FC Vorskla Poltava
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| Full name | FC Vorskla Poltava | ||
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| Founded | 1955 | ||
| Ground | Butovsky Memorial Vorskla Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 25,000 | ||
| Chairman |  Oleg Babayev | ||
| Head Coach | Mykola Pavlov | ||
| League | Ukrainian Premier League | ||
| 2008-09 | 5th | ||
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FC Vorskla Poltava (Ukrainian: ФК «Ворскла» Полтава) is a professional football team which plays in the Ukrainian Premier League and represents the city of Poltava.
History
The club, Vorskla, was first formed in 1955, but under different name, Kolhospnyk. In 1984, the team's name was renamed to Vorskla after the river Vorskla, which flows through Poltava.
The team debuted in the Ukrainian Premier League in the 1996-1997 season, taking that season the 3rd place, the highest achievement in team's history. Vorskla have remained in the Premier League since, and participated twice in UEFA Cup. In 2009 Vorskla met Shakhtar Donetsk in the 2009 Ukrainian Cup Final. Mykola Pavlov's men won the match 1-0 after Vasyl Sachko's goal in the 49th minute. This is Vorskla's first ever official title.
As a Domestic Cup winner Vorskla participated in the annual opening game of the season Ukrainian Super Cup meeting the champions Dynamo Kyiv. After a 0:0 draw at full time Vorskla lost the cup to Dynamo on penalties.
Its home games the main team plays at Butovsky Memorial Vorskla Stadium which is named after one of the founders of the modern Olympic games and the International Olympic Committee in 1894. Oleksiy Dmytrovych also was a lieutenant-general of the Russian Army and a teacher. He wrote several books on the physical training in various conditions.
Honours
- 1995-96 Champions
- 2008-09 winners
Current squad
Squad is given according to the club's official website [1], as of September 1, 2008. 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
Head coaches
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League and Cup history
Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Domestic Cup Europe Notes 1992 2nd "B" 8 26 12 5 9 33 25 29 1/16 finals 1992-93 2nd 4 42 21 9 12 57 46 51 1/32 finals 1993-94 2nd 8 38 15 7 16 30 52 37 1/16 finals 1994-95 2nd 11 42 17 8 17 49 48 59 1/8 finals 1995-96 2nd 1 42 32 7 3 92 37 103 1/32 finals Promoted 1996-97 1st 3 30 17 7 6 50 26 58 1/4 finals 1997-98 1st 5 30 15 4 11 41 46 49 1/4 finals UC 2nd qual round 1998-99 1st 10 30 10 5 15 36 43 35 1/4 finals 1999-00 1st 4 30 14 7 9 50 34 49 1/8 finals 2000-01 1st 12 26 6 5 15 16 29 23 1/16 finals UC 1st round 2001-02 1st 11 26 6 7 13 19 33 25 1/16 finals 2002-03 1st 11 30 8 8 14 26 41 32 1/4 finals 2003-04 1st 14 30 6 9 15 26 49 27 1/8 finals 2004-05 1st 14 30 8 6 16 18 35 30 1/16 finals 2005-06 1st 10 30 9 10 11 28 34 37 1/4 finals 2006-07 1st 13 30 7 10 13 23 28 31 1/16 finals 2007-08 1st 8 30 9 9 12 28 30 36 1/4 finals 2008-09 1st 5 30 14 7 9 32 26 49 Winners