FC Chornomorets Odesa
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| Full name | Футбольний Клуб «Чорномо́рець» Одеса Football Club Chornomorets Odesa[1] | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Моряки (The Sailors) | ||
| Short name | FCCO | ||
| Founded | 26 March 1936 | ||
| Ground | Chornomorets Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 34,164 | ||
| Owner | Vertex United[2][3] | ||
| General Director | Anatoliy Misiura[4][5][6] | ||
| Head coach | Oleksandr Kucher[7] | ||
| League | Ukrainian First League | ||
| 2024–25 | Ukrainian Premier League, 16th of 16 (relegated) | ||
| Website | chornomorets.ua | ||
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FC Chornomorets Odesa (Ukrainian: Футбо́льний Клуб Чорномо́рець Оде́са [tʃornoˈmɔretsʲ oˈdɛsɐ]) is a Ukrainian professional football club based in Odesa, Ukraine.
According to the club's website, it was formed in 1936 as Dynamo,[8] but until 2002 it carried a logo with 1958 and 1959[9][10] listed as the club's years of foundation on its shield, which is when the club received its current name. The club's shield is very similar to the shield of Romanian FC Farul Constanța.[11]
For over 30 years, the club was sponsored by the Black Sea Shipping Company (1959–1991).[12] The club was among top 20 Soviet clubs that competed in Soviet Top League. The club's home ground is Chornomorets Stadium and has been opened in 2011.
History
[edit]Black Sea (pre-history)
[edit]At the beginning of the 20th century, in Odesa, within limits of Alexander Park (today Shevchenko Park), a construction started of what was supposed to become a pond. However, after the pit for the pond was dug out, the funding stopped and so did the construction. Soon the hole began to serve as a field for one of city's non-league teams. As the hole resembled a shape of the Black Sea, that was the nickname given to the field, and the team was named "Чорне море" Chorne more. And although that team is unrelated to the today's club, it was the first team in Odesa to play under that name.
Naming history
[edit]Officially in the Soviet Union Ukrainian teams carried both names in Russian and Ukrainian.
- 1926: Club formed FC Dynamo Odesa (out of Spartak Odesa)
- 1936: Dynamo was admitted to the All-Union competitions
- 1936: KinAp Odesa entered league competitions at republican level (Ukraine)
- 1938: Pischevik / Kharchovyk Odesa entered league competitions at republican level (Ukraine)
- 1940: Dynamo football team dissolved, its players joined Kharchovyk which admitted to the All-Union competitions
- 1941: Club renamed Spartak Odesa
- 1942: World War II (club was dissolved)
- 1944: Club revived as Dynamo Odesa which qualified for final stage of the Cup of the Ukrainian SSR
- 1945: Club reformed as Kharchovyk Odesa admitted to the All-Union competitions
- 1950: Kharchovyk relegated and dissolved
- 1951: Metalurh Odesa (team of Kim Fomin) promoted to the All-Union competitions
- 1955: Club split reviving Kharchovyk Odesa in the All-Union competitions (in place of Metalurh, while Metalurh continued to play at republican level)
- 1958: Club renamed Chornomorets Odesa as part of the Odesa Rope Factory
Dynamo and previous names
[edit]The official date of foundation of Chornomorets Odesa is considered to be 26 March 1936 as Dynamo Odesa. Dynamo Odesa, however, participated before that in the city championship since 1923 (the year of establishment of the Ukrainian football competitions)[10] winning it in 1933. Dynamo Odesa itself was first called Spartak Odesa until 1926.[10] In 1940, after relegating from the Top level, the club was merged with Kharchovyk Odesa that participated in the republican competitions (Championship of Ukrainian SSR) and replaced Dynamo in next competitions.[10][13] In 1941, the club was reformed again when it was included into the War Championship (Top division) under the name of Spartak Odesa.[13]
Concurrently in league competitions of the Ukrainian SSR, since 1936 in Odesa played another team Kharchovyk Odesa.
Until Chornomorets Odesa was bought out by Leonid Klimov sometime in 2001, the club's foundation was considered to be 1958.[10]
Post WWII and Kharchovyk / Pischevik
[edit]After World War II the club was reestablished as Kharchovyk Odesa in the lower Soviet division (Class B).[13] In 1950, the club lost its place in the play-offs to Spartak Uzhhorod (Zakarpattia Uzhhorod) and was dissolved. In 1953, upon the enlargement of the "Class B" competitions (Second division), the city of Odesa was represented by Metalurh (in Class B 1953, 1954) which soon was replaced again with already more familiar Kharchovyk Odesa.[13] In 1957–58, there was established Avanhard sports society which adopted number of other smaller societies in Ukraine under its umbrella.[13] In 1958, the Odesa city team adopted the name Chornomorets and represented the city's Rope Factory.[13]
Chornomorets (Black Sea Shipping Company)
[edit]In 1959, Chornomorets was handed over to the Black Sea Shipping Company which was a member of Vodnik sports society. Since then its emblem corresponded with the main emblem of Vodnik society.
In the last season of the Soviet Top League, Chornomorets earned fourth place, the only time it ever placed above the big clubs in Ukraine, Dynamo Kyiv, Shakhtar Donetsk and Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk.
Recent history
[edit]The club was a founding member of the Ukrainian Premier League, winning the Ukrainian Cup and finishing 5th in the inaugural 1992 season. Chornomorets finished 3rd the next two seasons and 2nd during the following two seasons. They also won another domestic Cup in 1994. The club's most successful spell was achieved under the guidance of Viktor Prokopenko, and later under Leonid Buryak. At the end of the 1997–98 season, following big financial troubles and the sale of a number of leading players, the club was relegated to the First League.
They won promotion the following 1998–99 season, but finished in the second last place next year and were relegated again. Sometimes in 2001, the Klimov's Primorie company which owned SC Odesa along with Imexbank acquired the city's main team.[14] In 2002 SC Odesa was merged with Chornomorets. Chornomorets came back up again for the 2002–03 season and enjoyed several decent seasons in the Premier League. They finished third in the 2005–06 season and took part in the 2006–07 UEFA Cup tournament.
Chornomorets were deducted 6 points by FIFA on 6 November 2008. It was confirmed by Ukrainian Premier League on 2 March 2009.[15] The club managed to finish the 2008–09 season in 10th place despite the deduction. The 2009–10 season started badly with a 5–0 loss to Dynamo Kyiv and a poor run of form that saw the team finish the first half of the season in 13th place, just two spots away from the relegation zone. The club was relegated to the First League at the end of the season. It took, however, just a year for Chornomorets to return to the Ukrainian top flight for the 2011–12 season.
Following a loss in relegation playoffs on 27 May 2018 Chornomorets fans attacked the head coach of the club.[16]
League and Cup history
[edit]The scheme below shows performance of a team which carried names Kharchovyk (Pischevik) and Chornomorets (Chernomorets) only.
Soviet Union
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Ukraine
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* UPL – Ukrainian Premier League
Stadium and infrastructure
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The main stadium of club is traditionally considered Chornomorets Stadium that until 2012 was called as the Central Stadium of the Black Sea Shipping Company. The stadium is located in the Shevchenko Park.
Among other stadiums Chornomorets also used Stadion "Dnister" imeni V.Dukova (2004–2005, reserves) in Ovidiopol at the Dnister Liman, Spartak Stadium (2005–2006, reserves) in Odesa, Chornomorets Training Base in Lymanka (2006–2007, reserves).
Crest
[edit]The club's emblem dates back to the Union of Labor Black Sea Cities, whose official colors were blue, black, and white.
According to heraldic canons, the elements of the crest mean:
- Blue color – symbolizes generosity, honesty, loyalty and impeccability or simply the sky.
- Black and white colors – mean two elements: earth and air.
- Seagull – means pride.
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Colours
[edit]Kit manufacturers and sponsors
[edit]Chornomorets' kit was produced by local manufacturers until 1970, when Adidas became the first kit supplier.
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European competitions
[edit]Chornomorets Odesa participates in European competitions since 1975 after playing its first game against S.S. Lazio in the UEFA Cup 1975/76.
Honours
[edit]Domestic achievements
[edit]- Ukrainian Premier League
- Ukrainian First League
- Runners-up (4): 1998–99, 2001–02, 2010–11, 2020–21
- Ukrainian Cup
- Ukrainian Super Cup
- Runners-up (1): 2013
- Soviet Top League
- Third place (1): 1974
- Soviet First League
- Winners (3): 1961,[19] 1973, 1987
- Runners-up (1): 1962
- Soviet Top League Cup
- Winners (1): 1990
International achievements
[edit]- UEFA Intertoto Cup
- Runners-up (1): 2007
Walk of Fame
[edit]On September 1, 2012, the Walk of Football Fame of FC Chornomorets Odesa was solemnly opened near the central arch of the Chornomorets Stadium in Odesa. On this day, eleven nameplates with memorable "stars" were laid in honor of those who made a great contribution to the success of the Sailors' team — Viktor Prokopenko, Tymerlan Huseynov, Volodymyr Ploskina, Akhmed Aleskerov, Igor Belanov, Vasyl Moskalenko, Konstantin Furs, Anatoly Zubrytsky, Yuriy Zabolotny, Semen Altman, Leonid Sevasteyev.[20] Another plate is dedicated to the "12th player" — loyal fans of "Chornomorets" Odesa of all time. Exactly one year later, on September 1, 2013, two nameplates were added in honor of Viktor Hryshko and Igor Sokolovsky. On February 19, 2014, two more plates were added to the walk of fame in honor of Valeriy Porkujan and Roman Grigorchuk. On September 13, 2014, four new nameplates appeared on the walk in honor of Ilya Tsymbalar, Vyacheslav Leshchuk, Matvey Cherkassky and Vasyl Ishchak.
On September 13, 2015, the walk of fame was replenished with two new nameplates in honor of Leonid Buryak and Volodymyr Nechayev. On September 11, 2016, two new nameplates appeared on the walk in honor of Volodymyr Sokolov and Vitaly Serafimov. In September 2017, two nameplates in honor of Viktor Zubkov and Oleksandr Ruga replenished the walk. A year later (2018), a nameplate in honor of Volodymyr Fink appeared on the walk. On September 17, 2023, the alley of fame was replenished with two new nameplates in honor of Oleksandr Degtyarev and Oleksandr Polishchuk. On 14 September 2024, before the match of the 6th round of the 2024–25 Ukrainian Premier League between FC Chornomorets and FC Ingulets on the Walk of Football Fame of the FC Chornomorets Odesa was held a solemn ceremony of opening a new nameplate in honor of Anatoliy Doroshenko.[21]
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Players
[edit]First-team squad
[edit]- As of 8 July 2025
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Former notable players
[edit]Had international caps for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries while playing for Chornomorets Odesa.
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Club captains
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Coaching staff and administration[edit]
Managers[edit]First team[edit]
Reserve team[edit]
Presidents[edit]
See also[edit]Notes[edit]References[edit]
External links[edit]
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