FC Mynai or FC Minaj (Ukrainian: Футбольний клуб «Минай», Futbolnyi klub Mynai) is a Ukrainian football club from Mynai, a suburb of Uzhhorod in the Zakarpattia Oblast. The club currently competes in the Ukrainian Premier League, despite finishing last in the 2020–21 season.
Full name | FC Mynai | ||
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Founded | 2015 (8 years ago) | ||
Ground | Avanhard Stadium, Uzhhorod[1] Mynai Arena, Mynai | ||
Capacity | 12,000 | ||
Owner | Valeriy Peresolyak (president)[2] | ||
vice-President | Yevhen Plavaiko[2] | ||
Manager | Željko Ljubenović | ||
League | Ukrainian Premier League | ||
2022–23 | Ukrainian Premier League, 8th of 16 | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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The club was founded in 2015 by former customs officials in one of the Uzhhorod suburbs Mynai (Minaj) and played at the city and since 2016 – at the regional level.
The club was admitted to the Professional Football League of Ukraine after passing attestation for the 2018–19 Ukrainian Second League season.[3] In their first professional season, Mynai managed to win Group A of the Second League, which earned them promotion to the Ukrainian First League. However, they lost the Ukrainian Second League Championship Game to Group B winners FC Kremin Kremenchuk.
In the 2019-20 Ukrainian First League season, they finished first, earning them promotion to the Ukrainian Premier League.[1] Since the start of the 2020–21 season they play their home matches in the Avanhard Stadium in Uzhhorod.[1] They still play in the Ukrainian Premier League, despite finishing last in the 2020-2021 season. Instead Olimpik Donetsk (they had finished 13th in the Premier League) were relegated back to the Persha Liha (Second Ukrainian League).[4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Season | Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Domestic Cup | Other | Notes | |
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2017–18 | 4th | 1/9 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 34 | 9 | 37 | PL | QF | Admitted | |
2018–19 | 3rd | 1/10 | 27 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 41 | 26 | 49 | 1⁄8 finals | Promoted | ||
2019–20 | 2nd | 1/16 | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 51 | 27 | 62 | 1⁄2 finals | Promoted | ||
2020–21 | 1st | 14/14 | 26 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 47 | 18 | 1⁄8 finals | Readmitted | ||
2021–22 | 1st | 15/16 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 30 | 10 | 1⁄16 finals | Avoided relegation | ||
2022–23 | 1st | 8/16 | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 30 | 36 | — | |||
2023–24 | 1st | /16 |
Administration[8] | Coaching[9] (senior team) | Coaching (U-21/U-19 team) |
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