FC Polissya Zhytomyr
Football club / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about FC Polissya Zhytomyr (2016)?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS
Football Club Polissya Zhytomyr (Ukrainian: Футбольний клуб «Полісся» Житомир) is a Ukrainian football club based in Zhytomyr, Polissya. As of the 2023–24 season, it will play in the Ukrainian Premier League, the top tier of Ukrainian football, following promotion from the 2022–23 Ukrainian First League.
Quick Facts Full name, Founded ...
Full name | Football Club Polissya Zhytomyr | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Founded | 1959; 65 years ago (1959) as Avanhard Zhytomyr, 2016 as MFC Zhytomyr | |||
Dissolved | 2005 | |||
Ground | Tsentralnyi Stadion, Zhytomyr | |||
Capacity | 5,928 | |||
Owner | Hennadiy Butkevych | |||
General Director | Volodymyr Zahurskyi | |||
Manager | Serhiy Shyshchenko (caretaker) | |||
League | Ukrainian Premier League | |||
2023–24 | Ukrainian Premier League, 5th of 16 | |||
Website | Club website | |||
| ||||
Close
The original Soviet team of masters became defunct after the 2004–05 season and for almost decade the city was without its professional club, although the Polissia football academy as a specialized sports school continued to play at local competitions.