VC Lokomotiv Kharkiv
# VC Lokomotiv Kharkiv

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

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 37) | 1.90 | Οutside Hitter |
| 4 | Ukraine | Stanislav Samusiev | (1995-11-20) November 20, 1995 (age 27) | 1.98 | Middle Blocker |
| 5 | Ukraine | Oleksandr Novokhatskyi | (2000-01-10) January 10, 2000 (age 23) | 1.95 | Οutside Hitter |
| 7 | Ukraine | Dmytro Kozlovskyi (C) | (1987-04-26) April 26, 1987 (age 36) | 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 21) | 2.00 | Οutside Hitter |
| 10 | Ukraine | Maksym Hrytsyk | (2000-08-12) August 12, 2000 (age 22) | 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 19) | ? | Οutside Hitter |
| 15 | Ukraine | Maksym Merzlikin | (1980-03-08) March 8, 1980 (age 43) | 1.97 | Οutside Hitter |
| 17 | Ukraine | Maksym Donets | (2003-02-23) February 23, 2003 (age 20) | 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 18) | 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

Team roster – season 2019/2020 :

| Shirt No | Nationality | Player | Birth Date | Height | Position |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Ukraine | Dmytro Starchikov | (1993-03-29) March 29, 1993 (age 30) | 2.05 | Middle Blocker |
| 2 | Ukraine | Bohdan Kiril | (1995-04-12) April 12, 1995 (age 28) | 2.00 | Middle Blocker |
| 3 | Ukraine | Oleksandr Novokhatskyi | (2000-01-10) January 10, 2000 (age 23) | 1.98 | Οutside Hitter |
| 4 | Ukraine | Rodion Chmil | (1979-10-19) October 19, 1979 (age 43) | 1.98 | Οpposite |
| 5 | Ukraine | Artem Antonenko | (1993-01-08) January 8, 1993 (age 30) | 1.80 | Libero |
| 7 | Ukraine | Pavlo Lyashenko | (1995-08-19) August 19, 1995 (age 27) | 1.97 | Setter |
| 8 | Ukraine | Vladyslav Palenko | (1999-09-14) September 14, 1999 (age 23) | 1.96 | Οutside Hitter |
| 9 | Ukraine | Stanislav Zalizko | (2001-04-22) April 22, 2001 (age 22) | 1.93 | Setter |
| 10 | Ukraine | Yevhen Politko | (2000-02-16) February 16, 2000 (age 23) | 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 21) | 2.00 | Οutside Hitter |
| 14 | Ukraine | Yevhen Kapaiev (C) | (1984-09-12) September 12, 1984 (age 38) | 1.99 | Οutside Hitter |
| 15 | Ukraine | Denys Veletskyi | (2000-01-15) January 15, 2000 (age 23) | 2.05 | Middle Blocker |
| 17 | Ukraine | Maksym Donets | (2003-02-23) February 23, 2003 (age 20) | 1.98 | Setter |
| 18 | Ukraine | Bohdan Tysiachnyk | (1992-04-14) April 14, 1992 (age 31) | 2.02 | Οutside Hitter |
| | Ukraine | Maksym Drebota | (2003-03-02) March 2, 2003 (age 20) | 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 |

## Notable players

Notable, former or current players of the club.

* Andrii Diachkov
* Oleh Plotnytskyi
* Dima Filippov
* Lukas Kampa
* Miloš Ćulafić
* Georgi Bratoev
* Frank Depestele
* Andy Rojas
* Zoran Jovanovic
* Levan Kalandadze
* Maksym Drozd
* Dmytro Teryomenko
* Ian Iereshchenko
* Dmytro Viietskyi
* Timofii Poluian
* Denys Fomin
* Yurii Tomyn
* Volodymyr Kovalchuk
* Oleh Shevchenko
* Pylyp Harmash
