FC Chornomorets Odesa
Professional association football club based in Odesa, Ukraine / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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FC Chornomorets Odesa (Ukrainian: Футбо́льний Клуб Чорномо́рець Оде́са [tʃornoˈmɔretsʲ oˈdɛsɐ]) is a Ukrainian professional football club based in Odesa.
Full name | Футбольний Клуб «Чорномо́рець» Одеса Football Club Chornomorets Odesa[1] | ||
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Nickname(s) | Моряки (The Sailors) | ||
Short name | FCCO | ||
Founded | 26 March 1936; 88 years ago (1936-03-26) | ||
Ground | Chornomorets Stadium | ||
Capacity | 34,164 | ||
Owner | Vertex United | ||
General Director | Anatoliy Misiura[2][3][4] | ||
Head coach | Roman Hryhorchuk | ||
League | Ukrainian Premier League | ||
2022–23 | Ukrainian Premier League, 10th of 16 | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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The club's home ground is the 34,164 capacity Chornomorets Stadium opened in 1935 and rebuilt in 2011. According to the club's website, it was formed in 1936 as Dynamo,[5] but until 2002 it carried a logo with 1958 and 1959[6][7] years of foundation on its shield when the club received its current name. Moreover, the club's shield is very similar to the shield of Romanian FC Farul Constanța.[8]
For over 30 years, the club was sponsored by the Black Sea Shipping Company (1959–1991).[9] The club was among top 20 Soviet clubs that competed in Soviet Top League.