Professional association football club based in Chernivtsi, Ukraine
Football club
FSC Bukovyna Chernivtsi Full name Football Sports Club Bukovyna Chernivtsi Nickname(s) "Zhovto-Chorni" (Yellow-Blacks) Founded 1958 Ground Bukovyna Capacity 12,076 Owner FSC Bukovyna public organization Andriy Safronyak (president)Director Ihor Nabolotnyi Head coach Valeriy Kryventsov League Ukrainian First League 2022–23 Ukrainian First League, 11th of 16 Website Club website
Football Sports Club Bukovyna Chernivtsi is a Ukrainian professional football club based in Chernivtsi .
History
The club was established in 1958 as Avanhard Chernivtsi (Avangard Chernovtsy) for republican competitions and became the first club from Chernivtsi Oblast to be added to the Soviet Class B competition in 1960. Before 1958 Chernivtsi were presented several times by various teams in republican competitions like Burevisnyk (1956), Dynamo (1948, 1950–1955), Spartak (1946, 1947, 1949), Lokomotyv (1949).
From 1992 to 1994, Bukovyna played in the Ukrainian Premier League , after being initially chosen to participate for being one of the Ukrainian teams taking part in the Soviet First League in 1991.
Bukovyna Chernivtsi's best achievement in the Ukrainian Premier League was 10th place in its first season. The club was founded in 1958 under the name Avanguard.
Colours are yellow shirts, black shorts. Alternate colors are white and or red and black.
Team names
Year
Name
1952–1958
Burevisnyk
1958–1964
Avanhard
1965–current
Bukovyna
Current squad
As of 1 March 2024[1] [2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Honors
Bukovyna also holds an all-time record of the most points earned in the Soviet Second League .
League and cup history
Soviet Union
Season
Div.
Pos.
Pl.
W
D
L
GS
GA
P
Domestic Cup
Others
Notes
Burevisnyk Chernivtsi
1956
3rd "Group 7"
6
14
5
2
7
18
22
12
1957
Avangard Chernovtsy / Avanhard Chernivtsi
1958
3rd "Group 5"
2
14
9
4
1
37
9
22
UC
1 ⁄4 finals
1959
3rd "Group 9"
3
14
9
1
4
27
20
19
Promoted
1960
2nd "Group 1"
8
32
14
9
9
47
41
37
1961
2nd "Group 1"
9
34
11
10
13
50
53
32
lost the 17th place game
1962
2nd "Group 2"
10
24
6
6
12
27
45
18
Finals
29 (1)
10
6
2
2
15
6
14
the 29th place tournament
1963
3rd "Group 1"
15
38
11
8
19
40
66
30
won the 29th place game
1964
3rd "Group 2"
11
30
9
8
13
32
46
26
Finals
28 (4)
10
4
2
4
14
15
10
the 25th place tournament
Bukovina Chernovtsy / Bukovyna Chernivtsi
1965
3rd "Group 2"
7
30
11
8
11
33
42
30
Finals
20 (2)
10
5
1
4
15
8
11
the 19th place tournament
1966
3rd "Group 2"
10
38
12
14
12
45
48
38
won the 19th place game
1967
3rd "Group 1"
14
40
11
12
17
44
53
34
1968
3rd "Group 1"
2
42
25
10
7
66
26
60
qualified for finals
Finals
2
7
4
3
0
11
4
11
Promoted
1969
2nd "Group 3"
9
42
16
12
14
32
33
44
Relegated
1970
3rd "Zone 1"
8
42
17
12
13
45
39
46
1971
3rd "Zone 1"
16
50
17
14
19
35
38
48
1972
3rd "Zone 1"
21
46
10
16
20
32
62
36
UC
1 ⁄8 finals
1973
3rd "Zone 1"
14
44
14
7/5
18
44
52
35
UC
1 ⁄16 finals
1974
3rd "Zone 6"
12
38
14
10
14
51
45
38
UC
1 ⁄16 finals
1975
3rd "Zone 6"
10
32
10
12
10
34
38
32
UC
1 ⁄4 finals
1976
3rd "Zone 6"
14
38
11
12
15
29
34
34
UC
1 ⁄4 finals
1977
3rd "Zone 2"
9
44
19
11
14
46
29
49
1978
3rd "Zone 2"
5
44
23
11
10
55
25
57
1979
3rd "Zone 2"
5
46
24
10
12
55
32
58
1980
3rd "Zone 5"
2
44
26
9
9
70
35
61
1981
3rd "Zone 5"
4
44
23
9
12
58
28
55
1982
3rd "Zone 6"
1
46
29
8
9
71
34
66
Champion of Ukraine
Final "Group B"
3
4
1
0
3
5
10
2
promotion tournament
1983
3rd "Zone 6"
6
50
23
14
13
79
52
60
1984
3rd "Zone 6"
14
38
15
10
13
45
36
40
two stages
1985
3rd "Zone 6"
9
40
17
7
16
49
47
41
two stages
1986
3rd "Zone 6"
15
40
14
13
13
40
38
41
two stages
1987
3rd "Zone 6"
4
52
27
13
12
81
46
67
1988
3rd "Zone 6"
1
50
27
16
7
85
31
70
Champion of Ukraine
Final "Group 3"
2
4
3
0
1
6
4
6
promotion tournament
1989
3rd "Zone 6"
2
52
29
18
5
71
26
76
1 ⁄32 finals
1990
3rd "West"
1
50
29
17
4
87
34
75
1 ⁄64 finals
Promoted
1991
2nd
5
42
20
8
14
56
49
48
1 ⁄32 finals
1992
No competition
1 ⁄64 finals
Ukraine
Season
Div.
Pos.
Pl.
W
D
L
GS
GA
P
Domestic Cup
Europe
Notes
1992
1st "B"
6
18
7
4
7
17
16
18
1 ⁄8 finals
1992–93
1st
12
39
9
8
13
27
32
26
1 ⁄16 finals
1993–94
1st
17
34
7
6
21
25
51
20
1 ⁄8 finals
Relegated
1994–95
2nd
15
42
16
5
21
43
45
53
1 ⁄64 finals
1995–96
2nd
2
42
30
5
7
83
34
95
1 ⁄32 finals
1996–97
2nd
9
46
19
10
17
64
51
67
1 ⁄16 finals
1997–98
2nd
18
42
14
11
17
36
50
53
1 ⁄16 finals
1998–99
2nd
18
38
6
9
23
26
68
27
1 ⁄128 finals
Relegated
1999–00
3rd "A"
1
30
22
7
1
65
13
73
1 ⁄4 finals Second League Cup
Promoted
2000–01
2nd
18
34
6
8
20
18
41
26
1 ⁄16 finals
Relegated
2001–02
3rd "A"
7
36
17
8
11
40
41
59
2nd round
2002–03
3rd "A"
13
28
6
6
16
20
39
35
1 ⁄32 finals
2003–04
3rd "A"
12
30
8
9
13
23
36
33
1 ⁄32 finals
2004–05
3rd "A"
6
28
14
6
8
33
22
48
1 ⁄32 finals
2005–06
3rd "A"
6
28
13
5
10
38
33
44
1 ⁄16 finals
2006–07
3rd "A"
10
28
5
12
11
22
40
27
1 ⁄32 finals
2007–08
3rd "A"
4
30
17
6
7
43
23
57
did not enter
2008–09
3rd "A"
9
32
14
2
16
29
39
44
1 ⁄64 finals
2009–10
3rd "A"
1
20
15
3
2
35
12
48
1 ⁄64 finals
Promoted
2010–11
2nd
7
34
17
5
12
48
45
56
1 ⁄32 finals
2011–12
2nd
6
34
15
12
7
38
29
57
1 ⁄8 finals
2012–13
2nd
4
34
16
10
8
49
33
58
1 ⁄32 finals
2013–14
2nd
12
30
10
6
14
26
36
36
1 ⁄16 finals
2014–15
2nd
16 /16
30
4
3
23
24
61
15
1 ⁄16 finals
Relegated
2015–16
3rd
4 /14
26
13
8
5
39
22
47
1 ⁄32 finals
Promoted[3]
2016–17
2nd
16 /18
34
8
9
17
27
40
33
1 ⁄32 finals
Relegated
2017–18
3rd "A"
6 /10
27
9
7
11
32
40
34
1 ⁄64 finals
2018–19
3rd "A"
10 /10
27
5
6
16
19
43
21
1 ⁄64 finals
Avoided relegation
2019–20
3rd "A"
8 /11
20
6
2
12
25
36
20
1 ⁄16 finals
2020–21
3rd "A"
7 /13
24
9
5
10
27
31
32
the 2021–22 season did not end due to the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation
2021–22
3rd "A"
9 /15
17
6
5
6
20
17
23
Promoted
2022–23
2nd "A"
7 /8
14
2
3
9
9
21
9
2nd "REL"
3 /8
14
5
6
3
18
14
21
2023–24
2nd "A"
6 /10
18
6
3
9
16
23
21
2nd "REL"
Presidents
Coaches
FC Bukovyna-2 Chernivtsi
Season
Div.
Pos.
Pl.
W
D
L
GS
GA
P
Domestic Cup
Europe
Notes
2013
4th(Amatory)
6
10
2
1
7
7
15
7
References
External links
Sports societies and factory teams Class B Second League
Seasons
Vyshcha Liha Premier League
2024–25 teamsFormer teams
Active(lower leagues) Defunct(or amateur)
Winners Golden matches Statistics