Second League. In "Balkans" and "Nikopol" there were changes on the coaching bridge, and "Kalush" lost the status of a team of masters

25.12.2020 19:20

Olympic champion Yevhen Yarovenko (right) has become the new head coach of Nikopol, and his predecessor Hryhoriy Varzhelenko (center) will now work as the team leader. Photo by FC Nikopol

After returning from vacation, the players of "Balkan" and "Nikopol" will be presented with new head coaches (by the way, in the first round after the break, the 13th, March 19 next year these teams from'will clarify the relationship between them).

So, the new leader of the team from Zorya became Denis Kolchin, known for his work in Odessa "Pearl" and Vinnytsia "Field". He replaced Andriy Parkhomenko, who has been at the helm of Balkan since 2015. Kolchyna will be assisted by Anatoliy Oprya and Hennadiy Altman, who will be responsible for training goalkeepers.

In another team of group "B", "Nikopol", the new head coach was a famous football player in the past, Olympic champion Eugene Yarovenko, who in the first part of the season led the Dnieper "Victory". His predecessor, Hryhoriy Varzhelenko, will now be the team leader.

As for the clubs of group "A", there have been no changes on the coaching staff. However, acting president of Vinnytsia "Niva" Vadim Kudiyarov resigned.

Also, according to the decision of the League League of December 17, 2020, FC Kalush was excluded from the PFL. Thus, 13 teams will play in two groups in the spring.