FC Lviv () was a Ukrainian

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club from the city of

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. It was initially founded in 1992.

History

The idea about a new city's club was initiated by a Ukrainian coach Mykhailo Vilkhovyi. The club was established in 1992 as an amateur team that won the

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Cup and the oblast second tier competitions. In 1993 the club entered the Ukrainian Transitional League and in two seasons progressed two tiers reaching the

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where it stayed until 2001. It was one of three teams that were admitted to the

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and did not play in the previous

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. In 2001 the club was dissolved and merged with

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as its second team. This club held a record for being the only team from outside the

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that has progressed twice to the quarterfinals of the

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competition.

League and Cup history

Coaches

* 1993–1994 Mykhailo Vilkhovyi * 1994–1998 Stepan Yurchyshyn * 1999–2001 Volodymyr Zhuravchak

References

External links

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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 ...

. 14 February 2012 {{DEFAULTSORT:Lviv, FC, 1992 Football clubs in Lviv Defunct football clubs in Ukraine Association football clubs established in 1992 Association football clubs disestablished in 2001 1992 establishments in Ukraine 2001 disestablishments in Ukraine