FC Metalist 1925 Kharkiv

For the original football club which was founded in 1925, see FC Metalist Kharkiv.

Football club

Metalist 1925 Kharkiv

Full name| Футбольний клуб Металіст 1925 Харків
Football Club Metalist 1925 Kharkiv
Nickname(s)| Zhovto-syni (Yellow-blue)
Founded| 17 August 2016
Ground| OSC Metalist
Arena Livyi Bereh
Capacity| 40,003
Owner| [1][2]
Volodymyr Nosov[2]
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General Director| Andriy Nedelin[2]
Head coach| Patrick van Leeuwen
League| Ukrainian First League
2023–24| Ukrainian Premier League, 16th of 16 (relegated)
Website| https://metalist1925.com

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Football Club Metalist 1925 Kharkiv (Ukrainian: Металіст 1925) is a professional football club from Kharkiv, Ukraine. Founded in 1925, the club plays in the Ukrainian First League. Their home stadium is Metalist Oblast Sports Complex with 40,003 capacity.

Metalist Kharkiv was promoted to the Ukrainian Premier League after finishing in third place in the 2020–21 Ukrainian First League. They earned promotion on two previous occasions: placing second in the 2016–17 Ukrainian Football Amateur League and placing third in the 2017–18 Ukrainian Second League.

## History

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The club was established in the summer of 2016 after the original club, FC Metalist Kharkiv, was refused a license by the Football Federation of Ukraine and expelled from national competitions.[citation needed]

On the initiative of former Metalist player Volodymyr Linke, among others, a new club was created under the name FC Metalist 1925 Kharkiv.[3] It entered the Ukrainian Football Amateur League for the 2016–17 season and earned promotion to the Ukrainian Second League the next year.[4]

In 2018 the club was promoted to the Ukrainian First League and from 2021 it is playing in the highest tier of the Ukrainian assotiation football – at the Ukrainian Premier League.

## Infrastructure

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Metalist 1925 plays its games at Metalist Stadium. It has its own training site in the town of Vysokyi.

## Squad

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### Players

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As of 16 October 2024[5][6][7]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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1  | GK |  UKR | Oleh Mozil
2  | DF |  UKR | Dmytro Kapinus
3  | DF |  UKR | Vasyl Kravets
6  | MF |  ZAM | Golden Mafwenta (on loan from Vyškov)
7  | FW |  BRA | Ari Moura
8  | MF |  UKR | Samuel Obinaya
9  | FW |  UKR | Andriy Boryachuk
10  | MF |  UKR | Vladlen Yurchenko
11  | MF |  UKR | Vyacheslav Churko
12  | GK |  UKR | Ihor Potimkov
13  | DF |  UKR | Volodymyr Salyuk
14  | MF |  UKR | Ivan Lytvynenko
16  | FW |  UKR | Oleksandr Smitiukh
17  | DF |  UKR | Ihor Kurylo
18  | MF |  UKR | Yevhen Pasich
19  | MF |  UKR | Denys Harmash
20  | DF |  UKR | Vadym Chervak
21  | MF |  UKR | Denys Nahnoynyi
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22  | FW |  UKR | Vladyslav Dmytrenko
23  | GK |  UKR | Yaroslav Protsenko
24  | FW |  GHA | Raymond Owusu
25  | GK |  UKR | Maksym Kovalenko
26  | MF |  UKR | Ihor Kohut
27  | MF |  UKR | Dmytro Kravchenko
28  | FW |  UKR | Ramik Hadzhyiev
29  | DF |  UKR | Maksym Zhychykov
30  | GK |  UKR | Danylo Varakuta
31  | FW |  UKR | Serhiy Sten
32  | DF |  UKR | Maksym Imerekov (captain)
45  | MF |  UKR | Vladyslav Kalitvintsev
74  | DF |  UKR | Ihor Snurnitsyn
77  | FW |  UKR | Vladyslav Buhay (on loan from Zorya Luhansk)
79  | FW |  UKR | Andriy Chyruk
91  | MF |  UKR | Matviy Panchenko
97  | FW |  UKR | Oleksiy Sydorov

### Other players under contract

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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### Out on loan

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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69  | DF |  UKR | Yuriy Potimkov (at Kudrivka until 30 June 2025)
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## Administration and coaches

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### Administration

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* Owner – LLC FC Metalist 1925 Kharkiv[8]
* Co-owner – Solar Solutions Ukraine and Borky Solar[9]

### Current staff (senior team)

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* Head coach –  Patrick van Leeuwen
* Head coach assistant – Oleksandr Chyzhov
* Assistant coach – Maksym Tsvirenko
* Assistant coach – Dmytro Kabachok
* Goalkeeper coach – Serhiy Volvakov
* Fitness Coach – Valeriy Blokhin
* Fitness Coach – Andriy Shabalin[10]

### General Directors

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* 2016–2020 Volodymyr Linke
* 2020–2023 Yaroslav Vdovenko[11][12]
* 2023–present Andriy Niedielin

### Presidents and vice-presidents

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* 2023–present Volodymyr Nosov[13]
* 2023–present Yuriy Korotun

### Managers

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* Oleksandr Pryzetko (16 Aug 2016 – 26 September 2017)[14]
* Vyacheslav Khruslov (caretaker) (26 September 2017 – 28 September 2017)
* Oleksandr Ivanov (28 September 2017 – 3 May 2018)
* Serhiy Ralyuchenko (caretaker) (3 May 2018 – 8 May 2018)
* Serhiy Valyayev (8 May 2018 – 11 September 2018)
* Oleksandr Horyainov (caretaker) (11 September 2018 – 10 December 2018)
* Oleksandr Horyainov (10 December 2018 – 4 June 2019)
* Andriy Demchenko (4 June 2019 – 21 July 2020)
* Vyacheslav Khruslov (caretaker) (21 July 2020 – 21 August 2020)
* Valeriy Kriventsov (21 August 2020 – 22 October 2022)
* Edmar (caretaker) (23 October 2022 – 5 November 2023)
* Oleh Holodyuk (caretaker) (5 November 2023 – 20 December 2023)
* Viktor Skrypnyk (20 December 2023 – 28 July 2024)
* Serhiy Karpenko (caretaker) (28 July 2024 – 20 August 2024)
* Patrick van Leeuwen (20 August 2024 – present)[15]

## Honours

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* Ukrainian First League
* Third place (1): 2020–21

* Ukrainian Second League
* Third place (1): 2017–18

* Ukrainian Amateur Football Championship
* Runners-up (1): 2016–17

## Seasons

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Season  | Div.  | Pos.  | Pl.  | W  | D  | L  | GS  | GA  | P  | Domestic Cup | Other  | Notes

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2016–17 | 4th
(Championship among amateurs) | 1 | 20  | 13  | 4  | 3  | 46  | 18  | 43 |  | LF | Lost final | Group winner, Promoted
2017–18 | 3rd "B"
(Second League) | 2 | 33  | 21  | 4  | 8  | 77  | 27  | 67 | 1⁄64 finals  |  |  | Promoted
2018-19 | 2nd
(First League) | 4 | 28  | 15  | 6  | 7  | 35  | 20  | 51 | 1⁄16 finals  |  |  |
2019-20 | 7 | 30  | 15  | 6  | 9  | 44  | 34  | 51 | 1⁄32 finals  |  |  |
2020-21 | 3 | 30  | 16  | 8  | 6  | 36  | 22  | 56 | 1⁄64 finals  |  |  | Promoted
2021-22 | 1st
(Premier League) | 10 | 18  | 6  | 1  | 11  | 17  | 29  | 19 | 1⁄8 finals  |  |  |
2022-23 | 12 | 30  | 6  | 14  | 10  | 23  | 42  | 32 | Not played  |  |  |
2023-24 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1⁄8 finals  |  |  |

## Women, reserves teams and academy

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### Metalist 1925-2

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It was announced that Metalist 1925 will be fielding its second squad in the 2024–25 Ukrainian Second League. Metalist 1925-2 would be formed based on Metalist 1925 under-19 team that competed at the UPL U-19 competitions.[16]

### Metalist 1925 (women)

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Main article: FC Metalist 1925 Kharkiv (women)

Created in 2006 as Zhilstroi-1 Kharkiv (Zhytlobud-1), in 2024 the women team from Kharkiv was fully integrated by Metalist 1925 as its women team. Zhilstroi-1/Zhytlobud-1 is a leader of the women club's football in Ukraine.

## See also

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## Notes

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## References

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1. ^ Неделин: Околофутбольное чудо произошло, угроза исчезновения Металлиста 1925 прошла. sportarena.com. 31 August 2023
2. ^ a b c d Кому официально принадлежат украинские клубы. ukrrudprom.com. 12 November 2021
3. ^ "Our club was created by fans for fans". In Kharkiv they went the other way ("Наш клуб создали болельщики для болельщиков". В Харькове пошли другим путем). UA-Football. 5 August 2017.
4. ^ "Металлист 1925 стал профессиональным футбольным клубом". 16 May 2017.
5. ^ "Основний склад".
6. ^ "Metalist 1925".
7. ^ "Професіональна футбольна ліга України". Archived from the original on 22 October 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
8. ^ "Металіст 1925 став професійним футбольним клубом". ua-football.com (in Ukrainian). 16 May 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
9. ^ "Металіст 1925 змінив власників – "сонячні" енергетики та коксохіміки взяли контроль". Футбол 24 (in Ukrainian). football24.ua. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
10. ^ "Тренери команди".
11. ^ "Гендиректор Металіста 1925: Зауважень до тренерського штабу Кривенцова немає". ua-football.com (in Ukrainian). 30 December 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
12. ^ "Ярослав Вдовенко залишає "Металіст 1925"". metalist1925.com (in Ukrainian). 22 November 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
13. ^ "Нові лідери, нові перспективи: Володимир Носов стає президентом ФК "Металіст 1925"". metalist1925.com (in Ukrainian). 23 November 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
14. ^ Oleksandr Pryzetko is a head coach of Metalist 1925
15. ^ "Патрік ван Леувен - головний тренер "Металіста 1925"" (in Ukrainian). metalist1925.com. 4 September 2024. Archived from the original on 5 September 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
16. ^ "У Другій лізі нового сезону виступлять 8 нових резервних команд: ми дізналися, хто їх очолить і де вони будуть грати – є сюрпризи" [In the new season's Second League 8 new reserve teams will participate: we discovered who will manage them and where they will play, there are surprises]. ukrfootball.ua (in Ukrainian). 13 June 2024. Archived from the original on 30 June 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.

## External links

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* Official website
* “Ми більше не хочемо президента-олігарха“. Сергій Стороженко про Металіст 1925. UA-Football (www.ua-football.com). 29 May 2017

* v
* t
* e

FC Metalist 1925 Kharkiv – managers

* Pryzetko (2016–17)
* Khruslovc (2017)
* Ivanov (2017–18)
* Ralyuchenkoc (2018)
* Valyayev (2018)
* Horyainov (2018–19)
* Demchenko (2019–20)
* Khruslovc (2020)
* Kryventsov (2020–22)
* Edmarc (2022–23)
* Holodyukc (2023)
* Skrypnyk (2023–24)
* Karpenkoc (2024)
* van Leeuwen (2024–)

(c) = caretaker manager

* v
* t
* e

Ukrainian Premier League

* List of Ukrainian football champions

Seasons|

| Vyshcha Liha|

* 1992
* 1992–93
* 1993–94
* 1994–95
* 1995–96
* 1996–97
* 1997–98
* 1998–99
* 1999–2000
* 2000–01
* 2001–02
* 2002–03
* 2003–04
* 2004–05
* 2005–06
* 2006–07
* 2007–08

|

Premier League|

* 2008–09
* 2009–10
* 2010–11
* 2011–12
* 2012–13
* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2020–21
* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24
* 2024–25

2024–25 teams|

* Chornomorets Odesa
* Dynamo Kyiv
* Inhulets Petrove
* Karpaty Lviv
* Kolos Kovalivka
* Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih
* 1959
* Livyi Bereh Kyiv
* LNZ Cherkasy
* Obolon Kyiv
* Oleksandriya
* Polissia Zhytomyr
* Rukh Lviv
* Shakhtar Donetsk
* Veres Rivne
* Vorskla Poltava
* Zorya Luhansk

Former teams|

| Active
(lower leagues)|

* Bukovyna Chernivtsi
* Kremin Kremenchuk
* Metalist Kharkiv
* Metalist 1925 Kharkiv
* Mynai
* Nyva Ternopil
* Nyva Vinnytsia

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Defunct
(or amateur)|

* Arsenal Kyiv
* Borysfen Boryspil
* Desna Chernihiv
* Dnipro
* Dnipro-1
* Hoverla Uzhhorod
* Karpaty Lviv (1992-2020)
* Kharkiv
* Lviv
* Mariupol
* Metalurh Donetsk
* Metalurh Zaporizhzhia
* Mykolaiv
* Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka
* Obolon Kyiv (1992-2013)
* Odesa
* Olimpik Donetsk
* Prykarpattya Ivano-Frankivsk
* Sevastopol
* Stal Alchevsk
* Stal Kamianske
* Tavriya Simferopol
* Temp Shepetivka
* Torpedo Zaporizhzhia
* Volyn Lutsk
* Zirka Kropyvnytskyi

Winners|

* Dynamo Kyiv (16)
* Shakhtar Donetsk (15)
* Tavriya Simferopol (1)

Golden matches|

* 1992 Tavriya vs Dynamo
* 2006 Shakhtar vs Dynamo

Statistics|

* Records and statistics
* Top scorers
* Players with 300+ appearances
* Most expensive transfers

* v
* t
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Ukrainian First League teams

2024–25 teams|

| Group A|

* Ahrobiznes Volochysk
* Bukovyna Chernivtsi
* Epitsentr Kamianets-Podilskyi
* Khust
* Metalist Kharkiv
* Mynai
* Nyva Ternopil
* Podillya Khmelnytskyi
* Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk

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Group B|

* Dinaz Vyshhorod
* Kremin Kremenchuk
* FSC Mariupol
* Metalist 1925 Kharkiv
* Metalurh Zaporizhia
* Kudrivka
* Poltava
* UCSA Tarasivka
* Viktoriya Sumy

Former clubs|

| Active|

* FC Chernihiv
* Chornomorets Odesa
* Hirnyk-Sport Horishni Plavni
* Inhulets Petrove
* Karpaty Lviv
* Kolos Kovalivka
* Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih
* LNZ Cherkasy
* Nyva Vinnytsia
* Obolon Kyiv
* FC Oleksandriya
* Polissya Zhytomyr
* Rukh Lviv
* Skala Stryi
* Veres Rivne
* Vorskla Poltava
* Zorya Luhansk

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Defunct|

* Alians Lypova Dolyna
* Arsenal Bila Tserkva
* Arsenal Kyiv
* Artania Ochakiv
* Avanhard Rovenky
* Balkany Zorya
* FC Bershad
* Systema-Borex Borodyanka
* Borysfen Boryspil
* Chaika Sevastopol
* Cherkashchyna Cherkasy
* CSKA Kyiv
* Desna Chernihiv
* SC Dnipro-1
* Dnipro Cherkasy
* Elektrometalurh-NZF Nikopol
* Enerhetyk Burshtyn
* Feniks-Illichovets Kalinine
* Halychyna Drohobych
* Kobra Kharkiv
* Helios Kharkiv
* Hirnyk Kryvyi Rih
* Hoverla Uzhhorod
* Ihroservice Simferopol
* Krystal Chortkiv
* Krystal Kherson
* Karpaty Mukacheve
* FC Kharkiv
* Arsenal Kharkiv
* Khimik Sievierodonetsk
* Knyazha Shchaslyve
* FC Kramatorsk
* Krymteplytsia Molodizhne
* FC Lviv (1992)
* FC Lviv
* Hazovyk-Skala Stryi
* FC Mariupol
* Metalurh Donetsk
* MFC Mykolaiv
* Nafkom Brovary
* Naftokhimik Kremenchuk
* Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka
* Nyva Buzova
* Obolon Kyiv (1992)
* FC Odesa
* Dnister Ovidiopol
* SC Odesa
* Olimpik Donetsk
* FC Poltava
* Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk (2004)
* Ratusha Kamyanets-Podilskyi
* Temp-Advis Shepetivka
* Ros Bila Tserkva
* FC Sevastopol
* Shakhtar Makiivka
* Shakhtar Pavlohrad
* Skala Stryi/Morshyn
* Skoruk Tomakivka
* Sokil Zolochiv
* Spartak Ivano-Frankivsk
* Spartak Sumy
* Stal Alchevsk
* Stal Kamianske
* PFC Sumy
* FC Ternopil
* Torpedo Zaporizhzhia
* Tytan Armiansk
* UkrAhroKom Holovkivka
* FC Uzhhorod
* Vahonobudivnyk Stahanov
* Volyn Lutsk
* VPK-Ahro Shevchenkivka
* Zhemchuzhyna Odesa
* Zirka Kropyvnytskyi

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