| 2018–19 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
|  | |||
| President | Volodymyr Levin | ||
| Manager | Oleksandr Ryabokon | ||
| Stadium | Chernihiv Stadium | ||
| Ukrainian Premier League | 8th | ||
| Ukrainian Cup | Round of 16 (1/8) | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Denys Favorov (7) All: Denys Favorov (8) | ||
|  | |||
The 2018–19 season was first season in the Ukrainian Premier League for FC Desna Chernihiv. Desna also competed in the Ukrainian Cup.
Players
Squad information
- As of 31 May 2019
| Squad no. | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of birth (age) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||
| 28 | Maksym Tatarenko List B |  | GK | 7 May 1999 (aged 20) | ||
| 44 | Yevhen Past |  | GK | 16 March 1988 (aged 31) | ||
| 72 | Ihor Lytovka |  | GK | 5 June 1988 (aged 30) | ||
| Defenders | ||||||
| 3 | Temur Partsvania |   | DF | 6 July 1991 (aged 27) | ||
| 17 | Andriy Hitchenko |  | DF | 2 October 1984 (aged 34) | ||
| 21 | Serhiy Lyulka |  | DF | 22 February 1990 (aged 29) | ||
| 23 | Dmytro Nyemchaninov |  | DF | 27 January 1990 (aged 29) | ||
| 32 | Maksym Imerekov |  | DF | 23 January 1991 (aged 28) | ||
| 33 | Andriy Slinkin |  | DF | 19 February 1991 (aged 28) | ||
| 45 | Denys Favorov (Captain) |  | DF | 1 April 1991 (aged 28) | ||
| Midfielders | ||||||
| 7 | Vladyslav Ohirya |  | MF | 3 April 1990 (aged 29) | ||
| 12 | Yehor Kartushov |  | MF | 5 January 1991 (aged 28) | ||
| 14 | Andriy Yakymiv List B |  | MF | 15 June 1997 (aged 21) | ||
| 15 | Renat Mochulyak List B |  | MF | 15 February 1998 (aged 21) | ||
| 16 | Yevheniy Belych List B |  | MF | 9 January 2001 (aged 18) | ||
| 18 | Mykhaylo Kozak |  | MF | 20 January 1991 (aged 28) | ||
| 19 | Artem Favorov |  | MF | 19 March 1994 (aged 25) | ||
| 22 | Andriy Mostovyi |  | MF | 24 January 1988 (aged 31) | ||
| 27 | Serhiy Starenkyi |  | MF | 20 September 1984 (aged 34) | ||
| 79 | Mykhaylo Serhiychuk |  | MF | 29 July 1991 (aged 27) | ||
| 89 | Oleksandr Volkov |  | MF | 7 February 1989 (aged 30) | ||
| 90 | Andriy Bohdanov |  | MF | 21 January 1990 (aged 29) | ||
| Forwards | ||||||
| 9 | Dmytro Khlyobas |  | FW | 9 May 1994 (aged 25) | ||
| 10 | Oleksandr Filippov |  | FW | 23 October 1992 (aged 26) | ||
| 20 | Denys Bezborodko (on loan from Shakhtar Donetsk) |  | FW | 31 May 1994 (aged 25) | ||
Transfers
In
| Date | Pos. | Player | Age | Moving from | Type | Fee | Source | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | |||||||
| 8 June 2018 | GK |  Yevhen Past | 30 |  Zirka Kropyvnytskyi | Transfer | Free | [1] | 
| 12 June 2018 | DF |  Andriy Hitchenko | 33 |  FC Oleksandriya | Transfer | Free | [2] | 
| 15 June 2018 | DF |  Serhiy Lyulka | 28 |  Chornomorets Odesa | Transfer | Free | [3] | 
| 21 June 2018 | DF |  Anton Bratkov | 25 |  Zirka Kropyvnytskyi | Transfer | Free | [4] | 
| 23 June 2018 | MF |  Serhiy Starenkyi | 33 |  FC Oleksandriya | Transfer | Free | [5] | 
| 23 June 2018 | MF |  Ruslan Kisil | 26 |  Olimpik Donetsk | Transfer | Free | [6] | 
| 24 June 2018 | MF |  Yevheniy Belych | 17 |  Desna U-17 | Transfer | Free | [7] | 
| 11 July 2018 | FW |  Dmytro Khlyobas | 24 |  Dynamo Kyiv | Transfer | Free | [8] | 
| 11 July 2018 | FW |  Oleksandr Kovpak | 35 |  FC Poltava | Transfer | Free | [9] | 
| 23 July 2018 | MF |  Andriy Yakymiv | 21 |  Stal Kamianske | Transfer | Free | [10] | 
| 23 July 2018 | FW |  Oleksandr Sharylo | 20 |  Vorskla Poltava | Transfer | Free | [11] | 
| 20 September 2018 | DF |  Maksym Imerekov | 27 |  Ermis Aradippou | Transfer | Free | [12] | 
| 20 September 2018 | FW |  Roman Vovk | 22 |  Fakel Lipovets | Transfer | Free | |
| 31 May 2018 | GK |  Oleh Shevchenko | 30 |  Polissya Zhytomyr | Loan return | ||
| 31 May 2018 | MF |  Vadym Bovtruk | 26 |  Polissya Zhytomyr | Loan return | ||
| 31 May 2018 | MF |  Illya Kovalenko | 28 |  PFC Sumy | Loan return | [13] | |
| 31 May 2018 | FW |  Denys Halenkov | 22 |  PFC Sumy | Loan return | [14] | |
| Winter | |||||||
| 16 January 2019 | MF |  Andriy Bohdanov | 28 |  Arka Gdynia | Transfer | Free | [15] | 
| 18 January 2019 | DF |  Dmytro Nyemchaninov | 29 |  Krylia Sovetov Samara | Transfer | Undisclosed | [16] | 
| 18 January 2019 | FW |  Mykhaylo Serhiychuk | 27 |  Vorskla Poltava | Transfer | Free | [17] | 
| 9 February 2019 | MF |  Mykhaylo Kozak | 28 |  Rukh Vynnyky | Transfer | Free | [18] | 
| 20 February 2019 | DF |  Temur Partsvania | 27 |  Kisvárda | Transfer | Free | [19] | 
| 1 March 2019 | MF |  Renat Mochulyak | 21 |  Desna-2 Chernihiv | Transfer | Free | [20] | 
| 31 December 2018 | GK |  Serhii Melashenko | 22 |  FC Mynai | Loan return | ||
Out
| Date | Pos. | Player | Age | Moving to | Type | Fee | Source | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | |||||||
| 1 June 2018 | GK |  Oleh Shevchenko | 30 | Unattached | Transfer | Free | |
| 1 June 2018 | DF |  Vadym Melnyk | 38 | Unattached | Transfer | Free | |
| 1 June 2018 | DF |  Pavlo Schedrakov | 33 | Retired | Transfer | [21] | |
| 1 July 2018 | MF |  Levan Arveladze | 25 |  Zorya Luhansk | Transfer | Free | [22] | 
| 9 July 2018 | DF |  Giorgi Gadrani | 23 |  Dila Gori | Transfer | Free | [23][24] | 
| 9 July 2018 | DF |  Kyrylo Sydorenko | 32 | Unattached | Transfer | Free | [25] | 
| 9 July 2018 | MF |  Yevhen Chumak | 22 | Unattached | Transfer | Free | [26] | 
| 1 September 2018 | MF |  Ruslan Kisil | 26 | Unattached | Transfer | Free | [27] | 
| 21 September 2018 | FW |  Denys Halenkov | 22 |  Polissya Zhytomyr | Transfer | Free | [28] | 
| 27 September 2018 | DF |  Oleksandr Holovko | 23 | Unattached | Transfer | Free | [29] | 
| 4 October 2018 | MF |  Ruslan Kisil | 26 |  Kolos Kovalivka | Transfer | Free | [30] | 
| 23 June 2018 | MF |  Illya Kovalenko | 28 |  Inhulets Petrove | Loan | [31] | |
| 18 July 2018 | GK |  Kostyantyn Makhnovskyi | 29 |  Olimpik Donetsk | Loan | [32] | |
| 20 July 2018 | MF |  Vadym Bovtruk | 26 |  PFC Sumy | Loan | [33] | |
| 27 August 2018 | GK |  Serhii Melashenko | 22 |  FC Mynai | Loan | [34] | |
| Winter | |||||||
| 1 January 2019 | MF |  Luka Koberidze | 24 | Unattached | Transfer | Free | [35] | 
| 1 January 2019 | FW |  Oleksandr Kovpak | 35 | Unattached | Transfer | Free | [36] | 
| 2 February 2019 | DF |  Anton Bratkov | 25 |  Maccabi Petah Tikva | Transfer | Free | [37][38] | 
| 1 March 2019 | GK |  Serhii Melashenko | 22 |  Hirnyk Kryvyi Rih | Transfer | Free | [39] | 
| 10 February 2019 | FW |  Roman Vovk | 24 |  Desna-2 Chernihiv | Transfer | Free | [40] | 
| 10 January 2019 | DF |  Vitaliy Yermakov | 26 |  Avanhard Kramatorsk | Loan | [41] | |
| 10 February 2019 | MF |  Maksym Banasevych | 24 |  Kolos Kovalivka | Loan | [42] | |
Pre-season and friendlies
| 28 June 2018 Friendly | Desna Chernihiv   | 0–1 |  Olimpik Donetsk | Chernihiv | 
| 16:00 EEST (UTC+03:00) | Report |  | Stadium: Chernihiv Stadium Attendance: 1,000 | 
| 3 July 2018 Friendly | Desna Chernihiv   | 1–1 |  Obolon-Brovar Kyiv | Chernihiv | 
| 16:00 EEST (UTC+03:00) | Denys Favorov  57' (pen.) | Report | Sydorenko  22' (o.g.) | Stadium: Chernihiv Stadium | 
| 4 July 2018 Friendly | Desna Chernihiv   | 3–2 |  Kolos Kovalivka | Chernihiv | 
| 15:00 EEST (UTC+03:00) | Mostovyi  31' Artem Favorov  39' Halenkov  75' | Report | Doroshenko  49' (pen.) Zuyevych  88' | Stadium: Chernihiv Stadium Attendance: 300 | 
| 9 July 2018 Friendly | Desna Chernihiv   | 0–0 |  Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | Poltava | 
| 17:00 EEST (UTC+03:00) | Report | Stadium: Lokomotyv Stadium Attendance: 60 Referee: Denys Serdyuk | 
| 13 July 2018 Friendly | SC Dnipro-1   | 2–2 |  Desna Chernihiv | Dnipro | 
| 17:00 EEST (UTC+03:00) | Polyovyi  79' Kozhushko  85' | Report | Halenkov  53' Khlyobas  60' | Stadium: Dnipro-Arena | 
| 14 July 2018 Friendly | Desna Chernihiv   | 3–1 |  PFC Sumy | Poltava | 
| 15:00 EEST (UTC+03:00) | Denys Favorov  Starenkyi  Kisil  | Report | Rafalskyi  | Stadium: Lokomotyv Stadium | 
| 18 July 2018 Friendly | Vorskla Poltava   | 0–1 |  Desna Chernihiv | Poltava | 
| 16:00 EEST (UTC+03:00) | Report | Filippov  25' | Stadium: Ltava Stadium Attendance: 100 | 
| 13 October 2018 Friendly | Desna Chernihiv   | 4–0 |  Kolkheti-1913 Poti | Chernihiv | 
| 16:00 EEST (UTC+03:00) | Yakymiv  57' Apkhazava  60' (o.g.) Filippov  75' Bezborodko  83' | Report | Stadium: Chernihiv Stadium | 
| 16 November 2018 Friendly | Dinamo Minsk-2   | 0–7 |  Desna Chernihiv | Belarus | 
| EET (UTC+02:00) | Report | Sharylo  ,  Khlyobas  Bratkov  Vovk   o.g.' Filippov  | 
| 17 November 2018 Friendly | FC Smolevichi   | 0–4 |  Desna Chernihiv | Belarus | 
| EET (UTC+02:00) | Report | Starenkyi  Khlyobas  Bezborodko  Filippov  | 
| 20 January 2019 Friendly | Desna Chernihiv   | 0–1 |  Dunărea Călărași | Turkey | 
| EET (UTC+02:00) | Report | Ndiaye  | 
| 21 January 2019 Friendly | Desna Chernihiv   | 1–2 |  Sabail Baku | Turkey | 
| 17:30 EET (UTC+02:00) | Volkov  | Report |   | 
| 26 January 2019 Friendly | Desna Chernihiv   | 1–0 |  FC Prishtina | Turkey | 
| 14:50 EET (UTC+02:00) | Slinkin  53' | Report | 
| 30 January 2019 Friendly | Desna Chernihiv   | 1–1 |  Mladost Lučani | Turkey | 
| EET (UTC+02:00) | Bohdanov  16' | Report | Markoski  28' | 
| 8 February 2019 Friendly | Desna Chernihiv   | 0–1 |  Petrolul Ploiești | Turkey | 
| EET (UTC+02:00) | Report |  | 
| 9 February 2019 Friendly | Desna Chernihiv   | 4–0 |  Kaysar Kyzylorda | Turkey | 
| 17:00 EET (UTC+02:00) | Serhiychuk  21' Bezborodko  29' (pen.) Arshakyan  69' Filippov  74' | Report | 
| 12 February 2019 Friendly | Desna Chernihiv   | 2–0 |  Dinamo Batumi | Turkey | 
| 17:00 EET (UTC+02:00) | Serhiychuk  32' Volkov  35' | Report | 
| 14 February 2019 Friendly | SC Dnipro-1   | 2–0 |  Desna Chernihiv | Turkey | 
| 16:00 EET (UTC+02:00) | Nazarenko  50' Zahalskyi  81' | Report | 
| 17 February 2019 Friendly | Desna Chernihiv   | 1–2 |  Gandzasar Kapan | Turkey | 
| 14:00 EET (UTC+02:00) | Kozak  | Report |   | 
| 18 February 2019 Friendly | Desna Chernihiv   | 4–0 |  Rustavi | Turkey | 
| EET (UTC+02:00) | D. Favorov  Volkov  Bezborodko    | Report | 
| 23 March 2019 Friendly | FC Minsk   | 0–3 |  Desna Chernihiv | Belarus | 
| 13:00 EET (UTC+02:00) | Report | Starenkyi  Kozak  Filippov  | 
| 23 March 2019 Friendly | Energetik-BGU Minsk   | 1–2 |  Desna Chernihiv | Belarus | 
| EET (UTC+02:00) | Report | Serhiychuk  Bohdanov  | 
| 26 March 2019 Friendly | Belshina Bobruisk   | 0–3 |  Desna Chernihiv | Belarus | 
| EET (UTC+02:00) | [ Report] | Khlyobas  Filippov  Slinkin  | 
Competitions
Overall
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Premier League | 25 July 2018 | 29 May 2019 | Matchday 1 | 8th | 32 | 12 | 5 | 15 | 35 | 41 | −6 | 37.50 | 
| Cup | 26 September 2018 | 31 October 2018 | Round of 32 (1/16) | Round of 16 (1/8) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 50.00 | 
| Total | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 39 | 44 | −5 | 38.24 | ||||
Last updated: 31 May 2019
Source: Competitions
Premier League
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Vorskla Poltava | 32 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 31 | 43 | −12 | 42 | |
| 8 | Desna Chernihiv | 32 | 12 | 5 | 15 | 35 | 41 | −6 | 41 | |
| 9 | Olimpik Donetsk | 32 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 41 | 48 | −7 | 34 | |
| 10 | Karpaty Lviv (O) | 32 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 44 | 53 | −9 | 33 | Relegation play-offs | 
| 11 | Chornomorets Odesa (R) | 32 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 31 | 49 | −18 | 31 | 
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head higher number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Higher number of goals scored; 7) Draw or "golden match" if tied for title (Article 22, paragraph 3).[43]
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Teams that placed 10th and 11th in the 2018–19 Ukrainian Premier League play two-leg play-off with the second and third teams of the 2018–19 Ukrainian First League. The draw for play-offs took place on 24 May 2019[44] and the games will be played on 4 and 8 June 2019.[45]
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chornomorets Odesa | 0 – 2 | Kolos Kovalivka | 0 – 0 | 0 – 2 | 
| Karpaty Lviv | 3 – 1 | Volyn Lutsk | 0 – 0 | 3 – 1 | 
First leg
Second leg
| Kolos Kovalivka | 2 – 0 | Chornomorets Odesa | 
|---|---|---|
| Havrysh  57', 63' (pen.) | Report | 
Kolos Kovalivka won 2–0 on aggregate and were promoted to the 2019–20 Ukrainian Premier League. Chornomorets Odesa were relegated to the 2019–20 Ukrainian First League
| Volyn Lutsk | 0 – 3 | Karpaty Lviv | 
|---|---|---|
| Kozhanov  42' | Report | Klyots  37' Ponde  82' (pen.) Miroshnichenko  90+5' | 
Karpaty Lviv won 3–0 on aggregate and retained their spot in the 2019–20 Ukrainian Premier League. Volyn Lutsk remained in the 2019–20 Ukrainian First League
Due to fan violence at the game and attack on referee, the original score 1–3 was scratched and replaced with technical score 0–3 loss to Volyn and win for Karpaty. Additionally, the Lutsk department of police started criminal proceedings on the fact of intentional damage to property during the game by the Karpaty fans.[46]
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | 
| 32 | 12 | 5 | 15 | 35 | 41 | −6 | 41 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 21 | −6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 
Last updated: 31 May 2019.
Source: Competitive matches
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
| 25 July 2018 1 | Desna Chernihiv | 0–2 | Shakhtar Donetsk | Chernihiv | 
| 19:00 EEST (UTC+03:00) | Koberidze  45+1' | Report | Alan Patrick  25' Moraes  31' Marlos  55' Rakitskiy  90+1' | Stadium: Chernihiv Stadium Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Anatoliy Abdula | 
| 29 July 2018 2 | FC Mariupol | 1–4 | Desna Chernihiv | Mariupol | 
| 19:30 EEST (UTC+03:00) | Kyryukhantsev  28' Vakula  68' | Report | Khlyobas  3', 22' Filippov  59', 78' | Stadium: Volodymyr Boiko Stadium Attendance: 1,516 Referee: Serhiy Boyko | 
| 5 August 2018 3 | Desna Chernihiv | 0–2 | FC Oleksandriya | Chernihiv | 
| 19:30 EEST (UTC+03:00) | Mostovyi  41' Lyulka  48' Ohirya  76' Khlyobas  84' Starenkyi  90+1' | Report | Banada  6' Bondarenko  53' Polyarus  61' | Stadium: Chernihiv Stadium Attendance: 4,080 Referee: Maksym Kozyryatskyi | 
| 12 August 2018 4 | Chornomorets Odesa | 1–0 | Desna Chernihiv | Odesa | 
| 19:30 EEST (UTC+03:00) | Smirnov  72' | Report | Stadium: Chornomorets Odesa Attendance: 5,410 Referee: Oleksandr Omelchenko | 
| 19 August 2018 5 | Desna Chernihiv | 2–2 | Karpaty Lviv | Chernihiv | 
| 17:00 EEST (UTC+03:00) | Bezborodko  25' Koberidze  39' Favorov  42' | Report | Erbes  20' Miroshnichenko  58' Carrascal  62' Mehremić  80' | Stadium: Chernihiv Stadium Attendance: 4,188 Referee: Dmytro Bondarenko | 
| 26 August 2018 6 | Zorya Luhansk | 0–2 | Desna Chernihiv | Zaporizhia | 
| 19:30 EEST (UTC+03:00) | Lyednyev  45' | Report | Starenkyi  11' Bezborodko  73' | Stadium: Slavutych-Arena Attendance: 2,228 Referee: Ievgenii Aranovskyi | 
| 2 September 2018 7 | Desna Chernihiv | 0–1 | Olimpik Donetsk | Chernihiv | 
| 14:00 EEST (UTC+03:00) | Ohirya  45' Hitchenko  55'  76' Filippov  60' | Report | Yevhen Pasich  39' Bilonoh  54' Dehtyarev  56' | Stadium: Chernihiv Stadium Attendance: 3,567 Referee: Vitaliy Romanov | 
| 14 September 2018 8 | Desna Chernihiv | 1–0 | Arsenal Kyiv | Chernihiv | 
| 19:00 EEST (UTC+03:00) | Artem Favorov  8' Filippov  46' Volkov  90+3' | Report | Datsenko  68' | Stadium: Chernihiv Stadium Attendance: 3,274 Referee: Kostiantyn Trukhanov | 
| 23 September 2018 9 | Dynamo Kyiv | 4–0 | Desna Chernihiv | Kyiv | 
| 17:00 EEST (UTC+03:00) | Harmash  21' Burda  45' Verbič  67' Kędziora  74' Tsyhankov  87' | Report | Bratkov  7' | Stadium: NSC Olimpiyskiy Attendance: 10,318 Referee: Kateryna Monzul | 
| 30 September 2018 10 | Desna Chernihiv | 0–2 | Vorskla Poltava | Chernihiv | 
| 14:00 EEST (UTC+03:00) | Report | Kulach  4' Chesnakov  28' Sharpar  62' | Stadium: Chernihiv Stadium Attendance: 2,847 Referee: Oleksandr Omelchenko | 
| 7 October 2018 11 | FC Lviv | 1–3 | Desna Chernihiv | Lviv | 
| 14:00 EEST (UTC+03:00) | Zapadnya  22' Bruno Duarte  52' | Report | Artem Favorov  4', 87',  25' Mostovyi  24' Filippov  28',  80' Yermakov  31'  45' Starenkyi  42' Kartushov  66' Past  90+4' | Stadium: Arena Lviv Attendance: 2,131 Referee: Mykola Balakin | 
| 19 October 2018 12 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 1–0 | Desna Chernihiv | Kharkiv | 
| 19:00 EEST (UTC+03:00) | Kayode  64' Moraes  78' Maycon  88' Marlos  90' | Report | Koberidze  34' Mostovyi  69' Past  81' Imerekov  87' | Stadium: OSC Metalist Attendance: 4,119 Referee: Serhiy Boyko | 
| 27 October 2018 13 | Desna Chernihiv | 2–0 | FC Mariupol | Chernihiv | 
| 14:00 EEST (UTC+03:00) | Bezborodko  5', 47' | Report | Boryachuk  41' | Stadium: Chernihiv Stadium Attendance: 2,873 Referee: Oleksandr Derdo | 
| 4 November 2018 14 | FC Oleksandriya | 1–1 | Desna Chernihiv | Oleksandriya | 
| 14:00 EET (UTC+02:00) | Banada  31' Zaporozhan  53' (pen.),  65' Shendrik  67' Ponomar  70' Dovhyi  79' | Report | Koberidze  50' Artem Favorov  71' Hitchenko  87' | Stadium: CSC Nika Stadium Attendance: 1,378 Referee: Volodymyr Novokhatniy | 
| 10 November 2018 15 | Desna Chernihiv | 2–0 | Chornomorets Odesa | Chernihiv | 
| 17:00 EET (UTC+02:00) | Denys Favorov  15' Bezborodko  55' Artem Favorov  63' | Report | Ryzhuk  28'  42' | Stadium: Chernihiv Stadium Attendance: 2,618 Referee: Oleksandr Omelchenko | 
| 24 November 2018 16 | Karpaty Lviv | 0–2 | Desna Chernihiv | Lviv | 
| 14:00 EET (UTC+02:00) | Boroday  39'  52' Méndez  90+1' | Report | Filippov  27' Starenkyi  44' Ohirya  86' | Stadium: Ukraina Stadium Attendance: 1,361 Referee: Kostiantyn Trukhanov | 
| 1 December 2018 17 | Desna Chernihiv | 0–2 | Zorya Luhansk | Kyiv | 
| 15:00 EET (UTC+02:00) | Starenkyi  29' Artem Favorov  81' | Report | Silas  23',  87' Vernydub  54' Kabayev  80' | Stadium: Obolon Arena Attendance: 670 Referee: Dmytro Kryvushkin | 
| 9 December 2018 18 | Olimpik Donetsk | 1–1 | Desna Chernihiv | Kyiv | 
| 14:00 EET (UTC+02:00) | Yevhen Pasich  60' Koltsov  90+3' | Report | Mostovyi  13' Denys Favorov  63' | Stadium: Dynamo Stadium Attendance: 330 Referee: Denys Shurman | 
| 24 February 2019 19 | Arsenal Kyiv | 0–2 | Desna Chernihiv | Kyiv | 
| 14:00 EET (UTC+02:00) | Semenyuk  32' Tankovskyi  62' Bashlay  86' Orikhovskyi  90' | Report | Denys Favorov  1' Filippov  54' Bohdanov  68' Artem Favorov  90+1' (pen.) | Stadium: Dynamo Stadium Attendance: 525 Referee: Oleksandr Derdo | 
| 2 March 2019 20 | Desna Chernihiv | 1–2 | Dynamo Kyiv | Chernihiv | 
| 14:00 EET (UTC+02:00) | Artem Favorov  22' Bezborodko  40' Partsvania  70' Serhiychuk  79' Kartushov  83' | Report | Kędziora  25' Buyalskyi  68' Rusyn  90+1' | Stadium: Chernihiv Stadium Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Yaroslav Kozyk | 
| 9 March 2019 21 | Vorskla Poltava | 0–0 | Desna Chernihiv | Poltava | 
| 17:00 EET (UTC+02:00) | Kane  20'  83' Giorgadze  32' Chyzhov  39'  90+3' Habelok  60' | Report | Mostovyi  25' Bezborodko  71' Filippov  72' Volkov  87' | Stadium: Vorskla Stadium Attendance: 1,602 Referee: Vitaliy Romanov | 
| 17 March 2019 22 | Desna Chernihiv | 0–1 | FC Lviv | Chernihiv | 
| 17:00 EET (UTC+02:00) | Artem Favorov  28' Denys Favorov  41' Mostovyi  85' Serhiychuk  90' | Report | Marthã  33' Pedro Vitor  58',  85' | Stadium: Chernihiv Stadium Attendance: 4,643 Referee: Dmytro Kutakov | 
| 6 April 2019 23 | Olimpik Donetsk | 0–2 | Desna Chernihiv | Kyiv | 
| 14:00 EEST (UTC+03:00) | Dieye  26' Hryshko  87' | Report | Denys Favorov  20',  89' Artem Favorov  54' Starenkyi  70' | Stadium: Dynamo Stadium Attendance: 1,470 Referee: Kostiantyn Trukhanov | 
| 14 April 2019 24 | Desna Chernihiv | 2–1 | Karpaty Lviv | Chernihiv | 
| 14:00 EEST (UTC+03:00) | Kartushov  8' Artem Favorov  29' Denys Favorov  72' (pen.) | Report | Shved  18' Hongla  83' | Stadium: Chernihiv Stadium Attendance: 2,861 Referee: Kateryna Monzul | 
| 23 April 2019 25 | Vorskla Poltava | 3–3 | Desna Chernihiv | Poltava | 
| 19:30 EEST (UTC+03:00) | Martynenko  29' Habelok  52' Kobakhidze  55' Sharpar  62' (pen.) Careca  71' | Report | Serhiychuk  2' (pen.), 42' Khlyobas  14' Mostovyi  27' Artem Favorov  84' | Stadium: Vorskla Stadium Attendance: 1,215 Referee: Volodymyr Novokhatniy | 
| 29 April 2019 26 | Arsenal Kyiv | 2–0 | Desna Chernihiv | Kyiv | 
| 17:00 EEST (UTC+03:00) | Avahimyan  11' Orikhovskyi  27' (pen.) | Report | Slinkin  26' Imerekov  30' Ohirya  40' Filippov  55' | Stadium: Dynamo Stadium Attendance: 307 Referee: Yuriy Mozharovskyi | 
| 5 May 2019 27 | Desna Chernihiv | 2–4 | Chornomorets Odesa | Chernihiv | 
| 5 May EEST (UTC+03:00) | Denys Favorov  13' Nyemchaninov  18' Bohdanov  19' Hitchenko  22' Artem Favorov  46' Kartushov  56' | Report | Vilhjálmsson  19', 86' Koval  36' Babenko  43' Ryzhuk  79' Pavlov  88',  90' Musolitin  90+4' | Stadium: Chernihiv Stadium Attendance: 3,074 Referee: Ivan Bondar | 
| 12 May 2019 28 | Desna Chernihiv | 2–1 | Olimpik Donetsk | Chernihiv | 
| 14:00 EEST (UTC+03:00) | Denys Favorov  15' Filippov  48' Artem Favorov  90+4' | Report | Kravchuk  31' Dieye  51' Hryshko  62' | Stadium: Chernihiv Stadium Attendance: 2,496 Referee: Kostiantyn Trukhanov | 
| 18 May 2019 29 | Karpaty Lviv | 2–0 | Desna Chernihiv | Lviv | 
| 17:00 EEST (UTC+03:00) | Yoda  50'  51' Ponde  52',  64' Myakushko  77' Nesterov  86' | Report | Artem Favorov  24' Denys Favorov  51' Ohirya  76' | Stadium: Ukraina Stadium Attendance: 777 Referee: Maksym Kozyryatskyi | 
| 21 May 2019 30 | Desna Chernihiv | 0–1 | Vorskla Poltava | Chernihiv | 
| 17:00 EEST (UTC+03:00) | Bezborodko  45' | Report | Petrović  30' Kolomoyets  38' Vasin  63' Tkachenko  80' Šehić  82' Martynenko  86' | Stadium: Chernihiv Stadium Attendance: 2,059 Referee: Dmytro Kutakov | 
| 25 May 2019 31 | Desna Chernihiv | 1–0 | Arsenal Kyiv | Chernihiv | 
| 17:00 EEST (UTC+03:00) | Bohdanov  31' Mostovyi  63' Artem Favorov  65' Denys Favorov  73' Kartushov  89' | Report | Pidkivka  76' | Stadium: Chernihiv Stadium Attendance: 2,040 Referee: Anatoliy Abdula | 
| 29 May 2019 32 | Chornomorets Odesa | 3–0 | Desna Chernihiv | Odesa | 
| 17:00 EEST (UTC+03:00) | Ryzhuk  28' Tanchyk  62' Vilhjálmsson  73' (pen.), 85',  83' Ostapenko  78' | Report | Denys Favorov  6' Ohirya  19' Nyemchaninov  72' | Stadium: Chornomorets Odesa Attendance: 4,285 Referee: Mykola Balakin | 
Ukrainian Cup
| 26 September 2018 Round of 32 | Krystal Kherson | 2–3 | Desna Chernihiv | Kherson | 
| 15:00 EEST (UTC+03:00) | Shevtsov  40' Ihnatyev  71' Barladym  76' Bryzhchuk  90+3' | Report | Denys Favorov  52' Yakymiv  58' Volkov  60',  70' Khlyobas  81' | Stadium: Stadion Kherson Attendance: 1,626 Referee: Ivan Bondar | 
| 31 October 2018 Round of 16 (1/8) | Desna Chernihiv | 1–1 (4 – 5 p) | Zorya Luhansk | Chernihiv | 
| 19:30 EET (UTC+02:00) | Bezborodko  37' Lyulka  47' Denys Favorov  72' Yermakov  78' Starenkyi  105' | Report | Mykhaylychenko  28' Lytvyn  72' Kharatin  77' Lyednyev  84' | Stadium: Chernihiv Stadium Attendance: 4,063 Referee: Ivan Bondar | 
| Penalties | ||||
| Artem Favorov   Filippov   Kartushov   Khlyobas   Denys Favorov  | Karavayev   Hromov   Acevedo   Lyednyev   Kharatin  | |||
Statistics
Appearances and goals
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premier League | Cup | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||||
| 44 | GK |  UKR | Yevhen Past | 21 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 72 | GK |  UKR | Ihor Lytovka | 13 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| GK |  UKR | Kostyantyn Makhnovskyi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| GK |  UKR | Maksym Tatarenko | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | DF |  UKR | Temur Partsvania | 8 | 0 | 3+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 17 | DF |  UKR | Andriy Hitchenko | 25 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||||
| 21 | DF |  UKR | Serhiy Lyulka | 14 | 0 | 7+6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 23 | DF |  UKR | Dmytro Nyemchaninov | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 32 | DF |  UKR | Maksym Imerekov | 23 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 33 | DF |  UKR | Andriy Slinkin | 8 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 45 | DF |  UKR | Denys Favorov | 33 | 8 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | MF |  UKR | Vladyslav Ohirya | 29 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 12 | MF |  UKR | Yehor Kartushov | 28 | 2 | 22+4 | 2 | 0+2 | 0 | ||||||
| 14 | MF |  UKR | Andriy Yakymiv | 6 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 15 | MF |  UKR | Renat Mochulyak | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 16 | MF |  UKR | Yevheniy Belych | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 18 | MF |  UKR | Mykhaylo Kozak | 4 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 19 | MF |  UKR | Artem Favorov | 29 | 5 | 26+2 | 5 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||||
| 22 | MF |  UKR | Andriy Mostovyi | 26 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 27 | MF |  UKR | Serhiy Starenkyi | 23 | 3 | 10+12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 79 | MF |  UKR | Mykhaylo Serhiychuk | 11 | 2 | 4+7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 89 | MF |  UKR | Oleksandr Volkov | 21 | 1 | 16+3 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | ||||||
| 90 | MF |  UKR | Andriy Bohdanov | 13 | 1 | 11+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||||
| 9 | FW |  UKR | Dmytro Khlyobas | 23 | 4 | 11+10 | 3 | 1+1 | 1 | ||||||
| 10 | FW |  UKR | Oleksandr Filippov | 30 | 5 | 24+4 | 5 | 1+1 | 0 | ||||||
| 20 | FW |  UKR | Denys Bezborodko | 24 | 6 | 16+7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| FW |  UKR | Roman Vovk | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Players transferred out during the season | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | DF |  UKR | Anton Bratkov | 17 | 0 | 14+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 5 | DF |  UKR | Vitaliy Yermakov | 9 | 0 | 3+4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 8 | MF |  UKR | Maksym Banasevych | 12 | 0 | 2+9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 11 | MF |  UKR | Ruslan Kisil | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 13 | MF |  GEO | Luka Koberidze | 11 | 0 | 7+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 29 | FW |  UKR | Oleksandr Kovpak | 8 | 0 | 0+7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| FW |  UKR | Roman Vovk | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Source: Competitions
Last updated: 31 May 2019
Goalscorers
| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Premier League | Cup | Total | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 45 | DF |  | Denys Favorov | 7 | 1 | 8 | 
| 2 | 20 | FW |  | Denys Bezborodko | 5 | 1 | 6 | 
| 3 | 10 | FW |  | Oleksandr Filippov | 5 | 0 | 5 | 
| 19 | MF |  | Artem Favorov | 5 | 0 | 5 | |
| 5 | 9 | FW |  | Dmytro Khlyobas | 3 | 1 | 4 | 
| 6 | 27 | MF |  | Serhiy Starenkyi | 3 | 0 | 3 | 
| 7 | 12 | MF |  | Yehor Kartushov | 2 | 0 | 2 | 
| 17 | DF |  | Andriy Hitchenko | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 79 | MF |  | Mykhaylo Serhiychuk | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 10 | 81 | MF |  | Oleksandr Volkov | 0 | 1 | 1 | 
| 90 | MF |  | Andriy Bohdanov | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Own goal | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 35 | 4 | 39 | ||||
Last updated: 31 May 2019
Clean sheets
| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Premier League | Cup | Total | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44 | GK |  | Yevhen Past | 7 | 0 | 7 | 
| 1 | 72 | GK |  | Ihor Lytovka | 2 | 0 | 2 | 
| Total | 9 | 0 | 9 | ||||
Last updated: 31 May 2019
Disciplinary record
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Premier League | Cup | Total | ||||||
|  |    |  |  |    |  |  |    |  | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | DF |  | Temur Partsvania | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
| 4 | DF |  | Anton Bratkov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
| 5 | DF |  | Vitaliy Yermakov | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 
| 7 | MF |  | Vladyslav Ohirya | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 
| 9 | FW |  | Dmytro Khlyobas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
| 10 | FW |  | Oleksandr Filippov | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 
| 12 | MF |  | Yehor Kartushov | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 
| 13 | MF |  | Luka Koberidze | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 
| 14 | MF |  | Andriy Yakymiv | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
| 17 | DF |  | Andriy Hitchenko | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| 19 | MF |  | Artem Favorov | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 
| 20 | FW |  | Denys Bezborodko | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 
| 21 | DF |  | Serhiy Lyulka | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 
| 22 | MF |  | Andriy Mostovyi | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 
| 23 | DF |  | Dmytro Nyemchaninov | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 
| 27 | MF |  | Serhiy Starenkyi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 
| 32 | DF |  | Maksym Imerekov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 
| 33 | DF |  | Andriy Slinkin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
| 44 | GK |  | Yevhen Past | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 
| 45 | DF |  | Denys Favorov | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 
| 79 | MF |  | Mykhaylo Serhiychuk | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 
| 89 | MF |  | Oleksandr Volkov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 
| 90 | MF |  | Andriy Bohdanov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 
| Total | 67 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 2 | 1 | |||
Last updated: 31 May 2019
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