# 2017–18 FC Mariupol season

The 2017–18 season was FC Mariupol's 18th season in the top Ukrainian football league. Mariupol competed in Premier League and Ukrainian Cup.

## Players
### Squad information

    As of 31 May 2018
| Squad no. | Name | Position | Date of birth (age) |
| Goalkeepers |||||
| 1 | Yevhen Halchuk | GK | (1992-03-05)5 March 1992 (aged 26) |
| 12 | Rustam Khudzhamov | GK | (1982-10-05)5 October 1982 (aged 35) |
| 14 | Ihor Levchenko | GK | (1991-02-23)23 February 1991 (aged 27) |
| Defenders |||||
| 2 | Oleksiy Bykov $^{ListB}$ | DF | (1998-03-29)29 March 1998 (aged 20) |
| 4 | Yevhen Neplyakh | DF | (1992-05-11)11 May 1992 (aged 26) |
| 5 | Joyskim Dawa | DF | (1996-04-09)9 April 1996 (aged 22) |
| 13 | Serhiy Yavorskyi | DF | (1989-07-05)5 July 1989 (aged 28) |
| 20 | Ihor Kyryukhantsev (on loan from Shakhtar Donetsk) | DF | (1996-01-29)29 January 1996 (aged 22) |
| 23 | Oleksandr Nasonov | DF | (1992-04-28)28 April 1992 (aged 26) |
| 27 | Besir Demiri | DF | (1994-08-01)1 August 1994 (aged 23) |
| 30 | Maksym Bilyi | DF | (1990-06-21)21 June 1990 (aged 27) |
| | Vladyslav Savin $^{ListB}$ | DF | (1997-07-07)7 July 1997 (aged 20) |
| Midfielders |||||
| 7 | Danylo Ihnatenko (on loan from Shakhtar Donetsk) | MF | (1997-03-13)13 March 1997 (aged 21) |
| 8 | Artur Murza $^{ListB}$ | MF | (2000-07-13)13 July 2000 (aged 17) |
| 9 | Dmytro Myshnyov (Captain) | MF | (1994-01-26)26 January 1994 (aged 24) |
| 11 | Vyacheslav Churko (on loan from Shakhtar Donetsk) | MF | (1993-05-10)10 May 1993 (aged 25) |
| 17 | Roger Gomis | MF | (1995-03-20)20 March 1995 (aged 23) |
| 19 | Ihor Tyschenko | MF | (1989-05-11)11 May 1989 (aged 29) |
| 22 | Andriy Totovytskyi (on loan from Shakhtar Donetsk) | MF | (1993-01-20)20 January 1993 (aged 25) |
| 28 | Andriy Korobenko $^{ListB}$ (on loan from Shakhtar Donetsk) | MF | (1997-05-28)28 May 1997 (aged 21) |
| 29 | Yevheniy Bilokin $^{ListB}$ | MF | (1998-06-16)16 June 1998 (aged 19) |
| 32 | Oleksandr Pikhalyonok (on loan from Shakhtar Donetsk) | MF | (1997-05-07)7 May 1997 (aged 21) |
| 50 | Serhiy Bolbat (on loan from Shakhtar Donetsk) | MF | (1993-06-13)13 June 1993 (aged 24) |
| 69 | Denys Dedechko | MF | (1987-07-02)2 July 1987 (aged 30) |
| 94 | Serhiy Horbunov (on loan from Shakhtar Donetsk) | MF | (1994-03-14)14 March 1994 (aged 24) |
| 97 | Artur Avahimyan $^{ListB}$ | MF | (1997-01-16)16 January 1997 (aged 21) |
| Forwards |||||
| 39 | Andriy Boryachuk (on loan from Shakhtar Donetsk) | FW | (1996-04-23)23 April 1996 (aged 22) |
| 70 | Denys Arendaruk (on loan from Shakhtar Donetsk) | FW | (1996-04-16)16 April 1996 (aged 22) |
| 77 | Vladyslav Buhay $^{ListB}$ (on loan from Shakhtar Donetsk) | FW | (1997-10-27)27 October 1997 (aged 20) |
| 93 | Anatoliy Didenko | FW | (1982-06-09)9 June 1982 (aged 35) |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos. | Player | Age | Moving from | Type | Fee |
| Summer ||||||||
| 19 June 2017 | MF | Vitaliy Koltsov | 23 | Shakhtar Donetsk | Transfer | Undisclosed |
| 20 June 2017 | MF | Artur Avahimyan | 20 | Shakhtar Donetsk | Transfer | Free |
| 28 June 2017 | DF | Ihor Kyryukhantsev | 21 | Shakhtar Donetsk | Transfer / Loan ? | Undisclosed |
| 7 July 2017 | MF | Artem Merkushov | 21 | PFC Sumy | Transfer | Undisclosed |
| 14 July 2017 | MF | Vitaliy Vitsenets | 26 | Unattached | Transfer | Free |
| 16 July 2017 | DF | Maksym Bilyi | 27 | Anzhi Makhachkala | Transfer | Free |
| 11 August 2017 | DF | Eriks Santos | 21 | Internacional | Transfer | Undisclosed |
| 20 August 2017 | GK | Ihor Levchenko | 26 | Zorya Luhansk | Transfer | Free |
| 1 July 2017 | MF | Oleksandr Luchyk | 23 | FC Poltava | Loan return | |
| 1 July 2017 | MF | Serhiy Prykhodko | 23 | FC Poltava | Loan return | |
| 1 July 2017 | MF | Ivan Yanakov | 22 | FC Poltava | Loan return | |
| 13 June 2017 | MF | Vyacheslav Churko | 24 | Shakhtar Donetsk | Loan | |
| 20 June 2017 | FW | Andriy Boryachuk | 21 | Shakhtar Donetsk | Loan | |
| 30 June 2017 | GK | Yevhen Hrytsenko | 22 | Shakhtar Donetsk | Loan | |
| 7 July 2017 | MF | Serhiy Bolbat | 24 | Shakhtar Donetsk | Loan | |
| 16 August 2017 | MF | Vyacheslav Tankovskyi | 22 | Shakhtar Donetsk | Loan | |
| 1 September 2017 | FW | Vladyslav Buhay | 19 | Shakhtar Donetsk | Loan | |
| 2 September 2017 | MF | Andriy Totovytskyi | 24 | Shakhtar Donetsk | Loan | |
| Winter ||||||||
| 1 January 2018 | MF | Denys Dedechko | 30 | SKA-Khabarovsk | Transfer | Undisclosed |
| 13 February 2018 | DF | Besir Demiri | 23 | Vardar | Transfer | Free |
| 17 February 2018 | FW | Anatoliy Didenko | 35 | Zhemchuzhyna Odesa | Transfer | Free |
| 26 February 2018 | DF | Joyskim Dawa | 21 | Unattached | Transfer | Free |
| 13 February 2018 | MF | Oleksandr Pikhalyonok | 20 | Shakhtar Donetsk | Loan | |
| 23 February 2018 | MF | Danylo Ihnatenko | 20 | Shakhtar Donetsk | Loan | |
| 23 February 2018 | FW | Denys Arendaruk | 21 | Shakhtar Donetsk | Loan | |

### Out

| Date | Pos. | Player | Age | Moving to | Type | Fee |
| Summer ||||||||
| 27 June 2017 | MF | Mykola Buy | 21 | Rukh Vynnyky | Transfer | Free |
| 30 June 2017 | MF | Dmytro Ivanisenya | 23 | Unattached | Transfer | Free |
| 30 June 2017 | MF | Serhiy Prykhodko | 23 | Unattached | Transfer | Free |
| 8 July 2017 | MF | Ivan Yanakov | 22 | Kremin Kremenchuk | Transfer | Undisclosed |
| 12 July 2017 | MF | Oleksandr Luchyk | 23 | MFC Mykolaiv | Transfer | Undisclosed |
| 28 July 2017 | GK | Yaroslav Vazhynskyi | 23 | MFC Mykolaiv | Transfer | Free |
| 28 July 2017 | DF | Artur Novotryasov | 25 | Chornomorets Odesa | Transfer | Free |
| 4 August 2017 | DF | Ivan Tsyupa | 24 | Zirka Kropyvnytskyi | Transfer | Free |
| 9 August 2017 | MF | Kostyantyn Yaroshenko | 30 | Kokkolan Palloveikot | Transfer | Free |
| 1 June 2017 | DF | Ihor Duts | 23 | Shakhtar Donetsk | Loan return | |
| 1 June 2017 | DF | Maksym Zhychykov | 24 | Shakhtar Donetsk | Loan return | |
| 1 June 2017 | MF | Oleksandr Kozak | 22 | Stal Kamianske | Loan return | |
| 1 June 2017 | MF | Oleksandr Mihunov | 23 | Shakhtar Donetsk | Loan return | |
| 1 June 2017 | MF | Vitaliy Koltsov | 23 | Shakhtar Donetsk | Loan return | |
| 1 June 2017 | MF | Artur Avahimyan | 20 | Shakhtar Donetsk | Loan return | |
| Winter ||||||||
| 1 January 2018 | MF | Vitaliy Vitsenets | 27 | Retired | Transfer | Free |
| 11 January 2018 | MF | Denys Kozhanov | 30 | Veres Rivne | Transfer | Free |
| 11 January 2018 | MF | Ruslan Kisil | 26 | Olimpik Donetsk | Transfer | Undisclosed |
| 12 January 2018 | DF | Eriks Santos | 21 | Unattached | Transfer | Free |
| 31 January 2018 | FW | Ruslan Fomin | 31 | Shakhtar Donetsk | Transfer | Undisclosed |
| 14 February 2018 | MF | Artem Merkushov | 21 | Polissya Zhytomyr | Transfer | Undisclosed |
| 16 March 2018 | MF | Vitaliy Koltsov | 23 | FC Oleksandriya | Transfer | Free |
| 1 January 2018 | MF | Serhiy Rudyka | 29 | Dnepr Mogilev | Transfer | Free |
| 1 January 2018 | MF | Serhiy Vakulenko | 24 | Shakhtar Donetsk | Loan return | |
| 31 January 2018 | MF | Vyacheslav Tankovskyi | 22 | Shakhtar Donetsk | Loan return | |

## 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 | 16 July 2017 | 20 May 2018 | Matchday 1 | 5th | 32 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 38 | 41 | −3 | 031.25 |
| Cup | 20 September 2017 | 18 April 2018 | Round 3 (1/16) | Semifinal | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 075.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 48 | 48 | +0 | 036.11 |
Last updated: 20 May 2018 Source: Competitions

### Premier League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 2 | Dynamo Kyiv | 32 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 64 | 25 | +39 | 73 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
| 3 | Vorskla Poltava | 32 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 37 | 35 | +2 | 49 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage |
| 4 | Zorya Luhansk | 32 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 43 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round |
| 5 | FC Mariupol | 32 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 38 | 41 | −3 | 39 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 6 | Veres Rivne (D) | 32 | 7 | 14 | 11 | 28 | 30 | −2 | 35 | Club suspended after the season |
* 1 2 3 Since the winners of the 2017–18 Ukrainian Cup, Shakhtar Donetsk, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to the third-placed team, the spot awarded to the third-placed team (Europa League third qualifying round) was passed to the fourth-placed team, and the spot awarded to the fourth-placed team (Europa League second qualifying round) was passed to the fifth-placed team.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Zirka Kropyvnytskyi | 1–5 | Desna Chernihiv | 1–1 | 0–4 |
| Chornomorets Odesa | 1–3 | FC Poltava | 1–0 | 0–3 (a.e.t.) |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 20 May 2018. Source: Competitive matches

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | D | D | W | L | W | L | W | W | W | D | L | D | L | D | L | W | L | L | W | W | L | W | D | L | L | L | W | L | L | D | D | D |
| Position | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |

#### Matches

* ^(1) FC Mariupol was assigned 3–0 victory by FFU, after Dynamo Kyiv refused to play the match in Mariupol

### Ukrainian Cup
## 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 ||||||||||
| 1 | GK | UKR | Yevhen Halchuk | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | UKR | Rustam Khudzhamov | 25 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | GK | UKR | Ihor Levchenko | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | DF | UKR | Oleksiy Bykov | 6 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | UKR | Yevhen Neplyakh | 20 | 0 | 15+2 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | CMR | Joyskim Dawa | 11 | 0 | 9+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | UKR | Serhiy Yavorskyi | 28 | 2 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | UKR | Ihor Kyryukhantsev | 20 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | UKR | Oleksandr Nasonov | 17 | 0 | 10+3 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | MKD | Besir Demiri | 13 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | UKR | Maksym Bilyi | 25 | 1 | 15+6 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| | DF | UKR | Vladyslav Savin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 7 | MF | UKR | Danylo Ihnatenko | 7 | 0 | 4+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | UKR | Artur Murza | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | UKR | Dmytro Myshnyov | 32 | 1 | 28+1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | UKR | Vyacheslav Churko | 23 | 3 | 16+6 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | SEN | Roger Gomis | 4 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | UKR | Ihor Tyschenko | 25 | 3 | 14+7 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 22 | MF | UKR | Andriy Totovytskyi | 25 | 6 | 17+5 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 28 | MF | UKR | Andriy Korobenko | 2 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 2 |
| 29 | MF | UKR | Yevheniy Bilokin | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | UKR | Oleksandr Pikhalyonok | 10 | 0 | 6+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | MF | UKR | Serhiy Bolbat | 27 | 5 | 22+4 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 69 | MF | UKR | Denys Dedechko | 12 | 0 | 10+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 97 | MF | UKR | Artur Avahimyan | 4 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 39 | FW | UKR | Andriy Boryachuk | 20 | 8 | 7+11 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| 70 | FW | UKR | Denys Arendaruk | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 93 | FW | UKR | Anatoliy Didenko | 9 | 1 | 2+6 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Players transferred out during the season ||||||||||
| 6 | MF | UKR | Vitaliy Vitsenets | 9 | 0 | 1+7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | UKR | Ruslan Kisil | 10 | 1 | 5+3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | UKR | Vitaliy Koltsov | 11 | 1 | 8+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | UKR | Vyacheslav Tankovskyi | 12 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 |
| 29 | MF | UKR | Denys Kozhanov | 19 | 2 | 15+3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | DF | BRA | Eriks Santos | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 79 | MF | UKR | Serhiy Vakulenko | 15 | 3 | 12+2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 86 | FW | UKR | Ruslan Fomin | 17 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 88 | MF | UKR | Serhiy Rudyka | 11 | 0 | 7+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Source: Competitions
Last updated: 20 May 2018

### Goalscorers

| Rank | No. | Pos | Name | Premier League | Cup | Total |
| 1 | 39 | FW | Andriy Boryachuk | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2 | 22 | MF | Andriy Totovytskyi | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | 50 | MF | Serhiy Bolbat | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | 86 | FW | Ruslan Fomin | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | 11 | MF | Vyacheslav Churko | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | 19 | MF | Ihor Tyschenko | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | 79 | MF | Serhiy Vakulenko | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | 13 | DF | Serhiy Yavorskyi | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | 28 | MF | Andriy Korobenko | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | 29 | MF | Denys Kozhanov | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | 7 | MF | Ruslan Kisil | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | 8 | MF | Vitaliy Koltsov | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 9 | MF | Dmytro Myshnyov | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 24 | MF | Vyacheslav Tankovskyi | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | 30 | DF | Maksym Bilyi | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 93 | FW | Anatoliy Didenko | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | Technical victory | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| | | | Total | 38 | 10 | 48 |
Last updated: 20 May 2018

### Clean sheets

| Rank | No. | Pos | Name | Premier League | Cup | Total |
| 1 | 12 | GK | Rustam Khudzhamov | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | 1 | GK | Yevhen Halchuk | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| | | | Total | 12 | 1 | 13 |
Last updated: 20 May 2018

### Disciplinary record

| No. | Pos | Player | Premier League | Premier League | Premier League | Cup | Cup | Cup | Total | Total | Total |
| 2 | DF | Oleksiy Bykov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Yevhen Neplyakh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Joyskim Dawa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Danylo Ihnatenko | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Ruslan Kisil | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Vitaliy Koltsov | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | Dmytro Myshnyov | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Vyacheslav Churko | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | Rustam Khudzhamov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | Serhiy Yavorskyi | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | MF | Roger Gomis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | Ihor Tyschenko | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Ihor Kyryukhantsev | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | MF | Andriy Totovytskyi | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | Oleksandr Nasonov | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | Vyacheslav Tankovskyi | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | Besir Demiri | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | Denys Kozhanov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | Maksym Bilyi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | FW | Andriy Boryachuk | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | MF | Serhiy Bolbat | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 69 | MF | Denys Dedechko | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 79 | MF | Serhiy Vakulenko | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 86 | FW | Ruslan Fomin | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | MF | Serhiy Rudyka | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 93 | FW | Anatoliy Didenko | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | | Total | 74 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 79 | 4 | 2 |
Last updated: 20 May 2018