Nyva Vinnytsia
| PFK Nywa Vinnytsia | |||
| Basic data | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Surname | Professionalny Futbolny Klub Nywa | ||
| Seat | Vinnytsia | ||
| founding | April 16, 1958 | ||
| president | Oleh Karavanskyj | ||
| Website | niva.vn.ua | ||
| First soccer team | |||
| Head coach | Oleh Fedorchuk | ||
| Venue | Chimik Arena | ||
| Places | 5,000 | ||
| league | Perscha Liha (Group A) | ||
| 2017/18 | 3 | ||
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PFK Nywa Vinnytsia ( ukr. ПФК Нива Вінниця ) is a Ukrainian football club from Vinnytsia .
history
The association was founded on April 16, 1958. It was created on the initiative of the head of the South-Western Railway , Petro Krywonosso. Initially it was supposed to be in Kiev , but at the insistence of the then Football Association of the USSR , the club was established in Vinnytsia. The reason given by the association was that there were already enough clubs in Kiev, including one called Lokomotiw, which only existed until 1949.
The team consisted of non-resident players. Therefore it was eyed suspiciously at first. At first you played in the B-Class of the Soviet Union. The team consisted of players such as W. Trojanowskiy, A. Alexandrow, A. Molotaj, E. Kotelnikow, Viktor Yun Cheng-Yang, Eugene Snitko, B. Lipsky, Mikhail Petrov, A. Konovalov, W. Kowylin and others.
From 1958 to 1964 and 1970 one had a leading position in the B-class of the Ukrainian SSR League, was twice first (1959, 1963), four times second (1960, 1961, 1964, 1970) and twice third (1958, 1962) . From 1965 to 1969 they played in the A-Class and came fourth in 1966.
From 1971 to 1989, the club played in the 2nd division of the USSR, with 1984 taking 1st place. In addition, the 2nd place jumped twice (1981, 1985) and once the third place (1983). The best goal scorers at the time were Pascha Kassanow and Sergei Shevchenko, who together scored 127 goals. Kassanow completed a total of 513 games.
In 1992 they were a founding member of the 1st League of Ukraine, but had to relegate immediately. After the immediate resurgence, the club stayed in the first division for four years. However, always playing against relegation, at the end of 1997 they were second class again.
In between, the greatest success came with reaching the cup final , which they lost 2-0 to Dinamo Kiev .
From 1997 Nywa played for eight years in the 2nd division . In 2005 the club merged with FK Berschad and moved to its city. Since the club struggled with financial problems, he was penalized nine points at the start of the season. In the end, a meager four points jumped out.
In the 2006/07 season the club was re-established and began with the amateurs in the 4th division under the name FK Nywa-Switanok. After a resurgence, the name was changed to PFK Nywa Vinnyzja on July 8, 2008. In 2009/10 they finally won the League Cup after beating Hirnyk-Sport Komsomolsk 4-0 .
Since 2012 the club is no longer represented in professional football and no longer plays in the Professionalna Futbolna Liha Ukrajiny .
Name changes
- 1958: FK Lokomotiv Vinnytsia
- 1978: FK Nywa Vinnytsia
- 1999: FK Vinnytsia
- 2003: FK Nywa Vinnytsia
- 2005: FK Berschad
- 2006: FK Nywa-Switanok Vinnytsia
- 2008: PFK Nywa Vinnytsia
1st League
| season | placement |
|---|---|
| 1992 Group A | 8. ↓ |
| 1993/94 | 10. |
| 1994/95 | 14th |
| 1995/96 | 15th |
| 1996/97 | 16. ↓ |
successes
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Ukrainian Cup
- Finalist 1996
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Ukrainian League Cup
- Winner 2010
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Ukrainian 2nd division
- Champion 1992/93
European Cup balance sheet
| season | competition | round | opponent | total | To | Back |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996/97 | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | qualification |
 Tallinna Sadam
|
( a ) 2: 2 | 1: 2 (A) | 1: 0 (H) |
| 1 round |
 FC Sion
|
0: 6 | 0: 2 (A) | 0: 4 (H) |
Overall record: 4 games, 1 win, 3 defeats, 2: 8 goals (goal difference −6)