FC Metalist Kharkiv
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FC Metalist Kharkiv is a Ukrainian
professional football club based in Kharkiv
. It competes in the Ukrainian Premier League
, the highest football level in the country. Founded in 1925, the team worked its way up the rungs of the Soviet
football system, eventually being promoted to the Soviet Top League
in 1960. After a rough period which included relegation, Metalist was promoted to the Top League again in 1982, where it remained until the league's dissolution. The team has won the Soviet Cup
once, and were runners-up once. They have also won the bronze title of the Ukrainian Premier League five times in a row, starting in the 2006–07 season.
Metalist's home is the 38,633 capacity multi-use Metalist Stadium
. The stadium
was originally built in 1926. Recently, it was reconstructed to host Euro 2012 football matches to reach its current capacity.
FC Metalist Kharkiv was initially founded in 1925, when a local train construction facility (KhPZ
) provided funding and allowed use of its territory to start a football club. Ten years later, the club won the city of Kharkiv
championship, which allowed the club to enter the USSR Cup in the following season. Following World War II
, the club resumed its play in local competitions, promoting itself to the Soviet Second League B
in 1947 only to be demoted three seasons later.
In 1956, Metalist returned to the Soviet Second League B
and would be promoted at first to Soviet First League
in 1958 later to the Soviet Top League
in 1960. She stayed in Top League for 4 seasons and demoted to First League in 1963. She continued her decline and demoted to Second League. In 1978, the club was promoted to the Soviet First League
and two years later, the club finished third in the competition barely missing promotion to the top flight. The following season, the club improved on their previous performance and won the Soviet First League
outright to earn a spot in Soviet Top League
. The club would appear in the remaining 10 seasons of the Soviet Top League
with several successes on the domestic front. In 1983, Metalist was the runner-up in the USSR Cup (losing 1–0 to Shakhtar Donetsk) and a few years later in 1988 would win the cup, beating Torpedo Moscow by a score of 2–0. As a result, Metalist Kharkiv earned a trip to the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
. Metalist would only advance to the 1/16 finals of the competition, beating Yugoslavian side Borac Banja Luka
and losing to the Dutch club Roda JC.
, and the formation of an independent Ukraine
, Metalist would take part in the premier season of the Ukrainian Premier League
in 1992. That season, Metalist took 5th place, an achievement it would never top until the 2006–07 season
, finishing in 5th place three more times since, the most notable coming during the 2001–02
season. The club finished with 40 points, on par with FC Metalurh Zaporizhzhya
and FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
for a three-way tie. Metalist was expected to take 4th place (and subsequently compete in the UEFA Cup
) by virtue of having the best three-way head-to-head record among the three teams (which is the official tie-breaker to be used in domestic competitions), but following a protest by FC Metalurh Zaporizhzhya
and an arbitrary decision by PFL (the administrative body of the UPL), FC Metalurh Zaporizhzhya
was awarded 4th place on grounds that they had better head-to-head records independently against either side. Following unsuccessful protests from Metalist, a disheartened management, team and fan base would see the club finish last the following season and earning a demotion to the Ukrainian First League
. However, the club would return to the UPL after one season and following a financial crisis and a takeover of the club by UkrSibbank
co-owner Oleksandr Yaroslavsky, steady investment would see Metalist show improvement and balanced performance.
season, Metalist finished third place in the league, qualifying for the UEFA Cup 2007–08
, for their second appearance in a UEFA
competition. They were drawn against English
club Everton
. The first leg, away at Goodison Park
, ended in a 1–1 draw. Everton won the second leg 3–2, eliminating Metalist.
Metalist's next European competition was the UEFA Cup 2008–09 season
. Metalist beat Beşiktaş
4–2 on aggregate in the first round to qualify for the group stage. Here they were grouped with Galatasaray
, Olympiacos, Hertha Berlin
, and Benfica. Metalist finished top of the group, beating Galatasaray, Olympiacos, and Benfica, and drawing 0–0 with Hertha. In the Round of 32 Metalist defeated Italian club Sampdoria
3–0 on aggregrate, setting up for an all-Ukrainian Round of 16 tie versus Dynamo Kyiv
. After losing in Kiev 1–0, Metalist won the return leg to win the match 3–2, but were eliminated on the away goals rule.
, this is the first and so far only occasion that the Cup has traveled away from Kiev
.
.
Ukrainian Cup
USSR Super Cup
USSR Federation Cup
(1960–61) Vitaliy Zub (1962) Viktor Zhilin (1962–63) Viktor Novikov (1963–64) Yevhen Eliseev (1965–66) Viktor Kanevski
(1966–71) Vitaliy Zub (1974–75)
Oleh Oshenkov (1975–76) Yevhen Lemeshko
(1977–88) Leonid Tkachenko
(1989–92) Viktor Kamarzaev (1994–95) Viktor Udovenko (1996) Mykhailo Fomenko
(1996–00) Mykhailo Fomenko
(2001–03) Gennadiy Litovchenko
(2003–04) Oleksandr Zavarov (2005) Myron Markevych
(2005–)
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
professional football club based in Kharkiv
Kharkiv
Kharkiv or Kharkov is the second-largest city in Ukraine.The city was founded in 1654 and was a major centre of Ukrainian culture in the Russian Empire. Kharkiv became the first city in Ukraine where the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic was proclaimed in December 1917 and Soviet government was...
. It competes in the Ukrainian Premier League
Ukrainian Premier League
The Ukrainian Premier League is the highest division of Ukrainian annual football championship. As the Supreme League it was founded in 1991 after the fold of the Soviet Union's Vysshaya Liga. In 2008 it was reformed into a more autonomous entity of the Football Federation of Ukraine and changed...
, the highest football level in the country. Founded in 1925, the team worked its way up the rungs of the Soviet
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
football system, eventually being promoted to the Soviet Top League
Soviet Top League
The Soviet Top League since 1970 was officially known as the Supreme League serving as the top division of Soviet Union football since 1936.It was one of the best football leagues in Europe ranking second among the UEFA members in 1988-1989 seasons...
in 1960. After a rough period which included relegation, Metalist was promoted to the Top League again in 1982, where it remained until the league's dissolution. The team has won the Soviet Cup
Soviet Cup
The Soviet Cup, or USSR Cup , was the premier football cup competition in the Soviet Union.-Finals:-Performance by club:-Performance by republic:-References:*, rsssf.com. Accessed on 16 May 2006....
once, and were runners-up once. They have also won the bronze title of the Ukrainian Premier League five times in a row, starting in the 2006–07 season.
Metalist's home is the 38,633 capacity multi-use Metalist Stadium
Metalist Stadium
Oblast Sports Complex "Metalist" , commonly known as Metalist Stadium , is a multi-use stadium in Kharkov, Ukraine. It is currently used chiefly for football matches and is the home of FC Metalist Kharkiv...
. The stadium
Stadium
A modern stadium is a place or venue for outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.)Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event...
was originally built in 1926. Recently, it was reconstructed to host Euro 2012 football matches to reach its current capacity.
USSR competitions
The team has played under the following names: KhPZ (1936–1946), Dzerzhinets (1947–1956), Avangard (1956–1965), Metallist (1965–1991) and FC Metalist (since 1992).FC Metalist Kharkiv was initially founded in 1925, when a local train construction facility (KhPZ
Malyshev Factory
- External links :* *...
) provided funding and allowed use of its territory to start a football club. Ten years later, the club won the city of Kharkiv
Kharkiv
Kharkiv or Kharkov is the second-largest city in Ukraine.The city was founded in 1654 and was a major centre of Ukrainian culture in the Russian Empire. Kharkiv became the first city in Ukraine where the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic was proclaimed in December 1917 and Soviet government was...
championship, which allowed the club to enter the USSR Cup in the following season. Following World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, the club resumed its play in local competitions, promoting itself to the Soviet Second League B
Soviet Second League B
The Soviet Second League B was an auxiliary tier of the Soviet league system, because it was not consistent as it existed only for six seasons and somewhat randomly...
in 1947 only to be demoted three seasons later.
In 1956, Metalist returned to the Soviet Second League B
Soviet Second League B
The Soviet Second League B was an auxiliary tier of the Soviet league system, because it was not consistent as it existed only for six seasons and somewhat randomly...
and would be promoted at first to Soviet First League
Soviet First League
The Soviet First League was the second highest division of Soviet football, below the Soviet Top League. The division lasted from the inception of Soviet league football in 1936 to the dissolution of the USSR in 1991.-Overview:...
in 1958 later to the Soviet Top League
Soviet Top League
The Soviet Top League since 1970 was officially known as the Supreme League serving as the top division of Soviet Union football since 1936.It was one of the best football leagues in Europe ranking second among the UEFA members in 1988-1989 seasons...
in 1960. She stayed in Top League for 4 seasons and demoted to First League in 1963. She continued her decline and demoted to Second League. In 1978, the club was promoted to the Soviet First League
Soviet First League
The Soviet First League was the second highest division of Soviet football, below the Soviet Top League. The division lasted from the inception of Soviet league football in 1936 to the dissolution of the USSR in 1991.-Overview:...
and two years later, the club finished third in the competition barely missing promotion to the top flight. The following season, the club improved on their previous performance and won the Soviet First League
Soviet First League
The Soviet First League was the second highest division of Soviet football, below the Soviet Top League. The division lasted from the inception of Soviet league football in 1936 to the dissolution of the USSR in 1991.-Overview:...
outright to earn a spot in Soviet Top League
Soviet Top League
The Soviet Top League since 1970 was officially known as the Supreme League serving as the top division of Soviet Union football since 1936.It was one of the best football leagues in Europe ranking second among the UEFA members in 1988-1989 seasons...
. The club would appear in the remaining 10 seasons of the Soviet Top League
Soviet Top League
The Soviet Top League since 1970 was officially known as the Supreme League serving as the top division of Soviet Union football since 1936.It was one of the best football leagues in Europe ranking second among the UEFA members in 1988-1989 seasons...
with several successes on the domestic front. In 1983, Metalist was the runner-up in the USSR Cup (losing 1–0 to Shakhtar Donetsk) and a few years later in 1988 would win the cup, beating Torpedo Moscow by a score of 2–0. As a result, Metalist Kharkiv earned a trip to the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a football club competition contested annually by the most recent winners of all European domestic cup competitions. The cup is one of the many inter-European club competitions that have been organised by UEFA. The first competition was held in the 1960–61 season—but...
. Metalist would only advance to the 1/16 finals of the competition, beating Yugoslavian side Borac Banja Luka
Borac Banja Luka
Borac is a sports society with several teams, from the city of Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Borac means "Fighter" and the clubs supporters are called Lešinari/Лешинари which means Vultures....
and losing to the Dutch club Roda JC.
Ukrainian Premier League
After the dissolution of the Soviet UnionDissolution of the Soviet Union
The dissolution of the Soviet Union was the disintegration of the federal political structures and central government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , resulting in the independence of all fifteen republics of the Soviet Union between March 11, 1990 and December 25, 1991...
, and the formation of an independent Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
, Metalist would take part in the premier season of the Ukrainian Premier League
Ukrainian Premier League
The Ukrainian Premier League is the highest division of Ukrainian annual football championship. As the Supreme League it was founded in 1991 after the fold of the Soviet Union's Vysshaya Liga. In 2008 it was reformed into a more autonomous entity of the Football Federation of Ukraine and changed...
in 1992. That season, Metalist took 5th place, an achievement it would never top until the 2006–07 season
Ukrainian Premier League 2006-07
The 2006-07 Ukrainian Premier League season is the sixteenth since its establishment. The official name of the competition was Soyuz-Viktan Ukrainian football championship. Soyuz-Viktan became the first title sponsor in the League's history....
, finishing in 5th place three more times since, the most notable coming during the 2001–02
Ukrainian Premier League 2001-02
-Final standings:Note:* In bold are the participants of the 2002 Ukrainian Cup Final.Play-off:-Top goalscorers:-European competitions:Champion's Cup Champion's Cup...
season. The club finished with 40 points, on par with FC Metalurh Zaporizhzhya
FC Metalurh Zaporizhzhya
FC Metalurh Zaporizhya is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Zaporizhia. The club has always been in the top league, since the first season in 1992 until the season 2010/11 when it took the last position and was relegated to the Ukrainian First League.- Early years :The...
and FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
Football Club Dnipro is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Dnipropetrovsk.-BRIT:The club's franchise traces its history all the way back when the first team that was formed in 1918 by the Petrovsky factory and was called as BRIT . The team participated in the regional competition...
for a three-way tie. Metalist was expected to take 4th place (and subsequently compete in the UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup
The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...
) by virtue of having the best three-way head-to-head record among the three teams (which is the official tie-breaker to be used in domestic competitions), but following a protest by FC Metalurh Zaporizhzhya
FC Metalurh Zaporizhzhya
FC Metalurh Zaporizhya is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Zaporizhia. The club has always been in the top league, since the first season in 1992 until the season 2010/11 when it took the last position and was relegated to the Ukrainian First League.- Early years :The...
and an arbitrary decision by PFL (the administrative body of the UPL), FC Metalurh Zaporizhzhya
FC Metalurh Zaporizhzhya
FC Metalurh Zaporizhya is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Zaporizhia. The club has always been in the top league, since the first season in 1992 until the season 2010/11 when it took the last position and was relegated to the Ukrainian First League.- Early years :The...
was awarded 4th place on grounds that they had better head-to-head records independently against either side. Following unsuccessful protests from Metalist, a disheartened management, team and fan base would see the club finish last the following season and earning a demotion to the Ukrainian First League
Ukrainian First League
The Persha Liha or Ukrainian First League is a football league in Ukraine and the second tier of national football competitions. Members of the league also participate in the Ukrainian Cup...
. However, the club would return to the UPL after one season and following a financial crisis and a takeover of the club by UkrSibbank
UkrSibbank
«UkrSibbank» - full name Public joint-stock company “UkrSibbank”. It was registered on June 18, 1990. As of today, JSC «UkrSibbank» is the third largest bank of Ukraine, the second among foreign-owned banks, and acts as a financial supermarket....
co-owner Oleksandr Yaroslavsky, steady investment would see Metalist show improvement and balanced performance.
European Competitions
In the 2006–07Ukrainian Premier League 2006-07
The 2006-07 Ukrainian Premier League season is the sixteenth since its establishment. The official name of the competition was Soyuz-Viktan Ukrainian football championship. Soyuz-Viktan became the first title sponsor in the League's history....
season, Metalist finished third place in the league, qualifying for the UEFA Cup 2007–08
UEFA Cup 2007–08
The 2007–08 UEFA Cup was the 37th edition of the UEFA Cup, UEFA's second tier club football tournament. The final was played at the City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester, England on 14 May 2008 between Rangers of Scotland and Zenit St. Petersburg of Russia. Zenit won the match 2–0, with...
, for their second appearance in a UEFA
UEFA
The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer....
competition. They were drawn against English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
club Everton
Everton F.C.
Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football...
. The first leg, away at Goodison Park
Goodison Park
Goodison Park is a football stadium located in Walton, Liverpool, England. The stadium has been home to Everton F.C. since its completion in 1892 and is one of the world's first purpose-built football grounds...
, ended in a 1–1 draw. Everton won the second leg 3–2, eliminating Metalist.
Metalist's next European competition was the UEFA Cup 2008–09 season
UEFA Cup 2008–09
The UEFA Cup 2008–09 was the 38th edition of the UEFA Cup football tournament. The final was played at the Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, home ground of Fenerbahçe, in Istanbul, Turkey, on 20 May 2009. This season was the final one to use the UEFA Cup format; starting in 2009, the event is known as the...
. Metalist beat Beşiktaş
Besiktas J.K.
Beşiktaş Jimnastik Kulübü , or simply Beşiktaş , is a Turkish sports club. The club's football team is one of the major teams in Turkey. The professional sports club, founded in 1903, is based in the Beşiktaş district in Istanbul, Turkey...
4–2 on aggregate in the first round to qualify for the group stage. Here they were grouped with Galatasaray
Galatasaray S.K. (football team)
Galatasaray Anonim Şirketi is a Turkish football club, part of the Galatasaray S.K. multi-sport club of Istanbul. Galatasaray is a major sports club in Turkey, holding 17 Turkish Super League titles and the highest number of Turkish Cups....
, Olympiacos, Hertha Berlin
Hertha BSC Berlin
Hertha Berliner Sport-Club von 1892, commonly known as Hertha BSC or Hertha Berlin, is a German association football club based in Berlin. A founding member of the German Football Association in Leipzig in 1900, the club has a long history as Berlin's best-supported side...
, and Benfica. Metalist finished top of the group, beating Galatasaray, Olympiacos, and Benfica, and drawing 0–0 with Hertha. In the Round of 32 Metalist defeated Italian club Sampdoria
U.C. Sampdoria
Unione Calcio Sampdoria is an Italian association football club based in Genoa. The club was formed in 1946 from the merger of two existing sports clubs whose roots can be traced back to the 1890s, Sampierdarenese and Andrea Doria...
3–0 on aggregrate, setting up for an all-Ukrainian Round of 16 tie versus Dynamo Kyiv
FC Dynamo Kyiv
FC Dynamo Kyiv is a professional football club based in the Ukrainian capital city of Kyiv. Founded in 1927, the club currently participates in the Ukrainian Premier League and has spent its entire history in the top league of Soviet and later Ukrainian football...
. After losing in Kiev 1–0, Metalist won the return leg to win the match 3–2, but were eliminated on the away goals rule.
Stadium
As Metalist Stadium is scheduled to be one of the venues for Euro 2012, the management decided to reconstruct and expand the arena and turn it into a modern recreational and leisure facility. Capacity of the stadium has been increased by 13,000, with final capacity is 41,411. Restoration works commenced in the fall of 2006 and had been finished by the end of 2009. In May 2008, Metalist Arena was the venue for 2008 Ukrainian Cup Final2008 Ukrainian Cup Final
The 2008 Ukrainian Cup Final is a football match that took place at the Metalist Stadium on May 7, 2008. The match was the 17th Ukrainian Cup Final and it was contested by FC Shakhtar Donetsk and FC Dynamo Kyiv. The 2008 Ukrainian Cup FInal was the first to be held outside of the Ukrainian capital...
, this is the first and so far only occasion that the Cup has traveled away from Kiev
Kiev
Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....
.
Sponsors
The main sponsor is DCH – Development Construction Holding, the club technical sponsor is AdidasAdidas
Adidas AG is a German sports apparel manufacturer and parent company of the Adidas Group, which consists of the Reebok sportswear company, TaylorMade-Adidas golf company , and Rockport...
.
Ukraine
Ukrainian Premier LeagueUkrainian Premier League
The Ukrainian Premier League is the highest division of Ukrainian annual football championship. As the Supreme League it was founded in 1991 after the fold of the Soviet Union's Vysshaya Liga. In 2008 it was reformed into a more autonomous entity of the Football Federation of Ukraine and changed...
- Third placed: 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11
Ukrainian Cup
Ukrainian Cup
The Ukrainian Cup is a national knockout cup competition in Ukrainian football, run by the Football Federation of Ukraine. The winner of the competition is awarded a qualification to the UEFA Cup , under special circumstances the finalist also may enter...
- Runners-up: 1992
USSR
USSR Cup- Winners: 1988
- Runners-up: 1983
USSR Super Cup
USSR Super Cup
The USSR Super Cup, or Season's Cup, featured the winners of the previous season's Soviet Top League and USSR Cup in a one or two legged playoff for the trophy. The competition never took off, as the Super Cup winner was only determined 7 times in the last 15 years of Soviet football. It wasn't...
- Runners-up: 1988
USSR Federation Cup
USSR Federation Cup
The Cup of Football Federation of USSR was the official name for a short-lived premier Soviet football competition similar to the USSR Cup that exclusively featured Soviet Top League competitors...
- Runners-up: 1987
Current squad
As of November 19, 2011:Out on loan
Former players
- For all Metalist Kharkiv players with a Wikipedia article see :Category:FC Metalist Kharkiv players.
Top goalscorers
| # | Name | Years | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Nikolai Korolyov |
1956-1966, 1969 | |||||
| 2 | Yuri Tarasov Yuri Tarasov Yuri Ivanovich Tarasov was a Soviet Ukrainian professional football player.- For Metalist :* Other - USSR Super Cup & USSR Federation Cup... |
1983-1994 | |||||
| 3 | Vladimir Linke |
1976-1985 1994-1996 |
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| 4 | Nodar Bachiashvili |
1978-1982 | |||||
| 5 |  Marko Devich |
2006-н.в. | |||||
| 6 | Yuri Tsymbalyuk |
1973-1977, 1981 | |||||
| 7 | Oleksandr Karabuta |
1992-2000 | |||||
| 8 | Stanislav Bernikov |
1977-1983 | |||||
| 9 | Sergey Melko |
1974-1975 1978-1982 |
|||||
| 10 | Stanislav Kostuyk |
1960-1966 | |||||
| 10 | Aleksandr Prizetko |
1988-1993 2004-2005 |
|||||
| 10 |  Jajá |
2008-2010 | |||||
- Other - National Super Cup & USSR Federation Cup
Most appearances
| # | Name | Years | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oleksandr Horyainov |
1993-1995 1997-2003 2005-н.в. |
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| 2 | Vladimir Linke |
1976-1985 1994-1996 |
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| 3 | Nikolai Korolyov |
1956-1966 1969 |
|||||
| 4 | Ivan Panchishin |
1985-1994 1996-1997 |
|||||
| 5 | Yuri Sivuha |
1976 1979-1988 |
|||||
| 6 | Evgeniy Panfilov |
1958-1969 | |||||
| 7 | Yuri Tarasov Yuri Tarasov Yuri Ivanovich Tarasov was a Soviet Ukrainian professional football player.- For Metalist :* Other - USSR Super Cup & USSR Federation Cup... |
1983-1994 | |||||
| 8 | Aleksandr Savchenko |
1965-1973 | |||||
| 9 | Viktor Suslo |
1981-1984 1986-1990 |
|||||
| 10 | Viktor Aristov Viktor Aristov (football manager) Viktor Aleksandrovich Aristov is a coach of Soviet Union and Ukraine.-External links:... |
1967-1973 |
- Other - National Super Cup & USSR Federation Cup
Former coaches
Adam Bem (1947–48) Ivan Zolotukhin (1957–58) Vitaliy Zub (1959) Oleksandr PonomaryovOleksandr Ponomaryov
Oleksandr Ponomaryov born, August 9, 1973, Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine) is one of the most famous singers of Ukraine. He has been awarded the country’s "Singer of the Year" seven times.One of Oleksandr's early passions was boxing...
(1960–61) Vitaliy Zub (1962) Viktor Zhilin (1962–63) Viktor Novikov (1963–64) Yevhen Eliseev (1965–66) Viktor Kanevski
Viktor Kanevski
Viktor Izrailyovych Kanevskyi is a retired Ukrainian and Soviet football player and coach. He is Jewish. He emigrated to the United States in 1988 and, as of 2008, lived in Brooklyn.- Statistics for Dynamo :-International career:...
(1966–71) Vitaliy Zub (1974–75)
Oleh Oshenkov (1975–76) Yevhen Lemeshko
Yevhen Lemeshko
Yevhen Lemeshko is a coach of Soviet Union and the Distinguished Coach of Ukraine, chairman of council of veteran football.-External links: *...
(1977–88) Leonid Tkachenko
Leonid Tkachenko
Leonid Ivanovich Tkachenko is a former Soviet player and the Ukrainian-Russian coach.Together with Mykola Pavlov served as an interim coach for Ukrainian national football team when it traveled to Belarus for a friendly against the Belarusian national football team. Him and Pavlov were assistant...
(1989–92) Viktor Kamarzaev (1994–95) Viktor Udovenko (1996) Mykhailo Fomenko
Mykhailo Fomenko
Mykhaylo Fomenko is a former Ukrainian footballer who capped 24 times for the USSR. He then became one of the most popular coaches in Ukraine. He is famous for his coaching in FC Metalist Kharkiv, returning the team to the European qualifications.-References:***...
(1996–00) Mykhailo Fomenko
Mykhailo Fomenko
Mykhaylo Fomenko is a former Ukrainian footballer who capped 24 times for the USSR. He then became one of the most popular coaches in Ukraine. He is famous for his coaching in FC Metalist Kharkiv, returning the team to the European qualifications.-References:***...
(2001–03) Gennadiy Litovchenko
Gennadiy Litovchenko
Hennadiy Volodymyrovych Lytovchenko is a Ukrainian soccer coach and former midfielder and head-coach of FC Dynamo-2 Kyiv...
(2003–04) Oleksandr Zavarov (2005) Myron Markevych
Myron Markevych
Myron Bohdanovych Markevych is a former football midfielder and current head coach of Metalist Kharkiv in the Ukrainian Premier League and former head coach of the Ukrainian national football team...
(2005–)
Soviet Union
| Season | Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Domestic Cup Soviet Cup The Soviet Cup, or USSR Cup , was the premier football cup competition in the Soviet Union.-Finals:-Performance by club:-Performance by republic:-References:*, rsssf.com. Accessed on 16 May 2006.... |
Europe | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 3rd | 1 | 44 | 29 | 12 | 3 | 66 | 20 | 70 | Promoted Champions Ukraine Ukrainian SSR The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic or in short, the Ukrainian SSR was a sovereign Soviet Socialist state and one of the fifteen constituent republics of the Soviet Union lasting from its inception in 1922 to the breakup in 1991... |
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| 1979 | 2nd | 7 | 46 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 43 | 47 | 48 | Group stage | |||
| 1980 | 2nd | 3 | 46 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 76 | 40 | 60 | Group stage | |||
| 1981 | 2nd | 1 | 46 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 68 | 33 | 62 | Group stage | Promoted | ||
| 1982 | 1st | 12 | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 32 | 34 | 30 | Group stage | |||
| 1983 | 1st | 11 | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 38 | 40 | 32 | Finalist | |||
| 1984 | 1st | 12 | 34 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 42 | 53 | 29 | 1/8 | |||
| 1985 1985 Soviet Top League * Draw limit - 10 games, overlimit is deducted.* Next season the League has been planned to be reduced to 16 members. The teams that placed 15th and 16th played a mini-tournament with the two best out of the Soviet First League... |
1st | 10 | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 39 | 55 | 31 | 1/16 | |||
| 1986 1986 Soviet Top League The 1986 Soviet Top League season was the 49th since its establishment. Dynamo Kyiv were the defending 11-times champions.A total of sixteen teams participated in the league, which is two teams less than in the 1985 season and no teams were promoted from the First League, due to the league... |
1st | 12 | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 1/16 | |||
| 1987 1987 Soviet Top League -Final Standings:* 10 draw limited* + - Newly promotedPromotion* Lokomotiv Moscow * Chornomorets Odessa -Top scorers:18 goals* Oleh Protasov 16 goals* Arminas Narbekovas 12 goals* Fyodor Cherenkov... |
1st | 11 | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 32 | 27 | 1/4 | |||
| 1988 1988 Soviet Top League -Final Standings:* 10 draw limited * + - Newly promotedPromotion* Pamir Dushanbe * Rotor Volgograd -Top scorers:16 goals* Aleksandr Borodyuk * Yevhen Shakhov 15 goals... |
1st | 11 | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 29 | 36 | 26 | Winner | |||
| 1989 1989 Soviet Top League -Final Standings:Promotion* CSKA Moscow * Guria Lanchkhuti * After this season the teams in italics quit the USSR Football Federation and joined the leagues of their native countries... |
1st | 7 | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 33 | 30 | 1/8 | CW | 2nd Round | First international participation |
| 1990 1990 Soviet Top League The 1990 Soviet Top League season was the 53rd since its establishment. Spartak Moscow were the defending 12-times champions. The league was shortened and a total of fourteen teams participated. By the start of the season both Georgian teams have withdrew followed by another withdrawal from... |
1st | 11 | 24 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 28 | 18 | 1/4 | |||
| 1991 1991 Soviet Top League The 1991 Soviet Top League season was the 54th since its establishment and the last one. Dynamo Kyiv were the defending 13-times champions. A total of sixteen teams participated in the league, twelve of them have contested in the 1990 season while the remaining four were promoted from the Soviet... |
1st | 15 | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 32 | 43 | 25 | 1/16 | Joined Ukrainian Supreme League Ukrainian Premier League The Ukrainian Premier League is the highest division of Ukrainian annual football championship. As the Supreme League it was founded in 1991 after the fold of the Soviet Union's Vysshaya Liga. In 2008 it was reformed into a more autonomous entity of the Football Federation of Ukraine and changed... |
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| Season | Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Domestic Cup Ukrainian Cup The Ukrainian Cup is a national knockout cup competition in Ukrainian football, run by the Football Federation of Ukraine. The winner of the competition is awarded a qualification to the UEFA Cup , under special circumstances the finalist also may enter... |
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| 1992 Ukrainian Premier League 1992 Ukrainian Premier League 1992 was the very first football championship organized in Ukraine after the dissolution of the Soviet Union and disbandment of the Soviet Football Union... |
1st | 6 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 21 | Runner-up | quit Soviet Cup Soviet Cup The Soviet Cup, or USSR Cup , was the premier football cup competition in the Soviet Union.-Finals:-Performance by club:-Performance by republic:-References:*, rsssf.com. Accessed on 16 May 2006.... |
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| 1992–93 Ukrainian Premier League 1992-93 The Ukrainian Premier League 1992–93 season was the second since the nation's independence in 1991.-Overview:It started on August 15, 1992 and finished on June 15, 1993 with the winter break between November 22 and March 14. The Crimean Tavria were the defending champions, but managed only to place... |
1st | 5 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 37 | 34 | 31 | 1/2 finals | |||
| 1993–94 Ukrainian Premier League 1993-94 Ukrainian Premier League 1993–94 was the third season of the Ukrainian Premier League.Last season the league champions Dynamo received a fierce competition from the Pavlov led Dnipro out of Dnipropetrovsk. The third season was promising to be even more exiting... |
1st | 18 | 34 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 22 | 63 | 20 | 1/16 finals | Relegated | ||
| 1994–95 Ukrainian First League 1994-95 Ukrainian First League 1994–95 was the fourth season of the Ukrainian First League which was won by Zirka-NIBAS Kirovohrad. The season started on August 6, 1994 and finished on July 2, 1995. In the last round the Kiev club was only a point away and was visiting Oleksandriya, while the leading Zirka... |
2nd | 10 | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 48 | 44 | 60 | Second round | |||
| 1995–96 Ukrainian First League 1995-96 Ukrainian First League 1995–96 was the fifth season of the Ukrainian First League which was easily won by Vorskla Poltava. The season started on August 4, 1995 and finished on July 1, 1996.-Teams:... |
2nd | 19 | 42 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 40 | 54 | 39 | 1/32 finals | |||
| 1996–97 Ukrainian First League 1996-97 Ukrainian First League 1996–97 was the sixth season of the Ukrainian First League which was won by Metalurh Donetsk. The season started on August 4, 1996 and finished on June 20, 1997.-Teams:... |
2nd | 12 | 46 | 18 | 9 | 19 | 55 | 53 | 63 | Second round | |||
| 1997–98 Ukrainian First League 1997-98 -Teams:In 1997-98 season, the Ukrainian First League consists of the following teams:-Final standings:Note:Four teams were relegated... |
2nd | 3 | 42 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 74 | 29 | 89 | 1/16 finals | Promoted | ||
| 1998–99 Ukrainian Premier League 1998-99 -Preseason changes:Managers-Final table of Ukrainian Premier League season 1998-99:Note:* In bold are the participants of the 1999 Ukrainian Cup Final.-Top goalscorers:Notable Transfers... |
1st | 6 | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 31 | 32 | 47 | 1/4 finals | |||
| 1999-00 Ukrainian Premier League 1999-00 -Preseason changes:Managers-Final table of Ukrainian Premier League season 1999-00:Note:* In bold are the participants of the 2000 Ukrainian Cup Final.-Top goalscorers:Notable Transfers... |
1st | 5 | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 41 | 35 | 44 | 1/16 finals | |||
| 2000–01 Ukrainian Premier League 2000-01 -Preseason changes:Managers-Final table of Ukrainian Premier League season 2000-01:Note:* In bold are the participants of the 2001 Ukrainian Cup Final.-Top goalscorers:Notable Transfers... |
1st | 9 | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 27 | 37 | 31 | 1/8 finals | |||
| 2001–02 Ukrainian Premier League 2001-02 -Final standings:Note:* In bold are the participants of the 2002 Ukrainian Cup Final.Play-off:-Top goalscorers:-European competitions:Champion's Cup Champion's Cup... |
1st | 5 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 35 | 36 | 40 | 1/4 finals | |||
| 2002–03 Ukrainian Premier League 2002-03 -Final standings:-Top goal scorers:-European competitions:Champion's Cup Champion's Cup UEFA Cup UEFA Cup -External links:*... |
1st | 16 | 30 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 43 | 23 | 1/16 finals | Relegated | ||
| 2003–04 Ukrainian First League 2003-04 -Teams:In 2003-04 season, the Ukrainian First League consists of the following teams:-Final table:*Krasyliv-Obolon Krasyliv 13th 2003/04, farm club for Premier League club Obolon Kyiv, broke operations and merged with FC Podillya Khmelnytskyi. The club is changing its name to Podillya Khmelnytskyi... |
2nd | 2 | 34 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 51 | 24 | 66 | 1/16 finals | Promoted | ||
| 2004–05 Ukrainian Premier League 2004-05 The 2004–05 Ukrainian Premier League season was the fourteenth since its establishment.The season started on July 15, 2004 with all eight games of the first round. The last day of the competition was June 16, 2005. Shakhtar Donetsk has managed to win its second champion's title place ahead of the... |
1st | 11 | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 25 | 37 | 34 | 1/16 finals | |||
| 2005–06 Ukrainian Premier League 2005-06 The 2005–06 Ukrainian Premier League season was the fifteenth since its establishment.The season started on July 12, 2005 with six games of the first round. The last day of the competition was May 10, 2006. However, because the top two teams have finished with equal amount of points, it was decided... |
1st | 5 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 35 | 42 | 43 | 1/8 finals | |||
| 2006–07 Ukrainian Premier League 2006-07 The 2006-07 Ukrainian Premier League season is the sixteenth since its establishment. The official name of the competition was Soyuz-Viktan Ukrainian football championship. Soyuz-Viktan became the first title sponsor in the League's history.... |
1st | 3 | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 40 | 20 | 61 | 1/2 finals | |||
| 2007–08 Ukrainian Premier League 2007-08 The 2007–08 Ukrainian Premier League season is the seventeenth since its establishment. This season competition was sponsored by Biola which became the title sponsor of the League for the season. It began on July 17, 2007, and ended on May 18, 2008... |
1st | 3 | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 50 | 27 | 63 | 1/8 finals | UC | 1st Round | |
| 2008–09 Ukrainian Premier League 2008-09 The 2008–09 Ukrainian Premier League season was the eighteenth since its establishment. Shakhtar Donetsk were the defending champions, having won their fourth league title. The season began on 16 July 2008 with a scoreless draw between Tavriya and Dnipro. The last round of matches were played on 26... |
1st | 3 | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 44 | 25 | 59 | 1/2 finals | UC | Round of 16 | |
| 2009–10 | 1st | 3 | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 49 | 23 | 62 | 1/8 finals | EL | Play-off Round | |
| 2010–11 | 1st | 3 | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 58 | 26 | 60 | 1/16 finals | EL UEFA Europa League 2010–11 The 2010–11 UEFA Europa League was the second season under a new name for the competition previously known as the UEFA Cup. The final was held at Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Republic of Ireland.... |
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| 2011–12 | 1/8 finals | EL | Group G | ||||||||||
Metalist in Europe
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| 1988–89 | Cup Winners' Cup | 1 | Borac Banja Luka | 4–0 | 0–2 | |
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| 2007–08 | UEFA Cup UEFA Cup The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League... |
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Everton Everton F.C. Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football... |
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| 2008–09 | UEFA Cup UEFA Cup The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League... |
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Beşiktaş J.K. Besiktas J.K. Beşiktaş Jimnastik Kulübü , or simply Beşiktaş , is a Turkish sports club. The club's football team is one of the major teams in Turkey. The professional sports club, founded in 1903, is based in the Beşiktaş district in Istanbul, Turkey... |
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Galatasaray Galatasaray S.K. (football team) Galatasaray Anonim Şirketi is a Turkish football club, part of the Galatasaray S.K. multi-sport club of Istanbul. Galatasaray is a major sports club in Turkey, holding 17 Turkish Super League titles and the highest number of Turkish Cups.... |
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Sampdoria U.C. Sampdoria Unione Calcio Sampdoria is an Italian association football club based in Genoa. The club was formed in 1946 from the merger of two existing sports clubs whose roots can be traced back to the 1890s, Sampierdarenese and Andrea Doria... |
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Dynamo Kyiv | 3–2 | 0–1 | ||
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Rijeka | 2–0 | 2–1 |
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Sturm Graz | 0–1 | 1–1 | ||
| 2010–11 | UEFA Europa League | Play-off |  |
Omonia AC Omonia Athletic Club Omonoia Nicosia is a professional football club that plays in the Cyprus capital city Nicosia. The club was established in 1948 and became a member of the Cyprus Football Association in 1953... |
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Sampdoria U.C. Sampdoria Unione Calcio Sampdoria is an Italian association football club based in Genoa. The club was formed in 1946 from the merger of two existing sports clubs whose roots can be traced back to the 1890s, Sampierdarenese and Andrea Doria... |
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Debrecen Debreceni VSC Debreceni VSC or just Debrecen or DVSC is a football club from the city of Debrecen in Hungary. They are best known for reaching the group stages of the UEFA Champions League 2009–10 season. Debreceni VSC has been the most successful Hungarian club since 2000. The club has won the Hungarian... |
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Bayer Leverkusen | 0–4 | 0–2 | ||
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Sochaux FC Sochaux-Montbéliard Football Club Sochaux-Montbéliard is a French association football club based in the city of Montbéliard. The club was founded in 1928 and currently plays in Ligue 1, the top tier of French football. Sochaux plays its home matches at the Stade Auguste Bonal located within the city... |
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Austria Vienna FK Austria Wien Fußballklub Austria Wien is an Austrian association football club from the capital city of Vienna. They are considered the most successful club in Austria, having won the highest Austrian Bundesliga 23 times, the Austrian Cup 27 times and the Austrian Supercup 6 times. They also reached the UEFA... |
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Malmö FF Malmö FF Malmö Fotbollförening, also known simply as Malmö FF, are a Swedish professional football club based in Malmö. The club is affiliated with Skånes Fotbollförbund and play their home games at Swedbank Stadion. The club colours, reflected in their crest and kit, are sky blue and white... |
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