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SC Tavriya Simferopol (Ukrainian: СК «Таврія» Сімферополь) is a football club from Simferopol, Crimea, which plays in the Ukrainian Premier League. Tavria is Crimea's most sucessfull football club and is the winner of the very first Ukrainian Premier League, making them one out of 3 teams that have ever held this tille.
[edit] History
The club was founded in 1958 under the name 'Avanhard', Tavria played their first game in USSR Championship against Yaroslav based club Khimik. Overall Tavria played 132 clubs from 113 cities. They have played their last match in the competition against FC Uralmash Yekatirinburg.
After the fall of Soviet Union, Ukrainian Premier League was formed, and Tavria became one of it's founders. And eventually became the very first Ukrainian champion, defeating in the final, which was held in Lviv, Ukraine's most sucessfull club Dynamo Kyiv. Having become the domestic champions the club earned a right to participate in UEFA Champions League, however they were knocked out in the first round by Swiss club on.
Tavria is also one of the 5 clubs to have participated in every season of the Ukrainian premier league. Their best preformance in the Ukrainian Cup came in 1994, when they have beaten in the final by Chornomorets Odessa, on two other ocassions they have reached semi-finals.
On December 29, 2005 club owner Serhiy Kunitsyn fired the team's coach, Oleh Fedorchuk. On January 5, 2006 Tavriya signed Mykhailo Fomenko for a half year contract.
[edit] Honors
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- 1992
- Ukrainian SSR Championship: 2
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- 1985, 1987
Runner-Up
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- 1994
- Ukrainian SSR Championship: 1
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- 1986
3rd place
- Ukrainian SSR Championship: 3
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- 1962, 1972, 1973
Squad is given according to the club's official website [1], as of September, 2007.
Transfers In 2007/08
Transfers Out 2007/08
| No. |
|
Position |
Player |
| — |
 |
MF |
Nerius Vasiliauskas (free agent) |
| — |
|
DF |
Audrius Veikutis (free agent) |
| 17 |
 |
DF |
Pavlo Katkov (broke his contract and left the club) |
|
[edit] Famous players
[edit] Former coaches
[edit] League and Cup History
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| Season |
Div. |
Pos. |
Pl. |
W |
D |
L |
GS |
GA |
P |
Domestic Cup |
Europe |
Notes |
| 1992 |
1st |
1 |
18 |
11 |
6 |
1 |
30 |
9 |
28 |
1/16 finals |
|
|
|
| 1992-93 |
1st |
10 |
30 |
11 |
4 |
15 |
30 |
39 |
26 |
1/8 finals |
ECL |
1st round |
|
| 1993-94 |
1st |
8 |
34 |
12 |
10 |
12 |
41 |
34 |
34 |
Runner-up |
|
|
|
| 1994-95 |
1st |
5 |
34 |
17 |
8 |
9 |
61 |
37 |
59 |
1/2 finals |
|
|
|
| 1995-96 |
1st |
12 |
34 |
12 |
8 |
14 |
46 |
46 |
44 |
1/4 finals |
|
|
|
| 1996-97 |
1st |
6 |
30 |
13 |
5 |
12 |
36 |
46 |
44 |
1/16 finals |
|
|
|
| 1997-98 |
1st |
14 |
30 |
8 |
9 |
13 |
35 |
41 |
33 |
1/8 finals |
|
|
|
| 1998-99 |
1st |
9 |
30 |
10 |
7 |
13 |
33 |
39 |
37 |
1/4 finals |
|
|
|
| 1999-00 |
1st |
13 |
30 |
7 |
8 |
15 |
32 |
51 |
29 |
1/8 finals |
|
|
|
| 2000-01 |
1st |
7 |
26 |
8 |
9 |
9 |
24 |
31 |
33 |
1/8 finals |
|
|
|
| 2001-02 |
1st |
7 |
26 |
8 |
6 |
12 |
27 |
36 |
30 |
1/8 finals |
|
|
|
| 2002-03 |
1st |
9 |
30 |
9 |
7 |
14 |
36 |
50 |
34 |
1/16 finals |
|
|
|
| 2003-04 |
1st |
12 |
30 |
7 |
11 |
12 |
26 |
40 |
32 |
1/4 finals |
|
|
|
| 2004-05 |
1st |
7 |
30 |
11 |
9 |
10 |
34 |
28 |
42 |
1/4 finals |
|
|
|
| 2005-06 |
1st |
7 |
30 |
11 |
6 |
13 |
29 |
31 |
39 |
1/8 finals |
|
|
|
| 2006-07 |
1st |
5 |
30 |
12 |
6 |
12 |
32 |
30 |
42 |
1/2 finals |
|
|
|
[edit] External links
Serhiy Kunitsyn
