FC Lviv

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FC Lviv () was a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Lviv.

The history of the club is very controversial and was interrupted on numerous occasions. The first club under such name entered professional competitions back in 1992. In 2001 that club was merged with Karpaty Lviv. The second club appeared in 2006 replacing insolvent Hazovyk-Skala out of Stryi (not far from Lviv) in the second tier. In such manner the new club skipped few tiers of the national football pyramid. That club became bankrupt in 2012. Few years later in 2016 the club was revived based on its football academy. In 2017 the administration of NK Veres Rivne and FC Lviv reached an agreement which led to "castling" swap of their teams in the national football pyramid. In 2023 FC Lviv was relegated, but it suspended its operations due to hardship with an option to renew its professional next season.

While the first president of FC Lviv Oleksandr Didenko insisted that FC Lviv of 1992 has nothing to do with the later clubs, another football functionary Rostyslav Zaremba argued that it is not that simple.

History

FC Lviv (2006–2012)

The club was founded in May 2006. It entered the Persha Liha as a replacement for the bankrupt club FC Hazovyk-Skala Stryi, which also represented Lviv Oblast. The new entity was registered on 22 May 2006 as a company with limited liability () "Football Club "Lviv". Later in May 2006 the PFL Bureau session adopted a decision to recognize the club as a lawful successor () of FC Hazovyk-Skala Stryi that played in Persha Liha. This fact was also confirmed at a press-conference given at the Football Federation of Lviv Oblast on 26 May 2006. The new president of the new club Yuriy Kindzerskyi informed that his club was not created as a municipal club.

In its debut season FC Lviv reached 11th place and scored 45 goals. At the start of the next season, in the beginning of September 2007, the club moved to the newly built stadium Kniazha Arena in Dobromyl, west of Sambir. This arena was constructed by and named after Ukrainian insurance company Knyazha, who is the club's main sponsor. The previous home ground of the club was SKA Stadium in Lviv, which fell out of favor with the FFU, PFL.

In 2007–08 season FC Lviv finished 2nd in the Persha Liha and were promoted to the Premier Liha for the first time in their history, making the club one of the founders of the newly formed Premier League. In 2008–09 FC Lviv, despite a sensational opening 2–0 win against Shakhtar, were relegated to the Persha Liha. The decisive match for them happened in the last round against another Lviv team Karpaty in the Lviv derby when they lost 2–1. The club's first, and only, season in the Premier League was spent at The Ukraina Stadium together with Karpaty under a lease contract.

In 2009, the city of Lviv lent the former land property of LORTA Plant for rent to FC Lviv. Out of 3.0542 ha FC Lviv receives 2.9 ha in rent until the spring of 2019 and the rest for only five years.

On 12 July 2012 the sports director of FC Lviv Rostyslav Zaremba confirmed that the club has been withdrawn from competitions due to financial issues.

FC Lviv (since 2016)

In 2016 the professional team of FC Lviv was renewed and its future participation in Druha Liha was announced.

In May 2018, the club was promoted to the Ukrainian Premier League on pretence of merging with NK Veres Rivne and play in the 2018–19 Ukrainian Premier League.

At its official website, the club tells that all efforts of NK Veres Rivne are actually efforts of FC Lviv instead. The club states that it was FC Lviv that placed 6th in the 2017–18 Ukrainian Premier League, Records however clearly show that at that time FC Lviv played in the 2017–18 Ukrainian Second League and recovered their professional status only in 2017. This claim is particularly bold as in 2017 NK Veres Rivne, as a "people's club", had a big scandal with its promotion ahead of FC Desna Chernihiv. The archive of Ukrainian Association of Football "Footpass" shows the Premier League club NK Veres Rivne playing at the first preliminary round instead of FC Lviv (please, see Veres – Lviv swap). In 2018 following the swap there was an attempt to replace names in archived teams' performances.

At the end of March 2024, the internet website "Ukrainskyi Futbol" interviewed a director of FC Lviv sports school (DYuSSh) due to recent rumors of his intentions to revive a professional team. The website also inquired about details of the professional PFC Lviv that suspended its participation in competitions. Earlier in July 2023, the head of the Association of footballers of Ukraine stated that actions of the PFC Lviv leadership fall under an article about swindle.

Coaches and administration

List of presidents

  • 2006–2009: Yuriy Kindzerskyi
  • 2009–2012: Football Federation of Lviv Oblast (led by Yaroslav Hrysyo)
  • 2016–2018: Roman Mykhayliv
  • Since 2018: Bohdan Kopytko

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Football kits and sponsors

Since 2006 till 2012, the main sponsor was Knyazha (insurance company), other sponsors were Dobromyl, Persha Pryvatna Brovarnia (brewery), and the technical sponsor was Lotto.

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2008–2009LottoKnyazha
Vienna Insurance Group
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Honours

League and Cup history

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FC Lviv-2

Football Club Lviv-2 () was a reserve team of FC Lviv that played in the Ukrainian Second League competition.

The team was created based on a reserve (dublery) team that played in reserve competitions of the Vyshcha Liha in 2008–09 season. FC Lviv-2 played in the 2009-10 PFL League Cup.

League and cup history

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Coaches

;FC Lviv (2006)

References

References

  1. [http://www.fclviv.com.ua/hotujemos-do-20-ty-richchya/ We are getting ready to the 20th anniversary!!! (Готуємось до 20-ти річчя !!!)] {{Webarchive. link. (30 January 2019 . FC Lviv sports school. 14 February 2012.)
  2. Druzdyev, O. ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20120420123738/http://lvivfc.com.ua/pro-lviv/istoriya "Lviv" beginning of new history ("Львів" початок нової історії)]''. Fan site of FC Lviv.
  3. [https://web.archive.org/web/20180221193620/http://old.dailylviv.com/news/562 FC "Lviv" does not belong to the city (ФК "Львів" не належить місту)]. Shchodennyi Lviv. 26 May 2006
  4. link. (15 July 2009)
  5. [https://football24.ua/fk_lviv_pripiniv_svoye_isnuvannya_n121993/ ФК "Львів" припинив своє існування] {{Webarchive. link. (16 June 2023 . football24.ua. 12 July 2012)
  6. "Олег Лужний може очолити ФК Львів".
  7. [https://web.archive.org/web/20190716020920/http://pfclviv.com/vizytka-klubu/ The club's introduction card]. FC Lviv.
  8. while the same claim for this achievement is laid by Veres Rivne.[https://web.archive.org/web/20210426131042/https://nkveres.com/istoriya-nk-veres History of NK Veres]. [[NK Veres Rivne]]
  9. [https://ukrfootball.ua/exclusive/kopitko-ya-ne-zbirayus-u-kogos-zapituvati-mikhailiv-vidreaguvav-na-informaciyu-pro-vidrodzhennya-fk-lviv/ «Копитко? Я не збираюсь у когось запитувати»: Михайлів відреагував на інформацію про відродження ФК Львів]. ukrfootball.ua. 29 March 2024
  10. [https://sportarena.com/football/upl/glava-assotsiatsii-futbolistov-ukrainy-pechornyj/ Глава Ассоциации футболистов Украины Печорный: Действия руководства Львова попадают под статью о мошенничестве]. sportarena.com. 25 July 2023
  11. Artur Valerko. ''[https://sportarena.com/football/upl/mihajliv-fk-lviv-gratime-na-areni-lviv-stadion/ Mykhailiv: FC Lviv will play at Arena Lviv. Stadion Ukraina is as a reserve (Михайлів: ФК Львів гратиме на Арені Львів. Стадіон Україна – в резерві)] {{Webarchive. link. (2 March 2020 ''. Sport Arena. 14 July 2018)
  12. "Головний тренер Анатолій Безсмертний (Head coach Anatoly Bezsmertnyi)".
  13. "Тренерський штаб – Офіційний сайт клубу ПФК Львів".
  14. "Тренерський штаб – Офіційний сайт клубу ПФК Львів".
  15. "Coaching staff".
  16. [http://xxldynamo.com.ua/pages/6uaclub-98-99.php Jerseys of Ukrainian clubs] {{webarchive. link. (25 September 2013)
  17. The club took over operations of [[FC Hazovyk-Skala Stryi]], which was under financial duress and moved to [[Lviv]]
  18. (2009-07-14). "Визначено склад груп учасників змагань з футболу серед команд другої ліги (Confirmed group team entrants to compete in the Druha Liha))". PFL.
  19. link. (19 July 2011 15 October 2008)
  20. (September 2017)
  21. link. PFL Official Site. (26 September 2011)

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