FC Ocean Kerch
FC Ocean Kerch (Russian: Футбольный клуб «Океан» (Керчь)) is a Ukrainian football team based in Kerch. After the Russian annexation of Crimea was admitted to the Crimean Premier League as a Russian team.
Full name | Football Club Ocean Kerch |
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Founded | 1938 as Stal, 1955 as Metalurh, 1976 as Okean, 2010 as Okean |
Dissolved | ?, 1970, 1997 |
Ground | Stadium 50th Anniversary of October |
Head coach | Serhiy Yesin |
League | Crimean Premier League |
History
Metallurg
The city association football team in Kerch existed as early as 1938 under a name of Stal. It is not known what happened with the original team.
The current club was established in 1955 as Metallurg (Metalurh) soon after the Crimean peninsula was transferred to Ukraine within the Soviet Union, but it was not until 1962 when it represented the city at professional level, competing in the Ukrainian championship of the Soviet Second League. In 1970, the club dissolved again.
Okean
In 1976 it was revived competing all the way pass the dissolution of the Soviet Union. In 1993 it carried a name of Voikovets, in 1994 – Metalurh. In 1995–96 Ukrainian Cup both Metalurh and Okean participated in the tournament. In 1997, the club lost its professional license and disappeared for quite some time.
In 2010, it was reestablished anew.[1][2] Following the Russian annexation of Crimea, the Football Federation of Ukraine lodged a complaint with UEFA about Crimean clubs' participation in Russian competitions. On 22 August 2014, UEFA decided "that any football matches played by Crimean clubs organised under the auspices of the Russian Football Union will not be recognised by UEFA until further notice".[3]
On 4 December 2014, UEFA banned Crimean clubs from participating in Russian professional competitions,[4] and announced that a new local Crimean Premier League would be set up in the future that UEFA will manage directly.[5] Ocean Kerch was one of the 8 original clubs that formed the Crimean Premier League for the 2015–16 season.
Honours
- 1949, 1950, 1954, 1956, 1960, 1962, 1995/96
Notable people
- Anatoliy Kroshchenko, a manager in 1979
Current squad
- As of 6 March 2019, according to the official site
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Coaches (since annexation)
- 2014-2016 Artur Olenin
- 2015-2017 Serhiy Yesin
- 2017–present Oleh Leshchynskyi
League and cup history
Soviet Union
Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Domestic Cup Europe Notes Metalurh Kerch 1962 5th Crimean regional championship won play-off against
SKCF Sevastopol1963 3rd (Ukraine) 19/20 38 6 9 23 28 57 21 Zone 2; for play-off
against other 19th place38 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 for Places 37–38
lost to Naftovyk Drohobych1964 3rd (Ukraine) 12/16 30 7 13 10 14 19 27 Zone 3 3/6 10 3 4 3 6 8 10 for Places 31–36 Avanhard Kerch 1965 3rd (Ukraine) 14/16 30 8 6 16 30 47 22 Zone 1 6/6 10 1 5 4 12 19 7 for Places 31–36 1966 3rd (Ukraine) 11/20 38 13 11 14 41 42 37 Zone 2; for play-off
against other 11th place22 refused to play against Avanhard Rivne for Places 21–22 1967 3rd (Ukraine) 20/21 40 5 12 23 22 52 22 Zone 2 1968 3rd (Ukraine) 17/21 40 9 14 17 32 46 32 Zone 2 1969 3rd (Ukraine) 21/21 40 9 10 21 22 45 28 Zone 2
Withdrewin 1970–1976 club's history is unknown Okean Kerch 1977 4th 3/12 22 13 2 7 36 20 28 Zone 5 1978 4th 1/10 18 14 2 2 32 12 30 Zone 5;
to final stage3/6 5 2 0 3 4 4 4 Promoted 1979 3rd 18/24 46 12 14 20 36 52 38 Zone 2 1980 3rd 14/23 44 13 12 19 40 49 38 Zone 5 1981 3rd 13/23 44 13 14 17 45 51 40 Zone 5 1982 3rd 23/24 46 12 11 23 43 67 35 Zone 6 1983 3rd 19/26 50 13 16 21 44 58 42 Zone 6 1984 3rd 25/26 38 9 10 19 38 65 28 Zone 6
two stages1985 3rd 14/28 40 12 8 20 42 62 32 Zone 6
two stages1986 3rd 14/28 40 14 4 22 46 63 32 Zone 6
two stages1988 3rd 4/26 50 24 11 15 71 60 59 Zone 6 1989 3rd 24/27 52 15 9 28 50 70 39 Zone 6; Relegated to
newly formed division1990 3rd "lower" 17/19 36 7 9 20 31 55 23 Zone 1 1991 3rd "lower" 24/26 50 15 10 25 49 72 40 Zone 1; admitted to
Transitional (Second) League
Ukraine
Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Domestic Cup Europe Notes 1992 3rd "2" 6/9 16 6 5 5 16 10 17 Relegated to newly
formed division1992–93 3rd "lower" 5/18 34 17 8 9 47 32 42 Promoted
name change1993–94 3rd 19/22 42 12 11 19 50 69 35 1/16 finals name change 1994–95 3rd 19/22 42 11 5 26 42 67 38 1/64 finals Relegated
name change1995–96 4th "6" 1/4 6 5 0 1 6 3 15 withdrew Promoted
name change1996–97 3rd 17/17 32 6 5 21 27 57 23 1/128 finals Withdrew idle in 2000s in 2010–2015 Crimean regional championship
References
- "FC Ocean". Crimean Football Union. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
- History of the club. FC Okean Kerch website
- UEFA Emergency Panel decision on Crimean clubs, UEFA (22 August 2014)
- "Crimea clubs banned from playing in Russian league by Uefa". BBC. 4 December 2014.
- "UEFA to set up new soccer league in Crimea". Associated Press. 6 March 2015.
External links
- (in Russian) Official site