FC Lokomotyv Kyiv

Football Club Lokomotiv Kyiv is a football club from Kyiv, owned by the South Western Railway. It currently participates in various Kyiv city football competitions. It also fields several of its junior teams in the Ukrainian youth league.

Lokomotiv Kyiv
Full nameFootball Club Lokomotiv Kyiv
Nickname(s)LOKO
Founded1919 as ZhelDor
GroundLokomotyv Stadium, Kyiv
Capacity2,000
OwnerSouthwestern Railways
ChairmanOleksandr Yehorov
Head coachVadym Lazorenko
LeagueUkrainian Second League
2022–23Ukrainian Amateur League, Group 2, 5th of 8 (promoted)
Lokomotyv Stadium in Kyiv

History

One of the first photos, 1919

Founded in 1919, as ZalDor (abbr. -Rail road), soon after joining the Soviet Lokomotiv sports society it changed its name twice to Lokomotiv in 1936 and Lokomotiv Yuga in 1940. The team played its home games at its own stadium.

The best record of competition was the 17th place in the 1938 Soviet Top League. Also, the club was multiple winner of the Kyiv championships. In 1947 the team was disbanded, by transferring team players to the Lokomotiv Moscow club.

At the present time, the club is known for good training of young talent and selling them to domestic and European clubs. The most successful players among them are Andriy Yarmolenko and Oleksandr Yakovenko, who played for Belgian side Anderlecht. The club participated in the Second League.

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos. NationPlayer
20MF  UKRMahomed Kratov
21MF  UKRIvan Melnychenko
27MF  UKROleh Kozishkurt
44DF  UKRTymur Titarenko
60DF  UKROleksandr Shevchenko
71GK  UKRMykhaylo Abramov
79MF  UKRDmytro Romanov
91FW  UKRAnton Bohdan
DF  UKRYevhen Mezhenskyi
MF  UKRTymur Pohranichnyi

League history

Notable players

Head coaches

References