# 2023–24 FC Metalist 1925 Kharkiv season

The 2023–24 season was FC Metalist 1925 Kharkiv's 97th season in existence and third consecutive in the Ukrainian Premier League. They are also competed in the Ukrainian Cup.

## Players
### First-team squad

    As of 27 September 2023
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | UKR | Denys Sydorenko |
| 2 | DF | UKR | Dmytro Kapinus (on loan from Shakhtar Donetsk) |
| 3 | DF | UKR | Yevheniy Tkachuk |
| 4 | DF | UKR | Ivan Kovalenko |
| 5 | DF | UKR | Mykhaylo Rudavskyi |
| 6 | MF | UKR | Beka Vachiberadze |
| 7 | FW | BRA | Ari Moura (on loan from Metropolitano) |
| 8 | MF | UKR | Yaroslav Martynyuk |
| 9 | FW | UKR | Andriy Boryachuk |
| 10 | MF | UKR | Rostyslav Rusyn |
| 11 | FW | UKR | Andriy Remenyuk |
| 12 | GK | UKR | Ihor Potimkov |
| 14 | FW | UKR | Dmytro Yusov |
| 15 | MF | UKR | Abdulla Abdullayev |
| 17 | DF | UKR | Ihor Kurylo |
| 19 | DF | UKR | Andriy Tkachuk |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 20 | DF | UKR | Vadym Chervak |
| 21 | FW | UKR | Kostyantyn Bychek |
| 22 | FW | UKR | Vladyslav Dmytrenko |
| 23 | DF | UKR | Ruslan Tkachenko |
| 27 | MF | UKR | Dmytro Kravchenko |
| 28 | MF | UKR | Artem Habelok (captain) |
| 29 | DF | UKR | Maksym Zhychykov |
| 30 | DF | UKR | Mykyta Bezuhlyi |
| 31 | MF | BRA | Leo Casaes |
| 33 | MF | BRA | Igor Henrique |
| 37 | GK | UKR | Oleh Mozil |
| 74 | DF | UKR | Maryan Faryna (on loan from Shakhtar Donetsk) |
| 79 | FW | UKR | Andriy Chyruk |
| 88 | FW | UKR | Vadym Solohub |
| 97 | FW | UKR | Oleksiy Sydorov |

### Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | UKR | Maksym Kovalenko (at Zviahel until 30 June 2024) |
| — | DF | UKR | Yuriy Potimkov (at Nyva Buzova until 30 June 2024) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | FW | UKR | Vladyslav Ostrovskyi (at Vorskla Poltava until 30 June 2024) |

## Transfers
### In

| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date |
| FW | Dmytro Yusov | Chornomorets Odesa | Free | 8 July 2023 |
| MF | Ari Moura | Clube Atlético Metropolitano | Loan | 14 July 2023 |
| FW | Oleksiy Sydorov | Metalurh Zaporizhzhia | €275,000 | 20 July 2023 |
| FW | Andriy Boryachuk | Shakhtar Donetsk | Free | 1 September 2023 |

### Out

| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |

## Pre-season and friendlies

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Competitions

| 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 % |
| Ukrainian Premier League | 29 July 2023 | 25 May 2024 | Matchday 1 | | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 28 | −11 | 023.53 |
| Ukrainian Cup | 27 September 2023 | 27 September 2023 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 000.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 31 | −14 | 022.22 |
Last updated: 11 December 2023 Source: Soccerway

### Ukrainian Premier League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 12 | Chornomorets Odesa | 30 | 10 | 2 | 18 | 38 | 47 | −9 | 32 | |
| 13 | Veres Rivne (O) | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 31 | 46 | −15 | 28 | Qualification for the Relegation play-off |
| 14 | Obolon Kyiv (O) | 30 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 41 | −23 | 26 | Qualification for the Relegation play-off |
| 15 | Mynai (R) | 30 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 27 | 50 | −23 | 25 | Qualification for the mini tournament |
| 16 | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv (R) | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 32 | 57 | −25 | 23 | Qualification for the mini tournament |
* ↑ Zorya Luhansk finished ahead of Kolos Kovalivka and Chornomorets Odesa on head-to-head points: Zorya Luhansk 7, Kolos Kovalivka 6, Chornomorets Odesa 4

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 11 December 2023. Source:

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| Ground | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | A |
| Result | L | L | P | W | W | D | W | D | L | L | L | D | W | L | L | |
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