FC Mariupol

Mariupol
Full nameFootball Club Mariupol
Founded1960; 64 years ago (1960)
Dissolved2022; 2 years ago (2022)
GroundVolodymyr Boyko Stadium, Mariupol
Capacity12,680
PresidentTariq Mahmud Chaudhry[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Head coachOstap Markevych
LeagueSuspended
2021–22Ukrainian Premier League, 16th (season canceled)
WebsiteClub website
Current season

Football Club Mariupol (Ukrainian: Футбольний клуб "Маріуполь" [mɐr(j)iˈupolʲ] ) was a Ukrainian professional football club based in Mariupol, that competed in the Ukrainian Premier League. The club ceased to exist as a result of the Siege of Mariupol, during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[7]

In 2023 the Brazilian club AA Batel, whose local community is more than 70% Ukrainian or of Ukrainian descent, adopted the name, colours, and badge of the Ukrainian club.[8]

From 2002 to 2017, the club was named Illichivets Mariupol under which it participated in European competitions. It was renamed as part of decommunization in Ukraine.

  1. ^ Kapelka, A. Source: the new president of "Mariupol" – Tarik Makhmud Chaudri – who is he? (Источник: новый президент "Мариуполя" – Тарик Махмуд Чаудри - кто это?) Archived 18 August 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Footboom. 19 July 2018
  2. ^ Tarik Makhmud Chaudri (Тарик Махмуд Чаудри). FC Mariupol.
  3. ^ Pakistan-born received FC Mariupol in the inheritance from Boiko (Уроженец Пакистана получил ФК Мариуполь в наследство от Бойко) Archived 18 August 2018 at the Wayback Machine. UA-Football. 21 July 2018
  4. ^ The president of FC Mariupol became a businessman from Moscow, – added (Президентом ФК "Мариуполь" стал бизнесмен из Москвы, – ДОПОЛНЕНО) Archived 18 August 2018 at the Wayback Machine. 0629 (Mariupol city website). 19 July 2018
  5. ^ FC Mariupol took over a citizen of Pakistan Tarik Chaudri by the will of Volodymyr Boiko (ФК "Мариуполь" возглавил гражданин Пакистана Тарик Чаудри по завещанию Владимира Бойко) Archived 18 August 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Mrpl.city. 20 July 2018
  6. ^ The offshore football (Офшорний футбол) Archived 28 May 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Nashi Groshi. 27 February 2014
  7. ^ "'An act of bravery to restart football in Ukraine, but I'm worried'". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 16 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  8. ^ "War-torn FC Mariupol reborn in Brazil". The Guardian. 25 April 2023. Archived from the original on 28 May 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2023.