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| Full name | FC Karpaty Lviv |
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| Nickname(s) | "Zeleno-Bili" ("Green-Whites"), "Zeleni Levy" ("Green Lions") |
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| Founded | 1963 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Ukraina Stadium (Capacity 29,004) |
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| Chairman |  Petro Dyminsky |
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| Head Coach |  Oleh Kononov |
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| League | Ukrainian Premier League | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–08 | 10th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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FC Karpaty Lviv (Ukrainian: ФК «Карпати» Львів) is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Lviv. Football club names are a part of the sport 's culture reflecting century-old traditions This is a of lists of the use of Nicknames in football (soccer. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ukraina Stadium (стадіон Україна is a multi-use Stadium in Lviv, Ukraine. The following is a list of Association football stadia. They are ordered by their capacity, that is the maximum number of spectators that the Petro Dyminsky is a chairman of Ukrainian Football team FC Karpaty Lviv. History See also Soviet Top League See also Ukrainian Soviet competitions The league emerged and was established after the collapse of the Union Ukrainian (in Ukrainian украї́нська мо́ва ukrayins'ka mova,) is a language of the East Slavic subgroup of the Slavic languages. Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Lviv ( Ukrainian: Львів, L’viv, Lwów Lemberg Львов L'vov; see also other names) is a major city in western Named after the Carpathian Mountains, they are one of perennial mid-table clubs in Ukraine. The Carpathian Mountains or Carpathians (Carpaţi Czech, Polish and Slovak: Karpaty; Ukrainian: Карпати Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe.
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History
Early Years (1963-1968)
FC Karpaty was founded in 1963, the main initiators of the club's foundation were Lviv football veterans from a team named Silmash. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lviv ( Ukrainian: Львів, L’viv, Lwów Lemberg Львов L'vov; see also other names) is a major city in western OJSC "Power Machines" ( translit Siloviye Mashiny abbreviated as Silmash, ОАО «Силовы́е маши́ны») Karpaty debuted in Soviet Second League B that year and had remained there for four seasons, until in 1968 they were promoted to Soviet First League. The Soviet Second League B was the fourth highest division of Soviet football, below the Soviet Second League. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Winning the USSR Cup
On August 17, 1969, Karpaty became the first (and the only) club in the USSR football history which won the USSR Cup while playing in the Soviet First League. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 The Soviet Cup, or USSR Cup (Кубок СССР was the premier football cup competition in the Soviet Union. In the cup match, Karpaty played FC SKA Rostov-on-Don, one of the best Soviet clubs in the mid-1960s. FC SKA Rostov-on-Don (ФК СКА Ростов-на-Дону is a Russian football club based in Rostov-on-Don. Karpaty were trailing 0:1 after the first half, but were able to run away with the Cup with the final score of 2:1.
In the following season, Karpaty's first opponent in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was Romanian Steaua Bucharest, but Steaua advanced on 4:3 aggregate. Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania FC Steaua Bucureşti is a Romanian professional football club from Ghenceasouth-west Bucharest.
Soviet Top League (1970-1977)
In 1970-1977 and 1980, Karpaty played in the Soviet Top League. The Soviet Top League (Высшая лига was the top division of Soviet Union football. Karpaty's best achievement was 4th place in 1976. Karpaty placed 4th twice that year since the season was split into 2 separate championships (spring and fall). Karpaty were primed to take silver that season, but an unexpected loss in the last home game to Zenit Leningrad pushed Karpaty back into 4th place.
While playing in the Soviet First League in 1979, Karpaty were close to repeating their 1969 achievement, when they met Dinamo Moscow in the USSR Cup semi-final. Dynamo Moscow (Dinamo Moscow Dinamo Moskva Russian: Динамо Москва) is a Russian football club based in Moscow. The match which was played in Moscow, went into overtime with a 1:1 score. Dinamo however prevailed, scoring on a penalty kick in extra time.
SKA Karpaty (1981-1989)
In 1981, Karpaty were merged with another Lviv team, SKA Lviv. Lviv ( Ukrainian: Львів, L’viv, Lwów Lemberg Львов L'vov; see also other names) is a major city in western The new team, SKA Karpaty, continued playing in the Soviet First League, almost achieving promotion in 1986 when CSKA Moscow was promoted ahead of Karpaty on goal differences. See also CSKA Moscow PFC CSKA Moskva (Профессиональный футбольный клуб ЦСКА Москва or Professional Football Club — Central In 1989 the original name of the club was restored.
Ukrainian League (1991-present)
Since Ukraine gained its independence, Karpaty have primarily participated in Ukrainian Premier League competitions. Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. History See also Soviet Top League See also Ukrainian Soviet competitions The league emerged and was established after the collapse of the Union They have taken 3rd place once and were Ukrainian Cup runners-up twice, losing both times to Dynamo Kyiv in the final. The Ukrainian Cup is a knockout cup competition in Ukrainian football, run by the Football Federation of Ukraine. FC Dynamo Kyiv (ФК Динамо Київ FK Dynamo Kyiv; Динамо Киев Dinamo Kiev) is a professional football Club from the
The thirteen’s season in Ukrainian Premier League became an unfortunate one for Karpaty and in 2003-04 season the team was relegated to Persha Liha. History See also Soviet Top League See also Ukrainian Soviet competitions The league emerged and was established after the collapse of the Union Ukrainian First League 2008-09 Teams In 2008-09 season the Ukrainian First League consists of the following teams Top 3 Finishers Promoted teams are in bold However Karpaty remained there only for two seasons and in the 2005-06 season, the club was successful in taking second place in the Persha Liha, which allowed them to participate in the Vyscha Liha the following year. Ukrainian First League 2008-09 Teams In 2008-09 season the Ukrainian First League consists of the following teams Top 3 Finishers Promoted teams are in bold History See also Soviet Top League See also Ukrainian Soviet competitions The league emerged and was established after the collapse of the Union
Stadium
Main articles: Ukraina Stadium
FC Karpaty play their home games at the Ukraina Stadium. Ukraina Stadium (стадіон Україна is a multi-use Stadium in Lviv, Ukraine. Ukraina Stadium (стадіон Україна is a multi-use Stadium in Lviv, Ukraine. Ukraina Stadium (стадіон Україна is a multi-use Stadium in Lviv, Ukraine. The stadium was originally opened in 1992 and renovated on several occasions since, the latest taking place in 2001. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Currently the arena has a capacity of 29,004 spectators.
The stadium was also the venue hosting the final match of the first Ukrainian Premier League season in 1992, in which Tavriya Simferopol defeated Dynamo Kyiv. History See also Soviet Top League See also Ukrainian Soviet competitions The league emerged and was established after the collapse of the Union SC Tavriya Simferopol (СК «Таврія» Сімферополь СК «Таврия» Симферополь is a football club from Simferopol, Crimea, FC Dynamo Kyiv (ФК Динамо Київ FK Dynamo Kyiv; Динамо Киев Dinamo Kiev) is a professional football Club from the
It has also been one of the venues for Ukraine national football team matches, the most recent being a 2-0 Ukraine win over Georgia on October 13, 2004 for 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying. The Ukraine national football team is the national football team of Ukraine and is controlled by the Football Federation of Ukraine. The Georgia national football team is the national football team of Georgia and is controlled by the Georgian Football Federation. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th instance of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament
Ukraina Stadium may be one of the venues for Euro 2012 co-hosted by Ukraine and Poland. The 2012 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as Euro 2012, will be the 14th European Championship for national football teams Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland If so, the stadium will host group stage matches and will be expanded to 36,000.
Logo History
Since the club has been named after the Carpathian Mountains, the image of the forest and mountains has been present on team's logo for many years. However the logo has since been updated, inspired by Lviv's Coat of Arms with a segment of a fortress and lion shown on the new crest. The Coat of arms of the city of Lviv features a golden lion beneath a city gate in a blue field The club's nickname 'The Green Lions' was also derived from their new logo.
The club also has a ceremonial logo, however, it is very rarely used, mostly during TV broadcasts or video packages.
Colours
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Traditionally the club colours are white and green. Throughout the club's history kit has always been designed of green and white tones; other colours are almost never used and are highly criticized by fans.
Green is considered to be the dominant of the two as clubs nicknames are "Green-Lions" and "Green-Whites". For some time black was also used and was even displayed on one of the club's former logos.
Rivalries
Club's main rivals are considered to be the neighbouring clubs FC Lviv, Prykarpattya Ivano-Frankivsk,Nyva Ternopil and Zakarpattia Uzhhorod. FC Spartak Ivano-Frankivsk was a Ukrainian football team based in Ivano-Frankivsk, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, Ukraine FC Nyva Ternopil is a Ukrainian football club based in Ternopil. FC Zakarpattia Uzhhorod is a professional Ukrainian football team from Uzhgorod, Ukraine.
Honors
- USSR Cup: 1
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- 1969
Runner-Up
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- 1993, 1999
Squad
Squad is given according to the club's official website [1], as of March 26, 2008. The Soviet Cup, or USSR Cup (Кубок СССР was the premier football cup competition in the Soviet Union. The Ukrainian Cup is a knockout cup competition in Ukrainian football, run by the Football Federation of Ukraine. Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common
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Transfers In 2008/2009
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Transfers Out 2008/2009
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Famous players
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Gábor Vajda- Stepan Yurchishin
- Lev Brovarsky
- Andriy Bal
- Bohdan Strontsits'kyi
- Oleh Luzhny
- Andriy Husin
- Bohdan Shust
- Volodymyr Yezerskiy
Former coaches
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League and Cup History
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See also
- Pogoń Lwów, the original big club in the city during the Polish years
External links
- Official website (English) (Ukrainian)
- Ukraine Soccer
- Fan site (Ukrainian)
- FC Karpaty Video
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