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| Full name | Футбольний Клуб «Чорномо́рець» Одеса Football Club Chornomorets Odesa[1] | ||
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| Nickname | Моряки (The Sailors) | ||
| Short name | FCCO | ||
| Founded | 26 March 1936; 89 years ago (1936-03-26) | ||
| Ground | Chornomorets Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 34,164 | ||
| Owner | Vertex United[2][3] | ||
| General Director | Valery Deordiev[4] | ||
| Head coach | Oleksandr Kucher | ||
| League | Ukrainian First League | ||
| 2024–25 | Ukrainian Premier League, 16th of 16 (relegated) | ||
| Website | chornomorets.ua | ||
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FC Chornomorets Odesa (Ukrainian:Футбо́льний Клуб Чорномо́рець Оде́са[tʃornoˈmɔretsʲoˈdɛsɐ]) is a Ukrainian professionalfootball club based inOdesa,Ukraine.
According to the club's website, it was formed in 1936 asDynamo,[5] but until 2002 it carried a logo with 1958 and 1959[6][7] listed as the club's years of foundation on its shield, which is when the club received its current name. The club's shield is very similar to the shield of RomanianFC Farul Constanța.[8]
For over 30 years, the club was sponsored by theBlack Sea Shipping Company (1959–1991).[9] The club was among top 20 Soviet clubs that competed inSoviet Top League. The club's home ground isChornomorets Stadium and has been opened in 2011.
Officially in theSoviet Union Ukrainian teams carried both names in Russian and Ukrainian.
At the beginning of the 20th century, inOdesa, within limits of Alexander Park (todayShevchenko Park), a construction started of what was supposed to become a pond. However, after the pit for the pond was dug out, the funding stopped and so did the construction. Soon the hole began to serve as a field for one of city's non-league teams. As the hole resembled a shape of theBlack Sea, that was the nickname given to the field, and the team was named "Чорне море"Chorne more. And although that team is unrelated to the today's club, it was the first team in Odesa to play under that name.
The official date of foundation of Chornomorets Odesa is considered to be 26 March 1936 as Dynamo Odesa. Dynamo Odesa, however, participated before that in the city championship since 1923 (the year of establishment of the Ukrainian football competitions)[7] winning it in 1933. Dynamo Odesa itself was first called Spartak Odesa until 1926.[7] In 1940, after relegating from the Top level, the club was merged withKharchovyk Odesa [uk] that participated in the republican competitions (Championship of Ukrainian SSR) and replaced Dynamo in next competitions.[7][10] In 1941, the club was reformed again when it was included into theWar Championship (Top division) under the name of Spartak Odesa.[10]
Concurrently in league competitions of the Ukrainian SSR, since 1936 in Odesa played another team Kharchovyk Odesa.
Until Chornomorets Odesa was bought out byLeonid Klimov sometime in 2001, the club's foundation was considered to be 1958.[7]
AfterWorld War II the club was reestablished as Kharchovyk Odesa in the lower Soviet division (Class B).[10] In 1950, the club lost its place in the play-offs to Spartak Uzhhorod (Zakarpattia Uzhhorod) and was dissolved. In 1953, upon the enlargement of the "Class B" competitions (Second division), the city of Odesa was represented by Metalurh (in Class B 1953, 1954) which soon was replaced again with already more familiar Kharchovyk Odesa.[10] In 1957–58, there was establishedAvanhard sports society which adopted number of other smaller societies in Ukraine under its umbrella.[10] In 1958, the Odesa city team adopted the name Chornomorets and represented the city's Rope Factory.[10]
In 1959, Chornomorets was handed over to theBlack Sea Shipping Company which was a member ofVodnik sports society. Since then its emblem corresponded with the main emblem of Vodnik society.
In thelast season of theSoviet Top League, Chornomorets earned fourth place, the only time it ever placed above the big clubs in Ukraine,Dynamo Kyiv,Shakhtar Donetsk andDnipro Dnipropetrovsk.
The club was a founding member of theUkrainian Premier League, winning theUkrainian Cup and finishing 5th in the inaugural1992 season. Chornomorets finished 3rd the next two seasons and 2nd during the following two seasons. They also won another domestic Cup in1994. The club's most successful spell was achieved under the guidance ofViktor Prokopenko, and later underLeonid Buryak. At the end of the1997–98 season, following big financial troubles and the sale of a number of leading players, the club was relegated to theFirst League.
They won promotion the following1998–99 season, but finished in the second last placenext year and were relegated again. Sometimes in 2001, the Klimov's Primorie company which ownedSC Odesa along withImexbank acquired the city's main team.[11] In 2002SC Odesa was merged with Chornomorets. Chornomorets came back up again for the2002–03 season and enjoyed several decent seasons in the Premier League. They finished third in the2005–06 season and took part in the2006–07 UEFA Cup tournament.
Chornomorets were deducted 6 points byFIFA on 6 November 2008. It was confirmed by Ukrainian Premier League on 2 March 2009.[12] The club managed to finish the2008–09 season in 10th place despite the deduction. The2009–10 season started badly with a 5–0 loss toDynamo Kyiv and a poor run of form that saw the team finish the first half of the season in 13th place, just two spots away from the relegation zone. The club was relegated to the First League at the end of the season. It took, however, just a year for Chornomorets to return to the Ukrainian top flight for the2011–12 season.
Following a loss in relegation playoffs on 27 May 2018 Chornomorets fans attacked the head coach of the club.[13]
The scheme below shows performance of a team which carried names Kharchovyk (Pischevik) and Chornomorets (Chernomorets) only.
* UPL –Ukrainian Premier League
Chornomorets Odesa participates in European competitions since 1975 after playing its first game againstS.S. Lazio in theUEFA Cup 1975/76.
The main stadium of club is traditionally consideredChornomorets Stadium that until 2012 was called as the Central Stadium of theBlack Sea Shipping Company. The stadium is located in theShevchenko Park.
Among other stadiums Chornomorets also used Stadion "Dnister" imeni V.Dukova (2004–2005, reserves) inOvidiopol at theDnister Liman,Spartak Stadium (2005–2006, reserves) in Odesa, Chornomorets Training Base inLymanka (2006–2007, reserves).
The club's emblem dates back to the Union of Labor Black Sea Cities, whose official colors were blue, black, and white.
According to heraldic canons, the elements of the crest mean:
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Chornomorets' kit was produced by local manufacturers until 1970, when Adidas became the first kit supplier.
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| Type | Competition | Titles | Seasons |
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| Domestic | Soviet First League | 3 | 1961,1973,1987 |
| Soviet Top League Cup | 1 | 1990 | |
| Ukrainian Cup | 2 | 1992,1993–94 |
On September 1, 2012, the Walk of Football Fame of FC Chornomorets Odesa was solemnly opened near the central arch of theChornomorets Stadium in Odesa. On this day, eleven nameplates with memorable "stars" were laid in honor of those who made a great contribution to the success of the Sailors' team —Viktor Prokopenko,Tymerlan Huseynov,Volodymyr Ploskina,Akhmed Aleskerov,Igor Belanov,Vasyl Moskalenko [uk],Konstantin Furs [uk],Anatoly Zubrytsky [uk],Yuriy Zabolotny [uk],Semen Altman, Leonid Sevasteyev.[18] Another plate is dedicated to the "12th player" — loyal fans of "Chornomorets" Odesa of all time. Exactly one year later, on September 1, 2013, two nameplates were added in honor ofViktor Hryshko andIgor Sokolovsky [uk]. On February 19, 2014, two more plates were added to the walk of fame in honor ofValeriy Porkujan andRoman Grigorchuk. On September 13, 2014, four new nameplates appeared on the walk in honor ofIlya Tsymbalar,Vyacheslav Leshchuk,Matvey Cherkassky [uk] andVasyl Ishchak.
On September 13, 2015, the walk of fame was replenished with two new nameplates in honor ofLeonid Buryak andVolodymyr Nechayev. On September 11, 2016, two new nameplates appeared on the walk in honor of Volodymyr Sokolov and Vitaly Serafimov. In September 2017, two nameplates in honor ofViktor Zubkov and Oleksandr Ruga replenished the walk. A year later (2018), a nameplate in honor ofVolodymyr Fink appeared on the walk. On September 17, 2023, the alley of fame was replenished with two new nameplates in honor ofOleksandr Degtyarev [uk] andOleksandr Polishchuk [uk]. On 14 September 2024, before the match of the 6th round of the2024–25 Ukrainian Premier League between FC Chornomorets andFC Ingulets on the Walk of Football Fame of the FC Chornomorets Odesa was held a solemn ceremony of opening a new nameplate in honor ofAnatoliy Doroshenko.[19] On September 13, 2025, a new nameplate appeared on the walk in honor of Edward Luchin.[20]
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As of 31 October 2025[update]Professional Football League (team roster)[21]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Had international caps for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed inbold represented their countries (national or/and olympic team) while playing for Chornomorets Odesa.
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Note: Only the person who has started the most official matches as captain during a period is mentioned.
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| 1992 |  Viktor Hryshko |
| 2012–2013 | Dmytro Bezotosnyi |
| 2013–2014 | Dmytro Bezotosnyi |
| 2014–2015 | Anatoliy Didenko |
| 2015–2016 | Artem Filimonov |
| 2016–2017 | Artem Filimonov |
| 2017–2018 | Serhiy Lyulka |
| 2018–2019 | Serhiy Litovchenko |
| 2019–2020 | Volodymyr Arzhanov |
| 2020–2021 | Vladyslav Klymenko |
| 2021–2022 | Beka Vachiberadze |
| 2022–2023 | Illya Putrya |
| 2023–2024 | Illya Putrya |
| 2024–2025 | Bohdan Butko |
| 2025–2026 | Yaroslav Rakitskyi |
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| Administration[26] | Coaching(first team)[27] | Coaching(U-19 team)[27] |
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Konstantin Shchegotsky (1945–46)Aleksei Kostylev (1953)Vsevolod Bobrov (1963)Vladimir Gorokhov (1964)Yuriy Voynov (1964–67)Valentin Fyodorov (1967)Nikolai Morozov (1967–68)Sergei Shaposhnikov (1968–70)Yuriy Voynov (1970)Viktor Zhylin (1971)Nikolai Morozov (1971)Ahmad Alaskarov (1973–77)Nikita Simonyan (1980–81)Viktor Prokopenko (1982–86)Anatoli Polosin (1987–88)Viktor Prokopenko (1989–94)Leonid Buryak (1994–98)Oleksandr Holokolosov (1998–99)Anatoliy Azarenkov (1999–01)Oleksandr Skrypnyk (2001–02)Valeriy Porkujan (2002–??)Semen Altman (1 January 2003 – 23 June 2007)
Vitaly Shevchenko (27 June 2007 – 3 November 2008)Viktor Hryshko (3 November 2008 – 12 August 2009)Ihor Nakonechnyi(interim) (12 August 2009 – 1 September 2009)Andriy Bal (1 September 2009 – 13 May 2010)Ihor Nakonechnyi (13 May 2010 – 16 November 2010)Roman Hryhorchuk (16 November 2010 – 2014)Oleksandr Babych (2014 – 22 August 2017)Oleksandr Hranovskyi(interim) (22 August 2017 – 30 August 2017)Oleksiy Chystyakov(interim) (30 August 2017 – 4 September 2017)
Oleg Dulub (4 September 2017 – 22 December 2017)Kostyantyn Frolov (23 December 2017 – 13 June 2018)
Angel Chervenkov (13 June 2018 – 16 September 2019)Vitaliy Starovik(interim) (16 September 2019 – 14 October 2019)Ostap Markevych (14 October 2019 – April 2020)Serhiy Kovalets (13 May 2020 – 18 February 2021)Oleksiy Antonov (18 February 2021 – 22 June 2021)Yuriy Moroz (23 June 2021 – 30 December 2021)Roman Hryhorchuk (30 December 2021 – 30 June 2024)Oleksandr Babych (9 July 2024 – 23 March 2025)Oleksandr Kucher (24 March 2025 – present)Oleksandr Skrypnyk (2004 – 2005)Vladyslav Zubkov (2005)
