FC Lokomotyv Kharkiv () was a football club from Kharkiv, owned by the Southern Railways of Ukraine.
History The club was formed in 1923 in Kharkiv under the name "Red Rail Worker" (; ). The club entered official Soviet competitions in 1936 Soviet Cup as Lokomotyv Kharkiv (Russian: Lokomotiv Kharkov).
In league competitions the team appeared in 1938 playing in the first group of the Ukrainian SSR championship and replacing "Stalinets" team that represented electric-mechanical factory.
After the World War II, in 1945 the team was admitted to the Soviet second tier competitions known as the Second Group along with two other teams from the Ukrainian SSR, Kharchovyk Odesa (today Chornomorets) and Shakhtar Stalino.
Lokomotyv was a participant of the Soviet Top League and sometimes is erroneously considered as a direct predecessor of Metalist Kharkiv.
In 1956 the club was replaced by Avanhard Kharkiv (Metalist Kharkiv) and dissolved.
League history
Season Div. Pl. G W D L Goals Pts Soviet Cup Ukrainian Cup Notes 1936 no known league record finalDNP 1937 no known league record final final 1938Ukr 112/121120918–4015 final final 1939Ukr 13/11952211–921 final 1940 no known league record final 1941–1943World War II (no official records) 1944 no known league record final2nd among 4 194528/184215101758–6340 final 194623/13421915865–3550194721/13362013391–3153Regional stage finals3/653117–47194821/81485140–1021 finalDNP1/4431010–371/6531111–37 1949112/183410101441–5130 final 1950116/19361242033–5228 final 195126/1834179860–3843 final195222/652305–17 final1/91693421–1121 195319/1120641019–3416 final 1954112/1324651319–3917 final 195529/16301261248–3430Regional stage
Awards Soviet second tier Winner (2): 1948 (Vtoraya Gruppa), 1952 (Class B) Cup of the Ukrainian SSR Winner (1): 1945 Finalist (2): 1944, 1946
See also MFC Lokomotyv Kharkiv, a futsal club
References
External links All matches of the club.