2023–24 FC Zorya Luhansk season

FC Zorya Luhansk
2023–24 season
Head coachYuriy Koval
Ukrainian Premier League11th
Ukrainian CupQuarter-finals
UEFA Europa LeaguePlay-off round
UEFA Europa Conference LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Eduardo Guerrero (7)
All:
Eduardo Guerrero (11)

The 2023–24 season was FC Zorya Luhansk's 101st season in existence and 18th consecutive in the Ukrainian Premier League. They are also competed in the Ukrainian Cup, the UEFA Europa League and the UEFA Europa Conference League.

Players

First-team squad

As of 1 September 2023[1][2]

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 Oleksandr Saputin
2 DF  UKR Bohdan Butko
3 DF  UKR Anton Bol (on loan from Dynamo Kyiv)
4 MF  TOG Kodjo Aziangbe (on loan from Al-Nasr)
5 MF  UKR Oleksandr Yatsyk (on loan from Dynamo Kyiv)
6 MF  UKR Illya Hulko
7 MF  UKR Denys Antyukh
8 MF  UKR Oleksiy Khakhlyov
9 MF  UKR Dmytro Myshnyov (captain)
10 FW  UKR Denys Nahnoynyi
11 FW  UKR Danyil Alefirenko
15 MF  UKR Kyrylo Dryshlyuk
16 MF  UKR Vikentiy Voloshyn (on loan from Dynamo Kyiv)
17 FW  UKR Ihor Horbach (on loan from Dynamo Kyiv)
18 MF  UKR Yuriy Tlumak
19 FW  UKR Vladyslav Buhay
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF  UKR Vyacheslav Churko
22 MF  SRB Petar Mićin
24 MF  UKR Ivan Holovkin
29 DF  UKR Bohdan Tokar
30 GK  UKR Mykyta Turbayevskyi
36 GK  UKR Anton Zhylkin
38 MF  UKR Maksym Smiyan
39 FW  PAN Eduardo Guerrero
44 DF  UKR Arseniy Batahov
47 DF  UKR Roman Vantukh
53 GK  UKR Dmytro Matsapura
55 DF  BRA Jordan (on loan from Vila Nova)
70 DF  UKR Ihor Kyryukhantsev
74 DF  UKR Ihor Snurnitsyn
77 DF  UKR Oleh Danchenko
78 FW  BRA Wendell (on loan from Goiás)

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
— FW  BRA Guilherme Smith

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
— FW  IRN Shahab Zahedi (at Persepolis until 30 June 2024)

Transfers

In

Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
FW Eduardo Guerrero Maccabi Tel Aviv €500k 1 July 2023
MF Ivan Golovkin Inhulets Petrove €100k 7 July 2023
DF Oleh Danchenko AEK Athens Free 10 July 2023 [3]
MF Petar Mićin Radnički Niš €150k 2 August 2023

Out

Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

8 July 2023 Friendly Stal Mielec 0–1 Zorya Luhansk
11 July 2023 Friendly Zorya Luhansk 2–1 Zemplín Michalovce
14 July 2023 Friendly Motor Lublin 3–1 Zorya Luhansk
22 July 2023 Friendly Zorya Luhansk 1–2 Ružomberok
9 September 2023 Friendly Kolos Kovalivka 3–1 Zorya Luhansk

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Ukrainian Premier League 29 July 2023 19 May 2024 Matchday 1 12 2 4 6 13 17 −4 016.67
Ukrainian Cup 12 October 2023 1 November 2023 Round of 16 Quarter-finals 2 1 0 1 2 4 −2 050.00
UEFA Europa League 24 August 2023 31 July 2023 Play-off round Play-off round 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1 050.00
UEFA Europa Conference League 21 September 2023 Group stage 4 1 1 2 5 7 −2 025.00
Total 20 5 5 10 22 31 −9 025.00

Last updated: 25 November 2023
Source: Soccerway

Ukrainian Premier League

Main article: 2023–24 Ukrainian Premier League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
8 Oleksandriya 30 8 10 12 30 38 −8 34
9 Vorskla Poltava 30 9 6 15 30 46 −16 33
10 Zorya Luhansk 30 7 11 12 29 37 −8 32[a]
11 Kolos Kovalivka 30 7 11 12 22 31 −9 32[a]
12 Chornomorets Odesa 30 10 2 18 38 47 −9 32[a]
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]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Zorya Luhansk finished ahead of Kolos Kovalivka and Chornomorets Odesa on head-to-head points: Zorya Luhansk 7, Kolos Kovalivka 6, Chornomorets Odesa 4

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
12 2 4 6 13 17  −4 10 0 1 4 2 7  −5 2 3 2 11 10  +1

Last updated: 12 November 2023.
Source:

Results by round

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Position
Updated to match(es) played on 12 November 2023. Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

29 July 2023 1 FC Rukh Lviv 2–1 Zorya Luhansk Lviv
15:00 EEST (UTC+3) Stadium: Ukraina Stadium
Referee: Oleksiy Derevinskyi
6 August 2023 2 Zorya Luhansk 1–3 FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih Kyiv
17:00 EEST (UTC+3) Stadium: Stadion Livyi Bereh
Referee: Mykola Balakin
13 August 2023 3 FC Vorskla Poltava 1–2 Zorya Luhansk Poltava
15:00 EEST (UTC+3) Stadium: Oleksiy Butovsky Vorskla Stadium
Referee: Dmytro Bondarenko
18 August 2023 4 Zorya Luhansk 0–0 FC Oleksandriya Kyiv
19:00 EEST (UTC+3) Stadium: Stadion Livyi Bereh
Referee: Yury Ivanov
27 August 2023 5 FC Mynai 1–1 Zorya Luhansk Mynai
13:00 EEST (UTC+3) Stadium: Stadion Mynai
Referee: Oleksandr Afanasiev
15 September 2023 7 Metalist 1925 Kharkiv 2–1 Zorya Luhansk Kyiv
18:30 EEST (UTC+3) Stadium: Stadion Livyi Bereh
Referee: Klym Zabroda
24 September 2023 8 Zorya Luhansk 0–1 Dnipro-1 Lviv
15:00 EEST (UTC+3) Stadium: Ukraina Stadium
Referee: Kateryna Monzul
30 September 2023 9 Chernomorets Odesa 0–0 Zorya Luhansk Odesa
19:00 EEST (UTC+3) Stadium: Chornomorets Stadium
Referee: Mykola Balakin
20 October 2023 11 Obolon Kyiv 2–4 Zorya Luhansk
17:00 EEST (UTC+3)
28 October 2023 12 Zorya Luhansk 0–1 Polissya Zhytomyr
16:00 EEST (UTC+3)
5 November 2023 13 Veres Rivne 2–2 Zorya Luhansk Rivne
17:00 EET (UTC+2) Stadium: Avanhard Stadium
Referee: Denys Reznikov
12 November 2023 14 Zorya Luhansk 1–2 LNZ Cherkasy Lviv
14:00 EET (UTC+2) Stadium: Skif Stadium
Referee: Sofiia Prychyna
4 December 2023 16 Zorya Luhansk v FC Rukh Lviv
EET (UTC+2)
9 December 2023 17 FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih v Zorya Luhansk
EET (UTC+2)
1 September 2023 6 Zorya Luhansk Postponed Dynamo Kyiv
EET (UTC+2)
7 October 2023 10 Zorya Luhansk Postponed Shakhtar Donetsk
EET (UTC+2)
24 November 2023 15 Kolos Kovalivka Postponed Zorya Luhansk
EET (UTC+2)

Ukrainian Cup

Main article: 2023–24 Ukrainian Cup
12 October 2023 Round of 16 FSC Mariupol 0–1 Zorya Luhansk Boryspil
13:00 EEST (UTC+3)
  • Voloshyn 45+3'
 Stadium: Stadion Kolos
Referee: Dmytro Kubryak
1 November 2023 Quarter-finals Chernomorets Odesa 4–1 Zorya Luhansk Odesa
15:00 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: Chornomorets Stadium
Referee: Mykola Balakin

UEFA Europa League

Main article: 2023–24 UEFA Europa League

Play-off round

24 August 2023 First leg Slavia Prague 2–0 Zorya Luhansk Prague, Czech Republic
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Fortuna Arena
Attendance: 18,522
Referee: Kristo Tohver (Estonia)
31 August 2023 Second leg Zorya Luhansk 2–1
(2–3 agg.)		 Slavia Prague Lublin, Poland
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Arena Lublin
Attendance: 964
Referee: Jérôme Brisard (France)

UEFA Europa Conference League

Main article: 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League

Group stage

Main article: 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 1 September 2023.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MTA GNT ZOR BRE
1 Maccabi Tel Aviv 6 5 0 1 14 9 +5 15 Advance to round of 16 — 3–1 3–2 3–2
2 Gent 6 4 1 1 16 7 +9 13 Advance to knockout round play-offs 2–0 — 4–1 5–0
3 Zorya Luhansk 6 2 1 3 10 11 −1 7 1–3 1–1 — 4–0
4 Breiðablik 6 0 0 6 5 18 −13 0 1–2 2–3 0–1 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
21 September 2023 1 Zorya Luhansk 1–1 Gent Lublin, Poland
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Arena Lublin
Attendance: 539
Referee: Daniele Chiffi (Italy)
5 October 2023 2 Breiðablik 0–1 Zorya Luhansk Reykjavík, Iceland
16:45 WET (UTC±0) Report
Stadium: Laugardalsvöllur
Attendance: 1,738
Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (North Macedonia)
9 November 2023 3 Zorya Luhansk 1–3 Maccabi Tel Aviv Lublin, Poland
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Arena Lublin
Attendance: 763
Referee: John Beaton (Scotland)
25 November 2023 4 Maccabi Tel Aviv 3–2 Zorya Luhansk Bačka Topola, Serbia
18:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: TSC Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Lukas Fähndrich (Switzerland)
30 November 2023 5 Gent 1–4 Zorya Luhansk Ghent, Belgium
18:45 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Ghelamco Arena
14 December 2023 6 Zorya Luhansk 4–0 Breiðablik Lublin, Poland
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Arena Lublin

References

  1. ^ "Официальный сайт ФК "Заря" Луганск". Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Zorya". Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  3. ^ [1]
  4. ^ Defining of teams' places in competitions (Визначення місць команд у змаганнях). 2021–22 Ukrainian Premier League regulations.
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