Editing FC Dnipro (section)

===Success and downfall===
On 14 May 2015, Dnipro qualified for the [[2015 UEFA Europa League Final]] by defeating [[S.S.C. Napoli|Napoli]] 1–0 in Ukraine after having drawn 1–1 in Italy, the first time in the club's history that it reached the final in a European competition.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/may/14/dnipro-napoli-europa-league-semi-final-second-leg-match-report|title=Dnipro's Yevhen Seleznyov sinks Napoli to seal Europa League final place|date=14 May 2015|work=Guardian|access-date=15 May 2015|archive-date=27 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150527140504/http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/may/14/dnipro-napoli-europa-league-semi-final-second-leg-match-report|url-status=live}}</ref> Despite going up 1–0 in the sixth minute against Spanish side Sevilla, Dnipro eventually lost 3–2.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/32908634|title=Dnipro 2 Sevilla 3|date=28 May 2015|work=BBC Sport|access-date=28 May 2015|archive-date=28 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150528055513/http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/32908634|url-status=live}}</ref> Despite the defeat, the match crowned one of the club's greatest seasons, during which Dnipro had to play all of their home matches some 400 kilometres away in [[Kyiv]] due to the conflict in eastern Ukraine.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk&nbsp;– Angels amidst War : "During the entire course of the campaign, FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk had to play all of their home matches some 400 kilometres away in Kyiv due to the war. "|url=http://www.goaldentimes.org/dnipro-dnipropetrovsk-angels-amidst-war/|website=goaldentimes.org|date=23 May 2015|access-date=26 May 2015|archive-date=27 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150527022340/http://www.goaldentimes.org/dnipro-dnipropetrovsk-angels-amidst-war/|url-status=live}}</ref> On 31 March 2016, the club was excluded by [[UEFA]] from participating in the next UEFA club competition for which it would otherwise qualify in the next three seasons (2016–17, 2017–18 and 2018–19) for violating the [[UEFA Financial Fair Play Regulations|Financial Fair Play]] regulations.<ref>{{cite web|title=CFCB adjudicatory chamber orders|url=http://www.uefa.org/protecting-the-game/club-licensing-and-financial-fair-play/news/newsid=2347734.html|date=31 March 2016|publisher=[[UEFA]]|access-date=31 March 2016|archive-date=18 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118170454/http://www.uefa.org/protecting-the-game/club-licensing-and-financial-fair-play/news/newsid=2347734.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

In late June 2016, there were rumours that club owner [[Ihor Kolomoyskyi]] had stopped funding the club.<ref name="FC Dnipro not bankrupt">{{cite web |url=http://en.interfax.com.ua/news/sport/353587.html |title=Dnipro football team will not be liquidated, but revamped – Kolomoisky |publisher=[[Interfax-Ukraine]] |date=30 June 2016 |access-date=30 June 2016 |archive-date=14 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160714205414/http://en.interfax.com.ua/news/sport/353587.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Kolomoyskyi immediately denied this but did state, "The club will not exist in the same form as before;" and that it was "not normal to spend crazy amounts of money" to keep the current squad intact.<ref name="FC Dnipro not bankrupt"/>

The 2016–17 season was disastrous for Dnipro. Due to outstanding debts owed to coach [[Juande Ramos]] and his staff, the FFU prevented Dnipro from signing new players other than free agents. On 26 October 2016, Dnipro was assessed a penalty of 6 points for the same reason. In April 2017, 3 additional points were deducted. At the conclusion of the 2016–2017 season, Dnipro were relegated directly to the [[Ukrainian Second League]] (third level) for the first time in club history.

In the 2017–18 season, the club with a new squad started well in the Group B of the Second League, for 13 matches in row going on high positions (second-fourth places). But the points have been deducted once more with their number reaching up to 18 until the end of the season, which resulted in club finishing on 8th place.

On 7 June 2018, FIFA decided to once more relegate the club and for the [[2018–19 Ukrainian Football Amateur League#Group 3|2018–19 season]] the club was to play 
in the [[Ukrainian Amateur Football Championship|Amateur League]].<ref name="dnipra_n565080">{{cite web|url=https://football24.ua/kolomoyskiy_anonsuvav_vidnovlennya_dnipra_n565080|title=Kolomoisky announced the restoration of the Dnieper|publisher=football24.ua|date=21 October 2019|access-date=8 January 2020|language=uk|archive-date=8 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308153709/https://football24.ua/kolomoyskiy_anonsuvav_vidnovlennya_dnipra_n565080/|url-status=live}}</ref> In the [[2019–20 Ukrainian Football Amateur League|2019–20 Amateur League]] the club did not participate.<ref name="dnipra_n565080"/><ref>Yuriy Samotkan. ''[https://amateur.footboom.com/amateur/ukrainian-championship/1559827449--dnepr-veroyatno-prekratit-sushhestvovaniye.html "Dnipro" probably will be liquidated ("Днепр", вероятно, прекратит существование)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190910043456/https://amateur.footboom.com/amateur/ukrainian-championship/1559827449--dnepr-veroyatno-prekratit-sushhestvovaniye.html |date=10 September 2019 }}''. Footboom. 6 June 2019</ref> In 2019, some players, coaching, and managing staff joined [[SC Dnipro-1]], particularly the whole coaching staff of Dnipro in full composition was appointed to the Dnipro-1's under-21 team.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200802213722/https://www.scdnipro1.com.ua/kerivnitstvo-u-21/ Under-21 team coaching]. [[SC Dnipro-1]].</ref>

On 22 February 2021, FIFA dismissed the claim of [[Jaba Kankava]] who appealed with a request to recognize SC Dnipro-1 a sports successor of FC Dnipro in order to recover his unpaid salary from FC Dnipro.<ref name="sportarena.com"/>