FC Oleksandriya

History

Names

• 1990–2003 Polihraftekhnika
• 2004–2014 PFC Oleksandriya
• 2014–present FC Oleksandriya (merger with UkrAhroKom)

Pre-existing club (Shakhtar Oleksandriya)

FC Shakhtar Oleksandriya was established in 1948 at the production association "Oleksandriyavuhillya". At first the club played at the amateur competitions of the Ukrainian SSR until 1962 when it was accepted to the Class B which was a professional competitions. It played in Class B until the tournament was disbanded in 1971. After that the club returned to the amateurs where it played from 1971 to 1985 and 1988 to 1990. After 1990 season the club folded.

The club played its games at its own Shakhtar Stadium.

Polihraftekhnika / PFC Oleksandriya

The club was formed on 6 March 1990 as Polihraftekhnika Oleksandriya () at the local printing equipment plant. The same year the club won the regional football competitions of the Kirovohrad Oblast. At same time in 1990 another Oleksandriya club Shakhtar represented the Kirovohrad region at the republican amateur level. FC Shakhtar Oleksandriya was a club of the Oleksandriyavuhillya coal mine company. At first Polihraftekhinka was leasing the Shakhtar Stadium, while building its own stadium Olimp.

From 2001 to 2003, PFC Oleksandriya played in the Ukrainian Premier League under the name of Polihraftechnika Oleksandriya, which it had since 1991. After the 2003 season the club's administration citing fiscal problems left the Professional Football League and was idle for one season.

In 2004 the president of Polihraftekhnika reestablished the club as PFC Oleksandriya, rejoined the Professional Football League and entered the Druha Liha. At the same time the Oleksandriya city administration created own football club MFC Oleksandriya which also entered the Druha Liha, however, soon thereafter the city's club withdrew from professional competitions.

Prior to the start of 2014–15 Ukrainian First League season PFC Oleksandriya going through some financial difficulties merged with UkrAhroKom Holovkivka who were also competing in the Ukrainian First League into one club and renaming themselves to FC Oleksandriya. The merger saved the Oleksandriya's club from another bankruptcy. Since the 2014 merger under the new manager Serhiy Kuzmenko (former chairman of FC UkrAhroKom), the club now claims its heritage of the Soviet miner's team of Shakhtar Oleksandriya by adding year of Shakhtar's establishment onto its club shield.

In the 2015–16 Ukrainian Premier League season, FC Oleksandriya finished 6th place, qualifying for the third qualifying round of UEFA Europa League, where they will mark their debut in a European competition.

The 2024–25 season marked a historic achievement for FC Oleksandriya, as the team secured a triumphant second-place finish in the Ukrainian Premier League for the very first time, positioned behind Dynamo Kyiv but notably ahead of Shakhtar Donetsk.

Stadium

The club plays its games at the Sports Complex "Nika" that was built in place of the old Shakhtar Stadium. At the new stadium Oleksandriya plays since summer of 1998.

Since 1992 Oleksandriya, at that time Polihraftekhnika, was forced to play at another city stadium "Olimp" which is located on western outskirts of the city. FC Shakhtar Oleksandriya denied its city rival to play at its home stadium "Shakhtar" which was located in the center of the city. After Shakhtar Oleksandriya became defunct, its stadium was demolished and on its place was built sports complex "Nika" which was hand over to Polihraftekhnika in 1998.

Kirovohrad Oblast rivalry

A regional rivalry exists with FC Zirka Kropyvnytskyi.

Team names

Football kits and sponsors

Current squad

Notable players

Had international caps for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries while playing for Oleksandriya. ;Ukraine

• Ukraine Kostyantyn Balabanov
• Ukraine Andriy Bohdanov
• Ukraine Serhiy Buletsa
• Ukraine Denys Dedechko
• Ukraine Oleh Dopilka
• Ukraine Dmytro Hrechyshkin
• Ukraine Oleksiy Ivanov
• Ukraine Taras Kabanov
• Ukraine Ivan Kalyuzhnyi
• Ukraine Yuriy Kolomoyets
• Ukraine Pavlo Ksyonz
• Ukraine Oleksandr Martynyuk
• Ukraine Serhiy Matyukhin
• Ukraine Mykola Mykhaylenko
• Ukraine Pavel Pashayev
• Ukraine Vitaliy Reva
• Ukraine Serhiy Rybalka
• Ukraine Artem Shabanov
• Ukraine Volodymyr Sharan
• Ukraine Volodymyr Shepelyev
• Ukraine Valentyn Slyusar
• Ukraine Roman Yaremchuk
• Ukraine Serhiy Zadorozhnyi ;Asia
• Turkmenistan Konstantin Sosenko
• Turkmenistan Andrei Zavyalov ;Europe
• Albania Tedi Cara
• Azerbaijan Emil Mustafayev
• Azerbaijan Pavel Pashayev
• Belarus Dzyanis Kowba
• Belarus Maksim Romaschenko
• Bulgaria Dimitar Makriev
• Georgia Vakhtang Chanturishvili
• Georgia David Targamadze
• Latvia Kaspars Dubra
• Moldova Vladislav Baboglo
• Moldova Petru Leucă
• Poland Dawid Janczyk

Coaches and administration

Chairmen

• 1989–2014: Mykola Lavrenko
• 2014–present: Serhiy Kuzmenko

Honors

• Ukrainian First League
  • Winners (2): 2010–11, 2014–15
• Ukrainian Second League
  • Winners (1): 2005–06
• Kirovohrad Oblast
  • Winner (1): 1990

League and cup history

Soviet Union

Ukraine

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European record

FC Oleksandriya played its first game of continental competition on 28 July 2016 in a home loss (0:3) to Hajduk Split. It qualified for the group stage of the competition for the first time in the 2019–20 season.

Managers

• Ukraine Oleksandr Ishchenko (1 January 1992 – 1 August 1992)
• Ukraine Yuriy Koval (1 August 1992 – 9 September 1994)
• Ukraine Anatoliy Buznyk (10 September 1994 – 19 August 1996)
• Ukraine Yuriy Koval (20 August 1996 – 20 September 1997)
• Ukraine Serhiy Marusyn (21 September 1997 – 30 May 1998)
• Ukraine Hryhoriy Ishchenko (1 June 1998 – 30 June 1998)
• Ukraine Anatoliy Radenko (1 July 1998 – 12 September 1999)
• Ukraine Hryhoriy Ishchenko (September 1999 – November 1999)
• Ukraine Roman Pokora (13 September 1999 – 30 June 2003)
• did not exist (1 July 2003 – 30 June 2004)
• Ukraine Roman Pokora (1 July 2004 – 4 July 2006)
• Ukraine Viktor Bohatyr (5 July 2006 – 22 April 2008)
• Ukraine Yuriy Bukel (22 April 2008 – 1 June 2008)
• Ukraine Yuriy Koval (2 June 2008 – 27 August 2009)
• Ukraine Serhiy Kovalets (27 August 2009 – 12 January 2010)
• Ukraine Volodymyr Sharan (31 January 2010 – 22 December 2011)
• Ukraine Leonid Buryak (23 December 2011 – 9 April 2012)
• Ukraine Andriy Kuptsov (10 April 2012 – 13 May 2013)
• Ukraine Vitaliy Pervak (caretaker) (14 May 2013 – 7 June 2013)
• Ukraine Volodymyr Sharan (8 June 2013 – 13 May 2021)
• Ukraine Yuriy Hura (18 May 2021 – 14 December 2022)
• Ukraine Ruslan Rotan (21 December 2022 – 29 May 2025)
• Ukraine Kyrylo Nesterenko (17 June 2025 – present)

Reserves and academy

The club fielded its reserve team for the first time in 1992-93 season as Polihraftekhnika-2 playing at amateur competitions.

Notes

References

References

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3. [https://web.archive.org/web/20160508044124/http://pfca.com.ua/06-01-2001/253/ Yuriy Koval: I also was among the founders of Polihraftekhnika]. Sport Review (Supporters Alexandria). 6 January 2001
4. [https://web.archive.org/web/20170816021322/http://ffgn.com.ua/aleksandriya-gotovitsya-udivit-ukrai/ "Oleksandriya" is getting ready to surprise Ukraine («Александрия» готовится удивить Украину)]. Mykolaiv City Football Federation. 8 July 2011
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8. PFC Oleksandriya merged with [[FC UkrAhroKom Holovkivka. UkrAhroKom Holovkivka]] ''(25 June 2014)''
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17. Won playoff game 1–0 against Polissya Zhytomyr to remain in the Premier League
18. [[PFC Oleksandriya]] were to be promoted after finishing second but the president of the club refused promotion citing instability in the country and business reasons with the cost of keeping a team in the Premier League.
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