FC Rukh Lviv

Football club

Rukh Lviv

Full name| Football Club Rukh Lviv
Founded| 2003
Ground| Arena Lviv
Capacity| 34,915
President| Yulia Dumanska (100%)[1]
Hryhoriy Kozlovskyy (honorary president)[1]
General Director| Ihor Dedyshyn[1]
Head coach| Vitaliy Ponomaryov
League| Ukrainian Premier League
2023–24| Ukrainian Premier League, 6th of 16
Website| Club website

Home colours

Away colours

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Club logo used since the summer of 2016 till the summer of 2017 Club logo used in 2017 – 2019

FC Rukh Lviv (Ukrainian: ФК «Рух» Львів) is a Ukrainian professional football club based in Lviv. The club competes in the Ukrainian Premier League following the promotion as runners-up of 2019–20 Ukrainian First League.

## History[edit]

In 2003 under the initiative Myron Markevych, who was born in Vynnyky, and at the time was head coach of FC Karpaty Lviv established football club called FC Rukh Vynnyky. When asked why Rukh, Markevych replied that Rukh is life. In June 2003, a children's football school Myron Markevych "Movement" under directorship Yuriy Hdanskyi and trainers Roman Hdanskyi, Ihor Didyk, Markiyan Shkraba, Oleh Lehan was formed.[2]

In 2009, the Rukh adult soccer team with President Hryhoriy Kozlovskyy and head trainer Roman Hdanskyi was formed.[2] Since the team was located in Vynnyky which is a satellite town of the city of Lviv, so at a time teams participated separately in Lviv Oblast League Championship and in Lviv the teams participated in the championship of the city.[2] The club holds matches at the stadium named after Bohdan Markevych (1925–2002, Myron Markevych's father), who was one of the main sponsors of the football club and the Youth Academy, who worked for many years as a junior's coach.[2]

In 2014, the team won the National amateur football championship.

During the 2015 season, the club made sensations by signing former Dynamo Kyiv internationals Oleksandr Aliyev and Maksim Shatskikh.[3]

The club has been admitted to the PFL and took second place in the 2016–17 Ukrainian Second League.[4]

On 26 June 2017, the club presented a new emblem in golden and black colors.[5]

## Honors[edit]

* Ukrainian First League
* Runners-up (1): 2019–20
* Ukrainian Second League
* Runners-up (1): 2016–17
* Ukrainian Amateur League
* Winners (1): 2014
* Runners-up (2): 2013, 2015
* Lviv Oblast Championship
* Winners (4): 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
* Lviv Oblast Cup
* Winners (3): 2012, 2014. 2015

## Squad[edit]

Updated as of 4 March 2024[6][7][8]

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 | Yuriy-Volodymyr Hereta
2  | DF |  UKR | Ihor Duts
4  | DF |  UKR | Vitaliy Kholod
7  | MF |  UKR | Yuriy Klymchuk
8  | FW |  UKR | Yaroslav Karabin
9  | FW |  UKR | Illya Kvasnytsya
10  | MF |  UKR | Ostap Prytula
15  | MF |  UKR | Denys Pidhurskyi
19  | FW |  UKR | Yevheniy Pastukh
20  | FW |  BRA | Klayver
21  | MF |  UKR | Roman Mykhayliv
22  | MF |  GLP | Ange-Freddy Plumain
23  | GK |  UKR | Dmytro Ledviy
25  | DF |  UKR | Maksym Bilyi
29  | DF |  UKR | Roman Didyk
30  | MF |  BRA | Talles
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44  | MF |  UKR | Yuriy Matviyiv
60  | FW |  UKR | Ruslan Nepeypiyev
63  | MF |  UKR | Marko Sapuha (captain)
71  | MF |  UKR | Oleh Fedor
73  | DF |  UKR | Rostyslav Lyakh
75  | DF |  UKR | Andriy Kitela
77  | MF |  UKR | Oleksiy Sych
78  | MF |  UKR | Mukhammad Dzhurabayev
79  | GK |  UKR | Yuriy Pankiv
89  | MF |  UKR | Andriy Stolyarchuk
91  | MF |  UKR | Denys Teslyuk
92  | DF |  UKR | Bohdan Slyubyk
93  | DF |  UKR | Vitaliy Roman
96  | DF |  UKR | Denys Slyusar
99  | MF |  UKR | Vasyl Runich

### Out on loan[edit]

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

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-- | DF |  SEN | Djibril Diaw (at  Stade Lavallois until 30 June 2024)
-- | DF |  UKR | Hlib Savchuk (at Podillya Khmelnytskyi until 30 June 2024)
-- | DF |  UKR | Oleh Veremiyenko (at Podillya Khmelnytskyi until 30 June 2024)
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-- | MF |  UKR | Vladyslav Buchakchyiskyi (at Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk until 30 June 2024)
-- | MF |  BRA | Edson (at  Juárez until 31 December 2024)
-- | MF |  UKR | Volodymyr Rudyuk (at Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk until 30 June 2024)

## Coaches and administration[edit]

Administration  | Coaching

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* President – Hryhoriy Kozlovskyy
* General director – Rostyslav Puzanskyi
* Vice-president –  Emre Karaahmetoglu
* Sporting director – Volodymyr Lapitskyi

* Head coach – Vitaliy Ponomaryov
* Assistant – Ivan Shuha
* Assistant – Borys Baranets
* Goalkeeping coach – Andriy Rad
* Fitness coach – Vitaliy Romanyuk

## League and cup history[edit]

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

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2013 | 4th  | 1 | 10  | 7  | 2  | 1  | 20  | 6  | 23 |  | AC | 1⁄2 finals |
1 | 4  | 3  | 1  | 0  | 7  | 3  | 10 |  | Runners up[9]
2014 | 4th  | 1 | 8  | 5  | 1  | 2  | 17  | 8  | 16 |  |  |  |
1 | 4  | 3  | 1  | 0  | 5  | 2  | 10 | Champions
2015 | 4th  | 1 | 6  | 4  | 1  | 1  | 10  | 6  | 13 |  | AC | 1⁄4 finals |
1 | 10  | 8  | 2  | 0  | 15  | 4  | 26 |
1 | 3  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 8  | 1  | 9 | Runners up[10]
2016-17 | 3rd  | 2/17 | 32  | 23  | 5  | 4  | 68  | 24  | 74 | 1⁄32 finals  |  |  | Promoted
2017–18 | 2nd  | 7/18 | 34  | 14  | 9  | 11  | 36  | 30  | 51 | 1⁄32 finals  |  |  |
2018-19 | 2nd  | 11/15 | 28  | 8  | 10  | 10  | 35  | 35  | 34 | 1⁄32 finals  |  |  |
2019-20 | 2nd  | 2/16 | 30  | 18  | 7  | 5  | 51  | 21  | 61 | 1⁄16 finals  |  |  | Promoted
2020-21 | 1st  | 10/14 | 26  | 6  | 10  | 10  | 27  | 39  | 28 | 1⁄16 finals  |  |  |
2021-22 | 1st  | 11/16 | 17  | 4  | 6  | 7  | 16  | 21  | 18 | 1⁄8 finals  |  |  |
2022-23 | 1st  | 11/16 | 30  | 7  | 11  | 12  | 31  | 37  | 32 | —  |  |  |
2023-24 | 1st  | /16 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1⁄8 finals  |  |  |

## Coaches[edit]

* Roman Hdanskyi (2009 – 10 Nov 2016)
* Ruslan Mostovyi (10 Nov 2016 – 11 Aug 2017)
* Volodymyr Mazyar (11 Aug 2017 – 12 Nov 2017)
* Andriy Kikot (13 Nov 2017 – 9 Sep 2018)

* Yuriy Virt (26 Sep 2018 – 13 Nov 2018)
* Leonid Kuchuk (1 Feb 2019 – 10 Dec 2019)
* Yuriy Bakalov (14 Dec 2019 – 15 Jun 2020)
* Ivan Fedyk (15 Jun 2020 – 4 Aug 2021)

* Leonid Kuchuk (5 Aug 2021 – present)

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## Rukh Lviv reserves[edit]

### Rukh-2 Lviv[edit]

In 2023 Rukh created its second team and was admitted by the Professional Football League of Ukraine to play at the 2023–24 Ukrainian Second League.

### Rukh U-19 Lviv[edit]

In 2020 Rukh created its reserve teams including under-21 and under-19. Following the 2020–21 season, the competition among under-21 teams was discontinued and both squads were merged. The Rukh under-19 team has qualified for the UEFA Youth League.

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

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2020–21  | U-19  | 4 | 26  | 13  | 7  | 6  | 49  | 25  | 46 |  |  |  |

### Rukh U-21 Lviv[edit]

In 2020 Rukh created its reserve teams including under-21 and under-19. Following the 2020–21 season, the competition among under-21 teams was discontinued and both squads were merged.

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

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2020–21  | U-21  | 3 | 26  | 15  | 7  | 4  | 60  | 30  | 52 |  |  |  |

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c Кому официально принадлежат украинские клубы Archived 2023-09-02 at the Wayback Machine. ukrrudprom.com. 12 November 2021
2. ^ a b c d Baitsar, Andriy (21 January 2016). "Iсторія та сучасність: Медицина, спорт і відпочинок у Винниках (ОНОВЛЕНО+ФОТО)" [Past and Present: medicine, sport and leisure in Vynnyky (UPDATED + PHOTOS)]. Vynnyky Plus (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
3. ^ Брати Баранці влітку перейдуть у Рух [Baranets brothers will transfer to Rukh in the summer]. UA-Football (in Ukrainian). 30 December 2016. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
4. ^ В Першій лізі можуть стартувати 18 команд [16 teams may compete in the First League]. UA-Football (in Ukrainian). 24 June 2016. Archived from the original on 5 October 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
5. ^ Rukh presented a new emblem and the club's colors (Рух представив нову емблему та кольори клубу) Archived 2017-11-14 at the Wayback Machine. Football 24. 26 June 2017
6. ^ "Офіційний сайт ФК "Рух" (Львів)". Archived from the original on 2020-03-04. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
7. ^ "Rukh". Archived from the original on 2020-09-23. Retrieved 2020-09-28.
8. ^ "Ukraine - FC Rukh Vynnyky - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway". Archived from the original on 2021-04-30. Retrieved 2021-03-10.
9. ^ Defeated 4-3 on penalties after 1-1 added extra time to FC ODEK Orzhiv. Підсумки чемпіонату України з футболу серед аматорських команд 2013 р. [Amateur Competition 2013]. Ukrainian Football Amateur League Official website (in Ukrainian). 2013. Archived from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
10. ^ Defeated 2-1 by FC Balkany Zorya. Чемпіонат України з футболу серед аматорів 2015 [Amateur Competition 2015] (PDF). Ukrainian Football Amateur League Official website (in Ukrainian). 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.

## External links[edit]

* The video presentation of the new emblem of "Rukh" (Відеопрезентація нової емблеми "Руху"). Rukh TV on . 26 June 2017.

* v
* t
* e

FC Rukh Lviv – managers

* Hdanskyi (2009–16)
* Mostovyi (2016–17)
* Mazyar (2017)
* Kikot (2017–18)
* Romanyukc (2018)
* Virt (2018)
* Kuchuk (2019)
* Bakalov (2019–20)
* Fedyk (2020–21)
* Kuchuk (2021–23)
* Ponomaryov (2023–)

(c) = caretaker manager

* v
* t
* e

FC Rukh Lviv - current squad

* 4 Kholod
* 6 Dovhyi
* 7 Klymchuk
* 8 Karabin
* 9 Kvasnytsya
* 10 Prytula
* 11 Solomon-Otabor
* 15 Pidhurskyi
* 17 Mysyk
* 19 Pastukh
* 22 Plumain
* 23 Ledviy
* 26 Alvarenga
* 29 Didyk
* 30 Talles B.
* 35 Edson
* 60 Nepeypiyev
* 63 Sapuha
* 71 Fedor
* 73 Lyakh
* 75 Kitela
* 77 Sych
* 79 Pankiv
* 89 Stolyarchuk
* 91 Teslyuk
* 92 Slyubyk
* 93 Roman
* 96 Slyusar
* 99 Runich

* Manager: Ponomaryov

* 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

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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
* Dnipro-1
* Dynamo Kyiv
* Inhulets Petrove
* Karpaty Lviv
* Kolos Kovalivka
* Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih
* 1959
* LNZ Cherkasy
* Obolon Kyiv (1992)
* 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
* Metalurh Zaporizhzhia
* Mynai
* Nyva Ternopil
* Nyva Vinnytsia

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Defunct
(or amateur)|

* Arsenal Kyiv
* Borysfen Boryspil
* Desna Chernihiv
* Dnipro
* Hoverla Uzhhorod
* Kharkiv
* Lviv
* Mariupol
* Metalurh Donetsk
* Mykolaiv
* Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka
* 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
* e

2024–25 Ukrainian Second League clubs

* Chaika Petropavlivska Borshchahivka
* FC Chernihiv
* Hirnyk-Sport Horishni Plavni
* Kremin Kremenchuk
* FC Kulykiv
* Kolos-2 Kovalivka
* Livyi Bereh-2 Kyiv
* Lokomotyv Kyiv
* Metalist 1925-2 Kharkiv
* Metalurh Zaporizhzhia
* Nyva Vinnytsia
* Nyva-2 Ternopil
* FC Oleksandriya-2
* Polissya-2 Zhytomyr
* Probiy Horodenka
* Real Pharma Odesa
* Revera 1908 Ivano-Frankivsk
* Rukh-2 Lviv
* Skala 1911 Stryi
* FC Trostianets
* Veres-Izotop-2 Rivne
* SC Vilkhivtsi
* Vorskla-2 Poltava

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