FC Nyva Ternopil

FC Nyva Ternopil
Full nameТернопільський професійний футбольний клуб «Нива»
Тернопольский профессиональный футбольный клуб «Нива»
Nickname(s)Zhovto-Zeleni (The Yellow-Greens), Tury The Aurochs, Ternopoliany Ternopilers
Founded23 July 1978; 46 years ago (1978-07-23)
GroundTernopilsky Misky Stadion named after Roman Shukhevych
Ternopil
Capacity15,150
ChairmanOleksandr Stadnyk
Head coachOleksandr Stakhiv
LeagueUkrainian First League
2022–23Ukrainian First League, 7th of 16
WebsiteClub website

FC Nyva Ternopil (Ukrainian: Футбольний клуб Нива Тернопіль; Russian: Футбольный клуб Нива Тернополь) is a Ukrainian football club from the city of Ternopil, the administrative center of Ternopil Oblast. As of the 2020–21 season, it played in the Ukrainian First League, the second tier of Ukrainian football, following promotion from the 2019–20 Ukrainian Second League. Originally the club was formed as Nyva Pidhaitsi in the small town Pidhaitsi in 1978, then moved to a district centre Berezhany changing its name to Nyva Berezhany in 1982, and finally moved to Ternopil becoming Nyva Ternopil in 1985. In 2016 the club withdrew from the professional competitions and was reestablished as PFC Nyva Ternopil.

Their home ground is the small stadium of former bird farm in village of Velyki Hayi near Ternopil, but all the major home league and cup matches they have played before in 15,150 seat Central City Stadium named after Roman Shukhevych, which belongs to Community of the City of Ternopil.