FC Arsenal Kharkiv is a football club based in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Arsenal Kharkiv currently plays in the Kharkiv city competitions. In 2005, based on the club, another club FC Kharkiv (2005) was formed. FC Arsenal has a well-established infrastructure with a series of stadiums and sports schools.
Arsenal Kharkiv withdrew from the Professional Football League of Ukraine after the 2008–09 season, while its youth teams continue to compete in national youth competitions.
Overview The club was formed on 30 January 1998 at the Kharkiv Aviation Institute sports court. Its initial home stadium was "Spartak" and the first head coach – Valentyn Kryachko. The club's first game at the professional level took place on 2 August 1999 in Kremenchuk against the local FC Kremin Kremenchuk, which Arsenal won 1:0. The club's first goal was scored by Viktor Hryhorov.
In 2005, the club was reorganized after a successful season in the 2004–05 Ukrainian First League. After obtaining promotion to the Ukrainian Top League, the club yielded the opportunity to a newly established club FC Kharkiv which was led by the former coach of Arsenal Hennadiy Lytovchenko. Several Arsenal's leading footballers also joined the new club.
In 2005, FC Arsenal Kharkiv started again from the Ukrainian Second League.
Stadiums
The club has a possession of two stadiums Arsenal-Spartak Stadium (former Spartak)Arsenal-Spartak at groundhoppin.in.ua and Arsenal-Bavaria Stadium (former stadium of local rope factory).Stadiums info on the official site Also the club has a complex of four fields with a synthetic surface called Arsenal-OPEN.Arsenal-OPEN info Arsenal-Spartak has capacity of 1500 people, but it's planned to enlarge it to 8000 by 2010; Arsenal-Bavaria has a capacity to accommodate 2300 spectators. In July 2010 Arsenal-Bavaria was given away to FC Helios Kharkiv and was renamed into Helios Arena.
Coaches Original club 1998–2001 Valentyn Kryachko 2001–2002 Ivan Panchyshyn 2002–2005 Ihor Rakhayev 2005 Hennadiy Lytovchenko
After reorganization 2005 Ihor Rakhayev 2005–2007 Viktor Kamarzayev 2007 Serhiy Kandaurov 2007–2008 Adel bin Ahmed Sassiinterview of Sassi to STB 2008 Serhiy Kandaurov 2008–2009 Vladyslav Kysel 2009 Mykola Trubachov
Notable players Anderson Ribeiro, first foreign footballer, first Brazilian footballer in Kharkiv Serhiy Rybalka, Ukrainian international player Gegham Kadymyan, Armenian international player who started out in Arsenal Oleksandr Kucher, Ukrainian international player, participant of the UEFA Euro 2012
League and cup history
Arsenal Kharkiv (1999–2005)
{|class="wikitable" ! Season ! Div. ! Pos. ! Pl. ! W ! D ! L ! GS ! GA ! P !Domestic Cup !colspan=2|Europe !Notes |- |align=center rowspan=2|1998–99 |align=center rowspan=2|4th |align=center|1 |align=center|18 |align=center|15 |align=center|1 |align=center|2 |align=center|19 |align=center|6 |align=center|46 |align=center rowspan=2|Amateur Cup |align=center| |align=center| |align=center| |- |align=center|4 |align=center|3 |align=center|0 |align=center|1 |align=center|2 |align=center|0 |align=center|5 |align=center|1 |align=center| |align=center| |align=center| |- |align=center|1999–00 |align=center|3rd "C" |align=center|4 |align=center|26 |align=center|15 |align=center|4 |align=center|7 |align=center|24 |align=center|13 |align=center|49 |align=center|1/4 Finals 2nd League Cup |align=center| |align=center| |align=center| |- |align=center|2000–01 |align=center|3rd "C" |align=center|4 |align=center|30 |align=center|15 |align=center|7 |align=center|8 |align=center|55 |align=center|27 |align=center|52 |align=center|1/4 Finals 2nd League Cup |align=center| |align=center| |align=center| |- |align=center|2001–02 |align=center|3rd "C" |align=center bgcolor=silver|2 |align=center|34 |align=center|22 |align=center|6 |align=center|6 |align=center|52 |align=center|23 |align=center|72 |align=center|2nd round |align=center| |align=center| |align=center bgcolor=green|Promoted |- |align=center|2002–03 |align=center|2nd |align=center|9 |align=center|34 |align=center|13 |align=center|7 |align=center|14 |align=center|38 |align=center|42 |align=center|46 |align=center|1/8 finals |align=center| |align=center| |align=center| |- |align=center|2003–04 |align=center|2nd |align=center|7 |align=center|34 |align=center|15 |align=center|7 |align=center|12 |align=center|41 |align=center|40 |align=center|52 |align=center|1/32 finals |align=center| |align=center| |align=center| |- |align=center|2004–05 |align=center|2nd |align=center bgcolor=silver|2 |align=center|34 |align=center|23 |align=center|4 |align=center|7 |align=center|47 |align=center|24 |align=center|73 |align=center|1/32 finals |align=center| |align=center| |align=center bgcolor=green|Promoted |- |align=center|2005–06 |align=center colspan=13| refer to FC Kharkiv
Arsenal Kharkiv (2005–2009)
{|class="wikitable" ! Season ! Div. ! Pos. ! Pl. ! W ! D ! L ! GS ! GA ! P !Domestic Cup !colspan=2|Europe !Notes |- |align=center|2005–06 |align=center|3rd "B" |align=center|10 |align=center|24 |align=center|9 |align=center|3 |align=center|12 |align=center|35 |align=center|44 |align=center|30 |align=center|1/64 finals |align=center| |align=center| |align=center| |- |align=center|2006–07 |align=center|3rd "B" |align=center|9 |align=center|28 |align=center|10 |align=center|4 |align=center|14 |align=center|35 |align=center|42 |align=center|35 |align=center|1/32 finals |align=center| |align=center| |align=center| |- |align=center|2007–08 |align=center|3rd "B" |align=center bgcolor=tan|3 |align=center|34 |align=center|21 |align=center|8 |align=center|5 |align=center|62 |align=center|20 |align=center|71 |align=center|1/32 finals |align=center| |align=center| |align=center| |- |align=center|2008–09 |align=center|3rd "B" |align=center|12 |align=center|34 |align=center|11 |align=center|10 |align=center|13 |align=center|36 |align=center|47 |align=center|40 |align=center|1/64 finals |align=center| |align=center| |align=center|–3 – Withdraw |- |align=center|2009–11 |align=center colspan=13| participation in regional competitions of Kharkiv Oblast as Arsenal-Politekhnik |- |align=center|2012 |align=center|4th |align=center|3 |align=center|6 |align=center|2 |align=center|0 |align=center|4 |align=center|5 |align=center|12 |align=center|6 |align=center| |align=center| |align=center| |align=center|
Notes
References
External links
Older website Club's history, coaches and players at the official website Mad Rovers – Arsenal Kharkiv Fans