Sport Club Poltava () is a professional Ukrainian football club from the city of Poltava. The club will play in the Ukrainian First League in 2026-27, following relegation from the Ukrainian Premier League.
History The team was founded in 2011 by two football enthusiasts, a veteran of FC Vorskla Poltava Volodymyr Sysenko and a local journalist Stanislav Maizus. The first team was based on students out of schools of the Poltava's Levada neighborhood. Before 2014, it played in regional competitions of Poltava Oblast, remaining in the shadow of FC Poltava, which at that time competed at the Ukrainian Second League. SC Poltava played its home games at the FC Poltava training base in Kopyly. In 2014 SC Poltava became a champion of Poltava Oblast, but ceased its existence due to lack of funding. It was the first title for Poltava-based teams at competitions in Poltava Oblast in 19 years.Аматорські імена. СК Полтава. UA-Football. 18 December 2014 In 2014 several professional footballers played for the club, including Yuriy Fomenko and Ruslan Solyanyk.
In 2019, Sysenko and Maizus managed to invite construction company owner Serhiy Ivashchenko who became the club's president, providing necessary funding.ІВАЩЕНКО Сергій Васильович. poltava.to In 2019–20 SC Poltava entered the AAFU cup competitions and in 2020–21 debuted at the AAFU championship. The club was placed 5th within its group in its first national season. SC Poltava was admitted to the Professional Football League of Ukraine and entered the 2021–22 Ukrainian Second League competition. In 2024–25, SC Poltava secured promotion to the Ukrainian Premier League for the first time in their history. They were relegated in from the Ukrainian Premier League in 2025-26.
Players Current squad
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Non-playing personnel Presidents 2011–2014 Stanislav Maizus 2019– Serhiy Ivashchenko
Managers 2011–2014 Volodymyr Sysenko 2019– Volodymyr Sysenko
Honours Poltava Oblast championship Winners (1): 2014 Ukrainian First League Runners-up (1): 2024–25
Reserves In 2026, SC Poltava created their own second team, Poltava-2 to compete in the 2026–27 Ukrainian Second League.
References
External links Official website Profile . AAFU.