 The club was named as SKA Odessa out of nostalgic feelings for the past Soviet football club out of Odessa.The Professional Football League of Ukraine informed that the Ukrainian club cannot claim its heritage to it.The club was founded in 2011 under a memorial name of SKA Odesa, which is a name for the Soviet Army football club of the Odessa Military District that used to compete in the Soviet competitions (1944–1992) and later as a city team SK Odesa in the Ukrainian competitions (1992–1999).