FC LNZ Cherkasy

Football Club LNZ Cherkasy () 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.

History

The club was created in 2006 by Dmytro Kravchenko. The club was based at the time in the city of Shpola and played at its Central Stadium. The club's president became Andriy Poltavets in 2006.

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

• Ukrainian Amateur Cup
• Winners (2): 2017–18, 2020–21
• Cherkasy Oblast Championship
• Winners (4): 2009, 2011, 2016, 2017
• Runners-up (2): 2007, 2012
• Cherkasy Oblast Cup
• Runners-up (2): 2009, 2012

Current squad

Other players under contract

Out on loan

Coaches and administration

Notable players

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

Ukraine

• Ivan Kalyuzhnyi
• Oleksandr Kovpak
• Denys Oliynyk
• Serhiy Rybalka
• Yevhen Selin

Europe

• Andriy Popovych
• Shota Nonikashvili
• Osama Khalaila
• Muharrem Jashari
• Olivier Thill

Africa

• Béni Makouana

North America

• Jewison Bennette

League and cup history

• 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

FC LNZ Cherkasy did not participate in European competitions.

Managers

• Petro Slavinskyi (2006 – 2011)
• Vasyl Hrechanyi (2012 – 16 August 2020)
• Yuriy Bakalov (17 August 2020 – 5 September 2022)
• Oleksandr Kovpak (caretaker) (5 September 2022 – 1 December 2022)
• Oleksandr Kovpak (2 December 2022 – 23 August 2023)
• Yuriy Dudnyk (caretaker) (25 August 2023 – 29 August 2023)
• Oleg Dulub (30 August 2023 – 10 June 2024)
• Andrés Carrasco (11 June 2024 – 12 December 2024)
• Roman Hryhorchuk (18 December 2024 – 26 May 2025)
• Vitaliy Ponomaryov (5 June 2025 – present)

See also

• FC Viktoriya Mykolaivka

References

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