SDYuShOR Desna

SDYuShOR Desna
Full nameSpecial Children-Youth School of Olympic Reserve "Desna"
NicknameSiveriany
GroundChernihiv Stadium
Chernihiv Arena
Capacity12,060
500
ChairmanVolodymyr Levin
ManagerAndriy Polyanytsya
Websitehttp://desna.football/

SDYuShOR Desna (Ukrainian: СДЮШОР «Десна») is a Ukrainian specialized children and youth sports school with a status of the Olympic-level training based in Chernihiv. The sports school serves as a football academy for Desna Chernihiv.[1]

The sports school fields several youth teams of various age categories at the Ukrainian Youth Football League.[2]

Stadium and facilities

The team plays in the Olympic Sports Training Center of Chernihiv (formerly Stadion Yuri Gagarin). The stadium was built in 1936 for 3,000 spectators in the eastern portion of a city park built in 1804. During World War II, the stadium was heavily damaged, and in the 1950s, it was completely reconstructed, including two stands for 11,000 spectators. In 1961, it was named after the Russian Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin. FC Desna Chernihiv also plays at the stadium.[3]

Notable alumni and players

Andriy Yarmolenko is one of the main players who graduated from the SDYuShOR Desna academy.

Managers

Honours

  • Obolon Cup
    • Winners (1): 2022

See also

References

  1. ^ "Desna Chernihiv FC Youth Academy". desna.football. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  2. ^ Як живе Десна, чи отримала гроші за Мудрика і Ярмоленка? Директор ДЮСШ розповів і пояснив, до чого тут Кудрівка. ukrfootball.ua. 27 October 2025
  3. ^ "Chernihiv Stadium". desna.football. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Падун Артём Васильевич". footballfacts.ru. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Володимир Мацута: «Україна переможе»". desna.football. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Мацута Владимир Михайлович". footballfacts.ru. Retrieved 19 May 2022.

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