FC Metalist Kharkiv

Football Club Metalist Kharkiv (Ukrainian: Футбо́льний Клуб Металі́ст Ха́рків [metɐˈl(j)ist ˈxɑrkiu̯]) is a Ukrainian football club based in Kharkiv that plays in the Ukrainian First League during the 2023–24 season. It was revived five years after the original FC Metalist Kharkiv ceased operations. Founded in 1925, FC Metalist Kharkiv had worked its way up the rungs of the Soviet football system, eventually being promoted to the Soviet Top League in 1960. After a difficult period which included relegation, Metalist was promoted to the Top League again in 1982, where it remained until the league's dissolution.

Metalist Kharkiv
Full nameФутбо́льний Клуб Металі́ст Ха́рків
Football Club Metalist Kharkiv
Nickname(s)Zhovto-syni (Yellow-blue)
Founded11 December 1925 (1925-12-11)
GroundOSC Metalist
Capacity40,003
OwnerOleksandr Yaroslavskyi
Head coachAndriy Anishchenko
LeagueUkrainian First League
2022–23Ukrainian Premier League, 15th of 16 (relegated)
WebsiteClub website

The club won the Soviet Cup once, and were also runners-up once. Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, they have also won silver medals in the 2012–13 Ukrainian Premier League and six bronze medals in the Ukrainian Premier League, starting from the 2006–07 season. Their home was the Metalist Stadium, a multi-use facility with a capacity of 40,003. The stadium was originally built in 1926 and was expanded to host Euro 2012 football matches. Metalist ceased operations in 2016 due to insolvency. Metalist owed in salary to its players €32 million with €5 million to Cleiton Xavier in particular.[1][2][3] It was removed from the Ukrainian Premier League after owner Serhiy Kurchenko absconded in February 2014, following the 2014 Ukrainian revolution.

Following the demise of Metalist Kharkiv in 2016, two new clubs were created in Kharkiv with variations of the Metalist club name. Since July 2016, a team named "SK Metalist Kharkiv" has been playing in the Kharkiv Oblast Championship,[4] whose owner is Metalist owner Serhiy Kurchenko.[5] In August 2016, another club named "FC Metalist 1925 Kharkiv" began to operate in the Ukrainian Amateur Football League[6] with the stated intention of competing in the (professional) Ukrainian Second League as soon as possible.[6] "FC Metalist 1925 Kharkiv" is owned by a company not linked with the original FC Metalist Kharkiv.[7][6]

In October 2017, a Ukrainian court confiscated (the original) Metalist Kharkiv from Kurchenko and placed it under state property.[8] At the time the club did not participate in any official sanctioned competitions.[8] Also in July 2020, former FC Metalist sports director Yevhen Krasnikov created FC Metal Kharkiv which has since participated in the Ukrainian Second League. Earlier on 5 May 2020, Oleksandr Yaroslavskyi announced that he wishes to take care of the debts of the liquidated Metalist.[9][10][11][12] The return of Yaroslavskyi to football arose some criticism connected with politics of the city of Kharkiv.[13] After winning the Second League in June 2021, it was confirmed that Metal will be renamed to Metalist and the old FC Metalist Kharkiv logo will be returned to the club, along with its brand and history.[14]

History

USSR competitions

The team has played under the following names:

  • KhPZ (1925–1937, 1941) – factory team
    • Zenit (1938–1940)
  • Dzerzhinets (1947–1952) – All-Union Dzerzhinets sports society (merger into Avangard in 1956)
  • Avanhard/Avangard (1956–1967) – Republican Avanhard sports society (until 1957 All-Union Avangard sports society)
  • Metalist/Metallist (since 1967) – All-Union Zenit sports society (part of reinstating and separating from Avanhard)

FC Metalist Kharkiv was initially founded on 11 December 1925 as KhPZ (Kharkovskiy Parovoznyi Zavod – Kharkiv Steam Locomotive Factory), when a local locomotive construction facility (Kharkiv Steam-locomotive Factory, today the Malyshev Factory) provided funding and allowed use of its land to start a football club.[15] The first factory team however played under the name of "Parovoznik" since 1922.[16] A big impulse to development of football among factory teams was construction of the Traktor Stadium (today Metalist Stadium) which was opened in September of 1926.[16] The stadium was built on a directive of Anastas Mikoyan (Minister of Foreign and Home Trade).[17] It was built by workers of the Lokomotive Factory and became the biggest in the city.[17] After the opening a team of KhPZ met with the city team of Dnipropetrovsk (renamed in previous month from Yekaterinoslav) tying the match in 2:2 with 8,000 spectators observing the match.[17][16] In August of 1927, the stadium was hosting the Ukrainian Spartakiade final stage.[16]

Ten years later in 1935, the club won the city of Kharkiv championship,[15] which allowed the club to enter the USSR Cup in the following season.[15] Until the World War II, the team was completely in shadow of some other Kharkiv teams such as FC Dynamo Kharkiv, FC Silmash Kharkiv, and others. Among notable players of the early period, it should be mentioned Mykola Krotov who in 1927 moved to KhPZ from the Dynamo's predecessor Shturm Kharkiv.

Following World War II, the factory team joined the Dzerzhinets sports society assuming its name and resumed playing in local competitions, promoting itself to the Second Group (Soviet Second Division) in 1947[15] only to be demoted three seasons later. In the first post-war decade the club was completely overshadowed by its another city rival FC Lokomotyv Kharkiv which was member of the Soviet Lokomotiv sports society.

In 1956, Metalist as Avanhard returned to the Soviet Second League B[15] replacing its city rivals Lokomotyv Kharkiv. Many players from Lokomotyv joined the Avanhard factory team among which were Heorhiy Borzenko, Mykola Uhraitskyi, Vitaliy Zub and others. Soon thereafter Avanhard was promoted first to Soviet First League in 1958, and later to the Soviet Top League in 1960. The club stayed in Top League for 4 seasons, but was demoted to First League in 1963, continuing its decline with demotion to Second League. In 1978, the club was promoted to the Soviet First League[15] and two years later, the club finished third in the competition narrowly missing promotion to the top flight. The following season, the club improved on their previous performance and won the Soviet First League outright to earn a spot in Soviet Top League.[15] The club sustained 10 seasons of the Soviet Top League with several successes on the domestic front. In 1983, Metalist was the runner-up in the USSR Cup (losing 1–0 to Shakhtar Donetsk) and a few years later in 1988 would win the cup, beating Torpedo Moscow 2–0.[15] As a result, Metalist Kharkiv earned a trip to the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. Metalist only advanced to the last sixteen of the competition, beating Yugoslavian side Borac Banja Luka and losing to the Dutch club Roda JC.

Ukrainian Premier League

After the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the formation of an independent Ukraine, Metalist joined the inaugural season of the Ukrainian Premier League in 1992. The club finished in fifth place, an achievement it would never top until the 2006–07 season, finishing in fifth place three more times since, the most notable coming during the 2001–02 season. The club finished with 40 points, on a par with Metalurh Zaporizhzhya and Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk for a three-way tie. Metalist was expected to take fourth place (and subsequently compete in the UEFA Cup) by virtue of having the best three-way, head-to-head record among the three teams (which is the official tie-breaker to be used in domestic competitions), but following a protest by Metalurh Zaporizhzhya and an arbitrary decision by PFL (the administrative body of the UPL), Metalurh Zaporizhzhya was awarded fourth place on the grounds that it had better head-to-head records independently against either side.[18]

Following unsuccessful protests from Metalist, a disheartened management, team and fan base would see the club finish bottom in the following season and earning a demotion to the Ukrainian First League. However, the club would return to the UPL after one season and following a financial crisis and a takeover of the club by UkrSibbank owner Oleksandr Yaroslavsky, steady investment would see Metalist show improvement and balanced performance. Yaroslavsky sold the club to new owner Serhiy Kurchenko late in December 2012.[19] Kurchenko left Ukraine in February 2014 following the 2014 Ukrainian revolution and his current whereabouts are unknown.[20]

European competitions
Metalist squad in UEFA Cup.

In the 2006–07 season, Metalist finished third place in the league, qualifying for the 2007–08 UEFA Cup, their second appearance in a UEFA competition. They were drawn against English club Everton. The first leg, away at Goodison Park, ended in a 1–1 draw while Everton won the second leg 3–2, eliminating Metalist.

Metalist's next European competition was the 2008–09 UEFA Cup. The club beat Beşiktaş 4–2 on aggregate in the first round to qualify for the group stage, where they were grouped with Galatasaray, Olympiacos, Hertha BSC and Benfica. Metalist finished top of the group, beating Galatasaray, Olympiacos and Benfica, whilst drawing 0–0 with Hertha. In the round of 32, Metalist defeated Italian club Sampdoria 3–0 on aggregate, setting up for an all-Ukrainian round of 16 tie against Dynamo Kyiv. After losing in Kyiv 1–0, Metalist won the return leg 3–2, but were eliminated on the away goals rule.

When the competition was re-branded as the Europa League for the 2009–10 season, Metalist beat Croatian side HNK Rijeka 4–1 on aggregate in the third qualifying round before losing 2–1 on aggregate to Austrian side Sturm Graz, despite holding them 1–1 in Graz. The following season, they finished second in Group I behind Dutch giants PSV Eindhoven, thus qualifying for the round of 32 where they were thrashed 6–0 on aggregate by Bayer Leverkusen. They reached the quarter-finals the following season, beating Olympiacos on away goals in the round of 16, but falling to Sporting CP. The following season, they then faced Bayer Leverkusen again—after beating Leverkusen 2–0 on 22 November 2012, Metalist finished above the side on head-to-head points (13), as they both finished on 13 points and had played out a goalless draw at the BayArena. In the round of 32, Metalist then faced English club Newcastle United. After holding them to a goalless draw at St James' Park in the first leg on 14 February, Shola Ameobi scored a penalty sent Newcastle through 1–0 on aggregate.

In August 2013, UEFA disqualified Metalist from all 2013–14 UEFA competitions.[21][nb 1]

Stoppage in 2016 and the new club

It is believed that Serhiy Kurchenko bought the club from Yaroslavskyi at the end of 2012 for $100 million, supposedly.[24] According to Kurchenko, he invested into the club around $270 million,[24] but ran out of Ukraine in 2014.[24] Since then, financing of the club was stopped.[24]

On 22 April 2016, the FFU Committee announced that Metalist would not be allowed to participate in professional competitions because of its debts to its players.[25][26] On 16 May 2016, the FFU Appeal Committee left in force the decision of the FFU Football Clubs Attestation Committee of 22 April 2016 and refused in issuing attestation for the next season for the club by declining its appeals.[27] Metalist owed in salary to its players 32 million Euros with 5 million to Cleiton Xavier in particular.[28] In June of 2016 Nashi Groshi were informing that National Police of Ukraine opened criminal proceedings and asked the court on access to the Metalist salaries data.[24] According to the Kominternivskyi District Court of Kharkiv, Metalist debt to its players and personnel exceeds over ₴30 million.[24]

In July 2016, a team named SK Metalist Kharkiv started playing in the Kharkiv Oblast Championship.[4] "SK Metalist Kharkiv" is owned by the same man under whose watch Metalist Kharkiv was expelled from the professional leagues: Serhiy Kurchenko.[5] In 2016 Kharkiv Oblast Championship, the club competed under the name UPhC Olimpik – SC Metalist and placed the last place.[29] UPhC Olimpik is a team of the Kharkiv State College of Physical Culture 1.

In August 2016, a new club called FC Metalist 1925 Kharkiv applied for the 2016–17 Ukrainian Football Amateur League,[30] where it was headed by Oleksandr Pryzetko.[31][32] The owner of FC Metalist 1925 Kharkiv is the company TOV Avanhard Kharkiv, later renamed to FC Metalist 1925 Kharkiv.[7] TOV Avanhard Kharkiv is controlled by businessman and Kharkiv City Council deputy for Petro Poroshenko Bloc "Solidarity" Oleksandr Davtyan and his family.[7][6] The club has planned to play in the professional Ukrainian Second League as soon as possible.[6]

Since March 2017, FC Metalist 1925 Kharkiv plays its home matches at the Metalist Stadium; where Metalist Kharkiv used to play its home games.[33]

On 28 April 2017 the FFU Control and Disciplinary Committee (CDC) implemented sanctions against 14 players of the FC Metalist Kharkiv on petition of the FFU Committee on ethics and fair play. Most players were restricted from conducting any activity related to football between six months to a year. Sanctions of three out of those 14 players exceeded that period up to three years and included such players as Yevhen Malyk (2yrs), Dmytro Skarzhynskyi (3yrs), and Oleksandr Medvedev (3yrs).[34]

(The original) Metalist Kharkiv was in October 2017 confiscated by a Ukrainian court from Kurchenko and placed under state property.[8] At the time the club did not participate in any official sanctioned competitions.[8] In August of 2017, all assets of the late Metalist including its non-material assets and corporate rights of PAT "FC Metalist", TOV "Metalist Holding", and TOV "Metalist-Arena" were transferred to the state property when to the assets of Viktor Yanukovych associates on petition of the Prosecutor General was implemented the procedure of special confiscation.[35] The approximate value of the assets accounted for about $220 million, $65 million of which is the actual property of FC Metalist.[35] Decision about the confiscation was adopted by the Sosnivskyi District Court of Cherkasy, while its public promotion was carried out by Prosecutor General Yuriy Lutsenko.[35]

On 22 December 2017 it became known that among creditors who filed claims against the club are Kharkivoblenerho, Kharkivgaszbut, town of Vysochansk, Metalist Stadium, Cyprus off-shore company Hensley Capital Limited (a founding company of the club), State Fiscal Service in Kharkiv Oblast. In addition, the club indebted about ₴846 million to its former playing and non-playing staff.[36]

For undetermined reason the Metalist property was never transferred to the Assets Recovery and Management Agency (ARMA) which is a state agency in management of recovered property.[35] Instead, on 11 April 2018 the Cabinet of Ukraine ordered the property to be transferred under administration of the Kharkiv Oblast State Administration (see Governor of Kharkiv Oblast).[35]

Metal Kharkiv and club reformation
Deportivo de La Coruña vs. Metalist.

A new team based in Kharkiv and named Metal was founded in 2019[37] by former vice-president of Dynamo Kyiv and former sportive director of Metalist Yevhen Krasnikov. Metal debuted in the Ukrainian Second League in the 2020–21 season.[38] Along with Oleksandr Kucher as the head coach, Metal was joined by former head coach of Metalist 1925 Kharkiv Oleksandr Pryzetko.[39] After winning the Second League in June 2021, Metal was renamed Metalist, and the old logo returned to the club, along with its brand and history.[14] Oleksandr Yaroslavsky, who was in charge of the old club from 2005 to 2012, became the president of the new club.[40]

Stadium
Main article: Metalist Stadium

As Metalist Stadium was one of the venues for UEFA Euro 2012, the management decided to reconstruct and expand the arena and turn it into a modern recreational and leisure facility. In May 2008, Metalist Arena was the venue for 2008 Ukrainian Cup Final.

Presidents

Honours

League

Cups

Invitational

Football kits and sponsors
Years[44] Football kit Shirt sponsor
1997–00 АВЭК/Tobacco Factory[45][46]
2000–01 Puma АВЭК/Tobacco Factory[45]
2001–02 Puma/Adidas  –
2002–03 Lotto TECHNOCOM[47]
2002–03 adidas АВЭК[48]
2004–06 adidas UKRSIBBANK
2006–08 UKRSIBBANK
BNP Paribas Group
2007–08 UKRSIBBANK/DCH[49]
2008–12 DCH
2012–13 DCH/ВЕТЭК[50]
2013–2016 ВЕТЭК
2020–2021 Joma  –
2021– DCH

Rivalry

Metalist Kharkiv supporters biggest rivalry centred on Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk.[51] Despite this fans of both clubs marched in support of a "united Ukraine" in Kharkiv during the April 2014 pro-Russian conflict in Ukraine.[51]

A group of Metalist Kharkiv Ultras named "Sect 82" had a violent rivalry with Dynamo Kyiv.[52] "Sect 82" was (at least until September 2013) allied with FC Spartak Moscow Ultras.[52] (In 2014 "Sect 82" morphed into the Azov Battalion of the National Guard of Ukraine.[52][53])

Current squad
As of 12 September 2023[54][55][56]

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 Ukraine UKR Yuriy Holubka
5 MF Ukraine UKR Denys Pidruchnyi
6 FW Ukraine UKR Daniil Teplyakov
7 MF Ukraine UKR Yevheniy Ryazantsev
8 FW Ukraine UKR Kyrylo Dihtyar
9 MF Ukraine UKR Hennadiy Synchuk
11 MF Ukraine UKR Oleksandr Tsvirenko
13 MF Ukraine UKR Oleksiy Horyainov
14 DF Ukraine UKR Kyrylo Vlaha
16 MF Ukraine UKR Roman Horenko
17 DF Ukraine UKR Daniil Prykhodko
18 DF Ukraine UKR Oleksandr Matkobozhyk
19 FW Ukraine UKR Danylo Kaydalov
20 DF Ukraine UKR Daniel Vernattus
21 MF Ukraine UKR Maksym Bahachanskyi
22 DF Ukraine UKR Andriy Busko
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 FW Ukraine UKR Vasyl Lutsiv
24 MF Ukraine UKR Petro Lutsiv
25 GK Ukraine UKR Vladyslav Rybak
27 FW Ukraine UKR Yevhen Isayenko
29 MF Ukraine UKR Yehor Abramov
30 FW Ukraine UKR Yaroslav Karpizin
31 GK Ukraine UKR Dmytro Fastov (on loan from Karpaty Lviv)
37 FW Ukraine UKR Yehor Krasnikov
70 MF Ukraine UKR Stanislav Morarenko
71 MF Ukraine UKR Valentyn Kyselyov
77 MF Ukraine UKR Aleks Chidomere
78 GK Ukraine UKR Serhiy Shumilov
80 FW Ukraine UKR Edvard Kobak
88 MF Brazil BRA Victor Yan
98 MF Ukraine UKR Maksym Orikhovskyi
99 DF Brazil BRA Gabriel Gomes

Other player 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
— DF Ukraine UKR Yehor Klymenchuk

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
— DF Ukraine UKR Oleksandr Kapliyenko (at Dnipro-1 until 31 December 2023)
— DF Brazil BRA Maílton (at Brazil Ponte Preta until 2 December 2023)
— DF Ukraine UKR Oleksandr Myzyuk (at Karpaty Lviv until 30 June 2024)
— DF Ukraine UKR Bohdan Porokh (at Karpaty Lviv until 30 June 2024)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW Brazil BRA Paulinho Bóia (at Brazil América Mineiro until 31 December 2023)
— FW Brazil BRA Matheus Peixoto (at Brazil Atlético Goianiense until 31 December 2023)
— FW Colombia COL Brayan Riascos (at Turkey Gaziantep until 30 June 2024)

Personnel

Coaching staff
Position Staff
Head coach Ukraine Andriy Anishchenko
Assistant coach Ukraine Vadym Kharchenko
Assistant coach Ukraine Ivan Panchyshyn
Fitness coach Ukraine Ruslan Fomin
Goalkeeping coach Ukraine Oleksandr Horyainov

Last updated: 14 September 2023
Source: FC Metalist Kharkiv

Administration
Position Staff
President Ukraine Oleksandr Yaroslavskyi
Vice-President Senegal Papa Gueye
Sport director Ukraine Vasyl Kobin
Team chief Ukraine Yevhen Pokatylov
Administrator Ukraine Mykyta Kuzmin

Last updated: 14 September 2023
Source: FC Metalist Kharkiv

Player records

Top goalscorers

As of 6 December 2016[57][58]

# Name Years League Cup Europe Other Total
1SerbiaUkraine Marko Dević2006–12
2013–14		84410098
2Soviet Union Nikolai Korolyov1956–667038086
3Ukraine Volodymyr Linke1976–85
1994–96		7740081
4Ukraine Yuri Tarasov1983–91
1993–94		61112074
5Soviet Union Nodar Bachiashvili1978–826710068
6Brazil Cleiton Xavier2010–1446211059
7Soviet Union Yuri Tsymbalyuk1973–77
1981		5240056
8Ukraine Oleksandr Karabuta1991–004650051
9Brazil Jajá Coelho2008–10
2013-14		3534042
10Soviet Union Stanislav Bernikov1977–833740041
  • Other – National Super Cup

Most appearances

As of 10 November 2021[59]

# Name Years League Cup Europe Other Total
1Ukraine Oleksandr Horyainov1993–95
1997–03
2005–2016		42734410502
2Ukraine Volodymyr Linke1976–85
1994–96		3512500376
3Soviet Union Nikolai Korolyov1956–66
1969		353800361
4Ukraine Ivan Panchyshyn1985–90
1992–94
1996–98		2823540321
5Soviet Union Evgeniy Panfilov1958–69312800320
6Soviet Union Yuriy Syvukha1976
1979–88		2683820308
7Senegal Papa Gueye2006–1521116540281
8Soviet Union Aleksandr Savchenko1965–732601500275
9Soviet Union Viktor Aristov1967–732541600270
10Soviet Union Alexander Kosolapov1974–78
1980–83		2491700266
  • Other – National Super Cup

League and Cup history

Soviet Union

Ukraine

Soviet Union
Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Soviet Cup Ukrainian Cup Notes
KhPZ
1926-1935 unknown
1936 unknown 1/32 finals
1937 1/16 finals
1938 1/64 finals
1939 1/16 finals
1940-1945 World War II
Dzerzhynets / Dzerzhinets
1946 3rd
(Tretia Gruppa)		 1 18 13 1 4 56 21 27 1/4 finals
3 3 0 1 2 3 10 1 Promoted
1947 2nd
(Vtoraya Gruppa)		 9 24 9 3 12 43 47 21 1/128 finals 1/4 finals
1948 7 14 4 1 9 16 37 9
1949 6 34 16 7 11 50 41 39 1/256 finals Withdrew; Reorganization
1950 club idle
1951 4th
(Ukrainian Championship)		 8 18 4 3 11 17 28 11 1/16 finals
1952 10 22 5 4 13 23 32 14 Withdrew
1953 unknown 1/8 finals
Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Domestic Cup Europe Notes
FC Lokomotyv Kharkiv was withdrawn and replaced with Avanhard Kharkiv
Avanhard / Avangard
1956 2nd
(Klass B)		 10 34 14 7 13 40 44 35
1957 3 34 18 5 11 65 41 41 1/64 final
1958 11 30 10 8 12 39 35 28 1/256 final
1959 3 28 13 11 4 40 26 37 1/16 final Promoted[60]
1960 1st
(Klass A)		 9 20 4 6 10 17 30 14
13 10 4 4 2 11 5 12 13-18 places group
1961 3 20 10 6 4 22 15 26 1/16 final
6 10 2 4 4 8 10 8 1-10 places group
1962 7 20 7 3 10 16 26 17 1/8 final
14 10 4 4 2 15 9 12 13-22 places group
1963 1st
(Klass A. Pervaya gruppa)		 19 38 6 13 19 25 56 25 1/16 final Relegated
1964 2nd
(Klass A. Vtoraya gruppa)		 1 24 12 6 6 30 17 30 1/32 final
6 14 4 6 4 15 14 14 1-14 places group
1965 3 30 14 8 8 37 27 36 1/64 final
3 16 8 2 6 19 20 18 1-16 places group
1966 10 34 6 20 8 22 23 32 1/128 final
Metalist / Metallist
1967 2nd
(Klass A. Vtoraya gruppa)		 9 38 16 8 14 35 30 40 1/64 final
1968 2 40 21 13 6 45 18 55 1/32 final
1969 3 42 19 14 9 40 27 52 1/128 final
1970 2nd
(Klass A. Pervaya gruppa)		 5 42 15 19 8 43 26 49 1/16 final
1971 2nd
(Pervaya Liga)		 8 42 18 7 17 50 49 43 1/16 final
1972 16 38 10 12 16 33 42 32 1/16 final CoU 1/8 finals
1973 19 38 11 5[61] 22 34 50 27 1/16 final CoU 1/8 finals Relegated
1974 3rd
(Vtoraya Liga)		 2 38 15 15 8 63 42 45 CoU 1/16 finals Ukrainian Championship
1 5 3 1 1 6 2 7 Semifinal group
3 5 2 2 1 7 5 6 Final group; Promoted
1975 2nd
(Pervaya Liga)		 19 38 10 11 17 30 49 31 1/16 final CoU 1/4 finals Relegated
1976 3rd
(Vtoraya Liga)		 2 38 19 8 11 51 29 46 CoU 1/2 finals Ukrainian Championship
1977 4 44 22 16 6 59 24 60 1/16 final Ukrainian Championship
1978 1 44 29 12 3 66 20 70 Champions of Ukraine
1 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 Promotion playoff won[62]
1979 2nd
(Pervaya Liga)		 7 46 19 10 17 43 47 48 1/8
1980 3 46 24 12 10 76 40 60 1/16
1981 1 46 25 12 9 68 33 62 1/2 Promoted
1982 1st
(Vysshaya Liga)		 12 34 10 11 13 32 34 30 Group stage
1983 11 34 12 8 14 38 40 32 Finalist
1984 12 34 12 5 17 42 53 29 1/8
1985 10 34 12 7 15 39 55 31 1/16
1986 12 30 9 9 12 21 25 27 1/16
1987 11 30 10 7 13 23 32 27 1/4
1988 11 30 8 10 12 29 36 26 Winner CW 2nd round First international participation
1989 7 30 10 10 10 30 33 30 1/8
1990 11 24 5 8 11 13 28 18 1/4
1991 15 30 8 9 13 32 43 25 1/16 Joined Vyshcha Liha
1992 no league competition 1/4 withdrew from the Soviet Cup[63]

Ukraine
Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Domestic Cup Europe Notes
1992 1st
(Vyshcha Liha)		 6/20 18 8 5 5 21 16 21 Runner-up
1992–93 5/16 30 12 7 11 37 34 31 1⁄2 finals
1993–94 18/18 34 6 8 20 22 63 20 1⁄16 finals Relegated
1994–95 2nd
(Persha Liha)		 10/22 42 17 9 16 48 44 60 Second round
1995–96 19/22 42 10 9 23 40 54 39 1⁄32 finals
1996–97 12/24 46 18 9 19 55 53 63 Second round
1997–98 3/22 42 26 11 5 74 29 89 1⁄16 finals Promoted
1998–99 1st
(Vyshcha Liha)		 6/16 30 14 5 11 31 32 47 1⁄4 finals
1999–00 5/16 30 12 8 10 41 35 44 1⁄16 finals
2000–01 9/14 26 8 7 11 27 37 31 1⁄8 finals
2001–02 5/14 26 11 7 8 35 36 40 1⁄4 finals
2002–03 16/16 30 6 5 19 19 43 23 1⁄16 finals Relegated
2003–04 2nd
(Persha Liha)		 2/18 34 19 9 6 51 24 66 1⁄16 finals Promoted
2004–05 1st
(Vyshcha Liha)		 11/16 30 9 7 14 25 37 34 1⁄16 finals
2005–06 5/16 30 12 7 11 35 42 43 1⁄8 finals
2006–07 3/16 30 18 7 5 40 20 61 1⁄2 finals
2007–08 3/16 30 19 6 5 50 27 63 1⁄8 finals UC 1st round Bronze stripped
2008–09 1st
(Premier Liha)		 3/16 30 17 8 5 44 25 59 1⁄2 finals UC Round of 16
2009–10 3/16 30 19 5 6 49 23 62 1⁄8 finals EL Play-off round
2010–11 3/16 30 18 6 6 58 26 60 1⁄16 finals EL Round of 32
2011–12 3/16 30 16 11 3 54 32 59 1⁄8 finals EL 1⁄4 finals
2012–13 2/16 30 20 6 4 59 25 66 1⁄8 finals EL Round of 32
2013–14 3/16 28 16 9 3 54 29 57 1⁄4 finals UCL 3rd qual. round[64]
2014–15 6/14 25 8 11 6 34 32 35 1⁄4 finals EL Group stage [65]
2015–16 10/14 26 5 9 12 19 46 24 1⁄16 finals Expelled
2016 Club was reformed as SC Metalist competing at regional level.
FC Metal Kharkiv
2020–21 3rd
(Druha Liha)		 1/12 22 20 2 0 65 5 62 1⁄64 finals Promoted
FC Metalist Kharkiv[lower-alpha 1]
2021–22 2nd
(Persha Liha)		 1/16 20 17 2 1 52 9 53 1⁄8 finals
(Canceled)		 Promoted
2022–23 1st
(Premier Liha)		 15/16 30 5 7 18 27 58 22 None Relegated

Metalist-2 (1997–2005)
Further information: FC Metalist-2 Kharkiv

Metalist in Europe

UEFA Team ranking
RankCountryTeamPoints
95BelgiumStandard Liège20.980
96GermanySC Freiburg20.899
97RussiaLokomotiv Moscow20.606
98UkraineMetalist Kharkiv20.526
99FranceGuingamp20.333
100NorwayMolde20.165
101EnglandWigan Athletic19.192

Last update: May 5, 2017
Source:

European history

Metalist Kharkiv participates in European competitions since 1988, when they played their first game against Borac Banja Luka. From 2007 to 2014, however, the club continuously participated on annual basis with variable successes. This ended when Metalist failed to qualify.

Best results:

Season Achievement Notes
UEFA Cup / Europa League
2011–12 Quarter-Finalist eliminated by Portugal Sporting CP 1–2 in Lisbon, 1–1 in Kharkiv

Managers

See also

Notes
  1. On 14 August 2013 UEFA announced that Metalist was banned from the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League due to an ongoing match fixing investigation related to match fixing arising from a game played against FC Karpaty Lviv in April 2008.[22] The club appealed the decision at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), but it rejected Metalist's request, disqualifying the club from European 2013–14 competitions on 16 August 2013.[22] The club was on the verge of competing in the qualifying phase of the tournament at the time of the decision.[23] The CAS announced its final decision on Metalist's complaint on 28 August 2013 (thus one day after the club's final match in the qualifying phase of the tournament would have taken place); it upheld UEFA's decision to disqualify Metalist from European competitions.[21][23]
  1. The club was renamed from FC Metal Kharkiv to FC Metalist Kharkiv

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    UEFA happy with CAS decision on Metalist complaint, Interfax-Ukraine (28 August 2013)
  22. Lausanne court rejects Metalist's request to suspend UEFA decision barring club from European competition, Interfax-Ukraine (16 August 2013)
  23. Lausanne court dismisses Metalist repeat request to suspend its disqualification, Interfax-Ukraine (20 August 2013)
    CAS to announce final decision on Metalist's complaint on August 28, Interfax-Ukraine (20 August 2013)
    UEFA welcomes CAS's decision to reject Metalist's request to suspend its disqualification from Europe, Interfax-Ukraine (20 August 2013)
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  60. Competition was reorganized
  61. total of 9 games were drawn, 5 out of which were won on penalty kicks for which Metalist earned one point, while the other four were lost
  62. won on penalty kicks
  63. Forfeited its quarterfinal game with FC Lokomotiv Moscow on March 25 and along with the two other Ukrainian clubs quit the competition
  64. Note: Metalist was disqualified by UEFA due to match fixing in the 2007–08 season.
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  65. The Round 26 match between Chornomorets Odesa and Metalist Kharkiv was not played as per recommendation of Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine.
    Матч "Чорноморець" – "Металіст" не відбудеться [Match between Chornomorets Odesa – Metalist Kharkiv will not take place] (in Ukrainian). Ukrainian Premier League. 29 May 2015. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
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