FC Rukh Lviv

FC Rukh Lviv is a Ukrainian professional football club based in Lviv. The club competes in the Ukrainian Premier League following the promotion as runners-up of 2019–20 Ukrainian First League.
History
In 2003 under the initiative Myron Markevych, who was born in Vynnyky, and at the time was head coach of FC Karpaty Lviv established football club called FC Rukh Vynnyky. When asked why Rukh, Markevych replied that Rukh is life. In June 2003, a children's football school Myron Markevych "Movement" under directorship Yuriy Hdanskyi and trainers Roman Hdanskyi, Ihor Didyk, Markiyan Shkraba, Oleh Lehan was formed.
In 2009, the Rukh adult soccer team with President Hryhoriy Kozlovskyy and head trainer Roman Hdanskyi was formed. Since the team was located in Vynnyky which is a satellite town of the city of Lviv, so at a time teams participated separately in Lviv Oblast League Championship and in Lviv the teams participated in the championship of the city.
The club holds matches at the stadium named after Bohdan Markevych (1925–2002, Myron Markevych's father), who was one of the main sponsors of the football club and the Youth Academy, who worked for many years as a junior's coach.
In 2014, the team won the National amateur football championship.
During the 2015 season, the club made sensations by signing former Dynamo Kyiv internationals Oleksandr Aliyev and Maksim Shatskikh.
The club has been admitted to the PFL and took second place in the 2016–17 Ukrainian Second League.
On 26 June 2017, the club presented a new emblem in golden and black colors.
Honors
Ukrainian First League
Runners-up (1): 2019–20
Ukrainian Second League
Runners-up (1): 2016–17
Ukrainian Amateur League
Winners (1): 2014
Runners-up (2): 2013, 2015
Lviv Oblast Championship
Winners (4): 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
Lviv Oblast Cup
Winners (3): 2012, 2014. 2015
Squad
Updated as of 1 September 2023
Out on loan
Youth squad
Coaches and administration
League and cup history
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! Div.
! Pos.
! Pl.
! W
! D
! L
! GS
! GA
! P
!Cup
!colspan=2|Other
!Notes
|-bgcolor=SteelBlue
|align=center rowspan=2|2013
|align=center rowspan=2|4th
|align=center|1
|align=center|10
|align=center|7
|align=center|2
|align=center|1
|align=center|20
|align=center|6
|align=center|23
|align=center|
|align=center|
|align=center|
|align=center|
|-bgcolor=SteelBlue
|align=center|1
|align=center|4
|align=center|3
|align=center|1
|align=center|0
|align=center|7
|align=center|3
|align=center|10
|align=center|
|align=center|
|align=center|
|align=center bgcolor=silver|Runners up
|-bgcolor=SteelBlue
|align=center rowspan=2|2014
|align=center rowspan=2|4th
|align=center|1
|align=center|8
|align=center|5
|align=center|1
|align=center|2
|align=center|17
|align=center|8
|align=center|16
|align=center rowspan=2|
|align=center rowspan=2|
|align=center rowspan=2|
|align=center|
|-bgcolor=SteelBlue
|align=center|1
|align=center|4
|align=center|3
|align=center|1
|align=center|0
|align=center|5
|align=center|2
|align=center|10
|align=center bgcolor=gold|Champions
|-bgcolor=SteelBlue
|align=center rowspan=3|2015
|align=center rowspan=3|4th
|align=center|1
|align=center|6
|align=center|4
|align=center|1
|align=center|1
|align=center|10
|align=center|6
|align=center|13
|align=center rowspan=3|
|align=center rowspan=3|AC
|align=center rowspan=3| finals
|align=center|
|-bgcolor=SteelBlue
|align=center|1
|align=center|10
|align=center|8
|align=center|2
|align=center|0
|align=center|15
|align=center|4
|align=center|26
|align=center|
|-bgcolor=SteelBlue
|align=center|1
|align=center|3
|align=center|3
|align=center|0
|align=center|0
|align=center|8
|align=center|1
|align=center|9
|align=center bgcolor=silver|Runners up
|-bgcolor=PowderBlue
|align=center|2016–17
|align=center|3rd
|align=center bgcolor=silver|2/17
|align=center|32
|align=center|23
|align=center|5
|align=center|4
|align=center|68
|align=center|24
|align=center|74
|align=center| finals
|align=center|
|align=center|
|align=center bgcolor=lightgreen|Promoted
|-bgcolor=LightCyan
|align=center|2017–18
|align=center|2nd
|align=center|7/18
|align=center| 34
|align=center| 14
|align=center| 9
|align=center| 11
|align=center| 36
|align=center| 30
|align=center|51
|align=center| finals
|align=center|
|align=center|
|align=center|
|-bgcolor=LightCyan
|align=center|2018–19
|align=center|2nd
|align=center|11/15
|align=center|28
|align=center|8
|align=center|10
|align=center|10
|align=center|35
|align=center|35
|align=center|34
|align=center| finals
|align=center|
|align=center|
|align=center|
|-bgcolor=LightCyan
|align=center|2019–20
|align=center|2nd
|align=center bgcolor=silver|2/16
|align=center|30
|align=center|18
|align=center|7
|align=center|5
|align=center|51
|align=center|21
|align=center|61
|align=center| finals
|align=center|
|align=center|
|align=center bgcolor=lightgreen|Promoted
|-
|align=center|2020–21
|align=center|1st
|align=center|10/14
|align=center|26
|align=center|6
|align=center|10
|align=center|10
|align=center|27
|align=center|39
|align=center|28
|align=center| finals
|align=center|
|align=center|
|align=center|
|-
|align=center|2021–22
|align=center|1st
|align=center|11/16
|align=center|17
|align=center|4
|align=center|6
|align=center|7
|align=center|16
|align=center|21
|align=center|18
|align=center| finals
|align=center|
|align=center|
|align=center|
|-
|align=center|2022–23
|align=center|1st
|align=center| /16
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Coaches
Rukh-2 Lviv
In 2023 Rukh created its second team and was admitted by the Professional Football League of Ukraine to play at the 2023–24 Ukrainian Second League.
References
External links
The video presentation of the new emblem of "Rukh" (Відеопрезентація нової емблеми "Руху"). Rukh TV on . 26 June 2017.
Ukrainian Premier League clubs
Association football clubs established in 2003
2003 establishments in Ukraine
Football clubs in Lviv
Sports team and club relocations