2023–24 FC Metalist 1925 Kharkiv season

FC Metalist 1925 Kharkiv 2023–24 football season

FC Metalist 1925 Kharkiv
2023–24 season
Head coach	Oleh Holodyuk
Stadium	Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex
Ukrainian Premier League	11th
Ukrainian Cup	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Andriy Boryachuk Dmytro Yusov (3 each) All: Andriy Boryachuk Dmytro Yusov (3 each)
Biggest defeat	Metalist 1925 Kharkiv 0–3 Vorskla Poltava
← 2022–23 2024–25 →
All statistics correct as of 25 November 2023.

The 2023–24 season is FC Metalist 1925 Kharkiv's 97th season in existence and third consecutive in the Ukrainian Premier League. They are also competing in the Ukrainian Cup.

Players

First-team squad

As of 27 September 2023^[1]^[2]^[3]

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	Denys Sydorenko
2	DF	UKR	Dmytro Kapinus (on loan from Shakhtar Donetsk)
3	DF	UKR	Yevheniy Tkachuk
4	DF	UKR	Ivan Kovalenko
5	DF	UKR	Mykhaylo Rudavskyi
6	MF	UKR	Beka Vachiberadze
7	FW	BRA	Ari Moura (on loan from Metropolitano)
8	MF	UKR	Yaroslav Martynyuk
9	FW	UKR	Andriy Boryachuk
10	MF	UKR	Rostyslav Rusyn
11	FW	UKR	Andriy Remenyuk
12	GK	UKR	Ihor Potimkov
14	FW	UKR	Dmytro Yusov
15	MF	UKR	Abdulla Abdullayev
17	DF	UKR	Ihor Kurylo
19	DF	UKR	Andriy Tkachuk


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
20	DF	UKR	Vadym Chervak
21	FW	UKR	Kostyantyn Bychek
22	FW	UKR	Vladyslav Dmytrenko
23	DF	UKR	Ruslan Tkachenko
27	MF	UKR	Dmytro Kravchenko
28	MF	UKR	Artem Habelok (captain)
29	DF	UKR	Maksym Zhychykov
30	DF	UKR	Mykyta Bezuhlyi
31	MF	BRA	Leo Casaes
33	MF	BRA	Igor Henrique
37	GK	UKR	Oleh Mozil
74	DF	UKR	Maryan Faryna (on loan from Shakhtar Donetsk)
79	FW	UKR	Andriy Chyruk
88	FW	UKR	Vadym Solohub
97	FW	UKR	Oleksiy Sydorov

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
—	GK	UKR	Maksym Kovalenko (at Zviahel until 30 June 2024)
—	DF	UKR	Yuriy Potimkov (at Nyva Buzova until 30 June 2024)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	UKR	Vladyslav Ostrovskyi (at Vorskla Poltava until 30 June 2024)

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date
FW	Dmytro Yusov	Chornomorets Odesa	Free	8 July 2023
MF	Ari Moura	Clube Atlético Metropolitano	Loan	14 July 2023
FW	Oleksiy Sydorov	Metalurh Zaporizhzhia	€275,000	20 July 2023
FW	Andriy Boryachuk	Shakhtar Donetsk	Free	1 September 2023

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

Metalist 1925 Kharkiv

SC Chaika

3 July 2023 Friendly	Metalist 1925 Kharkiv	2–0	SC Chaika
10:30

Veres Rivne

Metalist 1925 Kharkiv

8 July 2023 Friendly	Veres Rivne	1–0	Metalist 1925 Kharkiv
15:00

Metalist 1925 Kharkiv

Ahrobiznes Volochysk

15 July 2023 Friendly	Metalist 1925 Kharkiv	1–0	Ahrobiznes Volochysk
17:00

Rukh Lviv

Metalist 1925 Kharkiv

21 July 2023 Friendly	Rukh Lviv	2–0	Metalist 1925 Kharkiv
11:00

Obolon Kyiv

Metalist 1925 Kharkiv

18 November 2023 Friendly	Obolon Kyiv	2–1	Metalist 1925 Kharkiv
13:00

Competitions

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Ukrainian Premier League	29 July 2023	25 May 2024	Matchday 1		17	4	3	10	17	28	−11	023.53
Ukrainian Cup	27 September 2023		Round of 16	Round of 16	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	000.00
Total					18	4	3	11	17	31	−14	022.22

Last updated: 11 December 2023
Source: Soccerway

Ukrainian Premier League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation^[a]
12	Chornomorets Odesa	30	10	2	18	38	47	−9	32^[b]
13	Veres Rivne (Q)	30	6	10	14	31	46	−15	28	Qualification for the Ukrainian Premier League play-off
14	Obolon Kyiv (Q)	30	5	11	14	18	41	−23	26	Qualification for the Ukrainian Premier League play-off
15	Mynai (R)	30	5	10	15	27	50	−23	25	Relegation to Ukrainian First League
16	Metalist 1925 Kharkiv (R)	30	5	8	17	32	57	−25	23	Relegation to Ukrainian First League

Source: upl.ua
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw or "Golden match" if two teams tied for title (Article 22, paragraph 3).^[4]
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ The 2023–24 Ukrainian Cup winners (Shakhtar Donetsk) qualified for the Champions League play-off round. Thus, the Europa League spot was passed to the third-placed team and the second Conference League second qualifying round spot was passed to the fifth-placed team.
^ Zorya Luhansk finished ahead of Kolos Kovalivka and Chornomorets Odesa on head-to-head points: Zorya Luhansk 7, Kolos Kovalivka 6, Chornomorets Odesa 4

Teams that placed 13th and 14th in the 2023–24 Ukrainian Premier League play two-leg play-off with the third and fourth teams of the 2023–24 Ukrainian First League.

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Epitsentr Kamianets-Podilskyi	x–x	Veres Rivne
Obolon Kyiv	x–x	Livyi Bereh Kyiv

First leg

29 May 2024

15:30

Epitsentr Kamianets-Podilskyi	v	Veres Rivne
	Report

Livyi Bereh Arena, Kyiv

29 May 2024

18:00

Obolon Kyiv	v	Livyi Bereh Kyiv
	Report

Obolon Arena, Kyiv

Second leg

02 June 2024

17:00

Veres Rivne	v	Epitsentr Kamianets-Podilskyi
	Report

Avanhard Stadium, Rivne

02 June 2024

16:00

Livyi Bereh Kyiv	v	Obolon Kyiv
	Report

Livyi Bereh Arena, Kyiv

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
17	4	3	10	17	28	−11	15	3	1	3	7	10	−3	1	2	7	10	18	−8

Last updated: 11 December 2023.
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results by round

Updated to match(es) played on 25 November 2023. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

Metalist 1925 Kharkiv v Shakhtar Donetsk

29 July 2023 1	Metalist 1925 Kharkiv	1–2	Shakhtar Donetsk	Kyiv
17:00				Stadium: Stadion Livyi Bereh Referee: Vitaliy Romanov

Oleksandriya v Metalist 1925 Kharkiv

5 August 2023 2	Oleksandriya	1–0	Metalist 1925 Kharkiv	Oleksandriya
20:15				Stadium: CSC Nika Stadium Referee: Vladimir Novokhatny

Metalist 1925 Kharkiv v Mynai

19 August 2023 4	Metalist 1925 Kharkiv	1–0	Mynai	Kyiv
17:00				Stadium: Stadion Livyi Bereh Referee: Klym Zabroda

LNZ Cherkasy v Metalist 1925 Kharkiv

25 August 2023 5	LNZ Cherkasy	0–1	Metalist 1925 Kharkiv	Cherkasy
15:00				Stadium: Cherkasy Arena Referee: Yaroslav Kozyk

Rukh Lviv v Metalist 1925 Kharkiv

3 September 2023 6	Rukh Lviv	1–1	Metalist 1925 Kharkiv	Lviv
19:00				Stadium: Arena Lviv Referee: Sergiy Zadyran

Metalist 1925 Kharkiv v Zorya Luhansk

15 September 2023 7	Metalist 1925 Kharkiv	2–1	Zorya Luhansk	Kyiv
18:30				Stadium: Stadion Livyi Bereh Referee: Klym Zabroda

Metalist 1925 Kharkiv v Kolos Kovalivka

24 September 2023 8	Metalist 1925 Kharkiv	0–0	Kolos Kovalivka	Kyiv
17:00				Stadium: Stadion Livyi Bereh Referee: Mykhailo Rayda

Dnipro-1 v Metalist 1925 Kharkiv

2 October 2023 9	Dnipro-1	1–0	Metalist 1925 Kharkiv	Dnipro
17:00				Stadium: Dnipro Arena Referee: Roman Blavatskiy

Obolon Kyiv v Metalist 1925 Kharkiv

8 October 2023 10	Obolon Kyiv	1–0	Metalist 1925 Kharkiv	Kyiv
13:00				Stadium: Obolon Arena

Metalist 1925 Kharkiv v Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih

20 October 2023 11	Metalist 1925 Kharkiv	1–3	Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih	Kyiv
19:00				Stadium: Stadion Livyi Bereh

Vorskla Poltava v Metalist 1925 Kharkiv

29 October 2023 12	Vorskla Poltava	2–2	Metalist 1925 Kharkiv	Poltava
15:00				Stadium: Oleksiy Butovsky Vorskla Stadium

Metalist 1925 Kharkiv v Chornomorets Odesa

5 November 2023 13	Metalist 1925 Kharkiv	2–1	Chornomorets Odesa	Kyiv
15:00				Stadium: Stadion Livyi Bereh

Polissya Zhytomyr v Metalist 1925 Kharkiv

11 November 2023 14	Polissya Zhytomyr	2–1	Metalist 1925 Kharkiv	Zhytomyr
16:15				Stadium: Tsentralnyi Stadion

Veres Rivne v Metalist 1925 Kharkiv

25 November 2023 15	Veres Rivne	4–3	Metalist 1925 Kharkiv	Rivne
15:00				Stadium: Avanhard Stadium Referee: Vitaliy Romanov

Shakhtar Donetsk v Metalist 1925 Kharkiv

3 December 2023 16	Shakhtar Donetsk	2–0	Metalist 1925 Kharkiv	Lviv
17:00	Zubkov 59' Kryskiv 78' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Arena Lviv Referee: Maksim Kozyryatskiy

Dynamo Kyiv v Metalist 1925 Kharkiv

7 December 2023 3	Dynamo Kyiv	4–2	Metalist 1925 Kharkiv	Kyiv
17:00	Voloshyn 11', 22' Vanat 34' Dyachuk 90'	Report	Dmytrenko 30' Remenyuk 71'	Stadium: Valeriy Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium Referee: Alexander Omelchenko

Metalist 1925 Kharkiv v Oleksandriya

11 December 2023 17	Metalist 1925 Kharkiv	0–3	Oleksandriya	Kyiv
14:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Skorko 64' Plaksa 75', 83'	Stadium: Stadion Livyi Bereh Referee: Oleksandr Solovyan

Ukrainian Cup

Metalist 1925 Kharkiv v Vorskla Poltava

27 September 2023	Metalist 1925 Kharkiv	0–3	Vorskla Poltava
18:30

References

^ "Основний склад".
^ "Metalist 1925".
^ "Професіональна футбольна ліга України".
^ Defining of teams' places in competitions (Визначення місць команд у змаганнях). 2021–22 Ukrainian Premier League regulations.

External links

Official website

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Club seasons
Premier League	Chornomorets Odesa Dnipro-1 Dynamo Kyiv Kolos Kovalivka Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih LNZ Cherkasy Metalist 1925 Kharkiv Mynai Obolon Kyiv Oleksandriya Polissya Rukh Lviv Shakhtar Donetsk Veres Rivne Vorskla Poltava Zorya Luhansk
Ukrainian First League	Ahrobiznes Volochysk Bukovyna Chernivtsi Chernihiv Dinaz Vyshhorod Epitsentr Dunaivtsi Hirnyk-Sport Horishni Plavni Inhulets Petrove Karpaty Lviv Khust Kremin Kremenchuk Livyi Bereh Kyiv Mariupol Metalist Kharkiv Metalurh Zaporizhya Nyva Buzova Nyva Ternopil Podillia Khmelnytskyi Poltava Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk Viktoriya Sumy
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