Metalist Kharkov
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| Full name | Football Club Metalist Kharkiv |
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| Nickname(s) | Hor'ky (The Weasels) |
| Founded | 11 December 1925 |
| Ground | OSC Metalist |
| Capacity | 40,003 |
| Owner | Serhiy Kurchenko |
| 2015–16 | 10th (excluded) |
| Website | Club home page |
Football Club Metalist Kharkiv (Ukrainian: Футбо́льний Клуб Металі́ст Ха́рків [mɛtɐ'list 'xɑrkiw]) is a Ukrainian football club based in Kharkiv. In 2016, the club ceased to operate and In 2016, the Ukrainian Premier League removed it from its competitions. The club was left without funds after owner Serhiy Kurchenko left Ukraine in February 2014 (following the 2014 Ukrainian revolution) and was excluded from the Ukrainian Premier League (the top football league in the country) in 2016 due to insolvency.
Founded in 1925 FC Metalist Kharkiv worked its way up the rungs of the Soviet football system, eventually being promoted to the Soviet Top League in 1960. After a difficult period which included relegation, Metalist was promoted to the Top League again in 1982, where it remained until the league's dissolution. The club won the Soviet Cup once, and were also runners-up once. They have also won the bronze title of the Ukrainian Premier League six times in a row, starting in the 2006–07 season. Their home was the 40,003 capacity multi-use Metalist Stadium. The stadium was originally built in 1926 and was recently reconstructed to its current capacity to host Euro 2012 football matches.
Following the demise of Metalist Kharkiv in 2016 two new clubs were created in Kharkiv with a variations of the club name of the now not operating Metalist Kharkiv. Since July 2016 a team named "SK Metalist Kharkiv" is playing in the Kharkiv Oblast Championship. "SK Metalist Kharkiv" is owned (by the same as mentioned above) Serhiy Kurchenko. In August 2016 a new club named "FC Metalist 1925 Kharkiv" was established that immediately started to compete in the Ukrainian Amateur Football League. "FC Metalist 1925 Kharkiv" intends to play in the (professional) Ukrainian Second League as soon as possible. "FC Metalist 1925 Kharkiv" is owned by a company not linked with the original FC Metalist Kharkiv.
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