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FC Metalist Kharkiv

Football Club Metalist Kharkiv,also known asFootball Club Metalist KharkovorFC Metalist Kharkov(Ukrainian:Футбо́льний Клуб Металі́ст Ха́рків[metɐˈl(j)istˈxɑrkiu̯]), is a Ukrainian professionalfootballclub based inKharkivthat plays in theUkrainian First Leagueduring the2023–24 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 theSovietfootball system, eventually being promoted to theSoviet Top Leaguein 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;99 years ago(1925-12-11)
GroundOSC Metalist
Capacity40,003
OwnerOleksandr Yaroslavskyi
Head coachAndriy Anishchenko
LeagueUkrainian First League
2023–24Ukrainian First League, 14th of 20
Websitehttps://fcmetalist.com.ua/

The club won theSoviet Cuponce, and were also runners-up once. Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, they have also won silver medals in the2012–13 Ukrainian Premier Leagueand six bronze medals in theUkrainian Premier League,starting from the2006–07 season.Their home was theMetalist Stadium,a multi-use facility with a capacity of 40,003. Thestadiumwas originally built in 1926 and was expanded to hostEuro 2012football matches. Metalist ceased operations in2016due toinsolvency.Metalist owed in salary to its players €32 million with €5 million toCleiton Xavierin particular.[1][2][3]It was removed from theUkrainian Premier Leagueafter ownerSerhiy Kurchenkoabsconded in February 2014, following the2014 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 theKharkiv 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 theUkrainian Amateur Football League[6]with the stated intention of competing in the (professional)Ukrainian Second Leagueas 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 understate 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 createdFC Metal Kharkivwhich has since participated in theUkrainian Second League.Earlier on 5 May 2020,Oleksandr Yaroslavskyiannounced 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 theSecond 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]

Following a season in the Ukrainian Premier League, in 2023 the revived Metalist was relegated back to the second tier where it struggled in performance as well as dealing with legal proceedings to claim back the Metalist heritage by paying off old debts.[15]

History

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USSR competitions

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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-UnionZenit sports society(part of reinstating and separating from Avanhard)

FC Metalist Kharkiv was initially founded on 11 December 1925 asKhPZ(Kharkovskiy Parovoznyi Zavod – Kharkiv Steam Locomotive Factory), when a local locomotive construction facility (Kharkiv Steam-locomotive Factory, today theMalyshev Factory) provided funding and allowed use of its land to start a football club.[16]The first factory team however played under the name of "Parovoznik" since 1922.[17]A big impulse to development of football among factory teams was construction of the Traktor Stadium (todayMetalist Stadium) which was opened in September 1926.[17]The stadium was built on a directive ofAnastas Mikoyan(Minister of Foreign and Home Trade).[18]It was built by workers of the Lokomotive Factory and became the biggest in the city.[18]After the opening a team of KhPZ met with the city team ofDnipropetrovsk(renamed in previous month from Yekaterinoslav) tying the match in 2:2 with 8,000 spectators observing the match.[18][17]In August 1927, the stadium was hosting the Ukrainian Spartakiade final stage.[17]

Ten years later in 1935, the club won the city ofKharkivchampionship,[16]which allowed the club to enter theUSSR Cupin the following season.[16]Until theWorld War II,the team was completely in shadow of some other Kharkiv teams such asFC Dynamo Kharkiv,FC Silmash Kharkiv,and others. Among notable players of the early period, it should be mentionedMykola Krotovwho in 1927 moved to KhPZ from theDynamo's predecessor Shturm Kharkiv.

FollowingWorld War II,the factory team joined theDzerzhinetssports society assuming its name and resumed playing in local competitions, promoting itself to the Second Group (Soviet Second Division) in 1947[16]only to be demoted three seasons later. In the first post-war decade the club was completely overshadowed by its another city rivalFC Lokomotyv Kharkivwhich was member of the SovietLokomotiv sports society.

In 1956, Metalist asAvanhardreturned to theSoviet Second League B[16]replacing its city rivalsLokomotyv Kharkiv.Many players from Lokomotyv joined the Avanhard factory team among which wereHeorhiy Borzenko,Mykola Uhraitskyi, Vitaliy Zub and others. Soon thereafter Avanhard was promoted first toSoviet First Leaguein 1958, and later to theSoviet Top Leaguein 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 theSoviet First League[16]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 theSoviet First Leagueoutright to earn a spot inSoviet Top League.[16]The club sustained 10 seasons of theSoviet Top Leaguewith several successes on the domestic front. In 1983, Metalist was the runner-up in theUSSR Cup(losing 1–0 toShakhtar Donetsk) and a few years later in 1988 would win the cup, beatingTorpedo Moscow2–0.[16]As a result, Metalist Kharkiv earned a trip to theUEFA Cup Winners' Cup.Metalist only advanced to the last sixteen of the competition, beating Yugoslavian sideBorac Banja Lukaand losing to the Dutch clubRoda JC.

Ukrainian Premier League

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After thedissolution of the Soviet Unionand the formation of an independent Ukraine, Metalist joined the inaugural season of theUkrainian Premier Leaguein 1992. The club finished in fifth place, an achievement it would never top until the2006–07 season,finishing in fifth place three more times since, the most notable coming during the2001–02 season.The club finished with 40 points, on a par withMetalurh ZaporizhzhyaandDnipro Dnipropetrovskfor a three-way tie. Metalist was expected to take fourth place (and subsequently compete in theUEFA 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.[19]

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 theUkrainian First League.However, the club would return to the UPL after one season and following a financial crisis and a takeover of the club byUkrSibbankownerOleksandr Yaroslavsky,steady investment would see Metalist show improvement and balanced performance. Yaroslavsky sold the club to new ownerSerhiy Kurchenkolate in December 2012.[20]Kurchenko left Ukraine in February 2014following the2014 Ukrainian revolutionand his current whereabouts are unknown.[21]

European competitions

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Metalist squad inUEFA Cup.

In the2006–07 season,Metalist finished third place in the league, qualifying for the2007–08 UEFA Cup,their second appearance in aUEFAcompetition. They were drawn against English clubEverton.The first leg, away atGoodison Park,ended in a 1–1 draw while Everton won the second leg 3–2, eliminating Metalist.

Metalist's next European competition was the2008–09 UEFA Cup.The club beatBeşiktaş4–2 on aggregate in the first round to qualify for the group stage, where they were grouped withGalatasaray,Olympiacos,Hertha BSCandBenfica.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 clubSampdoria3–0 on aggregate, setting up for an all-Ukrainian round of 16 tie againstDynamo Kyiv.After losing inKyiv1–0, Metalist won the return leg 3–2, but were eliminated on theaway goals rule.

When the competition was re-branded as the Europa League for the2009–10 season,Metalist beatCroatiansideHNK Rijeka4–1 on aggregate in the third qualifying round before losing 2–1 on aggregate toAustriansideSturm Graz,despite holding them 1–1 inGraz.The following season, they finished second inGroup Ibehind Dutch giantsPSV Eindhoven,thus qualifying for the round of 32 where they were thrashed 6–0 on aggregate byBayer Leverkusen.They reached the quarter-finals the following season, beating Olympiacos on away goals in the round of 16, but falling toSporting 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 theBayArena.In the round of 32, Metalist then faced English clubNewcastle United.After holding them to a goalless draw atSt James' Parkin the first leg on 14 February,Shola Ameobiscored a penalty sent Newcastle through 1–0 on aggregate.

In August 2013, UEFA disqualified Metalist from all 2013–14 UEFA competitions.[22][nb 1]

Stoppage in 2016 and the new club

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It is believed thatSerhiy Kurchenkobought the club from Yaroslavskyi at the end of 2012 for $100 million, supposedly.[3]According to Kurchenko, he invested into the club around $270 million,[3]but ran out of Ukraine in 2014.[3]Since then, financing of the club was stopped.[3]

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 millionEuroswith 5 million toCleiton Xavierin particular.[1]In June 2016Nashi Groshiwere informing thatNational Police of Ukraineopened criminal proceedings and asked the court on access to the Metalist salaries data.[3]According to the Kominternivskyi District Court of Kharkiv, Metalist debt to its players and personnel exceeds over₴30 million.[3]

In July 2016, a team named SK Metalist Kharkiv started playing in theKharkiv 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.[28]UPhC Olimpik is a team of theKharkiv State College of Physical Culture 1.

In August 2016, a new club calledFC Metalist 1925 Kharkivapplied for the2016–17 Ukrainian Football Amateur League,[29]where it was headed byOleksandr Pryzetko.[30][31]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 andKharkiv City Councildeputy forPetro Poroshenko Bloc "Solidarity"Oleksandr Davtyanand his family.[7][6]The club has planned to play in the professionalUkrainian Second Leagueas soon as possible.[6]

Since March 2017,FC Metalist 1925 Kharkivplays its home matches at theMetalist Stadium;where Metalist Kharkiv used to play its home games.[32]

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).[33]

(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 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.[2]The approximate value of the assets accounted for about $220 million, $65 million of which is the actual property of FC Metalist.[2]Decision about the confiscation was adopted by the Sosnivskyi District Court of Cherkasy, while its public promotion was carried out by Prosecutor GeneralYuriy Lutsenko.[2]

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 ServiceinKharkiv Oblast.In addition, the club indebted about ₴846 million to its former playing and non-playing staff.[34]

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.[2]Instead, on 11 April 2018 theCabinet of Ukraineordered the property to be transferred under administration of theKharkiv Oblast State Administration(seeGovernor of Kharkiv Oblast).[2]

Metal Kharkiv and club reformation

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Deportivo de La Coruñavs. Metalist.

A new team based inKharkivand namedMetalwas founded in 2019[35]by former vice-president ofDynamo Kyivand former sportive director of Metalist Yevhen Krasnikov. Metal debuted in theUkrainian Second Leaguein the2020–21 season.[36]Along withOleksandr Kucheras the head coach, Metal was joined by former head coach ofMetalist 1925 KharkivOleksandr Pryzetko.[37]After winning theSecond 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.[38]

On 18 October 2023, a former player of MetalistDavid Caiadofiled a new case with CAS against the revived club to recover his salary compensation (CAS 2022/A/9288).[39]David Caiado played for Metalist in 2015. The club has appealed denying its relationship to the original club in hope to avoid paying owed compensations.[40]

Stadium

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Main article:Metalist Stadium

As Metalist Stadium was one of the venues forUEFA 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 for2008 Ukrainian Cup Final.

Presidents

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Honours

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League

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Cups

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Invitational

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Football kits and sponsors

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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

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Metalist Kharkiv supporters biggest rivalry centred onDnipro Dnipropetrovsk.[51]Despite this fans of both clubs marched in support of a "united Ukraine" in Kharkiv during the April2014 pro-Russian conflict in Ukraine.[51]

A group of Metalist KharkivUltrasnamed "Sect 82" had a violent rivalry withDynamo Kyiv.[52]"Sect 82" was (at least until September 2013) allied withFC Spartak MoscowUltras.[52](In 2014 "Sect 82" morphed into theAzov Battalionof theNational Guard of Ukraine.[52][53])

Current squad

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As of 28 January 2025[54][55][56]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF UKR Oleksandr Myzyuk
5 MF UKR Denys Pidruchnyi
6 FW UKR Daniil Teplyakov
8 FW UKR Kyrylo Dihtyar
9 FW UKR Vasyl Lutsiv
10 MF UKR Maksym Bahachanskyi
11 MF UKR Oleksandr Tsvirenko
13 MF UKR Oleksiy Horyainov
14 DF UKR Kyrylo Vlaha
17 DF UKR Daniil Prykhodko
19 FW UKR Danylo Kaydalov
20 DF UKR Daniel Vernattus
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 MF UKR Petro Lutsiv
25 GK UKR Vladyslav Rybak
27 FW UKR Yevhen Isayenko
29 MF UKR Yehor Abramov
31 DF UKR Bohdan Porokh
37 FW UKR Yehor Krasnikov
42 DF UKR Vitaliy Fedoriv
77 MF UKR Aleks Chidomere
78 GK UKR Serhiy Shumilov
98 MF UKR Maksym Orikhovskyi
99 DF BRA Gabriel Gomes

Other player under contract

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

No. Pos. Nation Player

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF BRA Maílton(atChapecoenseuntil 31 December 2024)
— MF UKR Roman Horenko(on loan toSC Vilkhivtsiuntil 30 June 2025)

Personnel

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Coaching staff

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

Last updated: 14 September 2023
Source:FC Metalist Kharkiv

Administration

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

Last updated: 14 September 2023
Source:FC Metalist Kharkiv

Player records

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Top goalscorers

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As of 6 December 2016[57][58]

# Name Years League Cup Europe Other Total
1 Marko Dević 2006–12
2013–14		 84 4 10 0 98
2 Nikolai Korolyov 1956–66 70 3 8 0 86
3 Volodymyr Linke 1976–85
1994–96		 77 4 0 0 81
4 Yuri Tarasov 1983–91
1993–94		 61 11 2 0 74
5 Nodar Bachiashvili 1978–82 67 1 0 0 68
6 Cleiton Xavier 2010–14 46 2 11 0 59
7 Yuri Tsymbalyuk 1973–77
1981		 52 4 0 0 56
8 Oleksandr Karabuta 1991–00 46 5 0 0 51
9 Jajá Coelho 2008–10
2013-14		 35 3 4 0 42
10 Stanislav Bernikov 1977–83 37 4 0 0 41
  • Other – National Super Cup

Most appearances

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As of 10 November 2021[59]

# Name Years League Cup Europe Other Total
1 Oleksandr Horyainov 1993–95
1997–03
2005–2016		 427 34 41 0 502
2 Volodymyr Linke 1976–85
1994–96		 351 25 0 0 376
3 Nikolai Korolyov 1956–66
1969		 353 8 0 0 361
4 Ivan Panchyshyn 1985–90
1992–94
1996–98		 282 35 4 0 321
5 Evgeniy Panfilov 1958–69 312 8 0 0 320
6 Yuriy Syvukha 1976
1979–88		 268 38 2 0 308
7 Papa Gueye 2006–15 211 16 54 0 281
8 Aleksandr Savchenko 1965–73 260 15 0 0 275
9 Viktor Aristov 1967–73 254 16 0 0 270
10 Alexander Kosolapov 1974–78
1980–83		 249 17 0 0 266
  • Other – National Super Cup

League and Cup history

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See also:Category:FC Metalist Kharkiv seasons

Soviet Union

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Ukraine

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Soviet Union

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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 Kharkivwas 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 JoinedVyshcha Liha
1992 no league competition 1/4 withdrew from theSoviet Cup[63]

Ukraine

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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 1⁄2finals
1993–94 18/18 34 6 8 20 22 63 20 1⁄16finals 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 1⁄32finals
1996–97 12/24 46 18 9 19 55 53 63 Second round
1997–98 3/22 42 26 11 5 74 29 89 1⁄16finals Promoted
1998–99 1st
(Vyshcha Liha) 		6/16 30 14 5 11 31 32 47 1⁄4finals
1999–00 5/16 30 12 8 10 41 35 44 1⁄16finals
2000–01 9/14 26 8 7 11 27 37 31 1⁄8finals
2001–02 5/14 26 11 7 8 35 36 40 1⁄4finals
2002–03 16/16 30 6 5 19 19 43 23 1⁄16finals Relegated
2003–04 2nd
(Persha Liha) 		2/18 34 19 9 6 51 24 66 1⁄16finals Promoted
2004–05 1st
(Vyshcha Liha) 		11/16 30 9 7 14 25 37 34 1⁄16finals
2005–06 5/16 30 12 7 11 35 42 43 1⁄8finals
2006–07 3/16 30 18 7 5 40 20 61 1⁄2finals
2007–08 3/16 30 19 6 5 50 27 63 1⁄8finals UC 1st round Bronze stripped
2008–09 1st
(Premier Liha) 		3/16 30 17 8 5 44 25 59 1⁄2finals UC Round of 16
2009–10 3/16 30 19 5 6 49 23 62 1⁄8finals EL Play-off round
2010–11 3/16 30 18 6 6 58 26 60 1⁄16finals EL Round of 32
2011–12 3/16 30 16 11 3 54 32 59 1⁄8finals EL 1⁄4finals
2012–13 2/16 30 20 6 4 59 25 66 1⁄8finals EL Round of 32
2013–14 3/16 28 16 9 3 54 29 57 1⁄4finals UCL 3rd qual. round[64]
2014–15 6/14 25 8 11 6 34 32 35 1⁄4finals EL Group stage [65]
2015–16 10/14 26 5 9 12 19 46 24 1⁄16finals Expelled
FC Metal Kharkiv
2020–21 3rd
(Druha Liha) 		1/12 22 20 2 0 65 5 62 1⁄64finals Promoted
FC Metalist Kharkiv[a]
2021–22 2nd
(Persha Liha) 		1/16 20 17 2 1 52 9 53 1⁄8finals
(Canceled) 		Promoted
2022–23 1st
(Premier Liha) 		15/16 30 5 7 18 27 58 22 None Relegated

Metalist-2 (1997–2005)

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Further information:FC Metalist-2 Kharkiv

Metalist in Europe

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UEFA Team ranking

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Rank Country Team Points
95 Standard Liège 20.980
96 SC Freiburg 20.899
97 Lokomotiv Moscow 20.606
98 Metalist Kharkiv 20.526
99 Guingamp 20.333
100 Molde 20.165
101 Wigan Athletic 19.192

Last update: May 5, 2017
Source:[1]Archived22 November 2020 at theWayback Machine

European history

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Metalist Kharkiv participates in European competitions since 1988, when they played their first game againstBorac 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 bySporting CP1–2 in Lisbon, 1–1 in Kharkiv

Managers

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^On 14 August 2013 UEFA announced that Metalist was banned from the2013–14 UEFA Champions Leaguedue to an ongoing match fixing investigation related to match fixing arising from a game played againstFC Karpaty Lvivin April 2008.[23]The club appealed the decision at theCourt of Arbitration for Sport(CAS), but it rejected Metalist's request, disqualifying the club from European 2013–14 competitions on 16 August 2013.[23]The club was on the verge of competing in thequalifying phase of the tournamentat the time of the decision.[24]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.[22][24]
  1. ^The club was renamed from FC Metal Kharkiv to FC Metalist Kharkiv

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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 withFC Lokomotiv Moscowon March 25 and along with the two other Ukrainian clubs quit the competition
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