 In 1972, the club became part of the all-Ukrainian Avanhard voluntary sports society and changed its name to Avanhard.In the first season in the Second League of the Ukrainian Zone Avanhard placed 26th.Starting in the late 1970s Avangard started progressing and in 1981 under the management of two famous Dynamo Kyiv players Viktor Matvienko and Volodymyr Troshkin Avanhard got 3rd place.