FC UCSA Tarasivka

UCSA Tarasivka
Full nameFootball Club U.C.S.A
Founded2017; 9 years ago (2017)
GroundBannikov Stadium, Kyiv
Stadion Yuvileinyi, Bucha
ChairmanSerhiy Lesnik
ManagerAnderson Ribeiro
LeagueUkrainian First League
2024–258th
Websitehttps://ucsa.com.ua/eng

Football Club UCSA (Ukrainian: Футбольний клуб ЮКСА) is a Ukrainian professional football team from Tarasivka (Boiarka hromada), Ukraine. UCSA is an abbreviation for Ukrainian Christian Sport Academy. The club's training base and main office is located in the village of Tarasivka near the city of Boyarka. The club currently plays in Ukrainian First League, the Ukrainian second tier of football league.

History

The academy was established by Serhiy Lesnyk in 2015. According to sport director Muzafardjon Rakhmanov who gave an interview to Sport Arena, the football club was actually established in October 2017.

The club has some international support in face of Brazilian coaches who work in the club.

In 2023, the football team of UCSA debuted at professional level with Bannikov Stadium in Kyiv as its home turf.

Players

As of 10 September 2026 Professional Football League (team roster)
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  UKR Oleksandr Postemskyi
4 DF  UKR Pavlo Zakhidnyi
6 MF  UKR Roman Yuvkhymets
7 MF  UKR Mykyta Sytnykov
8 MF  UKR Andriy Kireyev
9 FW  UKR Oleksiy Khoblenko
10 MF  BRA Matheus Pagliarini
11 MF  UKR Antoniy Emere
12 GK  UKR Artem Kovalyov
15 DF  UKR Oleksandr Osman
17 MF  UKR Oleksandr Sklyar
20 FW  UKR Maksym Andrushchenko
21 DF  UKR Oleksandr Dvorovenko
23 DF  UKR Mykhaylo Shershen
No. Pos. Nation Player
28 MF  UKR Oleksii Zhdanovych
31 GK  UKR Vadym Yushchyshyn
32 MF  UKR Serhiy Petko
42 DF  UKR Dmytro Makhnyev
45 DF  UKR Dmytro Sabiyev
49 MF  BRA Vitinho
70 MF  UKR Dmitriy Irodovskyi
73 MF  PAR Pablo Castro
77 MF  GEO Ivane Potskhveria
87 FW  UKR Vladyslav Voytsekhovskyi
97 DF  UKR Oleksandr Shevchuk
— DF  BRA Hiago Cena
— FW  BRA Gabriel Goulart

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW  UKR Matviy Zherebetskyi (at Carbon Cherkasy until 30 June 2027)
22 MF  UKR Nikita Petruk (at Nyva Vinnytsia until 30 June 2027)
No. Pos. Nation Player
38 FW  UKR Mykyta Nemetskov (at Nyva Vinnytsia until 30 June 2027)
41 MF  BRA Icaro Mendes (at Nyva Vinnytsia until 31 December 2026)

League and cup history

Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Domestic Cup Europe Notes
2021–22 4th "2" (Amateur League) 8/10 9 1 1 7 9 20 4 - - - -
2023–24 3rd(Second League) 2 26 19 5 2 62 13 62 - - - Promotional play-off:Metalurh Zaporizhzhia 3:1 4:0 (7-1) Promoted to Ukrainian First League
2024–25 2nd(Persha Liha "B") 4/9 16 8 4 4 31 21 28 1⁄8 finals - - Admitted to Promotion Group
2nd(Persha Liha "PRO") 8/8 22 7 6 9 33 35 27 - - -
2025–26 2nd(Persha Liha) 11/16 30 10 6 14 30 40 36 1⁄32 finals - - -
2026–27 6/16 4 1 3 0 7 6 6 1⁄32 finals - - TBD

Head coaches

References

  1. ↑ ЮКСА (Тарасівка) - 8 місце Групи 2 під час зимової перерви. www.aafu.org.ua. 1 February 2022
  2. ↑ ЮКСА (КИЇВ). www.aafu.org.ua
  3. ↑ Микола Титюк (2025-07-05). "ОФІЦІЙНО. Бразильський тренер очолив клуб Першої ліги України". sport.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2025-07-06.