FC Mariupol
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.
| Full name | Football Club Mariupol | ||
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| Founded | 1960 | ||
| Dissolved | 2022 | ||
| Ground | Volodymyr Boyko Stadium, Mariupol | ||
| Capacity | 12,680 | ||
| President | Tariq Mahmud Chaudhry | ||
| Head coach | Ostap Markevych | ||
| League | Suspended | ||
| 2021–22 | Ukrainian Premier League, 16th (season canceled) | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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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.
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.
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