Central Sports Club of the Armed Forces of Ukraine


Central Sports Club of the Armed Forces of Ukraine or CSK ZSU is a sports club that was created on December 15, 1992 based on the Soviet Sports Club of Army in Kyiv, which dissolved after the fall of the Soviet Union. CSK ZSU is subordinated to the Sport Administration of Ministry of Defense.
The club is a member of the National Olympic Committee of Ukraine and prepares Ukrainian Olympic reserve for Olympic Games.
The club also used to administer several professional teams, particularly in football such as FC CSKA Kyiv and cooperated with CSKA-Borysfen.

Brief overview

Sports Club of the Army (Soviet Union)

The predecessor of CSK ZSU was the Sports Club of the Kyiv Military District which was established on April 1, 1957 by the district's administration of military training as a regional department of the Sports Society of Armed Forces of the USSR. The club was based on the Sports Club of the Kyiv Military District Officers' Club. The newly established club included following sports establishments:
The Palace of sports, stadium and the shooting range were all inherited from the Officers' Club. The swimming pool, initially uncovered, was part of the Officers' Club since 1951. However after its reconstruction in 1956, it was handed to the administration of military training and was transferred to the sports club only on April 1, 1958, a year later. The equestrian sports facilities were created on the base of a liquidated stables of the 114th Separate Rifle Company and were transferred to the sports club as well. In 1957 the football squad of military servicemen from the Soviet Class B were added to the club. The football squad was completely sponsored by the Kyiv Military District headquarters. In 1959 the team however was dissolved.
On May 10, 1960, a day after the Victory Day, the club was renamed into the Army Sports Club Kyiv MD. On July 4, 1962 the shooting sports facilities were transferred to the military unit #01626. Since May 20, 1971 the club was transferred to the staff of #48/105-A and on December 15 it adopted the number 14 becoming the 14th ASC. On February 12, 1980 the club created two children and youth sports schools. One school was for fighting sports and team sports, while another was for other Olympic sports.

Central Sports Club of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (Ukraine)

With fall of the Soviet Union all Soviet organization that were funded through the central government ceased to exist. In 1992 the Kyiv Military District was dissolved, some of its components were moved to Russia, while others were transferred to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The former SKA Kyiv was discontinued and all its assets were transferred into the newly formed the Central Sports Club which absorbed all the Soviet Army centers based in Ukraine such as Odesa, Lviv, and Sevastopol.

Sports and Tournaments

Departments of individual sports

  • Other

Membership

Tournaments

Olympic laureates

Club's Olympians

1996 Summer Olympics">Ukraine at the 1996 Summer Olympics">1996 Summer Olympics

2000 Summer Olympics">Ukraine at the 2000 Summer Olympics">2000 Summer Olympics

2004 Summer Olympics">Ukraine at the 2004 Summer Olympics">2004 Summer Olympics

2008 Summer Olympics">Ukraine at the 2008 Summer Olympics">2008 Summer Olympics

2012 Summer Olympics">Ukraine at the 2012 Summer Olympics">2012 Summer Olympics

2015 European Games">Ukraine at the 2015 European Games">2015 European Games

Medal tables

Medals by summer sport

Updated for 2012 Olympics

Olympic centers and clubs

Centers

Clubs

  • Central Sports Club of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Kyiv
  • Sports club Odesa
  • Sports club Bila Tserkva
  • Sports club Sevastopol
  • Group of athletes of the highest qualification