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Andriy Hitchenko
Andriy Ihorovych Hitchenko ( uk, Андрій Ігорович Гітченко; born 2 October 1984) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Polissya Zhytomyr in the Ukrainian First League. Clubs Desna Chernihiv In 2018 he moved to Desna Chernihiv. There, he helped his club qualify for the quarterfinals of the 2019–20 Ukrainian Cup. On 12 July 2020 he scored against Shakhtar Donetsk, helping the club qualify for the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League for the first time in club history. On 24 September, Hitchenko was included in the team against VfL Wolfsburg for the Europa League third qualifying round after extending his contract by a year. On 26 February 2021 he scored his first Ukrainian Premier League goal in a 3–0 victory over Inhulets Petrove. Polissya Zhytomyr After his contract with Desna expired, he moved to Polissya Zhytomyr in Ukrainian First League on 1 July 2021. On 7 August, he scored his first goal for his new club against K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ukrainian SSR
The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic ( uk, Украї́нська Радя́нська Соціалісти́чна Респу́бліка, ; russian: Украи́нская Сове́тская Социалисти́ческая Респу́блика, group=note), abbreviated as the Ukrainian SSR, UkrSSR, or UkSSR, and also known as Soviet Ukraine, was one of the constituent republics of the Soviet Union from 1922 until 1991. In the anthem of the Ukrainian SSR, it was referred to simply as ''Ukraine''. Under the Soviet one-party model, the Ukrainian SSR was governed by the Communist Party of the Soviet Union through its republican branch: the Communist Party of Ukraine. The first iterations of the Ukrainian SSR were established during the Russian Revolution, particularly after the Bolshevik Revolution. The outbreak of the Ukrainian–Soviet War in the former Russian Empire saw the Bolsheviks defeat the independent Ukrainian People's Republic, after which they fou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
VfL Wolfsburg
Verein für Leibesübungen Wolfsburg e. V., commonly known as VfL Wolfsburg () or Wolfsburg, is a German professional sports club based in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony. The club grew out of a multi-sports club for Volkswagen workers in the city of Wolfsburg. It is best known for its football department, but other departments include badminton, handball and athletics. The men's professional football team play in the Bundesliga, the top tier of the German football league system. Wolfsburg have won the Bundesliga once in their history, in the 2008–09 season, the DFB-Pokal in 2015 and the DFL-Supercup in 2015. Professional football is run by the spin-off organization ''VfL Wolfsburg-Fußball GmbH'', a wholly owned subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group. Since 2002, Wolfsburg's stadium is the Volkswagen Arena. History A new team in a new city The city of Wolfsburg was founded in 1938 as Stadt des KdF-Wagen to house autoworkers building the car that would later become famous as the Volks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012–13 UEFA Europa League
The 2012–13 UEFA Europa League was the 42nd season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 4th season since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup to the UEFA Europa League. The final was played at the Amsterdam Arena in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It was contested on 15 May 2013 between Portuguese club Benfica and English club Chelsea, who entered the competition at the Round of 32 after they finished in third place in the group stage of the 2012–13 Champions League. Chelsea won the final 2–1 for their first Europa League title, making them the fourth club – after Juventus, Ajax and Bayern Munich – and the first English club to have won all three major European trophies (UEFA Champions League, Europa League, and the Cup Winners' Cup). For the 2012–13 edition, the following changes were made from the 2011–12 edition: *The cup winners of the six top-ranked associations had direct access to the UEFA Europa League group stage. This allocation o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012–13 Ukrainian Premier League
The 2012–13 Ukrainian Premier League season was the 22nd since its establishment in 1991 and fifth since its reorganisation. A total of sixteen teams participated in the league, the best 14 sides of the 2011–12 season and two promoted clubs from the 2011–12 Ukrainian First League. The season commenced on July 13, 2012 when Karpaty Lviv visited Lutsk and played a 1–1 draw against Volyn Lutsk. The competition had a winter break that began on 2 December and resumed on 1 March 2013 when Volyn Lutsk visited Donetsk and played against Shakhtar Donetsk. The ending date of the competition was 26 May 2013. Henrikh Mkhitaryan from Shakhtar Donetsk set a new Ukraine Premier League record for number of goals scored in one season. It is the second season in the league when no clubs were relegated. Teams Promoted * FC Hoverla-Zakarpattya Uzhhorod, champion of the 2011–12 Ukrainian First League – ''(returning after absence of 2 seasons)'' *FC Metalurh Zaporizhya, runner-up of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011–12 Ukrainian Premier League
The 2011–12 Ukrainian Premier League season was the 21st since its establishment and fourth since its reorganisation. The season began on 8 July 2011 when newly promoted PFC Oleksandria visited FC Vorskla Poltava. FC Shakhtar Donetsk were the defending champions, having won their 6th league title in the 2010–11 season and they successfully defended their title by winning the championship in the last round of the competition. A total of sixteen teams participated in the league, the best fourteen sides of the 2010–11 season and two promoted clubs from the 2010–11 Ukrainian First League. The competition had a winter break which began on 11 December 2011 and the season resumed on 3 March 2012. The season concluded on 10 May 2012. Teams Promoted *PFC Oleksandria, champion of the 2010–11 Ukrainian First League – ''(returning after absence of 8 seasons)'' *FC Chornomorets Odesa, runner-up of the 2010–11 Ukrainian First League – ''(returning after absence of a season)'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009–10 Ukrainian First League
The 2009–10 Ukrainian First League was the nineteenth since its establishment. There were 18 teams competing. Two teams were relegated from the 2008–09 Ukrainian Premier League. Three teams were promoted from the 2008–09 Ukrainian Second League. Due to the 2009 flu pandemic which affected Ukraine in late October the PFL decide to break for winter earlier than they originally scheduled. The second half of the season began March 11, 2010. Teams Promoted teams These three teams were promoted from Druha Liha at the start of the season: ;Group A *Nyva Ternopil – Druha Liha champion ''(Returning after seven seasons)'' * Arsenal Bila Tserkva - Playoff Winner ''(Debut)'' ;Group B *Zirka Kirovohrad – Druha Liha champion ''(Returning after six seasons)'' Relegated teams Two teams were relegated from the Ukrainian Premier League 2008–09 season * FC Lviv – 15th place ''(Returning after a season)'' * FC Kharkiv – 16th place ''(Previously as FC Arsenal Kharkiv)'' Map Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008–09 Ukrainian First League
The 2008–09 Ukrainian First League is the eighteenth since its establishment. The Professional Football League (PFL) decreased the number of teams in the league. This season, there are 18 teams instead of 20 teams competing. Two of the teams were relegated from the 2007–08 Ukrainian Premier League and two were promoted from the 2007–08 Ukrainian Second League. To decrease the number of teams in the competition 4 teams were relegated from the 2007–08 Ukrainian First League season. Teams Promoted teams Both of the following two teams were promoted from Druha Liha and debuting in the Ukrainian First League: ;Group A * Knyazha Schaslyve – Druha Liha champion ''(debut)'' ;Group B * Komunalnyk Luhansk – Druha Liha champion ''(debut)'' Relegated teams Two teams were relegated from the Ukrainian Premier League 2007–08 season after finishing on the bottom of the competition: * Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka – 15th place ''(Returning after a seasons)'' * Zakarpattia Uzhh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007–08 Ukrainian First League
The 2007–08 Ukrainian First League is the seventeenth since its establishment. There were 20 teams competing. Two teams were relegated from the Ukrainian Premier League 2006-07. Four teams were promoted from the Ukrainian Second League 2006-07. Promotion and relegation Promoted teams These four teams were promoted from Druha Liha at the start of the season: Group A * FC Dnister Ovidiopil : Druha Liha champion ''(Debut)'' * FC Prykarpattya Ivano-Frankivsk : Druha Liha runner-up ''(Debut)'' Group B * FC Sevastopol : Druha Liha champion ''(Debut)'' * FC Feniks-Illichovets Kalinine : Druha Liha runner-up ''(Debut)'' Relegated teams Two teams were relegated from the Ukrainian Premier League 2006–07 season after finishing on the bottom of the competition: * FC Illichivets Mariupol : 15th place ''(Returning after 10 seasons)'' * FC Stal Alchevsk : 16th place ''(Returning after two seasons)'' Renamed teams * On July 24, 2007 the team of "Fakel" changed its name to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006–07 Ukrainian First League
The 2006–07 Ukrainian First League is the sixteenth since its establishment. There were 20 teams competing. Two teams were relegated from the Ukrainian Premier League 2005-06. Four teams were promoted from the 2005–06 Ukrainian Second League. Promotion and relegation Promoted teams These four teams were promoted from Druha Liha at the start of the season: Group A * FC Desna Chernihiv : Druha Liha champion ''(Returning after seven seasons)'' Group B * MFK Mykolaiv : Druha Liha champion ''(Returning after a seasons)'' * PFC Olexandria : Druha Liha runner-up ''(Returning after five seasons)'' Group C * FC Dnipro Cherkasy : Druha Liha champion ''(Returning after five seasons)'' Relegated teams Two teams were relegated from the Ukrainian Premier League 2005–06 season after finishing on the bottom of the competition: * FC Volyn Lutsk : 15th place ''(Returning after four seasons)'' * FC Zakarpattia Uzhhorod : 16th place ''(Returning after two seasons)'' Rename ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005–06 Vyshcha Liha
The 2005–06 Vyshcha Liha season was the fifteenth since its establishment. Summary The season started on July 12, 2005 with six games of the first round. The last day of the competition was May 10, 2006. However, because the top two teams have finished with an equal number of points, it was decided to conduct a decisive game between them, which was named as the Golden Match. The game took place soon upon the conclusion of the regular season on May 14. The winner of the championship final became Shakhtar Donetsk that managed to defeat Dynamo Kyiv 2–1 and for the first time winning its second consecutive title and third over all. The top scorers competition was also tied between two foreigners Brandão from Brazil and Emmanuel Okoduwa from Nigeria. Both players won their individual award scoring 15 goals. Both Shakhtar and Dynamo lost only once Shakhtar at home to Dynamo, while Dynamo lost its only game at home to Dnipro. Both Shakhtar and Dynamo also finished 30 points away ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004–05 Vyshcha Liha
The 2004–05 Vyshcha Liha season was the fourteenth since its establishment. The season started on July 15, 2004, with all eight games of the first round. The last day of the competition was June 16, 2005. Shakhtar Donetsk won its second champion's title place ahead of the reigning champions Dynamo that held for the last couple of seasons. The ''Miners'' only lost two of their games, one at home to Metalist Kharkiv that had just returned to the top league and another one in Simferopol to Tavriya. Shakhtar also won both of their match-ups with Dynamo Kyiv. The top scorers competition was won by Oleksandr Kosyrin from Chornomorets Odesa who had 14 precise shots on goal. Illichivets Mariupol was close to qualify for the European competition once again; however, it was not able to convert on the poor playing form of the leading Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk that had a bad stretch at the "finish line". Both clubs from the Kyiv region, FC Obolon Kyiv and FC Borysfen Boryspil, that performe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003–04 Vyshcha Liha
The 2003–04 Vyshcha Liha season was the 13th since its establishment. The season began on 12 July 2003 with seven games of the first season round. FC Dynamo Kyiv were the defending champions, having won their 11th league title in the 2002–03 season and they successfully defended their title by winning the championship in the last round of the competition. A total of sixteen teams participated in the league, the best fourteen sides of the 2002–03 season and two promoted clubs from the 2002–03 Ukrainian First League. The competition had a winter break which began on 11 November 2003 and the season resumed on 14 March 2004. The season concluded on 19 June 2004. Teams Promotions *Zirka Kirovohrad, the winners of the 2002–03 Ukrainian First League – ''(returning after absence of 3 seasons)'' * Borysfen Boryspil, the runners-up of the 2002–03 Ukrainian First League – ''(debut)'' Renamed * Vorskla Poltava changed its name to FC Vorskla-Naftohaz Poltava before the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
