2024–25 FC Rukh Lviv season

Rukh Lviv
2024–25 season
Honorary presidentHryhoriy Kozlovskyi
PresidentYuliya Dumanska
Head coachVitaliy Ponomaryov
StadiumArena Lviv
Ukrainian Premier League9th
Ukrainian CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Yaroslav Karabin
Ihor Krasnopir
(6 each)

All:
Yaroslav Karabin
Ihor Krasnopir
(6 each)

The 2024–25 season is the 22nd season in the history of FC Rukh Lviv, and the club's fifth consecutive season in Ukrainian Premier League. In addition to the domestic league, the team participated in the Ukrainian Cup.

Players

First team squad

Squad at the end of season[1]

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 Yuriy-Volodymyr Hereta
4 DF  UKR Vitaliy Kholod
6 MF  UKR Yuriy Tlumak
7 MF  UKR Yuriy Klymchuk
8 FW  UKR Yaroslav Karabin
9 FW  UKR Artur Remenyak
10 MF  UKR Ostap Prytula
11 MF  UKR Vasyl Runich
12 GK  UKR Markiyan Bakus
15 MF  UKR Denys Pidhurskyi
16 MF  UKR Artur Ryabov
17 DF  UKR Denys Slyusar
18 DF  UKR Arsen Zalypka
19 FW  UKR Yevheniy Pastukh (on loan from Karpaty Lviv)
20 FW  BRA Klayver
22 DF  UGA Ibrahim Juma
23 GK  UKR Dmytro Ledviy
25 DF  UKR Oleh Horin
29 DF  UKR Roman Didyk
No. Pos. Nation Player
34 MF  UKR Danylo Slyva
35 MF  BRA Edson Fernando
47 FW  UKR Kostyantyn Kvas
50 MF  UKR Ivan Denysov
59 DF  UKR Erik Kalinets
62 GK  UKR Svyatoslav Vanivskyi
63 MF  UKR Marko Sapuha (captain)
73 DF  UKR Rostyslav Lyakh
75 DF  UKR Andriy Kitela
76 DF  UKR Oleksiy Tovarnytskyi
77 FW  KGZ Beknaz Almazbekov
78 MF  UKR Mukhammad Dzhurabayev
82 DF  UKR Nazariy Turko
87 MF  UKR Nazar Rusyak
88 FW  UKR Vladyslav Pohorilyi
92 DF  UKR Bohdan Slyubyk
93 DF  UKR Vitaliy Roman
99 FW  GAM Baboucarr Faal

Left during the season

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
14 FW  UKR Illya Kvasnytsya (loan to Karpaty Lviv)
22 FW  GLP Ange-Freddy Plumain (to Nea Salamis)
67 DF  UKR Milan Mykhalchuk (to Nyva Ternopil)
71 MF  UKR Oleh Fedor (loan to Karpaty Lviv)
No. Pos. Nation Player
77 DF  UKR Oleksiy Sych (to Karpaty Lviv)
91 MF  UKR Vladyslav Semotyuk (loan return to Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih)
95 FW  UKR Ihor Krasnopir (to Karpaty Lviv)

Transfers

In

Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
MF Volodymyr Rudyuk Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk Loan return 30 June 2024
DF Oleh Veremiyenko FC Podillya Khmelnytskyi Loan return 30 June 2024
DF Djibril Diaw Stade Lavallois Loan return 30 June 2024
FW Ihor Krasnopir FC Obolon Kyiv 1 July 2024 [2]

Out

Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
MF Denys Teslyuk FC Obolon Kyiv 5 July 2024 [3]

Friendlies

Pre-season

29 June 2024 Friendly Rukh Lviv 4–0 Veres Rivne
  • Runich 5'
  • Krasnopir 26'
  • Talles 39' (pen.)
  • Fedor 85'
3 July 2024 Friendly Rukh Lviv 2–2 Kecskemét
  • Pálinkás 44'
  • Katona 56'
6 July 2024 Friendly Sturm Graz 1–4 Rukh Lviv Gralla
18:00
Stadium: Sportplatz Gralla
9 July 2024 Friendly Rukh Lviv 1–3 Hajduk Split
13 July 2024 Friendly Rukh Lviv 0–3 Domžale
13 July 2024 Friendly Osijek 3–1 Rukh Lviv
16 July 2024 Friendly[4] Luton Town 1–0 Rukh Lviv Rogla, Slovenia
17 July 2024 Friendly Rukh Lviv 1–2 Sabah
17:30
20 July 2024 Friendly Hartberg 0–2 Rukh Lviv
16:00
27 July 2024 Friendly Rukh Lviv 2–0 Ahrobiznes Volochysk
13:00

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Ukrainian Premier League 3 August 2024 Matchday 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
Ukrainian Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !

Source: Soccerway

Ukrainian Premier League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
6 Karpaty Lviv 30 13 7 10 42 36 +6 46
7 Zorya Luhansk 30 12 4 14 34 39 −5 40
8 Rukh Lviv 30 9 11 10 30 27 +3 38
9 Veres Rivne 30 9 9 12 33 44 −11 36[a]
10 Kolos Kovalivka 30 8 12 10 27 25 +2 36[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).[5]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Veres Rivne 6, Kolos Kovalivka 0.

Teams that placed 13th and 14th in the 2024–25 Ukrainian Premier League played two-leg play-off with the third and fourth teams of the 2024–25 Ukrainian First League. As a result, both the Ukrainian First League teams (Metalist 1925 and Kudrivka) received promotion after beating the Ukrainian Premier League teams (Vorskla and Livyi Bereh), which in turn were relegated. Due to the Russian 2025 summer escalation and the Russian ballistic missile attack warnings, on 1 June 2025, both matches were suspended but later renewed.[6][7]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Kudrivka 2–2 (4–3 p) Vorskla Poltava 1–2 1–0
Livyi Bereh Kyiv 0–2 Metalist 1925 Kharkiv 0–1 0–1

First Semi-final

29 May 2025 Kudrivka 1–2Vorskla PoltavaKyiv
15:30
Report
Stadium: Obolon Arena
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Dmytro Panchyshyn (Kharkiv)
1 June 2025 Vorskla Poltava0–1
(3–4 p)
Kudrivka Poltava
13:00 Report Lytovchenko 9' Stadium: Vorskla
Attendance: 2,204
Referee: Mykola Balakin (Kyiv oblast)
Penalties

2–2 on aggregate; Kudrivka won 4–3 on penalties and promotion to Premier League. While, Vorskla lost 3–4 on penalties and relegation to First League

Second Semi-final

29 May 2025 Livyi Bereh Kyiv0–1 Metalist 1925 Kharkiv Hnidyn, Kyiv Oblast
18:00 Report
Stadium: Arena Livyi Bereh
Attendance: 1,167
Referee: Viktor Kopiyevskyi (Kropyvnytskyi)
1 June 2025 Metalist 1925 Kharkiv 1–0Livyi Bereh KyivHnidyn, Kyiv Oblast
15:30 Report Stadium: Arena Livyi Bereh
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Vitaliy Romanov (Dnipro)

Metalist 1925 Kharkiv won 2–0 on aggregate and promotion to Premier League. While, Livyi Bereh Kyiv lost 0–2 on aggregate and relegation to First League.

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
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Source:

Matches

The match schedule was released on 28 June 2024.[8]

11 August 2024 2 Obolon Kyiv 0–4 Rukh Lviv Kyiv
13:00 EET Report Prytula 19' (pen.)
Sych  54'
Krasnopir 67'
Kvasnytsya 88'
Klayver 90'
Stadium: Obolon Arena
Attendance: 1,490
Referee: Ihor Paskhal
18 August 2024 3 LNZ Cherkasy 3–1 Rukh Lviv Cherkasy
15:30 EET Thill 73'  79'
Pasich 82'
Jashari 90+6'
Report Roman  49'
Kvasnytsya 51'
Stadium: Cherkasy Arena
Attendance: 374
Referee: Denys Shurman
25 August 2024 4 Rukh Lviv 3–0 Zorya Luhansk Lviv
15:30 EET (UTC+2) Prytula 14'
Karabin 16'
Pidhurskyi  19'
Kholod  44'
Runich 48'
Krasnopir 60'
Klayver  78'  90+1'
Report Budkivskyi  66' Stadium: Arena Lviv
Attendance: 1,150
Referee: Oleksiy Derevinskyi
30 August 2024 5 Rukh Lviv 5–0 Inhulets Petrove Lviv
18:00 EET (UTC+2) Karabin 14'
Didyk  35'
Kvasnytsya 47'
Krasnopir 51', 61'
Kholod 57'
Report Melnychuk  18' Stadium: Arena Lviv
Attendance: 950
Referee: Dmytro Panchyshyn
15 September 2024 6 Vorskla Poltava 0–0 Rukh Lviv Poltava
13:00 EET Sklyar  32'  38'
Chelyadin  64'
Kane  73'
Isenko  85'
Report Kvasnytsya  45+2'
Sych  66'
Didyk  86'
Stadium: Oleksiy Butovsky Vorskla Stadium
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Mykola Balakin
21 September 2024 7 Dynamo Kyiv 0–0 Rukh Lviv Kyiv
18:00 EEST (UTC+3) Report Kholod  45' Stadium: Valeriy Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium
Attendance: 1,789
Referee: Vitaliy Romanov
29 September 2024 8 Rukh Lviv 0–0 Kolos Kovalivka Lviv
15:30 EET (UTC+2) Didyk  54'
Fedor  73'
Report Tsurikov  58'
Kryvoruchko  63'
Kozik  76'
Stadium: Arena Lviv
Attendance: 910
Referee: Ihor Paskhal
5 October 2024 9 Oleksandriya 1–1 Rukh Lviv Oleksandriya
15:30 EET Filippov 88'  88'
Campos  90+5'
Report Kvasnytsya  77'
Roman  79'
Krasnopir 90+6' (pen.)
Stadium: CSC Nika Stadium
Attendance: 1,180
Referee: Dmytro Panchyshyn
21 October 2024 10 Rukh Lviv 0–1 Karpaty Lviv Lviv
18:00 EEST (UTC+03:00) Klymchuk  45+1' Report Pedroso 43'
Miroshnichenko  45+1'
Shakh  66'
Stadium: Arena Lviv
Attendance: 3,300
Referee: Oleksandr Afanasyev
25 October 2024 11 Rukh Lviv 1–1 Chornomorets Odesa Lviv
15:30 Kvasnytsya 54' Report Yanakov 83' Stadium: Arena Lviv
Attendance: 350
Referee: Klym Zabroda (Sumy)
Note: Protocol Vlog
4 November 2024 12 Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih 1–1 Rukh Lviv Kryvyi Rih
15:30 EET Zaderaka 47'
Tverdokhlib  82'
Report Karabin 36'
Didyk  40'
Stadium: Hirnyk Stadium
Attendance: 327
Referee: Maksym Kozyryatskyi
10 November 2024 13 Veres Rivne 2–0 Rukh Lviv Rivne
13:00 EET Dakhnovskyi 6'
Iago Siqueira  12'
Luan Campos 22'
Report Kvasnytsya  2'
Slyubyk  45'
Fedor  62'
Stadium: Avanhard Stadium
Attendance: 1,049
Referee: Oleksandr Omelchenko
24 November 2024 14 Rukh Lviv 1–0 Livyi Bereh Kyiv Lviv
18:00 Karabin 45' (pen.)
Didyk  45+2'
Slyubyk  46'
Roman  68'
Report Semenov  58'
Dedukh  58'
Stadium: Arena Lviv
Attendance: 650
Referee: Denys Shurman
Note: Vlog
1 December 2024 15 Shakhtar Donetsk 1–1 Rukh Lviv Lviv
18:00 EET (UTC+2) Matviyenko 23'
Sudakov  45'
Report Didyk  18' 90+2'
Krasnopir  30'
Slyubyk  45+1'
Stadium: Arena Lviv
Attendance: 1,280
Referee: Viktor Kopiyevskyi
4 December 2024 1 Rukh Lviv 1–1 Polissya Zhytomyr Lviv
18:00 EET Klymchuk  32'
Karabin 49'
Report Krushynskyi  73'
Babenko  76'
Hutsulyak 82'
Matić  86'
Stadium: Arena Lviv
Attendance: 580
Referee: Mykola Balakin
9 December 2024 16 Polissya Zhytomyr 0–1 Rukh Lviv Zhytomyr
18:00 EET Wendell
Volynets  64'  82'
Nazarenko  69'
Kushnirenko  90+6'
Report Krasnopir 30'  33'
Kholod  63'
Klymchuk  79'
Didyk  90+6'
Stadium: Tsentralnyi Stadion
Attendance: 400
Referee: Ihor Paskhal
15 December 2024 17 Rukh Lviv 1–3 Obolon Kyiv Lviv
15:30 EET (UTC+2) Didyk 71' Report Bychek 9'
Taranukha 65'
Pryimak  65'
Bliznichenko 72'
Stadium: Arena Lviv
Attendance: 500
Referee: Oleksandr Kalyonov
22 February 2025 18 Rukh Lviv 0–1 LNZ Cherkasy Lviv
18:00 EET (UTC+2) Prytula  81' Report Tankovskyi 3'
Jashari  45'
Bessala  48'
Drambayev  62'
Stadium: Arena Lviv
Attendance: 500
Referee: Mykhaylo Rayda
2 March 2025 19 Zorya Luhansk 2–0 Rukh Lviv Kyiv
15:30 EET Yatsyk 3'
Budkivskyi 74'
Report Horin  44' Stadium: Valeriy Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium
Attendance: 250
Referee: Dmytro Panchyshyn
8 March 2025 20 Inhulets Petrove 0–1 Rukh Lviv Lviv
15:30 EET (UTC+2) Benedyuk  19'
Volokhatyi  79'  90+6'
Katrych  90+4'
Kyslenko  90+7'
Report Klymchuk  79'
Prytula 90+7'
Stadium: Arena Lviv
Attendance: 405
Referee: Oleh Kohut
15 March 2025 21 Rukh Lviv 0–1 Vorskla Poltava Lviv
18:00 EET (UTC+2) Karabin  30'
Horin  51'
Ryabov  80'
Report Kulach  56'
Malysh 82'
Stadium: Arena Lviv
Attendance: 350
Referee: Klym Zabroda
29 March 2025 22 Rukh Lviv 0–2 Dynamo Kyiv Lviv
18:00 EET (UTC+2) Pidhurskyi  53' Report Vanat 11'
Buyalskyi 30'
Kabayev  45'
Pikhalyonok  90+1'
Stadium: Arena Lviv
Attendance: 3,950
Referee: Maksym Kozyryatskyi
7 April 2025 23 Kolos Kovalivka 0–1 Rukh Lviv Kovalivka
15:30 EET Rrapaj  90+1' Report Karabin 27' Stadium: Kolos Stadium
Attendance: 456
Referee: Dmytro Kubryak
12 April 2025 24 Rukh Lviv 1–1 Oleksandriya Lviv
15:30 EET (UTC+2) Edson Fernando  64'
Faal 66'
Report Myshnyov 43'
Campos  49'
Shostak  83'
Martynyuk  85'
Stadium: Arena Lviv
Attendance: 900
Referee: Oleksandr Afanasyev
19 April 2025 25 Karpaty Lviv 3–1 Rukh Lviv Lviv
13:00 EEST (UTC+03:00) Bruninho 20'
Ocheretko  38'
Neves 45'  45+1'
Pidhurskyi 72' (o.g.)
Klymenko  74'
Krasnopir  80'
Kinareykin  90+2'
Baboglo  90+5'
Report Slyusar  23'
Lyakh  33'  90+5'
Ryabov  83'
Pastukh 89'
Runich  90+3'
Stadium: Ukraina Stadium
Attendance: 4,100
Referee: Maksym Kozyryatskyi
26 April 2025 26 Chornomorets Odesa 1–2 Rukh Lviv Odesa
13:00 EET Khoblenko 62' Report Klymchuk 20'
Ryabov 76'
Stadium: Chornomorets Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Yevhen Tsybulko (Cherkasy)
Note: Protocol Vlog
2 May 2025 27 Rukh Lviv 0–0 Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih Lviv
18:00 EET (UTC+2) Kitela  39'
Ryabov  40'
Report Romanchuk  24' Stadium: Arena Lviv
Attendance: 850
Referee: Viktor Kopiyevskyi

Ukrainian Cup

29 October 2024 Round of 16 Rukh Lviv 1–0 Karpaty Lviv Lviv
18:00 EET Pidhurskyi 78'
Klymchuk  90+1'
Report Adamyuk  16'
Miroshnichenko  50'
Álvarez  70'
Stadium: Arena Lviv
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Vitaliy Romanov
2 April 2025 Quarter-finals Rukh Lviv 0–1 Dynamo Kyiv Lviv
18:00 EET Slyusar  45' Report Pikhalyonok 43'
Rubchynskyi  84'
Stadium: Arena Lviv
Attendance: 1,350
Referee: Vitaliy Romanov

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