2020–21 FC Zorya Luhansk season explained

Club:FC Zorya Luhansk
Season:2020–21
Chrtitle:Chairman
Chairman:Yevhen Heller
Mgrtitle:Head coach
Manager:Viktor Skrypnyk
Stadium:Slavutych-Arena
League:Ukrainian Premier League
League Result:3rd
Cup1:Ukrainian Cup
Cup1 Result:Final
Cup2:UEFA Europa League
Cup2 Result:Group stage
League Topscorer:Oleksandr Hladkyy (10)
Season Topscorer:Oleksandr Hladkyy (10)
Highest Attendance:4,127
Lowest Attendance:0
Average Attendance:631
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Prevseason:2019–20
Nextseason:2021–22

The 2020–21 season was FC Zorya Luhansk's 98th season in existence and the club's 15th consecutive season in the top flight of Ukrainian football. In addition to the domestic league, Zorya Luhansk participated in this season's editions of the Ukrainian Cup and the UEFA Europa League. The season covers the period from August 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Players

Squad information

Squad no.NameNationalityPositionDate of birth (age)
Goalkeepers
23Nikola VasiljGKJune 30, 2021
30Mykyta ShevchenkoGKJune 30, 2021
53Dmytro Matsapura List BGKJune 30, 2021
Defenders
5Agron Rufati List BDFJune 30, 2021
6LeovigildoDFJune 30, 2021
15Vitaliy VernydubDFJune 30, 2021
17Vladyslav YemetsDFJune 30, 2021
20Joel Abu HannaDFJune 30, 2021
21Dmytro IvanisenyaDFJune 30, 2021
34Denys Nahnoynyi List BDFJune 30, 2021
45Denys FavorovDFJune 30, 2021
46Yuriy Dudnyk List BDFJune 30, 2021
Midfielders
4Lovro CvekMFJune 30, 2021
7Vladyslav KocherhinMFJune 30, 2021
10Dmytro KhomchenovskyiMFJune 30, 2021
14Maksym Khlan List BMFJune 30, 2021
29Yehor NazarynaMFJune 30, 2021
28Artem HromovMFJune 30, 2021
48Maksym KazakovMFJune 30, 2021
50Serhiy HrynMFJune 30, 2021
80Vladlen YurchenkoMFJune 30, 2021
97Andrejs CigaņiksMFJune 30, 2021
Forwards
8Maksym LunyovFWJune 30, 2021
9Shahab ZahediFWJune 30, 2021
11Oleksandr HladkyyFWJune 30, 2021
22Vladyslav KabayevFWJune 30, 2021
43Danylo Alefirenko List BFWJune 30, 2021
47Raymond Owusu List BFWJune 30, 2021
90Allahyar Sayyadmanesh List B (on loan from Fenerbahçe)FWJune 30, 2021

Transfers

In

DatePlayerMoving fromTypeFeeSource
Summer
1 August 2020DF Leovigildo24 VardarTransferUndisclosed[1]
1 August 2020MF Yehor Nazaryna23 Royal AntwerpTransferUndisclosed[2]
5 August 2020FW Denys Yanakov21 Dynamo KyivTransferUndisclosed[3]
9 August 2020DF Denys Favorov29 Desna ChernihivTransferFree[4]
7 September 2020FW Oleksandr Hladkyy33 Adana DemirsporTransferUndisclosed[5]
21 September 2020DF Agron Rufati21 Istra 1961TransferUndisclosed[6]
6 October 2020MF Serhiy Hryn26 VejleTransferFree[7]
31 July 2020DF Maksym Bilyi30 Rukh LvivLoan return
31 July 2020DF Tymofiy Sukhar21 Metalurh ZaporizhyaLoan return
5 August 2020DF Max Grechkin24 Beitar JerusalemLoan[8]
6 October 2020FW Allahyar Sayyadmanesh19 FenerbahçeLoan[9]
Winter
27 January 2021MF Maksym Khlan18 Karpaty LvivTransferUndisclosed[10]
8 February 2021FW Shahab Zahedi25 Olimpik DonetskTransferEUR 300Th[11]
1 March 2021FW Raymond Owusu18 Gold Coast Football AcademyTransferUndisclosed[12]
31 December 2020DF Vladyslav Yemets23 Kolos KovalivkaLoan return[13]

Out

DatePlayerMoving toTypeFeeSource
Summer
31 July 2020MF Maksym Kazakov24UnattachedTransferFree
31 July 2020MF Mykyta Kamenyuka35RetiredTransferFree[14]
1 August 2020MF Yevhen Cheberko22 LASKTransferUndisclosed[15]
1 August 2020MF Bohdan Mykhaylychenko23 AnderlechtTransferUndisclosed[16]
1 August 2020FW Nemanja Ivanović23 Zlatibor ČajetinaTransferUndisclosed[17]
20 August 2020DF Serhiy Mayboroda22 Avanhard KramatorskTransferFree[18]
22 August 2020DF Maksym Bilyi30 Rukh LvivTransferFree[19] [20]
31 July 2020DF Oleksandr Tymchyk23 Dynamo KyivLoan return[21]
31 July 2020MF Bohdan Lyednyev22 Dynamo KyivLoan return[22]
10 September 2020GK Danylo Khmelovskyi21 Metalurh ZaporizhyaLoan[23]
14 September 2020MF Volodymyr Bilotserkovets22 Inhulets PetroveLoan[24]
6 October 2020FW Denys Yanakov21 Inhulets PetroveLoan[25]
Summer
11 January 2021FW Ruslan Skydan19 Obolon KyivTransferUndisclosed[26]
14 January 2021GK Zauri Makharadze27 SC Dnipro-1TransferUndisclosed[27]
26 January 2021FW Mihailo Perović27 Olimpija LjubljanaTransferFree[28]
4 March 2021DF Ihor Chaykovskyi29 Inhulets PetroveTransferFree[29] [30]
10 February 2021DF Max Grechkin24 Beitar JerusalemLoan return[31]
21 January 2021DF Maksym Ahapov20 VPK-Ahro ShevchenkivkaLoan[32]
21 January 2021DF Tymofiy Sukhar21 VPK-Ahro ShevchenkivkaLoan[33]
21 January 2021MF Dmytro Piddubnyi21 VPK-Ahro ShevchenkivkaLoan[34]

Competitions

Ukrainian Premier League

See main article: 2020–21 Ukrainian Premier League.

Matches

Ukrainian Cup

See main article: 2020–21 Ukrainian Cup.

UEFA Europa League

See main article: 2020–21 UEFA Europa League.

Group stage

The group stage draw was held on 2 October 2020.[35]

Statistics

Appearances and goals

|-! colspan=16 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers|-! colspan=16 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders|-! colspan=16 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders|-! colspan=16 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards|-! colspan=16 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players transferred out during the seasonLast updated: 13 May 2021

Goalscorers

width=15width=15width=15width=15width=155Namewidth=80Premier Leaguewidth=80Cupwidth=80Europa Leaguewidth=80Total
111FWOleksandr Hladkyy100010
27MFVladyslav Kocherhin6219
380MFVladlen Yurchenko6118
428MFArtem Hromov6017
521MFDmytro Ivanisenya4116
90FWAllahyar Sayyadmanesh5016
79FWShahab Zahedi2002
45DFDenys Favorov2002
96DFLeovigildo1001
22FWVladyslav Kabayev0011
43FWDanylo Alefirenko1001
Own goal1001
Total444654

Last updated: 13 May 2021

Clean sheets

width=15width=15width=15width=15width=150Namewidth=80Premier Leaguewidth=80Cupwidth=80Europa Leaguewidth=80Total
123GKNikola Vasilj8019
130GKMykyta Shevchenko2114
153GKDmytro Matsapura3003
Total131216
Last updated: 13 May 2021

Disciplinary record

PlayerPremier LeagueCupEuropa LeagueTotal
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3DFMax Grechkin200000000200
4MFLovro Cvek500000000500
5DFAgron Rufati200000000200
6DFLeovigildo201100000301
7MFVladyslav Kocherhin500200200900
9FWShahab Zahedi400000000400
10MFDmytro Khomchenovskyi301000000301
11FWOleksandr Hladkyy400100000500
15DFVitaliy Vernydub8002003001300
18MFArtem Hromov100000000100
20DFJoel Abu Hanna500100000600
21MFDmytro Ivanisenya510200000710
22FWVladyslav Kabayev610000200810
23GKNikola Vasilj101000000101
27MFYehor Nazaryna300000100400
30GKMykyta Shevchenko100100000200
45DFDenys Favorov500000000500
80MFVladlen Yurchenko210101000311
90FWAllahyar Sayyadmanesh400100000500
97MFAndrejs Cigaņiks000100100200
Total683313019009034

Last updated: 13 May 2021

Attendances

Premier League138,2156314,1270
Cup00000
Europa League38532848530
Total169,0685664,1270

Last updated: 13 May 2021

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Жуниньо – новичок "Зари". ru. 28 July 2020.
  2. Web site: Егор Назарина стал игроком луганской "Зари". ru. 28 July 2020.
  3. Web site: Станислав Оганов: "Планово готовимся к матчу первого тура". ru. 5 August 2020.
  4. Web site: Денис Фаворов – игрок "Зари"!. ru. 9 August 2020.
  5. Web site: Александр Гладкий – игрок "Зари". ru. 7 September 2020.
  6. Web site: Агрон Руфати стал игроком "Зари". ru. 21 September 2020.
  7. Web site: Сергей Гринь – игрок "Зари". ru. 6 October 2020.
  8. Web site: Максим Гречкин арендован "Зарёй". ru. 10 August 2020.
  9. Web site: Аллахьяр Сайядманеш – игрок "Зари". ru. 6 October 2020.
  10. Web site: Максим Хлань перейшов у "Зорю". uk. 27 January 2021. 10 February 2021. 28 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210128023620/https://fckarpaty.com/news/21456. dead.
  11. Web site: Захедитабар Шахаб – игрок "Зари". ru. 8 February 2021.
  12. Web site: Рэймонд Овусу – игрок "Зари". ru. 1 March 2021.
  13. Web site: Продлён контракт с Владиславом Емцем. ru. 21 December 2020.
  14. Web site: Спасибо за всё, Капитан!. ru. 20 July 2020.
  15. Web site: LASK verpflichtet Yevgen Cheberko. de. 17 July 2020.
  16. Web site: Bogdan Mykhaylichenko plays for RSCA. 3 August 2020.
  17. https://www.facebook.com/Fudbalski.Klub.Zlatibor/posts/2644859082398142
  18. Web site: Майборода Сергій Сергійович. uk. 20 August 2020.
  19. Web site: Прекращено сотрудничество с Максимом Белым. ru. 21 August 2020.
  20. Web site: Білий Максим Ігорович. uk. 22 August 2020.
  21. Web site: Станислав Оганов: ""Заря" сегодня прогрессирует". ru. 21 July 2020.
  22. Web site: Станислав Оганов: ""Заря" сегодня прогрессирует". ru. 21 July 2020.
  23. Web site: Даниил Хмеловский арендован "Металлургом". ru. 10 September 2020.
  24. Web site: Владимир Белоцерковец арендован "Ингульцом". ru. 14 September 2020.
  25. Web site: Денис Янаков арендован "Ингульцом". ru. 6 October 2020.
  26. Web site: Руслан Скидан – гравець ФК "Оболонь". uk. 11 January 2021.
  27. Web site: Офіційно: Заурі Махарадзе – гравець СК "Дніпро-1"!. uk. 14 January 2021.
  28. Web site: Olimpijo je okrepil Mihailo Perović. sl. 26 January 2021.
  29. Web site: Прекращено сотрудничество с Игорем Чайковским. ru. 1 March 2021.
  30. Web site: Чайковський Ігор Геннадійович. uk. 4 March 2021.
  31. Web site: Прекращено сотрудничество с Максимом Гречкиным. ru. 10 February 2021.
  32. Web site: "ВПК-Агро" вышел из отпуска (плюс видео). ru. 21 January 2021. 23 January 2021. 16 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211016082217/https://www.fc-vpkagro.com.ua/%D0%B2%D0%BF%D0%BA-%D0%B0%D0%B3%D1%80%D0%BE-%D0%B2%D1%8B%D1%88%D0%B5%D0%BB-%D0%B8%D0%B7-%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%BF%D1%83%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0-%D0%BF%D0%BB%D1%8E%D1%81-%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE/. dead.
  33. Web site: "ВПК-Агро" вышел из отпуска (плюс видео). ru. 21 January 2021. 23 January 2021. 16 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211016082217/https://www.fc-vpkagro.com.ua/%D0%B2%D0%BF%D0%BA-%D0%B0%D0%B3%D1%80%D0%BE-%D0%B2%D1%8B%D1%88%D0%B5%D0%BB-%D0%B8%D0%B7-%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%BF%D1%83%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0-%D0%BF%D0%BB%D1%8E%D1%81-%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE/. dead.
  34. Web site: "ВПК-Агро" вышел из отпуска (плюс видео). ru. 21 January 2021. 23 January 2021. 16 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211016082217/https://www.fc-vpkagro.com.ua/%D0%B2%D0%BF%D0%BA-%D0%B0%D0%B3%D1%80%D0%BE-%D0%B2%D1%8B%D1%88%D0%B5%D0%BB-%D0%B8%D0%B7-%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%BF%D1%83%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0-%D0%BF%D0%BB%D1%8E%D1%81-%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE/. dead.
  35. Web site: 2020/21 UEFA Europa League: all you need to know. 17 June 2020. 4 July 2020. UEFA.com.