FC Shakhtar Horlivka ( uk, Шахтар (Горлівка)) was a

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football club from

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. Since its relegation from professional leagues in 2000, the club participated in the regional competitions of

until the

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. The club is associated with the coal mining company Artemvuhillya (Artemugol) out of

. During the Soviet times, the club participated mostly in the republican competitions of the

Soviet Ukraine The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic ( uk, Украї́нська Радя́нська Соціалісти́чна Респу́бліка, ; russian: Украи́нская Сове́тская Социалисти́ческая Респ ...

including the competitions of the

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Brief history

The club was created back in 1913 as the Football Association of the Gorlovka Artillery Works (FOGAZ). After the

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and the

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, the club was revived and until 1926 competed under its original name. In 1926 it was renamed into FC Metalist Horlivka. In 1928 the club was merged with another club from

, FC Hirnyk Horlivka, as FC Metalist Horlivka. The same year the club won its regional championship and qualified for the Ukrainian finals that took place in

Kharkiv Kharkiv ( uk, wikt:Харків, Ха́рків, ), also known as Kharkov (russian: Харькoв, ), is the second-largest List of cities in Ukraine, city and List of hromadas of Ukraine, municipality in Ukraine.FC Dynamo Kharkiv FC Dynamo Kharkiv ( uk, Динамо Харків) was the non-amateur Soviet football club based in Kharkiv (now Ukraine). History Shturm Kharkiv The club was originally found in 1911 by 20 year old Kostiantyn Voronin as FC Tsap-Tsarap Kha ...

(descendant of FC Shturm and FC RabIs). In 1934-1936 the club played as FC Dynamo Horlivka when 1936 it was merged with Dynamo Stalino into FC Vuhilnyky Horlivka (better known as FC Ugolshchiki Gorlovka) and later participated in the Soviet competitions as Stakhanovets Stalino. In 1938 FC Vuhilnyky Horlivka was revived and participated in the Ukrainian republican competitions until 1959. Sometime after the

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the club was renamed from FC Avanhard Horlivka to FC Shakhtar Horlivka.

League and cup history

Soviet Union

Ukraine

Honours

* Championship of Ukraine ** Runners-up (3): 1928, 1932 (as ''Donbas''), 1969 * Ukrainian Cup ** Runner up (1): 1976

References

External links

Official website
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