FC Chornomorets Odesa

Chornomorets Odesa
Full nameФутбольний Клуб «Чорномо́рець» Одеса
Football Club Chornomorets Odesa[1]
Nickname(s)Моряки (The Sailors)
Short nameFCCO
Founded26 March 1936; 88 years ago (1936-03-26)
GroundChornomorets Stadium
Capacity34,164
OwnerVertex United[2][3]
General DirectorAnatoliy Misiura[4][5][6]
Head coachOleksandr Babych
LeagueUkrainian Premier League
2023–24Ukrainian Premier League,
12th of 16
WebsiteClub website
Current season

FC Chornomorets Odesa (Ukrainian: Футбо́льний Клуб Чорномо́рець Оде́са [tʃornoˈmɔretsʲ oˈdɛsɐ]) is a Ukrainian professional football club based in Odesa, Ukraine.

According to the club's website, it was formed in 1936 as Dynamo,[7] but until 2002 it carried a logo with 1958 and 1959[8][9] listed as the club's years of foundation on its shield, which is when the club received its current name. The club's shield is very similar to the shield of Romanian FC Farul Constanța.[10]

For over 30 years, the club was sponsored by the Black Sea Shipping Company (1959–1991).[11] The club was among top 20 Soviet clubs that competed in Soviet Top League. The club's home ground is Chornomorets Stadium and has been opened in 2011.

  1. ^ "Футбольный клуб "Черноморец" (Одесса) | Официальный сайт".
  2. ^ From January 1, 2022
  3. ^ The Vertex United has become the new owner of the F.C. Chernomorets Odesa
  4. ^ Кому официально принадлежат украинские клубы. ukrrudprom.com. 12 November 2021
  5. ^ Керівництво клубу. chornomorets.football
  6. ^ У “Черноморца” новый генеральный директор (фото). usionline.com. 2 June 2017
  7. ^ (in Russian) A brief overview of the club's establishment at the official website
  8. ^ FC Chornomorets Odesa (ФК "Чорноморець" Одеса). Ukrainian Heraldry Society Forum. 27 June 2010
  9. ^ Chornomorets Odesa. Kopanyi-myach.
  10. ^ Plagiarism in sports emblems (Плагіат у спортивних емблемах). Ukrainian Heraldry Society Forum. 9 January 2010
  11. ^ (in Russian) An overview of the club's history in 1958–1969 at the official website