FC Sokil Zolochiv is a
Ukrainian football
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club from
Zolochiv, Lviv Oblast
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that currently competes at the Amateur level. The club entered the
Ukrainian Amateur Championships in 2008. Also they compete in the
Lvivska Oblast
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History Name
The region is named after the city of Lviv which was founded by Daniel ...
competition.
History
In their history the club also played in the professional leagues. After performing well in the amateur competitions Sokil Zolochiv entered the Ukrainian Second League in 2000.
They finish 2nd in their initial season as well as in the
2001–2002 season and were promoted into the
Ukrainian First League
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.
During the 2002–03 season they performed one of the biggest upsets in modern Ukrainian Football when they eliminated
Ukrainian Premier League
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side
FC Metalurh Zaporizhzhia
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in the 2002–03 Ukrainian Cup 1/16 finals. Later in the season the club removed themselves from the Persha Liha competition and returned to the regional
Lviv Oblast
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The region is named ...
competition.
Honors
*
Ukrainian Druha Liha
**Runners-up (2): 2000–01 (Group A), 2001–02 (Group A)
League and cup history
:
Head coaches
* 2000–01
Ihor Levytskyi
* 2001
Vyacheslav Mavrov
* 2001–02
Bohdan Suryak
* 2002
Andriy Chikh
* 2002
Bohdan Suryak
* 2003
Valentyn Khodukin
* 2008
Mykhailo Zavalnyuk
References
External links
Sokil Zolochivat footballfacts.ru
Amateur football clubs in Ukraine
Football clubs in Lviv Oblast
Association football clubs established in 1976
1976 establishments in Ukraine
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