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| Full name | Спортивний клуб «Дніпро-1» Sport Club Dnipro-1 | ||
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| Founded | 29 November 2015; 9 years ago (2015-11-29) | ||
| Dissolved | 22 July 2024 | ||
| Ground | Dnipro-Arena, Dnipro | ||
| Capacity | 31,003 (Dnipro) | ||
| Owner | Maksym Bereza (50%) Andriy Rusol (50%) Yuriy Bereza (honorary president) | ||
| General Director | Anton Fursov | ||
| Head coach | Yuriy Maksymov | ||
| League | Ukrainian Premier League | ||
| 2023–24 | Ukrainian Premier League, 4th of 16 | ||
| Website | https://scdnipro1.com.ua/ | ||
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SC Dnipro-1 (Ukrainian: СК «Дніпро-1») was a professional Ukrainian football club from Dnipro. While not officially a successor of FC Dnipro, SC Dnipro-1 took over all of the infrastructure of the former club including its academy. Founded in November 2015, SC Dnipro-1 gained promotion from the First League in in 2019 and most recently competed in the Ukrainian Premier League. The club collapsed and withdrew from professional football in July 2024.
Founded in 2015, the club had been officially registered as a limited liability society "Sports Club Dnipro-1" (Ukrainian: Товариство з обмеженою відповідальністю “Спортивний клуб “Дніпро-1”).
History
The club owners are Maksym Bereza and Andriy Rusol, with Hennadiy Polonskyi recognized as one of the founders. Former Ukrainian international footballer Andriy Rusol became the executive director in 2019, following the bankruptcy of FC Dnipro, where he had previously played and served as an executive for six years. SC Dnipro-1 adopted an emblem and name similar to the Special Tasks Patrol Police Dnipro-1, which features the Lisovskyi tryzub. The Dnipro-1 Ukrainian volunteer battalion, formed during the initial phase of the Russo-Ukrainian War (War in Donbas), was once led by Maksym Bereza's father Yuriy Bereza.
The Professional Football League of Ukraine approved the admission of the club to the professional league system on 21 June 2017.
On 6 July 2017, it was announced that SC Dnipro-1 would adopt the FC Dnipro football school. The same day, the club announced its squad for the upcoming 2017–18 Ukrainian Second League season, which included well-known Ukrainian footballers such as Yevhen Cheberyachko, Serhiy Kravchenko and many others.
SC Dnipro-1 played its first professional match on 9 July 2017, against FC Bukovyna Chernivtsi in the 2017–18 Ukrainian Cup. The club's first official league match took place a week later, on July 15, 2017, against FC Metalist 1925 Kharkiv in the 2017–18 Ukrainian Second League. During that season, Dnipro-1 made history by becoming only the second club to reach the Ukrainian Cup semifinals while competing in the third tier. The team also secured promotion by finishing first in its group.
As champions of the 2018–19 Ukrainian First League, SC Dnipro-1 earned promotion to the Ukrainian Premier League (UPL) in 2019.
During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Dnipro-1 played its 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League matches at Košická futbalová aréna in Košice, Slovakia. The club conducted training sessions in nearby Malá Ida and fulfilled its domestic league fixtures in Uzhhorod. Many first-team members temporarily relocated to Košice for the duration of the campaign.
In the 2023–24 season, Dnipro-1, as runners-up in the 2022-23 UPL, set a new record among Ukrainian clubs by being eliminated from all three European club competitions within a single month. Additionally, FIFA imposed a transfer ban on the club during the 2023–24 winter break following legal disputes with former manager Igor Jovicevic. Oleksandr Kucher also revealed he had not received compensation from the club but chose not to pursue legal arbitration with the club. Despite these challenges, the team finished fourth in the league, securing a place in the Conference League second qualifying round.
Before the start of the 2024–25 season, speculation regarding SC Dnipro-1's financial insolvency. On 9 July 2024, the Ukrainian Premier League (UPL) set the player registration dates for participating clubs, including Dnipro-1, Polissia, Kryvbas, Shakhtar, and Dynamo, with registration scheduled for 15 July 2024. However, by 16 July, Dnipro-1 failed to register its players, prompting the UPL to convene a general meeting. At the meeting, it was decided to petition the Ukrainian Association of Football (UAF) to revoke Dnipro-1’s professional status and propose replacing the team's spot in the UPL with one of four other clubs: Mynai, Metalist 1925, Epitsentr, or Livyi Bereh.
On 18 July 2024, the UAF responded to the UPL, stating it could not permit Dnipro-1's permission to operate professionally, as the club met all minimum requirements. Nevertheless, the UPL retained the authority to bar the club from its competitions. On 19 July 2024, a subsequent general meeting approved Dnipro-1's request to withdraw from the League. The participants submitted two replacement proposals to the UAF Executive Committee: (1) award Mynai the spot, as they received the most votes, or (2) hold a transitional tournament involving the four candidate teams..
On July 22, 2024, the UEFA Appeals Committee declared Dnipro-1's remaining matches in the Conference League second qualifying round as forfeits by the club.
Collapse of FC Dnipro
In 2018, FC Dnipro was forced into bankruptcy by FIFA due to numerous legal claims over unpaid monetary compensation to players and managers.
Several individuals from the former FC Dnipro who were never paid include Egídio Pereira Júnior, Danilo Sousa Campos, manager Juande Ramos and his coaching staff, Jaba Kankava, Vitaliy Mandzyuk, and others.
On 22 February 2021, FIFA dismissed Jaba Kankava's claim in which he sought to have SC Dnipro-1 recognized as the sporting successor to FC Dnipro, aiming to recover his unpaid wages.
Some former players speculated the creation of SC Dnipro-1, without officially being the successor of FC Dnipro, to be a ponzi scheme.
Players
First-team squad
- As of 19 July 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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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.
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Coaches and administration
| Administration | Coaching | Coaching youth |
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League and cup history
Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Europe Notes 2017–18 3rd
(Druha Liha)1 33 26 3 4 87 15 81 1⁄2 finals Promoted 2018–19 2nd
(Persha Liha)1 28 21 4 3 72 21 67 1⁄2 finals Promoted 2019–20 1st
(Premier Liha)7 32 15 4 13 42 42 49 1⁄8 finals EL play-offs – 1/2 finals 2020–21 7 26 8 6 12 36 38 30 1⁄4 finals 2021–22 3 18 13 1 4 35 17 40 1⁄4 finals 2022–23 2 30 21 4 5 61 27 67 None ECL KPO 2023–24 4 30 14 10 6 40 27 52 1⁄8 finals ECL PO 2024–25 failed to start ECL 2QR
European record
| Season | Competition | Round | Opponent | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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| 2022–23 | UEFA Europa League | PO |  AEK Larnaca
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1–2 | 0–3 | 1–5 |
| UEFA Europa Conference League | Group E |  AZ
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0–1 | 1–2 | 2nd | |
| Apollon Limassol
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1–0 | 3–1 | ||||
 Vaduz
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2–2 | 2–1 | ||||
| KPO | AEK Larnaca
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0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | ||
| 2023–24 | UEFA Champions League | 2QR |  Panathinaikos
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1–3 | 2–2 | 3–5 |
| UEFA Europa League | 3QR |  Slavia Prague
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1–1 | 0–3 | 2–5 | |
| UEFA Europa Conference League | PO |  Spartak Trnava
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1–2 (a.e.t.) | 1–1 | 2–3 | |
| 2024–25 | UEFA Conference League | 2QR |  Puskás Akadémia
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0–3 awd. | 0–3 awd. | 0–6 |
- Notes
- PO: Play-off round
UEFA club coefficient ranking
- As of 12 June 2024
| Rank | Team | Points |
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| 139 | Apollon |
11.000 |
| 140 |  Ljubljana |
10.500 |
| 141 |  Dnipro-1 |
10.500 |
| 142 |  FCSB |
10.500 |
| 143 |  Klaksvíkar |
10.000 |
UEFA Rankings since 2022
- As of 14 June 2024
| Season | Ranking | Movement | Points | Change |
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| 2022–23 | 166 | 0 | 8.000 | 0.000 |
| 2023–24 | 141 | 25 | 10.500 | 2.500 |
Elo ranking
- As of 14 June 2023
| Rank | Team | Points |
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| 256 |  Partizan |
1452 |
| 257 |  Bielefeld |
1452 |
| 258 | Dnipro-1 |
1451 |
| 259 | Ferencváros |
1450 |
| 260 |  Piast Gliwice |
1449 |
Honours
- Ukrainian Premier League
- Runners-up (1): 2022–23
- Ukrainian First League
- Winners (1): 2018–19
- Ukrainian Second League
- Runners-up (1): 2017–18
Reserves
Dnipro-1 U-19
Dnipro-1-Borysfen
In 2019, the club also fielded its reserve team in amateur competitions SC Dnipro-1-Borysfen that previously (in 2018–19) played at the Youth League and PFL under-19 competitions. The team played in the under-19 competitions along with SC Dnipro-1 under-19 team which won the competitions.
Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Europe Notes 2019–20 4th
(Amatorska Liha)9/10 18 1 1 16 3 24 4 competition was interrupted 2020–21 10/12 22 5 0 17 23 53 15 late start; withdrew
Coaching history
- Dmytro Mykhaylenko (6 July 2017 – 18 September 2020)
Igor Jovićević (22 September 2020 – 13 July 2022)- Oleksandr Kucher (29 July 2022 – 20 August 2023)
- Valeriy Horodov (21 August 2023 – 14 September 2023)
- Yuriy Maksymov (14 September 2023 – 19 July 2024)
Notes
References
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- ^ (in Ukrainian) "Dnipro-1" left the UPL ahead of schedule, TSN (1 May 2019)
- ^ Клуби УПЛ визначили дві пропозиції для заміни СК «Дніпро-1». upl.ua. 19 July 2024
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- FC Dnipro football school will be transferred to SC Dnipro-1 (Школа ФК Днепр перейдет к СК Днепр-1). Sport Arena. 6 July 2017
- Kravchenko, Polyovyi, and Cheberyachko will play for Dnipro-1 (Кравченко, Польовий і Чеберячко виступатимуть за Дніпро-1). UA-Football. 6 July 2017
- "Prenajali si apartmány i hotel. Hráči Dnipra sa už v Košiciach cítia ako doma". sportnet.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- Полный вылет. Днепр-1 установил грустный антирекорд, который нельзя побить. sport.ua. 31 August 2023
- Береза: На клуб накладено трансферний бан після юридичних розбирань із паном Йовічевичем. sportarena.com. 20 December 2023
- «Русол мені не відповів і ніхто не передзвонив»: Кучер розповів про позов до Дніпра-1 та розкрив суму боргу. ukrfootball.ua. 18 January 2024
- ^ Minus one. UEFA disqualified a Conference League participant from the tournament, Dailysports, 22 July 2024
- Чи припинить існування Дніпро-1? Циганик повідомив, коли вирішиться доля команди Максимова. ukrfootball.ua. 24 June 2024
Не Береза, не Фрідман і не Русол: Вацко сказав, хто є справжнім інвестором Дніпра-1 і що трапилося в клубі. ukrfootball.ua. 11 July 2024
Чому Береза називав Кучера і Краснікова «аферистами»? Екстренер Дніпра-1 висловився на цю тему. ukrfootball.ua. 10 July 2024
Хто гратиме в Дніпрі-1? В таборі дніпрян знайшли вихід, якщо команда не розпадеться. ukrfootball.ua. 9 July 2024
Дніпро-1 не розпочав тренувальний табір: джерело повідомило, чому команда Максимова не вийшла з відпустки. ukrfootball.ua. 9 July 2024
«Рятувати» вже по суті нічого і нікого: джерело повідомило про фактичну смерть Дніпра-1 – всі останні деталі. ukrfootball.ua. 8 July 2024
Дніпро-1 розглядає неочікуваний варіант для свого спасіння: джерело повідомило, що придумали дніпряни. ukrfootball.ua. 4 July 2024
Чи подав Дніпро-1 лист в УПЛ щодо зняття зі змагань: Дикий і Фрідман поділились останніми новинами. ukrfootball.ua. 1 July 2024
Шокуючі новини для Дніпра-1: команда Максимова припинить своє існування – подробиці. ukrfootball.ua. 22 June 2024
Дніпро-1 отримав ще один трансферний бан: джерело повідомило про фінансове становище в клубі. ukrfootball.ua. 5 June 2024 - Затверджено графік реєстрації та заявки команд клубів УПЛ. upl.ua. 9 July 2024
- Затверджено дати і час початку матчів 1 туру Чемпіонату УПЛ сезону 2024/25. upl.ua. 11 July 2024
- Українська Прем’єр-ліга звернулася до УАФ у зв’язку із ситуацією з СК «Дніпро-1». upl.ua. 16 July 2024
- ОФІЦІЙНО. ЩОДО ЗВЕРНЕННЯ УПЛ ВІДНОСНО СИТУАЦІЇ ІЗ СК «ДНІПРО-1» (ДНІПРО). uaf.ua. 18 July 2024
- Latest Appeals Body decisions announced — AB meeting of 22 July 2024, UEFA, 22 July 2024
- ^ Mandzyuk: Drown Dnipro and create Dnipro-1, I think, it is the Kolomoyskyi's scheme (Мандзюк: Втопити Дніпро і зробити Дніпро-1, думаю, це схема Коломойського). UA-Football. 30 March 2021
- Oles Khorunzhyi. SC Dnipro-1 confirmed that FIFA dismissed the claim of Jaba Kankava and did not recognize the club a successor of Dnipro (Днепр-1 подтвердил, что ФИФА отклонила иск Канкавы и не признала клуб правопреемником Днепра). Sport Arena. 23 February 2021.
- Bezus: I do not perceive Dnipro-1 as a continuation of Dnipro. My disposition to it is not very positive (Безус: Не сприймаю Дніпро-1 як продовження Дніпра. Ставлюся до нього не дуже позитивно). UA-Football. 7 July 2020
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