2024–25 FC Polissya Zhytomyr season
| 2024–25 season | ||||
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| Chairman | Hennadiy Butkevych | |||
| Head coach | Imad Ashur (until 12 May 2025) Oleksandr Maksymov (caretaker, from 12 May 2025) | |||
| Stadium | Tsentralnyi Stadion | |||
| Ukrainian Premier League | 4th | |||
| Ukrainian Cup | Semi-finals | |||
| UEFA Conference League | Second qualifying round | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Oleksiy Hutsulyak (11) All: Oleksiy Hutsulyak (12) | |||
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The 2024–25 season was FC Polissya Zhytomyr's 57th season in existence and the club's 2nd consecutive season in the top flight of Ukrainian football. In addition to the domestic league, Polissya Zhytomyr participated in that season's editions of the Ukrainian Cup and the UEFA Conference League. The season covers the period from 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025.
Players
First team squad
- Squad at the end of season[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Left during the season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
Friendlies
| 3 July 2024 Friendly | Polissya Zhytomyr | 2–1 | | |
| 17:30 |
| 6 July 2024 Friendly | Polissya Zhytomyr | 1–0 | | Berezyna, Zhytomyr Raion |
| 16:00 | Stadium: Polissya Zhytomyr Training Base |
| 10 July 2024 Friendly | Veres Rivne | 1–4 | | |
| 16:00 | ||||
| Note: 4 x 30 minutes | ||||
| 17 July 2024 Friendly | Polissya Zhytomyr | 2–2 | | |
| 16:30 |
| 12 October 2024 Friendly | Polissya Zhytomyr | 0–0 | | Berezyna, Zhytomyr Raion |
| 12:30 | Report | Stadium: Polissya Zhytomyr Training Base |
Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Ukrainian Premier League | 11 August 2024 | 25 May 2025 | Matchday 1 | 4th | 30 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 38 | 28 | +10 | 40.00 |
| Ukrainian Cup | 30 October 2024 | 23 April 2025 | Round of 16 | Semi-finals | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 66.67 |
| UEFA Conference League | 25 July 2024 | 1 August 2024 | Second qualifying round | Second qualifying round | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0.00 |
| Total | 35 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 42 | 34 | +8 | 40.00 | ||||
Source: Soccerway
Ukrainian Premier League
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Oleksandriya | 30 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 46 | 22 | +24 | 67 | Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 30 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 69 | 26 | +43 | 62 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[a] |
| 4 | Polissya Zhytomyr | 30 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 38 | 28 | +10 | 48 | Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round |
| 5 | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 34 | 26 | +8 | 47 | |
| 6 | Karpaty Lviv | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 42 | 36 | +6 | 46 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw or "Golden match" if two teams tied for title (Article 22, paragraph 3).[2]
Notes:
- ^ Shakhtar Donetsk qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2024–25 Ukrainian Cup; the second Conference League spot was passed to the fourth-placed team.
Teams that placed 13th and 14th in the 2024–25 Ukrainian Premier League played two-leg play-off with the third and fourth teams of the 2024–25 Ukrainian First League. As a result, both the Ukrainian First League teams (Metalist 1925 and Kudrivka) received promotion after beating the Ukrainian Premier League teams (Vorskla and Livyi Bereh), which in turn were relegated. Due to the Russian 2025 summer escalation and the Russian ballistic missile attack warnings, on 1 June 2025, both matches were suspended but later renewed.[3][4]
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Kudrivka | 2–2 (4–3 p) | Vorskla Poltava | 1–2 | 1–0 |
| Livyi Bereh Kyiv | 0–2 | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | 0–1 | 0–1 |
First Semi-final
| 29 May 2025 | Kudrivka | 1–2 | Vorskla Poltava | Kyiv |
| 15:30 |
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Report | Stadium: Obolon Arena Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Dmytro Panchyshyn (Kharkiv) |
| 1 June 2025 | Vorskla Poltava | 0–1 (3–4 p) | Kudrivka | Poltava |
| 13:00 | Report | Lytovchenko |
Stadium: Vorskla Attendance: 2,204 Referee: Mykola Balakin (Kyiv oblast) | |
| Penalties | ||||
2–2 on aggregate; Kudrivka won 4–3 on penalties and promotion to Premier League. While, Vorskla lost 3–4 on penalties and relegation to First League
Second Semi-final
| 29 May 2025 | Livyi Bereh Kyiv | 0–1 | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | Hnidyn, Kyiv Oblast |
| 18:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Arena Livyi Bereh Attendance: 1,167 Referee: Viktor Kopiyevskyi (Kropyvnytskyi) |
| 1 June 2025 | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | 1–0 | Livyi Bereh Kyiv | Hnidyn, Kyiv Oblast |
| 15:30 |
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Report | Stadium: Arena Livyi Bereh Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Vitaliy Romanov (Dnipro) |
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv won 2–0 on aggregate and promotion to Premier League. While, Livyi Bereh Kyiv lost 0–2 on aggregate and relegation to First League.
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 30 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 38 | 28 | +10 | 48 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 19 | 12 | +7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 16 | +3 |
Last updated: 28 February 2025.
Source: soccerway
Matches
The match schedule was released on 28 June 2024.[5]
| 11 August 2024 2 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 0–1 | Polissya Zhytomyr | Kyiv |
| 18:00 EET | Kevin |
Report | Chobotenko Hutsulyak Mykhaylichenko Volynets |
Stadium: Arena Livyi Bereh Attendance: 1,185 Referee: Oleksandr Shandor |
| 17 August 2024 3 | Polissya Zhytomyr | 1–1 | Inhulets Petrove | Zhytomyr |
| 15:30 EET | Nazarenko João Vialle |
Report | Lisnyak Vilivald |
Stadium: Tsentralnyi Stadion Attendance: 1,276 Referee: Oleksandr Kalyonov |
| 25 August 2024 4 | Polissya Zhytomyr | 4–0 | Obolon Kyiv | Zhytomyr |
| 13:00 EET | Nazarenko Hutsulyak Chobotenko |
Report | Bliznichenko Hrysyo Vitenchuk |
Stadium: Tsentralnyi Stadion Attendance: 1,300 Referee: Andriy Kovalenko |
| 31 August 2024 5 | Chornomorets Odesa | 1–4 | Polissya Zhytomyr | Odesa |
| 18:00 EET | Butko Kysil |
Report | Nazarenko Hutsulyak Paixão Talles Costa Makouana Lyednyev |
Stadium: Chornomorets Stadium Referee: Oleksandr Afanasyev |
| 15 September 2024 6 | Polissya Zhytomyr | 2–1 | Veres Rivne | Zhytomyr |
| 18:00 EET | Hutsulyak Nazarenko Babenko Lyednyev |
Report | Hayduchyk Vovchenko |
Stadium: Tsentralnyi Stadion Attendance: 1,450 Referee: Oleksandr Afanasyev |
| 22 September 2024 7 | Polissya Zhytomyr | 1–1 | LNZ Cherkasy | Zhytomyr |
| 18:00 EET | Krushynskyi João Vialle Hutsulyak |
Report | Pasich Putrya Topalov Muravskyi Bessala |
Stadium: Tsentralnyi Stadion Attendance: 1,471 Referee: Dmytro Panchyshyn |
| 28 September 2024 8 | Karpaty Lviv | 1–3 | Polissya Zhytomyr | Lviv |
| 18:00 EET | Miroshnichenko |
Report | Krushynskyi Hutsulyak Nazarenko |
Stadium: Ukraina Stadium Attendance: 2,200 Referee: Denys Reznikov |
| 6 October 2024 9 | Polissya Zhytomyr | 2–1 | Vorskla Poltava | Zhytomyr |
| 13:00 EET | Hernández Talles Costa Smolyakov |
Report | Kane Izotov |
Stadium: Tsentralnyi Stadion Attendance: 1,450 Referee: Vitaliy Romanov |
| 19 October 2024 10 | Polissya Zhytomyr | 0–0 | Livyi Bereh Kyiv | Zhytomyr |
| 18:00 EET | Krushynskyi Talles Costa Sarapiy |
Report | Spivakov Shapoval |
Stadium: Tsentralnyi Stadion Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Oleksandr Kalyonov |
| 25 October 2024 11 | Polissya Zhytomyr | 1–1 | Kolos Kovalivka | Zhytomyr |
| 18:00 EET | Talles Costa Mykhaylichenko João Vialle Hutsulyak |
Report | Veleten Kryvoruchko Popravka Tsurikov |
Stadium: Tsentralnyi Stadion Attendance: 980 Referee: Andriy Kovalenko |
| 3 November 2024 12 | Oleksandriya | 1–0 | Polissya Zhytomyr | Oleksandriia |
| 15:30 EET | Kovalets Smyrnyi Martynyuk |
Report | Nazarenko Smolyakov Babenko Sarapiy |
Stadium: CSC Nika Stadium Attendance: 1,180 Referee: Oleksandr Shandor |
| 10 November 2024 13 | Dynamo Kyiv | 2–1 | Polissya Zhytomyr | Kyiv |
| 18:00 EET | Vanat Yarmolenko Popov |
Report | Mykhaylichenko Smolyakov Lucas Taylor Hutsulyak Babenko Talles Costa |
Stadium: Valeriy Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium Attendance: 3,443 Referee: Vitaliy Romanov |
| 25 November 2024 14 | Polissya Zhytomyr | 1–1 | Zorya Luhansk | Zhytomyr |
| 18:00 EET | Lucas Taylor Sarapiy Babenko Bristrić |
Report | Jordan Vantukh Budkivskyi Eskinja |
Stadium: Tsentralnyi Stadion Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Oleksiy Derevinskyi |
| 30 November 2024 15 | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | 3–1 | Polissya Zhytomyr | Kryvyi Rih |
| 15:30 EET | Tverdokhlib Bandeira Drambayev |
Report | Makouana Matić Hutsulyak Smolyakov |
Stadium: Hirnyk Stadium Attendance: 565 Referee: Oleksandr Afanasyev |
| 4 December 2024 1 | Rukh Lviv | 1–1 | Polissya Zhytomyr | Lviv |
| 18:00 EET | Klymchuk Karabin |
Report | Krushynskyi Babenko Hutsulyak Matić |
Stadium: Arena Lviv Attendance: 580 Referee: Mykola Balakin |
| 9 December 2024 16 | Polissya Zhytomyr | 0–1 | Rukh Lviv | Zhytomyr |
| 18:00 EET | Wendell Volynets Nazarenko Kushnirenko |
Report | Krasnopir Kholod Klymchuk Didyk |
Stadium: Tsentralnyi Stadion Attendance: 400 Referee: Ihor Paskhal |
| 15 December 2024 17 | Polissya Zhytomyr | 1–0 | Shakhtar Donetsk | Zhytomyr |
| 18:00 EET (UTC+2) | Matić Lucas Taylor Sarapiy Mykhaylichenko Bristrić |
Report | Kryskiv Sikan |
Stadium: Tsentralnyi Stadion Attendance: 2,100 Referee: Vitaliy Romanov |
| 22 February 2025 18 | Inhulets Petrove | 0–1 | Polissya Zhytomyr | Zhytomyr |
| 15:30 EET | Benedyuk |
Report | Maisuradze Sarapiy Batista |
Stadium: Tsentralnyi Stadion Attendance: 700 Referee: Klym Zabroda |
| 28 February 2025 19 | Obolon Kyiv | 0–0 | Polissya Zhytomyr | Kyiv |
| 13:00 EET | Ilyin |
Report | Maisuradze Lucas Taylor Batista |
Stadium: Obolon Arena Attendance: 670 Referee: Roman Blavatskyi |
| 6 March 2025 20 | Polissya Zhytomyr | 3–1 | Chornomorets Odesa | Zhytomyr |
| 13:00 EET (UTC+2) | Batista Babenko Andriyevskyi Hutsulyak |
Report | Yanakov Šporn |
Stadium: Tsentralnyi Stadion Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Denys Shurman |
| 11 March 2025 21 | Veres Rivne | 5–1 | Polissya Zhytomyr | Rivne |
| 15:30 EET | Stepanyuk Honcharenko Dakhnovskyi Hayduchyk Shevchenko |
Report | Batista Yosefi |
Stadium: Avanhard Stadium Attendance: 1,220 Referee: Dmytro Panchyshyn |
| 28 March 2025 22 | LNZ Cherkasy | 0–1 | Polissya Zhytomyr | Cherkasy |
| 15:30 EET | Putrya Jashari |
Report | Chobotenko Sarapiy Krushynskyi Biton Babenko Bristrić |
Stadium: Cherkasy Arena Attendance: 860 Referee: Mykola Balakin |
| 7 April 2025 23 | Polissya Zhytomyr | 1–1 | Karpaty Lviv | Zhytomyr |
| 18:00 EET (UTC+2) | Sarapiy Batista Hutsulyak |
Report | Stetskov Baboglo Chachua Miroshnichenko |
Stadium: Tsentralnyi Stadion Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Viktor Kopiyevskyi |
| 13 April 2025 24 | Vorskla Poltava | 0–2 | Polissya Zhytomyr | Poltava |
| 13:00 EET | Avdyli Krupskyi Salabay |
Report | Krushynskyi Matić Mykhaylichenko Nazarenko Sarapiy Gonçalves Yosefi |
Stadium: Oleksiy Butovsky Vorskla Stadium Attendance: 2,739 Referee: Vitaliy Romanov |
| 19 April 2025 25 | Livyi Bereh Kyiv | 1–1 | Polissya Zhytomyr | Kyiv Oblast |
| 15:30 EET | Semenov |
Report | Krushynskyi |
Stadium: Arena Livyi Bereh Attendance: 944 Referee: Serhiy Zadyran |
| 27 April 2025 26 | Kolos Kovalivka | 1–1 | Polissya Zhytomyr | Kovalivka |
| 15:30 EET | Veleten Burda |
Report | Sarapiy Hutsulyak Krushynskyi |
Stadium: Kolos Stadium Attendance: 1,221 Referee: Oleksiy Derevinskyi |
| 4 May 2025 27 | Polissya Zhytomyr | 1–2 | Oleksandriya | Zhytomyr |
| 18:00 EET (UTC+2) | Maisuradze Batista Andriyevskyi |
Report | Kalyuzhnyi Martynyuk Cara Shabanov |
Stadium: Tsentralnyi Stadion Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Mykola Balakin |
| 9 May 2025 28 | Polissya Zhytomyr | 0–0 | Dynamo Kyiv | Zhytomyr |
| 18:00 EET (UTC+2) | Hadroj |
Report | Vanat Popov Dubinchak |
Stadium: Tsentralnyi Stadion Attendance: 4,800 Referee: Vitaly Romanov |
| 17 May 2025 29 | Zorya Luhansk | 0–1 | Polissya Zhytomyr | Kyiv |
| 13:00 EET (UTC+2) | Trontelj |
Report | Batista Maisuradze Hadroj Chobotenko Bristrić |
Stadium: Valeriy Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium Attendance: 947 Referee: Dmytro Panchyshyn |
| 25 May 2025 30 | Polissya Zhytomyr | 1–1 | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | Zhytomyr |
| 18:00 EET | Krushynskyi Batista Yosefi Karaman Maisuradze |
Report | Sosah Tverdokhlib Vakulko Konaté Zaderaka |
Stadium: Tsentralnyi Stadion Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Denys Shurman |
Ukrainian Cup
| 30 October 2024 Round of 16 | Polissya Zhytomyr | 2–1 | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | Zhytomyr |
| 15:30 EET | João Vialle Krushynskyi Mykhaylichenko Hutsulyak Talles Costa |
Report | Zaderaka |
Stadium: Tsentralnyi Stadion Attendance: 950 Referee: Oleksandr Omelchenko |
| 2 April 2025 Quarter-finals | Veres Rivne | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | Polissya Zhytomyr | Rivne |
| 18:00 EET | Protasevych Shevchenko Klyots Hodya Kutsia |
Report | Babenko Batista Maisuradze Nazarenko Andriyevskyi Bristrić Kudryk |
Stadium: Avanhard Stadium Attendance: 2,960 Referee: Oleksiy Derevinskyi |
| 23 April 2025 Semi-finals | Polissya Zhytomyr | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | Shakhtar Donetsk | Zhytomyr |
| 18:00 EET | Hutsulyak Sarapiy Babenko Mykhaylichenko Talles Bristrić |
Report | Tobias Alisson |
Stadium: Tsentralnyi Stadion Attendance: 4,550 Referee: Dmytro Panchyshyn |
UEFA Conference League
Second qualifying round
The draw was held on 19 June 2024.[6]
| 25 July 2024 First leg | Olimpija Ljubljana | 2–0 | | Ljubljana, Slovenia |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Silva Kojić Florucz Pinto |
Report | Sarapiy Budkivskyi Maisuradze Krushynskyi |
Stadium: Stadion Stožice Attendance: 3,572 Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas |
| 1 August 2024 Second leg | Polissya Zhytomyr | 1–2 (1–4 agg.) | | Gliwice, Poland |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Kushnirenko Costa Mykhaylichenko |
Report | Florucz Florucz Durdov |
Stadium: Piotr Wieczorek Municipal Stadium Attendance: 1,296 Referee: Miloš Milanović |
| Note: Due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ukrainian teams are required to play their home matches at neutral venues until further notice.[7] Therefore, Polissia Zhytomyr will play their home match at Piotr Wieczorek Municipal Stadium, Gliwice, Poland, instead of their regular stadium, Tsentralnyi Stadion, Zhytomyr. | ||||
References
- ^ "Player Profiles - FC Polissya Zhytomyr. Official club website". polissyafc.com.
- ^ Defining of teams' places in competitions (Визначення місць команд у змаганнях). 2021–22 Ukrainian Premier League regulations.
- ^ Все в укрытие. Матч между Ворсклой и Кудровкой снова приостановлен. sport.ua. 1 June 2025
- ^ Стало известно, когда Металлист 1925 и Левый Берег начнут игру. sport.ua. 1 June 2025
- ^ "UPL unveiled the 2024/25 season schedule". Terrikon. 28 June 2024.
- ^ "The official website for European football".
- ^ "Decisions from today's extraordinary UEFA Executive Committee meeting". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 25 February 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2022.