FC Zirka Kropyvnytskyi

The club traces its history back to the former sports club Elvorti Yelizavetgrad that was founded in 1911 at the Elvorti Factory owned by Robert Pearce Elworthy. Since 1907 the factory had its own football field. After start of World War I and the Ukrainian-Soviet War, most sports events in the region were suspended and in 1917 the club dissolved. Sports competitions were resumed in Lyzavetghrad in 1921 that saw participation of a team.

In 1922, based on the former sports club Elvorti Yelizavetgrad were created two Soviet sports clubs Chervona Zirka (Red Star) and Chervony Profintern (Red Profintern) that participated in Soviet competition. The sports club Zirka was a multi-athletic club which beside football included volleyball, gymnastics, track and field, wrestling, fitness and others. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, some of Zirka's club shields contained 1922 as the club's year of establishment as well as a sketch of the fortress of St. Elizabeth which was built as a star fort. In 1924 there were established local competitions of Zinovyivsk Okruha and they were accounted for some 16 teams. In 1928 Chervona Zirka changed its name to Metallist Zinovyevsk (Metalist Zinovyivsk) and in 1934 – Selmash Kirovo (Silmash Kirove). To expand its operations and development, the sports club obtained the building of the factory theater which was transformed into a physical culture center with halls for sports competitions, wrestling, boxing, gymnastics. In 1928 the…

Soviet competitions The republican football competitions in Ukraine during the Soviet period is poorly documented, so there is little information available about the Zirka's competition record before 1958.

Ukrainian competitions

Soviet Union

Ukraine (1992–2007)

After 2008