FC Poltava ( uk , ФК Полтава) was a Ukrainian football club based in Poltava in 2007–2018.

History

The club was created by the newly elected mayor of the Poltava city Andriy Matkovsky (2006-2010) who is the club's Honorary President and the main sponsor. FC Poltava entered the professional leagues for the 2007–08 season in the Druha Liha B without playing a single game at amateur level. The first coach of the main team was Oleksandr Omelchuk who previously coached FC Vorskla-2 Poltava. FC Poltava started the season trepidly but in the second half they improved a great deal. The team's goal is to train players for the teams of the

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and First League. The club also has intentions to reestablish the forgotten Poltava derby that in the Soviet times took place between teams of Kolkhospnyk (today's

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. In summer of 2010 the club announced of its withdrawal from the professional football due to a biased attitude from the PFL of Ukraine, particularly its refereeing. After some talks with several state officials and from Ministry of sport a consensus was found. It was decided that the club would continue its participation in the Second League. Home uniforms was dark green. On 21 June 2018 it was announced that FC Poltava is dissolved.

Honours

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 ...

** Runners-up (1): 2017–18 *

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** Winners (1): 2011–12 ** Runners-up (2): 2008–09, 2010–11

List of head coaches

* 2007–2009: Oleksandr Omelchuk * 2009–2010: Ivan Shariy (caretaker) * 2010–2010: Yuriy Malyhin * 2010–2013:

Anatoliy Bezsmertnyi Anatoliy Petrovych Bezsmertnyi ( uk, Анатолій Петрович Безсмертний; born 21 January 1969) is a Ukrainian professional football coach and former player. Career Bezsmertnyi started to play football at the Dynamo sports ...

* 2013–2015: Ilya Blyznyuk * 2015: Oleh Fedorchuk * 2015–2016

Bezsmertny profile
on FC Poltava website * 2016: Andriy Zavyalov (caretaker) * 2016–2017: Yuriy Yaroshenko * 2017: Volodymyr Prokopinenko * 2017–2018:

League and cup history

Notes and references

External links

FC Poltava Official page
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