FC Chornomorets Odesa
FC Chornomorets Odesa (Ukrainian: Футбо́льний Клуб Чорномо́рець Оде́са [tʃornoˈmɔretsʲ oˈdɛsɐ]) is a Ukrainian professional football club based in Odesa.
| Full name | Футбольний Клуб «Чорномо́рець» Одеса Football Club Chornomorets Odesa | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Моряки (The Sailors) | ||
| Short name | FCCO | ||
| Founded | 26 March 1936 | ||
| Ground | Chornomorets Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 34,164 | ||
| Owner | Vertex United | ||
| General Director | Anatoliy Misiura | ||
| Head coach | Roman Hryhorchuk | ||
| League | Ukrainian Premier League | ||
| 2022–23 | Ukrainian Premier League, 10th of 16 | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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The club's home ground is the 34,164 capacity Chornomorets Stadium opened in 1935 and rebuilt in 2011. According to the club's website, it was formed in 1936 as Dynamo, but until 2002 it carried a logo with 1958 and 1959 years of foundation on its shield when the club received its current name. Moreover, the club's shield is very similar to the shield of Romanian FC Farul Constanța.
For over 30 years, the club was sponsored by the Black Sea Shipping Company (1959–1991). The club was among top 20 Soviet clubs that competed in Soviet Top League.
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