# 2015–16 FC Karpaty Lviv season

The 2015–16 FC Karpaty Lviv season was the 53rd season in club history.

## Review and events

On 17 June 2015 FC Karpaty gathered at club's base for medical inspection after vacations. On 23 June 2015 Karpaty went for two week long pre-season training camp in Slovenia with six friendly matches planned.

## Competitions
### Premier League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 5 | Vorskla Poltava | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 32 | 26 | +6 | 42 | Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round |
| 6 | FC Oleksandriya | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 29 | +1 | 38 | Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round |
| 7 | Karpaty Lviv | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 37 | −11 | 30 | |
| 8 | Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 31 | −9 | 29 | |
| 9 | Olimpik Donetsk | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 35 | −13 | 25 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |

#### Matches

* $^a$ Metalurh Zaporizhya was expelled from the competition during the season. Victory awarded to Karpaty Lviv

### Ukrainian Cup
## Squad information
### Squad and statistics
#### Squad, appearances and goals

    As of 8 May 2016
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Premier League | Premier League | Ukrainian Cup | Ukrainian Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | UKR | Roman Pidkivka | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | UKR | Vasyl Kravets | 16 | 0 | 8+7 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | UKR | Andriy Hitchenko | 21 | 0 | 19+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | UKR | Pavlo Ksyonz | 19 | 0 | 16+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | DF | UKR | Volodymyr Kostevych | 25 | 1 | 23+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | UKR | Denys Kozhanov | 18 | 2 | 14+3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | UKR | Artur Karnoza | 21 | 4 | 13+7 | 4 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | UKR | Ambrosiy Chachua | 17 | 3 | 10+6 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | MF | UKR | Ihor Khudobyak | 24 | 2 | 22+1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | UKR | Oleh Holodyuk | 24 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | UKR | Dmytro Klyots | 18 | 1 | 6+12 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | UKR | Yevhen Neplyakh | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | GK | UKR | Roman Mysak | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | UKR | Artur Novotryasov | 13 | 0 | 10+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | UKR | Vadym Strashkevych | 12 | 2 | 3+8 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | ARG | Gustavo Blanco Leschuk | 9 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | UKR | Ihor Plastun (C) | 26 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 77 | MF | GEO | Murtaz Daushvili | 19 | 1 | 12+6 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 79 | DF | UKR | Andriy Markovych | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 92 | FW | ARM | Heham Kadymyan | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 94 | DF | UKR | Denys Miroshnichenko | 24 | 1 | 22+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 97 | FW | UKR | Oleksiy Hutsulyak | 15 | 2 | 3+12 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 98 | FW | NGA | Gabriel Okechukwu | 4 | 1 | 1+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Players featured for Karpaty but left before the end of the season: ||||||||||
| 35 | FW | UKR | Maryan Shved | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

#### Goalscorers

    As of 8 May 2016
| Place | Position | Number | Name | Premier League | Ukrainian Cup | Total |
| 1 | MF | 10 | Artur Karnoza | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | MF | 11 | Ambrosiy Chachua | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | MF | 27 | Vadym Strashkevych | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | MF | 17 | Oleh Holodyuk | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | MF | 9 | Denys Kozhanov | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | MF | 16 | Ihor Khudobyak | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | FW | 97 | Oleksiy Hutsulyak | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | FW | 29 | Gustavo Blanco Leschuk | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | | | Own goal | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 |
| 10 | MF | 77 | Murtaz Daushvili | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | DF | 32 | Ihor Plastun | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | DF | 8 | Volodymyr Kostevych | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | 18 | Dmytro Klyots | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | FW | 98 | Gabriel Okechukwu | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | DF | 94 | Denys Miroshnichenko | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 26 | 1 | 27 |

#### Disciplinary record

    As of 8 May 2016
| Number | Position | Name | Total | Total | Premier League | Premier League | Ukrainian Cup | Ukrainian Cup |
| 3 | DF | Vasyl Kravets | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Andriy Hitchenko | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | DF | Volodymyr Kostevych | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | Denys Kozhanov | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Artur Karnoza | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Ambrosiy Chachua | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Ihor Khudobyak | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Oleh Holodyuk | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | Pavlo Ksyonz | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | GK | Roman Mysak | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | Artur Novotryasov | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | Vadym Strashkevych | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | Gustavo Blanco Leschuk | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | Ihor Plastun | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | MF | Murtaz Daushvili | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 92 | FW | Heham Kadymyan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 94 | DF | Denys Miroshnichenko | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 97 | FW | Oleksiy Hutsulyak | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 63 | 4 | 58 | 4 | 5 | 0 |

### Transfers
#### In

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | Moving from | Type | Transfer Window | Contract ends | Transfer fee |
| 9 | MF | Denys Kozhanov | 28 | Shakhtar Donetsk | Loan | Summer | 31 December 2015 | — |
| 29 | FW | Gustavo Blanco Leschuk | 24 | Assyriska | End of contract | Winter | — | Free |
| 92 | FW | Heham Kadymyan | 23 | Olimpik Donetsk | End of contract | Winter | — | Free |
| 21 | DF | Yevhen Neplyakh | 23 | Platanias | End of contract | Winter | — | Free |
| 98 | FW | Gabriel Okechukwu | 20 | — | Free Agent | Winter | — | Free |

#### Out

| No. | Pos. | Nat | Name | Age | Moving to | Type | Transfer Window | Transfer fee | Sources |
| 35 | FW | | Maryan Shved | 18 | Sevilla Atlético | Transfer | Summer | €1 Million | |
| 7 | FW | | Mykhaylo Serhiychuk | 24 | Hoverla Uzhhorod | Loan | Summer | — | |

### Managerial changes

| Outgoing head coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Incoming head coach | Date of appointment |
| Igor Jovićević | End of contract | 31 December | 8th | Volodymyr Bezubyak | 18 January |

## Sources

* ↑ "Karpaty are ready for training camp". FC Karpaty Lviv. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
* ↑ "Premier League 2015/2016 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
* ↑ "Denys Kozhanov returns to Karpaty" (in Ukrainian). FC Karpaty Lviv. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
* ↑ "Gustavo Blanco Leschuk is a Karpaty player" (in Ukrainian). FC Karpaty Lviv. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
* ↑ "Heham Kadymyan is a Karpaty player" (in Ukrainian). FC Karpaty Lviv. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
* ↑ "Yevhen Neplyakh is a player of FC Karpaty". FC Karpaty Lviv. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
* ↑ "Karpaty have agreed terms with Sevilla for the permanent transfer of Maryan Shved". FC Karpaty Lviv. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
* ↑ "El Sevilla ficha a Shved". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 August 2015.
* ↑ "Mykhaylo Serhiychuk loaned to Hoverla" (in Ukrainian). FC Karpaty Lviv. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
* ↑ "Volodomyr Bezubyak became Karpaty head coach". ua-football.com (in Ukrainian). 18 January 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2016.