FC CSKA Kyiv
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| Full name | FC Central Sports Club of the Army Kyiv |
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| Nickname(s) | "Armymen", "Cadets" (in Soviet times) |
| Founded | 1934 (SKA Kiev) 1992 (CSCA Kyiv) 1994 (CSCA-2 Kyiv) 2001 (CSCA Kyiv) 2013 (CSCA Kyiv) |
| Dissolved | 2009–2013 |
| Ground | CSK ZSU Stadium, Kiev |
| Capacity | 12,000 |
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SK Army (1934–1992) Central Sports Club of Armed Forces of Ukraine (CSC ZSU) (1992–2001) unknown (2001–2009) |
| League | Kiev Amateur Championship |
| Departments of CSK ZSUkraine | ||
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| Football | Basketball | Handball |
FC CSCA Kyiv (Ukrainian: "ЦСКА Київ") is a Ukrainian association football club, until 2001 of the Central Sports Club of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which is government sponsored by the Ministry of Defense. In 1994-2001 it served as a farm team CSKA-2 Kyiv of FC Boryspil which was renamed into CSKA Kyiv.
After reorganization in 2001 the football section "FC CSCA Kyiv" was privately sponsored until 2009 when it withdrew from the professional league 4 September 2009 due to lack of financial support.
The football team has founded in 1934 in Kharkiv as part of the Soviet Officers' Club (later CSKA) receiving the name UVO Kharkov (Ukrainian Military District – Kharkov). During the Soviet regime the team was part of the Soviet Armed Forces sports society. At the end of 1934 the team was transferred to Kiev during the transfer of republican capital. Its name has changed to DO Kiev (Officers' Club – Kiev). In 1947–1956 the team was called ODО Kiev (District Officers' Club – Kiev) and in 1952, under this name, the team reached the semifinal stage of the Soviet National Cup. In 1957 the team played under the name ОSK Kiev (District Sports Club – Kiev). The year of 1957 is considered the official year of establishment of CSK ZSU. In 1957–1959 the Kievan army men football team was called SKVО Kiev (Sports Club Military District – Kiev) and in 1960–1971 – SKA Kiev (Sports Club of Army – Kiev). In 1972 the team moved to Chernihiv and changed its name to SK Chernigov and had moved back to Kiev in 1976 as SKА. In 1981–1982, the team had its last Soviet First League stint at the second level of Soviet football.
FC CSKA Kyiv was created in place of the Soviet football team SKA Kiev on December 15, 1992 during the reorganization of the Ukrainian military. Its first season in 1992 the club finished under its old name SKA Kiev which was changed during the summer of 1992 to ZS – Oriana (abbr. Armed Forces – Oriana). In 1993 team changed its name to ZS – Oriana (Armed Forces – Oriana) and then to CSK ZSU (Central Sport Club of Armed Forces of Ukraine). The highest place it reached in the Ukrainian championships was the fifth in the First League.
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