Football Club Naftovyk Okhtyrka is a

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amateur football club based in

Okhtyrka Okhtyrka ( uk, Охти́рка, ) is a city located in the Sumy Oblast (province) of Ukraine. It is administratively incorporated as a city of oblast significance. The city has also served as the administrative center of the smaller Okhtyrka Ra ...

, Sumy Oblast, where it was founded in 1980. The name of the club means "oiler" in Ukrainian.

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company owned the club between 2004 and 2018. The club was dissolved in July 2018, but refounded again in 2020.

History

Naftovyk Okhtyrka was created as a team of the Oil and Gaz administration "Okhtyrkanaftogaz" (today part of

) in 1980. Naftovyk Okhtyrka took part in the first

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season in 1992, after being initially chosen to participate for being the Ukrainian SSR Champion in 1991 (Note: republican level championships were part of

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). Naftovyk Okhtyrka took 8th place in its group that

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and was demoted to the

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as a result. Since 2004 the club has been called FC Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka due to sponsorship from

. The club's crest carries the Okhtyrka city coat of arms. During the 2007–08 season, FC Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka finished 15th in the

and was relegated back to

and will play there during the 2008–09 season.

Football kits and sponsors

Stadium

Its home stadium, Naftovyk, has a capacity of 10,500. Also it plays its home games in Sumy at the stadium, Yuvileinyi (Jubilee), that used to belong to Spartak as its home ground does not meet the required criteria for the Premier League and the European competitions. The club is planning to upgrade its stadium in the near future.

Current squad

Honors

Ukrainian Cup The Ukrainian Cup ( uk, Кубок України) is an association football national knockout cup competition run by the Ukrainian Association of Football. The competition is conducted almost exclusively among professional clubs. Since the 2003� ...

**Runners up (1): 1990 *

Republican championship DPR Korea Championship (Democratic People's Republic of Korea Championship, Chosŏn'gŭl: 공화국선수권대회; Hanja: 共和國選手權大會) is a multi-sport event in North Korea North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Rep ...

**Winners (1):

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Ukrainian First League The Persha Liha ( uk, Перша ліга) or Ukrainian First League is a professional football league in Ukraine and the second tier of national football competitions pyramid. Members of the league also participate in the Ukrainian Cup. It is t ...

**Winner (1): 2006–07

League and cup history

Head coaches

* Serhiy Shevchenko (2001–2007) * Valeriy Horodov (2007 – 5 Aug 2009) * Serhiy Shevchenko (5 Aug 2009 – 27 Jun 2010) * Serhiy Mizin (27 Jun 2010 – 2011)

Notes and references

External links

Official site
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