DO/SKA Kyiv (1934–1992) The football team has founded in 1934 in
Kharkiv as part of the Soviet Officers' Club (later
CSKA), receiving the name
UVO Kharkiv (, Ukrainian Military District – Kharkiv). During the Soviet regime the team was part of the Soviet Armed Forces sports society. At the end of 1934 the team was transferred to
Kyiv. Its name has changed to
DO Kyiv (, Officers' Club – Kyiv). In 1947–1956 the team was called
ODO Kyiv (District Officers' Club – Kyiv) and in 1952, under this name, the team reached the semifinal stage of the
Soviet National Cup. In 1957, the team played under the name
OSK Kyiv (District Sports Club – Kyiv). The year of 1957 is considered the official year of establishment of CSK ZSU. In 1957–1959 the Kyivan army men football team was called
SKVO Kyiv (Sports Club Military District – Kyiv) and in 1960–1971 –
SKA Kyiv (Sports Club of Army – Kyiv). In 1972, the team moved to
Chernihiv and changed its name to
SK Chernihiv and had moved back to Kyiv in 1976 as
SKA. In 1981–1982, the team had its last
Soviet First League stint at the second level of Soviet football.
CSKA Kyiv (1992–1994) FC CSKA Kyiv was created in place of the Soviet football team SKA Kyiv on 15 December 1992 during the reorganization of the Ukrainian military. Its first season in 1992 the club finished under its old name SKA Kyiv which was changed during the summer of 1992 to ZS – Oriana (abbr.
Armed Forces –
Oriana). In 1993 team changed its name to
ZS – Oriana (Armed Forces – Oriana) and then to CSK ZSU (Central Sport Club of Armed Forces of Ukraine). The highest place it reached in the Ukrainian championships was the fifth in the First League.
Second team of CSKA-Borysfen & Arsenal (1994–2001) In 1994, FC CSKA Kyiv while being in the Third League was promoted to the Second League.
Borysfen Boryspil that was playing in the
1994–95 Ukrainian First League in the mid-season merged with the
Central Sports Club of the Armed Forces of Ukraine under the name FC CSKA-Borysfen Kyiv. At that time the Central Sports Club of the Armed Forces of Ukraine obtained two professional teams, one in the
Ukrainian First League, while the other in the
Ukrainian Second League. FC CSKA Kyiv was kept as the ''Borysfen's''
second team in the Second League. In 1995 FC CSKA-Borysfen Kyiv was promoted to the
Ukrainian Higher League. Upon conclusion of the
1995–96 Ukrainian Premier League season
Borysfen was omitted from the name and the reserve team, which coincidentally gained promotion to the First League now, automatically became CSKA-2 Kyiv. In 1997
Boryspil team was restored first on the Amateur Level and then gaining professional status once again. In 2001, the Central Sports Club of the Armed Forces of Ukraine sold the club. The first team was bought by the Kyivan municipal administration and reformed into the new Kyivan club "
FC Arsenal Kyiv". In turn, the second team was sold to another owner and reverted to the name of
CSKA Kyiv, continuing to play in the Ukrainian First League.
CSKA Kyiv logo containing some CSKA Kyiv elements Since 2001, FC CSKA Kyiv played in the Ukrainian First League, until 2008 when it was relegated to the Ukrainian Second League. In 2009, FC CSKA Kyiv went
bankrupt and dissolved.
Reformation as an amateur club (since 2013) CSKA was absent from football for 4 years. In 2013, the amateur football team
Atlant Kyiv The public organization "CSKA of Ukraine" established an amateur club called
CSKA Kyiv. Since 2013, CSKA plays in the Premier Division of the Kyiv Region Championship Football League. In 2015, CSKA Kyiv led by
Viktor Ishchenko applied for the
Makarov Memorial tournament. The new CSKA team is represented by the
Republican College of Physical Education.
2021 The team participated in the championship and cup of the KSRFF (Kyiv-Svyatoshinsky Regional Football Federation). ==Naming history==