Football Club Metalist Kharkiv ( uk, Футбо́льний Клуб Металі́ст Ха́рків ) is a Ukrainian football club based in

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during the 2021–22 season. It was revived 5 years after the original FC Metalist Kharkiv ceased operations. Founded in 1925, FC Metalist Kharkiv had worked its way up the rungs of the

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football system, eventually being promoted to the

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in 1960. After a difficult period which included relegation, Metalist was promoted to the Top League again in 1982, where it remained until the league's dissolution. The club won the

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once, and were also runners-up once. They have also won silver medals of the

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and six bronze medals of the

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, starting from the 2006–07 season. Their home was the Metalist Stadium, a multi-use facility with a capacity of 40,003. The

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was originally built in 1926 and was expanded to host

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football matches. Metalist ceased operations in 2016 due to

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. Metalist owed in salary to its players 32 million

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s with 5 million to

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in particular. It was removed from the

after owner Serhiy Kurchenko absconded in February 2014, following the

2014 Ukrainian revolution The Revolution of Dignity ( uk, Революція гідності, translit=Revoliutsiia hidnosti) also known as the Maidan Revolution or the Ukrainian Revolution,

. Following the demise of Metalist Kharkiv in 2016, two new clubs were created in Kharkiv with variations of the Metalist club name. Since July 2016, a team named "SK Metalist Kharkiv" has been playing in the Kharkiv Oblast Championship, whose owner is former Metalist owner Serhiy Kurchenko. In August 2016, another club named " FC Metalist 1925 Kharkiv" began to operate in the Ukrainian Amateur Football League with the stated intention of competing in the (professional)

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as soon as possible.In Kharkov, presented the team "Metalist 1925"
SQ (25 August 2016) "FC Metalist 1925 Kharkiv" is owned by a company not linked with the original FC Metalist Kharkiv. In October 2017, a Ukrainian court confiscated (the original) Metalist Kharkiv from Kurchenko and placed it under

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. At the time the club did not participate in any official sanctioned competitions.The court returned the Metalist FC to the state property

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(3 October 2017) Also, in July 2020 former FC Metalist sports director Yevhen Krasnikov created FC Metal Kharkiv which since has participated in the

. Earlier on 5 May 2020, Oleksandr Yaroslavskyi announced that he wishes to take care of the debts of the liquidated Metalist. The return of Yaroslavskyi to football arose some criticism connected with politics of the city of Kharkiv. After winning the Second League in June 2021, it was confirmed that Metal will be renamed to Metalist and the old FC Metalist Kharkiv logo will be returned to the club, along with its brand and history.

History

USSR competitions

The team has played under the following names: * KhPZ (1925–1940) * Dzerzhinets (1947–1952) * Avanhard/Avangard (1956–1967) * Metalist/Metallist (since 1967) FC Metalist Kharkiv was initially founded on 11 December 1925 as KhPZ, when a local locomotive construction facility (Kharkiv Steam-locomotive Factory, today the

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) provided funding and allowed use of its land to start a football club."Metalist" celebrates anniversary
SQ (12 December 2015) Ten years later, the club won the city of

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in the following season. Following

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, the club under the name Dzerzhinets resumed playing in local competitions, promoting itself to the Second Group ( Soviet Second Division) in 1947 only to be demoted three seasons later. In the first post-war decade the club was completely overshadowed by its city rival

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which was member of the Soviet Lokomotiv sports society. In 1956, Metalist as Avanhard returned to the

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replacing its city rivals Lokomotyv Kharkiv. Soon thereafter it was promoted first to

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in 1958, and later to the

in 1960. The club stayed in Top League for 4 seasons, but was demoted to First League in 1963, continuing its decline with demotion to Second League. In 1978, the club was promoted to the

and two years later, the club finished third in the competition narrowly missing promotion to the top flight. The following season, the club improved on their previous performance and won the

outright to earn a spot in

. The club sustained 10 seasons of the

with several successes on the domestic front. In 1983, Metalist was the runner-up in the

(losing 1–0 to

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) and a few years later in 1988 would win the cup, beating Torpedo Moscow 2–0. As a result, Metalist Kharkiv earned a trip to the

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. Metalist only advanced to the last sixteen of the competition, beating Yugoslavian side

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and losing to the Dutch club

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Ukrainian Premier League

After the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the formation of an independent Ukraine, Metalist joined the inaugural season of the

in 1992. The club finished in fifth place, an achievement it would never top until the 2006–07 season, finishing in fifth place three more times since, the most notable coming during the 2001–02 season. The club finished with 40 points, on a par with Metalurh Zaporizhzhya and

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for a three-way tie. Metalist was expected to take fourth place (and subsequently compete in the

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) 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 Metalurh Zaporizhzhya and an arbitrary decision by PFL (the administrative body of the UPL), Metalurh Zaporizhzhya was awarded fourth place on the grounds that it 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 bottom in the following season and earning a demotion to the

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. However, the club would return to the UPL after one season and following a financial crisis and a takeover of the club by

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owner Oleksandr Yaroslavsky, steady investment would see Metalist show improvement and balanced performance. Yaroslavsky sold the club to new owner Serhiy Kurchenko late in December 2012.New owner of FC Metalist intends to win Ukrainian Cup, ready to buy city's share in stadium

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(25 December 2012)Kernes:Yaroslavsky sold Metalist in anticipation of court's decision on fixed matches

(25 December 2012)Akhmetov shocked to learn of Metalist sale

(27 December 2012) Kurchenko left Ukraine in February 2014 following the

2014 Ukrainian revolution The Revolution of Dignity ( uk, Революція гідності, translit=Revoliutsiia hidnosti) also known as the Maidan Revolution or the Ukrainian Revolution,

and his current whereabouts are unknown.EU imposes assets freeze on Yanukovich and 'family'

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(March 6, 2014)Russia's Rosneft might buy Ukraine's Odessa refinery: newspaper

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(March 3, 2014)

European competitions

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In the 2006–07 season, Metalist finished third place in the league, qualifying for the

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, their second appearance in a

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competition. They were drawn against English club Everton. The first leg, away at

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, ended in a 1–1 draw while Everton won the second leg 3–2, eliminating Metalist. Metalist's next European competition was the

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. The club beat

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4–2 on aggregate in the first round to qualify for the group stage, where they were grouped with

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, Olympiacos,

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and Benfica. Metalist finished top of the group, beating Galatasaray, Olympiacos and Benfica, whilst drawing 0–0 with Hertha. In the round of 32, Metalist defeated Italian club

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3–0 on aggregate, setting up for an all-Ukrainian round of 16 tie against

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. After losing in

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1–0, Metalist won the return leg 3–2, but were eliminated on the

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. When the competition was re-branded as the Europa League for the 2009–10 season, Metalist beat

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side

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4–1 on aggregate in the third qualifying round before losing 2–1 on aggregate to Austrian side Sturm Graz, despite holding them 1–1 in

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. The following season, they finished second in

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behind Dutch giants

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, thus qualifying for the round of 32 where they were thrashed 6–0 on aggregate by Bayer Leverkusen. They reached the quarter-finals the following season, beating Olympiacos on away goals in the round of 16, but falling to

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. The following season, they then faced Bayer Leverkusen again—after beating Leverkusen 2–0 on 22 November 2012, Metalist finished above the side on head-to-head points (13), as they both finished on 13 points and had played out a goalless draw at the

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. In the round of 32, Metalist then faced English club

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. After holding them to a goalless draw at

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in the first leg on 14 February, Shola Ameobi scored a penalty sent Newcastle through 1–0 on aggregate. In August 2013, UEFA disqualified Metalist from all 2013–14 UEFA competitions.

Stoppage in 2016 and the new club

It is believed that Serhiy Kurchenko bought the club from Yaroslavskyi at the end of 2012 for $100 million, supposedly. According to Kurchenko, he invested into the club around $270 million, but ran out of Ukraine in 2014. Since then, financing of the club was stopped. On 22 April 2016, the FFU Committee announced that Metalist would not be allowed to participate in professional competitions because of its debts to its players.Dnipro received license for the next season. It is enough for them the European disqualification
Segodnia. 25 April 2016 On 16 May 2016, the FFU Appeal Committee left in force the decision of the FFU Football Clubs Attestation Committee of 22 April 2016 and refused in issuing attestation for the next season for the club by declining its appeals. Metalist owed in salary to its players 32 million

s with 5 million to

in particular. In June of 2016

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were informing that

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opened criminal proceedings and asked the court on access to the Metalist salaries data.Курченко винен 30 мільйонів двом гравцям «Металіста» і персоналу
nashigroshi.org. 21 June 2016 According to the Kominternivskyi District Court of Kharkiv, Metalist debt to its players and personnel exceeds over

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30 million. In July 2016, a team named SK Metalist Kharkiv started playing in the Kharkiv Oblast Championship.Kharkiv Regional League standings
In Kharkiv was created an alternative "Metalist"
SQ news (10 July 2016) "SK Metalist Kharkiv" is owned by the same man under whose watch Metalist Kharkiv was expelled from the professional leagues: Serhiy Kurchenko. In 2016 Kharkiv Oblast Championship, the club competed under the name UPhC Olimpik – SC Metalist and placed the last place. UPhC Olimpik is a team of the Kharkiv State College of Physical Culture 1. In August 2016, a new club called FC Metalist 1925 Kharkiv applied for the

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,Tavria and Metalist - potential participants of amateur championship of Ukraine, UA-Football
(August 5, 2016) where it was headed by

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. The owner of FC Metalist 1925 Kharkiv is the company TOV Avanhard Kharkiv, later renamed to FC Metalist 1925 Kharkiv.They became known to the founders of the new "Metalist"
SQ news (20 August 2016) TOV Avanhard Kharkiv is controlled by businessman and Kharkiv City Council deputy for

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and his family. The club has planned to play in the professional

as soon as possible. Since March 2017, FC Metalist 1925 Kharkiv plays its home matches at the Metalist Stadium; where Metalist Kharkiv used to play its home games. On 28 April 2017 the FFU Control and Disciplinary Committee (CDC) implemented sanctions against 14 players of the FC Metalist Kharkiv on petition of the FFU Committee on ethics and fair play. Most players were restricted from conducting any activity related to football between six months to a year. Sanctions of three out of those 14 players exceeded that period up to three years and included such players as Yevhen Malyk (2yrs), Dmytro Skarzhynskyi (3yrs), and Oleksandr Medvedev (3yrs). (The original) Metalist Kharkiv was in October 2017 confiscated by a Ukrainian court from Kurchenko and placed under state property. At the time the club did not participate in any official sanctioned competitions. In August of 2017, all assets of the late Metalist including its non-material assets and corporate rights of PAT "FC Metalist", TOV "Metalist Holding", and TOV "Metalist-Arena" were transferred to the state property when to the assets of Viktor Yanukovych associates on petition of the Prosecutor General was implemented the procedure of special confiscation.Serhiy Zhukov.
Страсті за "Металістом"
'. zn.ua. 5 February 2020 The approximate value of the assets accounted for about $220 million, $65 million of which is the actual property of FC Metalist. Decision about the confiscation was adopted by the Sosnivskyi District Court of Cherkasy, while its public promotion was carried out by Prosecutor General Yuriy Lutsenko. On 22 December 2017 it became known that among creditors who filed claims against the club are Kharkivoblenerho, Kharkivgaszbut, town of Vysochansk, Metalist Stadium, Cyprus off-shore company Hensley Capital Limited (a founding company of the club), State Fiscal Service in

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. In addition, the club indebted about ₴846 million to its former playing and non-playing staff. For undetermined reason the Metalist property was never transferred to the Assets Recovery and Management Agency (ARMA) which is a state agency in management of recovered property. Instead, on 11 April 2018 the

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ordered the property to be transferred under administration of the Kharkiv Oblast State Administration (see Governor of Kharkiv Oblast).

Metal Kharkiv and club reformation

A new team based in

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was founded in 2019 by former vice-president of

and former sportive director of Metalist Yevhen Krasnikov. Metal debuted in the

in the 2020–21 season. Along with Oleksandr Kucher as the head coach, Metal was joined by former head coach of Metalist 1925 Kharkiv

. After winning the Second League in June 2021, it was confirmed that Metal will be renamed to Metalist and the old logo will be returned to the club, along with its brand and history.
The new president became Oleksandr Yaroslavsky, who was in charge of the club from 2005 to 2012. In interview on 23 February 2021 Yaroslavsky noted that the Metalist debts should be paid by those who created them and he has no intentions to get involved with them.

Stadium

As Metalist Stadium was one of the venues for

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, the management decided to reconstruct and expand the arena and turn it into a modern recreational and leisure facility. In May 2008, Metalist Arena was the venue for

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Presidents

* 1992–1994 Dmitriy Droznik * 1996–2001

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* 2001–2004 Oleksandr Feldman * 2005–2012 Oleksandr YaroslavskyYaroslavskyi: Metalist-1925? I do not know such Metalist (Ярославский: «Металлист-1925? Я не знаю такого Металлиста»)
Sport Arena. 4 November 2019 * 2012–2017 Serhiy Kurchenko ** 2017–2019 club was liquidated and revived based on Metal Kharkiv (2019–2021 Yevhen Krasnikov) * 2021– Oleksandr Yaroslavskyi

Honours

League

** Runners-up:

2012–13 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1. I ...

** Third place (6): 2006–07, ~~2007–08~~ (stripped), 2008–09, 2009–10,

2010–11 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1. I ...

, 2011–12, 2013–14 *

** Winners:

1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major off ...

** Runners-up: 2003–04 *

''(as FC Metal Kharkiv)'' ** Winners:

2020–21 The dash is a punctuation mark consisting of a long horizontal line. It is similar in appearance to the hyphen but is longer and sometimes higher from the baseline. The most common versions are the endash , generally longer than the hyphen ...

Championship of the Ukrainian SSR The Championship of the Ukrainian SSR in football was a top competition of association football in the Ukrainian SSR in 1921-91. Number of Ukrainian clubs almost never competed in the championship such as Dynamo Kyiv. The competitions were organi ...

** Winners: 1978

Cups

** Winners: 1987–88 ** Runners-up:

1983 The year 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning ...

Ukrainian Cup The Ukrainian Cup ( uk, Кубок України) is an association football national knockout cup competition run by the Ukrainian Association of Football. The competition is conducted almost exclusively among professional clubs. Since the 2003� ...

** Runners-up:

1992 File:1992 Events Collage V1.png, From left, clockwise: Riots break out across Los Angeles, California after the police beating of Rodney King; El Al Flight 1862 crashes into a residential apartment building in Amsterdam after two of its engines ...

USSR Federation Cup The Cup of Football Federation of USSR, az, SSRİ Futbol Federasiyasının Kuboku, kk, КСРО футбол федерациялары кубогы, KSRO fwtbol federacïyaları kwbogı, lt, TSRS Futbolo Lygos Taurė, ro, Cupa Federației de ...

** Runners-up: 1987 * Soviet Super Cup ** Runners-up: 1989

Invitational

DCM Trophy The Delhi Cloth Mills Trophy, known simply as D.C.M. Trophy, was an invitational football tournament in India. It was held annually in New Delhi and was organised by the local Delhi Football Association. It was India's first football tournamen ...

** Winners (1): 1986

Football kits and sponsors

Rivalry

Metalist Kharkiv supporters biggest rivalry centred on

.Mayor of Ukraine's 2nd-biggest city shot in the back

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(28 April 2014) Despite this fans of both clubs marched in support of a "united Ukraine" in Kharkiv during the April

2014 pro-Russian conflict in Ukraine From the end of February 2014, demonstrations by pro-Russian and anti-government groups took place in major cities across the eastern and southern regions of Ukraine in the aftermath of the Revolution of Dignity, which resulted in the succ ...

. A group of Metalist Kharkiv

Ultras Ultras are a type of association football fans who are renowned for their fanatical support. The term originated in Italy, but is used worldwide to describe predominantly organised fans of association football teams. The behavioural tende ...

named "Sect 82" had a violent rivalry with

."We are trying to come to power through elections, but we have all sorts of possibilities" - as "Azov" becomes party

Hromadske.TV Hromadske ( uk, Громадське; lit. ''Public'') is a digital broadcasting station in Ukraine that commenced operations on 22 November 2013. The station was announced in June 2013 by 15 journalists, before commencing operations on 22 Novemb ...

(13 October 2016) "Sect 82" was (at least until September 2013) allied with

FC Spartak Moscow FC Spartak Moscow (russian: Футбольный клуб «Спартак» Москва, Futbolʹnyy klub «Spartak» Moskva, ) is a Russian professional football club based in Moscow. Having won 12 Soviet championships (second only to Dy ...

Ultras. (In 2014 "Sect 82" morphed into the

Azov Battalion The Special Operations Detachment "Azov" (), also known as the Azov Regiment ( uk, Полк «Азов», translit=Polk "Azov") and formerly the Azov Battalion ( uk, батальйон «Азов», translit=Batalion "Azov"), is a unit of the N ...

of the

National Guard of Ukraine The National Guard of Ukraine (NGU; uk, Націона́льна гва́рдія Украї́ни, Natsionalna hvardiia Ukrainy, , ) is the Ukrainian national gendarmerie and internal military force. It is part of the Ministry of Internal ...

Current squad

Out on loan

Personnel

Coaching staff

Administration

Player records

Top goalscorers

''As of 6 December 2016'' *Other – National Super Cup

Most appearances

''As of 10 November 2021'' *Other – National Super Cup

League and Cup history

Soviet Union

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Ukraine

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Soviet Union

Ukraine

Metalist-2 (1997–2005)

Metalist in Europe

UEFA Team ranking

Last update: May 5, 2017
Source

European history

Metalist Kharkiv participates in European competitions since 1988 after playing its first against FK Borac Banja Luka, Borac Banja Luka. From 2007 to 2014, however, the club continuously participated on annual basis with variable successes. This ended when Metalist failed to qualify. Best results:

Managers

Oleksandr Ponomarov Oleksandr Ponomariov (Russian: Александр Семёнович Пономарёв; ua, Олександр Семенович Пономарьов 23 April 1918 – 7 June 1973) was a Soviet Ukrainian football player and manager. Ca ...

(1960–61) * Viktor Zhylin (1962–63) *

Yevgeni Yeliseyev Yevgeni Ivanovich Yeliseyev (russian: Евгений Иванович Елисеев; born 25 December 1908 in Moscow; died 21 August 1999 in St. Petersburg) was a Soviet Russian football player and coach. Honours * Soviet Top League champion: ...

(1965–66) * Viktor Kanevskyi (1968–71) * Viktor Terentiev (1972) * Yuriy Voynov (1972–73) * Oleg Oshenkov (1975–76) *

Yevhen Lemeshko Yevhen Lemeshko ( uk, Євген Пилипович Лемешко; 11 December 1930 – 2 June 2016) was a Ukrainian football coach and chairman of the Council of Veteran Footballers. He started his football career as a player for FC Dynamo Kyi ...

(1977–88) * Leonid Tkachenko (1984–??) *

Oleksandr Dovbiy Oleksandr Petrovych Dovbiy ( uk, Олександр Петрович Довбій; 28 September 1953 – 11 March 2023) was a Soviet and Ukrainian football forward and manager, master of sports of the USSR (1980). Playing career The Lokomoti ...

(1990–91) * Viktor Aristov (1993) *

(1994) * Mykhaylo Fomenko (July 1996 – June 2000) *

(1999–2000) * Mykhaylo Fomenko (July 2001 – Nov 2002) * Hennadiy Lytovchenko (July 2003 – Dec 2004) *

Oleksandr Zavarov Oleksandr Anatoliyovych Zavarov, also spelt Aleksandr Anatoljević Zavarov ( uk, Олександр Анатолійович Заваров, russian: Заваров, Александр Анатольевич) – (born 26 April 1961 in Luhansk, ...

(Jan 2005 – June 2005) *

Myron Markevych Myron Bohdanovych Markevych ( uk, Мирон Богданович Маркевич; born 1 February 1951) is a Ukrainian football manager and a former midfielder. He worked as a manager in the Ukrainian Premier League and the Ukrainian nationa ...

(July 2005 – 24 Feb 2014) * Ihor Rakhayev (24 Feb 2014 – 4 June 2015) * Oleksandr Sevidov (4 June 2015 – 18 April 2016) *

(interim) (18 April 2016 – May 2016) * Oleksandr Kucher (30 July 2020 – 13 July 2022) *

(interim) (13 July 2022 – present)

Notes

References

External links

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