FC Spartak Ivano-Frankivsk

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Spartak
Full name FC Spartak Ivano-Frankivsk
Founded 1940
Ground MCS Rukh
(Capacity 16,000 (24,000 planned))
Chairman Ukraine Taras Klym
Head Coach Ukraine Mykola Prystay
League Druha Liha defunct
2006–07 17th

FC Spartak Ivano-Frankivsk was a Ukrainian football team based in Ivano-Frankivsk, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, Ukraine. The club was founded in 1940 and was to play in the Druha Liha under the guidance of Mykola Prystay. The club has previously gone under the name FC Prykarpattya Ivano-Frankivsk from 1981 until 2003. Prykarpattya Ivano-Frankivsk took part in the first Ukrainian Premier League season in 1992, after being initially chosen to participate for being a runner-up from 1st Zone of the Soviet Second League B in 1991. After being demoted following their first season, the club returned to the Ukrainian Premier League in 1994 and remained there for 6 seasons. After the 2007 season Spartak end up in the company of members of the Second League, with no money. The club has folded right before the start of the next season.

Prykarpattya Ivano-Frankivsk's best achievement in the Ukrainian Premier League was 11th place (twice, in 1994-95 and 1995-96).

Colours were red shirts, white shorts.

Contents

[edit] Squad 2006-07

[edit] Goalkeepers

  • Ukraine Andrij Novak
  • Ukraine Yuri Nikitenko

[edit] Defenders

  • Ukraine Roman Vovchak
  • Ukraine Vasyl Kachur
  • Ukraine Vasyl Kavynskyi
  • Ukraine Vasyl Plekhstyak
  • Ukraine Roman Bochkur

[edit] Midfielders

  • Ukraine Ihor Myhalatyuk
  • Ukraine Taras Hamarnik
  • Ukraine Ihor Kryvobok
  • Ukraine Yuriy Voytovich
  • Ukraine Mikhailo Tkachuk
  • Ukraine Andriy Veretko
  • Ukraine Oleh Mikhailiv

[edit] Forwards

  • Ukraine Mikhailo Kotsabyuk
  • Ukraine Yuriy Slabishev

[edit] Old Logotype

Club crest

[edit] Notable Players[1]

  • Ukraine Petro Rusak - the club's leader in scored goals at the top level (26). The club's topscorer in 1996 and 1998 with P. Irichuk
  • Ukraine Pavlo Irichuk - the club's second best scorer at the top level (23). The club's topscorer in 1998 with P. Rusak
  • Ukraine Ihor Yourchenko - franchise player. The most loyal club member as a player and a manager. The club's topscorer in 1995. The club's third best scorer at the top level (15).
  • Ukraine Volodymyr Kovaliuk - nicknamed Diesel, which means a powerful locomotive.
  • Ukraine Serhiy Turianskiy used to be a promising forward.
  • Ukraine Oleh Rypan - the club's longest playing goalie in the Ukrainian Premier League (57 games). The club's third best in Goals Against Average (GAA) at top level (1.351).
  • Ukraine Oleh Pyrozhenko - the club's most dependable goalie with .917 GAA in 12 games of 1992 season.
  • Ukraine Yaroslav Vatamaniuk - franchise player. The leader in games played in history of the club.

[edit] Honours

  • Soviet First League
Runner-up - 1957
  • Soviet Second League winners - 1969, 1972
Group runner-up - 1984
Third (VI zone) - 1987
  • Soviet Third League
Runner-up - 1991
  • Ukrainian First League winner - 1994

[edit] References

  1. ^ Ukrainian Football Database Spreadsheet (To access, copy link location directly to your URL bar). User:Palffy. Retrieved on July 4, 2007.

[edit] See also

FSC Prykarpattya Ivano-Frankivsk

[edit] External links