FC Rukh Lviv

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Rukh Lviv
Rukh Lviv logo 2019.png
Full nameFootball Club Rukh Lviv
Founded2003
Ground Arena Lviv
Capacity34,915
PresidentYuliya Dumanska (100%) [1]
Hryhoriy Kozlovskyi (honorary president) [1]
General Director [1]
Head coach Vitaliy Ponomaryov
League Ukrainian Premier League
2023–24 Ukrainian Premier League, 6th of 16
Website fcruhlviv.com
Club logo used since the summer of 2016 till the summer of 2017 Rukh vynnyky 2016.png
Club logo used since the summer of 2016 till the summer of 2017
Club logo used in 2017 - 2019 FC Rukh Vynnyky logo.png
Club logo used in 2017 – 2019

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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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 Movement (ukr. romanized: Rukh) is life. In June 2003, a children's football school Myron Markevych "Rukh" 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 23 February 2025 [6] [7] [8]

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Yuriy-Volodymyr Hereta
4 DF Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Vitaliy Kholod
6 MF Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Yuriy Tlumak
7 MF Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Yuriy Klymchuk
8 FW Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Yaroslav Karabin
9 FW Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Artur Remenyak
10 MF Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Ostap Prytula
11 MF Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Vasyl Runich
15 MF Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Denys Pidhurskyi
16 MF Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Artur Ryabov
17 DF Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Denys Slyusar
19 FW Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Yevheniy Pastukh
20 FW Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Klayver
22 DF Flag of Uganda.svg  UGA Ibrahim Juma
23 GK Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Dmytro Ledviy
No.Pos.NationPlayer
25 DF Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Oleh Horin
29 DF Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Roman Didyk
35 MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Edson Fernando
60 FW Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Ruslan Nepeypiyev
63 MF Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Marko Sapuha (captain)
73 DF Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Rostyslav Lyakh
75 DF Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Andriy Kitela
76 DF Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Oleksiy Tovarnytskyi
77 FW Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  KGZ Beknaz Almazbekov
88 FW Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Vladyslav Pohorilyi
89 FW Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Andriy Stolyarchuk
92 DF Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Bohdan Slyubyk
93 DF Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Vitaliy Roman
99 FW Flag of The Gambia.svg  GAM Baboucarr Faal

Out on loan

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
MF Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Oleh Fedor (at Karpaty Lviv until 31 December 2025)
MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Talles (at Flag of Japan.svg Kashima Antlers until 31 January 2026)
No.Pos.NationPlayer
FW Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Illya Kvasnytsya (at Karpaty Lviv until 31 December 2025)

Notable players

Had international caps for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries while playing for Rukh Lviv.

Coaches and administration

AdministrationCoaching [9]

League and cup history

SeasonDiv.Pos.Pl.WDLGSGAPCupOtherNotes
2013 4th11072120623 AC 12 finals
143107310Runners up [10]
2014 1851217816
143105210Champions
2015 1641110613 AC 14 finals
11082015426
13300819Runners up [11]
201617 3rd2/17322354682474132 finalsPromoted
2017–18 2nd7/183414911363051132 finals
201819 11/152881010353534132 finals
201920 2/16301875512161116 finalsPromoted
202021 1st10/142661010273928116 finals
202122 was terminated11/161746716211818 finalsbegan on 24.02.2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
202223 11/163071112313732
202324 6/16301213544314918 finals
202425 6/1663211331114 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
2023–24 3rd 9/14269710293634 Volodymyr Bezubyak
2024–25 3rd x/10 Ivan Fedyk

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
2021–22U-191181521491147canceled competition
2022–23U-191302640911782
2023–24U-1983013413524643
2024–25U-19

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

  1. 1 2 3 Кому официально принадлежат украинские клубы Archived 2023-09-02 at the Wayback Machine . ukrrudprom.com. 12 November 2021
  2. 1 2 3 4 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). Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  3. Брати Баранці влітку перейдуть у Рух [Baranets brothers will transfer to Rukh in the summer]. UA-Football (in Ukrainian). 30 December 2016. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  4. В Першій лізі можуть стартувати 18 команд [16 teams may compete in the First League]. UA-Football (in Ukrainian). 24 June 2016. Archived from the original on 5 October 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  5. Rukh presented a new emblem and the club's colors (Рух представив нову емблему та кольори клубу) Archived 2017-11-14 at the Wayback Machine . Football 24. 26 June 2017
  6. "Офіційний сайт ФК "Рух" (Львів)". Archived from the original on 2020-03-04. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
  7. "Rukh". Archived from the original on 2020-09-23. Retrieved 2020-09-28.
  8. "Ukraine - FC Rukh Vynnyky - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway". Archived from the original on 2021-04-30. Retrieved 2021-03-10.
  9. https://fcruhlviv.com/team/80
  10. Defeated 43 on penalties after 11 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.
  11. Defeated 21 by FC Balkany Zorya. Чемпіонат України з футболу серед аматорів 2015 [Amateur Competition 2015](PDF). Ukrainian Football Amateur League Official website (in Ukrainian). 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.