FC Arsenal Kharkiv is a football club based in

Kharkiv Kharkiv ( uk, wikt:Харків, Ха́рків, ), also known as Kharkov (russian: Харькoв, ), is the second-largest List of cities in Ukraine, city and List of hromadas of Ukraine, municipality in Ukraine.Kharkiv Kharkiv ( uk, wikt:Харків, Ха́рків, ), also known as Kharkov (russian: Харькoв, ), is the second-largest List of cities in Ukraine, city and List of hromadas of Ukraine, municipality in Ukraine.FC Kharkiv FC Kharkiv ( ua, ФК "Харків") was a professional football club based in Kharkiv, Ukraine. After 2009–10 Ukrainian First League season the club was relegated to the Ukrainian Second League. However, they failed attestation when they su ...

''. FC Arsenal has a well established infrastructure with series of stadiums and sport schools. Arsenal Kharkiv withdrew from the

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after the 2008–09 season, while its youth teams continue to compete in national youth competitions.

Overview

The club was formed on 30 January 1998 at the Kharkiv Aviation Institute sports court. Its initial home stadium was "Spartak" and the first head coach – Valentyn Kryachko. The club's first game at professional level took place on 2 August 1999 in

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against the local

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, which Arsenal won 1:0. The club's first goal was scored by Viktor Hryhorov. In 2005 the club was reorganized after a successful season in the 2004–05 Ukrainian First League. After obtaining promotion to the

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, the club yielded the opportunity to a newly established club

FC Kharkiv FC Kharkiv ( ua, ФК "Харків") was a professional football club based in Kharkiv, Ukraine. After 2009–10 Ukrainian First League season the club was relegated to the Ukrainian Second League. However, they failed attestation when they su ...

which was led by the former coach of Arsenal

Hennadiy Lytovchenko Hennadiy Volodymyrovych Lytovchenko (also known as Gennadiy Vladimirovich Litovchenko, Russian-language variant; uk, Геннадій Володимирович Литовченко; russian: Геннадий Владимирович Лито ...

. Several Arsenal's leading footballers also joined the new club. In 2005 FC Arsenal Kharkiv started out again from the

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Stadiums

The club has a possession of two stadiums Arsenal-Spartak Stadium (former ''Spartak'') and Arsenal-Bavaria Stadium (former stadium of local rope factory). Also the club has a complex of four fields with a synthetic surface called '' Arsenal-OPEN''. ''Arsenal-Spartak'' has capacity of 1500 people, but it's planned to enlarge it to 8000 by 2010; ''Arsenal-Bavaria'' has a capacity to accommodate 2300 spectators. In July 2010 ''Arsenal-Bavaria'' was given away to

FC Helios Kharkiv FC Helios Kharkiv is a Ukrainian football club located in Kharkiv, Ukraine. From 2003 to 2018 the club competed at professional level. In 2018 it was expected to be succeeded by FC Kobra Kharkiv, but unsuccessfully. FC Helios dissolved its profes ...

and was renamed into ''Helios Arena''.

Coaches

Original club

* 1998–2001 Valentyn Kryachko * 2001–2002

Ivan Panchyshyn Ivan Panchyshyn ( uk, Іван Миколайович Панчишин; born 15 June 1961 in Kolodruby, Mykolaiv Raion, Lviv Oblast) is a former Ukrainian–Soviet professional football player and Ukrainian manager. Panchyshyn played over 300 lea ...

* 2002–2005 Ihor Rakhayev * 2005

After reorganization

* 2005 Ihor Rakhayev * 2005–2007

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* 2007

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* 2007–2008

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* 2008–2009

Vladyslav Kysel Vladyslav ( uk, Владисла́в, Vladysláv ) or Volodyslav ( uk, Володисла́в, Volodysláv {{IPA, /wɔlɔdɪˈslɑu̯/) is a Ukrainian given name for males. The female variant is the same with the addition of 'a' at the end. The ...

* 2009

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Notable players

* Anderson Ribeiro, first foreign footballer, first Brazilian footballer in

Kharkiv Kharkiv ( uk, wikt:Харків, Ха́рків, ), also known as Kharkov (russian: Харькoв, ), is the second-largest List of cities in Ukraine, city and List of hromadas of Ukraine, municipality in Ukraine.Serhiy Rybalka Serhiy Oleksandrovych Rybalka ( uk, Сергій Олександрович Рибалка, born 1 April 1990) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Oleksandriya. Club career Arsenal Kharkiv Born in Yamne, Su ...

, Ukrainian international player * Gegham Kadymyan, Armenian international player who started out in Arsenal * Oleksandr Kucher, Ukrainian international player, participant of the

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League and cup history

Arsenal Kharkiv (1999–2005)

Arsenal Kharkiv (2005–2009)

Notes

References

External links

*
Official site

Older website

Club's history, coaches and players
at the official website
Mad Rovers – Arsenal Kharkiv Fans
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