FC Metalurh Zaporizhzhia
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| Full name | FC Metalurh Zaporizhya | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Kozaky (Cossacks) | |||
| Founded | 1935 | |||
| Ground | Slavutych Arena | |||
| Capacity | 11,983 | |||
| Chairman |  Andriy Kurgansky | |||
| Head Coach | Oleh Lutkov | |||
| League | Ukrainian Premier League | |||
| 2007-08 | 9th | |||
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FC Metalurh Zaporizhya (Ukrainian: ФК Металург Запоріжжя) is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Zaporizhia. The club has always been in the top league, since the first season in 1992.
History
Early years (1935-1946)
The history of Metalurg began in 1935 when a steel production company, Zaporizhstal, formed the football club 'Stal'. By the end of the year a local sports union gave Stal the status of a main club in the region. Throughout the 1930s the team appeared regularly in domestic competitions and often played against clubs from the Soviet Top League, the most notable of which was FC Spartak Moscow. In 1939 and 1940 under the name of Lokomotiv won the Ukrainian championships. The tough times of World War II soon followed, however, bringing decline to both Zaporizhstal and its team. Nonetheless, in 1946 the club was revived and in 1949 Stal won the cup in Zaporizhia Oblast.
USSR era (1946-1990)
In October 1949 the team was renamed to 'Metalurg'. In 1950 Metalurg debuts in the USSR Cup and in the round of 64 they defeated Lokomotiv Petrozavodsk with the score of 5:0, but go out in the next stage, losing 2:3 to Torpedo Stalingrad. However, the very next year club went to eighth-finals, notably defeating FC Dynamo Minsk 1:0 and FC Lokomotiv Moscow 4:0 on the way. In 1953 the club debuted in the USSR Championship after becoming the champion of Ukrainian SSR in 1952. From 1953 to 1962 Metalurg played in USSR Championship division 'B'.
In 1963 Metalurg won a place in USSR Championship division 'A' and had some moderate success. They stayed there until 1971, when in the 1970 season club secured a position in division 'A' and a place in the USSR First League. In their first season they came in fourth place, which became the club's highest achievement in the USSR Championships.
Ukrainian Premier League (1991-present)
In 1991 after the collapse of the Soviet Union, Ukraine became independent and Ukrainian Premier League was formed. Metalurh was among the founders of the League. The club has remained in the Vyshcha Liga for all 16 seasons with their highest achievement in the 1995/1996 season, taking 5th place. Clubs best performance in a domestic cup came in 2006, when Metalurh reached the final, there they met with Dynamo Kyiv and were beaten 2 goals to none, however this performance allowed them to enter the UEFA Cup next season. Zaporizhstal still remains as a largest club sponsor and actively finances most of club's ecpences.
European history
Throughout its history in Ukrainian Premier League, Metalurh has entered the UEFA Cup on two occasions; the first in 2002-03 after finishing fourth in the league the previous season. In the qualifying round they beat Maltese side Birkirkara F.C. 3-0 on aggregate, before losing 2-1 to English side Leeds United in the first round.
The second time club had to wait 4 years to qualify again. After finishing as runners-up in the Ukrainian Cup in 2006, Metalurh secured a place in the 2006-07 UEFA Cup. Club entered the competition In the second qualifying round, Metalurh defeated Moldavian side Zimbru Chişinău 3-0 over two legs. However, Metalurh went out in the first stage, losing to Greek club Panathinaikos.
Stadium
Main articles: Slavutych Arena
Throughout their history, the club has played in various stadiums around Zaporizhia, but in 2001 the Football Federation of Ukraine forbade Metalurh from playing in their stadium, Centarlnyi, and the club was forced to play at the Avto ZAZ Stadium (which formerly belong to now-bankrupt FC Torpedo Zaporizhia). Soon after, the club's board approved plans to construct a brand new stadium for the team. Construction commenced in late 2004 and on 29 July 2006, Slavutych Arena was opened, in their first game on a new stadium Metalurh faced Ukrainian giants Dynamo Kyiv. The stadium is situated in a central part of the city, on a street that has been recently renamed after legendary Ukrainian player and coach Valery Lobanovsky.
The stadium is purposed for football only use and has a total capacity of 11,983 seats. It consists out of four separate stands, north, south, east and west, two of which are covered by a roof, stadium is equipped with a single, multi-colour screen with dimensions of 6x10m and a lighting system of 1400 lux. The pitch dimensions are 105х68 м.[1] Lately it has often been used as a venue for the Ukraine national under-21 football team.
Sponsors
The history of FC Metalurh dates back to a factory team 'Stal' that has been sponsored by one of the largest steel production companies in Ukraine, Zaporizhstal. The company has remained a sponsor of the club for over 70 years and now is a general sponsor of the club. Other notable sponsors are the Ukrainian bank Industrialbank. The main partner of the club is OAO Zaporizhstalbud-1.
The official kit manufacturer for the club is German company Adidas and the official beer sponsor of the club is Slavutych.
Honours
- Ukrainian Cup
- Runners-up 2006
Current squad
Squad is given according to the club's official website, as of January 27, 2009. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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For recent transfers, see List of Ukrainian football transfers summer 2009 and List of Ukrainian football transfers Winter 2008-09.
Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Famous players
Former coaches
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League and Cup history
Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Domestic Cup Europe Notes 1946 3rd UKR
South1 14 12 2 0 37 10 26 As Bilshovyk 1946 3rd Playoffs 4 3 0 1 2 5 14 1 1947 2nd UKR 12 24 5 1 18 25 72 11 1948 2nd UKR
Group A5 14 4 3 7 22 30 11 Renamed to Lokomotiv 1949 2nd UKR 16 34 7 7 20 46 61 21 Relegated 1953 2nd "III" 3 14 6 3 5 34 26 15 In playoffs Metalurh Odessa 1:4
and Torpedo Rostov/Donu 4:51954 2nd "III" 3 22 11 5 6 34 24 27 1955 2nd "I" 8 30 13 6 11 37 33 32 1956 2nd "I" 3 34 21 4 9 54 35 46 1957 2nd "I" 8 34 14 11 9 41 34 39 1958 2nd "II" 2 30 17 5 8 55 29 39 1959 2nd "I" 6 28 14 4 10 40 30 32 1960 2nd UKR "II" 1 36 25 9 2 78 29 59 Won playoff over Sudnobudivnyk
Lost playoff to FC Shakhtar Donetsk, no promotion1961 2nd UKR "II" 4 36 15 12 9 50 37 42 Lost playoff to SKA Lviv, placed 8th overall 1962 2nd UKR "II" 2 24 13 5 6 42 21 31 Qualified for promotion group 1962 2nd Promotion 6 10 1 5 4 13 22 7 Placed 6th overall 1963 2nd 4 34 12 17 5 36 17 41 1964 2nd "II" 8 26 7 12 7 19 16 26 Qualified for Relegation group 1964[2] 2nd "Relegation"
Total7
1712
384
115
173
1016
359
2513
391965 2nd "I" 14 30 8 9 13 28 37 25 Qualified for Relegation group 1965[3] 2nd "Relegation"
Total14
2816
463
116
157
2016
4423
6012
371966 2nd "II" 7 34 12 12 10 35 28 36 1967 2nd "II" 2 38 18 14 6 50 24 50 Qualified for 2ndplace playoff 1967 2nd playoff 1 4 2 1 1 6 5 5 1968 2nd "II" 9 40 14 15 11 52 42 43 1969 2nd "III" 7 42 15 14 13 49 35 44 Relegated 1970 3rd "I Zone" 1 42 26 10 6 73 33 62 Promoted 1971 2nd 4 42 16 14 12 51 39 46 1972 2nd 14 38 13 7 18 45 49 33 1973 2nd 6 38 14 6 18 62 53 34 5 other draws included as losses[4] 1974 2nd 13 38 11 12 15 42 50 34 1975 2nd 13 38 11 13 14 47 45 35 1976 2nd 13 38 14 8 16 38 40 36 1977 2nd 16 38 11 11 16 35 48 33 1978 2nd 14 38 10 14 14 39 47 34 1979 2nd 10 46 19 8 19 69 65 46 1980 2nd 20 46 15 11 20 57 67 41 1981 2nd 13 42 16 14 16 57 51 44 -2 pts draw overlimit 1982 2nd 12 42 17 7 18 54 42 41 1983 2nd 5 42 21 8 13 66 46 50 1984 2nd 5 42 18 12 12 57 43 48 1985 2nd West Zone 7 20 7 5 8 17 25 19 Qualified for Group B 1985 2nd Group B 1[5] 18 9 3 6 32 27 21 13 place overall 1986 2nd 12 46 17 11 18 59 54 45 1987 2nd 9 42 14 12 16 54 53 40 1988 2nd 17 42 12 13 17 30 43 36 -1 point, draw overlimit 1989 2nd 7 42 17 12 13 55 40 46 1990 2nd 3 38 19 14 5 58 30 52 Promoted 1991 1st 13 30 9 7 14 27 38 25
Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Domestic Cup Europe Notes 1992 1st 11 18 6 6 6 20 19 18 1/4 finals 1992-93 1st 7 30 10 9 11 38 35 29 1/4 finals 1993-94 1st 16 34 9 6 19 26 49 24 1/8 finals 1994-95 1st 9 34 11 10 13 47 42 43 1/8 finals 1995-96 1st 5 34 16 4 14 49 42 52 1/4 finals 1996-97 1st 8 30 12 5 13 48 44 41 1/2 finals 1997-98 1st 9 30 10 7 13 40 44 37 1/16 finals 1998-99 1st 8 30 12 6 12 46 43 42 1/2 finals 1999-00 1st 6 30 12 8 10 43 35 44 1/8 finals 2000-01 1st 8 26 8 8 10 27 31 32 1/8 finals 2001-02 1st 4 26 11 7 8 25 22 40 1/8 finals 2002-03 1st 15 30 6 8 16 22 41 26 1/16 finals UC 1st round 2003-04 1st 11 30 8 8 14 26 40 32 1/4 finals 2004-05 1st 10 30 8 11 11 25 32 35 1/8 finals 2005-06 1st 8 30 11 6 13 32 40 39 Runner-up 2006-07 1st 7 30 10 10 10 25 32 40 1/16 finals UC 1st round 2007-08 1st 7 30 9 9 12 24 32 36 1/16 finals 2008-09 1st 7 30 12 9 9 29 30 45 1/16 finals
See also
References
- ^ Официальный сайт футбольного клуба "Металлург" Запорожье
- ^ In 1964 and 1965 seasons the league was split into two groups with the first eight teams from each qualify for promotion and the last eight teams - for relegation. Teams in the promotion group had their record recalculated and results with teams from relegation group were scratched. The teams in the promotion group played with the other candidate teams from other qualifying group. The teams in the relegation group had their records kept and also played only with the teams from the other qualifying group.
- ^ In 1965 the league was split into two groups with the first eight teams from each qualify for promotion and the last eight teams - for relegation. Teams in the promotion group had their record recalculated and results with teams from relegation group were scratched. The teams in the promotion group played with the other candidate teams from other qualifying group. The teams in the relegation group had their records kept and also played only with the teams from the other qualifying group.
- ^ In 1973 in case of a draw the game went to penalty shoot out. Whichever team won it would earn a point in the league standings, the loosing team would earn nothing.
- ^ Won the Group, but placed 13 in overall standings.