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FC Lviv ( uk, ФК «Львів», pl, FK Lwów) is a
Ukrainian
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professional
football
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club from the city of
Lviv
Lviv ( uk, Львів) is the largest city in western Ukraine, and the seventh-largest in Ukraine, with a population of . It serves as the administrative centre of Lviv Oblast and Lviv Raion, and is one of the main cultural centres of Ukraine ...
, that competes in the
Ukrainian Premier League
The Ukrainian Premier League ( uk, "Українська Прем'єр-ліга", ''Ukrayinska Premier Liha'') or UPL is the highest division of Ukrainian annual football championship. As the Vyshcha Liha ( uk, Вища ліга, ''Top League'') ...
.
While the first president of FC Lviv Oleksandr Didenko insisted that FC Lviv of 1992 has nothing to do with the later clubs, another football functionary Rostyslav Zaremba argued that it is not that simple.
History
* 1992 – 2001 FC Lviv (Oleksandr Didenko)
* 2006 – 2012 FC Lviv (Kindzerskyi – Hrysio), based on Hazovyk-Skala
* 2016 – FC Lviv (Mykhailiv – Kopytko), based on Veres
FC Lviv (2006–2012)
The club was founded in May 2006. It entered the
Persha Liha
The Persha Liha ( uk, Перша ліга) or Ukrainian First League is a professional football league in Ukraine and the second tier of national football competitions pyramid. Members of the league also participate in the Ukrainian Cup. It is t ...
as a replacement for the bankrupt club
FC Hazovyk-Skala Stryi
FC Skala 1911 Stryi was a Ukrainian football team. The team is based in Stryi, Ukraine.
History
Over the years there were several clubs connected with Skala Stryi starting from 1911.
Club of Austria-Hungary and Poland
The first recorded match ...
, which also represented
Lviv Oblast
Lviv Oblast ( uk, Льві́вська о́бласть, translit=Lvivska oblast, ), also referred to as Lvivshchyna ( uk, Льві́вщина, ), ). The name of each oblast is a wikt:Appendix:Glossary#relational, relational adjective—in Englis ...
. The new entity was registered on 22 May 2006 as a company with limited liability ( uk, Товариство з обмеженою відповідальністю) "Football Club "Lviv". Later in May 2006 the PFL Bureau session adopted a decision to recognize the club as a lawful successor ( uk, правонаступник) of
FC Hazovyk-Skala Stryi
FC Skala 1911 Stryi was a Ukrainian football team. The team is based in Stryi, Ukraine.
History
Over the years there were several clubs connected with Skala Stryi starting from 1911.
Club of Austria-Hungary and Poland
The first recorded match ...
that played in Persha Liha. This fact was also confirmed at a press-conference given at the Football Federation of Lviv Oblast on 26 May 2006.
[FC "Lviv" does not belong to the city (ФК "Львів" не належить місту)]
Shchodennyi Lviv. 26 May 2006 The new president of the new club
Yuriy Kindzerskyi
Yury, Yuri, Youri, Yurii, Yuriy, Yurij, Iurii or Iouri is the Slavic languages, Slavic (russian: Юрий, Yuriy, or uk, Юрій, Yuriy, or bg, Юрий, Jurij, or be, Юры, Jury) form of the masculine given name George (given name), George ...
informed that his club was not created as a municipal club.
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In its debut season FC Lviv reached 11th place and scored 45 goals. At the start of the next season, in the beginning of September 2007, the club moved to the newly built stadium Kniazha Arena in ]Dobromyl
Dobrómyl’ ( ua, Добро́миль, links=no, pl, Dobromil, links=no) is a city in Sambir Raion, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine. It is located some 5 kilometers from the border with Poland. It hosts the administration of Dobromyl urban hromada, one of ...
, west of Sambir
Sambir ( uk, Самбір, pl, Sambor, yi, סאמבאָר, Sambor) is a city in Sambir Raion, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Sambir Raion (district) and is located close to the border with Poland. Sambir hosts t ...
. This arena was constructed by and named after Ukrainian
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* So ...
insurance company ''Knyazha'', who is the club's main sponsor. The previous home ground of the club was SKA Stadium in Lviv
Lviv ( uk, Львів) is the largest city in western Ukraine, and the seventh-largest in Ukraine, with a population of . It serves as the administrative centre of Lviv Oblast and Lviv Raion, and is one of the main cultural centres of Ukraine ...
which fell out of favor with the FFU, PFL.
In 2007–08 season FC Lviv finished 2nd in the Persha Liha
The Persha Liha ( uk, Перша ліга) or Ukrainian First League is a professional football league in Ukraine and the second tier of national football competitions pyramid. Members of the league also participate in the Ukrainian Cup. It is t ...
and were promoted to the Premier Liha for the first time in their history, making the club one of the founders of the newly formed Premier League
The Premier League (legal name: The Football Association Premier League Limited) is the highest level of the men's English football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the English Foo ...
. In 2008–09 FC Lviv, despite a sensational opening 2–0 win against Shakhtar, were relegated to the Persha Liha
The Persha Liha ( uk, Перша ліга) or Ukrainian First League is a professional football league in Ukraine and the second tier of national football competitions pyramid. Members of the league also participate in the Ukrainian Cup. It is t ...
. The decisive match for them happened in the last round against another Lviv team Karpaty in the Lviv derby
Lviv ( uk, Львів) is the largest city in western Ukraine, and the seventh-largest in Ukraine, with a population of . It serves as the administrative centre of Lviv Oblast and Lviv Raion, and is one of the main cultural centres of Ukraine ...
when they lost 2–1. The club's first, and only, season in the Premier League
The Premier League (legal name: The Football Association Premier League Limited) is the highest level of the men's English football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the English Foo ...
was spent at The Ukraina Stadium together with Karpaty under a lease contract.
In 2009, the city of Lviv
Lviv ( uk, Львів) is the largest city in western Ukraine, and the seventh-largest in Ukraine, with a population of . It serves as the administrative centre of Lviv Oblast and Lviv Raion, and is one of the main cultural centres of Ukraine ...
lent the former land property of LORTA Plant for rent to FC Lviv. Out of 3.0542 ha FC Lviv receives 2.9 ha in rent until the spring of 2019 and the rest for only five years.
FC Lviv (since 2016)
In 2016 the professional team of FC Lviv was renewed and its future participation in Druha Liha was announced.
In May 2018, the club was promoted to the Ukrainian Premier League
The Ukrainian Premier League ( uk, "Українська Прем'єр-ліга", ''Ukrayinska Premier Liha'') or UPL is the highest division of Ukrainian annual football championship. As the Vyshcha Liha ( uk, Вища ліга, ''Top League'') ...
on pretence of merging with NK Veres Rivne
Narodnyy Klub Veres Rivne ( uk, РНК «Верес») is a Ukrainian professional football club based in Rivne. The club competes in the Ukrainian Premier League, the top tier of Ukrainian football, after winning the 2020–21 Ukrainian First ...
and play in the 2018–19 Ukrainian Premier League
The 2018–19 Ukrainian Premier League season was the 28th top level football club competitions since the fall of the Soviet Union and the eleventh since the establishment of the Ukrainian Premier League.
The tournament started on 21 July 2018 w ...
.
At its official website, the club tells that all efforts of NK Veres Rivne
Narodnyy Klub Veres Rivne ( uk, РНК «Верес») is a Ukrainian professional football club based in Rivne. The club competes in the Ukrainian Premier League, the top tier of Ukrainian football, after winning the 2020–21 Ukrainian First ...
are actually efforts of FC Lviv instead.[The club's introduction card]
FC Lviv. The club states that it was FC Lviv that placed 6th in the 2017–18 Ukrainian Premier League
The 2017–18 Ukrainian Premier League season is the 27th top level football club competitions since the fall of the Soviet Union and the tenth since the establishment of the Ukrainian Premier League.
The tournament started on 16 July 2017 with ...
,[ while the same claim for this achievement is laid by Veres Rivne. Records however clearly show that at that time FC Lviv played in the ]2017–18 Ukrainian Second League
The 2017–18 Ukrainian Second League was the 27th season since its establishment. The competition commenced on 14 July 2017. The league returned to the multiple group competition format after it was abandoned in 2013. Final composition of the le ...
and recovered their professional status only in 2017. This claim is particularly bold as in 2017 NK Veres Rivne
Narodnyy Klub Veres Rivne ( uk, РНК «Верес») is a Ukrainian professional football club based in Rivne. The club competes in the Ukrainian Premier League, the top tier of Ukrainian football, after winning the 2020–21 Ukrainian First ...
as a "people's club" had a big scandal with its promotion ahead of FC Desna Chernihiv.
Players
Team squad
Out on loan
Coaches and administration
List of presidents
* 2006–2009: Yuriy Kindzerskyi
* 2009–2012: Football Federation of Lviv Oblast (led by Yaroslav Hrysyo)
* 2016–2018: Roman Mykhayliv
* Since 2018: Bohdan Kopytko
Administrative and coaching staff
Football kits and sponsors
Since 2006 till 2012, the main sponsor was Knyazha (insurance company), other sponsors were Dobromyl
Dobrómyl’ ( ua, Добро́миль, links=no, pl, Dobromil, links=no) is a city in Sambir Raion, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine. It is located some 5 kilometers from the border with Poland. It hosts the administration of Dobromyl urban hromada, one of ...
, Persha Pryvatna Brovarnia
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(brewery), and the technical sponsor was Lotto Lotto may refer to:
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.
Honours
*Ukrainian First League
The Persha Liha ( uk, Перша ліга) or Ukrainian First League is a professional football league in Ukraine and the second tier of national football competitions pyramid. Members of the league also participate in the Ukrainian Cup. It is th ...
:: Runners-up (1): 2007–08
League and Cup history
:
FC Lviv-2
Football Club Lviv-2 () was a reserve team of FC Lviv that played in the Ukrainian Second League
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* Som ...
competition.[
]
The team was created based on a reserve (dublery) team that played in reserve competitions of the Vyshcha Liha in 2008–09 season. FC Lviv-2 played in the 2009-10 PFL League Cup.
League and cup history
:
Coaches
;FC Lviv (2006)
* Bohdan Bandura (30 June 2006 – 6 April 2007)
* Vyacheslav Mavrov (interim, 6 April 2007 – 7 May 2007)
* Stepan Yurchyshyn
Stepan Fedorovych Yurchyshyn ( uk, Степан Федорович Юрчишин; born 28 August 1957) is a Ukrainian retired football player.
The first team that he coached was FC Karpaty Lviv in 1990, 1992, and then from 1999 to 2006. In 2007, ...
(7 May 2007 – 27 September 2008)
* Roman Laba
Roman Romanovych Laba ( uk, Роман Романович Лаба; born 30 November 1966) is a Ukrainian former football striker, and currently interim coach of Lviv in the Ukrainian First League.
Coaching career
After he retired from playing ...
(interim, 27 September 2008 – 14 October 2008)
* Serhiy Kovalets (14 October 2008 – 16 June 2009)
** Yuriy Benyo
Yuriy Volodymyrovych Benyo ( uk, Юрій Володимирович Беньо; born 25 April 1974) is a Ukrainian former professional footballer who played as a defender and current assistant manager at Shakhtar Donetsk.
Career
He played fo ...
(14 October 2008 – 16 June 2009) (ass't coach)
* Yuriy Benyo
Yuriy Volodymyrovych Benyo ( uk, Юрій Володимирович Беньо; born 25 April 1974) is a Ukrainian former professional footballer who played as a defender and current assistant manager at Shakhtar Donetsk.
Career
He played fo ...
(16 June 2009 – 8 August 2009)
* Vyacheslav Mavrov (interim, 8 August 2009 – 19 August 2009)
* Ihor Yavorskyi
Ihor Yavorskyi ( uk, Ігор Петрович Яворський; born 9 June 1959) is a Ukrainian former footballer and football manager.
Career
Yavorskyi began his career with FC Falcon Lviv in the Ukrainian amateur leagues. In 1978, he sign ...
(19 August 2009 – 10 November 2009)
* Algimantas Liubinskas
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Football
At 31 years old, Liubinskas became the youngest ever coach of the Soviet Supreme League team Žalgiris Vilnius (wh ...
(1 January 2010 – 19 April 2010)
* Viktor Ryashko (caretaker) (19 April 2010 – 23 June 2010)
* Oleksandr Ryabokon
Oleksandr Ryabokon ( ua, Олександр Дмитрович Рябоконь; born 21 February 1964) is a former Ukrainian football defender, and recently, until 2022, the head-coach of FC Desna Chernihiv in the Ukrainian Premier League. He ...
(23 June 2010 – 28 June 2011)
* Roman Laba
Roman Romanovych Laba ( uk, Роман Романович Лаба; born 30 November 1966) is a Ukrainian former football striker, and currently interim coach of Lviv in the Ukrainian First League.
Coaching career
After he retired from playing ...
(28 June 2011 – 24 September 2011) (interim)
* Roman Marych (24 September 2011 – 1 February 2012) (interim)
* Volodymyr Zhuravchak
Volodymyr Zhuravchak ( ua, Володимир Олексійович Журавчак; born 3 May 1957) is a Ukrainian football coach and a former player.
Coaching career
The first team that he coached was FC Karpaty Kamianka-Buzka in 1991. He ...
(1 February 2012 – June 2012)
;FC Lviv (2016)
* Andriy Chikh
Andriy or AndriiAndriy Khanas
Andriy Petrovych Khanas ( uk, Андрій Петрович Ханас; born 26 July 1984) is a Ukrainian retired professional footballer who played as a defender and current assistant manager at Shakhtar Donetsk.
Honours
Sokil Zolochiv
* Ukrai ...
(interim, 8 May 2018 – 8 June 2018)
* Andriy Demchenko (interim, 8 June 2018 – 29 June 2018)
* Gil Paulista
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Career
Gilmar was born in 1970 in São Paulo, started playing football at a well-known youth ...
(3 July 2018 – 14 August 2018)
* Yuriy Bakalov
Yuriy Bakalov ( uk, Юрій Михайлович Бакалов; born 16 January 1966 in Kyiv, in the Ukrainian SSR of the Soviet Union - in present-day Ukraine) is a former Soviet and Ukrainian professional football midfielder and manager.
C ...
(16 August 2018 – 8 April 2019)
* Taras Hrebenyuk
Taras Oleksandrovych Hrebenyuk ( ua, Тарас Олександрович Гребенюк; born 23 August 1971) is a Ukrainian retired professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper and current goalkeeping coach at Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih.
Hon ...
(interim, 8 April 2019 – 16 April 2019)
* Bohdan Blavatskyi
Bohdan Blavatskyi ( uk, Богдан Ігорович Блавацький; born 7 June 1963) is a Soviet Ukrainian former football forward and now a football coach since 1994.
Coaching career
Bohdan Blavatskyi started his coaching career in ...
(16 April 2019 – 10 September 2019)
* Volodymyr Mazyar
Volodymyr Mazyar ( uk, Володимир Іванович Мазяр, born 28 September 1977) is a Ukrainian football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, ...
(10 September 2019 – 31 October 2019)
* Yegishe Melikyan (31 October 2019 – 21 June 2020)
* Giorgi Tsetsadze
Giorgi (Gia) Tsetsadze (, born on 3 September 1974) is a Georgian football manager. Most recently he was the head coach of Telavi.
Career
In 2011 Tsetsadze led FC Dila Gori to gain promotion to the Georgia top division (Umaglesi Liga). In 2013 ...
(22 June 2020 – 24 October 2020)
* Vitaliy Shumskyi
Vitaliy Shumskyi ( uk, Віталій Іванович Шумський; born 17 May 1972) is a Ukrainians, Ukrainian professional Association football, football coach and a former player.
Playing career
After playing in Belgium Shumskyi moved t ...
(28 October 2020 – 1 March 2021) (interim)
* Anatoliy Bezsmertnyi
Anatoliy Petrovych Bezsmertnyi ( uk, Анатолій Петрович Безсмертний; born 21 January 1969) is a Ukrainian professional football coach and former player.
Career
Bezsmertnyi started to play football at the Dynamo sports ...
(2 March 2021 – 25 August 2021)
* Taras Chopyk (25 August 2021 – 6 September 2021) (interim)
* Oleg Dulub (6 September 2021 – present)
See also
*FC Hazovyk-Skala Stryi
FC Skala 1911 Stryi was a Ukrainian football team. The team is based in Stryi, Ukraine.
History
Over the years there were several clubs connected with Skala Stryi starting from 1911.
Club of Austria-Hungary and Poland
The first recorded match ...
*FC Knyazha Shchaslyve
FC Knyazha Shchaslyve was a Ukrainian football team based in the village of Shchaslyve (to the west of Boryspil), in the Kyiv Oblast of Ukraine, that competed in the professional leagues.
History
After the winter break before the resumption of ...
References
External links
*
The official Web Site
The official website of the FC Lviv sports school
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Association football clubs established in 2006
Football clubs in Lviv
2006 establishments in Ukraine
Ukrainian Premier League clubs
Sports team relocations