Illichivets-2 Mariupol is a defunct
Ukrainian football
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team. It was the reserve team of the
Ukrainian First League
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club
FC Illichivets Mariupol. The club competed in the
Druha Liha football competition of
Ukraine
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.
History
When the
Ukrainian Premier League
The Ukrainian Premier League ( ) or UPL is a professional association football league in Ukraine and the highest level of the Ukrainian football league system.
Originally known as the Vyshcha Liha ( , ) it was formed in 1991 during the 1992 in ...
created the
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there was an incentive for clubs to field their reserve clubs in the competition. Illichivets Mariupol still remain to field Illichivets-2 as their third team (juniors). However, after the complete of the
2011-12 Ukrainian Second League the club removed junior team and enter the newly formed
Ukrainian Premier League Under-19 competition.
The senior club was relegated from the Premier League in 2015 but still remain committed to the juniors school system. The club entered the team back into the
Ukrainian Second League
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for the
2015–16 Ukrainian Second League season.
Honours and distinctions
*
Ukrainian Premier League Reserves The Ukrainian Premier League youth competitions is a complex of youth competitions within the Ukrainian Premier League and is part of youth competitions in Ukraine. The events include championship among two age categories under 19 and under 21 years ...
** Winners:
2013–14
League and cup history
:
Notes and references
See also
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FC Mariupol
Football Club Mariupol ( ) was a Ukrainian professional Association football, football club based in Mariupol, that competed in the Ukrainian Premier League. The club ceased to exist as a result of the Siege of Mariupol, during the 2022 Russian ...
External links
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Official Illichivets-2 Team list
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Defunct football clubs in Donetsk Oblast
Reserve team football in Ukraine
Football clubs in Mariupol
FC Mariupol
Association football clubs established in 1996
1996 establishments in Ukraine
2017 disestablishments in Ukraine
Association football clubs disestablished in 2017