FC Dnipro
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| Full name | FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (Ukrainian: ФК Дніпро Днiпропетровськ) | ||
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| Nickname(s) | DD | ||
| Founded | 1918 | ||
| Ground | Dnipro Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 31,003 | ||
| Owner |  Privat Group | ||
| Chairman | Andriy Stetsenko | ||
| Head Coach |  Juande Ramos | ||
| League | Ukrainian Premier League | ||
| 2009–10 | 4th | ||
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FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (Ukrainian: ФК "Днiпро" Днiпропетровськ) is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Dnipropetrovsk. In the Soviet Top League the club was also known under its Russian name as Dnepr, under which it competed in the European competitions as well.
History
- BRIT
The club's franchise traces its history all the way back when the first team that was formed in 1918 by the Petrovsky factory and was called as BRIT (Brianskyi Robitnychyi Industrialnyi Tekhnikum). The team participated in the regional competition (Katerynoslav championship). With the four other teams BRIT played its games on small stadium "Sokil" which was located on the corner of the Pushkin street and Yuriy Savchenko street.
- Petrovets – Stal – Metalurh
Due to World War I, BRIT was disbanded, but on May 9, 1925 a new team was formed in Dnipropetrovsk (coincidently, later the day became to be known as the Victory Day). The team participated under a generic name as football team of Petrovsky factory. The official name it received in 1926 when it became to be known as "Petrovets". The team entered the first Soviet competition under the name of Stal (steel -engl) in 1936 in one of the lower divisions. The team participated in the three championship before World War II. After the war, in 1947, the team reentered the Soviet competition and was merged with another club from Dnipropetrovsk, Dynamo Dnipropetrovsk. From 1949 until 1961, the team was called Metalurh (from English metal worker). During this time the team participated for three seasons, 1950–1952, among the amateurs due to poor results. In 1954, Metalurh Dnipropetrovsk reached the semi-finals of the USSR Cup, where it lost to Spartak Yerevan.
- Dnepr
In 1961, the team was handed over to its new sponsor, the Yugmash (the Southern machine-producing factory), which at that time was one of the most powerful factories in the entire Soviet Union and was funded by the Ministry of Defense. The new sponsor changed the team's name to the Russian name of Dnepr, Dnieper, as the Russian was the accepted language of the Soviet Union and the Soviet government. The team's performance did not change much until after 1968, when Dnepr obtained Andriy Biba and the new coach – Valery Lobanovsky. After that it took the team three years to get promoted to the Soviet Top League and eventually took sixth place in 1972.
- Golden generation
In 1973 and 1976 Dnepr reached the semi-finals of the USSR Cup competition. In 1978 the team was relegated to the lower league for two years. Their next return to the top flight was not as inviting as their first one and the team languished at the bottom of the table for several years. In the following years, the governing body of the team hired new promising coaches – Volodymyr Yemets and Hennadiy Zhizdik. After those changes, Dnepr became a strong contender for the Soviet championship winning it twice: once with Yemets and Zhizdik in 1983, and another one with Yevhen Kucherevsky in 1988. Also, in 1989 Dnepr became the first professional football club in the Soviet Union. During those years, the team featured many notable players such as Oleg Protasov, Hennadiy Litovchenko, Oleksiy Cherednyk, and Oleh Taran.
- Dnipro
Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, the club took on the Ukrainian version name of Dnipro, the name of the biggest river and one of the major symbols of Ukraine. The club joined the football federation of the native country and remained one of the top contenders in the newly formed Ukrainian Premier League. The team received silver medals in 1993 as well as the bronze in 1992, 1995, 1996, 2001, 2004. The team also reached the Ukrainian Cup finals in 1995, 1997 and 2004, but lost all three to Shakhtar Donetsk.
FC Dnipro is currently controlled by the Privat Group.
Stadium
Since the club's foundation in 1925, Dnipro's home was Stadium Meteor in Dnipropetrovsk. It was opened in 1966 and has undergone several renovations since, the last one being in 2001. However in 2002 after several spells in European competitions, it became clear that the club needed a new modern venue. Thus, in 2005 Pryvat Group started construction of Dnipro Arena in the centre of Dnipropetrovsk. The club played its last game at Meteor on 2 September 2008, against Metalist Kharkiv.
In April 2005 the new club's arena broke ground. It was constructed by Germany's largest construction company Hochtief. The construction itself took 3 years and 4 month, but a nine month delay occurred due to a land dispute over a site where the stadium's car park was planned. The stadium's final capacity is 31,003 people and the initial estimated cost of the construction was set at €40,000,000.
The stadium was opened on 15 September 2008. The opening ceremony featured a speech by Ukrainian president Victor Yushchenko, a concert performance by a number of famous Ukrainian musicians and two football matches: Veterans of Dynamo Kyiv vs Spartak Moscow veterans, and Dnipro against Dynamo Kyiv. As a present to the club from the city the street that the stadium is situated on was renamed into Kucherevskyi Boulevard, in honour of Dnipro's late coach Yevhen Kucherevskyi. Dnipro played their first official game on 29 September 2008 against their local rivals FC Metalurh Zaporizhya, but Dnipro lost 1–2. They set a new attendance record for the Ukrainian Premier League 2008–09 season, at 31,000 spectators. Dnipro Arena is a scheduled venue for an upcoming Euro 2012 held in Poland and Ukraine, and it is also the first stadium to be completed for the competition.
Sponsors
The main sponsors are TM Biola, and NikeFootball.
European Cups History
| Season | Round | Country | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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Trabzonspor | 3-0 | 0-1 | 3-1 |
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Levski Sofia | 2-0 | 1-3 | 3-3 | |
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Bordeaux | 1-1 | 1-1 | 5-3 (PKs) | |
| 1989-90 | 1 | 
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Linfield F.C. | 2-1 | 1-0 | 3-1 |
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Tirol Innbruck | 2-0 | 2-2 | 4-2 | |
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Benfica | 0-1 | 0-3 | 0-4 |
Honours
Soviet Union
- Soviet Top League
- USSR Cup
- Winners: 1989
- USSR Super Cup:
- Winners: 1988
- Runners-Up: 1983
- USSR Federation Cup:
- Winners: 1986, 1989
- Runners-Up: 1990
Ukraine
- Ukrainian Championship:
- Runners-Up: 1993
- Ukrainian Cup:
- Runners-Up: 1995, 1997, 2004
Europe
- UEFA Intertoto Cup:
- Runners-Up: 2006
Other
- UEFA Champions Cup Quarterfinalist in 1985 (lost on penalties) and 1990
- USSR Championship 3rd place in 1984, 1985
- Ukrainian Championship 3rd place in 1992, 1995, 1996, 2001, 2004
- Best Ukrainian club in the USSR Championship in 1983, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1989
Current squad
Squad is given according to the club's official website on April 2, 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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For recent transfers, see List of Ukrainian football transfers summer 2010 and List of Ukrainian football transfers winter 2010–2011.
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
Coaches
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League and Cup history
| Season | Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Domestic Cup | Europe | Notes | |
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| 1977 | 1st | 12 | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 24 | 31 | 27 | 1/8 | |||
| 1978 | 1st | 16 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 25 | 39 | 21 | 1/16 | Relegated | ||
| 1979 | 2nd | 17 | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 57 | 60 | 44 | Group stage | |||
| 1980 | 2nd | 2 | 46 | 27 | 8 | 11 | 60 | 47 | 62 | Group stage | Promoted | ||
| 1981 | 1st | 8 | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 42 | 53 | 32 | Group stage | |||
| 1982 | 1st | 9 | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 34 | 38 | 32 | 1/2 | |||
| 1983 | 1st | 1 | 34 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 63 | 36 | 49 | 1/4 | |||
| 1984 | 1st | 3 | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 54 | 40 | 42 | 1/8 | |||
| 1985 | 1st | 3 | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 71 | 41 | 42 | 1/4 | ECL | 1/4 | |
| 1986 | 1st | 11 | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 41 | 41 | 28 | 1/16 | UC | 1/8 | |
| 1987 | 1st | 2 | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 42 | 22 | 39 | 1/16 | UC | 1st round | |
| 1988 | 1st | 1 | 30 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 49 | 23 | 46 | 1/2 | |||
| 1989 | 1st | 2 | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 47 | 27 | 42 | Winner | UC | 1st round | |
| 1990 | 1st | 6 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 39 | 26 | 28 | 1/16 finals | ECL | 1/4 | |
| 1991 | 1st | 9 | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 31 | 36 | 28 | 1/8 finals | UC | 1st round | |
| Season | Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Domestic Cup | Europe | Notes | |
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| 1992 | 1st | 3 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 15 | 23 | 1/4 finals | yielded to FC Metalist Kharkiv 1/8 final of Soviet Cup | ||
| 1992–93 | 1st | 2 | 30 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 51 | 20 | 44 | 1/8 finals | |||
| 1993–94 | 1st | 4 | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 53 | 35 | 41 | 1/4 finals | UC | 2nd round | |
| 1994–95 | 1st | 3 | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 60 | 33 | 65 | Runner-up | |||
| 1995–96 | 1st | 3 | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 65 | 34 | 63 | 1/4 finals | |||
| 1996–97 | 1st | 4 | 30 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 48 | 19 | 55 | Runner-up | |||
| 1997–98 | 1st | 4 | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 47 | 27 | 55 | 1/4 finals | UC | 2nd qual round | |
| 1998–99 | 1st | 12 | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 28 | 46 | 32 | 1/8 finals | |||
| 1999-00 | 1st | 11 | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 26 | 52 | 33 | 1/8 finals | |||
| 2000–01 | 1st | 3 | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 37 | 18 | 55 | 1/2 finals | |||
| 2001–02 | 1st | 6 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 20 | 40 | 1/2 finals | UC | 1st round | |
| 2002–03 | 1st | 4 | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 48 | 27 | 59 | 1/2 finals | |||
| 2003–04 | 1st | 3 | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 44 | 23 | 57 | Runner-up | UC | 3rd round | |
| 2004–05 | 1st | 4 | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 38 | 34 | 48 | 1/2 finals | UC | Round of 32 | |
| 2005–06 | 1st | 6 | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 33 | 23 | 43 | 1/8 finals | UC | Group stage | |
| 2006–07 | 1st | 4 | 30 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 32 | 24 | 47 | 1/4 finals | |||
| 2007–08 | 1st | 4 | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 40 | 27 | 59 | 1/16 finals | UC | 1st round | |
| 2008–09 | 1st | 6 | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 34 | 25 | 48 | 1/8 finals | UC | 2nd qual round | |
| 2009–10 | 1st | 4 | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 48 | 25 | 54 | 1/4 finals | |||
| 2010–11 | 1st | 1/2 finals | EL | playoff round | |||||||||
See also
- FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Reserves and Youth Team
- FC Dynamo Dnipropetrovsk
- FC Petrovsky Memorial Factory Dnipropetrovsk
- FC Lokomotyv Dnipropetrovsk
- FC Spartak Dnipropetrovsk
- FC Stal Dnipropetrovsk