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FC Desna (Chernihiv): History About the club Desna is a professional Ukrainian football club based in the city of Chernihiv. The club plays in the Ukrainian Premier League. It was founded in 1960. Until June 15, 2010 it had professional status. In July of the same year the club received it again, but under a different name. The highest achievement of the club in the Soviet period is reaching the 1/8 final of the USSR Cup in 1965. In 1982 the team won the silver medal in the championship of the Ukrainian SSR. The best performance in the Ukrainian championship is the 2nd place in the First League in the 2016/17 season, in the Ukrainian Cup - reaching the 1/4 finals in the 2013/14 season. Home games are played at the Yuri Gagarin Stadium (12,060 seats). 1960-1970 The team was founded in 1960 under the name Avangard and was included in the Ukrainian zone of the USSR Class B championship. Oleksandr Shchanov, a former Dynamo Kiev player, was invited to become the team's head coa

Lviv vs. Desna - 1:3 Chernihiv confidently overcomes Lviv The word "confident" in the subtitle of our report refers to the overall impression of the first Sunday match. However, if we divide it into different periods... Just before the half-time break, the visitors were completely outplaying the home team - both in terms of the score and what was happening on the pitch. "Desna was free, confident - even easy. Not surprisingly, it was Oleksandr Riabokon's men who opened the scoring and then doubled it. Who knows, maybe the same scenario would have continued in the second half, but just before the half-time whistle, Chernihiv found themselves in the minority, meaning Lviv had a chance. To the credit of the home team, they took advantage of it almost to the full. Almost: they reduced the score, kept the visitors' goal in constant tension throughout the second half, but... Desna's counterattack made it 1-3. And almost immediately after that - a new attac

Shakhtar forward Olarenwaju Kayode: We think about Desna Shakhtar forward Olarenwaju Kayode answered the questions from reporters ahead of the match vs Desna - Larry, this coming Tuesday, Shakhtar will meet with Manchester City, with you having spent some time with the Citizens. Do you keep in touch with your former teammates or coaches of the English team? - First of all, we should think about our Premier League game on Friday against Desna. These days, it’s the most important point. And after the game, we could well talk about Man. City. - You’ve done some exercises with Moraes, you both seemed to be quite friendly. Don’t you envy Junior due to the fact that he appears in the line-up more frequently than you do? - There can’t be any envy, because Moraes proves himself and deserves this place. I was injured and he played really well. For me, the most important thing is to benefit the club, because we win all together. Any kind of jealousy or envy is out of the question. Junior