FC Metalist 1925 Kharkiv (women)

Metalist 1925 Kharkiv
Full nameWomen's Football Club Metalist 1925 Kharkiv
Founded2006 (as Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv)[1]
StadiumKhTZ Stadium, Kharkiv
Olimpiyets Stadium, Liubotyn
Chairman Oleksandr Kharchenko
Coach Serhiy Sapronov
LeagueUkrainian Women's League
2024–252nd

The Metalist 1925 Kharkiv is a Ukrainian professional women's football team of Metalist 1925 from Kharkiv, Ukraine. In 2006–2023,[2] it was better known as Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv (Zhilstroi-1). Since 2015, it is a leader of women's professional football in Ukraine with the most national titles.

History

In 2006[1] the female team received financial support from the Kharkiv construction company "Zhytlobud-1" and was named after it as Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv, in the Russian variant Zhilstroi-1. The newly formed club has gained many players from another Kharkiv-based club, Arsenal, which was falling apart at that time. Oleh Ruban and Yaroslav Latsfer, who knew one another in Metalist Kharkiv, were placed in charge of the newly formed team. Led by Latsfer from 2009 to 2015, Zhytlobud won five seasons in a row (2011–2015). After winning the 2015 season, Zhytlobud-1 set a new record for the most titles in the league (7), surpassing the records of Lehenda Chernihiv (6 titles) and Donchanka Donetsk (5 titles). Its winning run was interrupted by another Kharkiv club, Zhytlobud-2, which later became Vorskla Poltava.

Following the 2022 full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, the club suspended its participation in professional football, while its junior team, Persha Stolytsia, competed in the Swiss football competitions.[3] In 2023, the club renewed its participation in cooperation with another football club, Metalist 1925. It changed its name from Zhytlobud-1 to Metalist 1925 on 20 March 2024 after both clubs were fully integrated.

Honours

  • Top Division champion (10): 2006, 2008, 2011,[4] 2012, 2013,[5] 2014,[6] 2015, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21,
  • Women's Cup winners (12): 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018

Current squad

As of 19 May 2021[7]
Goalkeepers Defenders Midfielders Forwards
Oksana Pozharska
Yelizaveta Kostyuchenko
Olha Basanska
Kristine Alexanyan
Polina Polukhina
Iryna Bayborodina
Anna Denisenko
Hanna Mozolska
Olha Boychenko
Khrystyna Ieromenko
Anastasiya Voronina
Yulia Denisenko
Mariya Tykhonova
Oksana Znaidenova
Hanna Voronina

Former internationals

Managers

European record

For previous record, see WFC Arsenal Kharkiv

Season Competition stage Result Opponent
2007–08 UEFA Women's Cup Group stage 14–0 FC Iveria Khashuri
4–2 ŽFK Napredak Kruševac
0–3 WFC Rossiyanka
2009–10 UEFA Women's Champions League Round of 32 0–5, 0–6 Umeå IK
2012–13 UEFA Women's Champions League Group stage 0–3 Apollon L.F.C.
2–1 KÍ Klaksvík
14–0 KF Ada Velipojë
2013–14 UEFA Women's Champions League Group stage 5–0 Crusaders Newtownabbey Strikers
2–1 Raheny United F.C.
0–1 MTK Hungária FC
2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League Group stage 3–1 FK Union Nové Zámky
5–0 Glentoran Belfast United L.F.C.
0–4 Glasgow City F.C.
2015–16 UEFA Women's Champions League Group stage 5–0 FK Union Nové Zámky
4–1 Rīgas FS
1–2 PK–35 Vantaa
2016–17 UEFA Women's Champions League Group stage 0–1 F.C. Ramat HaSharon
2–0 Rīgas FS
2–2 SFK 2000
2018–19 UEFA Women's Champions League Group stage 3–1 FCU Olimpia Cluj
5–2 Cardiff Met. L.F.C.
8–0 Birkirkara F.C.
Round of 32 1–6, 0–4 Linköpings FC
2019–20 UEFA Women's Champions League Qualifying round 3–2 Split
6–0 Bettembourg
0–2 FC Minsk
2021–22 UEFA Women's Champions League Qualifying round 1 5–1 FC NSA Sofia
4–1 Pomurje
Qualifying round 2 2–1, 3–1 Apollon Limassol
Group stage 0–1, 0–3 Real Madrid
0–5, 0–6 Paris Saint-Germain
0–0, 2–0 Breiðablik
2025–26 UEFA Women's Champions League Qualifying round 2 4–5 Hammarby
See also: Ukrainian football clubs in European competitions

Reserves

Persha Stolytsia

The reserve team "Persha Stolytsia" was formed in 2021 and was based in Zmiiv, Kharkiv Oblast. Competing in the Ukrainian second tier of women's football competitions, it was playing its games at the local stadium, "Avanhard" and "Olimpiyets" in Lyubotyn. The first game the team played was on August 20, 2021, when they hosted Shakhtar Donetsk. Persha Stolytsia lost the match 0:11. The first win came on October 5, 2021, when Persha Stolytsia outplayed Kobra Bilokurakyne 7:0.[9]

Metalist 1925-2

The second women's team of Metalist 1925 was formed in 2025 to debut in the 2025–26 Ukrainian second-tier of women's football competitions.

References

  1. ^ a b ВИЩА ЛІГА 21/22. ЗНАЙОМСТВО З УЧАСНИКАМИ: ФК «ЖИТЛОБУД-1» ХАРКІВ. womensfootball.com.ua. 31 July 2021
  2. ^ Металіст 1925 (Харків). womensfootball.com.ua
  3. ^ Дівоча команда "Житлобуду-1" тимчасово переїхала до Швейцарії. ps.fczh1.com. 1 April 20222
  4. ^ "Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv wins fifth championship" (in Ukrainian). city.kharkov.ua. 14 November 2011. Archived from the original on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
  5. ^ "Zhytlobud wins seventh championship" (in Ukrainian). city.kharkov.ua. 13 September 2013. Archived from the original on 18 December 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  6. ^ "Чемпионат Украины среди женщин. Сезон-2014. Матч 14 тура. «Жилстрой-2» - «Жилстрой-1». Отчет - 19 Октября 2014 - Жилстрой-1 - женский футбольный клуб".
  7. ^ "Kharkiv - UWCL - Squad".
  8. ^ "Сергей Сапронов - главный тренер ЖФК "Жилстрой-1" Харьков". www.kharkiv.ua. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  9. ^ Перша ліга 2021-2022. Перша Столиця (Харків) - Кобра (Білокуракине). womensfootball.com.ua

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