Football Club Motor Poltava (Ukrainian: ФК Мотор Полтава); was a Ukrainian Soviet football team based in Poltava, Ukraine.

Motor Poltava
Founded1983
Dissolved1987
GroundPoltava
ManagerHryhorii Cherniavskyi

History

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Motor Poltava was created by Yakiv Tsekmiisterenko at the Automobile transport company 2214 in Poltava.[1] Former Vorskla Poltava defender Hryhorii Cherniavskyi became the teams only playing coach.[2] Serhii Babko became the first captain. In its first season team was the finalist in Poltava Oblast Cup. Next season they lost in the final again and came in seond in the championship.[1] In 1985 club won the championship. In 1986 the won the championship again. Yakiv Tsekmiisterenko head of the Automobile transport company began planning for a training base and clubs own stadium. Club did not finish the 1987 season due to intense rivalry with Avtomobilist Poltava. Due to bad behavior on the pitch the club was dissolved and Avtomobilist was disqualified until end of season.[3]

Honours

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Poltava Oblast Championship

Winners (2): 1985,[4] 1986[5]
Runners-up (1): 1984[6]

Poltava Oblast Cup

Winners (1): 1986[7]
Runners-up (2): 1983,[8] 1984,[9]

Poltava Championship

Winners (1): 1983,[10]
Runners-up (2): 1985,[11] 1986[12]

Poltava Cup

Winners (1): 1983,[10]
Runners-up (1): 1986[13]

Managers

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References

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Sources

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  • Lomov, Anatolii; Stadnychenko, Oleksandr (2009), 100 Років Полтавському Футболу [100 Years of Poltava Football] (in Ukrainian), Poltava: Poltava, ISBN 978-966-97035-0-7
  • Lomov, Anatolii; Kryvorotko, Serhii (2010), Энциклопедия Полтавского Футбола (1909-2010) [Encyclopedia of Poltava Football (1909-2010)] (in Russian), Poltava: OOO "ASMI", ISBN 978-966-182-118-6