Ground Capacity 5,256 Location Okhtyrka, Ukraine Ground Naftovyk Stadium Chairman Andriy Polunin | Head Coach Volodymyr Knysh League Ukrainian First League Founded 1980 | |
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Full name FC Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka | ||
FC Naftovyk Okhtyrka is a Ukrainian football club based in Okhtyrka, Ukraine, where it was founded in 1980. The name of club translates as Oiler, Ukrnafta is the name for company that owns it.
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History
Naftovyk Okhtyrka was created as a team of the Oil and Gaz administration "Okhtyrkanaftogaz" (today part of Ukrnafta) in 1980.
Naftovyk Okhtyrka took part in the first Ukrainian Premier League season in 1992, after being initially chosen to participate for being the Ukrainian SSR Champion in 1991 (Note: republican level championships were part of Soviet Second League B). Naftovyk Okhtyrka took 8th place in its group that season and was demoted to the Persha Liha as a result. Since 2004 the club took name FC Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka due to sponsorship from Ukrnafta. The club's crest carries the Okhtyrka city coat of arms. During the 2007–08 season, FC Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka finished 15th in the Ukrainian Premier League and was relegated back to Persha Liha and will play there during the 2008–09 season.
Stadium
Its home stadium, Naftovyk, has a capacity of 10,500. Also it plays its home games in Sumy at the stadium, Yuvileinyi (Jubilee), that used to belong to Spartak as its home ground does not meet the required criteria for the Premier League and the European competitions. The club is planning to upgrade its stadium in the near future.
Squad
Squad is given according to the club's official website [1], as of 12 July 2016.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.