FC Desna Chernihiv () is a Ukrainian football club based in Chernihiv. The original name of the club was "Avanhard" (FC Avanhard Chernihiv) during its first year of existence as part of a republican Avanhard sports society. Between 1961 and 1970 the club was called Desna. In 1972 it was replaced with SC Chernihiv (team of the SKA Kyiv) that played in Chernihiv for the next couple of years. In 1977 Desna was revived now in place of the amateur club "Khimik Chernihiv" that won regional competitions.
Players in national teams In September 2021, Vladyslav Kalitvintsev became the first player belonging to Desna to be called in the Ukraine national football team against Finland. For the same match has been included also Serhiy Bolbat who played in Desna on loan from Shakhtar Donetsk. There are other players who took part in the national team before and after playing in the club like Pylyp Budkivskyi, Yevhen Selin, Andriy Totovytskyi, Denys Bezborodko and Vladislav Nosenko. The first player to be called Ukraine national football team was Yukhym Konoplya in 2020 but the player was on loan to the club by Shakhtar Donetsk There are other players who took part in the national team before and after playing in the club like Pylyp Budkivskyi, Yevhen Selin, Andriy Totovytskyi, Denys Bezborodko. Regarding other country, Desna had the Estonian international experience Joonas Tamm and the Constantin Dima who served only the under 21 team. The club had also Andriy Biba that he played one match for Soviet Union national football team, Oleh Kuznetsov, thatafter left the club got into the final of the European Football Championship in 1988 and Viktor Bannikov that he also got into the final of the European Football Championship in 1972.
Ukraine Ukraine national football teamRankPlayerYear of Debut Total CapsTotal Goals1 Vladyslav Kalitvintsev2021002 Serhiy Bolbat 2014-2019503 Yukhym Konoplya 2020-202 Ukraine under-211 Illya Shevtsov2020-2021412 Serhiy Bolbat 2013–20141323 Vikentiy Voloshyn 2021-2022004 Dmytro Zaderetskyi2015415 Mykhailo Mudryk 2019-926 Yukhym Konoplya 2019–202071 Ukraine under-201 Oleksandr Safronov 2018–2019702 Yukhym Konoplya 201980 Ukraine under-191 Oleksandr Safronov2017–2018722 Vikentiy Voloshyn 2018–2019423 Yukhym Konoplya 201840 Ukraine under-181 Oleksandr Safronov2016–2017402 Vikentiy Voloshyn 2018203 Yukhym Konoplya 201680 Ukraine under-171 Illya Shevtsov2016-2017 712 Vikentiy Voloshyn 2017-20181453 Mykhailo Mudryk 2017–2018534 Yukhym Konoplya2014–201570 Ukraine under-161 Yevheniy Belych2016-201740 The lists of players who took part in the national team during their time at the club. In bold the player currently playing for the club.
Estonia RankPlayerYear of Debut Total CapsTotal Goals1 Joonas Tamm2011-644 The lists of players who took part in the national team during their time at the club.
Romania RankPlayerYear of Debut Total CapsTotal Goals1 Constantin Dima201580 The lists of players who took part in the national team during their time at the club.
Player records and statistics
Appearances Most player appearances in all competitions: Serhiy Sapronov, 474 matches Most foreign player appearances in all competitions: Kakhaberi Sartania, 136 matches
Goalkeepers Most clean sheets in Ukrainian Premier League: Yevhen Past, 11 matches in the season 2019–20 (with Andriy Pyatov) Most appearances in all competitions: Yuriy Ovcharov, 198 matches Most appearances in UEFA Europa League: Yevhen Past, 1 match Most appearances as foreigner goalkeeper: Nikoloz Kheladze, 2 matches Most appearances goalkeeper with dual citizenship: Dmytro Tyapushkin, 116 matches
Goalscorers Most goals in all competitions: Oleksandr Kozhemyachenko, 128 goals Most goals by season in Ukrainian Premier League: Oleksandr Filippov Season 2019–20 (16 goals)Top scorers. Ukrainian Premier League.
Top goalscorers Top Scorer Ukrainian Second League: Oleksandr Kozhemyachenko season 2010–11 (12 goals) Top Scorer Ukrainian Second League: Oleksandr Kozhemyachenko season 2004–05 (20 goals) Top Scorer Ukrainian Second League: Oleksandr Kozhemyachenko season 2005–06 (21 goals)
Most Valuable Players
Departure:RankNamePrice 1 Oleksandr Filippov €1.500.000 2 Vladyslav Kalitvintsev €500.000 3 Oleksiy Hutsulyak €500.000 4 Artem Favorov €470.000 5 Andriy Yarmolenko €250.000
Arrivals:RankNamePrice 1 Oleksiy Hutsulyak €300.000 2 Artem Sukhotskyi€250.000 3 Constantin Dima €100.000 4 Luka Koberidze €25.000
Full appearances This List of Desna Chernihiv records and statistics. In bold the players who are corrently playing with Desna.