FC Sumy

Not to be confused with PFC Sumy.

Football Club Sumy is an association football club based in Sumy, Ukraine. It was formed when LSG Syrovatka adopted the new name FC Sumy and a variation of the city's coat of arms for its logo.

Football Club Sumy

Full name	Футбольний клуб "Суми"
Founded	2016; 8 years ago (2016)
Ground	Yuvileiny Stadium, Sumy Avanhard Stadium, Sumy
Capacity	25,830
President	Hennadiy Demyanenko
Head coach	Evgeniy Yarovenko
League	Ukrainian Second League
2020–21	Ukrainian Amateur League, Group 3, 3rd of 12 (promoted)
Website	fclsgroup.com

History

The football club was established in January of 2016 in the village Verkhnya Syrovatka, Sumy as LSG Syrovatka.^[1] The club was named after a law firm LS Group which is headed by its president Hennadiy Demyanenko.^[2] Since 2019–20 season the main team began to play its home games in Sumy.^[3] On 3 March 2020 the football club was renamed to FC Sumy.^[4] The club's leadership emphasizes that it has no relation to the original PFC Sumy that was liquidated in 2019.^[5]

Honours

• Sumy Oblast Championship
  • Winner (1): 2019
• Sumy Oblast Cup
  • Winner (1): 2018
  • Runners-up (1): 2019
• Sumy Oblast Super Cup
  • Winner (1): 2020

Current squad

As of 15 June 2022

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 5 MF  UKR Pavlo Milyesin 7 MF  UKR Vladyslav Babanin 9 MF  UKR Mykyta Asyeyev

No. Pos. Nation Player 20 MF  UKR Ihor Chenakal 27 MF  UKR Artem Haleta 94 DF  UKR Yevheniy Moroz (captain)

League and cup history

Season	Div.	Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P	Domestic Cup	Europe		Notes
Regional Level (2016–2020) as LS Group Verkhnia Syrovatka
2020–21	4th (Amateur League)	4	22	17	0	5	49	20	51
2021–22	3rd (Second League)

Coaches

• Serhiy Strashnenko (2020 – 2021)
• Valeriy Kutsenko (30 March 2021 – 14 October 2021)
• Evgeny Yarovenko (19 January 2022 – present)

See also

• PFC Sumy
• Spartak Sumy

References

1. "Історія та досягнення". fclsgroup.com. ФК «Суми». Retrieved 4 October 2020.
2. "Геннадій Дем'яненко: „ФК «Суми» – соціально відповідальний клуб, адже існуємо виключно заради містян"". Footboom.com. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
3. "Стадіон «Ювілейний» – домашня арена ФК «LS Group»". fclsgroup.com. ФК «Суми». Retrieved 4 October 2020.
4. "Команда змінює назву". ffs.sumy.ua. Асоціація футболу Сумської області. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
5. "Офіційно. ФК «Суми» не має жодного відношення до ПФК «Суми»". fclsgroup.com. ФК «Суми». Retrieved 4 October 2020.

External links

• Official website