FC Bastion Chornomorsk ( formerly FC Bastion Illichivsk) is a Ukrainian football team from

Chornomorsk Chornomorsk ( uk, Чорномо́рськ, ), formerly Illichivsk (, translit. ''Illichivs'k''), is a city in Odesa Raion, Odesa Oblast (province) of south-western Ukraine, dependent on the Port of Chornomorsk. The city is located around the ...

(formerly Illichivsk) in

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. They entered the professional leagues for the first time in 2008. After the

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season the club withdrew from

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and lost its professional status.

History

''Bastion'' entered the professional leagues for the first time in 2008. ''Bastion'' had been successful in the National Amateur League competitions (the ''Fourth Level'' of competition in Ukraine) including winning the Ukrainian Amateur Championship in 2007.Results of the Ukrainian 2007 Amateur Championship
The team was also successful in the regional

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competition, the honor of which passed to its second (junior) team to enter this competition due to the reason that Bastion were admitted to the Professional Second League (see the Ukrainian Wikipedia Bastion-2). The club was also represented by its second team at the

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as ''Odessa Oblast'' (Ukraine). The club did not qualify for the finals, placing second behind the host club representing

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in the qualification tournament.

League and cup history

Bastion-2 Illichivsk

References

{{Reflist Bastion Illchivsk Association football clubs established in 2005 2005 establishments in Ukraine Football clubs in Chornomorsk