FC Zorya Luhansk

FC Zorya Luhansk, formerly known as Zaria Voroshilovgrad and Zorya-MALS, is a Ukrainian football team. Zorya Luhansk is based in the city of Luhansk, Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine. However, because of the war in Eastern Ukraine, the team play their games at Slavutych-Arena in Zaporizhia.
The modern club was created on 10 April 1964 on decision of the Football Federation of the Soviet Union merging the October Revolution factory sports club Zorya and the Luhansk regional branch of "Trudovye Rezervy" sports society. In 1972 as Zaria Voroshilovgrad the club became the first Soviet club from province that won the Soviet Top League title. Today, the modern club considers the factory team as its predecessor that was established back in 1923. The name Zorya means "dawn" in Ukrainian.

History

The modern Zorya Luhansk, during its Soviet period known as Zaria Voroshilovgrad and for short period Zorya-MALS, was created in 1964. In the 2016-17 Europa League season, Zorya Luhansk played group matches against Feyenoord, Fenerbahçe, and also against Manchester United.
The history of the club takes place at the dawn of the 20th century right after in the city of Luhansk was built the first stadium. The stadium was built in 1922 under the personal order of Vladimir Lenin and later was named after him. The first games that involved participation of the Luhansk's teams first mentioned in 1911 and in 1913 in Kostyantynivka was created the regional football league of Donets basin. During the World War I and the following Soviet and German aggressions the league was suspended until 1920 when the situation in the region had stabilized.
The first Luhansk team was created in the Russian Empire in 1908 when the workers of the Russischen Maschinenbaugesellschaft Hartmann created the "Society of wise recreations". The football section was headed by the Czech specialist Henrich Drževikovski from Prague who 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 is located the sport hall "Zorya".
In 1923 the workers of the Luhansk steam train factory of the October Revolution organized their football team "Metalist" which became the forerunner of today's Zorya. The following year there was organized a championship of the newly created Luhansk okruha. In the final game the collective city team of Luhansk was victorious against its rival from the city of Snizhne winning it in overtime 1–0. In 1926 the All-Ukrainian Committee of the Mining Workers' council organized a team of Donbass miners that was based on the football players from Kadiyevka for tour games in Germany. There the Donbass team won four of their eight games. The following year in Luhansk took place an international game when the city team was challenged by their rivals from Austria. The Donbas players lost the game.
In 1936 the football teams "Metalist" and "Dynamo" united into the united Luhansk city team which next year was given the name Dzerzhynets. The name "Dzerzhynets" derives from the steam locomotive that was produced at the steam train factory FD – "Felix Dzerzhinsky". That year "Dzerzhynets" got the 3rd place in the Ukrainian second league.
In 1937 "Dzerzhynets" won the 1st place in the Ukrainian second league and was promoted to the Ukrainian first league. Moreover, it reached 1/8 final of the Ukrainian Сup and 1/16 final of the Soviet Cup. The team consisted of the following players: Klad'ko, Grebenyuk, Svidyns'ky, Mazanov, Morozov, Krasyuk, Nosko, Movchan, Brovenko, Chernyavs'ky, Voloschenko, Lokotosh, Sytnikov, Evdokymov, Myroshnikov, Ischenko.
In 1938 "Dzerzhynets" became the champion of Ukraine after having won 9 games and having played 2 games in a draw. It was 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 also was team of Luhansk regional party administration "Trudovi Rezervy". In 1950 Dynamo Luhansk was merged in Trudovi Rezervy. In 1951 the chief of Trudovi Rezervy regional administration Ivan Lomakin was trialed, while the team was liquidated.
In 1948 "Dzerzhynets" was re-established in lower leagues of Ukrainian championship. Due to liquidation of Trudovi Rezervy, Dzerzhynets was allowed to compete among "teams of master". Few players from Trudovi Rezervy did join the factory team. In 1954 Dzerzhynets was transferred under administration of the Republican Volunteer Society of "Avanhard" which continued its participation in competitions until 1959.
Due to a bleak performance of "Avanhard", in 1957 in the city of Voroshilovhrad was revived another club "Trudovi Rezervy" which this time was formed out of students of the Leningrad Technicum of Physical Culture and Sports.
After liquidation of Avanhard in 1959, in 1960 in Luhansk was revived the October Revolution Factory team.

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 into FC Zorya Voroshilovhrad.
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 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.
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.

Names

;Predecessors

1923–35: FC Metallist Lugansk '
1936–40: FC Dzerzhinets Voroshilovgrad '
1948–53: FC Dzerzhinets Voroshilovgrad '
1953–59: FC Avangard Voroshilovgrad '

;Trudovi Rezervy

1949–51: Trudovye Rezervy Voroshilovgrad '
1957–64: Trudovye Rezervy Lugansk

;Zorya

1960–64: SC Zaria Lugansk '
1964–70: FC Zaria Lugansk '
1970–90: FC Zaria Voroshilovgrad '
1990–91: FC Zaria Lugansk '
1992–96: FC Zorya-MALS Luhansk '

1996–present: FC Zorya Luhansk ''
Reserve team

The reserve team of Zorya, Zorya Luhansk Reserves are playing in the Ukrainian Premier Reserve League.

Honours

Please, note that in 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" 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

Soviet Top League
* Winners : 1972
Soviet Cup
* Runners-up : 1974, 1975
Soviet First League
* Winners : 1962, 1966
Soviet Second League
* Winners : 1986
* Runners-up : 1991
Ukrainian SSR
* Winners : 1938, 1962, 1986
* Runners-up : 1950,
Ukraine
Ukrainian Cup
* Runners-up : 2015–16
Ukrainian First League
* Winners : 2005–06
Ukrainian Second League
* Winners : 2002–03
* Runners-up : 1998-99
Current squad

Other players under contract

U21 team squad

Out on loan

Coaches and administration

Presidents and owners

Source:

1989–90: Administration Chairman Oleksiy Vintun
1990: Club Chairman I. Shyrokyi
1990: Club Chairman O. Lyakhov
1990–92: President Yuriy Koniayev
1992–96: President Volodymyr Tarasenko
1996–01: President Dmytro Makarenko
2001–02: President Volodymyr Makarov
2002–05: President Yuriy Sevastianov
2005–07: President Valeriy Shpichka
2007–09: President and owner Valeriy Bukayev
2009: Owner Marina Bukayeva
* 2009: President Oleksandr Yehorov
* 2009: President Manolis Pilavov
2009–present: President and owner Yevhen Heller
Most capped players

Top scoring players

Former players

Sergey Patsay
Oleksandr Zabara
Coaches

Longest serving coaches

Last Updated after 2015/16 season

No.	Name	Time period	G	W	D	L	GS	GA	Achievement
1	Vadym Dobizha	1980–88	259	114	55	90	358	331	10/24
2	German Zonin	1962–72	178	77	62	39	241	149	Champion
3	Yuriy Vernydub	2011–	126	51	36	39	130	128	3/12
4	Anatoliy Kuksov	1990–97	105	52	18	35	154	117	12/20
5	:ru:Захаров, Юрий Владимирович\|Yuriy Zakharov	1975–79	94	25	30	39	111	143	9/16
6	Yuriy Rashchupkin	1982–83	84	33	20	31	131	119	6/22
7	Yuriy Koval	2004–09	81	48	18	15	137	55	3/18
8	Anatoly Baidachny	1988–89	78	34	20	24	119	93	20/22
9	Yevgeny Goryansky	1966–67	74	26	27	21	64	58	16/19
10	Alexey Vodyagin	1957–59	65	29	17	19	95	68	4/14

League and Cup history

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

Trudovi Rezervy

Metalist, Dzerzhinets, Avanhard, Zorya

Soviet Union

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Ukrainian competitions

European record

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Reserve team

FC Zorya Luhansk

History

Post war revival

Modern period

Names

Sponsors

Football kits and sponsors

Honours

Domestic competitions

Soviet Union

Ukraine

Current squad

Other players under contract

U21 team squad

Out on loan

Coaches and administration

Presidents and owners

Most capped players

Top scoring players

Former players

Coaches

Longest serving coaches

League and Cup history

Trudovi Rezervy

Metalist, Dzerzhinets, Avanhard, Zorya

Soviet Union

Ukraine

Ukrainian competitions

European record