FC Rukh Lviv

Rukh Lviv
Full nameFootball Club Ruh Lviv
Founded2003 (2003)
GroundArena Lviv
Capacity34,915
PresidentYuliya Dumanska (100%)[1]
Hryhoriy Kozlovskyi (honorary president)[1]
General Director[1]
Head coachBohdan Yesyp
LeagueUkrainian Second League
2025–26Ukrainian Premier League, 14th of 16 (withdrawn)
Websitefcruhlviv.com
Club logo used since the summer of 2016 till the summer of 2017
Club logo used in 2017 – 2019

FC Rukh Lviv (Ukrainian: ФК «Рух» Львів) is a Ukrainian professional football club based in Lviv. The club competes in the Ukrainian Second League as of 2026-27.

History

In 2003 under the initiative Myron Markevych, who was born in Vynnyky, and at the time was head coach of FC Karpaty Lviv established football club called FC Rukh Vynnyky. When asked why Ruhk, Markevych replied that "Movement" (Ukrainian: Рух, romanized: Rukh) is life. In June 2003, a children's football school Myron Markevych "Rukh" under directorship Yuriy Hdanskyi and trainers Roman Hdanskyi, Ihor Didyk, Markiyan Shkraba, Oleh Lehan was formed.[2]

In 2009, the Rukh adult football team with President Hryhoriy Kozlovskyy and head trainer Roman Hdanskyi was formed.[2] Since the team was located in Vynnyky which is a satellite town of the city of Lviv, so at a time teams participated separately in Lviv Oblast League Championship and in Lviv the teams participated in the championship of the city.[2] The club holds matches at the stadium named after Bohdan Markevych (1925–2002, Myron Markevych's father), who was one of the main sponsors of the football club and the Youth Academy, who worked for many years as a junior's coach.[2]

In 2014, the team won the National amateur football championship.

During the 2015 season, the club made sensations by signing former Dynamo Kyiv internationals Oleksandr Aliyev and Maksim Shatskikh.[3]

The club has been admitted to the PFL and took second place in the 2016–17 Ukrainian Second League.[4]

On 26 June 2017, the club presented a new emblem in golden and black colours.[5]

The club were promoted to the Ukrainian Premier League after finishing 2nd in the 2019-20 Ukrainian First League. They spent six seasons in the top flight and withdrew in 2025-26. They will compete in the Ukrainian Second League for the 2026-27 season.[6]

Honors

Squad

As of 12 August 2026[7][8][9]

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
7 FW  BRA Klayver
15 MF  UKR Denys Pidhurskyi (captain)
21 FW  BRA Tutti
28 GK  UKR Yehor Klymenko
— DF  UKR Bohdan Levytskyi (on loan from Karpaty Lviv)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF  UKR Volodymyr Yasinskyi
— DF  UKR Arsen Zalypka
— MF  UKR Ivan Denysov
— MF  UKR Mukhammad Dzhurabayev
— FW  UKR Dmytro Sebro

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
No. Pos. Nation Player

International players

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

Coaches and administration

Administration Coaching[10]
  • President – Hryhoriy Kozlovskyi
  • General director – Rostyslav Puzanskyi
  • Vice-president – Turkey Emre Karaahmetoglu
  • Sporting director – Volodymyr Lapitskyi

League and cup history

Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Other Notes
2013 4th (Amatorska Liha) 1 10 7 2 1 20 6 23 - AC 1⁄2 finals
1 4 3 1 0 7 3 10 - Runners up[12]
2014 1 8 5 1 2 17 8 16
1 4 3 1 0 5 2 10 Champions
2015 1 6 4 1 1 10 6 13 AC 1⁄4 finals
1 10 8 2 0 15 4 26
1 3 3 0 0 8 1 9 Runners up[13]
2016–17 3rd (Druha Liha) 2/17 32 23 5 4 68 24 74 1⁄32 finals - - Promoted
2017–18 2nd (Persha Liha "A") 7/18 34 14 9 11 36 30 51 1⁄32 finals - - -
2018–19 11/15 28 8 10 10 35 35 34 1⁄32 finals - - -
2019–20 2/16 30 18 7 5 51 21 61 1⁄16 finals - - Promoted
2020–21 1st (Premier Liha) 10/14 26 6 10 10 27 39 28 1⁄16 finals - - -
2021–22 was terminated 11/16 17 4 6 7 16 21 18 1⁄8 finals - - began on 24.02.2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
2022–23 11/16 30 7 11 12 31 37 32 — - - -
2023–24 6/16(Best result) 30 12 13 5 44 31 49 1⁄8 finals - - -
2024–25 8/16 30 9 11 10 30 27 38 1⁄4 finals(Best result) - - -
2025–26 14/16 30 6 3 21 20 51 21 1⁄8 finals - - Withdrew
2026–27 3rd (Druha Liha "A") 5/9 2 1 0 1 7 4 3 1⁄32 finals - - TBD

Coaches

 

 

Rukh Lviv reserves

Rukh-2 Lviv

In 2023 Rukh created its second team and was admitted by the Professional Football League of Ukraine to play at the 2023–24 Ukrainian Second League.

Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Other Manager
2023–24 3rd 9/14 26 9 7 10 29 36 34 Volodymyr Bezubyak
2024–25 3rd 2/10 18 10 3 5 29 19 33 Ivan Fedyk

Ruh U-19 Lviv

In 2020 Ruh created its reserve teams including under-21 and under-19. In 2022 the Ruh under-19 team has qualified for the UEFA Youth League.

Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Other Notes
2020–21 U-19 4 26 13 7 6 49 25 46
2021–22 U-19 1 18 15 2 1 49 11 47 canceled competition
2022–23 U-19 1 30 26 4 0 91 17 82
2023–24 U-19 8 30 13 4 13 52 46 43
2024–25 U-19

Ruh U-21 Lviv

In 2020 Ruh created its reserve teams including under-21 and under-19. Following the 2020–21 season, the competition among under-21 teams was discontinued and both squads were merged.

Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Other Notes
2020–21 U-21 3 26 15 7 4 60 30 52

References

  1. 1 2 3 Кому официально принадлежат украинские клубы Archived 2023-09-02 at the Wayback Machine. ukrrudprom.com. 12 November 2021
  2. 1 2 3 4 Baitsar, Andriy (21 January 2016). "Iсторія та сучасність: Медицина, спорт і відпочинок у Винниках (ОНОВЛЕНО+ФОТО)" [Past and Present: medicine, sport and leisure in Vynnyky (UPDATED + PHOTOS)]. Vynnyky Plus (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  3. ↑ Брати Баранці влітку перейдуть у Рух [Baranets brothers will transfer to Ruh in the summer]. UA-Football (in Ukrainian). 30 December 2016. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  4. ↑ В Першій лізі можуть стартувати 18 команд [16 teams may compete in the First League]. UA-Football (in Ukrainian). 24 June 2016. Archived from the original on 5 October 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  5. ↑ Ruh presented a new emblem and the club's colors (Рух представив нову емблему та кольори клубу) Archived 2017-11-14 at the Wayback Machine. Football 24. 26 June 2017
  6. ↑ "Rukh to withdraw from competitions after the season ends, — source". dynamo.kiev.ua. October 28, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Офіційний сайт ФК "Рух" (Львів)". Archived from the original on 2020-03-04. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
  8. ↑ "Rukh". Archived from the original on 2020-09-23. Retrieved 2020-09-28.
  9. ↑ "Ukraine - FC Ruh Vynnyky - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway". Archived from the original on 2021-04-30. Retrieved 2021-03-10.
  10. ↑ "Офіційний сайт ФК "Рух" (Львів)".
  11. ↑ "ОФІЦІЙНО. Оголошено ім'я нового головного тренера Руха". sport.ua. Retrieved 23 June 2026.
  12. ↑ Defeated 4–3 on penalties after 1–1 added extra time to FC ODEK Orzhiv. Підсумки чемпіонату України з футболу серед аматорських команд 2013 р. [Amateur Competition 2013]. Ukrainian Football Amateur League Official website (in Ukrainian). 2013. Archived from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  13. ↑ Defeated 2–1 by FC Balkany Zorya. Чемпіонат України з футболу серед аматорів 2015 [Amateur Competition 2015] (PDF). Ukrainian Football Amateur League Official website (in Ukrainian). 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
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