# 1993–94 FC Desna Chernihiv season

For the 1993–94 season, FC Desna Chernihiv competed in the Ukrainian First League.

## Events

* July 1993 - before the season the head coach Yuriy Hruznov, was replaced with Andriy Protsko as caretaker until January 1994.
* January 1994 Viktor Dubino was appointed head coach until the end of the season.
* After the last match in July, the club was relegated in Ukrainian Second League.

## Players
### Squad information

    As of 15 May 2023
| Squad no. | Name | Position | Date of birth (age) |
| Goalkeepers |||||
| | Yuriy Melashenko | GK | (1970-04-21)21 April 1970 (aged 53) |
| | Nikoloz Kheladze | GK | (1972-05-30)30 May 1972 (aged 51) |
| | Andriy Huz | GK | (1974-06-06)6 June 1974 (aged 49) |
| | Oleksandr Stelmakh | GK | (1973-06-18)18 June 1973 (aged 50) |
| Defenders |||||
| | David Rukhadze | DF | (1963-03-06)6 March 1963 (aged 60) |
| | Andriy Bilousov | DF | (1972-01-14)14 January 1972 (aged 51) |
| | Oleksandr Lepekho | DF | (1971-10-25)25 October 1971 (aged 51) |
| | Yuriy Nadtochiy | DF | (1967-07-03)3 July 1967 (aged 56) |
| | Oleh Sobekh | DF | (1976-06-06)6 June 1976 (aged 47) |
| | Kakhaberi Sartania | DF | (1967-08-08)8 August 1967 (aged 55) |
| | Andriy Kryvenok | DF | (1972-08-02)2 August 1972 (aged 50) |
| | Volodymyr Kulyk | DF | (1969-10-01)1 October 1969 (aged 53) |
| | Ihor Zhornyak | DF | (1976-01-25)25 January 1976 (aged 47) |
| | Yuriy Cherezov | DF | |
| | Yuriy Denysiuk | DF | |
| | Yuriy Esaulov | DF | |
| | Igor Pakhar | DF | |
| | Leonid Bumshteyn | DF | |
| | Valentyn Shuman | DF | |
| Midfielders |||||
| | Yuriy Bondarenko | MF | (1972-01-14)14 January 1972 (aged 51) |
| | Viktor Rudyi | MF | (1972-02-11)11 February 1972 (aged 51) |
| | Vladimir Drobot | MF | (1969-06-22)22 June 1969 (aged 54) |
| | Viktor Rudyi | MF | (1962-02-11)11 February 1962 (aged 61) |
| | Volodymyr Avramenko | MF | (1969-06-22)22 June 1969 (aged 54) |
| | Anzor Kavteladze | MF | (1974-03-20)20 March 1974 (aged 49) |
| | Ihor Bobovych | MF | (1975-11-18)18 November 1975 (aged 47) |
| | Igor Simchuk | MF | |
| | Oleksandr Savenchuk | MF | (1975-03-09)9 March 1975 (aged 48) |
| Forwards |||||
| | Igor Chetverik | FW | (1965-06-02)2 June 1965 (aged 58) |
| | Volodymyr Herasymets | FW | |
| | Yuriy Ovcharenko | FW | (1968-04-25)25 April 1968 (aged 55) |
| | Yuriy Rogovoy | FW | |
| | Gocha Gogokhia | FW | (1969-06-22)22 June 1969 (aged 54) |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos. | Player | Age | Moving from | Type | Fee |
| Summer ||||||||
| 15 June 1993 | GK | Oleksandr Stelmakh | 20 | SDYuShOR Desna | Transfer | Free |
| 15 June 1993 | GK | Andriy Huz | 20 | Khimik Chernihiv | Transfer | Free |
| 15 June 1993 | DF | Oleh Sobekh | 22 | SDYuShOR Desna | Transfer | Free |
| 15 June 1993 | DF | Kakhaberi Sartania | 22 | Odishi 1919 | Transfer | Free |
| 15 June 1993 | DF | Yuriy Denysiuk | 22 | Elektron Romny | Transfer | Free |
| 15 June 1993 | DF | Yuriy Cherezov | 22 | Unattached | Transfer | Free |
| 15 June 1993 | DF | Volodymyr Kulyk | 23 | Burevestni Chernihiv | Transfer | Free |
| 18 June 1993 | DF | Ihor Zhornyak | 23 | Unattached | Transfer | Free |
| 18 June 1993 | MF | Volodymyr Herasymets | 23 | Ros Bila Tserkva | Transfer | Free |
| 18 June 1993 | MF | Viktor Rudyi | 23 | Cheksyl Chernihiv | Transfer | Free |
| 15 June 1993 | FW | Yuriy Ovcharenko | 23 | Nyva Vinnytsia | Transfer | Free |
| 16 June 1993 | FW | Gocha Gogokhia | 25 | Unattached | Transfer | Free |
| 16 June 1993 | FW | Yuriy Rogovoy | 25 | Unattached | Transfer | Free |
| Winter ||||||||
| 15 June 1993 | GK | Nikoloz Kheladze | 20 | Magaroeli Chiatura | Transfer | Free |
| 8 January 2023 | MF | Anzor Kavteladze | 24 | Chiatura | Transfer | Free |
| 8 January 2023 | MF | David Rukhadze | 24 | Chiatura | Transfer | Free |

### Out

| Date | Pos. | Player | Age | Moving to | Type | Fee |
| Summer ||||||||
| 8 June 19934 | FW | Yuriy Yakovenko | 20 | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | Transfer | Free |
| Winter ||||||||
| 8 January 1994 | GK | Andriy Huz | 20 | Tekstylnyk Chernihiv | Transfer | Free |
| 8 January 1994 | DF | Andriy Bilousov | 23 | Tekstylnyk Chernihiv | Transfer | Free |
| 8 January 1994 | DF | Yuriy Denysiuk | 22 | Dunay Izmail | Transfer | Free |
| 8 January 1994 | MF | Viktor Rudyi | 23 | Nyva Vinnytsia | Transfer | Free |
| 8 January 1994 | MF | Volodymyr Avramenko | 20 | Dnipro | On Loan | Free |
| 9 January 1994 | MF | Oleksandr Savenchuk | 23 | Torpedo Zaporizhzhia | On Loan | Free |
| 10 January 1994 | FW | Yuriy Ovcharenko | 23 | Nyva Vinnytsia | On Loan | Free |
| 10 January 1994 | MF | Volodymyr Herasymets | 23 | Nyva Vinnytsia | Transfer | Free |
| 10 January 1994 | FW | Gocha Gogokhia | 25 | Stroitel (Brovary) | Transfer | Free |

## Competitions
### Overall

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Premier League | 15 August 1993 | 3 July 1994 | Matchday 1 | 20th | 38 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 29 | 56 | −27 | 018.42 |
| Cup | 1 August 1993 | 3 November 1993 | First preliminary round | Round of 32 (1/16) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 075.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 42 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 38 | 61 | −23 | 023.81 |
Last updated: 15 May 2023 Source: Competitions

### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk (C, P) | 38 | 26 | 7 | 5 | 81 | 33 | +48 | 59 | Promoted to Vyshcha Liha |
| 2 | Evis Mykolaiv (P) | 38 | 25 | 6 | 7 | 76 | 32 | +44 | 56 | Promoted to Vyshcha Liha |
| 3 | Polihraftekhnika Oleksandria | 38 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 62 | 22 | +40 | 55 | |
| 4 | Stal Alchevsk | 38 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 56 | 40 | +16 | 51 | |
| 5 | Naftovyk Okhtyrka | 38 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 57 | 28 | +29 | 48 | |
| 6 | Dnipro Cherkasy | 38 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 56 | 39 | +17 | 45 | |
| 7 | Dynamo-2 Kyiv | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 50 | 37 | +13 | 40 | |
| 8 | Vorskla Poltava | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 30 | 52 | −22 | 37 | |
| 9 | Metalurh Nikopol | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 44 | 56 | −12 | 36 | |
| 10 | Khimik Zhytomyr | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 39 | 47 | −8 | 36 | |
| 11 | Nord-Am-Podillia Khmelnytskyi | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 45 | 47 | −2 | 35 | |
| 12 | Khimik Siverodonetsk | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 37 | 46 | −9 | 33 | |
| 13 | SC Odesa | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 43 | 54 | −11 | 33 | |
| 14 | Zakarpattia Uzhhorod | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 33 | 53 | −20 | 32 | |
| 15 | Karpaty Mukacheve | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 41 | 57 | −16 | 31 | |
| 16 | Skala Stryi | 38 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 36 | 48 | −12 | 29 | |
| 17 | Krystal Chortkiv | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 29 | 41 | −12 | 29 | |
| 18 | SBTS Sumy | 38 | 11 | 5 | 22 | 39 | 58 | −19 | 27 | |
| 19 | Artania Ochakiv (R) | 38 | 9 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 69 | −40 | 24 | Relegated to Second League |
| 20 | Desna Chernihiv (R) | 38 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 29 | 53 | −24 | 24 | Relegated to Second League |

### Ukrainian Cup

Desna Chernihiv qualified for the Round of 32 (1/16) and ben eliminated by Torpedo Zaporizhzhia.

## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Premier League | Premier League | Cup | Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| | GK | UKR | Yuriy Melashenko | 31 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | GK | GEO | Nikoloz Kheladze | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | GK | UKR | Andriy Huz | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | GK | UKR | Oleksandr Stelmakh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| | DF | GEO | David Rukhadze | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | UKR | Yuriy Cherezov | 10 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | UKR | Yuriy Denysiuk | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | UKR | Yuriy Esaulov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | UKR | Igor Pakhar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | UKR | Leonid Bumshteyn | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | UKR | Valentyn Shuman | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | UKR | Andriy Bilousov | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | UKR | Oleksandr Lepekho | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | UKR | Yuriy Nadtochiy | 37 | 1 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | UKR | Oleh Sobekh | 11 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | GEO | Kakhaberi Sartania | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | UKR | Andriy Kryvenok | 36 | 3 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | UKR | Volodymyr Kulyk | 37 | 3 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | UKR | Ihor Zhornyak | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| | MF | UKR | Yuriy Bondarenko | 18 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | UKR | Igor Simchuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | UKR | Viktor Rudyi | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | UKR | Volodymyr Avramenko | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | GEO | Anzor Kavteladze | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | UKR | Ihor Bobovych | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | UKR | Oleksandr Savenchuk | 16 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | UKR | Vladimir Drobot | 10 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| | FW | UKR | Volodymyr Herasymets | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | UKR | Yuriy Rogovoy | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | UKR | Yuriy Ovcharenko | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | UKR | Igor Chetverik | 31 | 9 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | GEO | Gocha Gogokhia | 13 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Competitions
Last updated: 2 May 2023

### Goalscorers

| Rank | Pos | Name | Premier League | Cup | Europa League | Total |
| 1 | FW | Igor Chetverik | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | FW | Gocha Gogokhia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | DF | Andriy Kryvenok | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | DF | Volodymyr Kulyk | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | FW | Yuriy Ovcharenko | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | MF | Yuriy Bondarenko | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | DF | Yuriy Nadtochiy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | Yuriy Cherezov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | FW | Yuriy Rogovoy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | Oleh Sobekh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | MF | Oleksandr Savenchuk | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | MF | Vladimir Drobot | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1' |
| | | Total | 28 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
Last updated: 2 May 2023

### Clean sheets

| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Premier League | Cup | Europa League | Total |
| 1 | 1 | GK | | Yuriy Melashenko | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| | | | | Total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
Last updated: 15 May 2023