Арсенал Киев / Arsenal Kyiv FC

Full name FC Arsenal Kyiv

Nickname(s) Cannoneers
Founded ?
Ground Olimpiysky Sport Complex
Capacity 83,450
Head Coach Aleksandr Zavarov
League Ukrainian Premier League
2005–06 12th

FC Arsenal Kyiv (Ukrainian: ФК Арсенал Київ) is a professional football club in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv. Prior to 2001, the club was known as FC CSKA Kyiv. However a new club under the name "FC CSKA Kyiv" now plays in the Ukrainian First League. Prior to 1997, the club was known as CSKA-Borysfen Kyiv.
The club is currently participating in the Ukrainian Premier League, where it has appeared since the 1995-96 season. The club is owned by the city's government, which has sought to abandon its numerous sports holdings. Because of this, Arsenal has been struggling significantly over the past few years financially, resorting to loaning many of its players.
The clubs greatest achievements include a successful Uefa Cup run in the season of 2001-02, defeating the now defunct Finnish side FC Jokerit and Serbian-giants Red Star Belgrade. The club has also managed to appear in the domestic cup's finals twice (1998 and 2001), losing both times: first against FC Dynamo Kyiv and then against FC Shakhtar Donetsk.