FC Lokomotyv Kyiv

Lokomotiv Kiev
Full name FC Lokomotiv kiev
Nickname(s) LOKO
Founded 1919 as ZhelDor
Ground Lokomotiv Stadium, Kiev
Ground Capacity 5 000
Owner South Western Railway
Chairman Serhiy Lang
Manager Petro Andriyovych Dmytrenko
League Second League

Lokomotiv Kiev is a football club from Kiev and Ukrainian SSR, owned by the South Western Railway. It participated in the Soviet competitions since the establishment of the Soviet power in Ukraine.

History

Founded in 1919, as ZhelDor (abbr. -Rail road), soon after joining the Soviet Lokomotiv sports society it changed its name twice to Lokomotiv in 1936 and Lokomotiv Yuga in 1940. The team played its home games at its own stadium.

The best record of competition was the 17th place in the 1938 Soviet Top League. Also, the club was multiple winner of the Kiev championships. In 1947, soon after the World War II the senior team was disbanded, it later appeared only on the amateur level (regional). During the World War II a lot of its players were mobilized and perished at the front-lines of the war.

At the present time the club is known for good training of young talent and selling them to domestic and European clubs, one most successful player among them is Oleksandr Yakovenko, who plays for Belgian Anderlecht. The club participate in the Second League.

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Ukraine GK Yevhen Kopyl
3 Ukraine DF Andriy Ermolenko
7 Ukraine MF Andrey Bibik
5 Ukraine DF Maksim Nazarenko
8 Ukraine FW Oleksandr Shchur
9 Ukraine MF Evgen Demydenko
10 Ukraine MF Oleksandr Demchuk
11 Ukraine DF Aleksey Pochtarica
13 Ukraine MF Nazar Pyshchyk
15 Ukraine FW Oleksandr Tychyna
16 Ukraine DF Yevhen Rak
17 Ukraine MF Andriy Evdokimov

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