FC Hirnyk Rovenky () was a Ukrainian football club from

Rovenky Rovenky (; ) is a coal mining city in Rovenky Raion, Luhansk Oblast (region), Ukraine. Residence of Rovenky urban hromada. Prior to 2020, it was incorporated as a city of oblast significance. Population: Including the surrounding villages, t ...

Luhansk Oblast Luhansk Oblast (; ), also referred to as Luhanshchyna (), is the easternmost Administrative divisions of Ukraine, oblast (province) of Ukraine. Its administrative center is the city of Luhansk. The oblast was established in 1938 and bore the n ...

. The club was formerly known as FC Avanhard Rovenky.

History

Main club

Some trace its history back to 1924 when there was created the first football club in the city as the 1. "Krasny Gornyak". However, Avanhard is better known since 1946 when the team started to compete under the flag of Voluntary Sports Society (VSS) Shakhter. In 1957 Several such societies in Ukraine were merged as the VSS Avanhard. In Soviet Union Avanhard Rovenky mostly competed in regional competitions or competitions among the society's members. In 1968 the club was included in competitions of masters category which is today referred to professionals. The club once again appeared in the Ukrainian professional competitions after the fall of Soviet Union where it competed for some 10 years. At the end of 2003 Avahard Rovenky went through some financial difficulties and merged with another amateur club FC Inter Luhansk into FC Avanhard-Inter Luhansk, but soon it merged again with FC Molnia Sieverodonetsk. Since then FC Avanhard-Inter Luhansk was playing in

Sieverodonetsk Sievierodonetsk or Severodonetsk, officially since 2024 Siverskodonetsk, is a city in Luhansk Oblast, eastern Ukraine. It is located to the northeast of the left bank of the Donets river and approximately to the northwest from the administrativ ...

, while most of its squad were players of Molnia. After the 2003–2004 season, Molnia recovered its name replacing FC Avanhard-Inter Luhansk in the league.

Shakhtar Rovenky

On 2 March 1995 at the Frunze Mine of Rovenky-Antratsyt was organized another team Shakhtar Rovenky that in 1995 became a champion of the

Championship and participated in national amateur competitions. Out of Luhansk on the post of head coach was invited Yevhen Kotylevskyi who previously worked at the Luhansk School of Olympic Reserve (UOR Luhansk). Most of players were from Luhansk except for couple of local footballers. The team did not exist long and after playing 10 games in the 1996 Luhansk Oblast Championship withdrew from all competitions and was dissolved.
The 1996 Luhansk Oblast Championship (Чемпионат Луганской области 1996 года)
'. Luhansk Our Football portal.

Honours

Ukrainian Second League The Ukrainian Second League (, ''Druha Liha'') is a professional football league in Ukraine which is part of the Professional Football League of Ukraine, a collective member of the Ukrainian Association of Football. As the third tier it was establ ...

** Winners: 1996–97 (group) * Football Championship of Ukrainian SSR/Ukraine among KFK/amateurs ** Winners (2):

1967 Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Canadian Confederation, Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 6 – Vietnam War: United States Marine Corps and Army of ...

, 1993–94 (group) ** Runners-up: 1992–93 * Donbas Football Championship (Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts) ** Runners-up: 2013 * Luhansk Oblast Football Championship ** Winners (6): 1964, 1966, 1967, 1983, 1989, 2012 ** Runners-up (3): 1949, 1980, 1992

League and cup history

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hirnyk Rovenky, FC Sport in Rovenky Football clubs in Luhansk Oblast Defunct football clubs in Ukraine Association football clubs established in 1946 Association football clubs disestablished in 2014 1946 establishments in Ukraine 2014 disestablishments in Ukraine Mining association football teams in Ukraine