▁others . ▁ ▁Tor ped o ▁Z apor iz h ya ' s ▁best ▁achiev ement ▁in ▁the ▁Ukrain ian ▁Premier ▁League ▁was ▁ 7 th ▁place ▁( th rice , ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁( pr or ated ), ▁ 1 9 9 4 – 9 5 , ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 5 – 9 6 ). ▁The ▁club ▁has ▁successfully ▁compet ing ▁in ▁the ▁domestic ▁cup ▁competition ▁in ▁early ▁years ▁being ▁elimin ated ▁only ▁in ▁semi - final s ▁twice ▁in ▁a ▁row ▁and ▁reaching ▁the ▁best ▁of ▁eight ▁the ▁next ▁year . ▁In ▁April ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁the ▁club ' s ▁cre ator ▁( Ste pan ▁K rav ch un ) ▁and ▁the ▁factory ▁general ▁director ▁was ▁removed ▁from ▁gover ning ▁of ▁the ▁club ▁which ▁had ▁reflected ▁in ▁further ▁club ' s ▁performance . ▁ ▁Following ▁re leg ation ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 7 – 9 8 ▁season , ▁Tor ped o ▁Z apor iz h ya ▁competed ▁successfully ▁in ▁the ▁Ukrain ian ▁First ▁League , ▁taking ▁third ▁place ▁and ▁ach ieving ▁promotion ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁Ukrain ian ▁Premier ▁League . ▁However ▁despite ▁this ▁finish , ▁the ▁club ▁applied ▁for ▁bank rupt cy ▁following ▁the ▁conclusion ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 8 – 9 9 ▁season ▁and ▁were ▁susp ended ▁by ▁the ▁Ukrain ian ▁Football ▁Association . ▁In ▁early ▁March ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁in ▁press ▁media ▁appeared ▁information ▁that ▁the ▁club ▁may ▁ce ase ▁its ▁operations ▁because ▁the