SDYuShOR Desna (Ukrainian: СДЮШОР «Десна») is a Ukrainian specialized children and youth sports school with a status of the Olympic-level training based in Chernihiv. The sports school serves as a football academy for Desna Chernihiv.[1]
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| Full name | Special Children-Youth School of Olympic Reserve "Desna" |
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| Nickname | Siveriany |
| Ground | Chernihiv Stadium Chernihiv Arena |
| Capacity | 12,060 500 |
| Chairman | Volodymyr Levin |
| Manager | Andriy Polyanytsya |
| Website | https://www.desna.football/dyusshor/ |
The sports school fields several youth teams of various age categories at the Ukrainian Youth Football League.[2]
Stadium and facilities
editThe team plays in the Olympic Sports Training Center of Chernihiv (formerly Stadion Yuri Gagarin). The stadium was built in 1936 for 3,000 spectators in the eastern portion of a city park built in 1804. During World War II, the stadium was heavily damaged, and in the 1950s, it was completely reconstructed, including two stands for 11,000 spectators. In 1961, it was named after the Russian Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin. FC Desna Chernihiv also plays at the stadium.[3]
Notable alumni and players
edit- Andriy Yarmolenko is one of the main players who graduated from the SDYuShOR Desna academy.
- Oleksandr Pyshchur playing for Győr in Hungary, was graduated from the SDYuShOR Desna academy.[4]
Managers
edit- 2008: Mykhaylo Yarmoshenko
- 2010: Maksym Markelov
- 2015: Artem Padun[5]
- 2020: Volodymyr Matsuta[6][7]
- 2020–2021: Mykhaylo Yarmoshenko
- 2021–2022: Volodymyr Matsuta
- 2022–: Andriy Polyanytsya
Honours
edit- Obolon Cup
Winners (1): 2022[8]
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Desna Chernihiv FC Youth Academy". desna.football. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- ↑ Як живе Десна, чи отримала гроші за Мудрика і Ярмоленка? Директор ДЮСШ розповів і пояснив, до чого тут Кудрівка. ukrfootball.ua. 27 October 2025
- ↑ "Chernihiv Stadium". desna.football. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- ↑ "Трансфер до Жирони, перемога над Угорщиною, школа "Десни": інтерв'ю з футболістом із Чернігова Олександром Пищуром". suspilne.media. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
- ↑ "Падун Артём Васильевич". footballfacts.ru. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ↑ "Володимир Мацута: «Україна переможе»". desna.football. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
- ↑ "Мацута Владимир Михайлович". footballfacts.ru. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
- ↑ "Дитячий футбол - недитячі пристрасті. ФК «Десна» перемогла у Києві місцеву «Оболонь»". cntime.cn.ua. Retrieved 7 May 2026.