title: 2017–18 FC Zirka Kropyvnytskyi season
text: # 2017–18 FC Zirka Kropyvnytskyi season
  
  The 2017–18 season was 8th season in the top Ukrainian football league for Zirka Kropyvnytskyi. Zirka competed in Premier League and Ukrainian Cup. After finishing at 10th place in Premier league, Zirka lost to Desna Chernihiv in play-offs and was relegated to First League.
  
  ## Players
  
  ### Squad information
  
      As of 31 May 2018
  
  | Squad no. | Name | Position | Date of birth (age) |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Goalkeepers |||||
  | 41 | Roman Lyopka $^{ListB}$ | GK | (1997-01-26)26 January 1997 (aged 21) |
  | 44 | Yevhen Past | GK | (1988-03-16)16 March 1988 (aged 30) |
  | Defenders |||||
  | 3 | Julian Rullier | DF | (1990-04-04)4 April 1990 (aged 28) |
  | 5 | Anton Bratkov | DF | (1993-05-14)14 May 1993 (aged 25) |
  | 9 | Nazar Malinovskyi $^{ListB}$ | DF | (1998-04-18)18 April 1998 (aged 20) |
  | 14 | Mykyta Khodakovskyi $^{ListB}$ | DF | (1996-10-18)18 October 1996 (aged 21) |
  | 16 | Adel Gafaiti | DF | (1994-07-16)16 July 1994 (aged 23) |
  | 18 | Vladyslav Veremeev $^{ListB}$ | DF | (1998-09-25)25 September 1998 (aged 19) |
  | 19 | Arman Hovhannisyan | DF | (1993-07-07)7 July 1993 (aged 24) |
  | 20 | Dmytro Fatyeyev | DF | (1994-06-21)21 June 1994 (aged 23) |
  | 23 | Oleksandr Matkobozhyk $^{ListB}$ | DF | (1998-01-03)3 January 1998 (aged 20) |
  | 45 | Cécé Pepe $^{ListB}$ | DF | (1996-11-09)9 November 1996 (aged 21) |
  | 55 | Maksym Kovalyov | DF | (1989-03-20)20 March 1989 (aged 29) |
  | 93 | Ivan Tsyupa | DF | (1993-06-25)25 June 1993 (aged 24) |
  | Midfielders |||||
  | 7 | Maksym Drachenko (Captain) | MF | (1990-01-28)28 January 1990 (aged 28) |
  | 8 | Pavlo Polehenko | MF | (1995-01-06)6 January 1995 (aged 23) |
  | 10 | Dmytro Bilonoh | MF | (1995-05-26)26 May 1995 (aged 23) |
  | 21 | Ihor Zahalskyi | MF | (1991-05-19)19 May 1991 (aged 27) |
  | 22 | Arnaud Guedj $^{ListB}$ | MF | (1997-07-19)19 July 1997 (aged 20) |
  | 24 | Maksym Averyanov $^{ListB}$ | MF | (1997-07-22)22 July 1997 (aged 20) |
  | 27 | Kyrylo Dryshlyuk $^{ListB}$ | MF | (1999-09-16)16 September 1999 (aged 18) |
  | 90 | Yaroslav Yampol | MF | (1990-04-21)21 April 1990 (aged 28) |
  | 94 | Momar Bangoura | MF | (1994-02-24)24 February 1994 (aged 24) |
  | Forwards |||||
  | 11 | Hicham El Hamdaoui | FW | (1995-11-18)18 November 1995 (aged 22) |
  | 15 | Oleksiy Zbun $^{ListB}$ | FW | (1997-06-09)9 June 1997 (aged 20) |
  | 17 | Artem Syomka $^{ListB}$ | FW | (1998-02-18)18 February 1998 (aged 20) |
  | 28 | Vyacheslav Panfilov | FW | (1993-06-24)24 June 1993 (aged 24) |
  | 29 | Maksym Pryadun $^{ListB}$ | FW | (1997-02-17)17 February 1997 (aged 21) |
  | 31 | Danylo Kondrakov $^{ListB}$ | FW | (1998-01-19)19 January 1998 (aged 20) |
  | 33 | Gleb Rassadkin | FW | (1995-04-05)5 April 1995 (aged 23) |
  | 38 | Serhiy Petrov $^{ListB}$ | FW | (1997-05-21)21 May 1997 (aged 21) |
  | 77 | Oleksiy Chychykov | FW | (1987-09-30)30 September 1987 (aged 30) |
  | 81 | Oleksandr Tarasyuk $^{ListB}$ | FW | (1998-05-09)9 May 1998 (aged 20) |
  | | Yaroslav Dovhyi $^{ListB}$ | FW | (1998-02-20)20 February 1998 (aged 20) |
  
  ## Transfers
  
  ### In
  
  | Date | Pos. | Player | Age | Moving from | Type | Fee |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Summer ||||||||
  | 26 June 2017 | DF | Arman Hovhannisyan | 23 | Shirak Gyumri | Transfer | Undisclosed |
  | 2 July 2017 | MF | Arnaud Guedj | 19 | Nice | Transfer | Undisclosed |
  | 10 July 2017 | FW | Vyacheslav Panfilov | 24 | Unattached | Transfer | Free |
  | 21 July 2017 | FW | Danylo Kondrakov | 19 | Skala Stryi | Transfer | Undisclosed |
  | 23 July 2017 | MF | Marc Castells | 27 | Hospitalet | Transfer | Undisclosed |
  | 4 August 2017 | DF | Cécé Pepe | 21 | Marseille B | Transfer | Undisclosed |
  | 4 August 2017 | DF | Ivan Tsyupa | 24 | FC Mariupol | Transfer | Free |
  | 9 August 2017 | FW | Hicham El Hamdaoui | 21 | Tertre-Hautrage | Transfer | Undisclosed |
  | 30 August 2017 | FW | Gleb Rassadkin | 22 | Dinamo Minsk | Transfer | Free |
  | 29 September 2017 | FW | Serhiy Petrov | 20 | Volyn Lutsk | Transfer | Free |
  | 1 July 2017 | FW | Artem Favorov | 23 | Vejle Boldklub | Loan return | |
  | 10 July 2017 | DF | Taras Kacharaba | 22 | Shakhtar Donetsk | Loan | |
  | Winter ||||||||
  | 27 January 2018 | DF | Anton Bratkov | 24 | Desna Chernihiv | Transfer | Undisclosed |
  | 9 February 2018 | FW | Yaroslav Dovhyi | 19 | FC Oleksandriya | Transfer | Free |
  | 14 February 2018 | MF | Dmytro Bilonoh | 22 | Ural Yekaterinburg | Transfer | Free |
  | 15 February 2018 | MF | Yaroslav Yampol | 27 | PFC Sumy | Transfer | Free |
  | 2 March 2018 | DF | Julian Rullier | 27 | Unattached | Transfer | Free |
  | 14 March 2018 | DF | Adel Gafaiti | 23 | Toulouse Rodéo | Transfer | Free |
  | 14 March 2018 | MF | Momar Bangoura | 24 | Unattached | Transfer | Free |
  | 1 January 2018 | FW | Aderinsola Habib Eseola | 26 | Arsenal Kyiv | Loan return | |
  
  ### Out
  
  | Date | Pos. | Player | Age | Moving to | Type | Fee |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Summer ||||||||
  | 7 June 2017 | DF | Andriy Batsula | 25 | FC Oleksandriya | Transfer | Undisclosed |
  | 20 June 2017 | MF | Artem Schedryi | 24 | FC Oleksandriya | Transfer | Undisclosed |
  | 20 June 2017 | DF | Artem Sitalo | 27 | FC Oleksandriya | Transfer | Undisclosed |
  | 23 June 2017 | DF | Federico Pereyra | 28 | Karpaty Lviv | Transfer | Free |
  | 29 June 2017 | FW | Oleksandr Akymenko | 31 | Inhulets Petrove | Transfer | Free |
  | 1 July 2017 | MF | Ihor Chenakal | 20 | FC Lviv | Transfer | Free |
  | 13 July 2017 | MF | Roman Popov | 21 | MFC Mykolaiv | Transfer | Free |
  | 14 July 2017 | MF | Vladyslav Lupashko | 30 | Inhulets Petrove | Transfer | Free |
  | 24 August 2017 | DF | Oleksandr Kucherenko | 25 | Inhulets Petrove | Transfer | Free |
  | 1 July 2017 | MF | Mykyta Zhukov | 22 | Inhulets Petrove | Loan return | |
  | 1 July 2017 | MF | Dmytro Bilonoh | 22 | Ural Yekaterinburg | Loan return | |
  | 1 July 2017 | DF | Nailson | 23 | Famalicão | Loan return | |
  | 31 August 2017 | FW | Aderinsola Habib Eseola | 26 | Arsenal Kyiv | Loan | |
  | Winter ||||||||
  | 12 January 2018 | MF | Marc Castells | 27 | Castellón | Transfer | Free |
  | 13 January 2018 | MF | Oleksandr Zozulya | 21 | Unattached | Transfer | Free |
  | 28 January 2018 | MF | Artem Favorov | 23 | Desna Chernihiv | Transfer | Free |
  | 23 January 2018 | MF | Bruno Vieira de Souza | 20 | Atlantas Klaipėda | Transfer | Free |
  | 19 January 2018 | FW | Aderinsola Habib Eseola | 26 | Akzhayik | Loan | |
  | 31 January 2018 | DF | Taras Kacharaba | 23 | Shakhtar Donetsk | Loan return | |
  
  ## Competitions
  
  ### Overall
  
  | Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
  | Premier League | 16 July 2017 | 27 May 2018 | Matchday 1 | Relegation play-off (10th) | 34 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 23 | 45 | −22 | 020.59 |
  | Cup | 20 September 2017 | 20 September 2017 | Round 3 (1/16) | Round 3 (1/16) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 000.00 |
  | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 35 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 25 | 48 | −23 | 020.00 |
  
  Last updated: 27 May 2018 Source: Competitions
  
  ### Premier League
  
  **League table**
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 8 | Karpaty Lviv | 32 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 28 | 45 | −17 | 37 | |
  | 9 | Olimpik Donetsk | 32 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 29 | 38 | −9 | 36 | |
  | 10 | Zirka Kropyvnytskyi (R) | 32 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 22 | 40 | −18 | 31 | Relegation play-offs |
  | 11 | Chornomorets Odesa (Z) | 32 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 49 | −23 | 29 | Relegation play-offs |
  | 12 | Stal Kamianske (R, X) | 32 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 23 | 44 | −21 | 26 | Relegated and later withdrawn |
  | Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
  | Zirka Kropyvnytskyi | 1–5 | Desna Chernihiv | 1–1 | 0–4 |
  | Chornomorets Odesa | 1–3 | FC Poltava | 1–0 | 0–3 (a.e.t.) |
  
  **Results summary**
  
  | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  
  Last updated: 19 May 2018. Source: Competitive matches
  
  **Results by round**
  
  | Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
  | Result | D | D | L | L | L | W | W | L | L | L | D | D | L | W | D | L | L | W | D | L | L | D | L | W | D | L | W | D | W | L | D | L |
  | Position | 5 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
  
  ## Statistics
  
  ### Appearances and goals
  
  | No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Premier League | Premier League | Cup | Cup |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
  | Goalkeepers ||||||||||
  | 41 | GK | UKR | Roman Lyopka | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 44 | GK | UKR | Yevhen Past | 33 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | Defenders ||||||||||
  | 3 | DF | FRA | Julian Rullier | 5 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 5 | DF | UKR | Anton Bratkov | 15 | 0 | 14+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 9 | DF | UKR | Nazar Malinovskyi | 4 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 14 | DF | UKR | Mykyta Khodakovskyi | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 16 | DF | ALG | Adel Gafaiti | 9 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 18 | DF | UKR | Vladyslav Veremeev | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 19 | DF | ARM | Arman Hovhannisyan | 17 | 0 | 14+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 20 | DF | UKR | Dmytro Fatyeyev | 10 | 0 | 9+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 23 | DF | UKR | Oleksandr Matkobozhyk | 14 | 0 | 12+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 45 | DF | FRA | Cécé Pepe | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 55 | DF | UKR | Maksym Kovalyov | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 93 | DF | UKR | Ivan Tsyupa | 26 | 2 | 25+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
  | Midfielders ||||||||||
  | 7 | MF | UKR | Maksym Drachenko | 30 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
  | 8 | MF | UKR | Pavlo Polehenko | 24 | 0 | 22+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 10 | MF | UKR | Dmytro Bilonoh | 14 | 3 | 13+1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
  | 21 | MF | UKR | Ihor Zahalskyi | 29 | 2 | 23+5 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
  | 22 | MF | FRA | Arnaud Guedj | 29 | 0 | 21+7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 24 | MF | UKR | Maksym Averyanov | 7 | 0 | 3+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 27 | MF | UKR | Kyrylo Dryshlyuk | 20 | 0 | 9+10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 90 | MF | UKR | Yaroslav Yampol | 7 | 0 | 3+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | Forwards ||||||||||
  | 11 | FW | FRA | Hicham El Hamdaoui | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
  | 15 | FW | UKR | Oleksiy Zbun | 11 | 0 | 4+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 17 | FW | UKR | Artem Syomka | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 28 | FW | UKR | Vyacheslav Panfilov | 7 | 1 | 0+6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | 29 | FW | UKR | Maksym Pryadun | 22 | 4 | 13+8 | 4 | 0+1 | 0 |
  | 31 | FW | UKR | Danylo Kondrakov | 15 | 0 | 3+12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 33 | FW | BLR | Gleb Rassadkin | 16 | 2 | 12+3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
  | 38 | FW | UKR | Serhiy Petrov | 16 | 3 | 12+4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
  | 77 | FW | UKR | Oleksiy Chychykov | 30 | 3 | 27+3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
  | 81 | FW | UKR | Oleksandr Tarasyuk | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | Players transferred out during the season ||||||||||
  | 4 | DF | UKR | Taras Kacharaba | 16 | 0 | 15+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 6 | MF | ESP | Marc Castells | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 9 | FW | UKR | Aderinsola Habib Eseola | 5 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 10 | FW | UKR | Artem Favorov | 9 | 0 | 5+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 13 | FW | UKR | Oleksandr Zozulya | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
  | 17 | MF | BRA | Bruno Vieira de Souza | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  
  Source: Competitions
  
  Last updated: 27 May 2018
  
  ### Goalscorers
  
  | Rank | No. | Pos | Name | Premier League | Cup | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 29 | FW | Maksym Pryadun | 4 | 0 | 4 |
  | 2 | 10 | MF | Dmytro Bilonoh | 3 | 0 | 3 |
  | 2 | 38 | FW | Serhiy Petrov | 3 | 0 | 3 |
  | 2 | 77 | FW | Oleksiy Chychykov | 3 | 0 | 3 |
  | 5 | 11 | FW | Hicham El Hamdaoui | 2 | 0 | 2 |
  | 5 | 21 | MF | Ihor Zahalskyi | 2 | 0 | 2 |
  | 5 | 33 | FW | Gleb Rassadkin | 1 | 1 | 2 |
  | 5 | 93 | DF | Ivan Tsyupa | 2 | 0 | 2 |
  | 9 | 7 | MF | Maksym Drachenko | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 9 | 28 | FW | Vyacheslav Panfilov | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | | | | Own goal | 2 | 0 | 2 |
  | | | | Total | 23 | 2 | 25 |
  
  Last updated: 27 May 2018
  
  ### Clean sheets
  
  | Rank | No. | Pos | Name | Premier League | Cup | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 44 | GK | Yevhen Past | 11 | 0 | 11 |
  | 2 | 41 | GK | Roman Lyopka | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | | | | Total | 12 | 0 | 12 |
  
  Last updated: 27 May 2018
  
  ### Disciplinary record
  
  | No. | Pos | Player | Premier League | Premier League | Premier League | Cup | Cup | Cup | Total | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 3 | DF | Julian Rullier | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
  | 4 | DF | Taras Kacharaba | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
  | 5 | DF | Anton Bratkov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
  | 7 | MF | Maksym Drachenko | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
  | 8 | MF | Pavlo Polehenko | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
  | 9 | FW | Aderinsola Habib Eseola | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
  | 10 | MF | Dmytro Bilonoh | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
  | 10 | FW | Artem Favorov | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
  | 11 | FW | Hicham El Hamdaoui | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
  | 14 | DF | Mykyta Khodakovskyi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
  | 15 | FW | Oleksiy Zbun | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
  | 16 | DF | Adel Gafaiti | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
  | 17 | FW | Artem Syomka | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
  | 19 | DF | Arman Hovhannisyan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
  | 20 | DF | Dmytro Fatyeyev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
  | 21 | MF | Ihor Zahalskyi | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
  | 22 | MF | Arnaud Guedj | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
  | 23 | DF | Oleksandr Matkobozhyk | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
  | 24 | MF | Maksym Averyanov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
  | 27 | MF | Kyrylo Dryshlyuk | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
  | 28 | FW | Vyacheslav Panfilov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
  | 29 | FW | Maksym Pryadun | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
  | 33 | FW | Gleb Rassadkin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
  | 38 | FW | Serhiy Petrov | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
  | 41 | GK | Roman Lyopka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
  | 44 | GK | Yevhen Past | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
  | 45 | DF | Cécé Pepe | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
  | 55 | DF | Maksym Kovalyov | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 77 | FW | Oleksiy Chychykov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
  | 90 | MF | Yaroslav Yampol | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
  | 93 | DF | Ivan Tsyupa | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
  | | | Total | 91 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 6 | 1 |
  
  Last updated: 27 May 2018
  
  