Wikipedia - FC Rubikon Kyiv
Football Club Rubikon Kyiv (Ukrainian: Футбольний клуб «Рубікон») is a Ukrainian football club from the city of Kyiv. In 2018–2020 it was also representing the Kyiv's satellite city of Vyshneve carrying name of Rubikon-Vyshneve Kyiv. The team has been withdrawn from professional competitions at the end of 2022.
History
The team was founded in 2017. "Rubikon" debuted in the Ukrainian Second League in the 2020–21 season.
During 2022–23 season winter break it was announced Rubikon Kyiv and OKKO Kharkiv signed an agreement on cooperation and in the second half were planning to field a joint team. As a joint team they took part in the Makarov Tournament (conducted by the Kyiv Oblast Association of Football) and reached finals where they lost to Shturm Ivankiv. However in the 2023 PFL Winter Cup competed only OKKO and just before the start of the second half, it was announced that Rubikon withdrew, and its players became free agents.
In March of 2023 the club withdrew from competitions due to lack of interest from investors.
Former names
- 2017–2017 Rubikon Kyiv
- 2017–2020 Rubikon-Vyshneve Kyiv
- 2020– Rubikon Kyiv
Rubikon har vunnit det ukrainska mästerskapet fyra gånger (2006, 2007, 2008 och 2010) och den ukrainska cupen tre gånger (2005, 2006 och 2008). Laget har också deltagit i UEFA Champions League och UEFA Europa League flera gånger.
Rubikon är känt för sin offensiva spelstil och för att utveckla unga spelare. Laget har ett antal spelare som har representerat Ukrainas landslag, inklusive Andriy Yarmolenko, Evhen Konoplyanka och Taras Stepanenko.