FC Arsenal Kharkiv

FC Arsenal Kharkiv is a football club based inKharkiv, Ukraine. Arsenal Kharkiv currently plays in the regional competitions ofKharkiv city. In 2005 on the base of the club was formed another clubFC Kharkiv. FC Arsenal has a well established infrastructure with series of stadiums and sport schools.

FC Arsenal Kharkiv

Full name	FC Arsenal Kharkiv
Founded	1998^[a]
Ground	Arsenal-Spartak,Kharkiv
Capacity	2,300
Chairman	Volodymyr Chumak
Manager	Vladislav Kisel
League	Druha Liha B
2008–2009	12th (withdrew)

Arsenal Kharkiv withdrew from theProfessional Football League of Ukraine after the2008–09 season,^[1] while its youth teams continue to compete in national youth competitions.

Overview

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The club was formed on 30 January 1998 at theKharkiv Aviation Institute sports court. Its initial home stadium was "Spartak" and the first head coach –Valentyn Kryachko. The club's first game at professional level took place on 2 August 1999 inKremenchuk against the localFC Kremin Kremenchuk, which Arsenal won 1:0. The club's first goal was scored byViktor Hryhorov.

In 2005 the club was reorganized after a successful season in the2004–05 Ukrainian First League. After obtaining promotion to theUkrainian Top League, the club yielded the opportunity to a newly established clubFC Kharkiv which was led by the former coach of ArsenalHennadiy Lytovchenko. Several Arsenal's leading footballers also joined the new club.

In 2005 FC Arsenal Kharkiv started out again from theUkrainian Second League.

Stadiums

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Arsenal-Spartak Stadium (stand view)

Arsenal-Spartak Stadium (field view)

former Arsenal-Bavaria, nowHelios Arena

The club has a possession of two stadiumsArsenal-Spartak Stadium (formerSpartak)^[2] andArsenal-Bavaria Stadium (former stadium of local rope factory).^[3] Also the club has a complex of four fields with a synthetic surface calledArsenal-OPEN.^[4]Arsenal-Spartak has capacity of 1500 people, but it's planned to enlarge it to 8000 by 2010;Arsenal-Bavaria has a capacity to accommodate 2300 spectators. In July 2010Arsenal-Bavaria was given away toFC Helios Kharkiv and was renamed intoHelios Arena.

Coaches

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Original club

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1998–2001 Valentyn Kryachko
2001–2002 Ivan Panchyshyn
2002–2005 Ihor Rakhayev
2005 Hennadiy Lytovchenko

After reorganization

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Notable players

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Anderson Ribeiro, first foreign footballer, first Brazilian footballer inKharkiv
Serhiy Rybalka, Ukrainian international player
Gegham Kadymyan, Armenian international player who started out in Arsenal
Oleksandr Kucher, Ukrainian international player, participant of theUEFA Euro 2012

League and cup history

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Arsenal Kharkiv (1999–2005)

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Season	Div.	Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P	Domestic Cup	Notes
1998–99	4th	1	18	15	1	2	19	6	46	Amateur Cup
1998–99	4th	4	3	0	1	2	0	5	1	Amateur Cup
1999–00	3rd "C"	4	26	15	4	7	24	13	49	1/4 Finals 2nd League Cup
2000–01	3rd "C"	4	30	15	7	8	55	27	52	1/4 Finals 2nd League Cup
2001–02	3rd "C"	2	34	22	6	6	52	23	72	2nd round	Promoted
2002–03	2nd	9	34	13	7	14	38	42	46	1/8 finals
2003–04	2nd	7	34	15	7	12	41	40	52	1/32 finals
2004–05	2nd	2	34	23	4	7	47	24	73	1/32 finals	Promoted^[b]
2005–06	refer toFC Kharkiv

Arsenal Kharkiv (2005–2009)

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Season	Div.	Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P	Domestic Cup	Notes
2005–06	3rd "B"	10	24	9	3	12	35	44	30	1/64 finals	^[c]
2006–07	3rd "B"	9	28	10	4	14	35	42	35	1/32 finals
2007–08	3rd "B"	3	34	21	8	5	62	20	71	1/32 finals
2008–09	3rd "B"	12	34	11	10	13	36	47	40	1/64 finals	–3^[d] – Withdraw^[1]
2009–11	participation in regional competitions ofKharkiv Oblast as Arsenal-Politekhnik
2012	4th	3	6	2	0	4	5	12	6

Notes

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^The club refers to its date of origin to the initial date of 1998 when Arsenal Kharkiv began participating. The club was renamed toFC Kharkiv when they were promoted to theUkrainian Premier League in 2005. Arsenal continued to exist but formed a new club around where the ground and sports structure already existed.
^Club is promoted to theUkrainian Premier League and its rights are bought out by businessmen from the city of Kharkiv. The team is renamed toFC Kharkiv.
^The club reforms with the original name and enters theDruha Liha B
^Deducted three (3) points for non-paying the participation fees. The decision was officially declared by the Disciplinary Committee of PFL on 28 May 2009.^[6]