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| Full name | Futbol′nyy klub Sevastopol | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2002 | ||
| Dissolved | 2014 | ||
| Ground | Sevastopol Sports Complex | ||
| Capacity | 5,644 | ||
| 2013–14 | Ukrainian Premier League, 9th | ||
FC Sevastopol (Ukrainian:ФК «Севастополь») was a Ukrainianfootball club based inSevastopol. The club was a spiritual descendant of the Soviet clubs from Sevastopol such asChaika Sevastopol. After the completion of the2013–14 Ukrainian Premier League season due to the2014 Crimean Conflict, the club ceased its existence and applied for a Russian license with the new nameFC SKChF Sevastopol.[1]
The current club was founded in 2002 after another club from SevastopolChaika Sevastopol was relegated from professional ranks and dissolved. FC Sevastopol started out from theUkrainian Second League and soon was promoted to theUkrainian First League in 2007. In 2010–11 the club took part in the Premier League ofUkraine 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 theUkrainian Premier League afterone season there in which they won promotion to the Ukrainian Premier League.[2]After the annexation of Crimea by Russia, FC Sevastopol asked permission from UEFA and FIFA to shift to theRussian league next season.[3] The new club,FC SKChF Sevastopol, began playing in Russian competitions in August 2014.[4]
The club's colours are all red (home) and all dark blue (away).
For the first half of the2009–10 season the home ground of the club was located outside theSevastopol city limits. FC Sevastopol played at the Druzhba Stadium located inBakhchisaray,Crimea.[5] After the winter break they returned to their home groundSevastopol Sports Complex. There are promises to rebuild the Hirnyk Stadium inBalaklava, which is part of theSevastopol municipality. The reconstruction ofHirnyk is predicted to take place some time in the future.
| Years[6] | Football kit | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|
| 2010–11 | lotto/nike | Smart Holding[7] |
| 2013–14 | Nike | Smart Holding[7] |
The team competed in Ukrainian competitions asFC Sevastopol.
| Season | Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Domestic Cup | Europe | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002–03 | 3rd Second League Gr. B | 9/16 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 31 | 36 | 40 | 1⁄32 finals | |||
| 2003–04 | 3rd Second League Gr. B | 10/16 | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 33 | 38 | 1⁄32 finals | |||
| 2004–05 | 3rd Second League Gr. B | 13/14 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 25 | 1⁄32 finals | |||
| 2005–06 | 3rd Second League Gr. B | 3/15 | 28 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 48 | 29 | 51 | 1⁄64 finals | |||
| 2006–07 | 3rd Second League Gr. B | 1/16 | 28 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 58 | 21 | 64 | 1⁄4 finals | Promoted | ||
| 2007–08 | 2nd First League | 15/20 | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 38 | 55 | 43 | 1⁄16 finals | |||
| 2008–09 | 2nd First League | 4/18 | 32 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 43 | 41 | 51 | 1⁄32 finals | |||
| 2009–10 | 2nd First League | 1/18 | 34 | 24 | 4 | 6 | 68 | 27 | 76 | 1⁄32 finals | Promoted | ||
| 2010–11 | 1st Premier League | 15/16 | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 26 | 48 | 27 | 1⁄4 finals | Relegated | ||
| 2011–12 | 2nd First League | 3/18 | 34 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 60 | 22 | 76 | 1⁄16 finals | |||
| 2012–13 | 2nd First League | 1/18 | 34 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 71 | 22 | 74 | 1⁄2 finals | Promoted | ||
| 2013–14 | 1st Premier League | 9/16 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 32 | 43 | 35 | 1⁄16 finals | Withdrew[1] | ||