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
2025–26Ukrainian Premier League, 2nd 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 August 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
7 FW  UKR Artur Mykytyshyn
8 MF  NGA Adam Yakubu
9 MF  UKR Yehor Tverdokhlib
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
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF  UKR Yevheniy Pastukh
23 FW  UKR Danylo Kravchuk
25 DF  UKR Oleh Horin
29 DF  UKR Roman Didyk
30 MF  BRA Talles Brener
34 DF  UKR Nazariy Muravskyi
72 GK  UKR Kirill Samoylenko
75 DF  UKR Andriy Kitela
77 FW  ALB Tedi Cara
90 FW  GHA Mark Assinor
93 DF  UKR Vitaliy Roman
99 FW  NGA Cody David

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  UKR Illya Putrya (at Bukovyna Chernivtsi until 30 June 2027)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  UKR Vyacheslav Tankovskyi (at Bukovyna Chernivtsi until 30 June 2027)

Coaches and administration

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

International 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(Amatorska Liha) 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(Amatorska Liha) 2/12 22 17 4 1 54 13 55 - A/P 1⁄2 finals -
A/C 1⁄4 finals
2020–21 4th(Amatorska Liha) 2/11 20 14 3 3 56 11 45 - A/P Winner Promoted to Ukrainian Second League
A/C Winner
2021–22 3rd(Druha Liha "A") 3/15 17 13 2 2 36 9 41 Round of 16 (1/8) - - Promoted to Ukrainian First League
2022–23 2nd(Persha Liha "A") 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(Premier Liha) 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 30 18 6 6 39 17 60 Quarter-finals (1/4) - - -
2026–27 8 3 1 1 1 2 3 4 Round of 32 (1/16) 2026–27 UEFA Conference League Second qualifying round -
  • 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

CompetitionPlayedWonDrawLostGFGAGDWin%
UEFA Conference League 202000+0000.00
Total 202000+0000.00
Season Competition Round Opposition Neutral (Home) Away Aggregate
2026–27 Conference League Second qualifying round Belgium Gent 0–0 Pl 0–0 0–0 (2−4 p)

Note: Pl - Płock, Poland

Managers

See also

References

  1. 1 2 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. 1 2 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. 1 2 "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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