Stal_Dniprodzerzhynsk

FC Stal Kamianske

FC Stal Kamianske

Football club


FC Stal Kamianske (Ukrainian: Сталь Кам'янське) was a professional Ukrainian football club based in Kamianske, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine. After being relegated to the Ukrainian First League after the 2017–18 Ukrainian Premier League season, the club re-registered to Bucha and changed its name to PFC Feniks Bucha in June 2018.[1][2] The club didn't play any game under the new name and was dissolved on 9 July 2018.[3]

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The club was sponsored by the Dnieper Metallurgical Combine (DMK) which is a member of the Industrial Union of Donbas (ISD).

History

Former logo, as Stal Kamianske.
Gor Malakyan in the Stal's jersey with ISD

The club traces its history to a factory team that was created in 1926 under the name of FC Metalist Kamianske. Later the name was changed to FC Dzerzhynka Kamianske (1934). The team participated in competitions irregularly. It entered Soviet competitions in 1935 as a city's team (Kamianske, 1935–1936) participating in Ukrainian Championship. In 1936, the city of Kamianske was renamed as Dniprodzerzhynsk. In 1936 and in 1938 it entered the Soviet Cup competitions and in 1938 was a runner up of the Ukrainian Championship as Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk yielding only to Dzerzhynets Voroshylovhrad (today FC Zorya Luhansk). There is no record of any competitions in the region during World War II.

In 1945, Dniprodzerzhynsk city players participated in the Ukrainian Spartakiad as members of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast team. In 1949, Metalurh Dniprodzerzhynsk was again a runner-up at the republican competitions, losing a championship playoff to the Kievan Officers' Club (modern FC CSKA Kyiv). Between 1954 and 1975, the Dniprodzerzhynsk metallurgical team did not participate in any national or republican competitions focusing only on regional and city's championships. The club was completely overshadowed by another team from Kamianske (at that time Dniprodzerzhynsk), SC Prometei Dniprodzerzhynsk, that after World War II and until the 1970s was the main city's team.

In 1976, under the name of Metalurh Dniprodzerzhynsk, the team was revived including not only factory players, but also football players of SC Prometei Dniprodzerzhynsk (sports club of the Dnieper Chemical Plant) and Burevisnyk Dniprodzerzhynsk (city's education department sports society). In 1978, the new team won the Ukrainian championship for amateur clubs and was promoted to the Soviet Second League. The club's best achievement was 12th place in the 1982–83 season, and it was soon relegated in 1985.

In 1994, the club became almost defunct. In 1998, the team was reorganized again under the name FC Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk. The team became one of the strongest in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast and in 2001, it was promoted to the Ukrainian amateur championship. In the same year, Stal won the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Cup and was promoted to the Druha Liha B. In the 2003–04 season, Stal became the champions of the division and were promoted to the Persha Liha.

Stal finished in 20th place (bottom) in the 2007–08 season and were relegated to Ukrainian Second League.

After a six-season absence, the club was promoted to Ukrainian First League in 2014.[4] In 2015, the club was set to merge with FC Metalurh Donetsk.[5] However, on 11 July 2015 Metalurh declared bankruptcy, citing the economic difficulties caused by the War in Donbass.[5] FC Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk did take Metalurh's place in the Ukrainian Premier League.[5]

In May 2016, the city of Dniprodzerzhynsk was renamed back into Kamianske and team name was changed to FC Stal Kamianske.[6]

After being relegated to the Ukrainian First League following the 2017–18 Ukrainian Premier League season, the club re-registered to Bucha (Kyiv Oblast) and changed its name to PFC Feniks Bucha.[1] Before the start of the new season, the club withdrew from 2018–19 Ukrainian First League due to financial difficulties.[7]

Colors and badge

Club's colors are silver, blue and white.

Last squad

As of 16 July 2018[8][9]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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Coaches and administration (before dissolving)

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Presidents

  • 2001–2005: Maksym Zavhorodniy
  • 2005–2007: Oleh Dubina
  • 2007–2010: Maksym Zavhorodniy
  • 2010–2011: Illia Buha
  • 2011–2015: Maksym Zavhorodniy
  • 2015–2018: Vardan Israelian

Honours

League and cup history

Soviet Union

Football Federation of Dnipropetrovsk OblastFootball Championship of the Ukrainian SSRFootball Federation of Dnipropetrovsk OblastFootball Championship of the Ukrainian SSRFootball Federation of Dnipropetrovsk OblastWorld War IIFootball Championship of the Ukrainian SSR
Football Federation of Dnipropetrovsk OblastUkrainian Amateur Football ChampionshipFootball Federation of Dnipropetrovsk OblastSoviet Second LeagueUkrainian Amateur Football ChampionshipFootball Federation of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
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Ukraine

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See also


References and notes

  1. UA-Футбол (27 June 2018). "ПФЛ оголосила про перейменування ряду клубів". ua-football.com. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  2. Вперше в історії Сталь з Дніпродзержинська вийшла до УПЛ [Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk moves to First League] (in Ukrainian). ua-football.com. 15 July 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
  3. "Рада перейменувала Дніпродзержинськ на Кам'янське" (in Ukrainian). Українські Національні Новини. 19 May 2016. Archived from the original on 19 May 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  4. "Основной состав". pfcstal.com. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  5. "Сталь". upl.ua. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  6. Competition was played in two phases. Official final league standings are cumulative from both phases. Stal competed in the Relegation Group in Phase II.
    "Ліга Парі-Матч Сезон 2016/17" [League Pari-Match 201617 Season]. Ukrainian Premier League. 31 May 2017. Archived from the original on 31 May 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2017.

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