FC Rukh Lviv

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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.

Rukh Lviv
Full nameFootball Club Rukh Lviv
Founded2003
GroundArena Lviv
Capacity34,915
PresidentYulia Dumanska (100%)[1]
Hryhoriy Kozlovskyy (honorary president)[1]
General DirectorIhor Dedyshyn[1]
Head coachVitaliy Ponomaryov
LeagueUkrainian Premier League
2023–24Ukrainian Premier League, 6th of 16
WebsiteClub website
Club logo used since the summer of 2016 till the summer of 2017
Club logo used in 2017 – 2019

History

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

Squad

Updated as of 5 July 2024[6][7][8]

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

No.Pos. NationPlayer
60FW  UKRRuslan Nepeypiyev
62MF  UKRVolodymyr Rudyuk
63MF  UKRMarko Sapuha (captain)
71MF  UKROleh Fedor
73DF  UKRRostyslav Lyakh
75DF  UKRAndriy Kitela
77MF  UKROleksiy Sych
78DF  UKRHlib Savchuk
79GK  UKRYuriy Pankiv
89MF  UKRAndriy Stolyarchuk
92DF  UKRBohdan Slyubyk
93DF  UKRVitaliy Roman
95FW  UKRIhor Krasnopir
96DF  UKRDenys Slyusar
99MF  UKRVasyl Runich

Out on loan

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

Coaches and administration

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

League and cup history

SeasonDiv.Pos.Pl.WDLGSGAPCupOtherNotes
20134th11072120623AC12 finals
143107310Runners up[9]
20144th1851217816
143105210Champions
20154th1641110613AC14 finals
11082015426
13300819Runners up[10]
2016–173rd2/17322354682474132 finalsPromoted
2017–182nd7/183414911363051132 finals
2018–192nd11/152881010353534132 finals
2019–202nd2/16301875512161116 finalsPromoted
2020–211st10/142661010273928116 finals
2021–221st11/161746716211818 finals
2022–231st11/163071112313732
2023–241st6/16301213544314918 finals

Coaches

 

 

Rukh Lviv reserves

Rukh-2 Lviv

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.

SeasonDiv.Pos.Pl.WDLGSGAPCupOtherManager
2023–243rd9/14269710293634Volodymyr Bezubyak

Rukh U-19 Lviv

In 2020 Rukh created its reserve teams including under-21 and under-19. In 2022 the Rukh under-19 team has qualified for the UEFA Youth League.

SeasonDiv.Pos.Pl.WDLGSGAPCupOtherNotes
2020–21U-194261376492546

Rukh U-21 Lviv

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.

SeasonDiv.Pos.Pl.WDLGSGAPCupOtherNotes
2020–21U-213261574603052

References