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FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih (Ukrainian: Кривбас Кривий Ріг) is a Ukrainian professional football club based in Kryvyi Rih. The club currently competes in the Ukrainian Premier League. In 2020, the club was renamed from FC Hirnyk Kryvyi Rih, which was re-established in 2017. The Ukrainian Premier League considers both the original Krybas and the Kryvbas of 2020 as one and the same club.
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Full name | Football Club Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | |||
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Founded | 2020 | |||
Ground | Hirnyk Stadium (temporarily), Metalurh Stadium (nominally; on reconstruction) | |||
Capacity | 30,000 (Metalurh); 2,500 (Hirnyk) | |||
President | Kostyantyn Karamanits | |||
General Director | Volodymyr Bayenko[1] | |||
Manager | Yuriy Vernydub | |||
League | Ukrainian Premier League | |||
2023–24 | Ukrainian Premier League, 3rd of 16 | |||
Website | Club website | |||
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History
editHirnyk Kryvyi Rih
editAfter a year of absence, in 2017 Hirnyk Kryvyi Rih was reestablished and entered the Ukrainian Amateur competition following which it regained professional status for the 2018–19 season.[2]
Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih
editOn 29 July 2020 the president of Hirnyk Kostiantyn Karamanits confirmed that his team would be renamed into Kryvbas before the start of the 2020–21 Ukrainian Second League season.[3] Later it changed to Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih.[4][5][6] The club's rebranding was triggered on petition of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.[7][8][9][10] It is the second time the club was renamed as Kryvbas, previously also were known as Kryvbas-Ruda.
In interview to Artur Valerko in July 2013 right after the original Kryvbas was declared bankrupt, the football historian Vasyl Hnatiuk has foreseen the transition of Hirnyk to Kryvbas.[11] On 20 August 2020 there took place official presentation of the new Kryvbas.[12] At the presentation the Verkhovna Rada People's Deputy of Ukraine Yurii Koriavchenkov explained that the process started back in 2015 when on efforts of fans there was created a public organization "Kryvbas maie buty" (Kryvbas has to be) and Serhiy Mazur asked us at that time members of studio "Kvartal-95" with request to help with revival of Kryvbas.[12] The club's president remained the president of former Hirnyk Kostiantyn Karamanits, vice-president on development of youth football became Serhiy Mazur, vice-president on fans cooperation Vadym Ivashchenko, vice-president of communication and public relations Artem Mykhailichenko, head of board of trustees became Yurii Koriavchenkov.[12] It was also announced the history of Hirnyk did not end and its club's academy will continue to work under the brand of Hirnyk and develop young talents for the main squad of the revived Kryvbas.[12]
The new Kryvbas played its first game against FC Cherkashchyna as part of the 2020–21 Ukrainian Cup and won it 4:2. The game had several spectators[13] and was visited by the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky.[14] During the game some fans spread a banner with a saying "Zelensky three, two, one, shames our Kryvbas".[15][16][17]
Stadiums and training facilities
editThe club's main stadium is Hirnyk, formerly Zhovtneva Mine Stadium. It is located at Kolonkovska street. The stadium has capacity of 2,500 seats and its field consists of natural grass and has size 105х67 meters. Besides its main field, the club has also a training complex. The club's training complex is based around former Rodina Mine Stadium located at Svitlohorska street.
Youth football school Hirnyk
editThe club's school was founded on 1 June 2003. The school provides its pupils aged 3 to 17 with extracurriculum activities in football.
League and cup history
editSeason Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Domestic Cup Europe Notes FC Hirnyk Kryvyi Rih has reestablished 2017–18 4th Amateur League Gr. 3 5 16 6 2 8 44 35 20 - - - Applied[a] 2018–19 3rd Second League Gr. B 3 27 15 6 6 53 33 51 1⁄8 finals - - - 2019–20 3rd Second League Gr. B 4 20 10 3 7 33 22 33 1⁄64 finals - - - Restructured as FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih (2020) based on FC Hirnyk Kryvyi Rih 2020–21 3rd Second League Gr. B 2 21 14 5 2 50 14 47 1⁄16 finals - - Promoted 2021–22 2nd First League 2 20 12 6 2 38 17 42 1⁄64 finals - - Promoted 2022–23 1st Premier League 7 30 12 5 13 26 30 41 Not played - - - 2023–24 1st Premier League 3 30 17 6 7 51 30 57 1⁄16 finals - - - 2024–25 1st Premier League 4 3 2 0 1 3 3 6 1⁄8 finals UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round UEFA Europa Conference League - PO round
FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih (2020) in European football
editResults
editSeason | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate | |
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2024–25 | UEFA Europa League | Third qualifying round | Viktoria Plzeň | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | |
UEFA Europa Conference League | Play-off round | Real Betis |
Players
editCurrent squad
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Other players under contract
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Personnel
editTechnical staff
editPosition | Staff |
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Head coach | Yuriy Vernydub |
Assistant coaches | Vitaliy Vernydub |
Assistant coaches | Dmytro Kara-Mustafa |
Goalkeeping coach | Taras Hrebenyuk |
Analyst | Valeriy Mykhaylenko |
Fitness coaches | Ihor Fokin |
Last updated: 26 June 2022
Source: [1]
Head coaches
edit- 2020–2021: Hennadiy Prykhodko (head coach of the former FC Hirnyk Kryvyi Rih)
- 2021–2022: Oleksandr Babych
- 2022–present: Yuriy Vernydub
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ applied to the Second League
References
edit- ^ БАЄНКО ВОЛОДИМИР. fckryvbas.com
- ^ "21 клуб отримав атестат на право участі у Другій лізі" [21 clubs received attestation for the right to participate in the Second League]. UA-Football (in Ukrainian). June 12, 2018.
- ^ Sergei Oleksiuk. The president of Hirnyk Karamanits confirmed renaming of his club into Kryvbass-2020 (Президент Горняка Караманиц подтвердил переименование клуба в Кривбасс-2020). Sport Arena. 29 July 2020
- ^ Vyacheslav Ch. Hirnyk was officially renamed into Kryvbas (Горняк официально переименовали в Кривбасс). Sport Arena. 20 August 2020
- ^ In Kryvyi Rih took place a meeting commemorated to revival of Kryvbas (В Кривом Роге прошла встреча, посвященная возрождению Кривбасса). Sport Arena. 16 July 2020
- ^ Vsevolod Mazur. Hirnyk is not getting ready to unite with Kryvbas, mass media (Горняк не готовится к объединению с Кривбассом — СМИ). Sport Arena. 6 July 2020
- ^ FC Kryvbas which Zelensky instructed Yuzik to revive will be playing in the Second League (ФК "Кривбасс", который Зеленский поручил возродить Юзику, будет выступать во Второй лиге). Gordonua.com. 3 August 2020
- ^ Liubomyr Chotyrbok. Revived "Kryvbas" by killing "Hirnyk": How deputy Yuzik fulfilled the request of Zelensky (Восстановили "Кривбасс", убив "Горняк": Как депутат Юзик выполнил поручение Зеленского). Sector.depo.ua. 5 August 2020
- ^ Photo. The revival happened. Kryvbas conducted presentation of its new team (ФОТО. Есть возрождение. Кривбасс провел презентацию новой команды). Sport.ua. 20 August 2020
- ^ Ivan Serdiuk. Who and why began to revive FC Kryvbas after 7 years of nonexistence (Кто и зачем принялся возрождать ФК «Кривбасс» после 7 лет небытия?). Kryvbass.city. 19 August 2020
- ^ Artur Valerko. Kryvbas: back to the future? (Кривбас: назад в майбутнє?) Football.ua. 13 July 2013
- ^ a b c d "Kryvbas": the new history of a great club ("Кривбасс": нова історія великого клубу). Footboom. 20 August 2020
- ^ Artur Malkin. The Ukrainian Cup game Kryvbas – Cherkashchyna will take place with partial involvement of spectators (Матч Кубку України "Кривбас" - "Черкащина" відбудеться із частковим залученням глядачів). Footboom. 26 August 2020
- ^ Aleksandr Oleinik. The Kryvbas president Karamanits, "The delay of game with Cherkashchyna was caused by reconstruction of the stadium" (Президент Кривбасса Караманиц: «Задержка матча с Черкащиной вызвана реконструкцией стадиона»). Sport Arena. 27 August 2020
- ^ "Zelensky three, two, one". The Kryvbas fans commemorated a banner to president during the Ukrainian Cup game («Зеленский — три-два-раз». Фанаты Кривбасса посвятили баннер президенту во время матча Кубка Украины — фото). NV.ua. 26 August 2020
- ^ If stadium, then stadium it is: Zelensky was allowed to kick off the first ball at the FC Kryvbas game (Стадион, так стадион: Зеленскому дали разыграть первый мяч на матче ФК «Кривбасс»). Pervyi Krivorozhskiy. 26 August 2020
- ^ The Kryvbas vice-president, "We are grateful Zelensky for revival of the club" (Вице-президент Кривбасса: Ответ от фанатов следующий: «За возрождение клуба Зеленскому благодарны»). Sport Arena. 28 August 2020
- ^ "Перша команда".
- ^ "Kryvbas".
- ^ "Професіональна футбольна ліга України". Archived from the original on October 26, 2021. Retrieved September 8, 2018.