NK Veres Rivne facts for kids
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| Full name | People's Club Veres Rivne | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Wolves | |||
| Founded | 1957 | |||
| Ground | Avanhard Stadium (until 2016) Izotop Stadium, Varash (2016–17, since 2018) Arena Lviv (2017–18) Kolos Stadium, Mlyniv (2018–21) Avanhard Stadium, Lutsk (since 2021) |
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| Owner | Ivan Nadeyin (73.33%) Rivne Football Club "Veres-Rivne" (26.67%) |
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| General Director | Anton Nazaruk | |||
| Manager | Oleh Shandruk (interim) | |||
| League | Ukrainian Premier League | |||
| 2023–24 | Ukrainian Premier League, 13th of 16 | |||
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NK Veres Rivne is a professional football club from Rivne, Ukraine. They play in the Ukrainian Premier League, which is the top football league in Ukraine. They won the 2020–21 Ukrainian First League to get there.
The club's home stadium was the Avanhard Stadium in Rivne until 2017. From then until September 2022, they played home games at Avanhard Stadium in Lutsk. Since September 2022, they are back playing at the partly renovated Avanhard Stadium in Rivne.
Veres was started in 1957. They first joined the Ukrainian Premier League in 1992. Overall, they have spent five seasons in the top league across three different times. Their best finish was 6th place in the 2017–18 Ukrainian Premier League season. Veres also made it to the semi-finals of the 1993–94 Ukrainian Cup.
After facing money problems in 2011, the team was removed from the Ukrainian Second League. But they were brought back and started playing in the same league again in 2015. Their home uniform is a red shirt with black shorts. Their away uniform is all black.
Contents
- Club History: From Kolhospnyk to Veres
- Early Years as Kolhospnyk and Horyn (1957-1971)
- Becoming Avanhard and Soviet Successes (1972-1990)
- Veres Joins Ukraine's Top League (1991-1995)
- Club Challenges and Reinstatement (2011-2015)
- Climbing Back Up the Leagues (2015-2017)
- Promotion Controversy (2017)
- Playing in the Premier League (2017-2018)
- Club Changes and New Beginnings (2018-Present)
- Team Names Through the Years
- Club Sponsors
- Club Achievements
- Meet the Players: Current Squad
- Club Leadership: Coaches and Administration
- Images for kids
- See also
Club History: From Kolhospnyk to Veres
Early Years as Kolhospnyk and Horyn (1957-1971)
The team began in 1957 as Kolhospnyk, which means "collective farm worker." They played their first season in 1958. In 1966, the club changed its name to Horyn, named after the Horyn River in Volhynia.
Becoming Avanhard and Soviet Successes (1972-1990)
In 1972, the club became part of a sports group called Avanhard and changed its name again. They started to get better in the late 1970s. In 1981, with famous coaches Viktor Matviyenko and Volodymyr Troshkin, Avanhard finished 3rd. They achieved 3rd place again nine years later under coach Viktor Pokora.
Veres Joins Ukraine's Top League (1991-1995)
As the fall of the Soviet Union happened, the club changed its name to Veres, meaning "heather." They were placed in the 1992 Ukrainian First League. In that same season, Veres finished first and moved up to the Vyshcha Liha, Ukraine's top league.
In their first season in the top league, Veres finished last. However, they were not sent down to a lower league because the league was made bigger. The next season, 1993–94, was their most successful. They were 4th at the halfway point and even beat big teams like FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk and FC Shakhtar Donetsk. They also beat FC Dynamo Kyiv in the Ukrainian Cup to reach the semi-finals. But in the second half of the season, Veres dropped to 12th place. In the 1994–95 season, Veres had a tough time and was moved down to the Ukrainian Second League.
Club Challenges and Reinstatement (2011-2015)
After being moved down from the Ukrainian First League, Veres stayed in the Second League until 2011. At that time, after 54 years as a professional football club, Veres faced serious financial problems and had to stop playing.
On March 19, 2015, the club was brought back. It was restarted as a "Public Union" by two football organizations in Rivne. The idea was to make it a "People's Club" where fans could become members. This was a new idea in Ukrainian football, and by 2016, over 3,700 people had become members. The club aimed to be supported by the local community.
Climbing Back Up the Leagues (2015-2017)
In the 2015–16 Ukrainian Second League season, Veres finished second. This meant they were promoted to the Ukrainian First League. This success was celebrated widely in Rivne. The club's leader, Oleksiy Khakhlyov, shared his dream of Veres reaching the Premier League.
After the 2015–16 season, the club changed its structure to a limited liability company called TOV FC Veres-Rivne. A company called "Limo" became the main owner. The goal for the 2016-17 Ukrainian First League season was to get promoted to the Ukrainian Premier League.
Promotion Controversy (2017)
On June 1, 2017, there was a big announcement. FC Desna Chernihiv, which finished second in the First League, was not allowed to play in the top division. The reason given was that Desna could not guarantee enough money for their stadium and facilities. Instead, the license was given to NK Veres Rivne, who had finished third.
Both Desna and Veres had not played in their home stadiums in the 2016–17 Ukrainian First League season. Desna played in Kyiv, and Veres played in Varash. Desna protested this decision. During their final game of the season, players from both teams showed their protest by kicking the ball back and forth instead of playing normally.
On June 2, 2017, the UPL confirmed that Veres would join the league. Many football experts and club presidents spoke out against this decision, saying it was unfair to Desna.
Playing in the Premier League (2017-2018)
In June 2017, a businessman named Bohdan Kopytko became involved with Veres. He also owned the "Limo" company. On March 27, 2018, Kopytko became the president of Veres after Oleksiy Khakhlyov stepped down.
On January 17, 2018, NK Veres-Rivne officially changed its registration to be a club based in Lviv. Because of this move, the Rivne city council announced they would stop supporting the club financially.
NK Veres Rivne finished sixth in the 2017–18 Ukrainian Premier League. This was their best result in the top league.
Club Changes and New Beginnings (2018-Present)
In May 2018, there was news about a "swap" between NK Veres Rivne and FC Lviv. The plan was for FC Lviv to go straight into the Premier League, while NK Veres would join a lower league instead of Lviv. One reason for this change was that renovations at Veres's home stadium, Avanhard Stadium, were stopped.
After this decision, some players left the club. Many people, including a director from FC Dynamo Kyiv, said that the "new" NK Veres Rivne had no real connection to the original Veres club.
In the 2018–19 season, the new NK Veres Rivne started playing in the 2018–19 Ukrainian Second League. Oleksiy Khakhlyov returned as president, and the club played its home games in Rivne Oblast.
In May 2019, Veres became a joint stock company. This means it is owned by different groups, including the public association Rivne football club Veres–Rivne, UkrTeplo, and the Rivne city council.
Team Names Through the Years
| Year | Name |
| 1958–66 | Kolhospnyk |
| 1966–72 | Horyn |
| 1972–90 | Avanhard |
| 1991– | Veres |
Club Sponsors
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Club Achievements
- Cup of the Ukrainian SSR
- Runners-up (2): 1957, 1991
- Ukrainian First League
- Winners (2): 1992, 2020–21
- Ukrainian Second League
- Runners-up (1): 2015–16
Meet the Players: Current Squad
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Club Leadership: Coaches and Administration
| Administration | Coaching |
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Images for kids
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Logo of "Limo"
See also
In Spanish: NK Veres Rivne para niños
