FC Sevastopol ( uk, ФК «Севастополь») was a Ukrainian

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club based in

Sevastopol Sevastopol (; uk, Севасто́поль, Sevastópolʹ, ; gkm, Σεβαστούπολις, Sevastoúpolis, ; crh, Акъя́р, Aqyár, ), sometimes written Sebastopol, is the largest city in Crimea, and a major port on the Black Sea ...

. The club was a spiritual descendant of the Soviet clubs from Sevastopol such as Chaika Sevastopol. After the completion of 2013–14 Ukrainian Premier League season due to the 2014 Crimean Conflict, the club ceased its existence and applied for a Russian license with the new name FC SKChF Sevastopol. In 2016, the UEFA sanctioned

Crimean Premier League The KFS Premier-Liga (russian: Премьер-лига КФС) or simply Crimean Premier League is a professional association football league in Crimea organized by the Crimean Football Union (Krymsky Futbolny Soyuz) and devised by Russia after ...

allowed for FC SKChF Sevastopol to be renamed to

FC Sevastopol FC Sevastopol ( uk, ФК «Севастополь») was a Ukrainian football club based in Sevastopol. The club was a spiritual descendant of the Soviet clubs from Sevastopol such as Chaika Sevastopol. After the completion of 2013–14 Ukraini ...

History

The current club was founded in 2002 after another club from Sevastopol Chaika Sevastopol was relegated from professional ranks and dissolved. FC Sevastopol started out from the

Ukrainian Second League Ukrainian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Ukraine * Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe * Something relating to demographics of Ukraine in terms of demography and population of Ukraine * Som ...

and soon was promoted to the

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in 2007. In 2010–11 the club took part in the Premier League of

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for the first time. The club was relegated in its first season back in the Ukrainian First League once more. But the club returned to the

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after one season there in which they won promotion to the Ukrainian Premier League. After the annexation of Crimea by Russia, FC Sevastopol asked permission from UEFA and FIFA to shift to the Russian league next season. The new club, FC SKChF Sevastopol, began playing in Russian competitions in August 2014. The club's colours are all red (home) and all dark blue (away).

Stadium

For the first half of the 2009–10 season the home ground of the club was located outside the

city limits. FC Sevastopol played at the Druzhba Stadium located in

Bakhchisaray Bakhchysarai ( crh, Bağçasaray, italic=yes; russian: Бахчисара́й; ua, Бахчисара́й; tr, Bahçesaray) is a town in Crimea, a territory recognized by a majority of countries as part of Ukraine and annexed by Russia as the Re ...

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.Article on the home stadium and its perspectives
/ref> After the winter break they returned to their home ground

Sevastopol Sports Complex Sevastopol Sports Complex is a football stadium in Sevastopol, located in the Crimea. It is currently used for football (soccer), football matches, and was the home of FC Sevastopol in the Ukrainian Premier League. The stadium's capacity is 5,864. ...

. There are promises to rebuild the Hirnyk Stadium in

Balaklava Balaklava ( uk, Балаклáва, russian: Балаклáва, crh, Balıqlava, ) is a settlement on the Crimean Peninsula and part of the city of Sevastopol. It is an administrative center of Balaklava Raion that used to be part of the Cri ...

, which is part of the

municipality. The reconstruction of ''Hirnyk'' is predicted to take place some time in the future.

Football kits and sponsors

Honors

(2nd Tier) :: Gold medal icon

2009–10, 2012–13 *

(3rd Tier) :: Gold medal icon

2006–07 (Gr. B)

League and cup history (Ukraine)

The team competed in Ukrainian competitions as FC Sevastopol. :

Coaches

* Valeriy Petrov (July 2002 – 2005) * Serhiy Puchkov (1 July 2005 – Sept 29, 2008) * Oleh Leschynskyi (Sept 29, 2008–19 June 2010) * Serhiy Shevchenko (1 July 2010 – Sept 12, 2010) * Oleh Leschynskyi ''(interim)'' (Sept 12, 2010–2 Dec 2010) *

Angel Chervenkov Angel Chervenkov ( bg, Ангел Димитров Червенков, born 10 June 1964) is a Bulgarian former footballer and football manager. Career As a player As a footballer, Chervenkov played as a defender for Tundzha Yambol (1980–19 ...

(21 Dec 2010 – 14 June 2011) *

Oleksandr Ryabokon Oleksandr Ryabokon ( ua, Олександр Дмитрович Рябоконь; born 21 February 1964) is a former Ukrainian football defender, and recently, until 2022, the head-coach of FC Desna Chernihiv in the Ukrainian Premier League. He ...

(28 June 2011 – 17 Oct 2011) * Serhiy Puchkov (18 Oct 2011 – 13 June 2012) * Aleh Konanaw (13 June 2012 – 10 Aug 2013) *

Hennadiy Orbu Hennadiy Hryhorovych Orbu ( uk, Геннадій Григорович Орбу; born 23 July 1970) is a Ukrainian retired professional footballer. He made his professional debut in the Ukrainian Premier League in 1991 for Shakhtar Donetsk. He p ...

''(interim)'' (10 Aug 2013 – 27 Nov 2013) * Serhiy Konovalov ''(interim)'' (27 Nov 2013 – 14 Jan 2014) *

(14 Jan 2014 – 14 June 2014)

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sevastopol

Association football clubs established in 2002 Association football clubs disestablished in 2014 2002 establishments in Ukraine 2014 disestablishments in Ukraine