As the hole resembled a shape of the Black Sea, that was the nickname given to the field, and the team was named "Чорне море" Chorne more.

Dynamo Odesa, however, participated before that in the city championship since 1923 (the year of establishment of the Ukrainian football competitions)[9] winning it in 1933.

[9][12] In 1941, the club was reformed again when it was included into the War Championship (Top division) under the name of Spartak Odesa.

[9] After World War II the club was reestablished as Kharchovyk Odesa in the lower Soviet division (Class B).

[12] In 1959, Chornomorets was handed over to the Black Sea Shipping Company which was a member of Vodnik sports society.

At the end of the 1997–98 season, following big financial troubles and the sale of a number of leading players, the club was relegated to the First League.

Sometimes in 2001, the Klimov's Primorie company which owned SC Odesa along with Imexbank acquired the city's main team.

Chornomorets Odesa participates in European competitions since 1975 after playing its first game against S.S. Lazio in the UEFA Cup 1975/76.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply.

The scheme below shows performance of a team which carried names Kharchovyk (Pischevik) and Chornomorets (Chernomorets) only.