FC Knyazha Shchaslyve was a
Ukrainian football
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team based in the village of
Shchaslyve (to the west of
Boryspil
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), in the
Kyiv Oblast
Kyiv Oblast (, ), also called Kyivshchyna (, ), is an Administrative divisions of Ukraine, oblast (province) in central and northern Ukraine. It surrounds, but does not include, the city of Kyiv, which is administered as a city with special sta ...
of
Ukraine
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, that competed in the professional leagues.
History
After the winter break before the resumption of competition in March 2009 the administration of FC Knyazha Schaslyve removed both the main club from the
Ukrainian First League
The Persha Liha ( ) or Ukrainian First League is a Ukrainian football league system, level of national football competitions (second tier) in Ukraine governed by the Professional Football League of Ukraine, Professional Football League at the disc ...
and its reserve team
FC Knyazha-2 Schaslyve from the
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 ...
.
[ Professional Football League 2009 Official Meetings Minutes #6](_blank)
; Retrieved 25 March 2009
The administration indicated that the club would not cease to exist but would restructure and function in some form, especially at the junior or youth levels.
It was founded in 2005. Knyazha won the Ukrainian Second League Group A championship in the 2007/08 season and were promoted to the Ukrainian First League. After the promotion of Knyazha to the Ukrainian First League, the club entered FC Knyazha-2 Schaslyve in the Ukrainian Second League which is to train up young players for the main team.
[Historic Premier of Knyazha-2]
nbsp;– Official website of Knyazha; Retrieved 9 July 2008
Sponsors
Kniazha,
Dobromyl
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,
Hyleys, and others.
Honors
*
Ukrainian Second League
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: 1
:: 2007/08 Champions Group A
League and cup history
FC Knyazha Shchaslyve
:
Reserves and the Academy
Knyazha-2
Knyazha-2 was the reserve or 2nd squad of the Ukrainian Football club
FC Knyazha Schaslyve.
After the winter break before the resumption of competition in March 2009 the administration of
FC Knyazha Schaslyve removed both the main club from
Persha Liha
The Persha Liha ( ) or Ukrainian First League is a Ukrainian football league system, level of national football competitions (second tier) in Ukraine governed by the Professional Football League of Ukraine, Professional Football League at the disc ...
and its reserve team ''Knyazha-2'' from the
Druha Liha.
[ Professional Football League 2009 Official Meetings Minutes #6 (Knyazha-2 withdraws)](_blank)
/ref>
''Knyazha-2'' entered the professional leagues for the first time in 2008 after the successes and improvement the senior team had in the previous season. The club decided to enter the club into the Druha Liha to give their players more exposure to higher quality competition. Knyazha-2 had been competing in the Kyiv Oblast
Kyiv Oblast (, ), also called Kyivshchyna (, ), is an Administrative divisions of Ukraine, oblast (province) in central and northern Ukraine. It surrounds, but does not include, the city of Kyiv, which is administered as a city with special sta ...
competition.
* Coaches: Borys Rudenko Borys is a given name and a surname, a spelling variant of "Boris" in some languages. Notable people with the name include:
Given name
* Borys Baranets (born 1986), professional Ukrainian football midfielder who plays for FC Lviv in the Ukrainian ...
(2008), Ivan Maruschak, Eduard Pavlov
:
Managers
* 2005–2006 Viktor Ishchenko
* 2006 Vitaliy Levchenko
* 2007 Oleh Fedorchuk
* 2007–2008 Stepan Matviyiv
* 2008 Vitaliy Levchenko
* 2008 Viktor Dohadailo
* 2008–2009 Vitaliy Levchenko
See also
* FC Lviv
FC Lviv () is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Lviv.
The history of the club is very controversial and was interrupted on numerous occasions. The first club under such name entered professional competitions back in 199 ...
References
External links
Official website
Defunct football clubs in Ukraine
Boryspil Raion
Football clubs in Kyiv Oblast
2005 establishments in Ukraine
2009 disestablishments in Ukraine
Association football clubs established in 2005
Association football clubs disestablished in 2009
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