FC LNZ Cherkasy

LNZ Cherkasy
Full nameFootball Club LNZ Cherkasy
Founded2006 (2006) as FC Shpola-LNZ-Lebedyn Shpola
GroundCherkasy Arena
Capacity10,321
OwnerViktor Kravchenko
General DirectorVasyl Kayuk
Head coachVitaliy Ponomaryov
LeagueUkrainian Premier League
2024–25Ukrainian Premier League, 12th of 16
Websitefc-lnz.com

Football Club LNZ Cherkasy (Ukrainian: Футбольний клуб «ЛНЗ» Черкаси) is a Ukrainian professional football club based in Cherkasy. They currently play in Ukrainian Premier League, the top tier of Ukrainian football. The club is owned by LNZ Group.[1]

History

The club was created in 2006 by Dmytro Kravchenko.[2] The club was based at the time in the city of Shpola and played at its Central Stadium.[2] The club's president became Andriy Poltavets in 2006.[3]

In 2021, FC LNZ-Lebedyn announce official relocate from Lebedyn to Cherkasy and change name to LNZ Cherkasy.

In 2022–23, LNZ Cherkasy secure promotion to Ukrainian Premier League for the first time in their history from next season after defeat against Inhulets Petrove 2–1 and won aggregate 3–2.

Names

  • 2006–2013: FC Shpola-LNZ-Lebedyn Shpola
  • 2013–2021: FC LNZ-Lebedyn Lebedyn
  • 2021–present: FC LNZ Cherkasy

Honours

Current squad

As of 21 January, 2026[5][6]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  UKR Dmytro Ledviy
4 DF  ALB Ajdi Dajko
5 MF  GEO Shota Nonikashvili
6 MF  UKR Vyacheslav Tankovskyi
7 FW  UKR Artur Mykytyshyn
8 MF  NGA Adam Yakubu
10 MF  KOS Muharrem Jashari
11 MF  UKR Hennadiy Pasich
12 GK  UKR Oleksiy Palamarchuk
14 DF  UKR Oleksandr Drambayev
16 MF  UKR Artur Ryabov
17 DF  UKR Denys Kuzyk
18 FW  GHA Abdul Awudu (on loan from Vizela)
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF  UKR Yevheniy Pastukh
21 FW  UKR Orest Lepskyi
22 MF  UKR Yehor Tverdokhlib
23 FW  UKR Danylo Kravchuk
24 MF  UKR Marko Podolyak
25 DF  UKR Oleh Horin
27 MF  CRC Jewison Bennette
29 DF  UKR Roman Didyk
33 DF  UKR Illya Putrya
34 DF  UKR Nazariy Muravskyi
72 GK  UKR Kirill Samoylenko
90 FW  GHA Mark Assinor

Other players under contract

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
No. Pos. Nation Player

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF  KOS Hajdin Salihu (at Polonia Warsaw until 30 June 2026)
— MF  UKR Yaroslav Kysil (at Kudrivka until 30 June 2026)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW  CMR Mollo Bessala (at Sheriff Tiraspol until 30 June 2026)
— MF  CPV Eynel Soares (at Trenčín until 30 June 2026)

Coaches and administration

Office administration[7] Coaching (senior team)[8] Office assistants [8] Coaching (U-19 team)[9]
  • President – Viktor Kravchenko
  • Vice-president – Dmytro Kravchenko
  • General director – Vasyl Kayuk
  • Technical director – Oleksandr Chaban
  • Operational director – Bohdan Zhalo
  • Chief scout – Oleksiy Snizhko
  • Marketing and media director – Anton Kravchenko
  • Commercial director – Denys Karaban
  • Security officer – Ruslan Lysenko
  • Administrator – Andriy Kalinich
  • Administrator – Oleksandr Khlyubko
  • Administrator – Oleksandr Parfyonov
  • Administrator – Dmytro Sydorenko
  • Chief doctor – Leonid Maslyuk
  • Rehabilitation doctor – Roman Mishchenko
  • Masseur – Andriy Makhno
  • Masseur – Ruslan Poturnak
  • Masseur – Oleksandr Pytel
  • Masseur – Oleksandr Sokolovskyi
  • Rehabilitation specialist – Artur Pohorilyi
  • SMM officer, photographer – Oleksandr Kononenko
  • Videographer – Serhiy Presnyakov

Notable players

Had international caps for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries while playing for LNZ Cherkasy.

League and cup history

Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Other Notes
2017–18 Cherkasy Oblast competitions A/C Winner -
2018–19 4th 1/12 22 18 3 1 67 15 57 Second Preliminary round (1/32) A/P 1⁄2 finals -
A/C 1⁄4 finals
2019–20 4th 2/12 22 17 4 1 54 13 55 - A/P 1⁄2 finals -
A/C 1⁄4 finals
2020–21 4th 2/11 20 14 3 3 56 11 45 - A/P Winner Promoted to Ukrainian Second League
A/C Winner
2021–22 3rd 3/15 17 13 2 2 36 9 41 Round of 16 (1/8) - - Promoted to Ukrainian First League
2022–23 2nd 1/8 14 9 3 2 22 6 30 — - - to Promotion group
3/8 14 6 4 4 19 12 22 Won playoffs Inhulets Petrove 1–1 2–1/ Promoted to Ukrainian Premier League
2023-24 1st 7 30 11 8 11 31 34 41 Fourth preliminary round (1/16) - - -
2024-25 12 30 7 10 13 25 37 31 Round of 16 (1/8) - - -
2025–26 2 18 12 2 4 23 11 38 Quarter-finals (1/4) - - -
  • A/P – the AAFU league playoffs (post-season elimination)
  • A/C – the Ukrainian Amateur Cup
  • 2021–22 season was interrupted and discontinued due to the 2022 Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine
  • 2022–23 Ukrainian Cup competitions never took place due to ongoing hostilities

European record

FC LNZ Cherkasy did not participate in European competitions.

Managers

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Victory: LNZ-Lebedyn won the Ukrainian Amateur Cup (Перемога: «ЛНЗ-Лебедин» здобув Кубок України з аматорського футболу) Archived 2018-06-25 at the Wayback Machine. LNZ Group. 12 June 2018
  2. ^ a b Regional Football Championship. In focus is "Shpola-LNZ-Lebedyn" (Чемпіонат області з футболу. У фокусі "Шпола-ЛНЗ-Лебедин"). Cherkaskyi Sport.
  3. ^ Андрій Полтавець залишає пост президента ФК “ЛНЗ”. provce.ck.ua. 3 June 2024
  4. ^ Valerko, A. Two goals and ejection, a half time without goalie: LNZ-Lebedyn won the AAFU Cup (Два голи й вилучення, тайм без воротаря: ЛНЗ-Лебедин здобув Кубок ААФУ). Sport Arena. 11 June 2018
  5. ^ "Команда".
  6. ^ "LNZ".
  7. ^ "Керівництво" [Ownership]. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
  8. ^ a b "Основна команда" [Main squad]. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
  9. ^ "U-19" [U-19]. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
  10. ^ Haptar, M. Petro Slavinskyi leaves "Shpola-LNZ-Lebedyn" (Петро Славінський залишає "Шполу-ЛНЗ-Лебедин"). Cherkaskyi Sport. 18 December 2011
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