VC Lokomotiv Kharkiv

Ukrainian volleyball team

Full name

Volleyball Club Lokomotiv Kharkiv

Short name

Lokomotiv Kharkiv

Founded

1973

Ground

Sports Palace "Lokomotiv", Kharkiv
(Capacity: 4000)

League

Ukrainian Super League

Uniforms

Home

Away

Lokomotiv Kharkiv (Ukrainian: Локомотив Харків) is a Ukrainian professional men's volleyball team, based in Kharkiv, playing in Ukrainian Super League.

Achievements

Domestic

Ukrainian Super League
(x17) 1994, 1996, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017

(x4) 1992, 1995, 2008, 2018

(x1) 2000
Vyshcha Liha
(x1) 2019
Ukrainian Cup
(x13) 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016

(x2) 2017, 2018
Soviet Championship
(x1) 1978

European

CEV Cup
- Winner (1) 2003–04

Season by season

Playoff berth

Season	Tier	League	Finish	Wins	Losses	Win%	Playoffs	Other competitions	Head coach
VC Lokomotiv Kharkiv
2018–19	2	Higher League	2nd	11	3	.786	–	–	Serhii Kysil
2019–20	1	SuperLeague	6th	9	19	.321	–	First stage Ukrainian Cup	Serhii Kysil

Team roster

Team roster in season 2020-21^[1]

Team roster – season 2020/2021
Shirt No	Nationality	Player	Birth Date	Height	Position
1	Ukraine	Denys Onyshchuk	(1994-05-25) May 25, 1994 (age 29)	1.84	Οutside Hitter
2	Ukraine	Yevhen Yehorov	(1985-12-21) December 21, 1985 (age 38)	1.90	Οutside Hitter
4	Ukraine	Stanislav Samusiev	(1995-11-20) November 20, 1995 (age 28)	1.98	Middle Blocker
5	Ukraine	Oleksandr Novokhatskyi	(2000-01-10) January 10, 2000 (age 24)	1.95	Οutside Hitter
7	Ukraine	Dmytro Kozlovskyi (C)	(1987-04-26) April 26, 1987 (age 37)	1.90	Setter
8	Ukraine	Dmytro Burma	(1999-05-25) May 25, 1999 (age 24)	1.94	Οutside Hitter
9	Ukraine	Danylo Pashchenko	(2001-09-10) September 10, 2001 (age 22)	2.00	Οutside Hitter
10	Ukraine	Maksym Hrytsyk	(2000-08-12) August 12, 2000 (age 23)	1.90	Οutside Hitter
11	Ukraine	Artem Troianovskyi	(2001-07-24) July 24, 2001 (age 22)	2.01	Οutside Hitter
12	Ukraine	Borys Yakovliev	(2003-06-24) June 24, 2003 (age 20)	?	Libero
14	Ukraine	Daniil Pyvovarenko	(2004-01-21) January 21, 2004 (age 20)	?	Οutside Hitter
15	Ukraine	Maksym Merzlikin	(1980-03-08) March 8, 1980 (age 44)	1.97	Οutside Hitter
17	Ukraine	Maksym Donets	(2003-02-23) February 23, 2003 (age 21)	1.98	Setter
18	Ukraine	Ihor Ivanov	(2001-07-14) July 14, 2001 (age 22)	1.96	Οutside Hitter
	Ukraine	Arsenii Donets	(2004-08-17) August 17, 2004 (age 19)	1.75	Libero

Starting lineup in season 2020-21

Shirt No	Player	Position
4	Stanislav Samusiev	Middle Blocker
17	Maksym Donets	Middle Blocker
7	Dmytro Kozlovskyi	Setter
11	Artem Troianovskyi	Οutside Hitter
9	Danylo Pashchenko	Οutside Hitter
13	Pylyp Harmash	Libero

Technical staff

Technical staff
Head coach	Serhii Kysil
Assistant coach	Ihor Ziablitsev

Squad changes 2020/2021

In

Pylyp Harmash from Știința
Dmytro Burma from Burevisnyk
Dmytro Kozlovskyi from Epicentr-Podoliany
Maksym Hrytsyk from VC MHP-Vinnytsia Trostianets

Out

Yevhen Kapaiev to Reshetylivka
Dmytro Starchikov to Reshetylivka
Yevhen Politko to MHP-Vinnytsia Trostianets
Denys Veletskyi to Kaposvár
Stanislav Zalizko to Pokuttia
Pylyp Harmash to Yurydychna Akademiya

Team roster in season 2019-20^[2]

Team roster – season 2019/2020
Shirt No	Nationality	Player	Birth Date	Height	Position
1	Ukraine	Dmytro Starchikov	(1993-03-29) March 29, 1993 (age 31)	2.05	Middle Blocker
2	Ukraine	Bohdan Kiril	(1995-04-12) April 12, 1995 (age 29)	2.00	Middle Blocker
3	Ukraine	Oleksandr Novokhatskyi	(2000-01-10) January 10, 2000 (age 24)	1.98	Οutside Hitter
4	Ukraine	Rodion Chmil	(1979-10-19) October 19, 1979 (age 44)	1.98	Οpposite
5	Ukraine	Artem Antonenko	(1993-01-08) January 8, 1993 (age 31)	1.80	Libero
7	Ukraine	Pavlo Lyashenko	(1995-08-19) August 19, 1995 (age 28)	1.97	Setter
8	Ukraine	Vladyslav Palenko	(1999-09-14) September 14, 1999 (age 24)	1.96	Οutside Hitter
9	Ukraine	Stanislav Zalizko	(2001-04-22) April 22, 2001 (age 23)	1.93	Setter
10	Ukraine	Yevhen Politko	(2000-02-16) February 16, 2000 (age 24)	1.98	Οpposite
11	Ukraine	Artem Troianovskyi	(2001-07-24) July 24, 2001 (age 22)	2.01	Οutside Hitter
12	Ukraine	Ihor Ivanov	(2001-07-14) July 14, 2001 (age 22)	1.96	Οutside Hitter
13	Ukraine	Danylo Pashchenko	(2001-09-10) September 10, 2001 (age 22)	2.00	Οutside Hitter
14	Ukraine	Yevhen Kapaiev (C)	(1984-09-12) September 12, 1984 (age 39)	1.99	Οutside Hitter
15	Ukraine	Denys Veletskyi	(2000-01-15) January 15, 2000 (age 24)	2.05	Middle Blocker
17	Ukraine	Maksym Donets	(2003-02-23) February 23, 2003 (age 21)	1.98	Setter
18	Ukraine	Bohdan Tysiachnyk	(1992-04-14) April 14, 1992 (age 32)	2.02	Οutside Hitter
	Ukraine	Maksym Drebota	(2003-03-02) March 2, 2003 (age 21)	1.95	Οutside Hitter
	Ukraine	Vladyslav Vynohradov	(2003-07-18) July 18, 2003 (age 20)	1.91	Libero

Starting lineup in season 2019-20
Shirt No	Player	Position
2	Bohdan Kiril	Middle Blocker
15	Denys Veletskyi	Middle Blocker
7	Pavlo Lyashenko	Setter
10	Yevhen Politko	Οpposite
11	Artem Troianovskyi	Οutside Hitter
14	Yevhen Kapaiev	Οutside Hitter
5	Artem Antonenko	Libero