FC Metalist 1925 Kharkiv

The club was established in the summer of 2016 after the original club, FC Metalist Kharkiv, was refused a license by the Football Federation of Ukraine and expelled from national competitions. On the initiative of former Metalist player Volodymyr Linke, among others, a new club was created under the name FC Metalist 1925 Kharkiv. It entered the Ukrainian Football Amateur League for the 2016–17 season and earned promotion to the Ukrainian Second League the next year. In 2018, the club was promoted to the Ukrainian First League and from 2021 it plays in the highest tier of the Ukrainian association football – at the Ukrainian Premier League. On 1 June 2025, Metalist 1925 secured promotion to the Ukrainian Premier League from next season after a win against Livyi Bereh Kyiv on a 2–0 aggregate in the promotion-relegation play-off, and returned to the top tier after a one-year absence. ==Infrastructure==

Metalist 1925 plays its games at Metalist Stadium. It has its own training site in the town of Vysokyi. ==Squad==

Players Other players under contract Out on loan == Notable players ==

Had international caps for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries while playing for Metalist 1925 Kharkiv. ;Ukraine • Andriy Boryachuk • Edmar • Denys Harmash • Oleksandr Horyainov • Ivan Kalyuzhnyi • Dmytro Kryskiv • Oleksandr Martynyuk • Artem Shabanov ;Europe • Solomon Kvirkvelia • Baton Zabërgja ;Africa • Golden Mafwenta ==Administration and coaches==

Administration • Owner – LLC FC Metalist 1925 Kharkiv Current staff (senior team) • Head coach – Mladen Bartulović • Assistant coach – Maksym Tsvirenko • Assistant coach – Andriy Polunin • Assistant coach – Oleksandr Chyzhov • Assistant coach – Yevhen Shakhov • Goalkeeping coach – Serhiy Dolhanskyi • Analysts – Valentyn Yermak • Fitness Coach – Andriy Shabalin • Fitness Coach – Dragan Todorovic General Directors • 2016–2020 Volodymyr Linke • 2020–2023 Yaroslav Vdovenko • 2023–2024 Andriy Niedielin • 2024–present Anton Ivanov Presidents and vice-presidents • 2023–present Volodymyr Nosov • 2023–present Yuriy Korotun Managers • Oleksandr Pryzetko (16 Aug 2016 – 26 September 2017) • Vyacheslav Khruslov (caretaker) (26 September 2017 – 28 September 2017) • Oleksandr Ivanov (28 September 2017 – 3 May 2018) • Serhiy Ralyuchenko (caretaker) (3 May 2018 – 8 May 2018) • Serhiy Valyayev (8 May 2018 – 11 September 2018) • Oleksandr Horyainov (caretaker) (11 September 2018 – 10 December 2018) • Oleksandr Horyainov (10 December 2018 – 4 June 2019) • Andriy Demchenko (4 June 2019 – 21 July 2020) • Vyacheslav Khruslov (caretaker) (21 July 2020 – 21 August 2020) • Valeriy Kriventsov (21 August 2020 – 22 October 2022) • Edmar (caretaker) (23 October 2022 – 5 November 2023) • Oleh Holodyuk (caretaker) (5 November 2023 – 20 December 2023) • Viktor Skrypnyk (20 December 2023 – 28 July 2024) • Serhiy Karpenko (caretaker) (28 July 2024 – 20 August 2024) • Patrick van Leeuwen (20 August 2024 – 18 May 2025) • Oleksandr Chyzhov (caretaker) (20 May 2025 – present) ==Honours==

• Ukrainian First League • Third place (1): 2020–21 • Ukrainian Second League • Third place (1): 2017–18 • Ukrainian Amateur Football Championship • Runners-up (1): 2016–17 ==Seasons==

FC Metalist 1925 Kharkiv did not participate in European competitions. ==Women, reserves teams and academy==

Metalist 1925-2 It was announced that Metalist 1925 will be fielding its second squad in the 2024–25 Ukrainian Second League. Metalist 1925-2 would be formed based on Metalist 1925 under-19 team that competed at the UPL U-19 competitions. Metalist 1925 (women) Created in 2006 as Zhilstroi-1 Kharkiv (Zhytlobud-1), in 2024 the women team from Kharkiv was fully integrated by Metalist 1925 as its women team. Zhilstroi-1/Zhytlobud-1 is a leader of the women club's football in Ukraine. ==References==