Dissolved 2009–2013 Location Kiev, Ukraine Founded 1934 | Ground Capacity 12,000 | |
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Full name FC Central Sports Club of the Army Kyiv Nickname(s) "Armymen", "Cadets" (in Soviet times) Owner SK Army (1934–1992)Central Sports Club of Armed Forces of Ukraine (CSC ZSU) (1992–2001)unknown (2001–2009) League Kiev Amateur Championship | ||
FC CSCA Kyiv (Ukrainian: "ЦСКА Київ") is a Ukrainian association football club, until 2001 of the Central Sports Club of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which is government sponsored by the Ministry of Defense. In 1994-2001 it served as a farm team CSKA-2 Kyiv of FC Boryspil which was renamed into CSKA Kyiv.
Contents
- SKA Kiev 19341992
- CSCA Kyiv 19921994
- Second team of CSCA Borysfen Arsenal 19942001
- CSKA Kyiv
- Reformation as an amateur club 2013present
- Naming history
- SKA Kiev
- European competitions
- Owners
- References
After reorganization in 2001 the football section "FC CSCA Kyiv" was privately sponsored until 2009 when it withdrew from the professional league 4 September 2009 due to lack of financial support.
SKA Kiev (1934–1992)
The football team has founded in 1934 in Kharkiv as part of the Soviet Officers' Club (later CSKA) receiving the name UVO Kharkov (Ukrainian Military District – Kharkov). During the Soviet regime the team was part of the Soviet Armed Forces sports society. At the end of 1934 the team was transferred to Kiev during the transfer of republican capital. Its name has changed to DO Kiev (Officers' Club – Kiev). In 1947–1956 the team was called ODО Kiev (District Officers' Club – Kiev) and in 1952, under this name, the team reached the semifinal stage of the Soviet National Cup. In 1957 the team played under the name ОSK Kiev (District Sports Club – Kiev). The year of 1957 is considered the official year of establishment of CSK ZSU. In 1957–1959 the Kievan army men football team was called SKVО Kiev (Sports Club Military District – Kiev) and in 1960–1971 – SKA Kiev (Sports Club of Army – Kiev). In 1972 the team moved to Chernihiv and changed its name to SK Chernigov and had moved back to Kiev in 1976 as SKА. In 1981–1982, the team had its last Soviet First League stint at the second level of Soviet football.
CSCA Kyiv (1992–1994)
FC CSKA Kyiv was created in place of the Soviet football team SKA Kiev on December 15, 1992 during the reorganization of the Ukrainian military. Its first season in 1992 the club finished under its old name SKA Kiev which was changed during the summer of 1992 to ZS – Oriana (abbr. Armed Forces – Oriana). In 1993 team changed its name to ZS – Oriana (Armed Forces – Oriana) and then to CSK ZSU (Central Sport Club of Armed Forces of Ukraine). The highest place it reached in the Ukrainian championships was the fifth in the First League.
Second team of CSCA-Borysfen & Arsenal (1994–2001)
In 1994 FC CSCA Kyiv while being in the Third League was promoted to the Second League. Borysfen Boryspil that was playing in the 1994–95 Ukrainian First League in the mid-season merged with the Central Sports Club of the Armed Forces of Ukraine under the name FC CSKA-Borysfen Kyiv. At that time the Central Sports Club of the Armed Forces of Ukraine obtained two professional teams, one in the Ukrainian First League, while the other in the Ukrainian Second League. FC CSCA Kyiv was kept as the Borysfen's second team in the Second League. In 1995 FC CSKA-Borysfen Kyiv was promoted to the Ukrainian Higher League.
Upon conclusion of the 1995-96 Ukrainian Premier League season Borysfen was omitted from the name and the reserve team, which coincidentally gained promotion to the First League now, automatically became CSCA-2 Kyiv. In 1997 Boryspil team was restored first on the Amateur Level and then gaining professional status once again.
In 2001, the Central Sports Club of the Armed Forces of Ukraine sold the club. The first team was bought by the Kievan municipal administration and reformed into the new Kievan club "FC Arsenal Kyiv". In turn, the second team was sold to another owner and reverted to the name of CSCA Kyiv continuing to play in the Ukrainian First League.
CSKA Kyiv
Since 2001 FC CSKA Kyiv played in the Ukrainian First League until 2008 when it was relegated to the Ukrainian Second League.
In 2009 FC CSCA Kyiv went bankrupt and the club disappeared from football.
Reformation as an amateur club (2013–present)
CSCA was only absent from football for 4 years. In 2013, the amateur football team Atlant Kiev and the public organization "CSKA of Ukraine" established an amateur football club called CSKA Kyiv. Since 2013, the football team CSKA plays among amateur teams in the Premier Division of the Kiev Region Championship Football League .
In 2015 CSKA Kyiv led by Viktor Ishchenko applied for the Makarov Memorial tournament. The new CSKA team will be represented by the Republican College of Physical Education.