Football Sports Club Bukovyna Chernivtsi is a Ukrainian professional football club based in Chernivtsi.

History

The club was established in 1958 as Avanhard Chernivtsi (Avangard Chernovtsy) for republican competitions and became the first club from

Chernivtsi Oblast Chernivtsi Oblast ( uk, Черніве́цька о́бласть, Chernivetska oblast), also referred to as Chernivechchyna ( uk, Чернівеччина) is an oblast (province) in Western Ukraine, consisting of the northern parts of the regio ...

to be added to the Soviet Class B competition in 1960. Before 1958 Chernivtsi were presented several times by various teams in republican competitions like Burevisnyk (1956), Dynamo (1948, 1950–1955), Spartak (1946, 1947, 1949), Lokomotyv (1949). From 1992–94, Bukovyna played in the

Ukrainian Premier League The Ukrainian Premier League ( uk, "Українська Прем'єр-ліга", ''Ukrayinska Premier Liha'') or UPL is the highest division of Ukrainian annual football championship. As the Vyshcha Liha ( uk, Вища ліга, ''Top League' ...

, after being initially chosen to participate for being one of the Ukrainian teams taking part in the

Soviet First League The Soviet First League in football (russian: Первая лига СССР по футболу) was the second highest division of Soviet football,Evgeni Kazakov. The Soviet First Football League (Первая лига СССР по футбо ...

in 1991. Bukovyna Chernivtsi's best achievement in the

was 10th place in its

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season. The club was founded in 1958 under the name Avanguard. Colours are yellow shirts, black shorts. Alternate colors are white and or red and black.

Team names

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) :

Current squad

As of 4 January 2023

Honors

* Soviet Vtoraya Liga (Group West) **Winners (1):

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* Ukrainian Persha Liha **Runners Up (1): 1995–96 * Ukrainian Druha Liha (Group A) **Winners (2): 1999–00, 2009–10 * Chernivtsi Oblast championship **Winners (6): 1959, 1960, 1961, 1965, 1966, 1976 Bukovyna also holds an all-time record of the most points earned in 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 ...

League and cup history

Soviet Union

Ukraine

Presidents

* 1993 – 1998 Vasyl FedoriukThe first coronavirus loss in Ukrainian football: there died ex-president of Bukovyna (Первая коронавирусная потеря в украинском футболе: умер экс-президент Буковины)
UA-Football. 7 April 2020 * 2007 – 2010 Vasyl Fedoriuk * 2019 – ''present'' Vadym ZayatsBukovyna received a new president (Буковина получила нового президента)
UA-Football. 7 February 2019

FC Bukovyna-2 Chernivtsi

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bukovyna Chernivtsi Ukrainian First League clubs Sport in Chernivtsi Association football clubs established in 1958 1958 establishments in Ukraine Football clubs in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Football clubs in Chernivtsi Oblast