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FC Zorya Luhansk

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Zorya Luhansk
FC Zorya Luhansk logo.svg
Full nameFootball Club Zorya Luhansk
Nickname(s)Muzhyky (The Men)
Founded1923
GroundSlavutych-Arena, Zaporizhzhia
(Avanhard Stadium, Luhansk
Stadion imeni Lenina, Luhansk)
Capacity12,000
ChairmanYevhen Heller
Head CoachViktor Skrypnyk
LeagueUkrainian Premier League
2019–20UPL, 3rd
WebsiteClub website
Home colours
Away colours

FC Zorya Luhansk (Ukrainian: ФК «Зоря» Луганськ [zoˈrʲɑ lʊˈɦɑnʲsʲk]), formerly known as Zaria Voroshilovgrad and Zorya-MALS, is a Ukrainian football team. Zorya Luhansk is based in the city of Luhansk (formerly known as Voroshilovgrad), Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine. However, because of the war in Eastern Ukraine, the team play their games at Slavutych-Arena in Zaporizhzhia.

The modern club was created on 10 April 1964 by the Football Federation of the Soviet Union merging the October Revolution factory (Luhanskteplovoz) sports club Zorya and the Luhansk regional branch of the "Trudovye Rezervy" sports society. In 1972, as Zaria Voroshilovgrad, the club became the first provincial Soviet club to win the Soviet Top League title. Today, the modern club considers the factory team as its predecessor, established back in 1923. The name Zorya means "dawn" in Ukrainian.

History

The modern Zorya Luhansk, during its Soviet period known as Zaria Voroshilovgrad and for a short period Zorya-MALS, was created in 1964. The history of the club begins in the early 20th century, right after the first stadium was built in the city of Luhansk in 1922, on the personal order of Vladimir Lenin and later named after him. The first mention of games involving the Luhansk team dates back to 1911. In 1913 in Kostyantynivka the first regional football league of Donets basin was created. During World War I and the subsequent Soviet and German hostilities, the league was suspended until 1920, by which time the situation in the region had stabilized.

The first Luhansk team was created in the Russian Empire in 1908 when the workers of the Russischen Maschinenbaugesellschaft Hartmann created the "Society of wise recreations". The football section was headed by the Czech specialist Henrich Drževikovski from Prague, who was an instructor of gymnastics of the factory's ministerial school. That team played its games and conducted its training on the empty lot near the factory where today the sport hall "Zorya" is located.

In 1923 the workers of the Luhansk steam train factory of the October Revolution (hence – the club's logo with a locomotive) organized their football team "Metalist" which became the forerunner of today's Zorya. The following year there the championship of the newly created Luhansk okruha (district) was created. In the final game the collective city team of Luhansk was victorious against their rivals from the city of Snizhne, winning the title after extra time 1–0. In 1926, the All-Ukrainian Committee of the Mining Workers' council organized a team of Donbass miners, players from Kadiyevka, for a tour in Germany (Weimar Republic). There the Donbass team won four of their eight games. The following year an international game took place in Luhansk, in which the city team was challenged by their rivals from Austria. The Donbas players lost the game.

FD in Donetsk (2008)

In 1936 the football teams "Metalist" and "Dynamo" (KGB team) merged to form the united Luhansk city-team which the following year was named Dzerzhynets.[1] The name "Dzerzhynets" derives from the steam locomotive that was produced at the steam train factory FD – "Felix Dzerzhinsky".[1] That year "Dzerzhynets" reached 3rd place in the Ukrainian second league.

In 1937 "Dzerzhynets" won Ukrainian's second league and was promoted to the first. Moreover, it reached the 1/8 final of the Ukrainian Сup and the 1/16 final of the Soviet Cup. The team consisted of the following players: Klad'ko (coach), Grebenyuk, Svidyns'ky, Mazanov, Morozov, Krasyuk, Nosko, Movchan, Brovenko, Chernyavs'ky, Voloschenko, Lokotosh, Sytnikov, Evdokymov, Myroshnikov, Ischenko.

In 1938 "Dzerzhynets" became champions of Ukraine after having won 9 games and drawn two. It was thus admitted to the Soviet First League.

Post war revival

See also: Trudovye Rezervy

After World War II, the club was not revived right away. The city of Luhansk was represented by Dynamo Luhansk, while in 1949–1951 there was as well a team of tge Luhansk regional party administration "Trudovi Rezervy".[2][3] In 1950 Dynamo Luhansk merged into Trudovi Rezervy. In 1951 the chief of Trudovi Rezervy's regional administration, Ivan Lomakin; went on trial and the team was liquidated.[4]

In 1948 "Dzerzhynets" was re-established in the lower leagues of the Ukrainian championship.[3] Due to the liquidation of Trudovi Rezervy, Dzerzhynets was allowed to compete among the "mater teams" (Soviet terminology for their professional level).[4] Few players from Trudovi Rezervy joined the factory team.[4] In 1954, Dzerzhynets was transferred under the administration of the Republican Volunteer Society of "Avanhard" which continued its participation in competitions until 1959.[5]

Due to a bleak performance of "Avanhard" in 1957 in the city of Voroshilovhrad, it was revived as another club "Trudovi Rezervy"[4] which this time comprised students from the Leningrad Technicum of Physical Culture and Sports (today College of Physical Culture and Sports of the Saint Petersburg State University).

After the liquidation of Avanhard in 1959, in 1960 in Luhansk the October Revolution (OR) Factory team.[6] was established.

Modern period

During the already ongoing 1964 season and playing several rounds, on 10 April 1964 the Soviet Football Federation issued its decision about merger of two clubs "Trudovi Rezervy" and OR Factory team (SC Zorya) into FC Zorya Voroshilovhrad.[7]

In 1972 Zorya did not only win its only Soviet championship, but also represented, re-enforced with only three players from other clubs, the USSR at the Brazilian Independence Cup (Taça Independência) mid-year. However, only Volodymyr Onyshchenko represented the club at the Final of the European Football Championship few weeks earlier.

In 1992 the club was acquired by a Moscow Science-Production Association "MALS" and participated in the competition of the Ukrainian Top League.[8]

In the season 2005–06 the team won first place in the Persha Liha, and had been promoted to the Vyscha Liha. Zorya was one of the original twenty teams to debut for the first season of the Ukrainian Premier League. The team played for five seasons until the 1995–96 season in which they finished eighteenth and were sent down to the Persha Liha. Zorya relegated to Druha Liha in 1996–97 season but she returned to Persha Liha in 2003–04 season.

In 2016 the team had advanced sufficiently in the standings that they were involved in the European wide play-offs in the UEFA Europa League.In the 2016-17 Europa League season, Zorya Luhansk played group matches against Feyenoord, Fenerbahçe, and Manchester United.


Names

Predecessors
  • 1923–35: FC Metallist Lugansk (city was renamed to Voroshilovgrad in 1935)
  • 1936–40: FC Dzerzhinets Voroshilovgrad (dissolved due to the war; named after Felix Dzerzhinsky)
  • 1948–53: FC Dzerzhinets Voroshilovgrad (team transferred under Avanhard sports society)
  • 1953–59: FC Avangard Voroshilovgrad (reorganized, city was renamed to Lugansk in 1958)
Trudovi Rezervy
  • 1949–51: Trudovye Rezervy Voroshilovgrad (team liquidated, criminal proceedings)
  • 1957–64: Trudovye Rezervy Lugansk (new team; team merged into SC Zorya)
Zorya
  • 1960–64: SC Zaria Lugansk (revived as the OR Factory sports club and reorganized)
  • 1964–70: FC Zaria Lugansk (merged with Trudovi Rezervy to united football club)
  • 1970–90: FC Zaria Voroshilovgrad (city was renamed to Voroshilovgrad in 1970)
  • 1990–91: FC Zaria Lugansk (city was renamed back to Lugansk in 1990)
  • 1992–96: FC Zorya-MALS Luhansk (renamed with adding of the sponsor name)
  • 1996–present: FC Zorya Luhansk (Ukrainian period, modern team)

Colours and badge

The club's mascot with the club's old badge used in 2000–2010

The clubs colours are black and white. In 2010 the club adopted own mascot, a black-white cat which after the club's relocation also moved to Zaporizhia.

The club's current badge was adopted after 2010 and was completely redesigned. In early 1990s the club's badge also carried the brand of local company "MALS". Earlier badges had a silhouette of an oncoming locomotive.

Stadium(s)

  • Stadion "Avanhard" in Luhansk (2009)

  • Slavutych Arena in Zaporizhia (2011)

  • Announcement about the 1984 season's game Zoria – Rotor

Reserve team

The reserve team of Zorya, Zorya Luhansk Reserves (Ukrainian: ФК «Зоря» Луганськ дубль) are playing in the Ukrainian Premier Reserve League.

Sponsors

MediaMix Concept, D & M, Lir, and also Steel Symphony.

Football kits and sponsors

Years[9] Football kit Shirt sponsor
2006–07 Umbro –
2007–09 Puma
2009–10 dm bank[10]
2010–11 Nike –
2011–14 Holsten

Honours

Please, note that in since 1960 the football championship of the Ukrainian SSR among "teams of masters" was conducted as part of the Class B competitions which at first were second tier and later third tier until completely phased away. Afterwards, Ukrainian football competitions were adopted into one of zones of the Soviet Second League.

Another all-Ukrainian football competitions among "collectives of physical culture" (KFK) were conducted since 1964 that were ongoing until 1991 and sometimes are confused for the actually championship mentioned before. Neither Trudovi rezervy or Zorya played in competitions among collectives of physical culture", but did play in football championship of Ukrainian SSR which until 1959 was not considered as a competition among teams of masters.

Domestic competitions

Soviet Union

Ukraine

Current squad

As of 10 February 2021.[11][12]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
4 MF Croatia CRO Lovro Cvek
5 DF North Macedonia MKD Agron Rufati
6 DF Brazil BRA Juninho
7 MF Ukraine UKR Vladyslav Kocherhin
8 MF Ukraine UKR Maksym Lunyov
9 FW Iran IRN Shahab Zahedi
10 MF Ukraine UKR Dmytro Khomchenovskyi
11 FW Ukraine UKR Oleksandr Hladkyy
14 MF Ukraine UKR Maksym Khlan
15 DF Ukraine UKR Vitaliy Vernydub
17 DF Ukraine UKR Vladyslav Yemets
20 DF Israel ISR Joel Abu Hanna
21 MF Ukraine UKR Dmytro Ivanisenya
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 MF Ukraine UKR Vladyslav Kabayev
23 GK Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Nikola Vasilj
28 MF Ukraine UKR Artem Hromov
29 MF Ukraine UKR Yehor Nazaryna
30 GK Ukraine UKR Mykyta Shevchenko (captain)
43 FW Ukraine UKR Danylo Aliferenko
45 DF Ukraine UKR Denys Favorov
48 MF Ukraine UKR Maksym Kazakov
50 MF Ukraine UKR Serhiy Hryn
53 GK Ukraine UKR Dmytro Matsapura
80 MF Ukraine UKR Vladlen Yurchenko
90 FW Iran IRN Allahyar Sayyadmanesh (on loan from Fenerbahçe)
97 MF Latvia LVA Andrejs Cigaņiks

Other players under contract

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Ukraine UKR Ihor Chaykovskyi

U21 team squad

As of 27 October 2018[13]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
31 GK Ukraine UKR Vladyslav Rybak
35 FW Ukraine UKR Andriy Novikov
42 MF Ukraine UKR Artem Mylchenko
43 DF Ukraine UKR Ihor Reshetov
45 MF Ukraine UKR Vladysav Zorenko
54 MF Ukraine UKR Valeriy Pshenyanyk
56 DF Ukraine UKR Davronbek Azizov
61 FW Ukraine UKR Vladyslav Sandrak-Vynnytskyi
No. Pos. Nation Player
65 DF Ukraine UKR Artem Vasko
68 MF Ukraine UKR Serhiy Demchenko
74 FW Ukraine UKR Vladyslav Borysenko
86 MF Ukraine UKR Semen Vovchenko

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Ukraine UKR Danylo Khmelovskyi (at Metalurh Zaporizhya until 30 June 2021)
72 DF Ukraine UKR Maksym Ahapov (at VPK-Ahro Shevchenkivka)
18 DF Ukraine UKR Tymofiy Sukhar (at VPK-Ahro Shevchenkivka)
29 MF Ukraine UKR Volodymyr Bilotserkovets (at Inhulets Petrove until 30 June 2021)
No. Pos. Nation Player
47 MF Ukraine UKR Dmytro Piddubnyi (at VPK-Ahro Shevchenkivka)
— MF Ukraine UKR Yehor Shalfeyev (at Metalurh Zaporizhya)
29 MF Ukraine UKR Denys Yanakov (at Inhulets Petrove until 30 June 2021)
— MF Ukraine UKR Ihor Zahoruyko (at Metalurh Zaporizhya)

Coaches and administration

Administration[14][15] Coaching[16] (senior team) Coaching[17] (U-21 team) Coaching[18] (U-19 team)
  • President – Yevhen Heller
  • General director – Serhiy Rafailov
  • Sportive director – Yuriy Koval
  • Squad chief – Stanislav Ohanov
  • Head coach – Viktor Skrypnyk
  • Assistant coach – Veselin Branimirov
  • Assistant coach – Serhiy Popov
  • Goalies coach – Andriy Nikitin
  • Physio coach – Hryhoriy Yarmash
  • Senior coach – Vacant
  • Goalies coach – Artem Koleda
  • Senior coach – Vacant
  • Coach – Vasyl Baranov
  • Coach – Mykyta Kamenyuka
  • Goalies coach – Artem Koleda

Presidents and owners

Source:[15]

  • 1989–90: Administration Chairman Oleksiy Vintun
  • 1990: Club Chairman I. Shyrokyi
  • 1990: Club Chairman O. Lyakhov
  • 1990–92: President Yuriy Koniayev
  • 1992–96: President Volodymyr Tarasenko
  • 1996–01: President Dmytro Makarenko
  • 2001–02: President Volodymyr Makarov
  • 2002–05: President Yuriy Sevastianov
  • 2005–07: President Valeriy Shpichka
  • 2007–09: President and owner Valeriy Bukayev
  • 2009: Owner Marina Bukayeva
    • 2009: President Oleksandr Yehorov
    • 2009: President Manolis Pilavov
  • 2009–present: President and owner Yevhen Heller

Most capped players

No. Name Playing period League Cup Europe Total
1 Anatoliy Kuksov 1969–85 424 89 4 517
2 Yuriy Kolesnikov 1977–92 (w/breaks) 382 81 0 461
3 Oleksandr Tkachenko 1967–87 (w/breaks) 370 33 4 407
4 Oleksandr Zhuravlyov 1965–79 316 34 2 352
5 Oleksandr Malyshenko 1978–96 318 18 0 336
6 Vitaliy Tarasenko 1982–90 323 10 0 333
7 Valeriy Galustov 1959–68 326 4 0 330
8 Viktor Kuznetsov 1968–79 272 42 4 318
9 Yuriy Yaroshenko 1982–90 304 11 0 315
10 Serhiy Yarmolych 1984–96 (w/breaks) 306 5 0 311

Top scoring players

No. Name Playing period League Cup Europe Total
1 Oleksandr Malyshenko 1978–96 121 3 0 124
2 Anatoliy Kuksov 1969–85 89 7 1 97
3 Yuriy Kolesnikov 1977–92 (w/breaks) 81 7 0 88
4 Timerlan Guseinov 1985–93 (w/breaks) 66 2 0 68
5 Aleksandr Gulevsky 1957–61 61 0 0 61
6 Viktor Kuznetsov 1968–79 40 10 1 51
7 Yuriy Yaroshenko 1982–90 47 1 0 48
8 Ihor Balaba 1960–68 42 2 0 44
9 Yuriy Yeliseyev 1970–77 36 7 0 43
10 Yevgeniy Volchenkov 1961–64 40 1 0 41

Former players

  • Kazakhstan Sergey Patsay
  • Ukraine Oleksandr Zabara

Coaches

  • Soviet Union Ivan Kladko (Jan 1936–Dec 39)
  • Soviet Union Aleksandr Abramov (Jan 1957–Sept 57)
  • Soviet Union Alexey Vodyagin (Sept 1957–Dec 59)
  • Soviet Union Mikhail Antonevich (Jan 1960–July 60)
  • Soviet Union Hryhoriy Balaba (Aug 1960–Dec 61)
  • Soviet Union German Zonin (Jan 1962–May 64)
  • Soviet Union Oleksandr Alpatov (May 1964–Dec 64)
  • Soviet Union Konstantin Beskov (Jan 1965–Dec 65)
  • Soviet Union Yevgeny Goryansky (Jan 1966–Dec 67)
  • Soviet Union Petro Stupakov (Jan 1968–June 68)
  • Soviet Union Viktor Gureyev (July 1968–Sept 69)
  • Soviet Union German Zonin (Sept 1969–Dec 72)
  • Soviet Union Vsevolod Blinkov (Jan 1973–June 74)
  • Soviet Union Yevgeny Pestov (June 1974–Dec 74)
  • Soviet Union Yuriy Zakharov (Jan 1975–Dec 75)
  • Soviet Union Yevgeny Pestov (Jan 1976–Dec 76)
  • Soviet Union Yozhef Sabo (Jan 1977–Dec 77)
  • Soviet Union Yuriy Zakharov (Jan 1978–Dec 79)
  • Soviet Union Vadym Dobizha (Jan 1980–Dec 81)
  • Soviet Union Yuriy Rashchupkin (Jan 1982–Dec 83)
  • Soviet Union Oleh Bazilevich (Jan 1984–Dec 84)
  • Soviet Union Oleksandr Zhuravlyov (Jan 1985–Dec 85)
  • Soviet Union Vadym Dobizha (Dec 1985–July 88)
  • Soviet Union Anatoly Baidachny (Aug 1988–Dec 89)
  • Soviet Union Viktor Nosov (Jan 1990–Aug 90)
  • Ukraine Anatoliy Kuksov (Aug 1990–June 93)
  • Ukraine Anatoliy Shakun (June 1993–March 94)
  • Ukraine Volodymyr Kobzarev (March 1994–Dec 94)
  • Ukraine Yuriy Sevastyanov (Jan 1995–March 95)
  • Ukraine Anatoliy Korshykov (March 1995–April 95)
  • Ukraine Oleksandr Zhuravlyov (April 1995–Oct 95)
  • Ukraine Anatoliy Korshykov (Oct 1995–Nov 95)
  • Ukraine Viktor Aristov (Jan 1996–June 96)
  • Ukraine Anatoliy Kuksov (Aug 1996–Nov 96)
  • Ukraine Oleksandr Shakun (March 1997–Nov 97)
  • Ukraine Vadym Dobizha (March 1998–July 98)
  • Ukraine Oleksandr Shakun (interim) (Aug 1998)
  • Ukraine Vadym Dobizha (Aug 1998–April 2000)
  • Ukraine Yuriy Yeliseyev (April 2000–Nov 2000)
  • Ukraine Serhiy Pohodin (March 2001–Nov 2001)
  • Ukraine Yuriy Yeliseyev (March 2002–June 2002)
  • Ukraine Volodymyr Kobzarev (July 2002–July 2003)
  • Ukraine Oleksiy Chystyakov (Aug 2003–Sept 2003)
  • Ukraine Yuriy Sevastyanov (interim) (Sept 2003)
  • Ukraine Oleksandr Dovbiy (Sept 2003–June 2004)
  • Ukraine Yuriy Koval (July 2004–Aug 10, 2006)
  • Ukraine Yuriy Malyhin (interim) (Aug 2006)
  • Ukraine Volodymyr Bezsonov (Aug 25, 2006 – Nov 3, 2006)
  • Ukraine Yuriy Malyhin (interim) (Nov 2006–Jan 2007)
  • Ukraine Oleksandr Kosevych (Jan 1, 2007 – March 24, 2008)
  • Ukraine Anatoliy Volobuev (March 24, 2008 – May 18, 2009)
  • Ukraine Yuriy Dudnyk (interim) (May 18, 2009 – Sept 23, 2009)
  • Ukraine Yuriy Koval (Sept 23, 2009 – Dec 31, 2009)
  • Ukraine Anatoly Chantsev (Jan 1, 2010 – Nov 27, 2011)
  • Ukraine Yuriy Vernydub (Nov 28, 2011 – May 31, 2019)
  • Ukraine Viktor Skrypnyk (June 3, 2019 – )

Longest serving coaches

Last Updated after 2015/16 season

No. Name Time period G W D L GS GA Achievement
1 Vadym Dobizha 1980–88 (w/breaks) 259 114 55 90 358 331 10/24 (1987 Second Division)
2 German Zonin 1962–72 (w/breaks) 178 77 62 39 241 149 Champion (1972 First Division)
3 Yuriy Vernydub 2011– 126 51 36 39 130 128 3/12 (2016–17 First Division)
4 Anatoliy Kuksov 1990–97 (w/breaks) 105 52 18 35 154 117 12/20 (1992 First Division)
5 Yuriy Zakharov 1975–79 (w/breaks) 94 25 30 39 111 143 9/16 (1975 and 1978 First Division)
6 Yuriy Rashchupkin 1982–83 84 33 20 31 131 119 6/22 (1982 Second Division)
7 Yuriy Koval 2004–09 (w/breaks) 81 48 18 15 137 55 3/18 (2004–05 Second Division)
8 Anatoly Baidachny 1988–89 78 34 20 24 119 93 20/22 (1988 Second Division)
9 Yevgeny Goryansky 1966–67 74 26 27 21 64 58 16/19 (1967 First Division)
10 Alexey Vodyagin 1957–59 65 29 17 19 95 68 4/14 (1959 Second Division)

League and Cup history

The statistics is based on information from the club's official website.[19]

See also: List of FC Zorya Luhansk seasons

Trudovi Rezervy

Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Domestic Cup Europe Notes
Trudovi Rezervy / Trudovye Rezervy
1949 2nd
(Gruppa II. Ukrainskaya Zona) 		15 34 9 6 19 44 59 24
1950 3rd
(Ukraine) 		1 18 11 4 3 35 18 26
2 3 2 0 1 4 5 4 Final group
1951 1 18 13 4 1 46 10 30
6 6 0 3 3 6 14 3 Final group
Original club disbanded in 1951 and revived in 1957
1957 2nd
(Klass B) 		16 34 6 10 18 18 55 22 ​1&fras1;2 finals (Zone)
1958 6 30 12 10 8 35 26 34 ​1&fras1;4 finals (Zone)
1959 4 26 15 3 8 55 31 33 ​1&fras1;2 finals (Zone)
1960 3 36 19 9 8 69 40 47 Ukrainian Championship
1961 2 36 22 7 7 56 23 51 Ukrainian Championship
4 2 0 1 1 0 2 1 Playoff
1962 1 24 14 5 5 52 22 33 ​1&fras1;4 finals (Ukraine)
1 10 6 4 0 22 11 16 Champions of Ukraine
1 2 2 0 0 5 1 4 Promotional playoff; Reorganization
1963 2nd
(Klass A. Vtoraya gruppa) 		5 34 15 11 8 41 26 41 ​1&fras1;32 finals
FC Trudovi Rezervy Luhansk merged with amateur SC Zorya Luhansk under name FC Zorya Luhansk

Metalist, Dzerzhinets, Avanhard, Zorya

Soviet Union

Ukraine

Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Domestic Cup Europe Notes
1928 2nd
(Ukraine) 		​1&fras1;16 finals 2 1 0 1 1 8 2 as FC Luhansk
1935 4th
(Ukraine. Tretya Hrupa) 		1 3 3 0 0 11 2 6 as FC Luhansk
1936 4th
(Ukraine. Druha Hrupa) 		​1&fras1;2 finals 2 1 0 1 4 7 2 as FC Voroshilovgrad[20]
Dzerzhynets / Dzerzhinets
1937 4th
(Ukraine. Druha Hrupa) 		1 5 4 1 0 21 6 14
1938 3rd
(Ukraine) 		1 Champions of Ukraine
1939 2nd
(Gruppa B) 		16 22 8 3 11 37 51 19
1940 3rd
(Ukraine)
World War II; club idle
1948 3rd
(Ukraine) 		3 3
1949
1950 4th
(Ukraine. 2 Hrupa)
1951
1952 3rd
(Ukraine) 		6 22 7 8 7 53 38 22
1953
Avanhard / Avangard
1954 3rd
(Ukraine) 		5 10 3 1 6 13 21 7
1955 6 14 3 5 6 18 33 11
1956 6 14 5 2 7 17 30 12
1957 6 10 1 1 8 6 28 3
1958 8 14 1 3 10 19 51 5
1959 5 14 5 1 8 16 29 11
club idle
FC Trudovi Rezervy Luhansk merged with amateur SC Zorya (former Avanhard) under name FC Zorya Luhansk
Zorya / Zaria
1964 2nd
(Klass A. Vtoraya gruppa) 		4 24 9 10 5 25 14 28 ​1&fras1;16 finals
11 14 3 6 5 9 10 12 Places 1-14 group
1965 2 30 14 12 4 36 23 40 ​1&fras1;64 finals
7 16 8 3 5 23 15 19 Places 1-16 group
1966 1 34 16 12 6 33 15 44 ​1&fras1;64 finals
1 4 2 2 0 4 1 6 Final group; Promoted
1967 1st
(Klass A. Pervaya gruppa) 		16 36 8 13 15 27 42 29 ​1&fras1;16 finals
1968 13 38 10 13 15 23 41 33 ​1&fras1;4 finals
1969 5 18 6 5 7 19 16 17 ​1&fras1;16 finals
11 14 2 5 7 9 17 9 Places 1-14 group
1970 1st
(Klass A. Vysshaya gruppa) 		5 32 10 14 8 27 25 34 ​1&fras1;8 finals
1971 1st
(Vysshaya Liga) 		4 30 11 11 8 29 23 33 ​1&fras1;8 finals
1972 1 30 15 10 5 52 30 40 ​1&fras1;16 finals
1973 7 30 14 1[21] 15 38 26 29 ​1&fras1;4 finals EC R16
1974 14 30 8 10 12 32 41 26 Runner-up
1975 9 30 10 11 9 32 37 31 Runner-up
1976 16 15 2 4 9 9 24 8 ​1&fras1;8 finals
1976 12 15 6 2 7 12 17 14
1977 9 30 8 12 10 28 24 26 ​1&fras1;2 finals
1978 9 30 9 8 13 38 44 26 ​1&fras1;8 finals
1979 17 34 6 11 17 41 62 20 Group stage Relegated
1980 2nd
(Pervaya Liga) 		10 46 19 8 19 68 60 46 Group stage
1981 15 46 16 13 17 44 53 44 Group stage
1982 6 42 19 9 14 65 52 47 Group stage
1983 13 42 14 11 17 66 67 39 ​1&fras1;32 finals
1984 20 42 13 11 18 54 61 37 ​1&fras1;32 finals Relegated
1985 3rd
(Vtoraya Liga, VI Zona) 		6 26 11 7 8 37 25 29 ​1&fras1;64 finals
13 14 3 3 8 9 15 9 Ukrainian Championship
1986 2 26 13 8 5 40 26 34 1/64 finals
1 14 12 2 0 29 9 26 Ukrainian Champions
1 3 2 0 1 8 5 4 Promoted
1987 2nd
(Pervaya Liga) 		16 42 13 15 14 46 60 38 1/64 finals
1988 20 42 11 10 21 44 59 32 1/64 finals Relegated
1989 3rd
(Vtoraya Liga, VI Zona) 		4 52 27 14 11 94 59 68 1/64 finals Ukrainian Championship
1990 7 42 20 9 13 72 44 49 1/32 finals
1991 2 42 26 5 11 69 34 57 1/64 finals
1992 withdrew from competitions 1/32 finals

Ukrainian competitions

Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Domestic Cup Europe Notes
1992 1st
(Vyshcha Liha) 		12 18 6 5 7 23 23 17 1/16 finals
1992–93 15 30 10 4 16 26 46 24 1/8 finals
1993–94 14 34 10 5 18 24 46 26 1/8 finals
1994–95 16 34 10 5 19 35 70 35 1/16 finals
1995–96 18 34 4 4 26 16 80 16 1/16 finals Relegated
1996–97 2nd
(Persha Liha) 		20 42 11 6 25 43 84 39 1/32 finals 2nd Stage
1997–98 19 46 16 5 25 58 84 53 1/32 finals Relegated
1998–99 3rd
(Druha Liha, Hrupa V) 		2 26 18 2 6 55 17 56 1/32 finals
1999–00 3 26 17 2 7 42 21 53 1/8 finals 2nd League Cup
2000–01 5 30 15 5 10 49 35 50 1/8 finals 2nd League Cup
2001–02 9 34 15 6 13 61 51 51 Round 1
2002–03 1 28 23 2 3 62 17 71 1/32 finals Promoted
2003–04 2nd
(Persha Liha) 		15 34 8 13 13 28 42 37 1/16 finals
2004–05 3 34 19 9 6 54 21 66 1/16 finals
2005–06 1 34 27 6 1 74 13 87 1/32 finals (forfeit) Promoted
2006–07 1st
(Vyshcha Liha) 		11 30 9 7 14 23 43 34 1/16 finals
2007–08 11 30 9 4 17 24 43 34 1/16 finals
2008–09 1st
(Premier Liha) 		13 30 8 7 15 29 45 31 1/8 finals
2009–10 13 30 7 7 16 23 47 28 1/16 finals
2010–11 12 30 7 9 14 28 40 30 1/4 finals
2011–12 13 30 6 8 16 34 58 26 1/4 finals
2012–13 10 30 10 7 13 32 43 37 1/16 finals
2013–14 7 28 11 9 8 35 30 42 1/16 finals
2014–15 4 26 13 6 7 40 31 42 1/8 finals EL Play-off round
2015–16 4 26 14 6 6 51 26 48 Runners up EL Play-off round
2016–17[22] 3 32 16 6 10 45 31 54 1/8 finals EL Group stage
2017–18 4 32 11 10 11 44 44 43 1/8 finals EL Group stage
2018–19 5 32 11 10 11 39 34 43 1/2 finals EL Play-off round
2019–20 3 32 17 7 8 50 29 58 1/8 finals EL Play-off round

European record

Main article: FC Zorya Luhansk in European football
Season Competition Round Opponent Home Away Aggregate Qual.
1973–74 European Cup 1R Cyprus APOEL 2–0 1–0 3–0 Symbol keep vote.svg
2R Czechoslovakia Spartak Trnava 0–1 0–0 0–1 Symbol delete vote.svg
2014–15 UEFA Europa League 2Q Albania Laçi 2–1 3–0 5–1 Symbol keep vote.svg
3Q Norway Molde 1–1 2–1 3–2 Symbol keep vote.svg
PO Netherlands Feyenoord 1–1 3–4 4–5 Symbol delete vote.svg
2015–16 UEFA Europa League 3Q Belgium Charleroi 3–0 2–0 5–0 Symbol keep vote.svg
PO Poland Legia Warsaw 0–1 2–3 2–4 Symbol delete vote.svg
2016–17 UEFA Europa League Group A England Manchester United 0–2 0–1 4th Symbol delete vote.svg
Turkey Fenerbahçe 1–1 0–2
Netherlands Feyenoord 1–1 0–1
2017–18 UEFA Europa League Group J Spain Athletic Bilbao 0–2 1–0 3rd Symbol delete vote.svg
Germany Hertha 2–1 0–2
Sweden Östersund 0–2 0–2
2018–19 UEFA Europa League 3Q Portugal Braga 1–1 2–2 3–3 Symbol keep vote.svg
PO Germany Leipzig 0–0 2–3 2–3 Symbol delete vote.svg
2019–20 UEFA Europa League 2Q Montenegro Budućnost Podgorica 1–0 3–1 4–1 Symbol keep vote.svg
3Q Bulgaria CSKA Sofia 1–0 1–1 2–1 Symbol keep vote.svg
PO Spain Espanyol 2–2 1–3 3–5 Symbol delete vote.svg
2020–21 UEFA Europa League Group G Portugal Braga 1–2 0–2 3rd Symbol delete vote.svg
England Leicester City 1–0 0–3
Greece AEK Athens 1–4 3–0
Notes
  • 1R: First round
  • 2R: Second round
  • 2Q: Second qualifying round
  • 3Q: Third qualifying round
  • PO: Play-off round

Notes

  1. ^ a b c as Trudovi Rezervy
  2. ^ a b c d e as the Champion of Ukraine

References

  1. ^ a b Luhansk football at the Our Luhansk football portal.
  2. ^ The first Trudovi Rezervy. Luhansk Our Football.
  3. ^ a b 1944-1950. Zarya Lugansk fansite.
  4. ^ a b c d 1951-1960. Zarya Lugansk fansite.
  5. ^ Avanhard Voroshilovhrad. Luhansk Our Football.
  6. ^ 1958-1960. Zarya Lugansk fansite
  7. ^ 1963-1964. Zarya Lugansk fansite.
  8. ^ Slyvka, K. What Geller is still doing for Akhmetov (Що досі робить Геллер для Ахметова). Depo. 23 September 2015
  9. ^ Jerseys of Ukrainian clubs Archived September 25, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ "Äèàïàçîí-Ìàêñèìóì Áàíê – Òîï-8 áàíêîâ ñ ðàçäóòûìè àêòèâàìè – Áèçíåñ – Forbes Óêðàèíà". Forbes.ua. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
  11. ^ "Официальный сайт ФК "Заря" Луганск". Retrieved September 25, 2017.
  12. ^ https://upl.ua/en/clubs/view/11?id=11
  13. ^ http://zarya-lugansk.com/team.php?tttab=team_young
  14. ^ http://zarya-lugansk.com/team.php
  15. ^ a b https://web.archive.org/web/20160619170549/http://football.lg.ua/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=585&Itemid=63
  16. ^ http://zarya-lugansk.com/team.php?tttab=team_coach
  17. ^ http://zarya-lugansk.com/team.php?tttab=team_young_coach
  18. ^ http://zarya-lugansk.com/team.php?tttab=team_u19_coach
  19. ^ Club's history. Zorya website.
  20. ^ merged with FC Dynamo Luhansk
  21. ^ Total of 6 games were tied, but five were lost in penalty kicks, while in only one Zorya was victorious.
  22. ^ Competition was played in two phases. Official final league standings are cumulative from both phases. Zorya competed in the Championship Group in Phase II.
    "Ліга Парі-Матч Сезон 2016/17" [League Pari-Match 2016–17 Season]. Ukrainian Premier League. May 31, 2017. Archived from the original on May 31, 2017. Retrieved May 31, 2017.

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