The 2023–24 season was Kremin's 21st year in existence since clubs revival in 2003 and 5th consecutive season in the second flight of Ukrainian football. In addition to the domestic league, Kremin participated in that season's editions of the Ukrainian Cup.
Season summary Pre-season On 9 June 2023 assistant manager Valeriy Kutsenko after left the club to become a new manager at neighboring club FC Hirnyk-Sport Horishni Plavni. Viktor Pylypenko and Dmytro Ulianko also left the club. Pylypenko joined the club in 2019 and played in 28 matches. Ulianko did not feature in any first team matches, making 16 appearances for junior team Kremin-2.
On 19 June Kremin players returned to training to prepare for the new season. 21 footballers took part in training, including 3 players on trial. From 19 June to 1 July the team took part in double training sessions on Polytechnic and Naftokhimik statiums. Other training sessions were planned for 4 to 16 July and 18 to 23 July.
On 20 June Dmytro Nazarenko joined the club as a new assistant manager from Vast Mykolaiv on a two-year contract. Vladyslav Molko and Oleksandr Kalchuk joined neighboring club Hirnyk-Sport on a season-long loan.
On 21 June goalkeeper coach Roman Chumak left the club after his contract expired. He worked at the club for one year, having previously played for Kremin in 2007–2012.
On 24 June Kremin held its first training match. It was played on Polytechnic Stadium. Players were split into two teams and played three halves of twenty minutes. A Metalist 1925 Kharkiv player Mykhaylo Shershen also took part in the game. He was training with Kremin to maintain his form.
On 28 June Kremin played its first friendly match against a Premier League club Kryvbas. The match ended in a 3:1 loss. Kremin featured a number of on-trial players. Artem Piatybrat scored the goal for Kremin.
On 1 July Davronbek Azizov, Orest Panchyshyn and Andrii Savitskyi signed a one-year contract extension.
On 3 July after returning from loan to Metalist Kharkiv, Daniil Yermolov signed for Premier League club Vorskla Poltava. He joined Kremin in September 2021 and played in 17 matches.
On 7 July Kyrylo Matvyeyev left the club to join Karpaty Lviv. He joined Kremin in August 2022, played in 20 matches and scored three goals.
On 8 July Kremin played its second match against a First League club Inhulets. Kremin lost 2:1 and Andrii Hloba scored.
On 9 July Denys Halata left on season long loan to Metalurh Zaporizhzhia. He joined Kremin in August 2020, played in 61 matches and scored 19 goals.
On 10 July Danylo Falkovskyi left to join Metalurh Zaporizhzhia. He joined Kremin in August 2022, played in 22 matches and scored three goals.
Third friendly game was played on 15 July. Kremin won 1:0 against Hirnyk-Sport. Newly signed defender Yevheniy Kostyuk scored the only goal in the game.
On 16 July goalkeeper Ivan Muzychka announced that he decided to end his footballing career. He joined Kremin in August 2022 and played in 15 matches, eight matches for the Kremin main team and seven for its reserve side Kremin-2. Defender Vladyslav Bondar decided to take a break from playing football due to health problems. Bondar joined Kremin in September 2022. He played in 8 matches, six matches for the Kremin main team and two for its reserve side Kremin-2. Another friendly match was played with Oleksandriya. Kremin lost 2:1 with Myroslav Trofymiuk scoring for the club.
Serhii Karpov joined the club on 17 July 2023 as a goalkeeping coach. Previous season he was employed by Nyva Ternopil. Karpov signed a one-year contract with the club.
Kremin won their last game of preseason on 22 July. Match with Kolos ended in a 1:0 win. Azizov was the goal scorer.
Artem Tovkach, Simon Haloyan and Andrii Hloba signed new one-year contracts on 24 July after their previous contracts ended.
August Dmytro Lunin, Head of Poltava Oblast Military Administration banned all mass event from 21 August. Due to that order, Kremin-Poltava game scheduled for 27 August was postponed for a day.
September On 24 September manager Roman Loktionov submitted his resignation, which was accepted by the club owner. Loktionov was offered a manager position at Kremin's second team Kremin-2 which he accepted. On 27 September Ihor Klymovskyi was appointed new manager. He signed a one and a half year long contract. Klymovskyi brought with him recently released Lokomotyv Kyiv manager Ruslan Umanets as his assistant. He also kept Dmytro Nazarenko as assistant and Serhii Karpov as a goalkeeper coach.
November Players were given a short holiday starting 26 November with plans to get back to training on 11 December. On 27 November goalkeeping coach Serhii Karpov and coach Dmytro Nazarenko terminated their contracts and joined former manager Roman Loktionov at Kudrivka. Next day it was reported that Vladyslav Molko and Oleksandr Kalchuk returned from their loan to Hirnyk-Sport Horishni Plavni earlier than anticipated.
December On 11 December twenty-eight main team players and some players from Kremin-2 returned to training. Vladyslav Molko and Oleksandr Kalchuk who were on loan to Hirnyk-Sport Horishni Plavni returned to the club. Four trial players joined the squad. Club also announced that midfielders Dmytro Kasimov and Andrii Kireiev left the club by mutual agreement.
January On 16 January Sport.ua reported that seven players were on trial with Kremin. Artem Umanets son of assistant manager Ruslan Umanets will join the club. Other trail players were Ivan Palamarchuk and Nigerian Michael Obamina. Other trial players were Dmytro Humeniak, Dmytro Diianchuk, Vladyslav Lohovskyi, Vladyslav Molko, Nazarii Pasternak and Ivan Kuts. On 21 January club signed the former manager Yuriy Chumak as a goalkeeping coach on a two-year contract.
February Palamarchuk and Pasternak signed two-year contracts with the club. Arsenii Korkodym joined on loan from Veres Rivne until end of season. Michael Obamina also joined on a two-year contract.
March On 1 March the club announced that forward Ivan Kuts returned to the club for his third spell. Artem Umanets son of assistant manager Ruslan Umanets also joined the club.
On 6 March it was reported that Denys Halata will spend the year with Latvian Higher League club Grobiņas.
Management team On 24 September manager Roman Loktionov stepped down and was replaced by Ihor Klymovskyi on the 27 September. On 27 November goalkeeping coach Serhii Karpov and coach Dmytro Nazarenko left the club.
Position Name Year appointed Last club/team References Manager Ihor Klymovskyi2023DYuSSh Zmina Bila Tserkva Assistant Coach Dmytro Nazarenko2023Vast Mykolaiv Goalkeeping Coach Yuriy Chumak2024
Players Squad information Players and squad numbers last updated on 28 August 2023. Appearances include all competitions.Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Player Position(s) Date of birth (age) Signed in Contract ends Signed from Transfer fee Goals Goalkeepers 40 Stanislav Oksenenko (K-2) GK 2022 FC Kremin Kremenchuk Academy N/A 2 0 57 Oleksii Slutskyi (K-2) GK 2023 2025 FC Obolon Kyiv N/A 1 0 71 Artem Matus GK 2023 2025 Epitsentr N/A 0 0 Defenders 14 Yevheniy Kostyuk LB 2023 2025 Kolos N/A 0 0 16 Davronbek Azizov LB / CM 2022 2024 Sokil Kharkiv N/A 19 4 19 Dmytro Sabiiev (K-2) CB 2023 2026 Zirka N/A 0 0 29 Oleksandr Dykhtiaruk (K-2) CB / CM 2023 2025 Chornomorets N/A 0 0 33 Danylo Sydorenko CB 2022 2024 OKVP Dnipro-Kirivihrad N/A 16 0 35 Artem Tovkach RB 2021 2024 Zorya Luhansk N/A 24 1 41 Yurii Dudnyk (K-2) CB 2023 2025 Baník Sokolov N/A 0 0 43 Denys Kuriakov (K-2) CB 2023 Kremin-2 Kremenchuk N/A 0 0 44 Nazar Hontar (K-2) LB 2023 Kremin-2 Kremenchuk N/A 0 0 49 Illia Rudniev (K-2) 2023 Kremin-2 Kremenchuk N/A 0 0 72 Roman Tylokha RB 2023 2025 Zirka Kropyvnytskyi N/A 0 0 91 Danylo Arkusha CB 2022 2025 Zirka Kropyvnytskyi N/A 17 0 Midfielders 6 Andrii Kireiev CM 2023 2025 Dnipro-1 N/A 4 0 8 Orest Panchyshyn DM / CM 2021 Mynai N/A 32 2 9 Artem Piatybrat (K-2) RM 2022 FC Kremin Kremenchuk Academy N/A 3 0 10 Andrii Savitskyi CM 2022 2023 Vovchansk N/A 19 1 11 Simon Haloyan CM / RW 2021 2024 Obolon Kyiv N/A 38 1 15 Yakiv Barinov CM 2023 2026 DYuFSh Vorskla Poltava N/A 0 0 17 Oleksii Zhdanovych (K-2) CM 2022 2025 Zirka Kropyvnytskyi N/A 2 0 20 Stanislav Rokotyanskyik (K-2) ST 2023 2025 Metalurh-2 N/A 0 0 24 Andrii Hloba LW 2022 2024 Sumy N/A 14 2 51 Zlat Zlatyev (K-2) RB / LB 2023 2025 Metalurh-2 N/A 0 0 77 Dmytro Kasimov RW 2023 2024 Mynai N/A 6 0 Forwards 7 Myroslav Trofymiuk ST 2023 2025 Unatached N/A 0 0 47 Anatolii Stetsiuk (K-2) ST 2023 Kremin-2 Kremenchuk N/A 0 0 88 Oleksandr Vivdych ST 2022 2024 Oleksandriya N/A 22 4
Notes: Player (K-2) – Player who was registered by Kremin as a Kremin-2 player for the 2023–24 Ukrainian Second League.
Transfers In Date Player From Source 14 July 2023 GK Artem Matus Epitsentr N/A 14 July 2023 DF Dmytro Sabiiev Zirka N/A 14 July 2023 DF Yevhenii Kostiuk Kolos N/A 14 July 2023 MF Stanislav Rokotyanskyi Metalurh-2 N/A 14 July 2023 MF Zlat Zlatiev Metalurh-2 N/A February 2024 21 MF Ivan Palamarchuk Bukovyna Chernivtsi N/A February 2024 18 MF Nazarii Pasternak UCSA Tarasivka N/A February 2024 30 MF Michael Obamina Rukh-2 Lviv N/A February 2024 55 FW Ivan Kuts Rokyta N/A
Out Date Player To Source 3 July 2023 69 GK Daniil Yermolov Vorskla Poltava N/A 7 July 2023 14 MF Kyrylo Matvieiev Karpaty Lviv N/A 10 July 2023 21 MF Danylo Falkovskyi Metalurh Zaporizhzhia N/A 16 July 2023 1 GK Ivan Muzychka Retired N/A 16 July 2023 29 DF Vladyslav Bondar Pause due to health N/A 4 DF Viktor Pylypenko Rokyta N/A 72 DF Maksym Ahapov N/A 15 MF Dmytro Ulianko Maramuresh Nyzhnia Apsha N/A December 2023 6 MF Andrii Kireiev UCSA Tarasivka N/A December 2023 77 MF Dmytro Kasimov Ahrobiznes Volochysk N/A 9 MF Artem Piatybrat Lokomotyv Kyiv N/A 19 February 2024 46 DF Oleksandr Kalchuk Chaika Petropavlivska Borshchahivka N/A 7 March 2024 57 GK Oleksii Slutskyi Chaika Petropavlivska Borshchahivka N/A
Loans in Date Player From On loan until Source February 2024 9 MF Artem Umanets Vorskla Poltava End of season N/A 27 February 2024 78 GK Arsenii Korkodym Veres Rivne End of season N/A
Loans out
Date Player Loaned to On loan until Source 20 June 2023 19 MF Vladyslav Molko Hirnyk-Sport Horishni Plavni November 2023‡ N/A 20 June 2023 46 DF Oleksandr Kalchuk Hirnyk-Sport Horishni Plavni November 2023‡ N/A 9 July 2023 20 FW Denys Halata Metalurh Zaporizhzhia February 2024‡ N/A February 2024 20 FW Denys Halata Grobiņas End of season N/A
Pre-season and friendlies
On 19 June Kremin announced five away preseason fixtures against Kryvbas, Inhulets, Hirnyk-Sport, Oleksandriya and Kolos. During the winter break Kremin took part in Winter Cup of Football Association of Poltava Oblast. They were drawn into Group B with Kolos Velyki Sorochyntsi, Hirnyk-Sport, Rokyta and Olimpiya Savyntsi. Teams faced each opponent once, two top teams moved on to semi-final.
Results list Kremin's goal tally first.