FC Mynai

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.

The Coat of Arms of Mynai features a fox which is also the club's symbol
Mynai
Full nameFC Mynai
Founded2015
GroundAvanhard Stadium, Uzhhorod[1]
Capacity12,000
PresidentValeriy Peresolyak
ManagerVolodymyr Sharan
LeagueUkrainian Premier League
2020–21Ukrainian Premier League, 14th of 14
WebsiteClub website

History

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.[2] 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).[3]

Current squad

As of 22 February 2022[4][5]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF  MLI Siaka Bagayoko
4 DF  UKR Ihor Duts
5 DF  UKR Oleksandr Aksyonov
6 MF  SVN Lovro Grajfoner
7 MF  UKR Eldar Kuliyev
8 MF  UKR Oleksiy Khakhlyov
9 MF  UKR Dmytro Kasimov
10 MF  UKR Anton Baydal
11 FW  UKR Yevhen Seleznyov
13 GK  UKR Oleksandr Bandura
17 MF  UKR Danylo Knysh (captain)
23 MF  UKR Mykhaylo Meskhi
No. Pos. Nation Player
25 DF  UKR Oleh Horin
26 FW  UKR Yuriy Kolomoyets
33 DF  UKR Ihor Honchar
35 GK  UKR Oleksandr Kemkin
44 DF  CRO Mislav Matić
47 MF  UKR Vladyslav Naumets
52 FW  UKR Bohdan Kovalenko
59 DF  UKR Viktor Lykhovydko
77 FW  UKR Oleh Vyshnevskyi
80 DF  UKR Yevhen Yefremov
89 DF  UKR Oleh Synyohub
94 GK  UKR Herman Penkov

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  UKR Dmytro Kashka (at Uzhhorod until 31 December 2022)
— DF  UKR Vladyslav Chushenko (at Uzhhorod until 30 June 2022)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  UKR Oleksiy Shpak (at Epitsentr Dunaivtsi until 31 December 2021)
— FW  UKR Ivan Stankovych (at Uzhhorod until 30 June 2022)

Honors

League and cup history
Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Domestic Cup Other Notes
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

List of coaches

Administrative and coaching staff
Administration[7] Coaching[8] (senior team) Coaching (U-21/U-19 team)
  • President – Valeriy Peresolyak
  • Vice-President – Yevhen Plavaiko
  • Sporting director – Mykhaylo Kopolovets
  • Administrator – Serhiy Rushchak

References
  1. "Minai will play home matches of the Premier League at Avangard Stadium in Uzhhorod". PMG.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  2. "21 клуб отримав атестат на право участі у Другій лізі" [21 clubs received attestation for the right to participate in the Second League]. UA-Football (in Ukrainian). 12 June 2018.
  3. "The 30th Ukrainian football championship is over". Ukrinform (in Ukrainian). 9 May 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  4. Official Website
  5. "Minaj".
  6. "5:0. "Минай" знову виборює Кубок Закарпаття" [5:0. "Mynai" again wins the Zakarpattya Cup]. Pro Zakhid (in Ukrainian). 12 June 2018.
  7. "Team | FC Minaj". fcminaj.com. Archived from the original on 2016-12-23.
  8. "Team | FC Minaj". fcminaj.com. Archived from the original on 2016-12-23.
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