FC Fakel Varva is an amateur

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team based in Varva,

Chernihiv Oblast Chernihiv Oblast ( uk, Черні́гівська о́бласть, translit=Chernihivska oblast; also referred to as Chernihivshchyna, uk, Черні́гівщина, translit=Chernihivshchyna) is an oblast (province) of northern Ukraine. T ...

. The club competes in the Chernihiv oblast competition as ''Druzhba-Nova Varva''. The club was sponsored by the Hnidytsi Gas Refining Factory located in a village of Hnidytsi,

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. The factory is part of the

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state corporation.

History

The club was formed in 1963 as Fakel Varva. The team spent a short stint in the Ukrainian Second Division. After several successful seasons, the team's administration decided to withdraw from the professional league and return to the Chernihiv oblast competitions. The club is also well known as a competitive amateur club. The club has won the Amateur Cup and the Championship the next season. The club plays its home games in the Yunist Stadium in Varva.

Name

*1963–1969 – Fakel Varva *1970–1993 – Naftovyk Varva *1994–1996 – Fakel Varva *1997–2000 – Fakel-NFZ Varva *2001–2004 – Fakel Varva *2005 onwards – Druzhba-Nova Varva

Honours

Ukrainian Amateur Football Championship Ukrainian Amateur Football Championship ( uk, Чемпіонат України з футболу серед аматорів) is an annual association football competition in Ukraine among amateur teams. The competition is administered by the Uk ...

* Winners (2): 1995–96,

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Ukrainian Amateur Cup The Ukrainian Amateur Cup ( uk, Кубок України з футболу серед аматорських команд) or AAFU Cup ( uk, Кубок ААФУ) is a national cup competition in Ukraine for amateur clubs. The nationwide competitio ...

* Winners (1): 1998–99 Chernihiv Oblast Football Championship * Winners (5): 1994, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2002 Chernihiv Oblast Football Cup * Winners (1): 1995

League and cup history

Notable players

Oleh Volotyok Oleh Viktorovych Volotyok ( ua, Олег Вікторович Волотьок; russian: Олег Викторович Волотёк; born 15 August 1967) is a former Ukrainian professional footballer. Club career He made his professional de ...

* Yuriy Hetman

References