FC Druzhba Berdiansk () was a football club from

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History

Before 1990s, Berdiansk was represented by FC Torpedo Berdiansk which disappeared following 1991. FC Druzhba Osypenko was created in 1990 at the Druzhba collective farm (

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) in a village of Osypenko, Berdiansk Raion. In 1991 it was a runner-up in the Zaporizhia Oblast Football Championship. In 1992 and 1992–93, it participated in the Ukrainian professional competitions of lower leagues. In 1993, the club moved to

. After 1993, Druzhba withdrew from competitions and was dissolved. In 2006, another club was created by the Illich Steel and Iron Works out of

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, Illich-Agro and was called as FC Illich-Osypenko. In 2007, 2008 and 2009, the team became champions of the Zaporizhia Oblast Football Championship.

References

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Past Matches
Druzhba Druzhba Association football clubs established in 1990 Association football clubs disestablished in 1993 1990 establishments in Ukraine 1993 disestablishments in Ukraine