FC Kharkiv () was a professional

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club based in

Kharkiv Kharkiv, also known as Kharkov, is the second-largest List of cities in Ukraine, city in Ukraine.

, Ukraine. After

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season the club was relegated to the

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. However, they failed attestation when they submitted falsified documents to the Attestation Committee of the

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and their professional license was withdrawn.Club failed attestation for the 2010–11 season and license was withdrawn.

History

The current club was renamed in 2005, when it was promoted to the Vyscha Liha for the first time. Originally the club entered the Ukrainian Professional League in the

Druha Liha 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 ...

Group C in the 1999–2000 season as

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. Arsenal Kharkiv was promoted to the

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after finishing 2nd in the

Group C in 2001/02 season. After a 2nd-place finish in the 2004–05

, Arsenal Kharkiv was promoted to the Vyshcha Liha for the first time and prior to the season the club was bought by new management and they renamed the team to FC Kharkiv. The newly established club presented three teams in the Ukrainian competitions, the senior squad competed in the Top League, the second team (FC Kharkiv-2) competed in the Second League, while another reserve squad (FC Kharkiv-d) competed in the special Reserve competitions. In the 2006–07 season the senior team finished 12th, while the team's forward

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became the top goalscorer of the season with 13 goals. The club's home ground Dynamo Stadium was under repair for some of the 2008–09 season forcing them to move to

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and play in the

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. The club struggled in the Premier League that season and eventually relegated to the Persha Liha. On 13 July 2010 the club was officially excluded from among the professional clubs of Ukraine.FC Kharkiv excluded out of PFL of Ukraine

Football kits and sponsors

Famous players

* Yevgen Cheberyachko *

Oleksandr Hladkyi Oleksandr Mykolayovych Hladkyi (, born 24 August 1987) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a forward for an amateur side Avanhard Lozova. He has also appeared for the Ukraine national team. His last name is variously translit ...

* Rustam Khudzhamov * Oleksandr Maksymov * Oleksandr Yatsenko * Andriy Smalko *

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Head coaches

League and Cup history

FC Kharkiv

Kharkiv-2

References

External links

Official site
(archived)
Ukrainian Soccer Team Kharkiv
(archived)
Ukraine Soccer
(archived) {{Ukrainian Premier League Seasons

Kharkiv Kharkiv, also known as Kharkov, is the second-largest List of cities in Ukraine, city in Ukraine.

Association football clubs established in 2005 2005 establishments in Ukraine

Kharkiv Kharkiv, also known as Kharkov, is the second-largest List of cities in Ukraine, city in Ukraine.

Association football clubs disestablished in 2010 2010 disestablishments in Ukraine

History

Football kits and sponsors

Famous players

Head coaches

League and Cup history

FC Kharkiv

Kharkiv-2

See also

References

External links