Akademiya Futbolu SC Kyiv ( uk, Академія футболу СК «Київ») is a
Ukrainian
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professional football
In professional sports, as opposed to amateur sports, participants receive payment for their performance. Professionalism in sport has come to the fore through a combination of developments. Mass media and increased leisure have brought larg ...
club from
Kyiv
Kyiv, also spelled Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It is in north-central Ukraine along the Dnieper, Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2021, its population was 2,962,180, making Kyiv the List of European cities by populat ...
. The club is based at the Kyiv's elite
Pechersk neighborhood based at the former Kyiv Arsenal factory stadium.
History
The club's first team was created in 2020 based on DYuSSh Chаmpion Kyiv (sports school) and since 2017 was named as Chаmpion of Kyiv playing in competitions among under-19 teams (
U–19 Championship). The club debuted with its first team in the
2020–21 Ukrainian Football Amateur League
The 2020–21 Ukrainian championship in football season was the 25th since it replaced the competition of physical culture clubs.
On 11 August 2020, the AAFU published information about the upcoming season with a tentative composition. playing its home games in the Kyiv's suburb of
Vyshneve
Vyshneve ( uk, Вишне́ве) is a city south of Kyiv in Ukraine. It is in Bucha Raion of Kyiv Oblast. Vyshneve hosts the administration of Vyshneve urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. It has a population of
History
In 1886, a r ...
.
The club plans to finish its sports complex in August 2021 that should accommodate athletes of six various types of sports. The new sports complex will accommodate up to 1,500 stadium spectators. It also will accommodate athletes of association football, tennis, martial arts, chess, cybersports, and athletics.
Names
* 2018–2020 Champion Kyiv (youth competitions only)
* 2020–present AFSC Kyiv
Players
Current squad
Managers
*
Anatoliy Sidenko (2020 – 2021)
*
Vyacheslav Nivinskyi (2021 – present)
References
External links
Official website
Association football clubs established in 2020
2020 establishments in Ukraine
Football clubs in Kyiv
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