FC Desna Chernihiv

Desna Chernihiv

Full name	Football Club Desna Chernihiv
Nickname(s)	Siveriany
Founded	1960
Ground	Vacant
Capacity	12,060
Chairman	Volodymyr Levin
Manager	Oleksandr Ryabokon
League	Chernihiv Oblast Championship
2021–22	Ukrainian Premier League, 7th of 16
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours
Current season

Football Club Desna Chernihiv (Ukrainian: ФК «Десна» Чернігів) is a Ukrainian football club based in Chernihiv. The original name of the club was "Avanhard" (FC Avanhard Chernihiv) during its first year of existence as part of a republican Avanhard sports society. Between 1961 and 1970 the club was called Desna. In 1972 it was replaced with SC Chernihiv (team of the SKA Kyiv) that played in Chernihiv for the next couple of years. In 1977 Desna was revived now in place of the amateur club "FC Khimik Chernihiv" that won regional competitions.

Due to the infrastructure of the club being destroyed by the Russian military during the Siege of Chernihiv in 2022, the club pulled out of professional tournaments and plays irregular amateur-level matches (e.g. the Chernihiv Oblast Championship). Desna, along with FC Mariupol, were awarded rights to play in the Ukrainian Premier League in the future case of restoring their infrastructure.^[1]