FC Helios Kharkiv explained

Clubname:Helios Kharkiv
Fullname:FC Helios Kharkiv
Founded:2002
Ground:Helios Arena, Kharkiv
Capacity:2,057
Chairman:Oleksandr Hellstein
League:Championship of Kharkiv[1]
Season:2019
Position:10th
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FC Helios Kharkiv is a Ukrainian football club located in Kharkiv, Ukraine. From 2003 to 2018 the club competed at professional level. In 2018 it was expected to be succeeded by FC Kobra Kharkiv, but unsuccessfully. FC Helios dissolved its professional team, but kept its football academy which competes at regional level.

History

Helios Kharkiv

FC Helios was founded in December 2002 by Oleksandr Hellstein. The club was named after Helios. The team quickly progressed through amateur competitions including the Kharkiv Aviation Institute tournament and Amateur Championship of Ukraine and in 2003 the club advanced to play in the Druha Liha C. After finishing the 2004–05 Druha Liha C season with a record of 25 wins, 2 ties, and only one loss, Helios advanced to the Persha Liha.

On 13 June 2018, FC Helios Kharkiv received license in participation of the 2018–19 Ukrainian First League.[2] [3]

Kobra Kharkiv

On 5 July 2018, in news media it was announced that the place of FC Helios Kharkiv will play in the 2018–19 Ukrainian First League FC Kobra Kharkiv, while the new club's legal address will remain of Helios.[4] The following replacement was initially intended to be as the "Veres Rivne – Lviv swap".[4] On 9 July 2018, the PFL press service announced that Helios Kharkiv is finishing the process of changing its name to Kobra Kharkiv, under which it is going to compete in the First League and playing at the Helios Arena.[5] Nonetheless on 18 July 2018, when the president of PFL Serhiy Makarov was asked about Kobra Kharkiv due to lack of information about the prospective project, he answered that the PFL is constantly in communication with the leadership of Helios and potential new owners.[6] Makarov noted that agreement was not yet reached, but new leadership confirmed its intentions to develop the club.[6]

On 28 July 2018, all of sudden the PFL press service announced that Kobra will play MFC Mykolaiv at Sonyachny Stadium instead of Helios Arena as the PFL informed before.[7]

On 9 August 2018, in news media appeared information that the club would be withdrawing from competitions as the new prospective owners do not hurry to accept the ownership of the club, while there are rumors that all its administrative and playing staff has already left the club.[8] Following that news statement, the Kobra club president Serhiy Vashchenko held a briefing at the House of Football where he refuted the information about the club's withdrawal stating that the club has not been, is not, and won't be withdrawing.[9]

On 21 August 2018, more clarification about the whole Kobra Kharkiv affair in the First League was provided by the president of original Kobra Kharkiv Serhiy Vashchenko after de facto withdrawal who stated,[10] "What depended on me, I did.[10] The club was ready to go and host games.[10] But I am not the owner of football club Kobra that earlier was Helios.[10] I do not run the club.[10] If someone was telling tales about the stadium in Kharkiv was inaccessible to us because we owe everybody, that is a lie.[10] Let those people say it to my eyes.[10] We were ready to host that Hirnyk-Sport at Sonyachnyi Stadium.[10] The rent was already prepaid.[10] But Helshtein gave a letter to the PFL that Kobra cannot host the game.[10] Then he sent another letter that Kobra cannot leave for the game with Zirka.[10] You understand better that if two times we do not appear for a game, we automatically being withdrawn."[10] Vashchenko also noted that transition of the club was not yet finished due to disagreement on few issues (We with Helshtein have an agreement in financial field. Yet those issues we did not resolve. I think, we won't resolve them. He has own position, and I have mine).[10]

After playing only three games in the First League, the newly renamed Helios (Kobra) finally withdrew completely by default,[11] [12] while the original Kobra Kharkiv continues to play in the Kharkiv Oblast championship[13] [14] and entered the 2018–19 Ukrainian Football Amateur League.[15] Later in 2018 the amateur squad Kobra Kharkiv also withdrew from competitions.

In relations to withdrawal of Kobra (former Helios) from competitions of the First League, the Professional Football League of Ukraine filed documents against Serhiy Vashchenko to the Football Federation of Ukraine Control and Disciplinary Committee (FFU CDC). The FFU CDC adopted decision to close the case for the lack of requirements to review the case and passed the documents to the FFU Committee of Ethics and Fair play for further review.[16]

Helios-Akademiya Kharkiv

In addition to all, the junior squad of Helios, Helios-Akademiya, that competes in regional competitions since 2011,[17] changed its name to Helios Kharkiv in August 2018.[13] [14]

Colors and badge

FC Helios Kharkiv's colors are red, black and white and gold.

Stadiums

From its foundation the club has been playing at the KhTZ Stadium and in 2006-2008 at the Dynamo Stadium.

In 2008 the club was temporarily relocated to the Hazovyk Stadium in Krasnokutsk when the Dynamo Stadium was contracted by FC Kharkiv and put for renovation. For the Ukrainian First League 2009-10 season Helios relocated back to Kharkiv and рlayed at the Arsenal-Bavaria Stadium. The former owner of the facility, Arsenal Kharkiv moved to the Arsenal-Spartak Stadium.[18] In July 2009 the Arsenal-Bavaria was renamed as Helios-Arena.[19]

From 2012 to 2017 the home ground of Helios was Sonyachny Stadium.

In 2017 Helios moved back to the Helios-Arena and Sonyachny Stadium became a reserve home ground of the club.[20] Located in a neighborhood Nova Bavaria, the Helios Arena is one of the oldest city's stadiums originally known as the Rope Factory Stadium.

Last squad

[21]

Honors

League and cup history

SeasonDiv.Pos.Pl.WDLGSGAPDomestic CupEuropeNotes
Founded as FC Helios Kharkiv
20034th1861115319
2003–043rd "C"6301578413152 finals
2004–053rd "C"align=center bgcolor=gold1282521641877 finalsalign=center bgcolor=lightgreenPromoted
2005–062nd123412814263544 finals
2006–072nd73617712453658 finals
2007–082nd143813817314047 finals
2008–092nd15328618284430 finals
2009–102nd1034121012424746 finals
2010–112nd1534101014314440 finals
2011–122nd93413912534548 finals
2012–132nd1034 12 13 9 33 21 49 finals
2013–142nd93010119293541 finals
2014–152nd730 12 8 10 30 25 44 finals
2015–162nd530 13 12 5 33 24 51 finals
2016–172nd434 16 10 8 31 22 58 finals
2017–182nd934 144 1635 43 46 finals
2018–192ndAttempted to be reorganised as FC Kobra Kharkiv but was expelled

Coaches

 

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Championship of Kharkiv Among Amateurs 2019 (Чемпіонат м. Харкова серед аматорів 2019) . 1 August 2019 . 25 February 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200225130738/https://ff1908.com.ua/zmagannya/chempionati/chempionat-m-haarkova-2019/ . dead .
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20180910192735/http://www.gelios.ua/ua/node/4023 "Helios" received attestation for the 2018-19 season ("Геліос" отримав атестат на сезон-2018/19)
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20180910193634/https://ffu.ua/article/33889 Attestation: list of clubs that were allowed to compete in the All-Ukrainian competitions under auspices of PFL in the 2018-19 season (Атестація: список клубів, допущених до участі у всеукраїнських змаганнях під егідою ПФЛ у сезоні-2018/2019)
  4. https://footballua.tv/ru/news/53497-kobra-zaminity-gelios-v-pershij-lizi Kobra will replace Helios in the First League (Кобра заменит Гелиос в Первой лиге)
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20180910203005/http://pfl.ua/news/details/10325 The PFL competitions. The Ukrainian championship draw + competitions calendar (First League and Second League Group A) (Змагання ПФЛ. Жеребкування Чемпіонату України + календарі змагань (Перша ліга і Друга ліга Група А))
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20180910201327/http://pfl.ua/news/details/10341 Makarov: we are awaiting an interesting season in the First and Second leagues (Макаров: чекаємо цікавий сезон у Першій та Другій лігах)
  7. https://web.archive.org/web/20180910203701/http://pfl.ua/news/details/10365 Gameday! First League. Announcement. Challenge in Petrove at XSPORT (MATCHDAY! Перша ліга. Анонс. Поєдинок із Петрового - на XSPORT)
  8. https://www.ua-football.com/ua/ukrainian/first/1533805171-kobra-mozhe-znyatisya-z-chempionatu-pershoyi-ligi.html Kobra could withdraw from the First League championship (Кобра може знятися з чемпіонату Першої ліги)
  9. https://www.ua-football.com/ua/ukrainian/first/1533819138-vaschenko-kobra-zhitime-i-provede-nayblizhchiy-domashniy-match-na-gelios-areni.html Vashchenko: Kobra will live and play its closest home game at Helios Arena (Ващенко: Кобра житиме і проведе найближчий домашній матч на Геліос Арені)
  10. https://www.ua-football.com/ua/ukrainian/first/1534861523-vaschenko-gelshteyn-yak-buv-tak-i-zalishayetsya-vlasnikom-kobri.html Vashchenko: Helshtein as he was so he stays the owner of Kobra (Ващенко: Гельштейн як був, так і залишається власником Кобри)
  11. https://web.archive.org/web/20180910194232/https://ffu.ua/article/34381 The First League. Second no-show of "Kobra", win of Kovalets and appetite of "Volyn" (Перша ліга. Друга неявка «Кобри», перемога Ковальця та апетит «Волині»)
  12. https://web.archive.org/web/20180910194653/http://pfl.ua/news/details/10442 FC "Kobra" is excluded from composition of the PFL competitions' participants (ФК "Кобра" виключено зі складу учасників змагань ПФЛ)
  13. https://web.archive.org/web/20180910185949/http://www.hoff.org.ua/oblastnye-sorevnovaniya/chempionat/tablitsa/1334-tablitsi-chempionatu-2018 2018 Kharkiv Oblast championship
  14. https://web.archive.org/web/20180910190105/http://www.gelios.ua/ua/node/4031 "Dry" draw of the youth ("Суха" нічия молоді)
  15. https://web.archive.org/web/20180910195531/https://ffu.ua/article/34242 The Ukrainian Championship among amateurs: there adopted the groups' composition and calendar for the new season (Чемпіонат України серед аматорів: затверджено склади груп та календар на новий сезон)
  16. https://www.ua-football.com/ukrainian/first/1551810317-ffu-ne-nashla-viny-vaschenko-v-snyatii-kobry-s-chempionata.html The FFU did not find Vashchenko's fault in withdrawal of Kobra from championship (ФФУ не нашла вины Ващенко в снятии Кобры с чемпионата)
  17. http://www.gelios.ua/ua/node/37 The academy's history (ИСТОРИЯ АКАДЕМИИ)
  18. Web site: "Гелиос" теперь с домашней ареной ("Helios" has got a home ground). 26 June 2009. 26 June 2009 . ua.football. ru.
  19. http://www.pfl.com.ua/news.php?id=090717121225 Renameing the stadium
  20. http://pfl.ua/teams/553-gelios FC Helios on the official site of Ukrainian professional football league
  21. Web site: Гелиос | ФК "Гелиос" Харьков . 19 February 2017 . 9 February 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170209072159/http://gelios.ua/ru/komandy/gelios/futbolisty . dead .