SC Tavriya Simferopol
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| Full name | SK Tavriya Simferopol | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Krymlyany (Crimeans) | ||
| Founded | 1958 | ||
| Ground | RSC Lokomotiv Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 19,978 | ||
| Chairman |  Serhiy Kunitsyn | ||
| Head Coach | Serhiy Puchkov | ||
| League | Ukrainian Premier League | ||
| 2007-08 | 5th | ||
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SC Tavriya Simferopol (Ukrainian: СК «Таврія» Сімферополь, Russian: СК «Таврия» Симферополь, Crimean Tatar: SK «Tavriya» Aqmescit) is a football club from Simferopol, Crimea, which plays in the Ukrainian Premier League. Tavria is Crimea's most successful football club and is the winner of the very first Ukrainian Premier League, making them one out of 3 teams that have ever held this title.
History
The club was founded in 1958 under the name 'Avanhard', Tavria played their first game in USSR Championship against Yaroslav based club Khimik. Overall Tavria played 132 clubs from 113 cities. They have played their last match in the competition against FC Uralmash Yekatirinburg.
Post-Soviet
After the fall of Soviet Union, Ukrainian Premier League was formed, and Tavria became one of its founders. And eventually became the very first Ukrainian champion, defeating in the final, which was held in Lviv, Ukraine's most successful club Dynamo Kyiv. Having become the domestic champions the club earned a right to participate in UEFA Champions League, however they were knocked out in the first round by Swiss club FC Sion.
Tavria is also one of the 5 clubs to have participated in every season of the Ukrainian premier league. Their best performance in the Ukrainian Cup came in 1994, when they have beaten in the final by Chornomorets Odessa, on two other occasions they have reached semi-finals.
On December 29, 2005 club owner Serhiy Kunitsyn fired the team's coach, Oleh Fedorchuk. On January 5, 2006 Tavriya signed Mykhailo Fomenko for a half year contract.
Connections to organized crime
According to local police, the football club is a front for an organized crime gang called the 'Bashmaki' (the 'Shoe gang'), believed to be involved in 50 murders as well as kidnapping. In 2007 the club's former president, Viktor Karasev, was sentenced to seven years imprisonment for arson and use of illegal weapons. [1]
Sponsors
Clearing House (bank), Lider, Crimea Titan
Honours
- 1992
Runner-Up
- 1994
Current squad
The players in bold have senior international caps. Squad is given according to the club's official website [1], as of March 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 1992 1st "A" 1 18 11 6 1 30 9 28 1/16 finals [3] 1992-93 1st 10 30 11 4 15 30 39 26 1/8 finals ECL 1st round 1993-94 1st 8 34 12 10 12 41 34 34 Runner-up 1994-95 1st 5 34 17 8 9 61 37 59 1/2 finals 1995-96 1st 12 34 12 8 14 46 46 44 1/4 finals 1996-97 1st 6 30 13 5 12 36 46 44 1/16 finals 1997-98 1st 14 30 8 9 13 35 41 33 1/8 finals 1998-99 1st 9 30 10 7 13 33 39 37 1/4 finals 1999-00 1st 13 30 7 8 15 32 51 29 1/8 finals 2000-01 1st 7 26 8 9 9 24 31 33 1/8 finals 2001-02 1st 7 26 8 6 12 27 36 30 1/8 finals 2002-03 1st 9 30 9 7 14 36 50 34 1/16 finals 2003-04 1st 12 30 7 11 12 26 40 32 1/4 finals 2004-05 1st 7 30 11 9 10 34 28 42 1/4 finals 2005-06 1st 7 30 11 6 13 29 31 39 1/8 finals 2006-07 1st 5 30 12 6 12 32 30 42 1/2 finals 2007-08 1st 5 30 13 8 9 38 40 47 1/4 finals 2008-09 1st 8 30 10 7 13 41 45 37 1/4 finals IC 3rd round 2009-10 1st 1/8 finals
See also
References
- ^ BBC News - Ukrainian football's dark side
- ^ UA-Football.com says with the reference to the official club's web-site.
- ^ Tavriya were crowned champions after they defeated Dynamo Kyiv 1-0 in a championship playoff game that was played in L'viv on the 21 June, 1992.