2018–19 FC Zorya Luhansk season

Zorya Luhansk
2018-19 season
PresidentYevhen Heller
ManagerYuriy Vernydub
StadiumSlavutych Arena, Zaporizhia
Ukrainian Premier League5th
Ukrainian CupSemi-final
UEFA Europa LeaguePlay-off round
Top goalscorerLeague: Oleksandr Karavayev (8)
All: Oleksandr Karavayev (10)

The 2018–19 season was 18th season in the top Ukrainian football league for Zorya Luhansk. Zorya competed in Premier League, Ukrainian Cup and UEFA Europa League.

Players

Squad information

As of 31 May 2019
Squad no. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age)
Goalkeepers
1 Oleh Chuvayev UkraineRussia GK (1987-10-25)25 October 1987 (aged 31)
23 Zauri Makharadze Georgia (country)Ukraine GK (1993-03-24)24 March 1993 (aged 26)
30 Mykyta Shevchenko Ukraine GK (1993-01-26)26 January 1993 (aged 26)
76 Luiz Felipe List B Brazil GK (1997-04-24)24 April 1997 (aged 22)
Defenders
3 Dmytro Lytvyn Ukraine DF (1996-11-21)21 November 1996 (aged 22)
15 Vitaliy Vernydub Ukraine DF (1987-10-17)17 October 1987 (aged 31)
18 Oleksandr Tymchyk List B (on loan from Dynamo Kyiv) Ukraine DF (1997-01-20)20 January 1997 (aged 22)
25 Maksym Bilyi Ukraine DF (1990-06-21)21 June 1990 (aged 28)
29 Tymofiy Sukhar List B Ukraine DF (1999-02-04)4 February 1999 (aged 20)
44 Vyacheslav Checher Ukraine DF (1980-12-15)15 December 1980 (aged 38)
77 Ihor Chaykovskyi Ukraine DF (1991-10-07)7 October 1991 (aged 27)
Midfielders
6 Mykyta Kamenyuka (Captain) Ukraine MF (1985-06-03)3 June 1985 (aged 33)
7 Vladyslav Kocherhin Ukraine MF (1996-04-30)30 April 1996 (aged 23)
10 Dmytro Khomchenovskyi Ukraine MF (1990-04-16)16 April 1990 (aged 29)
14 Bohdan Mykhaylychenko List B (on loan from Dynamo Kyiv) Ukraine MF (1997-03-21)21 March 1997 (aged 22)
17 Bohdan Lyednyev List B (on loan from Dynamo Kyiv) Ukraine MF (1998-04-07)7 April 1998 (aged 21)
20 Oleksandr Karavayev Ukraine MF (1992-06-02)2 June 1992 (aged 26)
22 Vladyslav Kabayev Ukraine MF (1995-09-01)1 September 1995 (aged 23)
28 Artem Hromov Ukraine MF (1990-01-14)14 January 1990 (aged 29)
48 Maksym Kazakov Ukraine MF (1996-02-06)6 February 1996 (aged 23)
64 Serhiy Mayboroda List B Ukraine MF (1997-11-21)21 November 1997 (aged 21)
76 Yehor Shalfeyev List B Ukraine MF (1998-10-03)3 October 1998 (aged 20)
91 Mateus Norton Brazil MF (1996-07-19)19 July 1996 (aged 22)
96 Silas Brazil MF (1996-05-30)30 May 1996 (aged 23)
97 Itsuki Urata List B Japan MF (1997-01-29)29 January 1997 (aged 22)
98 Yevhen Cheberko List B Ukraine MF (1998-01-23)23 January 1998 (aged 21)
99 Levan Arveladze UkraineGeorgia (country) MF (1993-04-06)6 April 1993 (aged 26)
Forwards
8 Nemanja Ivanović Serbia FW (1997-05-14)14 May 1997 (aged 22)
11 Pylyp Budkivskyi Ukraine FW (1992-03-10)10 March 1992 (aged 27)
19 Maksym Lunyov List B Ukraine FW (1998-05-22)22 May 1998 (aged 21)
90 Leonardo Acevedo (on loan from Sporting CP) Colombia FW (1996-04-18)18 April 1996 (aged 23)

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Player Age Moving from Type Fee Source
Summer
31 May 2018 GK Georgia (country) Zauri Makharadze 25 Ukraine Olimpik Donetsk Transfer Free [1]
19 June 2018 DF Ukraine Vitaliy Vernydub 30 Azerbaijan Gabala Transfer Free [2]
19 June 2018 MF Ukraine Dmytro Khomchenovskyi 28 Russia Ural Yekaterinburg Transfer Undisclosed [3]
1 July 2018 MF Ukraine Levan Arveladze 25 Ukraine Desna Chernihiv Transfer Free [4]
5 July 2018 FW Brazil Rafael Ratão 22 Brazil Oeste Transfer Free [5]
19 July 2018 MF Ukraine Maksym Kazakov 22 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv Transfer Undisclosed [6]
31 May 2018 MF Ukraine Mykyta Kamenyuka 32 Ukraine Veres Rivne Loan return
19 July 2018 MF Ukraine Bohdan Mykhaylychenko 21 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv Loan [7]
19 July 2018 MF Ukraine Bohdan Lyednyev 20 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv Loan [8]
22 August 2018 FW Colombia Leonardo Acevedo 22 Portugal Sporting CP Loan [9]
Winter
15 January 2019 DF Ukraine Maksym Bilyi 28 Ukraine FC Mariupol Transfer Free [10]
15 January 2019 FW Serbia Nemanja Ivanović 21 Serbia Sinđelić Beograd Transfer Undisclosed [11]
18 January 2019 FW Ukraine Pylyp Budkivskyi 26 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk Transfer Free [12]
22 January 2019 MF Ukraine Ihor Chaykovskyi 27 Russia Anzhi Makhachkala Transfer Undisclosed [13]
12 February 2019 GK Ukraine Mykyta Shevchenko 25 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk Transfer Undisclosed [14]
4 March 2019 MF Brazil Mateus Norton 22 Brazil Fluminense Transfer Free [15]
12 March 2019 MF Japan Itsuki Urata 22 Japan Giravanz Kitakyushu Transfer Undisclosed [16]

Out

Date Pos. Player Age Moving to Type Fee Source
Summer
31 May 2018 MF Serbia Željko Ljubenović 36 Retired Transfer [17]
7 June 2018 FW Brazil Iury 22 United Arab Emirates Al-Nasr Dubai Transfer Undisclosed [18]
22 June 2018 GK Ukraine Andriy Lunin 19 Spain Real Madrid Transfer Undisclosed [19]
18 July 2018 DF Ukraine Yevhen Opanasenko 27 Turkey Konyaspor Transfer Undisclosed [20]
25 July 2018 MF Ukraine Ruslan Babenko 25 Ukraine Chornomorets Odesa Transfer Free [21]
August 2018 DF Morocco Mohamed El Bouazzati 21 Unattached Transfer Free
3 September 2018 MF France David Faupala 21 Cyprus Apollon Limassol Transfer Undisclosed [22]
31 May 2018 MF Ukraine Oleksandr Andriyevskyi 23 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv Loan return
Winter
1 January 2019 DF Ukraine Artem Hordiyenko 27 Unattached Transfer Free
1 January 2019 MF Ukraine Ihor Kharatin 23 Hungary Ferencváros Transfer €0.6m [23][24]
15 February 2019 DF Ukraine Oleksandr Svatok 24 Croatia Hajduk Split Transfer Undisclosed [25]
16 February 2019 DF Ukraine Vasyl Pryima 27 Belarus Shakhtyor Soligorsk Transfer Free [26]
5 March 2019 MF Serbia Anđelo Kačavenda 20 Ukraine Tavriya Simferopol Transfer Undisclosed [27]
2 February 2019 FW Brazil Rafael Ratão 23 Slovakia Slovan Bratislava Loan [28]

Pre-season and friendlies

25 June 2018 Friendly Zorya Luhansk Ukraine 1–1 Ukraine FC Mariupol Zaporizhia
EEST (UTC+03:00) Hromov 85' Report Chobotenko 30' Stadium: Torpedo Stadium
3 July 2018 Friendly Zorya Luhansk Ukraine 1–0 Serbia Partizan Kidričevo, Slovenia
18:00 EEST (UTC+03:00) Hordiyenko 89' Report
6 July 2018 Friendly Zorya Luhansk Ukraine 3–1 Slovenia Domžale Slovenia
18:00 EEST (UTC+03:00) Karavayev 67'
Shalfeyev 73'
Lunyov 90'		 Report Haljeta 66'
9 July 2018 Friendly Zorya Luhansk Ukraine 3–1 Serbia Čukarički Slovenia
19:00 EEST (UTC+03:00) Kocherhin 28', 50'
Tymchyk 77'		 Report 44' (pen.)
11 July 2018 Friendly Zorya Luhansk Ukraine Cancelled Romania Astra Giurgiu Slovenia
EEST (UTC+03:00) Report
11 July 2018 Friendly Zorya Luhansk Ukraine 1–1 Croatia Rudeš Slovenia
17:30 EEST (UTC+03:00) Hromov 41' Report 21'
13 July 2018 Friendly Zorya Luhansk Ukraine 1–3 Croatia Hajduk Split Slovenia
EEST (UTC+03:00) Hordiyenko 41' Report Vučur 49'
Delić 67'
Nejašmić 87'
25 January 2019 Friendly Zorya Luhansk Ukraine 1–0 Latvia Liepāja Turkey
10:00 EET (UTC+02:00) Budkivskyi 10' Report
27 January 2019 Friendly Zorya Luhansk Ukraine Cancelled Serbia Voždovac Turkey
EET (UTC+02:00) Report
27 January 2019 Friendly Zorya Luhansk Ukraine 1–2 Serbia Vojvodina Turkey
16:00 EET (UTC+02:00) Ivanović 83' Report Gojkov 80'
Milojević 84'
30 January 2019 Friendly Zorya Luhansk Ukraine 1–0 Serbia Proleter Novi Sad Turkey
15:00 EET (UTC+02:00) Khomchenovskyi 6' Report
2 February 2019 Friendly Zorya Luhansk Ukraine 2–2 Poland Piast Gliwice Turkey
15:00 EET (UTC+02:00) Mayboroda 65', 81' Report Papadopulos 75'
Jorge Félix 76'
9 February 2019 Friendly Zorya Luhansk Ukraine 1–0 Uzbekistan Lokomotiv Tashkent Turkey
16:00 EET (UTC+02:00) Hromov 84' (pen.) Report
12 February 2019 Friendly Zorya Luhansk Ukraine 0–1 Sweden Kalmar Belek, Turkey
16:00 EET (UTC+02:00) Report Stadium: 68'
14 February 2019 Friendly Zorya Luhansk Ukraine 0–1 Uzbekistan Sogdiana Jizzakh Turkey
EET (UTC+02:00) Report 87'
16 February 2019 Friendly Zorya Luhansk Ukraine 0–0 Kazakhstan Shakhter Karagandy Turkey
15:30 EET (UTC+02:00) Report
17 February 2019 Friendly Zorya Luhansk Ukraine 3–4 Poland Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza Turkey
10:00 EET (UTC+02:00) Mykhaylychenko 33'
Tymchyk 53'
Acevedo 83'		 Report 23'
36'
64'
73'
19 February 2019 Friendly Zorya Luhansk Ukraine 2–1 Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi Turkey
15:00 EET (UTC+02:00) Karavayev 50' (pen.)
Ivanović 86'		 Report 27'
27 March 2019 Friendly FC Mariupol Ukraine 2–2 Ukraine Zorya Luhansk Zaporizhia
15:00 EET (UTC+02:00) Budkivskyi 52'
Lytvyn 62'		 Report Myshnyov 30'
Fedorchuk 74' (pen.)		 Stadium: Torpedo Stadium
28 March 2019 Friendly Metalurh Zaporizhya Ukraine 0–4 Ukraine Zorya Luhansk Zaporizhia
12:00 EET (UTC+02:00) Report Kocherhin 4'
Ivanović 20'
Povaliy 54'
Acevedo 60'		 Stadium: Torpedo Stadium

Competitions

Overall

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League 22 July 2018 30 May 2019 Matchday 1 5th 32 11 10 11 39 34 +5 034.38
Cup 31 October 2018 17 April 2019 Round of 16 (1/8) Semi-final 3 1 1 1 3 3 +0 033.33
Europa League 9 August 2018 30 August 3Q Play-off 4 0 3 1 5 6 −1 000.00
Total 39 12 14 13 47 43 +4 030.77

Last updated: 31 May 2019
Source: Competitions

Premier League

Main article: 2018–19 Ukrainian Premier League

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Dynamo Kyiv 32 22 6 4 54 18 +36 72 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
3 FC Oleksandriya 32 14 7 11 39 34 +5 49 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a]
4 FC Mariupol 32 12 7 13 36 47 −11 43[b] Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[a]
5 Zorya Luhansk 32 11 10 11 39 34 +5 43[b] Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[a]
6 FC Lviv 32 8 10 14 25 40 −15 34
Source: Ukrainian Premier League (in Ukrainian), UEFA, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head higher number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Higher number of goals scored; 7) Draw or "golden match" if tied for title (Article 22, paragraph 3).[29]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Since the winners of the 2018–19 Ukrainian Cup, Shakhtar Donetsk, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to the third-placed team, the spot awarded to the third-placed team (Europa League third qualifying round) was passed to the fourth-placed team, and the spot awarded to the fourth-placed team (Europa League second qualifying round) was passed to the fifth-placed team.
  2. ^ a b Head to Head: Mariupol – Zorya +3=0-1, advantage Mariupol.

Teams that placed 10th and 11th in the 2018–19 Ukrainian Premier League play two-leg play-off with the second and third teams of the 2018–19 Ukrainian First League. The draw for play-offs took place on 24 May 2019[30] and the games will be played on 4 and 8 June 2019.[31]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Chornomorets Odesa 0 – 2 Kolos Kovalivka 0 – 0 0 – 2
Karpaty Lviv 3 – 1 Volyn Lutsk 0 – 0 3 – 1

First leg

Chornomorets Odesa0 – 0Kolos Kovalivka
Report
Attendance: 5,435
Karpaty Lviv0 – 0Volyn Lutsk
Report
Attendance: 10,104

Second leg

Kolos Kovalivka2 – 0Chornomorets Odesa
Havrysh 57', 63' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Vitaliy Romanov

Kolos Kovalivka won 2–0 on aggregate and were promoted to the 2019–20 Ukrainian Premier League. Chornomorets Odesa were relegated to the 2019–20 Ukrainian First League

Volyn Lutsk0 – 3
1 – 3		Karpaty Lviv
Kozhanov 42' Report Klyots 37'
Ponde 82' (pen.)
Miroshnichenko 90+5'
Attendance: 5,200
Referee: Maksym Kozyryatskyi

Karpaty Lviv won 3–0 on aggregate and retained their spot in the 2019–20 Ukrainian Premier League. Volyn Lutsk remained in the 2019–20 Ukrainian First League

Due to fan violence at the game and attack on referee, the original score 1–3 was scratched and replaced with technical score 0–3 loss to Volyn and win for Karpaty. Additionally, the Lutsk department of police started criminal proceedings on the fact of intentional damage to property during the game by the Karpaty fans.[32]

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
32 11 10 11 39 34  +5 43 6 5 5 19 14  +5 5 5 6 20 20  0

Last updated: 31 May 2019.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132
GroundHAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA
ResultWLDWDLWDLDDLDWWDWWLWDLLLWWLDLDWL
Position47645544555786574444445544455545
Updated to match(es) played on 31 May 2019. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

22 July 2018 1 Zorya Luhansk 2–1 FC Mariupol Zaporizhia
19:30 EEST (UTC+03:00) Kamenyuka Yellow card 8'
Kharatin Yellow card 38'
Hordiyenko 50'
Karavayev 85'		 Report Churko 9' (pen.)
Myshnyov Yellow card 23'
Tyschenko Yellow card 45'
Bykov Yellow card 76'		 Stadium: Slavutych-Arena
Attendance: 1,956
Referee: Mykola Balakin
28 July 2018 2 FC Oleksandriya 1–0 Zorya Luhansk Oleksandriya
17:00 EEST (UTC+03:00) Banada 85' Report Stadium: CSC Nika Stadium
Attendance: 2,110
Referee: Ievgenii Aranovskyi
4 August 2018 3 Zorya Luhansk 1–1 Chornomorets Odesa Zaporizhia
19:30 EEST (UTC+03:00) Rafael Ratão 22'
Cheberko Yellow card 88'		 Report Hrachov Yellow card 52'
Savchenko 59'		 Stadium: Slavutych-Arena
Attendance: 3,961
Referee: Viktor Kopiyevskyi
12 August 2018 4 Karpaty Lviv 0–1 Zorya Luhansk Lviv
17:00 EEST (UTC+03:00) Lebedenko Yellow card 81'
Méndez Yellow card 90+5'		 Report Svatok Yellow card 25'
Mykhaylychenko Yellow card 75'
Kharatin 77'
Khomchenovskyi Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Ukraina Stadium
Attendance: 5,352
Referee: Mykola Kryvonosov
18 August 2018 5 Zorya Luhansk 0–0 Olimpik Donetsk Zaporizhia
19:30 EEST (UTC+03:00) Hordiyenko Yellow card 22'
Kharatin Yellow card 89'		 Report Stadium: Slavutych-Arena
Attendance: 3,498
Referee: Oleksandr Derdo
26 August 2018 6 Zorya Luhansk 0–2 Desna Chernihiv Zaporizhia
19:30 EEST (UTC+03:00) Lyednyev Yellow card 45' Report Starenkyi 11'
Bezborodko 73'		 Stadium: Slavutych-Arena
Attendance: 2,228
Referee: Ievgenii Aranovskyi
2 September 2018 7 Arsenal Kyiv 0–5 Zorya Luhansk Kyiv
19:30 EEST (UTC+03:00) Orikhovskyi Yellow card 63' Report Karavayev 5'
Khomchenovskyi 13', 68'
Rafael Ratão 43'
Lyednyev 51'		 Stadium: Dynamo Stadium
Attendance: 2,211
Referee: Yuriy Mozharovskyi
16 September 2018 8 Zorya Luhansk 1–1 Dynamo Kyiv Zaporizhia
17:00 EEST (UTC+03:00) Kabayev Yellow card 41' Yellow-red card 90+3'
Hromov 44'
Silas Yellow card 69'
Kharatin Yellow card 89'		 Report Buyalskyi Yellow card 30'
Shepelyev Yellow card 46'
Sydorchuk 67'
Tsyhankov Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Slavutych-Arena
Attendance: 9,237
Referee: Viktor Kopiyevskyi
23 September 2018 9 Vorskla Poltava 2–1 Zorya Luhansk Poltava
19:30 EEST (UTC+03:00) Chesnakov Yellow card 24'
Dallku Yellow card 63'
Rebenok 64'
Kulach Yellow card 68'
Serhiychuk Yellow card 69'
Pryima 90' (o.g.)
Shust Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Mykhaylychenko Yellow card 58'
Rafael Ratão Yellow card 68'
Karavayev 70', Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Vorskla Stadium
Attendance: 5,800
Referee: Serhiy Boyko
30 September 2018 10 Zorya Luhansk 0–0 FC Lviv Zaporizhia
17:00 EEST (UTC+03:00) Rafael Ratão Yellow card 71' Report Jonatan Lima Yellow card 47'
Lucas Taylor Yellow card 48'
Marthã Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: Slavutych-Arena
Attendance: 3,197
Referee: Dmytro Kutakov
7 October 2018 11 Shakhtar Donetsk 1–1 Zorya Luhansk Kharkiv
17:00 EEST (UTC+03:00) Moraes 38', Yellow card 44'
Matviyenko Yellow card 48'		 Report Acevedo Yellow card 14'
Kharatin 49', Yellow card 74'
Luiz Felipe Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: OSC Metalist
Attendance: 6,015
Referee: Mykola Kryvonosov
20 October 2018 12 FC Mariupol 3–2 Zorya Luhansk Mariupol
14:00 EEST (UTC+03:00) Boryachuk 30', 36'
Fedorchuk Yellow card 34' Yellow-red card 65'
Vakula Yellow card 50'
Bykov Yellow card 60'
Zubkov 83'		 Report Silas Yellow card 7'
Pryima Yellow card 26'
Karavayev Red card 75'
Hromov 90'
Kocherhin 90+2'		 Stadium: Volodymyr Boiko Stadium
Attendance: 2,305
Referee: Ievgenii Aranovskyi
27 October 2018 13 Zorya Luhansk 0–0 FC Oleksandriya Zaporizhia
17:00 EEST (UTC+03:00) Mayboroda Yellow card 84' Report Stadium: Slavutych-Arena
Attendance: 1,829
Referee: Yuriy Mozharovskyi
4 November 2018 14 Chornomorets Odesa 0–3 Zorya Luhansk Odesa
19:30 EET (UTC+02:00) Ostapenko Yellow card 25' Report Tymchyk 27'
Mayboroda 66'
Karavayev 72'		 Stadium: Chornomorets Odesa
Attendance: 360
Referee: Yaroslav Kozyk
10 November 2018 15 Zorya Luhansk 2–1 Karpaty Lviv Zaporizhia
17:00 EET (UTC+02:00) Khomchenovskyi 16'
Silas Yellow card 66'
Hordiyenko 71'
Kharatin Yellow card 90+1'
Tymchyk Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Shved 34'
Ponde Yellow card 50'
Miroshnichenko Yellow card 68'
Carrascal Yellow card 76'		 Stadium: Slavutych-Arena
Attendance: 1,815
Referee: Denys Shurman
25 November 2018 16 Olimpik Donetsk 1–1 Zorya Luhansk Kyiv
14:00 EET (UTC+02:00) Balashov 59' (pen.), Yellow card 90+3'
Do Couto Yellow card 84'
Dehtyarev Yellow card 86'
Shynder Yellow card 89'
Kravchenko Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Vernydub 50'
Mykhaylychenko Yellow card 56'		 Stadium: Dynamo Stadium
Attendance: 338
Referee: Ivan Bondar
1 December 2018 17 Desna Chernihiv 0–2 Zorya Luhansk Kyiv
15:00 EET (UTC+02:00) Starenkyi Yellow card 29'
Artem Favorov Yellow card 81'		 Report Silas 23', Yellow card 87'
Vernydub Yellow card 54'
Kabayev 80'		 Stadium: Obolon Arena
Attendance: 670
Referee: Dmytro Kryvushkin
8 December 2018 18 Zorya Luhansk 3–0 Arsenal Kyiv Zaporizhia
14:00 EET (UTC+02:00) Karavayev 36' (pen.)
Hromov 51'
Kamenyuka 80'		 Report Zozulya Yellow card 35' Stadium: Slavutych-Arena
Attendance: 1,576
Referee: Dmytro Panchyshyn
25 February 2019 19 Dynamo Kyiv 5–0 Zorya Luhansk Kyiv
18:30 EET (UTC+02:00) Shaparenko 34', 49', Yellow card 39'
Verbič 37', 54', Yellow card 82'
Fran Sol 73'
Sydorchuk Yellow card 82'
Shabanov Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Lunyov Yellow card 31'
Kabayev Yellow card 78'
Lytvyn Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: NSC Olimpiyskiy
Attendance: 12,764
Referee: Vitaliy Romanov
3 March 2019 20 Zorya Luhansk 3–0 Vorskla Poltava Zaporizhia
14:00 EET (UTC+02:00) Hromov Yellow card 24', 62'
Silas Yellow card 29', 45+1'
Karavayev 77'
Vernydub Yellow card 88'		 Report Šehić Yellow card 11'
Artur Yellow card 26'
Sklyar Yellow card 54'
Chyzhov Yellow card 71'
Vasin Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Slavutych-Arena
Attendance: 2,115
Referee: Mykola Balakin
9 March 2019 21 FC Lviv 0–0 Zorya Luhansk Lviv
19:30 EET (UTC+02:00) Pedro Vitor Yellow card 32'
Paramonov Yellow card 64' Yellow-red card 80'		 Report Tymchyk Yellow card 12'
Mykhaylychenko Yellow card 28'
Hromov Yellow card 28'
Vernydub Yellow card 66'
Arveladze Yellow card 74'
Lytvyn Yellow card 76'		 Stadium: Ukraina Stadium
Attendance: 949
Referee: Yaroslav Kozyk
16 March 2019 22 Zorya Luhansk 0–1 Shakhtar Donetsk Zaporizhia
17:00 EET (UTC+02:00) Cheberko Yellow card 10'
Lytvyn Yellow card 60'
Lunyov Yellow card 77'
Vernydub Yellow card 86'		 Report Moraes Yellow card 19', 25'
Marlos Yellow card 35'
Taison Yellow card 70'
Kryvtsov Yellow card 81'		 Stadium: Slavutych-Arena
Attendance: 9,227
Referee: Vitaliy Romanov
3 April 2019 23 Zorya Luhansk 2–3 Dynamo Kyiv Zaporizhia
18:30 EEST (UTC+03:00) Karavayev 32'
Silas Yellow card 43'
Budkivskyi Yellow card 46'
Bilyi 54', Yellow card 62', Red card 69'
Lunyov Yellow card 56'
Kabayev Yellow card 60'
Checher Yellow card 81'		 Report Shaparenko Yellow card 38'
Kádár Yellow card 48' Yellow-red card 53'
Kędziora Yellow card 56'
Buyalskyi 58', Yellow card 84'
Tsyhankov 64', 82' (pen.)
Verbič Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Slavutych-Arena
Attendance: 7,238
Referee: Viktor Kopiyevskyi
13 April 2019 24 Shakhtar Donetsk 3–0 Zorya Luhansk Kharkiv
17:00 EEST (UTC+03:00) Kovalenko 15' (pen.)
Kryvtsov Yellow card 23'
Kayode 50'
Maycon 90+1'		 Report Vernydub Yellow card 22'
Kazakov Yellow card 80'
Mykhaylychenko Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: OSC Metalist
Attendance: 6,154
Referee: Anatoliy Abdula
24 April 2019 25 Zorya Luhansk 2–1 FC Lviv Zaporizhia
17:00 EEST (UTC+03:00) Cheberko Yellow card 16'
Budkivskyi 56'
Kocherhin Yellow card 77'
Karavayev 90' (pen.)
Shevchenko Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Bruno Duarte 42'
Voronin Yellow card 49'
Marthã Yellow card 64'		 Stadium: Slavutych-Arena
Attendance: 1,562
Referee: Maksym Kozyryatskyi
28 April 2019 26 FC Oleksandriya 0–2 Zorya Luhansk Oleksandriya
17:00 EEST (UTC+03:00) Babohlo Yellow card 39' Report Mykhaylychenko Yellow card 36'
Hromov 41', 62'
Chaykovskyi Yellow card 50'
Vernydub Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: CSC Nika Stadium
Attendance: 1,900
Referee: Yuriy Ivanov
4 May 2019 27 Zorya Luhansk 0–1 FC Mariupol Zaporizhia
14:00 EEST (UTC+03:00) Vernydub Yellow card 64' Report Zubkov Yellow card 32'
Fomin 34'
Churko Yellow card 45+1'		 Stadium: Slavutych-Arena
Attendance: 1,728
Referee: Oleksandr Derdo
11 May 2019 28 Dynamo Kyiv 1–1 Zorya Luhansk Kyiv
17:00 EEST (UTC+03:00) Rusyn 11'
Buyalskyi Yellow card 54'
Andriyevskyi Yellow card 80'
Mykolenko Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Chaykovskyi Yellow card 42'
Kocherhin Yellow card 46'
Cheberko Yellow card 79'
Silas 90+2'		 Stadium: NSC Olimpiyskiy
Attendance: 18,257
Referee: Kateryna Monzul
19 May 2019 29 Zorya Luhansk 0–1 Shakhtar Donetsk Zaporizhia
17:00 EEST (UTC+03:00) Mykhaylychenko Yellow card 35'
Tymchyk Yellow card 83'		 Report Kovalenko Yellow card 7'
Moraes 11', Yellow card 29'
Stepanenko Yellow card 72'		 Stadium: Slavutych-Arena
Attendance: 7,123
Referee: Mykola Balakin
22 May 2019 30 FC Lviv 0–0 Zorya Luhansk Lviv
17:00 EEST (UTC+03:00) Pernambuco Yellow card 28'
Cadina Yellow card 90'		 Report Arveladze Yellow card 73' Yellow-red card 87' Stadium: Ukraina Stadium
Attendance: 896
Referee: Oleksandr Derdo
26 May 2019 31 Zorya Luhansk 3–1 FC Oleksandriya Zaporizhia
19:30 EEST (UTC+03:00) Vernydub Yellow card 22'
Hromov 30', Yellow card 58'
Lunyov 44'
Khomchenovskyi 68'
Chaykovskyi Yellow card 74'
Silas Yellow card 83'		 Report Hrechyshkin Yellow card 6'
Dovhyi 12'
Luchkevych Yellow card 20'
Bukhal Yellow card 49'
Babohlo Yellow card 58'		 Stadium: Slavutych-Arena
Attendance: 1,985
Referee: Dmytro Bondarenko
30 May 2019 32 FC Mariupol 3–1 Zorya Luhansk Mariupol
17:00 EEST (UTC+03:00) Zubkov 66'
Vakula 67'
Ihnatenko Yellow card 90+3'
Boryachuk 90+4'		 Report Pikhalyonok 12' (o.g.)
Silas Yellow card 69'		 Stadium: Volodymyr Boiko Stadium
Attendance: 1,712
Referee: Viktor Kopiyevskyi

Ukrainian Cup

Main article: 2018–19 Ukrainian Cup
31 October 2018 Round of 16 (1/8) Desna Chernihiv 1–1
(4 – 5 p)		 Zorya Luhansk Chernihiv
19:30 EET (UTC+02:00) Bezborodko 37'
Lyulka Yellow card 47'
Denys Favorov Yellow card 72'
Yermakov Yellow card 78'
Starenkyi Yellow card 105'		 Report Mykhaylychenko Yellow card 28'
Lytvyn Yellow card 72'
Kharatin Yellow card 77'
Lyednyev 84'		 Stadium: Chernihiv Stadium
Attendance: 4,063
Referee: Ivan Bondar
Penalties
Artem Favorov soccer ball with check mark
Filippov soccer ball with check mark
Kartushov soccer ball with red X
Khlyobas soccer ball with check mark
Denys Favorov soccer ball with check mark		 Karavayev soccer ball with check mark
Hromov soccer ball with check mark
Acevedo soccer ball with check mark
Lyednyev soccer ball with check mark
Kharatin soccer ball with check mark
7 April 2018 Quarterfinal FC Lviv 0–1 Zorya Luhansk Lviv
14:00 EET (UTC+02:00) Borzenko Yellow card 46'
Alvaro Yellow card 55'
Lipe Veloso Yellow card 68'		 Report Lunyov Yellow card 21'
Lyednyev 48'
Cheberko Yellow card 63'
Budkivskyi Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Ukraina Stadium
Referee: Yaroslav Kozyk
17 April 2018 Semifinal Inhulets Petrove 2–1 Zorya Luhansk Petrove
16:00 EET (UTC+02:00) Zaporozhets 16'
Schedryi 39'
Pavlov Yellow card 50'
Sytnykov Yellow card 88'
Sula Yellow card 90+6'		 Report Arveladze Yellow card 30'
Vernydub Yellow card 33'
Cheberko 45+1'		 Stadium: Inhulets Stadium
Attendance: 1,563
Referee: Dmytro Kutakov

UEFA Europa League

Main article: 2018–19 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-offs (Main Path)
9 August 2018 3Q Zorya Luhansk Ukraine 1–1 Portugal Braga Zaporizhia
20:30 EEST (UTC+03:00) Lyednyev Yellow card 27'
Karavayev 27'
Kharatin Yellow card 27'		 Report Wilson Eduardo Yellow card 25'
Novais Yellow card 43'
Horta 69'		 Stadium: Slavutych-Arena
Attendance: 5,365
Referee: Tobias Welz
16 August 2018 3Q Braga Portugal 2–2 Ukraine Zorya Luhansk Braga, Portugal
22:30 EEST (UTC+03:00) Dyego Sousa Yellow card 8'
Novais Yellow card 32', 65'
Horta Yellow card 50', 73'
Esgaio Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Kharatin Yellow card 34'
Lyednyev Yellow card 40'
Silas Yellow card 63'
Vernydub Yellow card 64'
Rafael Ratão 70'
Karavayev 83', Yellow card 90+6'
Mykhaylychenko Yellow card 90+2'
Kabayev Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Attendance: 12,224
Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev
23 August 2018 Play-off Zorya Luhansk Ukraine 0–0 Germany RB Leipzig Zaporizhia
21:30 EEST (UTC+03:00) Lyednyev Red card 17'
Rafael Ratão Yellow card 29'		 Report Cunha Yellow card 42'
Saracchi Yellow card 68'		 Stadium: Slavutych-Arena
Referee: Benoît Bastien
30 August 2018 Play-off RB Leipzig Germany 3–2 Ukraine Zorya Luhansk Leipzig, Germany
EEST (UTC+03:00) Cunha 7'
Augustin 69'
Forsberg 90' (pen.)		 Report Svatok Yellow card 13'
Rafael Ratão 35'
Kharatin Yellow card 38'
Hordiyenko 48'
Luiz Felipe Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Referee: Danny Makkelie

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League Cup EL
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
23 GK Georgia (country) GEO Zauri Makharadze 14 0 12 0 1 0 0+1 0
30 GK Ukraine UKR Mykyta Shevchenko 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 0
73 GK Brazil BRA Luiz Felipe 18 0 12 0 2 0 4 0
Defenders
3 DF Ukraine UKR Dmytro Lytvyn 13 0 8+3 0 2 0 0 0
15 DF Ukraine UKR Vitaliy Vernydub 32 1 26 1 2 0 4 0
18 DF Ukraine UKR Oleksandr Tymchyk 28 1 20+1 1 3 0 4 0
25 DF Ukraine UKR Maksym Bilyi 5 1 4 1 0+1 0 0 0
44 DF Ukraine UKR Vyacheslav Checher 4 0 3+1 0 0 0 0 0
77 DF Ukraine UKR Ihor Chaykovskyi 9 0 7+2 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
6 MF Ukraine UKR Mykyta Kamenyuka 5 1 4+1 1 0 0 0 0
7 MF Ukraine UKR Vladyslav Kocherhin 22 1 8+10 1 0 0 0+4 0
10 MF Ukraine UKR Dmytro Khomchenovskyi 28 4 23+1 4 0+1 0 3 0
14 MF Ukraine UKR Bohdan Mykhaylychenko 28 0 19+2 0 2+1 0 4 0
17 MF Ukraine UKR Bohdan Lyednyev 28 3 12+10 1 2+1 2 3 0
20 MF Ukraine UKR Oleksandr Karavayev 38 10 30+1 8 2+1 0 4 2
22 MF Ukraine UKR Vladyslav Kabayev 29 1 11+11 1 1+2 0 1+3 0
28 MF Ukraine UKR Artem Hromov 26 7 15+9 7 1+1 0 0 0
48 MF Ukraine UKR Maksym Kazakov 4 0 2+1 0 1 0 0 0
64 MF Ukraine UKR Serhiy Mayboroda 5 1 3+1 1 1 0 0 0
91 MF Brazil BRA Mateus Norton 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
96 MF Brazil BRA Silas 33 3 22+4 3 2+1 0 4 0
98 MF Ukraine UKR Yevhen Cheberko 19 1 16 0 2 1 0+1 0
99 MF Ukraine UKR Levan Arveladze 24 0 14+8 0 2 0 0 0
Forwards
8 FW Serbia SRB Nemanja Ivanović 6 0 1+5 0 0 0 0 0
11 FW Ukraine UKR Pylyp Budkivskyi 15 1 11+2 1 2 0 0 0
19 FW Ukraine UKR Maksym Lunyov 15 1 8+5 1 2 0 0 0
90 FW Colombia COL Leonardo Acevedo 11 0 3+7 0 0+1 0 0 0
Players transferred out during the season
3 DF Ukraine UKR Oleksandr Svatok 21 0 16 0 1 0 4 0
4 DF Ukraine UKR Vasyl Pryima 6 0 4+1 0 0 0 0+1 0
5 DF Ukraine UKR Artem Hordiyenko 14 3 8+2 2 1 0 1+2 1
8 MF Ukraine UKR Ihor Kharatin 21 2 12+4 2 1 0 4 0
21 FW Brazil BRA Rafael Ratão 15 4 10+1 2 0 0 4 2

Source: Competitions

Last updated: 31 May 2019

Goalscorers

Rank No. Pos Nat Name Premier League Cup EL Total
1 20 MF Ukraine Oleksandr Karavayev 8 0 2 10
2 28 MF Ukraine Artem Hromov 7 0 0 7
3 10 MF Ukraine Dmytro Khomchenovskyi 4 0 0 4
21 FW Brazil Rafael Ratão 2 0 2 4
5 5 DF Ukraine Artem Hordiyenko 2 0 1 3
17 MF Ukraine Bohdan Lyednyev 1 2 0 3
96 MF Brazil Silas 3 0 0 3
8 8 MF Ukraine Ihor Kharatin 2 0 0 2
9 6 MF Ukraine Mykyta Kamenyuka 1 0 0 1
7 MF Ukraine Vladyslav Kocherhin 1 0 0 1
11 FW Ukraine Pylyp Budkivskyi 1 0 0 1
15 DF Ukraine Vitaliy Vernydub 1 0 0 1
18 DF Ukraine Oleksandr Tymchyk 1 0 0 1
19 FW Ukraine Maksym Lunyov 1 0 0 1
22 MF Ukraine Vladyslav Kabayev 1 0 0 1
25 DF Ukraine Maksym Bilyi 1 0 0 1
64 MF Ukraine Serhiy Mayboroda 1 0 0 1
98 MF Ukraine Yevhen Cheberko 0 1 0 1
Own goal 1 0 0 1
Total 37 3 5 45

Last updated: 31 May 2019

Clean sheets

Rank No. Pos Nat Name Premier League Cup EL Total
1 73 GK Brazil Luiz Felipe 5 1 2 8
1 23 GK Georgia (country) Zauri Makharadze 5 0 0 5
3 30 GK Ukraine Mykyta Shevchenko 2 0 0 2
Total 12 1 2 15

Last updated: 31 May 2019

Disciplinary record

No. Pos Nat Player Premier League Cup EL Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
3 DF Ukraine Dmytro Lytvyn 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
3 DF Ukraine Oleksandr Svatok 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
4 DF Ukraine Vasyl Pryima 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
5 DF Ukraine Artem Hordiyenko 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
6 MF Ukraine Mykyta Kamenyuka 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
7 MF Ukraine Vladyslav Kocherhin 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
8 MF Ukraine Ihor Kharatin 5 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 9 0 0
10 MF Ukraine Dmytro Khomchenovskyi 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
14 MF Ukraine Bohdan Mykhaylychenko 7 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 9 0 0
15 DF Ukraine Vitaliy Vernydub 8 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 10 0 0
11 FW Ukraine Pylyp Budkivskyi 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
17 MF Ukraine Bohdan Lyednyev 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 0 1
18 DF Ukraine Oleksandr Tymchyk 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
19 FW Ukraine Maksym Lunyov 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
20 MF Ukraine Oleksandr Karavayev 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1
21 FW Brazil Rafael Ratão 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0
22 MF Ukraine Vladyslav Kabayev 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 0
25 DF Ukraine Maksym Bilyi 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
28 MF Ukraine Artem Hromov 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
30 GK Ukraine Mykyta Shevchenko 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
44 DF Ukraine Vyacheslav Checher 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
48 MF Ukraine Maksym Kazakov 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
64 MF Ukraine Serhiy Mayboroda 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
73 GK Brazil Luiz Felipe 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
77 DF Ukraine Ihor Chaykovskyi 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
90 FW Colombia Leonardo Acevedo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
96 MF Brazil Silas 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 0 0
98 MF Ukraine Yevhen Cheberko 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
99 MF Ukraine Levan Arveladze 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
Total 69 2 2 8 0 0 13 0 1 90 2 3

Last updated: 31 May 2019

References

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  2. ^ Виталий Вернидуб снова в «Заре» (in Russian). 19 June 2018.
  3. ^ Дмитрий Хомченовский вернулся в «Зарю» (in Russian). 19 June 2018.
  4. ^ Подписан предварительный контракт с Леваном Арвеладзе (in Russian). 2 February 2018.
  5. ^ Рафаэль Силва подписал контракт с нашим клубом (in Russian). 5 July 2018.
  6. ^ «Зарю» пополнили три игрока (in Russian). 19 July 2018.
  7. ^ «Зарю» пополнили три игрока (in Russian). 19 July 2018.
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  29. ^ Defining of teams' places in competitions (Визначення місць команд у змаганнях). 2018–19 Ukrainian Premier League regulations.
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