FC Torpedo Zaporizhzhia is a former professional football team based in

Zaporizhzhia Zaporizhzhia ( uk, Запоріжжя) or Zaporozhye (russian: Запорожье) is a city in southeast Ukraine, situated on the banks of the Dnieper River. It is the administrative centre of Zaporizhzhia Oblast. Zaporizhzhia has a populat ...

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History

Founded in 1982, the club played in the

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from 1992 through 1998, after being initially chosen to participate for being one of the top 9 (of 11) Ukrainian teams from the West Division of the

Soviet Second League The Soviet Second League (russian: Чемпионат СССР по футболу (вторая лига), Soviet football championship (Second League)) was the third highest division of Soviet football, below the Soviet First League The So ...

in 1991. Prior to 1982 there were number of the Torpedo predecessors among which "Komunarivets", "Traktor", "Mashynobudivnyk", and others. Torpedo Zaporizhzhia's best achievement in the

was 7th place (thrice, in 1992 (prorated), 1994–95, and 1995–96). The club has successfully competing in the domestic cup competition in early years being eliminated only in semi-finals twice in a row and reaching the best of eight the next year. In April 1996 the club's creator (Stepan Kravchun) and the factory general director was removed from governing of the club which had reflected in further club's performance. Following relegation during the 1997–98 season, Torpedo Zaporizhzhia competed successfully in the

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, taking third place and achieving promotion back to the

. However despite this finish, the club applied for bankruptcy following the conclusion of the 1998–99 season and were suspended by the Ukrainian Football Association. In early March 2000 in press media appeared information that the club may cease its operations because the

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received a letter from the club's president Serhiy Kharhenko which informed that the team is withdrawing from the 1999–2000 season due to lack of financing.Sport-quiz: Football (СПОРТ-БЛІЦ: ФУТБОЛ)
Newspaper "Postup". 5 March 2000 The club returned to the

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in 2002 and 2003, but was relegated to the amateur league thereafter. FC Torpedo Zaporizhzhia played its games at the AutoZAZ Stadium with maximum capacity of 15,000. In 2002–03 under Torpedo Zaporizhzhia brand played a football team of the Zaporizhzhia Institute of State and Municipal Administration (ZIGMU), formerly FC Viktor Zaporizhzhia. After relegation the team was renamed into ZIGMU-Spartak Zaporizhzhia and continued to play in regional competitions. Colours are white shirts, blue shorts.

Honours

Cup of the Ukrainian SSR Football Cup of the Ukrainian SSR ( uk, Кубок УРСР з футболу, Kubok URSR z futbolu, russian: Кубок УССР по футболу, Kubok USSR po futbolu) was a playoff republican competitions in association football that were ta ...

(1, amateur): 1984 * Champion of the Ukrainian SSR (1): 1990

League and cup history

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References

External links

* Pavlenko, Ihor.
The father of football-type "Torpedo" (Отец футбольного "Торпедо")
'. Footboom. 5 March 2018 {{FC Torpedo Zaporizhzhia managers Torpedo Zaporizhzhia, FC Torpedo Zaporizhzhia 1982 establishments in Ukraine Association football clubs disestablished in 2003 Association football clubs established in 1982 2003 disestablishments in Ukraine Manufacturing association football clubs in Ukraine

History

Honours

League and cup history

See also

References

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