# FC Podillya Khmelnytskyi

FC Podillya Khmelnytskyi (Ukrainian: «Поділля» (Хмельницький)) is a Ukrainian professional football team that is based in Khmelnytskyi, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Ukraine. The club competes in the Ukrainian Second League.

## History
### Soviet era

Established in the Soviet Union as part of the Dynamo sports society in 1926 as Dynamo Proskurov (Proskuriv), the club participated mostly in championships of the city and its region. In 1940 and 1941, it represented the region in the republican competitions among the sports societies of Ukraine. During World War II, the Soviet sports competitions were suspended and the club was disbanded.
After the World War II, Podillya once again started out as a subsection of the Soviet Dynamo athletic franchise in 1948, under the name of Dynamo, of course. In 1951, it entered all Ukrainian republican football competitions. In 1960, the club obtained the status of "team of master" and entered the Soviet Class B competitions. That year is considered to be the year of establishment. In 1978, the team was renamed after the historical Ukrainian region of Podillya (Podoliya in Russian) where it played its home games.

### Ukraine

After Ukraine gained independence in 1991, Podillya was placed in the Ukrainian First League in the very first season. Podillya finished the year in fourth place out of fourteen teams under the management of Hrynevych.
It was renamed as Nord-Am Ltd.- Podillya in the 1993 season after its sponsor, Nord-Am Ltd (stands for Northern America). During that season, Podillya hired Yuriy Avanesov as its manager. Until club's relegation in 1998 to the Druha Liha, the team was placing inconsistently in the middle of the tournament table. As a result of the relegation, Avanesov was fired and replaced by Kvartsyaniy. He managed the team until September 1997. The team finished the first half of the next season in second place after the return of Avanesov. The year that he returned the team finished first in the Druha Liha and was promoted to the Persha Liha again. They started the 1998–99 season in the Persha Liha however they finished in 16th out of 20 and were relegated again.
They started the 1999–2000 season in Druha Liha A and finished in 2nd place, one stop away from promotion. The 2000–01 season was another year in the Ukrainian Second League where they finished in 6th place in Druha Liha B. The 2001–02 season was another shortcoming season for Podillya when they finished in 3rd with 27 wins, but still one spot away from promotion. Podillya finished the 2002–03 season in 3rd place in Druha Liha A. The 2003–04 season was another 2nd-place finish in Druha Liha A, but still one spot away from promotion.

### Merger with Krasyliv

Podillya started the 2004–05 season in the Ukrainian First League after finishing second the year before. Despite not being in position for promotion, Podillya merged with the FC Obolon Kyiv farm team FC Krasyliv-Obolon under a new name of FC Podillya Khmelnytskyi. The Krasyliv's team existed since 2000 and soon after being promoted in 2002 to the Ukrainian First League merged with FC Obolon Kyiv.
In 2004, after the merger FC Krasyliv with FC Podillya Khmelnytskyi, the club was renamed as AFC Podillya Khmelnytskyi. The newly formed club kept Podillya's name and became independent from Obolon. They play at Podillya Stadium which has 10,000 seats. Players lived in Krasyliv.

### 2007 crisis, revival of Podillia and transformation of it into Dynamo

In 2006–2007, a scandal arose between the club's owner, Petro Arsenyuk, and the mayor of Khmelnytskyi, Serhiy Melnyk, following mayoral elections. In 2007, the professional club playing in the Ukrainian First League moved their home games to Krasyliv.
At the same time, due to the efforts of Stanislav Ostrovskyi and the Khmelnytskyi city authorities in face of Serhiy Melnyk (mayor of Khmelnytskyi), another club, FC Podillya Khmelnytskyi, entered national amateur competition, the 2007 Ukrainian Football Amateur League, as well as Khmelnytskyi Oblast football competitions. Following the first stage of national amateur competitions, the newly formed communal club applied for a place in the Second League. Meanwhile, the Podillya club playing in Krasyliv was relegated and was therefore expected to play in the 2007–08 Ukrainian Second League.
In the end, the Khmelnytskyi Podillya prevailed, while the Krasyliv Podillya withdrew. The new club, under manager Bohdan Blavatskyi, finished third in the 2007–08 Ukrainian Second League season. The following season the club with new manager did not perform well.
During the winter break of the 2008–09 Ukrainian Second League season, the Khmelnytskyi Oblast government withdrew from sponsoring of the team by dissolving the club and the club's senior team was further sponsored by the Khmelnytskyi regional Dynamo sports society which organized FC Dynamo Khmelnytskyi that took over the football team. The club's succession was approved early in March 2009 by the Professional Football League of Ukraine. Parallelly to Dynamo at regional competitions continued to participate Podillia. In 2007, 2008, 2010 and 2011, "Podillya" took part in the Khmelnytskyi Oblast football championships. In 2013 in the Khmelnytskyi Oblast championship it played under name "Podillya-Olimp". At the end of 2013 during the ongoing 2013–14 Ukrainian Second League season, the Dynamo administration announced in official letter to the Professional Football League of Ukraine that FC Dynamo Khmelnytskyi which was established in 2007 has ceased to exist.

### Latest reorganization and restart

In 2014, Podillya entered national competitions among amateurs.

### Hetman Khmelnytskyi

In 2015, a phantom club FC Hetman Khemlnytskyi took part in 2015 Ukrainian Amateur Cup.

### Since 2016

The club will be competing in the 2016–17 Ukrainian Second League.
In 2020, the president of Podillya, Yevhen Beiderman, ran for the post of the PFL president.
In July 2022, Club announced that it will not be able to participate in the new season of the Ukrainian First League.

## Team names

* 1926–1975: Dynamo (under auspices of the Dynamo regional society, see Dynamo (Ukraine))
* 1975–1978: Khvylya (under auspices of the Trade Union regional society)
* 1978–1993: Podoliya (under auspices of the Avanhard regional society, see Avanhard (sports society))
* 1993–1994: Nord-Am – Podillya
* 1994–2004: Podillya (city team)
* 2004–2007: AFC Podillya (merger with FC Krasyliv, owned by Arsenyuk-Shtefanik)
* 2007–2009: Podillya-Khmelnytskyi (communal enterprise)
* 2009–2013: Dynamo Khmelnytskyi (under auspices of the Dynamo regional society, see Dynamo (Ukraine))
* 2013: Podillya-Olimp
* 2014 onwards: Podillya (city team)

## Stadium

Podillya Khmelnytskyi play at the Sport Complex Podillya (the venue at the complex is named Podillya Stadium; Ukrainian: Спортивний комплекс «Поділля»; Sportyvnyĭ kompleks "Podillya"), a sports facility in Khmelnytskyi. The stadium has a capacity of 10,500 people, however the club's website lists the capacity at only 6,800.
Podillya Stadium opened in 1960. FC Temp Shepetivka won the 1991 Football Cup of the Ukrainian SSR at the stadium.
The stadium also hosts rugby matches, including a 2015 European Nations Cup international match.

### Renovation

Reconstruction of the stadium started in 2012 and stopped and started until a grant worth ₴4 million was given in 2015 to complete the works.
The football team had to move out of the stadium during reconstruction works but eventually returned before the stadium had been finished. The renovations to the stadium added a six-lane running track so the stadium can host athletic events.
The sports complex also contains an electrical substation.

## Honors

* Soviet Second League
** Runners-up (1): 1966
* Ukrainian Second League
** Winners (2): 1997–98 (Group A), 2020–21 (Group A)
** Runners-up (3): 1999–00 (Group A), 2003–04 (Group A)
* Khmelnytskyi Oblast Football Championship
** Winners (2): 1953, 2010

## Players

As of 23 February 2025
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 3 | DF | UKR | Serhiy Siminin |
| 4 | DF | UKR | Valentyn Koreshkov |
| 5 | MF | UKR | Nazar Lys |
| 6 | FW | UKR | Yan Karanha |
| 7 | MF | UKR | Oleksiy Savchenko |
| 8 | MF | UKR | Vladyslav Kulakevych |
| 9 | MF | UKR | Vitaliy Hemeha |
| 10 | MF | UKR | Kyrylo Kostenko |
| 11 | FW | UKR | Anton Fedorov |
| 12 | GK | UKR | Dmytro Fastov |
| 12 | GK | KAZ | Dmytro Nepohodov |
| 13 | DF | KAZ | Kirill Pasichnik |
| 15 | MF | UKR | Oleksandr Tsybulnyk |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 16 | MF | UKR | Andriy Vilkhovyi |
| 17 | DF | UKR | Vladyslav Chushenko |
| 19 | DF | UKR | Vladyslav Shkinder |
| 20 | MF | UKR | Ivan Orobets |
| 22 | MF | UKR | Danyil Bozhenar |
| 23 | FW | UKR | Vadym Shavrin |
| 33 | DF | UKR | Oleh Veremiyenko |
| 37 | FW | UKR | Nazar Hamolov |
| 44 | DF | UKR | Bohdan Kovalchuk |
| 55 | GK | UKR | Anton Zadereyko |
| 77 | MF | UKR | Oleksandr Snizhko |
| 99 | GK | UKR | Bohdan Petrychenko |

### Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |

## League and cup history
### Soviet Union (Ukrainian SSR)

    Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Rep. Cup Soviet Cup Notes Dinamo / Dynamo 1960 2nd (zone 1) 17 32 3 8 21 18 64 14 Relegation play-off 2nd (p/off) 2 1 0 1 5 4 2 Won over FC Avanhard Kamianets-Podilskyi 1961 2nd (zone 1) 8 34 13 7 14 47 45 33 15th place play-off 2nd (p/off) 16 2 0 1 1 3 5 1 Lost to SKF Sevastopol 2nd (p/off) 2 1 0 1 3 1 2 Won over FC Avanhard Kamianets-Podilskyi 1962 2nd (zone 3) 9 24 6 10 8 31 36 22 18-28th places play-off 2nd (p/off) 19 10 6 2 2 16 11 14 Relegated 2nd (p/off) 2 2 0 0 7 1 4 Won over FC Avanhard Kamianets-Podilskyi 1963 3rd (zone 1) 9 38 14 9 15 41 47 37 17th place play-off 3rd (p/off) 17 2 1 0 1 5 2 2 Won over FC Kolhospnyk Poltava 1964 3rd (zone 1) 7 30 12 8 10 35 22 32 13–18th places play-off 3rd (p/off) 13 10 5 2 3 14 10 12 1965 3rd (zone 2) 4 30 14 9 7 40 26 37 7–12th places play-off 3rd (p/off) 10 10 3 2 5 13 15 8 1966 3rd (zone 1) 1 38 24 6 8 62 26 54 1st place play-off 3rd (final) 2 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 Lost to FC Avanhard Zhovti Vody 1967 3rd (zone 1) 9 40 13 17 10 40 31 43 1968 3rd (zone 1) 3 42 21 12 9 59 19 54 Qualified for finals 3rd (finals) 5 7 3 1 3 8 7 7 Promoted 1969 2nd (s/gr 3) 21 42 9 16 17 32 47 34 Relegated 1970 3rd (lower) 4 40 19 13 8 49 24 51 Promoted 1971 3rd 18 50 15 16 19 35 45 46 1972 3rd 6 46 18 18 10 56 39 54 1973 3rd 9 44 18 5-10 11 57 45 41 Draws were earned by penalty shootout 1974 3rd 14 38 11 14 13 32 38 36 Khvylya 1975 3rd 7 32 11 12 9 32 25 34 1976 3rd 10 38 14 8 16 34 34 36 1977 3rd 16 44 10 15 19 33 50 35 Podolia / Podillia 1978 3rd 19 44 12 9 23 28 56 33 1979 3rd 13 46 17 8 21 44 57 42 1980 3rd 16 44 13 9 22 32 64 35 1981 3rd 14 44 15 9 20 45 64 39 1982 3rd 20 46 12 12 22 37 62 36 1983 3rd 15 50 18 10 22 56 67 46 1984 3rd 19 38 13 6 19 52 57 32 two stages 1985 3rd 22 40 14 9 17 35 42 37 two stages 1986 3rd 8 40 16 11 13 64 50 43 two stages 1987 3rd 7 52 23 17 12 67 49 63 1988 3rd 5 50 23 13 14 71 51 59 1989 3rd 11 52 24 7 21 64 57 55 Relegated to the lower 2nd League 1990 3rd (lower) 14 36 10 10 16 37 46 30 1991 3rd (lower) 14 50 18 13 19 54 55 49 transitioned to the Ukrainian First League

### Ukraine

    Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Domestic Cup Europe Notes Podillia 1992 2nd "A" 4 26 10 10 6 29 21 30 1⁄32 finals 1992–93 2nd 8 42 15 16 11 45 39 46 1⁄64 finals as Nord-AM-Podillya 1993–94 2nd 11 38 13 9 16 45 47 35 1⁄32 finals as Nord-AM-Podillya 1994–95 2nd 6 42 20 11 11 48 30 71 1⁄32 finals 1995–96 2nd 12 42 18 8 16 55 42 62 1⁄16 finals 1996–97 2nd 22 46 11 13 22 40 66 46 1⁄32 finals Second stage Relegated 1997–98 3rd "A" 1 34 25 3 6 69 20 78 1⁄64 finals Promoted 1998–99 2nd 16 38 13 12 13 39 42 51 1⁄64 finals Relegated 1999-00 3rd "A" 2 30 21 5 4 67 27 68 1⁄2 final Second League Cup 2000–01 3rd "B" 6 28 15 2 11 37 28 47 Did not enter 2001–02 3rd "A" 9 36 14 11 11 38 31 53 1⁄32 finals 2002–03 3rd "A" 3 36 27 2 7 79 31 83 1st Round 2003–04 3rd "A" 2 30 17 8 5 47 20 59 1⁄32 finals merged with FC Krasyliv 2004–06 Club competes in the Oblast League. 2007 4th 2 8 5 1 2 21 6 16 obtained professional status 2007–08 3rd 3 30 17 7 6 47 28 58 1⁄64 finals 2008–09 3rd 8 32 14 5 13 32 38 47 1⁄32 finals in winter break replaced with FC Dynamo Khmelnytskyi 2010–16 Club competes in the Oblast League. 2014 4th 5 8 0 2 6 4 18 2 2016 4th 4 6 1 1 4 4 15 4 obtained professional status 2016–17 3rd 14$_{/17}$ 32 7 4 21 29 68 25 1⁄64 finals 2017–18 3rd "A" 9$_{/10}$ 27 6 4 17 20 44 22 1⁄64 finals 2018–19 3rd "A" 9$_{/10}$ 27 6 7 14 20 34 25 1⁄64 finals 2019–20 3rd "A" 6$_{/11}$ 20 8 5 7 23 25 29 1⁄32 finals 2020–21 3rd "A" 1$_{/13}$ 24 17 6 1 46 13 57 Promoted 2021–22 2nd 8$_{/16}$ 20 7 5 8 19 18 26 Competition did not finish 2022–23 Club was allowed to be excused from competitions. 2023–24 2nd 12$_{/20}$ 28 9 12 7 36 26 39

### Dynamo 2009

    Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Domestic Cup Europe Notes Before 2008 refer to Podillya Khmelnytskyi 2008–09 3rd "A" 8 32 14 5 13 32 38 47 1/32 finals 2009–10 5 20 10 3 7 28 16 33 1/64 finals 2010–11 9 22 7 4 11 19 29 22 1/32 finals −3 2011–12 10 26 6 4 16 23 50 22 1/64 finals 2012–13 10 20 4 5 11 12 22 17 1/32 finals 3rd "3" 4 6 0 1 5 1 13 1 Relegation groups 2013–14 3rd 19 36 3 2 31 18 52 11 1/32 finals Withdrew

## Managers

* Andriy Biba (1983)
* Leonid Ishchuk [uk] (1990)
* Viktor Matviyenko (1993)
* Myron Markevych (1995)
* Vitaliy Kvartsyanyi (1997–99)
* Bohdan Blavatskiy (2007–08)
* Yaroslav Bobylyak [uk] (2008)