SDYuShOR Desna () is a Ukrainian specialized children and youth sports school with a status of the Olympic-level training based in Chernihiv. The sports school serves as a football academy for Desna Chernihiv.
The sports school fields several youth teams of various age categories at the Ukrainian Youth Football League.Як живе Десна, чи отримала гроші за Мудрика і Ярмоленка? Директор ДЮСШ розповів і пояснив, до чого тут Кудрівка. ukrfootball.ua. 27 October 2025
Stadium and facilities The team plays in the Olympic Sports Training Center of Chernihiv (formerly Stadion Yuri Gagarin). The stadium was built in 1936 for 3,000 spectators in the eastern portion of a city park built in 1804. During World War II, the stadium was heavily damaged, and in the 1950s, it was completely reconstructed, including two stands for 11,000 spectators. In 1961, it was named after the Russian Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin. FC Desna Chernihiv also plays at the stadium.
Notable alumni and players Andriy Yarmolenko is one of the main players who graduated from the SDYuShOR Desna academy. Oleksandr Pyshchur playing for Győr in Hungary, was graduated from the SDYuShOR Desna academy.
Managers 2008: Mykhaylo Yarmoshenko 2010: Maksym Markelov 2015: Artem Padun 2020: Volodymyr Matsuta 2020–2021: Mykhaylo Yarmoshenko 2021–2022: Volodymyr Matsuta 2022–: Andriy Polyanytsya
Honours Obolon Cup Winners (1): 2022
See also List of Chernihiv Sport Teams FC Desna Chernihiv FC Desna-2 Chernihiv FC Desna-3 Chernihiv FC Chernihiv
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