FC Lviv
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Full name | Football Club Lviv | ||
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Founded | 2006 | ||
Ground | Arena Lviv, Lviv | ||
Capacity | 34,915 | ||
President | |||
Head coach | Anatoliy Bezsmertnyi | ||
League | Ukrainian Premier League | ||
2020–21 | Ukrainian Premier League, 8th | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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FC Lviv (Ukrainian: ФК «Львів») is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Lviv, that competes in the Ukrainian Premier League.
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 as a replacement for the bankrupt club FC Hazovyk-Skala Stryi, which also represented Lviv Oblast. The new entity was registered on 22 May 2006[1] as a company with limited liability (Ukrainian: 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 (Ukrainian: правонаступник) of FC Hazovyk-Skala Stryi 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.[2] The new president of the new club informed that his club was not created as a municipal club.[2]
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, west of Sambir. This arena was constructed by and named after Ukrainian insurance company Knyazha, who is the club's main sponsor. The previous home ground of the club was SKA Stadium in Lviv which fell out of favor with the FFU, PFL.
In 2007–08 season FC Lviv finished 2nd in the Persha Liha 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. In 2008–09 FC Lviv, despite a sensational opening 2–0 win against Shakhtar, were relegated to the Persha Liha. The decisive match for them happened in the last round against another Lviv team Karpaty in the when they lost 2–1. The club's first, and only, season in the Premier League was spent at The Ukraina Stadium together with Karpaty under a lease contract.
In 2009, the city of Lviv lent the former land property of 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.[3]
FC Lviv (since 2016)[]
In 2016 the professional team of FC Lviv was renewed and its future participation in Druha Liha was announced.[4]
In May 2018, the club was promoted to the Ukrainian Premier League on pretence of merging with NK Veres Rivne and play in the 2018–19 Ukrainian Premier League.
Players[]
Team squad[]
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[]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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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[7]
- Since 2018: Bohdan Kopytko
Administrative and coaching staff[]
Administration | Coaching[8] (senior team) | Coaching[9][10] (U-21/U-19 team) |
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Football kits and sponsors[]
Since 2006 till 2012, the main sponsor was (insurance company), other sponsors were , (brewery), and the technical sponsor was Lotto.
Years[12] | Football kit | Shirt sponsor |
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2008–2009 | Lotto | Vienna Insurance Group |
Honours[]
- Runners-up (1): 2007–08
League and Cup history[]
Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Domestic Cup Other Notes Previous Refer to FC Hazovyk-Skala Stryi 2005–06 Persha Liha 6 34 14 10 10 35 33 52 1⁄8 finals as Hazovyk Skala-Stryi 2006–07 11 36 13 8 15 45 45 47 1⁄8 finals [13] 2007–08 2 38 23 5 10 58 29 74 1⁄8 finals Promoted 2008–09 Premier Liha 15 30 6 8 16 24 39 26 1⁄8 finals Relegated 2009–10 Persha Liha 4 34 19 6 9 49 22 63 1⁄32 finals 2010–11 5 34 17 8 9 52 28 59 1⁄32 finals 2011–12 17 34 6 3 25 21 79 21 1⁄32 finals Folded The club was idle between 2012 and 2016 2016–17 Amateurs 10 20 3 4 13 19 31 13 UAC 1⁄4 finals Admitted to professionals 2017–18 Druha Liha "A" 5 27 10 6 11 28 29 36 1⁄4 finals Swapped with Veres Merged with NK Veres Rivne (team swap) 2018–19 Premier Liha 6 32 8 10 14 25 40 34 1⁄4 finals 2019–20 11 32 5 9 18 25 57 24 1⁄8 finals 2020–21
FC Lviv-2[]
Football Club Lviv-2 (Ukrainian: Футбольний Клуб Львів-2) was a reserve team of FC Lviv that played in the Ukrainian Second League competition.[14]
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[]
Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Domestic Cup Other Notes 2009–10 3rd "A" 8 20 4 7 9 13 25 19 PFL LG QF
Coaches[]
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See also[]
- FC Hazovyk-Skala Stryi
- FC Knyazha Shchaslyve
References[]
- ^ Druzdyev, O. "Lviv" beginning of new history ("Львів" початок нової історії). Fan site of FC Lviv.
- ^ Jump up to: a b FC "Lviv" does not belong to the city (ФК "Львів" не належить місту). Shchodennyi Lviv. 26 May 2006
- ^ PFL web-site Archived 15 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Олег Лужний може очолити ФК Львів". champion.com.ua. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- ^ http://pfclviv.com/sklad-komandy/
- ^ https://upl.ua/en/clubs/view/3?id=3
- ^ Artur Valerko. Mykhailiv: FC Lviv will play at Arena Lviv. Stadion Ukraina is as a reserve (Михайлів: ФК Львів гратиме на Арені Львів. Стадіон Україна – в резерві). Sport Arena. 14 July 2018
- ^ http://pfclviv.com/trenerskyy-shtab/
- ^ http://pfclviv.com/trenerskyy-shtab-u-19/
- ^ http://pfclviv.com/trenerskyy-shtab-u-21/
- ^ "Coaching staff". pfclviv.com. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
- ^ Jerseys of Ukrainian clubs Archived 25 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ The club took over operations of FC Hazovyk-Skala Stryi, which was under financial duress and moved to Lviv
- ^ "Визначено склад груп учасників змагань з футболу серед команд другої ліги (Confirmed group team entrants to compete in the Druha Liha))" (in Ukrainian). PFL. 14 July 2009. Retrieved 14 July 2009.
- ^ FC Lviv Unveils New Coaching Team 15 October 2008
- ^ PFL website[permanent dead link]
- ^ Роман Марич: "Фінансування "Львова" буде покращуватися й команда прогресуватиме" [Roman Marych: Financing FC Lviv will improve and the team will progress]. ua.football.com (in Ukrainian). PFL Official Site. 26 September 2011. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
External links[]
- (in Ukrainian) The official Web Site
- FC Lviv
- Association football clubs established in 2006
- Football clubs in Lviv
- 2006 establishments in Ukraine
- Ukrainian Premier League clubs
- Sports team relocations