FC Obolon Kyiv

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Old logo

FC Obolon Kyiv (Template:Langx, {{#invoke:IPA|main}}) is a Ukrainian professional football club based in Kyiv (Obolonskyi District). Its home colors are green shirts and white shorts; while its away uniforms are white shirts and green shorts. Its main sponsor was the brewery Obolon in 1999–2013. Since 2013, the club is owned by the factory.

The club was reformed in 2013 due to administrative issues and hence the team withdrew from the Professional Football League of Ukraine during the 2012–13 Ukrainian First League season in February 2013.<ref name="finance">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The club restarted from amateur competitions. Between 2013 and 2020, the team was known as Obolon-Brovar Kyiv.<ref name="1088222388Obolon-Brovar">Template:In lang Obolon-Brovar was renamed to Obolon. Changed the emblem of the club Template:Webarchive, (21 August 2020)</ref>

History

Names

• 1992: FC Zmina
• 1993: FC Zmina-Obolon (after a Kyiv neighborhood Obolon)
• 1995: FC Obolon
• 1997: FC Obolon-PPO
• 1999: FC Obolon JSC (brewery became officially the club's sponsor)
• 2001: FC Obolon (after its sponsor Obolon Brewery)
• 2013: FC Obolon-Brovar (forced to reorganized and renamed)
• 2020: FC Obolon

Obolon (original)

The football club was created in 1992 by a collective of enthusiasts based on the specialized sports school of Olympic Reserve Zmina in Kyiv.<ref name="ofhist">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The team changed its name to Zmina-Obolon in 1993 because it was located in the historical neighborhood in Kyiv. The same year as Zmina-Obolon, the club participated in the national amateur competitions KFK at first placing third and next year winning a group competitions. After its promotion to professionals, the name portion Zmina was dropped leaving only with Obolon in 1995, and later changed to Obolon PPO in 1997.<ref name="ofhist"/> It adopted its current name on 23 April 2001.<ref name="ofhist"/> In 1995, it received professional status and entered the Ukrainian Second League for the 1995–96 season.

After finishing 3rd in the Ukrainian First League 2001–02 season, Obolon was promoted to the Ukrainian Premier League when that competition expanded to 16 teams for the 2002–03 season. Obolon was relegated to the Ukrainian First League after finishing 15th (out of 16) in the 2004–05 season. Until 2002, Obolon played its home games at Zmina Stadium and sometimes at the sport complex of Bilshovyk factory.<ref name="ofhist"/>

In the 2008–09 season, Obolon finished second in the Ukrainian First League and were promoted to the Ukrainian Premier League for the 2009–10 season for the second time.

The club competed in the Premier League for three seasons and was relegated after the 2011–12 Ukrainian Premier League season.

At the end of 2012, a conflict arose in club due to a transfer policy of the club. Major club sponsor Slobodyan had refused to finance the club after goalkeeper Kostyantyn Makhnovskyi was sold by the club without his consent.<ref name="finance"/> Due to lack of financing, on 21 February 2013, the club was forced to withdraw from the Ukrainian First League.<ref name=OKFCnomore>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Obolon Brovar

In December 2012, the president of Obolon, Oleksandr Slobodian, announced he would create a new team under the moniker Obolon-Brovar ("Obolon Brewery").<ref name="sponsorOST">Template:In lang Slobodyan creates new Football club "Obolon Brovar" Template:Webarchive, www.liga.net (11 December 2012)</ref> The reorganized club was completely restructured and brought to a complete control of the Obolon factory, unlike its predecessor that was a public organization which was sponsored by the factory.<ref>User, S. The club's history (Історія клуба). Obolon Brovar. 26 March 2013</ref> In spring 2013, the team applied to PFL and was accepted for the 2013–14 Ukrainian Second League season.<ref name="Professional">Template:Cite news</ref>

In early March 2013, it was announced that the former honorary president of Obolon Kyiv, Oleksandr Slobodian would form a new football team called Obolon Brovar. Legally the team could not keep the old name and had to register a new name.<ref name="new_club">Template:Cite news</ref> FC Obolon as a public organization with Obolon brewery as its title sponsor was reorganized into a limited liability company of Obolon brewery and completely owned by the last. During the organization many first team players left, but infrastructure with its academy, staff and stadium were preserved.

Learning about a new club, the fans of Obolon immediately appealed to the new leadership of Obolon-Brovar with a request to leave the symbols and logos of the old club. Also they asked not to put on the club emblem the year the club was founded.<ref name="new_club"/>

Only the doctors, administrators, massage therapists and reserve team coach Obolon-2 Kyiv Oleg Mazurenko moved from the former club to the new club. Also some players from Obolon-2 Kyiv and experienced defenders Andriy Kornyev and Valeriy Ivaschenko, who once played for Obolon Kyiv. All the rest were alumni from the Youth Academy Zmina-Obolon. Serhiy Soldatov was appointed head coach of the new team, who worked previously in the Youth Academy which was based with the team "Obolon Brovar".<ref name="new_club"/> For the second season in the second league "Obolon Brovar" took second place and went into the first league. The season of 2015/2016, the "Brewers" finished at a high third place and were close to raising in the Premier League. The season was held mediocre by the team, however, in the Ukrainian Cup reached the 1/8 finals where the penalty kick lost to MFC Mykolaiv.

Obolon (2020 re-renaming)

In August 2020 Obolon-Brovar Kyiv was renamed (again) to Obolon Kyiv.<ref name="1088222388Obolon-Brovar"/> The club's logo was changed accordingly.<ref name="1088222388Obolon-Brovar"/> The 2022-23 season saw Obolon Kyiv get promoted to the Ukrainian Premier League for the 2023-24 season. They finished 14th in the league but beat Livyi Bereh Kyiv in the play-offs (1–0 home, 1–1 away).

Stadium

File:Стадіон Оболонь.jpg

Obolon Arena

The club originally played at its Zmina Stadium.

Since 2002, it plays at Obolon Arena,<ref name=SWOABPN>Obolon'-Brovar vs. Enerhiya Mykolajiv 0 – 0 Template:Webarchive, Soccerway (14 July 2013)</ref> while Zmina Stadium is used by its football academy Sports school Zmina Kyiv. Unlike Zmina Stadium that is located closer to the city's centre, Obolon Arena is located right on northern outskirts of Kyiv on vulytsia Pivnichna (Northern Street).

Honours

• Ukrainian First League
  • Runners-up (2): 2008–09, 2022–23
• PFL U–19
  • Winners (1): 2017–18
• Ukrainian Second League
  • Winners (2): 1998–99, 2000–01
  • Runners-up (1): 2014–15
• Ukrainian Amateur Football Championship
  • Winners (1): 1994–95

Football kits and sponsors

citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Football kit	Shirt sponsor
2002–2003	adidas	Obolon
2003–2005	nike
2009–2011	puma	Obolon
2011–2012		Carling

League and cup history

Season	Div.	Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P	Domestic Cup	Europe		Notes
As FC Obolon Kyiv (1993–2013)
1993–94	4th	3	22	14	5	3	32	17	33
1994–95	4th	1	30	23	4	3	60	17	73	Template:Frac finals			Admitted to Second League
1995–96	3rd "A"	4	40	22	9	9	60	35	75	Template:Frac finals
1996–97	3rd "A"	4	30	15	11	4	34	17	56	Template:Frac finals Phase II
1997–98	3rd "C"	5	30	15	7	8	47	28	52	Template:Frac finals
1998–99	3rd "C"	1	26	20	4	2	45	18	64	Template:Frac finals			Promoted
1999-00	2nd	16	34	5	12	17	23	52	27	Template:Frac finals			Relegated
2000–01	3rd "B"	1	28	21	4	3	51	14	67	Template:Frac finals 2nd League Cup			Promoted
2001–02	2nd	3	34	18	8	8	49	26	62	Template:Frac finals			Promoted
2002–03	1st	14	30	7	7	16	32	45	28	Template:Frac finals
2003–04	1st	6	30	11	8	11	34	35	41	Template:Frac finals
2004–05	1st	15	30	4	9	17	18	43	21	Template:Frac finals			Relegated
2005–06	2nd	3	34	22	6	6	51	19	72	Template:Frac finals
2006–07	2nd	3	36	23	4	9	47	27	73	Template:Frac finals
2007–08	2nd	3	38	22	6	10	67	42	72	Template:Frac finals
2008–09	2nd	2	32	19	6	7	74	40	63	Template:Frac finals			Promoted
2009–10	1st	11	30	9	4	17	26	50	31	Template:Frac finals
2010–11	1st	10	30	9	7	14	26	38	34	Template:Frac finals
2011–12	1st	15	30	4	9	17	17	42	21	Template:Frac finals			Relegated
2012–13	2nd	17	34	5	7	22	19	28	22	Template:Frac finals			Withdrew<ref>Withdrew from the PFL during the attestion meeting held in the winter break. The team's administration informed the PFL that they lack sufficient funds to continue participating in the league. (21 February 2013) Template:Cite news</ref>
As FC Obolon-Brovar Kyiv (2013–2020)
2013	4th	6	10	1	4	5	4	5	7				Promoted
2013–14	3rd	8	36	16	12	8	51	34	60	[[2013–14 Ukrainian Cup|Template:Frac finals]]
2014–15	3rd	2	27	20	4	3	46	19	64	[[2014–15 Ukrainian Cup|Template:Frac finals]]			Promoted
2015–16	2nd	3	30	16	6	8	45	35	51	[[2015–16 Ukrainian Cup|Template:Frac finals]]
2016–17	2nd	9	34	12	9	13	37	37	45	[[2016–17 Ukrainian Cup|Template:Frac finals]]
2017–18	2nd	14	34	9	8	17	24	37	35	[[2017–18 Ukrainian Cup|Template:Frac finals]]
2018–19	2nd	6	28	13	8	7	35	28	47	[[2018–19 Ukrainian Cup|Template:Frac finals]]
2019–20	2nd	6	30	14	9	7	40	31	51	[[2019–20 Ukrainian Cup|Template:Frac finals]]
As Obolon Kyiv (2020– )
2020–21	2nd	8	30	13	4	13	44	35	43	[[2020–21 Ukrainian Cup|Template:Frac finals]]
2021–22	2nd	4	19	10	3	6	24	16	33	[[2021–22 Ukrainian Cup|Template:Frac finals]]
2022–23	2nd	2	14	9	2	3	20	9	29	Not played			to Promotion group
		2	14	8	5	1	19	8	29				Promoted
2023–24	1st	14	30	5	11	14	18	41	26	1/4 finals			Relegation play-offs
2024–25

Current squad

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Managers

• Template:Flagicon Stanislav Honcharenko (Aug 1995 – Oct 1995)
• Template:Flagicon Pavlo Neverov (Oct 1995 – June 1997)
• Template:Flagicon Vadym Lazorenko (July 1997 – Sept 1999)
• Template:Flagicon Oleh Fedorchuk (Sept 1999 – June 2000)
• Template:Flagicon Volodymyr Muntyan (Aug 2000 – Nov 2001)
• Template:Flagicon Petro Slobodian (March 2002 – Dec 2004)
• Template:Flagicon Oleksandr Ryabokon (Jan 2005 – June 2005)
• Template:Flagicon Bohdan Blavatskyi (July 2005 – March 2006)
• Template:Flagicon Petro Slobodian (April 2006 – May 2008)
• Template:Flagicon Ihor Artymovych (caretaker) (May 2008 – June 2008)
• Template:Flagicon Yuriy Maksymov (June 2008 – Dec 2009)
• Template:Flagicon Serhiy Kovalets (Jan 2010 – Nov 2011)
• Template:Flagicon Vasyl Rats (caretaker) (Nov 2011)
• Template:Flagicon Serhiy Konyushenko (Nov 2011 – Feb 2013)
• Template:Flagicon Sergei Soldatov (Mar 2013 – 24 Oct 2016)
• Template:Flagicon Oleh Mazurenko (24 Oct 2016 – 16 Sep 2017)
• Template:Flagicon Valeriy Ivashchenko (caretaker, 19 Sep 2017 – 12 Jan 2018)
• Template:Flagicon Volodymyr Pyatenko (12 Jan 2018 – 31 May 2018)
• Template:Flagicon Serhiy Kovalets (13 Jun 2018 – 9 Jan 2020)
• Template:Flagicon Oleh Mazurenko (13 Jan 2020 – present)
• Template:Flagicon Valeriy Ivashchenko (8 July 2020 – 17 Oct 2020)
• Template:Flagicon Pavlo Yakovenko (18 Oct 2020 – 5 May 2021)
• Template:Flagicon Valeriy Ivashchenko (8 July 2020 – present)

External links

• Official website