Squad
Rafael Forster2016current
Bohdan Butko2022current
Iury Castilhocurrent
Yevhen Cheberkocurrent
Yuriy Vernydubcurrent
Anatoliy Kuksov1966–1985- Nikolay Kiselyov1967–1967
- Vyacheslav Semyonov1969–1972
Mykhaylo Fomenko1970–1972
Yozhef Sabo1970–1970- Yuri Yeliseyev1970–1977
Volodymyr Onyshchenko1971–1973- Sergey Andreyev1973–1977
- Vyacheslav Semyonov1976–1977
Oleksandr Zavarov1977–1979- Oleksandr Zavarov1982–1982
Alexandru Spiridon1983–1983
Sergei Yuran1985–1987
Tymerlan Huseynov1985–1986
Oleg Kononov1989–1989- Tymerlan Huseynov1989–1990
- Tymerlan Huseynov1992–1993
Oleh Shelayev1993–1996
Igoris Pankratjevas1994–1995- Igoris Pankratjevas1997–1998
- Guwançmuhammet Öwekow2006–2006
Oleksiy Antonov2008–2009
Rubén Marcelo Gómez2008–2009
Serhiy Malyi2008–2012
Bohdan Shust2010–2011
Lukáš Tesák2010–2012
Roman Yemelyanov2010–2011
Volodymyr Yezerskyi2010–2010- Volodymyr Yezerskyi2010–2011
Danilo Cirino de Oliveira2012–2013
Maicon Pereira de Oliveira2012–2012
Toni Šunjić2012–2014- Danilo Cirino de Oliveira2013–2015
Maksym Malyshev2013–2015
Mykyta Shevchenko2013–2016
Yannick Boli2013–2014
Oleksandr Karavayev2014–2016
Prince Segbefia2014–2015
Pylyp Budkivskiy2014–2016
Ruslan Malinovskyi2014–2015
Ihor Kalinin2015–2015
Mikhail Sivakow2015–2016
Rustam Khudzhamov2015–2015
Artem Sukhotskyi2016–2017
Emmanuel Dennis2016–2017
Andriy Lunin2017–2018- Oleksandr Karavayev2017–2019
Oleksandr Svatok2017–2019
Bohdan Mykhaylychenko2018–2019
Oleksandr Tymchyk2018–2020- Bohdan Mykhaylychenko2019–2020
- Mykyta Shevchenko2019–2022
Nikola Vasilj2019–2021- Pylyp Budkivskiy2019–2019
Volodymyr Brazhko2022–2023
FC Zorya Luhansk is a professional football club based in Luhansk, Ukraine, known for its rich history in Soviet and Ukrainian football.
The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of Ukrainian football.
Since 2014, due to the Russo-Ukrainian War, Zorya has been playing its home games in Zaporizhzhia.
Biography
Formation
FC Zorya Luhansk, a professional football club based in Luhansk, Ukraine, was established in 1964. The club emerged from a merger between a factory team and another team known as "Trudovye Rezervy," marking the beginning of its journey in the Soviet football landscape. The roots of football in Luhansk trace back to the early 20th century, with the first local team formed in 1908, but it was not until the 1960s that Zorya became a recognized professional entity.
Career and Achievements
During its early years, Zorya Luhansk competed in various Soviet leagues, achieving notable success by winning the Soviet Top League in 1972. The club spent a total of 14 seasons in the Soviet top tier, showcasing its competitive spirit and talent. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Zorya transitioned to the Ukrainian football system, where it has spent 20 seasons in the top tier, including the Premier League since 2006. The club has also seen success in domestic competitions, finishing as runners-up in the Ukrainian Cup twice in the 2015-16 and 2020-21 seasons.
Modern Era
Due to the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian War, FC Zorya Luhansk has faced significant challenges, including being forced to relocate its home games to the Slavutych-Arena in Zaporizhzhia since 2014. Despite these hardships, the club continues to compete at a high level, maintaining its status as a prominent team in Ukrainian football. Zorya's rich history and resilience reflect its deep connection to the city of Luhansk and its passionate fanbase.
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Career & Clubs
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". 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 a new stadium was built, 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…
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.
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Soviet Union
Ukraine
Trudovi Rezervy
- League
- Premier League
Legacy
Domestic competitions
Soviet Union
Soviet Top League Winners (1): 1972 Soviet Cup Runners-up (2): 1974, 1975 Soviet First League (Class A, Second Group) Winners (2): 1962, 1966 Soviet Second League Winners (1): 1986 Runners-up (1): 1991 (West) Ukrainian SSR (parallel competition since 1960, please, refrain from placing it as the Soviet Second League as it not always had the same status) Winners (3): 1938, 1962, 1986 Runners-up (1): 1950,
Ukraine
Ukrainian Cup Runners-up (2): 2015–16, 2020–21 Ukrainian First League Winners (1): 2005–06 Ukrainian Second League Winners (1): 2002–03 Runners-up (1): 1998–99 (Group C)
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Identifiers & aliases
professional association football club based in Luhansk, Ukraine
FC Zorya Luhansk is a Ukrainian football team based in the city of Luhansk. Due to the Russo-Ukrainian War, after 2014 the team was forced to play its games at Slavutych-Arena in Zaporizhzhia.
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