FC Lokomotyv Kyiv explained

Clubname:Lokomotiv Kyiv
Fullname:Football Club Lokomotiv Kyiv
Nickname:LOKO
Founded:1919 as ZhelDor
Ground:Lokomotyv Stadium, Kyiv
Capacity:2,000
Owner:Southwestern Railways
Chairman:Oleksandr Yehorov
Mgrtitle:Head coach
Manager:Vadym Lazorenko
League:Ukrainian Second League
Season:2022–23
Position:Ukrainian Amateur League, Group 2, 5th of 8 (promoted)
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Football Club Lokomotiv Kyiv is a football club from Kyiv, owned by the South Western Railway. It currently participates in various Kyiv city football competitions. It also fields several of its junior teams in the Ukrainian youth league.

History

Founded in 1919, as ZalDor (abbr. -Rail road), soon after joining the Soviet Lokomotiv sports society it changed its name twice to Lokomotiv in 1936 and Lokomotiv Yuga in 1940. The team played its home games at its own stadium.

The best record of competition was the 17th place in the 1938 Soviet Top League. Also, the club was multiple winner of the Kyiv championships. In 1947 the team was disbanded, by transferring team players to the Lokomotiv Moscow club.

At the present time, the club is known for good training of young talent and selling them to domestic and European clubs. The most successful players among them are Andriy Yarmolenko and Oleksandr Yakovenko, who played for Belgian side Anderlecht. The club participated in the Second League.

League history

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Notable players

Head coaches

References

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