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| Full name | Football Club Arsenal Kyiv | ||
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| Nickname | Zbroyari(Gunsmith in English) | ||
| Founded | 1925; 100 years ago (1925) | ||
| Ground | Arsenal-Knyazha Arena,Shchaslyve Kolos Stadium,Boryspil CSK ZSU Stadium,Kyiv Valeriy Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium,Kyiv | ||
| Capacity | 1,000(Arsenal-Knyazha Arena) 5,654(Kolos Stadium) 12,000(CSK ZSU Stadium) 16,873(Valeriy Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium) | ||
| 2018–19 | Ukrainian Premier League, 12th(withdrawn) | ||
| Website | https://arsenalkyivacademy.wixsite.com/arsenal | ||
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Football Club Arsenal Kyiv[1][2][3] (Ukrainian:Футбо́льний Клуб Арсена́л–Київ) is a Ukrainianfootball club based inKyiv.[4] In 2019, the club's professional team was dissolved, but its junior teams continue to compete in city competitions.[citation needed] The club claims to be a successor ofKyiv Arsenal factory team which traces its history back to 1925. The original factory team used to compete in the Soviet Class B (later reorganized asSoviet Second League), but was relegated in 1964 and officially dissolved (lost professional status).
The football club of the Ukrainian post-Soviet period was created in 1993 and brought to Kyiv fromBoryspil by a geological company Geoton which was one of main sponsors of theFootball Federation of Ukraine andUkraine national football team in the beginning. In 1995–2001 through a merger, the club was reconstituted by the Ministry of Defense as a separate government enterprise[5] not part of theCentral Sports Club of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. During that period (1995–2001) it competed in theUkrainian Top League under CSKA Kyiv brand as its senior (main) squad, while the original army squad continued to compete in lower leagues. In 1995 it was relocated toKyiv playing atCSK ZSU Stadium and carried such names as CSKA-Borysfen and CSKA, while the originalFC CSKA Kyiv competing in lower leagues changed its name to CSKA-2 as its reserve squad.[6] Due to difficulty of financing, the ownership of senior squad was transferred to the Kyiv city authorities during the winter break of2001–02 as part ofOleksandr Omelchenko political project and the newly acquired squad was renamed as Arsenal[7] in memory of the factory team.
Between 2002 and 2008, Arsenal was a municipal club of Kyiv city and played its games at theOlympiyskiy National Sports Complex. Later when the club was sold to the Ukrainian politicianVadym Rabinovych who promised to build the club's own stadium within the Kyiv city limits, but instead came up with a campaign to revive the history of another Arsenal Kyiv, a factory team ofKyiv Arsenal, which was dissolved in the 1960s and consider the current Arsenal Kyiv aphoenix club of its predecessor. In 2013 soon after Rabinovych sold the club to another Ukrainian politician it was abandoned and dissolved.
Due to the efforts of Ukrainian racerOleksiy Kikireshko, the club was revived in 2014 as Arsenal-Kyiv and based inShchaslyve[8] located right on the eastern outskirts of Kyiv.
Created on 14 July 1925,[9] as a multi-sports club of theArsenal Factory in Kyiv, beforeWorld War II the club played mostly in regional competitions for factory workers. In 1936 Arsenal Kyiv took part in theSoviet Cup in football where it was eliminated after the first round of competition after a replay.[10]
AfterWorld War II the club played in theUkrainian Soviet competitions under the name ofFC Mashynobudivnyk Kyiv (the SC Arsenal Kyiv also used to have a hockey team, HC Zenit Kyiv).[11] In 1958 Mashynobudivnyk won the competitions and was accepted to the Soviet Class B under the name of FC Arsenal Kyiv. In 1959–1964 the club played in the Soviet Class B. In 1964 the teams of master Arsenal Kyiv was dissolved.[9] In reality however, FC Arsenal Kyiv either lost its relegation play-off or simply yielded its place to already existing FC Temp Kyiv which represented the Kyiv aviation factoryAviant (today part ofAntonov corporation). After the season Temp was withdrawn and until the end of 1960s played at theSoviet competitions among collectives of physical culture (KFK).
Later the Arsenal factory also was fielding its football team in thecompetitions among collectives of physical culture in 1972 – 1977, 1979 and 1980.
The club takes its roots from the appearance ofFC Boryspil and that fact is well documented. FC Boryspil was established on 9 March 1993 by Ukrainian geologist and entrepreneur Dmytro Zlobenko[12] (1961–2013)[13] along with his partner Ihor Kovalevych[14] and his science production firm "Geoton".[15] Zlobenko managed to find ways in cooperation with local administrations ofMyronivka andBoryspil raions (districts in the southeastern part ofKyiv Oblast).[15]With the ongoing season, the club merged with the already existingFC Nyva Myronivka that competed at theUkrainian Transition League[15] (at that time was considered to have semi-professional status) and took over their brand temporary renaming into Nyva-Borysfen, while the original Nyva restarted as FC Nyva Karapyshi in theKyiv Oblast Championship.[14] The idea of club's organization, in the beginning, came from another former football player and coach from Kyiv,Ivan Terletskyi who also offered to seek help fromMikhail Oshenkov,[14] a son ofOleg Oshenkov and worked closely withValeriy Lobanovskyi.[16] Among other people who were involved in creation of the new club were children coach out of Kuchakiv, Viktor Haiduk, director of the local "Kolos" sports society Mykola Kostianets, head of theBoryspil Raion state administration, Mykhailo Muzyka, andBoryspil mayor, Oleksandr Prydatko.[17]
The original coach Volodymyr Kolomiets was left managing the club.[15] Some new players were brought to the squad likeIgoris Pankratjevas fromFC Dynamo Kyiv andOleksandr Ivanov fromFC Metalist Kharkiv.[15] With the help ofAnatoliy Kroshchenko (at that time coachedFC Dynamo-3 Kyiv), Nyva-Borysfen's squad was increased withDynamo Kyiv's young footballers.[17] The same year (1993) Nyva-Borysfen won the Kyiv Oblast Cup, in order to participate in theUkrainian Cup competitions.[15] The new Nyva-Borysfen started out with a home loss toFC Naftokhimik Kremenchuk, while its next game it surprisingly won away in Kerch against the localFC Voikovets.[15] The first recorded game of the merged club took place on 3 April 1993.[18]
Fielded squad: Ruslan Novikov, Serhiy Kalian, Serhiy Yaroshenko, Vyacheslav Nivinskyi, Oleksandr Otlyotov, Andriy Mikhno,Yuriy Hetman (Kostiantyn Chupys, 40; Oleh Balyuk, 80), Ihor Symonenko, Serhiy Hura (Mykhailo Bezruchko, 55) Yuriy Zhabynskyi,Oleg Solovyov. Coach –Volodymyr Kolomiets.[18]
At the same time inBoryspil started out reconstruction ofKolos Stadium. Already since 15 May 1993, Nyva-Borysfen played its home games at theCSK ZSU Stadium.[18] Nonetheless, the team failed its goals placing just outside the promotion zone in a tournament table.[15] Luckily, theFFU Executive Committee decided to expand leagues and the "Myronivka Boryspilians" obtained the opportunity to jump on a last train car of the amateur "train" that was moving towards the official professional competitions, while heading back there was a more sad "train" that carried to the Transition League relegated from the last placeFC CSK ZSU Kyiv.[15] During the inter-seasonal break there were almost no changes made to the club's squad and coaching staff, except for a few players who went on to play for Borysfen Boryspil.
Since 1993, Dmytro Zlobenko provided funding for still developing and youngFootball Federation of Ukraine (FFU). He sponsored various FFU projects, tours and travels of its teams.[15] The amount of financial support was over $500,000.[19] The club administration managed to find a common ground withYevhen Kotelnykov who at that time was the first vice-president of theFootball Federation of Ukraine and played a key role in Ukrainian football.[14] At the club presentation that took place in Kyiv was presentAnatoliy Konkov who then administered the Ukrainian amateur football.[14]
Among main sponsored events were an international tournament in Spain forVolodymyr MuntyanU-21 team and a tour of theUkraine national football team (coached byOleh Bazylevych) to the United States.[14] Later the club's administration helped the Volodymyr Kyianenko U-16 team (predecessor ofUkraine U-17 team) with a travel to the1994 UEFA European Under-16 Championship where it placed third.[17] Cooperation with the Muntyan's youth team gave certain preferences in signing several better players among which wereHennadiy Moroz andVitaliy Pushkutsa.[14] The latter was targeted byDynamo Kyiv and was signed just before Dynamo came with its offer.[14] Alas, a signing ofVitaliy Kosovskyi did not materialized as Dynamo was faster in signing him,[14] also fell through a transfer ofOleh Luzhnyi.[19]
In 1993, the club among the first in Ukraine built its football stadium inBoryspil (Kolos Stadium) on the funds of private investors.[19] It was completely demolished and built anew in three months.[14] It was completed just before the game forUkrainian Cup against Dynamo during the1993-94 season.[14] During the stadium's reconstruction, Borysfen played at a high school stadium inShchaslyve.[20]
Before the1993–94 season in theSecond League, the place of newly promoted Nyva-Borysfen was de facto handed over to the newly established FC Borysfen Boryspil, while Nyva that restarted as FC Nyva Karapyshi was reinstated as Nyva Myronivka in the Transitional League (Perekhidna Liha). The promoted Borysfen Boryspil managed to secure head coach services ofViktor Kolotov who along withAnatoliy Demyanenko joined the club coming fromCSK ZSU Kyiv.[14][15] During the summer interseason the new club was conducting tryouts for several players who previously played forFC Dynamo-2 Kyiv or were affiliated with Dynamo Kyiv football school system.[14][15] Among those players it is worth to mention such asOleksandr Shovkovskyi,Vladyslav Vashchuk, Ihor Fedorov, Oleksandr Venhlinskyi, Viktor Belkin,Mykola Volosyanko.[19][15][17] In the preseason FC Borysfen signed several other important players such asStepan Matviyiv (top scorer of 1992–93 season).[15][14] Also while looking after a new club during the summer interseason, the Soviet international playerHennadiy Litovchenko played few friendlies on the team, but later stayed in the club.[15]
FC Borysfen Boryspil became the first Ukrainian club out ofDruha Liha that spent its inter-seasonal break abroad in the German neighborhood Ruit (part ofOstfildern, nearStuttgart) which was favorite spot ofFC Dynamo Kyiv andValeriy Lobanovskyi, in particular[15][14] andGraz in Austria.[14][17]
Its first game at professional level the club played on 17 August 1993 inKerch against the local Voikovets tying it at 2.[20]
Fielded squad: Oleksandr Filipchenko – Ihor Fedorov, Dmytro Koryenyev,Mykola Volosyanko, Dmytro Semchuk – Vladimir Matsigura, Oleksandr Venhlinskyi[a] (Oleh Sukhomlynov),Pavlo Nesterchuk,Viktor Byelkin (Mykhailo Bezruchko) –Oleg Solovyov,Serhiy Kovalyov (Oleksandr Ivanov). Coach –Viktor Kolotov.[20]
In the1993–94 Ukrainian Cup, the club passed two rounds beating such clubs likeFC Khimik Zhytomyr andFC Nyva Karapyshi (predecessor of the revived Nyva Myronivka), but was eliminated in the round of 32 losing both games of two legs play-off againstFC Dynamo Kyiv.[21]
During the first half the Kolotov's team nine times tied losing points with not very strong opponents.[15] Although in main games were obtained decisive home victories, and succeeded in tying with strong Naftokhimik in Kremenchuk, in a spring Borysfen changed a head coach, its squad and the club's name.[15] After the first half Borysfen was leading with closest pursuerFC Yavir Krasnopillia trailing by a point.[15] At the end of 1993 FC Borysfen was negotiating withValeriy Lobanovskyi who had his contract expired withUnited Arab Emirates (UAE national football team).[17][15] After three days of negotiations, Lobanovskyi signed a contract with theKuwait national football team.[15] The club changed its name to FC Boryspil during the winter break.[15] The new head coach was appointedVolodymyr Bezsonov who also was coaching CSK ZSU previously as Kolotov, leaving his armymen toVolodymyr Lozynskyi.[15] His assistant becameVolodymyr Muntyan.[15] During midseason the club lost Litovchenko who left forAdmira Wacker.[15] During the winter break, the club again spent time abroad leaving twice to Slovakia and again to Ruit-Ostfildern in Germany.[15] The club joined following debutantsHennadiy Moroz,Eduard Tsykhmeistruk,Vitaliy Pushkutsa,Ervand Sukiasian, Viktor Ulianytskyi, Oleksandr Lyubynskyi,Andriy Kyrlyk,Vitaliy Ponomarenko,Mykhailo Stelmakh.[15] Started out a bit shy with draws in the rows, the club managed to gain the champion's stride with only one loss in the second half and winning early theDruha Liha (Second League).[15]
Successes of the Boryspil club have done their job and Borysfen, that before its debut in the1994–95 Ukrainian First League (Persha Liha) returned its previous name, a priori was considered among the season's favorites.[15] For the new season Bezsonov shuffled his coaching staff invitingYevhen Lemeshko,Ivan Terletskyi, andViktor Chanov.[15] Beside having Viktor Chanov as a goalie coach, the new season Borysfen started out with such experienced goalies likeVolodymyr Savchenko,Valeriy Vorobyov,Oleksandr Humenyuk, andVadim Egoshkin.[15] Also the club managed to secure services of the Ukraine's internationalDmytro Topchiev.[15] The season Borysfen started out well, but lost several important games including one in Kirovohrad (Kropyvnytskyi) against the localFC Zirka-NIBAS Kirovohrad.[15] The culmination came in September when the club lost toFC Dynamo-2 Kyiv 0:4 with the first goal has been scored by the unknown at that time 17 year oldAndriy Shevchenko.[15] Following the loss, Zlobenko replaced Bezsonov withMykhailo Fomenko who was about to sign a contract with theGuinea national football team and has won his first game with the team against Botswana at the1996 African Cup of Nations qualification.[15] At the winter break the club was placing third in the league.[15]
In the1994–95 Ukrainian Cup, the club again passed two rounds beating such clubs likeFC Zmina-Obolon Kyiv andFC CSKA Kyiv (both playing away), but was eliminated in the round of 32 losing in two legs play-off againstFC Veres Rivne.[22]
At the same timeFC CSKA Kyiv was playing at the1994–95 Ukrainian Third League[15] which was to be discontinued for the next seasons and most clubs would have been admitted to the Second League (Druha Liha). Before that CSKA played as CSK ZSU Kyiv in the1992–93 Ukrainian Second League and was relegated.[15] Led byVolodymyr Lozynskyi,FC CSKA Kyiv won the 1994–95 season in the Third League (Tretia Liha) gaining 101 season points and was to be promoted back to the Second League.[15] Yet, the armymen wanted something more.[15] During the 1994–95 winter break theMinister of DefenseValeriy Shmarov and Dmytro Zlobenko reached an agreement about uniting of efforts and creation of the clubCSKA–Borysfen.[15] At disposal of Boryspil partners there appeared a football "administrative resource" of the army allowing, for example, at once to "call" under the club's colours fromFC Veres Rivne the most talented half-backOleksandr Svystunov and the other side received financial rears that CSKA so lacked.[15] The team had lived in a hotel on territory of the RUFK boarding school (todayPiddubny Olympic College) where it had trained among other places such as CSKA Stadium and sometimes even Republican Stadium.[15] At the same time the Ministry of Defense kept its original CSKA team as well that continued to play at the Second League.[23]
The 1995 spring portion of the season CSKA–Borysfen started out under new name, being registered in the capital city, and notable reinforcement.[15] To the team's games that played at the CSKA Stadium on Povitroflotskyi prospekt were drawn football fans as the team was composed out of legends of the Soviet football, merited masters of sport, and holders of many other whatnot titles.[15] To its first spring game againstKrystal fromChortkiv, the team consisted of following playersViktor Chanov,Oleh Kuznetsov,Yervand Sukiasyan,Mikheil Jishkariani,Andriy Annenkov,Vladyslav Prudius,Stepan Matviyiv,Mykola Volosyanko,Mykola Zakotyuk,Vitaliy Pushkutsa, andOleh Pestryakov.[15] The squad completely thrashed Krystal 5:0 and then seven games in a row went without a loss, stumbled two times in a row, and confidently finished the end of season.[15] With help ofAndrei Fedkov, the team managed to beat its main opponent of the season,FC Zirka Kirovohrad, finishing second after Zirka.[15]
Since the1995–96 season, the club has continuously competed in the top flight until its bankruptcy in late 2013.
The optimal squad consisted ofVitaliy Reva,Mykola Volosyanko,Serhiy Diryavka,Serhiy Fedorov,Mykola Zakotyuk,Andriy Annenkov,Oleksandr Svystunov,Eduard Tsykhmeistruk,Oleh Pestryakov,Vitaliy Pushkutsa,Andriy Husin and was coached byMykhailo Fomenko.[24]
In 1996, CSKA-Borysfen went through another transformation. Just before the start of new 1996–97 season a scandal took place related to ownership. Dmytro Zlobenko was removed from the club which with help of the Army was passed to some businessman by name of Mikhail Grinshpon, a president of "Kyiv–Donbass".[25]
The army-men also managed to appear in the domestic cup's finals twice (1998 and2001), where they lost both times: first against city-rivalsDynamo Kyiv and then againstShakhtar Donetsk. The club's greatest achievements include a successfulUEFA Cup run in the season of2001–02, defeating the now defunctFinnish sideJokerit andSerbian giantsRed Star Belgrade.
Following thedisaster in Brovary on 20 April 2000, Mikhail Grinshpon ran from Ukraine. But afterIhor Smeshko became a director of theSecurity Service of Ukraine in 2003, Grinshpon returned to Ukraine becoming an adviser to director of theState Space Agency of Ukraine.[26]
Since 1999 FC CSKA–Kyiv was headed byAndriy Artemenko until 2000.[27] Along withOleksandr Omelchenko, Artemenko was one of founders of the Ukrainian political partyYednist.[27]
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After the 2000 financial crisis at CSKA, the club, as a state company of the Sports Committee of Ministry of Defense, had its budget cut and was on the brink of being dissolved.[28] On 9 October 2001 Oleksandr Danylchuk was calling rumours and populistic claims when commenting on the declarations about CSKA Kyiv will become Arsenal Kyiv.[29] Transferring of CSKA under jurisdiction of the city authorities is not taking placing.[29] There is no "Arsenal".[29] Not me, nor the Ministry of Defense will make any kind of deal.[29] The words of Oleksandr Omelchenko have no actual confirmations.[29] There is no any commercial entities and no people's deputies who participate in creation of "Arsenal".[29] Those are all empty talks that take place not one year already.[29] During that time, the city did not invest a single dime in the club.[29]
On 19 October 2001 after a meeting with the deputy ministerIvan Bizhan, the city mayorOleksandr Omelchenko and the CSKA honorary president Oleksandr Danylchuk, it was decided to create on the base of the Army team a new entity, Arsenal Kyiv.[30] On the proposition of CSKA–Kyiv (part of "Unіsport Consaltіng Ltd"), in the same day the Kyiv city mayorOleksandr Omelchenko issued an order on constituting a limited liability company FC Arsenal Kyiv where 51% of the company owned by the Kyiv city community.[31][32][33] The other 49% was still owned by the Ministry of Defense and CSKA as a company.[31][32][34] On 8 November 2001 theKyiv City Council adopted the decision on the creation of the club and increase the constituent fund to 80% (₴9,440), while the other 20% (₴2,360) belonged to other members of the company.[35][36] The First League second team CSKA-2 Kyiv continued to be affiliated with the Ministry of Defense and once again became the primary team of the Army football club, FC CSKA Kyiv.
Arsenal was created as the Kyiv's city team and fully funded by the Kyiv City Administration with an annual budget of ₴40 million (~US$8 million).[37] Transformation of CSKA into Arsenal was not a single day process and after 1 January 2002 the process was still ongoing.[38] Under the Omelchenko's guardianship Arsenal played at the main national football venue (todayOlimpiyskiy National Sports Complex) without any concerns, yet later it was "kicked out" of the capital and for sometime was forced to play inBoryspil or rent the Dynamo's home venues. Omelchenko who was a political opponent of Surkis brothers (Hryhoriy Surkis andIhor Surkis) insisted that Dynamo should be playing at its home venueLobanovsky Dynamo Stadium.
While under the city government's ownership, Arsenal struggled financially, resorting to loaning many of its first team's squad players. Soon after election of a new mayorLeonid Chernovetskyi, the city had decreased funding to the club significantly as it sought to reduce its numerous sports holdings and on 13 July 2006 adopted a decision to sell it at auction scheduled on 14 November 2006 and starting at ₴1.1 million.[39] Preparations to sell the club started earlier and no later than 1 June 2006.[40] The initial auction failed to occur and was rescheduled, while the starting was lowered to ₴770,000.[41] In May 2007, it was announced that the club would be demoted due to financial issues, however soon afterwards it was revealed thatArsenal would be purchased byUkrainian oligarch,Vadim Rabinovich. The new owner started actively financing the club and its transfers. In January 2009 theMayor of KyivLeonid Chernovetskyi bought Arsenal Kyiv for ₴1 from Rabynovich; Chernovetskiy's 30-year-old sonStepan became the club's president. On 20 January 2009 in the newspaper "Ukraynskyi futbol" appeared a "satirical" article about the club's purchase "There will be stadiums on Mars" (На Марсі будуть стадіони?!), which told that the financial transaction of the club was connected with a real estate around the Ukrainian capital.[42] Upon the purchase, the club's situation was critical and there were talks about merger with another Kyiv's clubObolon.[42] The following year Rabinovich bought the club back due to the poor management.
Its European competition season in2001–02, the club played under the brand of CSKA while de facto for the whole year was known as Arsenal.
In 2013, after selling of the club by Rabinovich to Onyshchenko, there started a promotional campaign for revival of historical heritage of another Sports Club Arsenal Kyiv that used to exist at theKyiv Arsenal Factory trying to connect the old sports club of 1925 with the newly created club of 2001.
In January 2013, the owner Rabynovych stated that the club could be liquidated.[43] According to some sources related to politics, Rabynovych could have been a frontman forIhor Kolomoiskyi.[44] During the next month it was announced that Ukrainian oligarchOleksandr Onyshchenko was ready to finance the club and claimed that he had paid all the debts.[43] He also accused the previous leadership of the club of not passing the documents for signing the agreements on the transfer of corporate rights to the club.[43] On 19 June 2013, Onyshchenko announced that he will rename Arsenal back to CSKA and move the club toBoryspil.[45] On 29 August 2013, Rabynovych stated that he had resigned from the post of club president.[43] The next day Onyschenko stated that due to the (then) present situation he could decide not to help the club.[43] On 24 October 2013, Onyschenko stated that he had stopped financing Arsenal.[43] The next day Arsenal failed to appear for a2013–14 Ukrainian Premier League match againstSC Tavriya Simferopol.[43] On 28 October 2013, it again failed to appear for a2013–14 Ukrainian Cup match againstFC Nyva Ternopil.[43] The next day general director Viktor Holovko announced that the club was filing for bankruptcy and withdrawing from competitions as it was unable to find any sponsors.[43][46][47]
On 15 November 2013,FC Shakhtar Donetsk ChairmanRinat Akhmetov announced that after financial help from the other teams in the league; the Arsenal squad would be able to complete its2013–14 Ukrainian Premier League season.[48] But the next dayDnipro Dnipropetrovsk refused to (re)play the (16th round) match Arsenal had earlier failed to appear for (due to its bankruptcy).[48] On 21 November 2013, the FFU Control and Disciplinary Committee adopted its decision to disqualify "Arsenal" in accordance to the regulation statement about failure to show for two calendar (scheduled) games.[49]
The Arsenal team that was re-founded in 2001 wentbankrupt in late 2013,[43] but the club was soon reformed and currently plays as an amateur team in the Kyiv City League competition.[50][51]
In January 2014 an initiative group of former club players and fans with the help of Kyiv businessman and rally driverOleksiy Kikireshko re-established the club asFC Arsenal-Kyiv.
After its last game of the 2014 Kyiv city championship on 9 November 2014, which was won by FC Arsenal-Kyiv, the club's president Kikireshko announced that the club submitted a preliminary application on participation in theUkrainian Second League for the2015–16 Ukrainian Second League season.[52] It was accepted.[53]
The club appointedAndriy Annenkov in February 2014,[54] but he resigned after an unsuccessful start to a new season on 8 August 2015.[55]
In February 2018, it became known that a new president of the club and its co-owner became the club's former player fromCroatiaIvica Pirić.[56] The other 50% of the club belong to a former football referee Oleksandr Moskalenko.[57][58]
On 28 April 2018, FC Arsenal Kyiv announced that since the next season it could be calledFC Arsenal-CSKA Kyiv.[59] Later the club's director Oleksandr Moskalenko told that the club will play atBannikov Stadium if it gets promoted to the2018–19 Ukrainian Premier League.[60] The stadium however does not meet the league's threshold requirements for the minimum capacity.[60]
During the winter of 2018–19 FC Arsenal-Kyiv was involved in business conflict over its home base which is connected with the Russian financial institutionSberbank.[61] FC Arsenal-Kyiv shares its home base inShchaslyve with theShakhtar football academy.[61]
Due to predominantright-wing football supporters in Ukraine, the Arsenal supporters "Mad Rebels" lean strongly towards theanti-fascist movement and in the majority perceived asleft-wing supporters.[62] Colors of the Arsenal fans coincide with those of theUkrainian Soviet Socialist Republic's flag, while theKyiv Arsenal factory is associated with pro-Bolshevik sentiment during theKiev Arsenal January Uprising in 1918 following which Kyiv was overrun by thearmed forces ofSoviet Russia. The Arsenal supporters could also be associated withPartizan Minsk who have similar political beliefs.[62] Arsenal fans were interviewed by theBBC in 2012 for a documentary on football hooliganism called Stadiums of Hate,[63] before theUEFA Euro 2012, however their interviews were omitted from the final edit, leading some people to criticise the BBC for ignoring them in order to push their message of fascism further.[62][64]
Arsenal's archrivals are the majoritynationalist and right-wingDynamo Kyiv, with whom they contest theKyiv derby. They also have a rivalry with the other Kyiv team,CSKA Kyiv, not only along political lines but also due to the controversial intertwining of the two club's histories. Other fierce rivals areKarpaty Lviv andFC Dnipro.[65]
The original and first home stadium becameKolos Stadium. The club's main training facility are located in one of Kyiv's suburbsShchaslyve, just outside of the Kyiv's city limits on the way towardsBoryspil.
In 1995, the club became affiliated with theArmed Forces of Ukraine as CSKA-Borysfen and played atCSK ZSU Stadium which belongs to theCentral Sports Club of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
In 2001 after becoming the Kyiv municipal team the club "pushed" out ofOlimpiyskiy National Sports Complex, the leader of Ukrainian football,FC Dynamo Kyiv and reserved the arena until its renovations in 2008 for its preparation to theEuro 2012.
Later Arsenal played at various smaller stadiums such asBannikov Stadium,Obolon Arena, and others.
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| Years[66] | Football kit | Shirt sponsor | Note |
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| pre-2001 | Refer toCSKA Kyiv | ||
| 2001–2002 | Nike | ukrgasbank | as Arsenal Kyiv |
| 2003–04 | adidas | ||
| 2004–07 | Nike | – | |
| 2007–09 | Lotto | – | |
| 2009–10 | Nike | – | |
| 2010–13 | News One | ||
| 2013–18 | – | ||
| 2018–19 | Zeus sport | Favorit Sport | |
| Administration | Coaching(senior team) | Coaching(U-21 team) |
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| Season | Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Domestic Cup | Europe | Notes | |
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| Mashynobudivnyk | |||||||||||||
| 1949 | Republican 4th | 3(Zone 1) | Information is missing | ||||||||||
| 1950-51 | Information is missing | ||||||||||||
| 1952 | Republican First Group 4th | 3(Zone 1) | 22 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 73 | 20 | 33 | ||||
| 1953 | Republican 4th | 2(Zone 4) | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 16 | ||||
| Zenit | |||||||||||||
| 1954 | Republican 4th | 1(Zone 1) | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 45 | 9 | 16 | qualified | |||
| 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 10 | Lost promotion playoff withODO Kyiv Champion of Ukraine | |||||
| Mashynobudivnyk | |||||||||||||
| 1955 | Republican 4th | 1(Zone 1) | 14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 6 | 26 | qualified | |||
| 6 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 4 | ||||||
| 1956 | 1(Zone 1) | 14 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 57 | 12 | 24 | qualified | ||||
| 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 9 | Lost championship playoff withShakhtar K | |||||
| 1957 | 1(Zone 1) | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 10 | 17 | qualified | ||||
| 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 9 | ||||||
| 1958 | 1(Zone 1) | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 61 | 12 | 23 | qualified | ||||
| 2(Group 1) | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 7 | qualified | |||||
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | Lost promotion playoff withChornomorets Champion of Ukraine | |||||
| Arsenal | |||||||||||||
| 1959 | Class B 2nd | 5(Zone 2) | 28 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 49 | 37 | 34 | ||||
| 1960 | Class B of UkrSSR 2nd | 3(Zone 1) | 32 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 59 | 29 | 43 | Won relegation playoff with Oktyabrskyi Raion Kyiv | |||
| 1961 | 15(Zone 1) | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 49 | 45 | 29 | Lost playoff withAvanhard K/R Won relegation playoff with Temp Kyiv | ||||
| 1962 | 7(Zone 1) | 24 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 23 | qualified | ||||
| 22(Places 18–28) | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 10 | Relegated | |||||
| 1963 | Class B of UkrSSR 3rd | 10(Zone 1) | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 38 | 39 | 36 | Lost playoff to Dniprovets Withdrew | |||
| Season | Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Domestic Cup | Europe | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nyva–Borysfen | |||||||||||||
| 1992–93 | Transitional League 3rd(lower) | 4 | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 45 | 28 | 45 | Promoted | |||
| Borysfen | |||||||||||||
| 1993–94 | Second League 3rd | 1 | 42 | 26 | 13 | 3 | 84 | 28 | 65 | Relocated toBoryspil; in the second half FC Boryspil; Promoted | |||
| CSKA–Borysfen | |||||||||||||
| 1994–95 | First League 2nd | 2 | 42 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 73 | 31 | 87 | Merged withCSCA Kyiv; Promoted | |||
| 1995–96 | Top League 1st | 4 | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 47 | 27 | 56 | 1/16 finals | |||
| CSKA | |||||||||||||
| 1996–97 | Top League 1st | 11 | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 1/2 finals | |||
| 1997–98 | 13 | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 30 | 35 | 33 | Runner-up | ||||
| 1998–99 | 7 | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 37 | 35 | 43 | 1/8 finals | CWC | 1st round | ||
| 1999–00 | 10 | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 31 | 36 | 35 | 1/4 finals | ||||
| 2000–01 | 6 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 30 | 23 | 40 | Runner-up | ||||
| Arsenal(mid-season name change) | |||||||||||||
| 2001–02 | Top League 1st | 12 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 28 | 23 | 1/4 finals | UC | 2nd round | |
| 2002–03 | 5 | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 25 | 56 | 1/4 finals | ||||
| 2003–04 | 9 | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 38 | 44 | 37 | 1/8 finals | ||||
| 2004–05 | 9 | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 30 | 33 | 37 | 1/16 finals | ||||
| 2005–06 | 12 | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 31 | 39 | 35 | 1/4 finals | ||||
| 2006–07 | 14 | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 28 | 44 | 30 | 1/32 finals | ||||
| 2007–08 | 6 | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 42 | 36 | 42 | 1/8 finals | ||||
| 2008–09 | Premier League 1st | 11 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 26 | 33 | 32 | 1/8 finals | |||
| 2009–10 | 7 | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 44 | 41 | 42 | 1/16 finals | ||||
| 2010–11 | 9 | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 36 | 38 | 37 | 1/2 finals | ||||
| 2011–12 | 5 | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 44 | 27 | 51 | 1/4 finals | ||||
| 2012–13 | 8 | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 34 | 41 | 39 | 1/4 finals | EL | 3rd qual round | ||
| 2013–14 | — | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 31 | 10 | 1/8 finals | Expelled[70] | |||
| Season | Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Domestic Cup | Europe | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014[8] | Kyiv Oblast 5th | 10 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 22 | 25 | Amateur Cup | also participated in the Kyiv city championship | ||
| 2015–16 | Second League 3rd | 6 | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 37 | 30 | 43 | 1/16 finals | Promoted[71] | ||
| 2016–17 | First League 2nd | 10 | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 38 | 39 | 45 | 1/16 finals | |||
| 2017–18 | 1 | 34 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 59 | 23 | 75 | 1⁄8 finals | Promoted | |||
| 2018–19 | Premier League 1st | 12 | 32 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 26 | 56 | 26 | 1⁄16 finals | Dissolved | ||
Arsenal Kyiv appeared in the European competitions for the first time asCSKA Kyiv in 1998 (1998–99 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup) in away game against the IrishCork City F.C. which CSKA lost 1–2. The first two qualifications to European competitions were achieved by reaching the final of theUkrainian Cup in 1998 and 2001. During that time Arsenal Kyiv was known as CSKA Kyiv.
The first appearance in the European competitions under Arsenal brand the club made in 2012.
| Season | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998–99 | Qualifying round |  Cork City | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 |
| First Round |  Lokomotiv Moscow | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–5 |
| Season | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001–02 | Qualifying round |  FC Jokerit | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 |
| First round |  Red Star Belgrade | 3–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | |
| Second round |  Club Brugge K.V. | 0–2 | 0–5 | 0–7 |
| Season | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012–13 | Third qualifying round |  ND Mura 05 | 0–31 | 2–0 | 2–3 |
Viktor Kolotov (1993)Volodymyr Bezsonov (1994)Mykhailo Fomenko (1994–1996)Viktor Chanov (1996)(caretaker)Volodymyr Lozynskyi (1996–1997)[72]Serhiy Morozov (1997)Oleksandr Shtelin (1997–1998)[73]Volodymyr Bezsonov (1998–2000)[74]Mykhailo Fomenko (2000–2001)Oleh Kuznetsov (1 July 2001 – 30 June 2002)Vyacheslav Hroznyi (1 July 2002 – 30 June 2004)Oleksandr Baranov (1 July 2004 – 1 Nov 2005)Oleksandr Zavarov (10 Nov 2005 – 28 Jan 2010)Vyacheslav Hroznyi (28 Jan 2010 – 16 April 2010)Yuriy Bakalov(interim) (22 April 2010 – 18 May 2010)Yuriy Bakalov (18 May 2010 – 29 May 2011)
Leonid Kuchuk (2 June 2011 – 31 Dec 2012)Yuriy Bakalov (5 Jan 2013 – 21 Nov 2013)Serhiy Zakarlyuka (22 Nov 2013 – 31 Jan 2014)(caretaker)Andriy Annenkov (1 Feb 2014 – 8 Aug 2015)
Angel Chervenkov (13 Aug 2015 – 15 Dec 2015)Serhiy Litovchenko (23 Dec 2015 – 22 Jun 2018)
Fabrizio Ravanelli (22 Jun 2018 – 22 Sep 2018)Vladyslav Humenyuk (22 Sep 2018 – 1 Oct 2018)(caretaker)Vyacheslav Hroznyi (1 Oct 2018 – 9 Jan 2019)Ihor Leonov (16 Jan 2019 – June 2019)FC Arsenal-2 Kyiv was aUkrainianfootball team based inKyiv, Ukraine.[75] Like most tributary teams, the best players are sent up to the senior team, meanwhile developing other players for further call-ups.
The team appeared once in the2003–04 Ukrainian Second League serving as a junior (reserve) squad for the FC Arsenal Kyiv franchise. It was allowed to skip amateur competitions, but was withdrawn after a season. The team did not perform well and withdrew before the end of the season placing the dead last. It was not able to outperform some other teams that withdrew before them.
