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Following the collapse of the [[Soviet Union]], the club took on the Ukrainian version name of ''Dnipro'', the name of the biggest river and one of the major symbols of [[Ukraine]]. The club joined the [[association football|football]] federation of the native country and remained one of the top contenders in the newly formed [[Ukrainian Premier League]]. The team received silver medals in 1993 as well as the bronze in 1992, 1995, 1996, 2001, 2004. The team also reached the [[Ukrainian Cup]] finals in 1995, 1997 and 2004, but lost all three to [[FC Shakhtar Donetsk|Shakhtar Donetsk]]. FC Dnipro is currently controlled by the [[Privat Group]].

===MarkevychSuccess eraand demise===

On 14 May 2015, following a historical 1–0 victory over [[SSC Napoli|Napoli]] after a 1–1 draw in Italy in the semi-finals, Dnipro qualified for their first ever European final, the [[2015 UEFA Europa League Final]] where they played defending champions [[Sevilla FC|Sevilla]] on 27 May at the [[Stadion Narodowy]] in [[Warsaw]], Poland.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/may/14/dnipro-napoli-europa-league-semi-final-second-leg-match-report|title=Dnipro’s Yevhen Seleznyov sinks Napoli to seal Europa League final place|date=14 May 2015|work=Guardian |accessdate=15 May 2015}}</ref> Despite going up 1–0 on the 6th minute, Dnipro lost 3–2.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/32908634|title=Dnipro 2 Sevilla 3|date=28 May 2015|work=BBC Sport|accessdate=28 May 2015}}</ref>

This was one of the club's greatest successes, not just in terms of records and trophies; they were also able to inspire the residents who were suffering in war torn territories. The situation was such that during the entire course of the campaign, FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk had to play all of their home matches some 400 kilometres away in [[Kyiv]] due to the war.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk&nbsp;– Angels amidst War : "During the entire course of the campaign, FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk had to play all of their home matches some 400 kilometres away in Kyiv due to the war. "|url=http://www.goaldentimes.org/dnipro-dnipropetrovsk-angels-amidst-war/|website=http://www.goaldentimes.org|accessdate=26 May 2015}}</ref> On 31 March 2016, the club was excluded by [[UEFA]] from participating in the next UEFA club competition for which it would otherwise qualify in the next three seasons (i.e. the 2016/17, 2017/18 and 2018/19 seasons) for violating the [[UEFA Financial Fair Play Regulations|Financial Fair Play]] regulations.<ref>{{cite web|title=CFCB adjudicatory chamber orders|url=http://www.uefa.org/protecting-the-game/club-licensing-and-financial-fair-play/news/newsid=2347734.html|date=31 March 2016|publisher=[[UEFA]]}}</ref>

Late June 2016 rumours appeared that club owner [[Ihor Kolomoyskyi]] had stopped funding the club.<ref name="FC Dnipro not bankrupt">{{cite web|url=http://en.interfax.com.ua/news/sport/353587.html |title= Dnipro football team will not be liquidated, but revamped – Kolomoisky|publisher=[[Interfax-Ukraine]] |date=30 June 2016}}</ref>

==Stadium==