FC Desna-2 Chernihiv is the under-21 reserve squad of Ukrainian football club Desna Chernihiv, from the city of Chernihiv. FC Desna-2 entered the professional leagues for the first time in 2008. With the recent successes and improvement the senior team has had, the club entered the Ukrainian Second League to give their players more exposure to higher quality competition. Desna-2 had been competing in the Chernihivska Oblast competition.

<!--==History == # [Andriy Fedorenko, the goalkeeper from Chernihiv who played in Desna 2. | upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8a/Andriy///Fedorenko.jpg] ## Ukrainian Second League The team started in the [Ukrainian Second League](https://bliptext.com/articles/ukrainian-second-league). The results of the matches were annulled (at that moment the teams had 2 wins, 1 night and 12 defeats). ## Recent time In 2016, Desna-2 was revived. Serhiy Bakun has been appointed head coach. The 2016 wedding team took part in its Chernihiv Premier League. In the quarterfinals with a score of 3: 0 was usually "Slavutych", and in the semifinals "Desna-2" won the team USB-2 (1: 1, on penalties - 2: 3). On April 20, 2017, the team started in the championship of the [Chernihiv region](https://bliptext.com/articles/chernihiv-region). In the first match, held in [Chernihiv](https://bliptext.com/articles/chernihiv) at the [Lokomotiv stadium](https://bliptext.com/articles/lokomotiv-stadium-chernihiv), Desna-2 joined Agrodom from Bakhmach with a score of 0: 1. On 16.05.17, the team lost 1-2 against [FC Chernihiv](https://bliptext.com/articles/fc-chernihiv) for the championship of the [Chernihiv region](https://bliptext.com/articles/chernihiv-region). On April 20, 2017, the team started in the championship of the [Chernihiv region](https://bliptext.com/articles/chernihiv-region). In the first match, held in [Chernihiv](https://bliptext.com/articles/chernihiv) at the [Lokomotiv stadium](https://bliptext.com/articles/lokomotiv-stadium-chernihiv), Desna-2 joined Agrodom from Bakhmach with a score of 0: 1. In 2016-17 participated in the Chernihiv Oblast Football Championship. In October 2020 he signed the first greek player called [Giorgios Ermides](https://bliptext.com/articles/giorgios-ermides). In 2021, the second main team of the city [FC Chernihiv](https://bliptext.com/articles/fc-chernihiv) decided to rent some player from the club. In summer 2021 the main club [Desna Chernihiv](https://bliptext.com/articles/fc-desna-chernihiv), decided to develop their own academy and use many players of Desna 2, like [Illya Shevtsov](https://bliptext.com/articles/illya-shevtsov), [Andriy Slotyuk](https://bliptext.com/articles/andriy-slotyuk), [Giorgios Ermides](https://bliptext.com/articles/giorgios-ermides), [Yevheniy Belych](https://bliptext.com/articles/yevheniy-belych), [Illia Karavashchenko](https://bliptext.com/articles/illia-karavashchenko), [Renat Mochulyak](https://bliptext.com/articles/renat-mochulyak) and [Denys Demyanenko](https://bliptext.com/articles/denys-demyanenko) to reinforce the club and replace main players like [Yevhen Past](https://bliptext.com/articles/yevhen-past), [Andriy Hitchenko](https://bliptext.com/articles/andriy-hitchenko), [Yukhym Konoplya](https://bliptext.com/articles/yukhym-konoplya) and [Joonas Tamm](https://bliptext.com/articles/joonas-tamm).-->

Stadium and facilities

The team plays in the Olympic Sports Training Center Chernihiv (formerly Stadion Yuri Gagarin). The stadium, located in Chernihiv, was built in 1936 for 3,000 spectators. Recently the team has been transferred to play in the new modern Chernihiv Arena, which belongs to professional club FC Chernihiv, playing in the Ukrainian Second League.

Crest

The crest of the club, which was created in early 2008, contained an image of an eagle from the coat of arms of Chernihiv and a sign of Chernihiv prince Mstyslav Volodymyrovych.

Players

Current squad

Notable players

Managers

League and cup history

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