WFC Tornado Kyiv was one of a better Soviet and

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women's football club from

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. The club was liquidated in 1993.

History

Founded in 1988 as Nyva

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and competed in several Soviet competitions including the Soviet Top League in 1990 and 1991. The club won the league in 1990 by beating the Russian Tekstilschik Ramenskoye in the final. Next season the club relocated across

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, but managed only to place 8th in its group (out of two).Soviet Union 1991 Women

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. Following

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, in 1992 the club entered Ukrainian competitions in which it placed fourth. In 1993, WFC Tornado placed 3rd in the Ukrainian championship.

Titles

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** Winners (1): 1990 * Ukrainian League ** Third (1): 1993 *

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** Winners (1): 1992 ** Runners-up (1): 1993

References

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