Full name | FC Dynamo-2 Kyiv |
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Nickname(s) | Dynamo's second team |
Founded | 1946 |
Dissolved | 2016 |
Ground | Dynamo Club Stadium, Kiev |
Capacity | 750 |
League | Ukrainian First League |
2015–16 | 11th |
FC Dynamo-2 Kyiv was the second football team of the Ukrainian football club Dynamo Kyiv based in Kiev, Ukraine. The team was created in 1946, and the club ceased its operations after the 2015–16 season.
In 1946–1964 Dynamo Kyiv was fielding a separate team in the championships of Kiev city. In 1965 that team replaced FC Temp Kiev (former FC Arsenal Kiev) for one season in the Class B football competitions of the Soviet Union as Dynamo-2 Kiev.
In 1964–1991 Dynamo-2 Kyiv was known as Dynamo-d Kiev (as the Dynamo Kyiv double) and played in competition for reserves teams of the Soviet Top League. In 2004 when there was created a separate competition for reserve teams of the Ukrainian Premier League, the team was preserved and continued to compete at a professional level in regular league competitions until 2016.
The team participated regularly in the Ukrainian First League, since it cannot be promoted to the Ukrainian Premier League, being a reserve team from the FC Dynamo Kyiv franchise. Like most tributary teams, the best players are sent up to the senior team, meanwhile developing other players for further call-ups.
The squad according to the Official Website as of 27 March 2016.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.