FC Desna Chernihiv

Football Club Desna Chernihiv is a Ukrainian football club based in Chernihiv. The original name of the club was "Avanhard" during its first year of existence as part of a republican Avanhard sports society. Between 1961 and 1970 the club was called Desna. In 1972, it was replaced with SC Chernihiv that played in Chernihiv for the next couple of years. In 1977, the Desna name was revived in place of the amateur club "FC Khimik Chernihiv" that won regional competitions.