# FC Metalist 1925 Kharkiv (women)

The Metalist 1925 Kharkiv is a Ukrainian professional women's football team of Metalist 1925 from Kharkiv, Ukraine. In 2006–2024 it was better known as Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv. It is a leader of the women professional football in Ukraine with the most national titles.

## History

In 2006 the female team received financial support from the Kharkiv construction company "Zhytlobud-1" and was renamed after it as Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv.
Following the 2022 full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, the club suspended its participation in professional football, while its junior team competed in the Swiss football competitions. In 2023 the club renewed its participation in cooperation with another football club Metalist 1925 and next year changed its name from Zhytlobud-1 to Metalist 1925.

## Honours

* Top Division champion (10): 2006, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020-2021,
* Women's Cup winners (12): 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018

## Current squad

    As of 19 May 2021
| 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

* Ukraine: Iya Andrushchak, Olha Basanska, Svitlana Frishko, Valentyna Kotyk, Maryna Masalska, Olha Ovdiychuk, Nataliya Sukhorukova, Inessa Tytova
* Belarus: Hanna Tatarynova
* Lithuania: Raimonda Kudytė

## Managers

* 2006 – 2009 Oleh Ruban
* 2009 – 2016 Yaroslav Lantsfer
* 2016 – 2017 Valentyn Kryachko
* 2017 – Valentyna Kotyk
* 2019 – Maksym Rakhayev (interim)
* 2019 – Serhiy Sapronov

## 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, 3–0 | Real Madrid |
| | | | 0–5, 0–6 | Paris Saint-Germain |
| | | | 0–0, 2–0 | Breiðablik |