liha) |
3 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 19 | 45 | 1/32 finals | as PFC Oleksandriya | ||
| 2005–06 | 2 | 28 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 52 | 14 | 65 | 1/32 finals | Promoted | |||
| 2006–07 | 2nd (Persha Liha) |
12 | 36 | 19 | 4 | 13 | 37 | 27 | 61 | 1/32 finals | |||
| 2007–08 | 8 | 38 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 41 | 32 | 57 | 1/16 finals | ||||
| 2008–09 | 3 | 32 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 43 | 31 | 54 | 1/4 finals | ||||
| 2009–10 | 5 | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 58 | 34 | 63 | 1/16 finals | ||||
| 2010–11 | 1 | 34 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 55 | 25 | 69 | 1/8 finals | Promoted | |||
| 2011–12 | 1st (Vyshcha Liha) |
16 | 30 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 24 | 58 | 20 | 1/16 finals | Relegated | ||
| 2012–13 | 2nd (Persha Liha) |
3 | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 48 | 35 | 60 | 1/32 finals | Refused promotion | ||
| 2013–14 | 2 | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 47 | 28 | 52 | 1/16 finals | Refused promotion[18] | |||
| 2014–15 | 1 | 30 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 53 | 15 | 72 | 1/8 finals | Promoted | |||
| 2015–16 | 1st (Premier Liha) |
6 | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 29 | 38 | 1/2 finals | |||
| 2016–17[19] | 5 | 32 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 41 | 43 | 40 | 1/8 finals | EL | 3rd qual. round | ||
| 2017–18 | 7 | 32 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 32 | 27 | 45 | 1/8 finals | EL | Play-off round | ||
| 2018–19 | 3 | 32 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 39 | 34 | 49 | 1/16 finals | ||||
| 2019–20 | 5 | 32 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 49 | 47 | 49 | 1/4 finals | EL | Group stage | EL play-offs – 1/2 finals | |
| 2020–21 | 9 | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 33 | 37 | 29 | 1/2 finals | ||||
| 2021–22 was terminated | 6 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 16 | 26 | 1/8 finals (was terminated) |
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| 2022–23 | 6 | 30 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 42 | 39 | 44 | None | ||||
| 2023–24 | 8 | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 30 | 38 | 34 | 1/4 finals | ||||
| 2024–25 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 16 | 1/8 finals | ||||
European record
FC Oleksandriya played its first game of continental competition on 28 July 2016 in a home loss (0:3) to Hajduk Split. It qualified for the group stage of the competition for the first time in the 2019–20 season.
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate | |
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| 2016–17 | UEFA Europa League | 3Q | Croatia Hajduk Split | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–6 | File:Symbol delete vote.svg |
| 2017–18 | UEFA Europa League | 3Q | Romania Astra Giurgiu | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | File:Symbol keep vote.svg |
| PO | Belarus BATE Borisov | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | File:Symbol delete vote.svg | ||
| 2019–20 | UEFA Europa League | Group I | Germany Wolfsburg | 0–1 | 1–3 | 4th | File:Symbol delete vote.svg |
| Belgium Gent | 1–1 | 1–2 | |||||
| France Saint-Étienne | 2–2 | 1–1 |
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Managers
- Ukraine Oleksandr Ishchenko (Jan 1992 – June 1992)
- Ukraine Yuriy Koval (Aug 1992 – Sept 1994)
- Ukraine Anatoliy Buznik (Sept 1994 – June 1996)
- Ukraine Yuriy Koval (July 1996 – Sept 1997)
- Ukraine Serhiy Marusin (Sept 1997 – May 1998)
- Ukraine Hryhoriy Ishchenko (June 1998 – June 1998)
- Ukraine Anatoliy Radenko (July 1998 – Sept 1999)
- Ukraine Hryhoriy Ishchenko (Sept 1999 – Nov 1999)
- Ukraine Roman Pokora (Jan 2000 – June 2003)
- did not exist (July 2003 – June 2004)
- Ukraine Roman Pokora (July 2004 – June 2006)
- Ukraine Viktor Bohatyr (July 2006 – April 2008)
- Ukraine Yuriy Koval (June 2008 – Aug 2009)
- Ukraine Serhiy Kovalets (Aug 2009 – Jan 2010)
- Ukraine Volodymyr Sharan (Jan 2010 – Dec 2011)
- Ukraine Leonid Buriak (Jan 2012 – April 2012)
- Ukraine Andriy Kuptsov (April 2012 – May 2013)
- Ukraine Vitaliy Pervak (May 2013 – June 2013)
- Ukraine Volodymyr Sharan (June 2013 – May 2021)
- Ukraine Yuriy Hura (May 2021 – present)
Reserves and academy
The club fielded its reserve team for the first time in 1992-93 season as Polihraftekhnika-2 playing at amateur competitions.
Notes
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 FC Polihraftekhnika. First steps in a big football. Supporters Alexandria.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Кому официально принадлежат украинские клубы Archived 2 September 2023 at the Wayback Machine. ukrrudprom.com. 12 November 2021
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Yuriy Koval: I also was among the founders of Polihraftekhnika. Sport Review (Supporters Alexandria). 6 January 2001
- ↑ "Oleksandriya" is getting ready to surprise Ukraine («Александрия» готовится удивить Украину)[permanent dead link]. Mykolaiv City Football Federation. 8 July 2011
- ↑ Presenting the opponent: PFC "Oleksandriya" (Представляем соперника: ПФК «Александрия») Archived 16 August 2017 at the Wayback Machine. MFC Mykolaiv. August 2012
- ↑ 2004-05 Second League
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 PFC Oleksandriya merged with UkrAhroKom Holovkivka (25 June 2014)
Буковина отримала атестат на право участі в Першій лізі, рішення по Ниві приймуть 4 липня [Bukovina received a attestation for participation in the First League, the decision to accept the Nyva is on July 4]. Football Federation of Ukraine (in українська). ua-football.com. 25 June 2014. Archived from the original on 24 January 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2014. - ↑ Olimp Stadium in Oleksandriya. footballfacts.
- ↑ Jerseys of Ukrainian clubs Archived 25 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Гравці". Archived from the original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
- ↑ "Olexandria". Archived from the original on 21 September 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
- ↑ "ФК "Олександрія" | Офіційний сайт — Керівництво". fco.com.ua. Archived from the original on 16 August 2014.
- ↑ "Тренери". Archived from the original on 20 December 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
- ↑ "Тренери". Archived from the original on 24 January 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
- ↑ Dossier on Mykola Lavrenko at Politrada
- ↑ Buha, B. On the wings of Ikar. Football Federation of Ukraine website. 30 September 2011
- ↑ Won playoff game 1–0 against Polissya Zhytomyr to remain in the Premier League
- ↑ PFC Oleksandriya were to be promoted after finishing second but the president of the club refused promotion citing instability in the country and business reasons with the cost of keeping a team in the Premier League.
Александрия откажется от выхода в УПЛ и объединится с УкрАгроКомом [Oleksandriya refuse entrance into UPL and will amalgamate with UkrAhrKom]. ua-football.com (in русский). 31 May 2014. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2014. - ↑ Competition was played in two phases. Official final league standings are cumulative from both phases. Oleksandiya competed in the Championship Group in Phase II.
"Ліга Парі-Матч Сезон 2016/17" [League Pari-Match 2016–17 Season]. Ukrainian Premier League. 31 May 2017. Archived from the original on 31 May 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
External links
- Official website (in Ukrainian)