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Revision as of 11:10, 15 July 2011
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| Full name | Football Club Arsenal Kyiv | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Cannoneers | ||
| Founded | 2001 | ||
| Ground | Lobanovsky Dynamo Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 16,873 | ||
| Chairman |  Vadim Rabinovich | ||
| Manager |  Leonid Kuchouk | ||
| League | Ukrainian Premier League | ||
| 2010–11 | 9th | ||
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FC Arsenal Kyiv (Ukrainian: ФК "Арсенал" Київ) is a professional football club in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv.
History
In the 1950s, a different club under the same name Arsenal Kyiv won the 1958 Ukrainian SSR Championship. However in 1963 the club was renamed to "Temp Kyiv". In 1964 the club was replaced by FC Dynamo-2 Kyiv in the Soviet Second League. The current Arsenal club origin is disputed; some consider it to be part of the CSCA Kyiv heritage (for its full history see CSCA Kyiv) another of FC Boryspil. In 1994 CSCA merged with FC Boryspil under the name CSKA-Borysfen Boryspil. After a series of successful seasons the club made its way from the Ukrainian Third League to the Ukrainian Premier League. The club has continuously competed in the top flight since the 1995–96 season.
In 1996 CSKA-Borysfen split into two different clubs CSCA Kyiv and FC Borysfen Boryspil. The management of CSKA-Borysfen decided to recreate a club in Boryspil (near Kyiv), while CSCA was reorganized under the Ministry of Defense as the first team of CSCA. Simultaneously the actual CSCA that was competing at the lower division has won a promotion and later was reorganized as the second team, CSCA-2. Borysfen after competing at the amateur level of the Kyiv Oblast has applied to the professional competition and entered the lower divisions of the championship (for further story of the club see FC Borysfen Boryspil).
The army-men has also managed to appear in the domestic cup's finals twice (1998 and 2001), where it lost both times: first against city-rivals FC Dynamo Kyiv and then against FC Shakhtar Donetsk. The club's greatest achievements include a successful UEFA Cup run in the season of 2001–02, defeating the now defunct Finnish side FC Jokerit and Serbian giants Red Star Belgrade.
Arsenal Kyiv (2001–Present)
After 2000 financial crisis at CSCA the club lost its funding from the Ministry and was on the brink to be dissolved. The Kyiv city government on the initiative of Omelchenko bought the club in 2001 reorganizing it under the name of Arsenal. The CSCA-2 once again became the primary team of the Army football club.
While under the city government's ownership, Arsenal has struggled financially, resorting to loaning many of its first squad players. The city had decreased funding to the club significantly as it sought to reduce its numerous sports holdings. In May 2007, it was announced that the club would be demoted due to financial issues, however soon afterward it was revealed that Arsenal would be purchased by Ukrainian oligarch, Vadym Rabynovich. The new owner started actively financing the club and its transfers. In January 2009 the Mayor of Kiev Leonid Chernovetskyi bought Arsenal Kyiv for 1 Hryvnia from Rabynovich, Chernovetskiy’s 30-year-old son Stepan will be the club’s president. Next year Rabynovich bought the club back due to the poor management.
New Stadium
There are some speculations to obtain grounds for construction of a new stadium exclusively for the club near the Boryspil Metro Station. Although at the end of 2009 no rights for the grounds were obtained.
Honours
- As CSCA Kyiv
Runner-Up
- 1998, 2001
- As Arsenal Kyiv
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Current squad
The squad is given according to the club's official website, but with specifications of FPL official website as of July 9, 2011.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
Famous players
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Coaches
Oleh Kuznetsov (2002)- Vyacheslav Grozny (2002–04)
- Oleksandr Baranov (2004–05)
- Oleksandr Zavarov (2005–09)
- Vyacheslav Grozny (2010)
- Yuriy Bakalov (2010–2011)
Leonid Koutchouk (2011-)
League and cup history
Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Domestic Cup Europe Notes Previous Refer to FC Boryspil 1995–96 1st 4 34 15 11 8 47 27 56 1/16 finals Club relocated to Kyiv from the Kyiv suburb of Boryspil 1996–97 1st 11 30 9 8 13 33 35 35 1/2 finals Renamed to CSCA Kyiv 1997–98 1st 13 30 9 6 15 30 35 33 Runner-up 1998–99 1st 7 30 11 10 9 37 35 43 1/8 finals CWC 1st round 1999-00 1st 10 30 9 8 13 31 36 35 1/4 finals 2000–01 1st 6 26 10 10 6 30 23 40 Runner-up 2001–02 1st 12 26 6 5 15 18 28 23 1/4 finals UC 2nd round The club changed sponsors from Army to the Kyiv city government; name changed to Arsenal 2002–03 1st 5 30 16 8 6 24 25 56 1/4 finals 2003–04 1st 9 30 10 7 13 38 44 37 1/8 finals 2004–05 1st 9 30 9 10 11 30 33 37 1/16 finals 2005–06 1st 12 30 9 8 13 31 39 35 1/4 finals 2006–07 1st 14 30 7 9 14 28 44 30 1/32 finals 2007–08 1st 6 30 11 9 10 42 36 42 1/8 finals 2008–09 1st 11 30 8 8 14 26 33 32 1/8 finals 2009–10 1st 7 30 11 9 10 44 41 42 1/16 finals 2010–11 1st 9 30 10 7 13 36 38 37 1/2 finals 2011-12 1st
European competitions
- UEFA Cup 2001–02
Qualifying round
FC Jokerit 2:0 (home) 2:0 (away)
First round
Crvena Zvezda 3:2 (home) 0:0 (away)
Second round
Club Brugge 0:2 (home) 0:5 (away)