Football Sports Club Bukovyna Chernivtsi is a Ukrainian professional football club based in Chernivtsi. They currently play in Ukrainian First League, the second tier of Ukrainian football. But will play in Ukrainian Premier League from 2026–27 after promotion in 2025–26.
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| Full name | Football Sports Club Bukovyna Chernivtsi | |||
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| Nickname | "Zhovto-Chorni" (Yellow-Blacks) | |||
| Founded | 1958 | |||
| Ground | Bukovyna | |||
| Capacity | 12,076 | |||
| Owner(s) | FSC Bukovyna public organization Andriy Safronyak (president) | |||
| Director | Ihor Nabolotnyi | |||
| Head coach | Serhiy Shyshchenko | |||
| League | Ukrainian Premier League | |||
| 2025–26 | Ukrainian First League, 1st of 16 (promoted) | |||
| Website | bukfc | |||
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History
editThe club was established in 1958 as Avanhard Chernivtsi (Avangard Chernovtsy) for republican competitions and became the first club from Chernivtsi Oblast to be added to the Soviet Class B competition in 1960. Before 1958 Chernivtsi were presented several times by various teams in republican competitions like Burevisnyk (1956), Dynamo (1948, 1950–1955), Spartak (1946, 1947, 1949), Lokomotyv (1949).
From 1992 to 1994, Bukovyna played in the Ukrainian Premier League, after being initially chosen to participate for being one of the Ukrainian teams taking part in the Soviet First League in 1991.
Bukovyna Chernivtsi's best achievement in the Ukrainian Premier League was 10th place in its first season. The club was founded in 1958 under the name Avanguard.
In 2025–26, Bukovyna Chernivtsi secure champions of First League and promotion to Premier League for the first time since 1992 from next season after 33 years absence.
Colours are yellow shirts, black shorts. Alternate colors are white and or red and black.
Team names
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Pre 2009 emblem (Coat of arms of Chernivtsi)
2009 emblem (Coat of arms of Chernivtsi Oblast)
Year Name 1952–1958 Burevisnyk 1958–1964 Avanhard 1965–current Bukovyna
Current squad
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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International players
editHad international caps for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries while playing for Bukovyna Chernivtsi.
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Honours
edit- Soviet Second League (Group West)
- Champions (1): 1990
- Ukrainian First League
- Ukrainian Second League (Group A)
- Chernivtsi Oblast championship
- Champions (6): 1959, 1960, 1961, 1965, 1966, 1976
Bukovyna also holds an all-time record of the most points earned in the Soviet Second League.
League and cup history
editSoviet Union
editSeason Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Domestic Cup Others Notes Burevisnyk Chernivtsi 1956 3rd "Group 7" 6 14 5 2 7 18 22 12 1957 Avangard Chernovtsy / Avanhard Chernivtsi 1958 3rd "Group 5" 2 14 9 4 1 37 9 22 UC 1⁄4 finals 1959 3rd "Group 9" 3 14 9 1 4 27 20 19 Promoted 1960 2nd "Group 1" 8 32 14 9 9 47 41 37 1961 2nd "Group 1" 9 34 11 10 13 50 53 32 lost the 17th place game 1962 2nd "Group 2" 10 24 6 6 12 27 45 18 Finals 29 (1) 10 6 2 2 15 6 14 the 29th place tournament 1963 3rd "Group 1" 15 38 11 8 19 40 66 30 won the 29th place game 1964 3rd "Group 2" 11 30 9 8 13 32 46 26 Finals 28 (4) 10 4 2 4 14 15 10 the 25th place tournament Bukovina Chernovtsy / Bukovyna Chernivtsi 1965 3rd "Group 2" 7 30 11 8 11 33 42 30 Finals 20 (2) 10 5 1 4 15 8 11 the 19th place tournament 1966 3rd "Group 2" 10 38 12 14 12 45 48 38 won the 19th place game 1967 3rd "Group 1" 14 40 11 12 17 44 53 34 1968 3rd "Group 1" 2 42 25 10 7 66 26 60 qualified for finals Finals 2 7 4 3 0 11 4 11 Promoted 1969 2nd "Group 3" 9 42 16 12 14 32 33 44 Relegated 1970 3rd "Zone 1" 8 42 17 12 13 45 39 46 1971 3rd "Zone 1" 16 50 17 14 19 35 38 48 1972 3rd "Zone 1" 21 46 10 16 20 32 62 36 UC 1⁄8 finals 1973 3rd "Zone 1" 14 44 14 7/5 18 44 52 35 UC 1⁄16 finals 1974 3rd "Zone 6" 12 38 14 10 14 51 45 38 UC 1⁄16 finals 1975 3rd "Zone 6" 10 32 10 12 10 34 38 32 UC 1⁄4 finals 1976 3rd "Zone 6" 14 38 11 12 15 29 34 34 UC 1⁄4 finals 1977 3rd "Zone 2" 9 44 19 11 14 46 29 49 1978 3rd "Zone 2" 5 44 23 11 10 55 25 57 1979 3rd "Zone 2" 5 46 24 10 12 55 32 58 1980 3rd "Zone 5" 2 44 26 9 9 70 35 61 1981 3rd "Zone 5" 4 44 23 9 12 58 28 55 1982 3rd "Zone 6" 1 46 29 8 9 71 34 66 Champion of Ukraine Final "Group B" 3 4 1 0 3 5 10 2 promotion tournament 1983 3rd "Zone 6" 6 50 23 14 13 79 52 60 1984 3rd "Zone 6" 14 38 15 10 13 45 36 40 two stages 1985 3rd "Zone 6" 9 40 17 7 16 49 47 41 two stages 1986 3rd "Zone 6" 15 40 14 13 13 40 38 41 two stages 1987 3rd "Zone 6" 4 52 27 13 12 81 46 67 1988 3rd "Zone 6" 1 50 27 16 7 85 31 70 Champion of Ukraine Final "Group 3" 2 4 3 0 1 6 4 6 promotion tournament 1989 3rd "Zone 6" 2 52 29 18 5 71 26 76 1⁄32 finals 1990 3rd "West" 1 50 29 17 4 87 34 75 1⁄64 finals Promoted 1991 2nd 5 42 20 8 14 56 49 48 1⁄32 finals 1992 No competition 1⁄64 finals
Ukraine
editSeason Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Domestic Cup Europe Notes 1992 1st (Vyshcha Liha "B") 6 18 7 4 7 17 16 18 1⁄8 finals 1992–93 1st (Vyshcha Liha) 12 39 9 8 13 27 32 26 1⁄16 finals 1993–94 17 34 7 6 21 25 51 20 1⁄8 finals Relegated 1994–95 2nd (Persha Liha) 15 42 16 5 21 43 45 53 1⁄64 finals 1995–96 2 42 30 5 7 83 34 95 1⁄32 finals 1996–97 9 46 19 10 17 64 51 67 1⁄16 finals 1997–98 18 42 14 11 17 36 50 53 1⁄16 finals 1998–99 18 38 6 9 23 26 68 27 1⁄128 finals Relegated 1999–00 3rd (Druga Liha "A" 1 30 22 7 1 65 13 73 1⁄4 finals Second League Cup Promoted 2000–01 2nd (Persha Liha) 18 34 6 8 20 18 41 26 1⁄16 finals Relegated 2001–02 3rd (Druga Liha "A" 7 36 17 8 11 40 41 59 2nd round 2002–03 13 28 6 6 16 20 39 35 1⁄32 finals 2003–04 12 30 8 9 13 23 36 33 1⁄32 finals 2004–05 6 28 14 6 8 33 22 48 1⁄32 finals 2005–06 6 28 13 5 10 38 33 44 1⁄16 finals 2006–07 10 28 5 12 11 22 40 27 1⁄32 finals 2007–08 4 30 17 6 7 43 23 57 did not enter 2008–09 9 32 14 2 16 29 39 44 1⁄64 finals 2009–10 1 20 15 3 2 35 12 48 1⁄64 finals Promoted 2010–11 2nd (Persha Liha) 7 34 17 5 12 48 45 56 1⁄32 finals 2011–12 6 34 15 12 7 38 29 57 1⁄8 finals 2012–13 4 34 16 10 8 49 33 58 1⁄32 finals 2013–14 12 30 10 6 14 26 36 36 1⁄16 finals 2014–15 16/16 30 4 3 23 24 61 15 1⁄16 finals Relegated 2015–16 3rd (Druga Liha) 4/14 26 13 8 5 39 22 47 1⁄32 finals Promoted[3] 2016–17 2nd (Persha Liha) 16/18 34 8 9 17 27 40 33 1⁄32 finals Relegated 2017–18 3rd (Druga Liha "A" 6/10 27 9 7 11 32 40 34 1⁄64 finals 2018–19 10/10 27 5 6 16 19 43 21 1⁄64 finals Avoided relegation 2019–20 8/11 20 6 2 12 25 36 20 1⁄16 finals 2020–21 7/13 24 9 5 10 27 31 32 the 2021–22 season did not end due to the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation 2021–22 3rd (Druga Liha "A" 9/15 17 6 5 6 20 17 23 Promoted 2022–23 2nd(Persha Liha "A") 7/8 14 2 3 9 9 21 9 Admitted to Relegation Group 2nd(Persha Liha "REL") 3/8 14 5 6 3 18 14 21 2023–24 2nd(Persha Liha "A") 6/10 18 6 3 9 16 23 21 Admitted to Relegation Group 2nd(Persha Liha "REL") 11/10 28 12 5 11 38 29 41 - 2024–25 2nd(Persha Liha "A") 4/8 14 5 5 4 11 11 20 1⁄2 finals - - Admitted to Promotion Group 2nd(Persha Liha "PRO") 7/8 22 8 6 8 20 20 30 - - - 2025–26 2nd(Persha Liha) 1/16 30 26 3 1 74 21 81 1⁄2 finals - - Promoted to Ukrainian Premier League 2026–27 1st(Premier Liha) TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TBD - - TBD
Presidents
edit- 1993 – 1998 Vasyl Fedoriuk[4]
- 2007 – 2010 Vasyl Fedoriuk[4]
- 2019 – 2022 Vadym Zayats[5]
- 2022 – present Andriy Safronyak
Coaches
edit- Head coach – Serhiy Shyshchenko
- Assistant coach – Mykola Hibalyuk
- Assistant coach – Vitaliy Komarnytskyi
- Goalkeeping coach – Artem Kychak
- Fitness coach – Inna Desiuk
Bukovyna-2 Chernivtsi
editThe Bukovyna-2 Chernivtsi is a reserve team that the club has occasionally fielded in various competitions.
Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Domestic Cup Europe Notes 2013 4th
(Amatory)6 10 2 1 7 7 15 7
References
edit- ↑ "Команда: Футболісти". bukfc.com/. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ↑ "Професіональна футбольна ліга України". Pfl.ua. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
- ↑ Originally, as per competition regulations the top three teams were promoted from the 2015–16 Ukrainian Second League. Друга ліга, 24-й тур:"Черкаський Дніпро" та "Оболонь-Бровар" виходять у першу лігу! [Second league, Round 24: Cherkaskyi Dnipro and Obolon-Brovar enter First League]. Professional Football League of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). 19 May 2016. Archived from the original on 1 July 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
However, prior to the season commencing at the Conference of the PFL in preparation for the season the committee decided to expand the competition to eighteen teams and include the fourth, fifth and sixth placed teams. В Першій лізі можуть стартувати 18 команд [18 teams may compete in the First League]. UA-Football (in Ukrainian). 24 June 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2016. - 1 2 The first coronavirus loss in Ukrainian football: there died ex-president of Bukovyna (Первая коронавирусная потеря в украинском футболе: умер экс-президент Буковины). UA-Football. 7 April 2020
- ↑ Bukovyna received a new president (Буковина получила нового президента). UA-Football. 7 February 2019
External links
edit- Official website (in Ukrainian)