In 1960, the Vanguard team (Zhdanov) has teamed up with the team Shakhtar Donetsk ( Rutchenkovo - now part of the city Donetsk), was founded by a team than Iron \u0026 Steel Works (Zhdanov ), in the summer of 1995 has teamed up with the team Dynamo ( Lugansk city ).In the Ukrainian Premier League played from 1997 to 2007.
In 2007, the team relegated to the second league, but next season there took first place and returned to the elite division.The team failed to secure a residence permit only after it about a 30- round championship , which Illichivets fate would be decided at a stadium in Lviv Ukraine derby Carpathians and FC Lviv. Mariupol was necessary only defeat FC Lviv.In a dramatic confrontation (Gregory Baranets not missed a penalty ), blue- gold lost 1-2 and the results of the season they went back to the first league , after all Illichivets ahead of Lviv by the number of wins ( if determined by the best on goal difference , it would leave the Prime Mariupol League ).
In the 16th championship, was a departure from Mariupol team rules do not buy foreign players. The team invited the Belarusian goalkeeper Igor Logvinov and Georgian defender Sergi Orbeladze . Joined the team as ex- Arsenal player Igor bracket and former metallistovets Ruslan Yarosh.Illichivets good place to start the championship, but then followed a series of 10 matches without a win. But the successful conduct of the ending of autumn brighten the overall impression of the game team.Winter in Illichivets brothers went Hakobyan - Ara and Aram, with a Russian passport luganchanin Malygin Alexander , a younger brother Yuri Malygina , who defended the gate Mariupol in 1997, ex- Dynamo Oberemko Andrew , a former player Vorskla Vladimir Olefir, representative of the Georgian football George and Vyacheslav Shevchenko Tsimakuridze .In the spring coaches Illichivets was paying more attention to young pupils - out on the field Kilikevich Vladimir , Alexander and Vadim Papush Salatin . But the team continued fever ... were followed by coaches, players in search of fortune changed their roles. So the defender Oleg Shkred was attacking and was marked by the double of the gate of the Arsenal.Before the last round of Mariupol had a chance to stay in the big leagues. For this purpose it was necessary to win its direct competitor - Poltava Vorskla. But it was not possible ... 0-3 , Illichivets vdevyaterom finishes the match and scored a penalty not Krasnoperov .
A new mentor in Mariupol Odessa became the first league Semen Altman .Along came, and the coaching staff , which honored coach of Ukraine has worked for many years. Considerably upgraded the team - first appeared in the Mariupol Brazilian Lima Severino de Moura . He became the second legionnaire from abroad in the history of the club - 14 years after the Greek Anastas Fundukidi .The team was a rotation of - for the whole championship coaches have used 38 players. Winter in Illichivets again changed coach - he was Alexander Ishchenko. In the spring part of the championship team confidently beat their rivals having suffered only three defeats. The right to return to the elite of the Ukrainian football was won in advance .
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