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FC Zorya Luhansk (Ukrainian: ФК «Зоря» Луганськ [zoˈrʲɑ lʊˈɦɑnʲsʲk]) is a Ukrainian football team. Zorya Luhansk is based in the city of Luhansk, Ukraine. However, because of the Russo-Ukrainian War, the team play their games at Slavutych-Arena in Zaporizhzhia.

Zorya Luhansk
Full nameФутбольний клуб «Зоря» Луганськ
Football Club Zorya Luhansk
Nickname(s)Muzhyky (The Men)
Founded5 May 1923; 99 years ago (5 May 1923)[1]
GroundSlavutych-Arena, Zaporizhzhia
(Avanhard Stadium, Luhansk
Stadion imeni Lenina, Luhansk)
Capacity12,000
ChairmanYevhen Heller
Head CoachPatrick van Leeuwen
LeagueUkrainian Premier League
2021–22Ukrainian Premier League, 4th of 16
WebsiteClub website
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours
Current season

The modern club as a team of masters was established on 10 April 1964 by the Football Federation of the Soviet Union merging the October Revolution Plant (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 its predecessor the football team of the Luhansk Steam Locomotive Plant[1] (October Revolution Steam Locomotive Plant, today Luhanskteplovoz) that was established back in 1923.

The club is a flagman club in Luhansk Oblast and one of three Ukrainian football "teams of masters" that won the Soviet Top League. The name Zorya means "dawn" in Ukrainian.

FC Zorya Luhansk in 2019
FC Zorya Luhansk in 2019

History


History of Zorya Luhansk
Metalist
(1923)
Dynamo Sports Club
Dzerzhynets Sports Society
(1936–1941)
Dynamo Sports Club
Dzerzhynets Sports Society
(1948)
Trudovi Rezervy
(1949)
Trudovi Rezervy
(1950–1951)
Avanhard Sports Society
(1954–1959)
Trudovi Rezervy
(1957)
Zorya Sports Club
(1960)
Zorya Luhansk
(1964)

The modern professional team of Zorya Luhansk, during its Soviet period known also as Zaria Voroshilovgrad/Lugansk and for a short period Zorya-MALS, was created in 1964 as the city's team of masters by merging the factory team with another team of masters "Trudovye Rezervy". Before 1964, the factory team played mostly in republican competitions of the Ukrainian SSR.

The history of football in the city of Luhansk begins in the early 20th century.

The first Luhansk team was created in the Russian Empire in 1908 when the workers of the Russischen Maschinenbaugesellschaft Hartmann (today "Luhansk Locomotive") created the "Society of Rational Recreations". The one of the disciplines was a game of kickball headed by the Czech specialist Henrich Drževikovski from Prague, who originally 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.

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.

In 1922 in the city of Luhansk was built a new stadium, possibly "on the personal order" of Vladimir Lenin and later named after him. 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)
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.[2] The name "Dzerzhynets" derives from the steam locomotive that was produced at the steam train factory FD"Felix Dzerzhinsky".[2] 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


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".[3][4] 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.[5]

In 1948 "Dzerzhynets" was re-established in the lower leagues of the Ukrainian championship.[4] Due to the liquidation of Trudovi Rezervy, Dzerzhynets was allowed to compete among the "mater teams" (Soviet terminology for their professional level).[5] Few players from Trudovi Rezervy joined the factory team.[5] In 1954, Dzerzhynets was transferred under the administration of the Republican Volunteer Society of "Avanhard" which continued its participation in competitions until 1959.[6]

Due to a bleak performance of "Avanhard" in 1957 in the city of Voroshilovhrad, it was revived as another club "Trudovi Rezervy"[5] 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.[7] 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.[8]

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.[9]

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
Trudovi Rezervy
Zorya

Colours and badge


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


The oldest stadium in Luhansk is Lenin Stadium, built in 1922, and for long time was the main city stadium.[10]

In March 1951, the Voroshilov Stadium was opened in Luhansk, with a capacity of 7,447 seats.[11] The stadium belonged to the Lokomotiv production association Luhanskteplovoz. In 1961 it was renamed "Avanhard". Since 1962 it became the home for Trudovi Rezervy and later Zorya. In 2000-2002, the stadium was sold and became the property of the city. In 2003, Avanhard was fully renovated.

Following the Russian aggression against Ukraine, in 2014 Zorya relocated to Zaporizhia where it plays at Slavutych Arena.


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[12] Football kit Shirt sponsor
2006–07 Umbro
2007–09 Puma
2009–10 dm bank[13]
2010–11 Nike
2011–14 Holsten

Honours


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 29 September 2022[14][15]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  UKR Oleksandr Saputin
2 DF  UKR Bohdan Butko
3 DF  UKR Yaroslav Kysil
5 MF  UKR Volodymyr Brazhko (on loan from Dynamo Kyiv)
6 MF  UKR Illya Hulko
7 MF  UKR Denys Antyukh
8 MF  UKR Maksym Lunyov
9 MF  UKR Dmytro Myshnyov
10 MF  UKR Serhiy Buletsa (on loan from Dynamo Kyiv)
14 MF  UKR Maksym Khlan
16 DF  UKR Nazar Bayruk
17 DF  UKR Denys Nahnoynyi
19 DF  UKR Akhmed Alibekov (on loan from Dynamo Kyiv)
20 MF  UKR Vyacheslav Churko
21 MF  UKR Mykola Mykhaylenko (on loan from Dynamo Kyiv)
No. Pos. Nation Player
28 MF  UKR Yevhen Shakhov
30 GK  UKR Mykyta Turbayevskyi
31 FW  UKR Nazariy Rusyn
32 DF  UKR Maksym Imerekov (captain)
36 GK  UKR Anton Zhylkin
38 MF  UKR Maksym Smiyan
44 MF  UKR Arseniy Batahov
47 DF  UKR Roman Vantukh
53 GK  UKR Dmytro Matsapura
68 FW  BRA Cristian
70 DF  UKR Ihor Kyryukhantsev
74 DF  UKR Ihor Snurnitsyn
77 DF  UKR Oleh Danchenko (on loan from AEK Athens)
91 FW  UKR Danyil Alefirenko

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
GK  UKR Mykyta Shevchenko
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF  UKR Maksym Kazakov

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  UKR Yuriy Tlumak (at Karpaty Lviv until 30 June 2023)
FW  BRA Guilherme Smith (at Braga until 30 June 2023)
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW  IRN Shahab Zahedi (at Puskás Akadémia until 30 June 2023)

Coaches and administration


Administration[16][17] Coaching[18] (senior team) Coaching[19] (U-19 team)
  • President – Yevhen Heller
  • General director – Stanislav Ohanov
  • Sportive director – Yuriy Koval
  • Senior coach – Vasyl Baranov
  • Coach –
  • Coach –
  • Goalies coach –

Presidents and owners


Source:[17]


Most capped players


No.NamePlaying periodLeagueCupEuropeTotal
1Anatoliy Kuksov1969–85424894517
2Yuriy Kolesnikov1977–92 (w/breaks)382810461
3Oleksandr Tkachenko1967–87 (w/breaks)370334407
4Oleksandr Zhuravlyov1965–79316342352
5Oleksandr Malyshenko1978–96318180336
6Vitaliy Tarasenko1982–90323100333
7Valeriy Galustov1959–6832640330
8Viktor Kuznetsov1968–79272424318
9Yuriy Yaroshenko1982–90304110315
10Serhiy Yarmolych1984–96 (w/breaks)30650311

Top scoring players


No.NamePlaying periodLeagueCupEuropeTotal
1Oleksandr Malyshenko1978–9612130124
2Anatoliy Kuksov1969–85897197
3Yuriy Kolesnikov1977–92 (w/breaks)817088
4Timerlan Guseinov1985–93 (w/breaks)662068
5Aleksandr Gulevsky1957–61610061
6Viktor Kuznetsov1968–794010151
7Yuriy Yaroshenko1982–90471048
8Ihor Balaba1960–68422044
9Yuriy Yeliseyev1970–77367043
10Yevgeniy Volchenkov1961–64401041

Managers



First team


  • Ivan Kladko (Jan 1936–Dec 39)
  • Aleksandr Abramov (Jan 1957–Sept 57)
  • Alexey Vodyagin (Sept 1957–Dec 59)
  • Mikhail Antonevich (Jan 1960–July 60)
  • Hryhoriy Balaba (Aug 1960–Dec 61)
  • German Zonin (Jan 1962–May 64)
  • Oleksandr Alpatov (May 1964–Dec 64)
  • Konstantin Beskov (Jan 1965–Dec 65)
  • Yevgeny Goryansky (Jan 1966–Dec 67)
  • Petro Stupakov (Jan 1968–June 68)
  • Viktor Gureyev (July 1968–Sept 69)
  • German Zonin (Sept 1969–Dec 72)
  • Vsevolod Blinkov (Jan 1973–June 74)
  • Yevgeny Pestov (June 1974–Dec 74)
  • Yuriy Zakharov (Jan 1975–Dec 75)
  • Yevgeny Pestov (Jan 1976–Dec 76)
  • Yozhef Sabo (Jan 1977–Dec 77)
  • Yuriy Zakharov (Jan 1978–Dec 79)
  • Vadym Dobizha (Jan 1980–Dec 81)
   

Reserve team



Longest serving coaches


Last Updated after 2020/21 season[20]

No.NameNationTime periodGWDLGSGAAchievement
1Vadym Dobizha Soviet Union  Ukraine1980–1981 and 1985-1988259114559035833110/24 (1987 Second Division)
2German Zonin Soviet Union  Russia1962–1964 and 1969-1972178776239241149Champion (1972 First Division)
3Yuriy Vernydub Ukraine2011–20191416237422111693/12 (2016–17 First Division)
4Anatoliy Kuksov Ukraine1990–1993 and 199610552183515411712/20 (1992 First Division)
5Yuriy Zakharov Soviet Union  Russia1975 and 1978–1979942530391111439/16 (1975 and 1978 First Division)
6Yuriy Rashchupkin Soviet Union  Ukraine1982–1983843320311311196/22 (1982 Second Division)
7Yuriy Koval Ukraine2004–2006 and 200981481815137553/18 (2004–05 Second Division)
8Anatoly Baidachny Soviet Union  Russia1988–1989783420241199320/22 (1988 Second Division)
9Yevgeny Goryansky Soviet Union  Russia1966–196774262721645816/19 (1967 First Division)
10Alexey Vodyagin Soviet Union  Russia1957–19596529171995684/14 (1959 Second Division)

League and Cup history


FC Zorya Luhansk spent 14 seasons in the Soviet top tier including the Class A Group One and the Top League (1967–1979). The club managed to become champions of the Soviet Union in 1972. Following dissolution of the Soviet Union, as Ukrainian club Zorya spent 20 seasons in the Ukrainian top tier including the Top League and the Premier League (1992–1996 and 2006–present).

The statistics is based on information from the club's official website.[21]


Metalist, Dzerzhinets, Avanhard, Zorya



Soviet Union


Ukraine


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 12 finals (Zone)
1958 6 30 12 10 8 35 26 34 14 finals (Zone)
1959 4 26 15 3 8 55 31 33 12 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 14 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 41 132 finals
FC Trudovi Rezervy Luhansk merged with amateur SC Zorya Luhansk under name FC Zorya Luhansk

European record


Season Competition Round Opponent Home Away Aggregate Qual.
1973–74 European Cup 1R APOEL 2–0 1–0 3–0
2R Spartak Trnava 0–1 0–0 0–1
2014–15 UEFA Europa League 2Q Laçi 2–1 3–0 5–1
3Q Molde 1–1 2–1 3–2
PO Feyenoord 1–1 3–4 4–5
2015–16 UEFA Europa League 3Q Charleroi 3–0 2–0 5–0
PO Legia Warsaw 0–1 2–3 2–4
2016–17 UEFA Europa League Group A Manchester United 0–2 0–1 4th
Fenerbahçe 1–1 0–2
Feyenoord 1–1 0–1
2017–18 UEFA Europa League Group J Athletic Bilbao 0–2 1–0 3rd
Hertha 2–1 0–2
Östersund 0–2 0–2
2018–19 UEFA Europa League 3Q Braga 1–1 2–2 3–3
PO Leipzig 0–0 2–3 2–3
2019–20 UEFA Europa League 2Q Budućnost Podgorica 1–0 3–1 4–1
3Q CSKA Sofia 1–0 1–1 2–1
PO Espanyol 2–2 1–3 3–5
2020–21 UEFA Europa League Group G Braga 1–2 0–2 3rd
Leicester City 1–0 0–3
AEK Athens 1–4 3–0
2021–22 UEFA Europa League PO Rapid Wien 2–3 0–3 2–6
UEFA Europa Conference League Group C Roma 0–3 0–4 3rd
CSKA Sofia 2–0 1–0
Bodø/Glimt 1–1 1–3
2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League 3Q Universitatea Craiova 1–0 0–3 1–3
Notes

Notes


  1. Both wins came when the tier was called as Class A, Second Group.
  2. as Trudovi Rezervy
  3. as the Champion of Ukraine

References


  1. The UPL collective congratulates "Zorya" with its Day of Establishment (Колектив УПЛ вітає «Зорю» з Днем заснування!). Ukrainian Premier League. 5 May 2021
  2. Luhansk football at the Our Luhansk football portal.
  3. The first Trudovi Rezervy. Luhansk Our Football.
  4. 1944-1950. Zarya Lugansk fansite.
  5. 1951-1960. Zarya Lugansk fansite.
  6. Avanhard Voroshilovhrad. Luhansk Our Football.
  7. 1958-1960. Zarya Lugansk fansite
  8. 1963-1964. Zarya Lugansk fansite.
  9. Slyvka, K. What Geller is still doing for Akhmetov (Що досі робить Геллер для Ахметова). Depo. 23 September 2015
  10. The Lenin's Stadium (СТАДИОН им. В.И. ЛЕНИНА г. ЛУГАНСК). football.lg.ua
  11. The Avanhard Stadium (СТАДИОН "АВАНГАРД" г. ЛУГАНСК). football.lg.ua
  12. Jerseys of Ukrainian clubs Archived September 25, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  13. "Äèàïàçîí-Ìàêñèìóì Áàíê – Òîï-8 áàíêîâ ñ ðàçäóòûìè àêòèâàìè – Áèçíåñ – Forbes Óêðàèíà". Forbes.ua. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
  14. "Официальный сайт ФК "Заря" Луганск". Retrieved September 25, 2017.
  15. "Zorya". Retrieved August 12, 2022.
  16. "Официальный сайт ФК "Заря" - Луганск".
  17. "Менеджмент". Archived from the original on June 19, 2016.
  18. "Официальный сайт ФК "Заря" - Луганск".
  19. "Официальный сайт ФК "Заря" - Луганск".
  20. Head coaches (Главные тренеры). www.zarya.lg.ua
  21. Club's history. Zorya website.



На других языках


[de] Sorja Luhansk

Der FK Sorja Luhansk (ukrainisch ФК Зоря Луганськ, englisch Zorya Luhansk; russisch ФК Заря Луганск .mw-parser-output .Latn{font-family:"Akzidenz Grotesk","Arial","Avant Garde Gothic","Calibri","Futura","Geneva","Gill Sans","Helvetica","Lucida Grande","Lucida Sans Unicode","Lucida Grande","Stone Sans","Tahoma","Trebuchet","Univers","Verdana"}FK Sarja Lugansk), früher Sorja Woroschilowgrad und Sorja-MALS, ist ein Fußballverein aus Luhansk, Ukraine.
- [en] FC Zorya Luhansk

[es] FC Zoryá Lugansk

El FC Zoryá Lugansk (en ucraniano, ФК «Зоря» Луганськ; en ruso, Заря, romanizado: Zaryá) o FC Zoryá Luhansk es un club de fútbol Ruso de la ciudad de Lugansk en el República Popular de Lugansk. Fue fundado en 1923 y actualmente se desempeña en la Liga Premier de Ucrania. En 1972 se proclamó campeón de la Primera División de la URSS.

[ru] Заря (футбольный клуб, Луганск)

«Заря́»  — советский и украинский профессиональный футбольный клуб из Луганска. Основан в 1923 году. На данный момент располагается в Запорожье. Выступает в Премьер-лиге Украины.



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