FC Fakel Varva


FC Fakel Varva was a professional Ukrainian football team based in Varva, Chernihiv Oblast. The club competes in the Chernihiv oblast competition as Druzhba-Nova Varva. The club was sponsored by the Hnidytsi Gas Refining Factory located in a village Hnidytsi, Varva Raion. The factory is part of the Ukrnafta state corporation.

History

The club was formed in 1963 as Fakel Varva.
The team spent a short stint in the Ukrainian Second Division. After several successful seasons the team's administration decided to withdraw out of the professional league back to the Chernihiv oblast competitions.
The club is also well known as a competitive amateur club. The club has won the Amateur Cup and the Championship the next season.
The club plays its home games in the Yunist Stadium in Varva.

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Notable players