FC Rukh Lviv
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.
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| Full name | Football Club Rukh Lviv | ||
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| 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 | ||
| 2022–23 | Ukrainian Premier League, 11th of 16 | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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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
- Ukrainian First League
- Runners-up (1): 2019–20
- Ukrainian Second League
- Runners-up (1): 2016–17
- Ukrainian Amateur League
- Lviv Oblast Championship
- Winners (4): 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
- Lviv Oblast Cup
- Winners (3): 2012, 2014. 2015
Squad
Updated as of 1 September 2023[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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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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Youth 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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Coaches and administration
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League and cup history
Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Other Notes 2013 4th 1 10 7 2 1 20 6 23 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 /16
Coaches
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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.
References
- Кому официально принадлежат украинские клубы. ukrrudprom.com. 12 November 2021
- 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). Retrieved 26 June 2016.
- Брати Баранці влітку перейдуть у Рух [Baranets brothers will transfer to Rukh in the summer]. UA-Football (in Ukrainian). 30 December 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- В Першій лізі можуть стартувати 18 команд [16 teams may compete in the First League]. UA-Football (in Ukrainian). 24 June 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- Rukh presented a new emblem and the club's colors (Рух представив нову емблему та кольори клубу). Football 24. 26 June 2017
- "Офіційний сайт ФК "Рух" (Львів)".
- "Rukh".
- "Ukraine - FC Rukh Vynnyky - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway".
- 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.
- 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. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
External links
- The video presentation of the new emblem of "Rukh" (Відеопрезентація нової емблеми "Руху"). Rukh TV on
. 26 June 2017.