# 1996–97 FC Desna Chernihiv season

For the 1996–97 season, FC Desna Chernihiv competed in the Ukrainian Second League.

## Players
### Squad information

    As of 19 July 2020
| Squad no. | Name | Position | Date of birth (age) |
| Goalkeepers |||||
| 35 | Maksym Tatarenko $^{ListB}$ | GK | (1999-05-07)7 May 1999 (aged 21) |
| 44 | Yevhen Past | GK | (1988-03-16)16 March 1988 (aged 32) |
| 72 | Ihor Lytovka | GK | (1988-06-05)5 June 1988 (aged 32) |
| Defenders |||||
| 4 | Joonas Tamm | DF | (1992-02-02)2 February 1992 (aged 28) |
| 5 | Vitaliy Yermakov | DF | (1992-06-07)7 June 1992 (aged 28) |
| 17 | Andriy Hitchenko | DF | (1984-10-02)2 October 1984 (aged 35) |
| 22 | Andriy Mostovyi | DF | (1988-01-24)24 January 1988 (aged 32) |
| 26 | Yukhym Konoplya $^{ListB}$ (on loan from Shakhtar Donetsk) | DF | (1999-08-26)26 August 1999 (aged 20) |
| 32 | Maksym Imerekov | DF | (1991-01-23)23 January 1991 (aged 29) |
| 43 | Artur Zapadnya | DF | (1990-06-04)4 June 1990 (aged 30) |
| 45 | Denys Favorov (Captain) | DF | (1991-04-01)1 April 1991 (aged 29) |
| Midfielders |||||
| 7 | Vladyslav Ohirya | MF | (1990-04-03)3 April 1990 (aged 30) |
| 8 | Andriy Dombrovskyi | MF | (1995-08-12)12 August 1995 (aged 24) |
| 9 | Levan Arveladze | MF | (1993-04-06)6 April 1993 (aged 27) |
| 11 | Vladyslav Kalitvintsev | MF | (1993-01-04)4 January 1993 (aged 27) |
| 12 | Yehor Kartushov | MF | (1991-01-05)5 January 1991 (aged 29) |
| 14 | Andriy Yakymiv $^{ListB}$ | MF | (1997-06-15)15 June 1997 (aged 23) |
| 16 | Yevheniy Belych $^{ListB}$ | MF | (2001-01-09)9 January 2001 (aged 19) |
| 20 | Andriy Totovytskyi | MF | (1993-01-20)20 January 1993 (aged 27) |
| 25 | Oleksiy Hutsulyak | MF | (1997-12-25)25 December 1997 (aged 22) |
| 27 | Serhiy Starenkyi | MF | (1984-09-20)20 September 1984 (aged 35) |
| 77 | Orest Kuzyk | MF | (1995-05-17)17 May 1995 (aged 25) |
| Forwards |||||
| 10 | Oleksandr Filippov | FW | (1992-10-23)23 October 1992 (aged 27) |
| 13 | Dmytro Khlyobas | FW | (1994-05-09)9 May 1994 (aged 26) |
| 28 | Pylyp Budkivskyi | FW | (1992-03-10)10 March 1992 (aged 28) |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos. | Player | Age | Moving from | Type | Fee |
| Summer ||||||||
| 15 June 1996 | GK | Yuriy Ovcharov | 20 | Zirka Kropyvnytskyi | Transfer | Free |
| 15 June 1996 | DF | Dmytro Romanenko | 20 | Slavutych | Transfer | Free |
| 15 June 1996 | DF | Viktor Rudyi | 20 | Ros Bila Tserkva | Transfer | Free |
| 15 June 1996 | DF | Serhiy Sapronov | 20 | Bukovyna Chernivtsi | Transfer | Free |
| 15 June 1996 | MF | Vadim Danilevskiy | 20 | Tekstylschyk Chernihiv | Transfer | Free |
| 15 June 1996 | MF | Ruslan Hilazyev | 20 | Dynamo-Flesh Odesa | Transfer | Free |
| 15 June 1996 | FW | Yuriy Ovcharenko | 20 | Ros Bila Tserkva | Transfer | Free |
| 15 June 1996 | FW | Serhiy Zgura | 20 | Naftokhimik Kremenchuk | Transfer | Free |
| 15 June 1996 | FW | Andriy Borysyuk | 20 | Nyva Vinnytsia | Transfer | Free |
| 15 June 1996 | FW | Gennadiy Lagomina | 20 | Industriya Borovsk | Transfer | Free |
| Winter ||||||||
| 15 June 1997 | DF | Yaroslav Zaiats | 20 | Bukovyna Chernivtsi | Transfer | Free |

### Out

| Date | Pos. | Player | Age | Moving to | Type | Fee |
| Summer ||||||||
| 15 June 1997 | DF | Yuriy Nadtochiy | 20 | Gomel | Transfer | Free |
| 15 June 1997 | DF | Peter Komanda | 20 | Domostroitel Chernihiv | Transfer | Free |

## 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 Ovcharov | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | GK | UKR | Ihor Khimanych | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | GK | UKR | Oleksandr Mitko | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| | DF | UKR | Yuriy Nadtochiy | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | UKR | Oleh Sobekh | 17 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | UKR | Yaroslav Zaiats | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | GEO | Kakhaberi Sartania | 27 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | UKR | Viktor Rudyi | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | UKR | Serhiy Sapronov | 24 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | UKR | Oleh Ivashchenko | 33 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | UKR | Volodymyr Kolomiets | 27 | 2 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | UKR | Oleksandr Kormich | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | UKR | Andrey Krivenok | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | UKR | Volodymyr Kulyk | 22 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | UKR | Vadim Danilevskiy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| | MF | UKR | Volodymyr Avramenko | 13 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | UKR | Oleksandr Savenchuk | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | UKR | Ruslan Hilazyev | 14 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | UKR | Ihor Bobovych | 27 | 4 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | UKR | Serhiy Zelinskyi | 11 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | UKR | Vladimir Drobot | 20 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | UKR | Ihor Lyashenko | 27 | 3 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| | FW | UKR | Serhiy Zgura | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | UKR | Andriy Borysyuk | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | UKR | Yuriy Ovcharenko | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | UKR | Peter Pilipeyko | 27 | 8 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Competitions
Last updated: 31 May 2019

### Goalscorers

| Rank | Pos | Name | Premier League | Cup | Europa League | Total |
| 1 | FW | Peter Pilipeyko | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | MF | Ihor Bobovych | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | MF | Serhiy Zelinskyi | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | MF | Ihor Lyashenko | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | DF | Volodymyr Kolomiets | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | MF | Vladimir Drobot | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | DF | Oleh Sobekh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | Viktor Rudyi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | MF | Volodymyr Avramenko | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | MF | Ruslan Hilazyev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1' |
| 5 | DF | Volodymyr Kulyk | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| | | Total | 28 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
Last updated: 31 May 2019