Vorskla Poltava, formerly known as Zhytlobud-2 Kharkiv () is the Ukrainian professional women's football team associated with FC Vorskla from Poltava, Ukraine (which previously represented Kharkiv). In 2021, it became grandfathered into FC Vorskla Poltava as its women's football department. The Ukrainian Association of Football licensing center indicates that it is a separate club. The team plays in the top tier of the Ukrainian Women's League, Vyshcha Liha.
Previously, as the Kharkiv club, it used to cooperate with Kharkiv Regional College of Physical Culture and Sports, whose football team was a feeder for Zhytlobud-2 Kharkiv.
In 2026, FC Vorskla Poltava, facing a financial crisis, withdrew from all competitions, including women's.
History It all started with a girl under-13 team that was formed in 2004 and next year won the Ukrainian championship among girls that took place in Sevastopol. Later the team participated on few occasions at futsal competitions.
In 2007 the football team became known as Zhytlobud-2 Kharkiv after its main sponsor. In 2010, based on the team there was established a club which beside its female team also fields a male team in amateur competitions.
In 2010 the club also fielded its floorball team.
In 2012 the club debuted in national league competitions.
In 2017 the club took part in the first Ukrainian beach soccer competitions among women teams in Odesa.Солнце, море, пляж, девушки: в Одессе состоялся дебютный чемпионат Украины по пляжному футболу среди женских команд. wfpl.com.ua. 24 July 2017 After placing second in a group stage, they were eliminated during quarterfinals.
In 2020 the club lost its founder Yuriy Krolenko who died aged 82.Ушел из жизни основатель ЖФК «Житлобуд-2». Kharkiv sport city. 29 April 2020
Its 2022–23 UEFA Women's Champions League season the club started under the name "Vorskla-Kharkiv-2".Vorskla-Kharkiv-2. UEFA On 10 September 2022 at the start of the domestic season,ЧЕМПІОНАТ УКРАЇНИ. ВИЩА ЛІГА 2022/2023: ФУТБОЛЬНА МАПА. All-Ukrainian Association of Women Football it was announced that Zhytlobud-2 has officially switched to Vorskla.«ЖИТЛОБУД-2» СТАЄ «ВОРСКЛОЮ». FC Vorskla PoltavaОФІЦІЙНО. «ЖИТЛОБУД-2» СТАЄ «ВОРСКЛОЮ». All-Ukrainian Association of Women Football At its first match against Shakhtar Donetsk, players were dressed in jerseys of Vorksla yet with Zhytlobud-2 logo.ВИЩА ЛІГА 22/23. «ШАХТАР» – «ВОРСКЛА» – 0:5. ІСТОРИЧНА ЗУСТРІЧ. All-Ukrainian Association of Women Football
Honours Higher Division Champions (6): 2016, 2017, 2019–20 2022–2023, 2023–24, 2024–25 Runners-up (4): 2014, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21 Women's Cup Winners (5): 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24
Current squad 2023Team's roster. Zhytlobud-2 Kharkiv. Goalkeepers Defenders Midfielders Forwards Daryna Bondarchuk Alla Herasymchuk Taisiia Babenko Kateryna Korsun Yana Kotyk Mariia Kuleba Iryna Podolska Maryna Shaynyuk Karina Voit Iryna Kotiash Roksolana Kravchuk Kamila Kulmagambetova Anna Petryk Viktoria Radionova Veronika Andrukhiv Nikol Kozlova Iryna Kushnir
European History In European competitions, the club debuted in 2017 with a game against Romanian FCU Olimpia Cluj. Their first goal was scored by Yana Malakhova in the game against Scottish Hibernian L.F.C.. They passed the qualification sieve only once, during the 2020–21 season.
Season Competition Stage Result Opponent 2017–18 UEFA Women's Champions League Qualifying Round(Group 2) 0–1 (away) FCU Olimpia Cluj 9–0 (neutral) Swansea City L.F.C. 1–1 (neutral) Hibernian L.F.C. 2020–21 UEFA Women's Champions League Qualifying Round 1 9–0 (home) Alashkert Qualifying Round 2 2–0 (away) SFK 2000 Round of 32 2–2 (a) BIIK Kazygurt 2022–23 UEFA Women's Champions League Qualifying Round 1 5–0 (neutral) Lanchkhuti 2–0 (neutral) BIIK Kazygurt Qualifying Round 2 1–1 (home) Vllaznia 1–2 (away) 2023–24 UEFA Women's Champions League Qualifying Round 1 4–3 (a.e.t.) (neutral) Flora 3–0 (neutral) Osijek Qualifying Round 2 0–3 (away) Roma 1–6 (home) 2024–25 UEFA Women's Champions League Qualifying Round 1 5–0 (neutral) SFK Rīga 2–0 (neutral) Ferencváros Qualifying Round 2 0–1 (home) Celtic 0–2 (away) 2025–26 UEFA Women's Champions League Qualifying Round 2 5–0 (neutral) WFC Lanchkhuti 2–0 (away) FC Gintra Qualifying Round 3 0–2 (home) OH Leuven 0–0 (away) – UEFA Women's Europa Cup Qualifying Round 2 1–1 (home) Fortuna Hjørring 0–1 (away)
References
External links Official Website Old Website Vorskla. womensfootball.com.ua