Jump to content

FC Vorskla Poltava (women)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by 90.248.129.52 (talk) at 23:43, 23 November 2022 (Current squad). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Vorskla Poltava
Full nameFootball Club Vorskla Poltava
Founded2007 (team)
2010 (club)
ChairmanUkraine Dmytro Krolenko
CoachUkraine Natalia Zinchenko
LeagueUkrainian Women's League
2019/20201 (Champions)

Template:FC Vorskla Poltava sections Vorskla Poltava, formerly known as Zhytlobud-2 Kharkiv (Template:Lang-uk) is Ukrainian professional women's football club from Poltava, Ukraine (previously represented Kharkiv). The club plays at the Ukrainian Women's League top tier. The club has no relations to another Kharkiv club Zhytlobud-1.

The club cooperates with Kharkiv Regional College of Physical Culture and Sports.

History

It all started with a girl under-13 team that was formed in 2004 and next year won the Ukrainian championship among girls that took place in Sevastopol. Later the team participated on few occasions at futsal competitions.

In 2007 the football team became known as Zhytlobud-2 Kharkiv after its main sponsor. In 2010, based on the team there was established a club which beside its female team also fields a male team in amateur competitions.

In 2010 the club also fielded its floorball team.

In 2012 the club debuted in national league competitions.

In 2017 the club took part in the first Ukrainian beach soccer competitions among women teams in Odesa.[1] After placing second in a group stage, they were eliminated during quarterfinals.

In 2020 the club lost its founder Yuriy Krolenko who died at age of 82.[2]

Its 2022–23 UEFA Women's Champions League season the club started under the name "Vorksla-Kharkiv-2".[3] On 10 September 2022 at the start of the domestic season,[4] it was announced that Zhytlobud-2 has officially switched to Vorskla.[5][6] At its first match against Shakhtar Donetsk, players were dressed in jerseys of Vorksla yet with Zhytlobud-2 logo.[7]

Honours

  • Higher Division
    • champions (3): 2016, 2017, 2019–20
    • runners-up (4): 2014, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21
  • Women's Cup
    • winners (2): 2019–20, 2020–21

Current squad

2022[8]

Goalkeepers Defenders Midfielders Forwards
Ukraine Anna-Maria Kryshchyshyn
Ukraine Anastasia Syrmai
Ukraine Iryna Podolska
Ukraine Kateryna Korsun
Ukraine Lyubov Mokhnach
Ukraine Tetiana Ryzhova
Ukraine Maria Koleshchuk
Ukraine Iryna Dzhurenko
Ukraine Anastasia Filenko
Ukraine Natia Pantsulaia
Ukraine Iryna Vasylyuk
Ukraine Tetiana Kytayeva
Ukraine Anastasia Kumeda
Ukraine Viktoriya Holovach
Ukraine Tetiana Polyukhovych
Ukraine Veronika Andrukhiv
Ukraine Yana Malakhova
Ukraine Yana Kalinina

European History

In European competitions the club debuted in 2017 with a game against Romanian side.

Season Competition Stage Result Opponent
2017–18 UEFA Women's Champions League Qualifying Round
(Group 2)
0–1 (away) Romania FCU Olimpia Cluj
9–0 (neutral) Wales Swansea City L.F.C.
1–1 (neutral) Scotland Hibernian L.F.C.
2020–21 UEFA Women's Champions League Qualifying Round 1 9–0 (home) Armenia Alashkert
Qualifying Round 2 2–0 (away) Bosnia and Herzegovina SFK 2000
Round of 32 2–2 (a) Kazakhstan BIIK Kazygurt
2022–23 UEFA Women's Champions League Qualifying Round 1 5–0 (neutral) Georgia (country) Lanchkhuti
2–0 (neutral) Kazakhstan BIIK Kazygurt
Qualifying Round 2 x–x Albania Vllaznia

References