The 2024–25 season was the 87th season in the club's history and the 34th season of Odesa football club "Chornomorets" in the domestic league/cup of Ukraine. "The Sailors" competed in the 2024–25 Ukrainian Premier League and 2024–25 Ukrainian Cup. The team was playing in the top flight of Ukrainian football for the 29th time, and in the Ukrainian Premier League for the 15th time. On 18 May 2025, Chornomorets were relegated to the Ukrainian First League following a 1–1 draw to Dynamo Kyiv.
Transfers, loans and other signings June – September 2024
Out DatePlayer Moved toFee30 June 2024 AC HorsensEnd of loan FC OleksandriyaEnd of loan1 July 2024 Dynamo Kyiv€300,000 LNZ CherkasyFree Bukovyna ChernivtsiFree Bukovyna ChernivtsiFree Karpaty LvivFree FC Oleksandriya-2Free8 July 2024ReleasedReleased13 July 2024 Vorskla PoltavaFree17 July 2024 Dinaz VyshhorodFree30 July 2024 Epitsentr Kamianets-PodilskyiFree Neftçi Baku€230,0001 August 2024 Revera 1908 Ivano-FrankivskFree5 August 2024 Metalist 1925€500,00017 August 2024 Livyi BerehFree27 August 2024 Zalaegerszegi TEFree6 September 2024 Metalist 1925Free
In DatePlayerMoved fromFee1 July 2024 Shakhtar DonetskFree Zorya LuhanskFree22 July 2024 Polissya ZhytomyrFree FC OleksandriyaFree24 July 2024 LNZ CherkasyFree26 July 2024 Nyva VinnytsiaFree30 July 2024 Shakhtar DonetskLoan Shakhtar Donetsk Loan2 August 2024 Metalist 1925Free Dynamo Kyiv U19Loan3 August 2024 Kolos KovalivkaFree9 August 2024 FC MynaiFree12 August 2024 Atlético Clube ParanavaíFree16 August 2024 Emirates ClubFree20 August 2024 Shakhtar DonetskLoan21 August 2024 Shakhtar DonetskLoan26 August 2024 Shakhtar DonetskLoan28 August 2024 Shakhtar DonetskLoan3 September 2024 Shakhtar DonetskLoan6 September 2024 Polissya ZhytomyrFree Polissya ZhytomyrFree FC MynaiFreeFree agentFree
December 2024 – March 2025
Out DatePlayer Moved toFee31 December 2024 Shakhtar DonetskEnd of loan1 January 2025Released7 January 2025 Shakhtar DonetskEnd of loan Dynamo Kyiv U19End of loan Shakhtar DonetskEnd of loan Shakhtar DonetskEnd of loan11 March 2025 Bukovyna ChernivtsiFree
In DatePlayerMoved fromFee18 January 2025 Lokomotyv KyivFree24 January 2025 Kolos KovalivkaFree Polissya ZhytomyrLoan19 February 2025 BahiaLoan Metalist 1925 KharkivLoan Polissya-2 ZhytomyrLoan20 February 2025 WIT GeorgiaFree25 February 2025 Shakhtar DonetskLoan28 February 2025 Plaza AmadorLoan28 March 2025Career breakFree
Season overview Note: Only the date of an official match is marked in bold.
Background
July 2024 July 9, 2024 FC Chornomorets announced appointment of Oleksandr Babych as head coach, after Roman Hryhorchuk left the club.
August 2024 August 3, 2024 In the 1st round of the Ukrainian Premier League, Chornomorets played in Kryvyi Rih against local club FC Kryvbas and lost 0–1.Statistics of match Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih – Chornomorets (03-08-2024) on soccerway.com Rudko, Butko, Udod, Savchenko, Popov, Kalyn, Habelok, Arsić, and Lototskyi made their official debut as players of Chornomorets. August 10, 2024 In the 2nd round of the Ukrainian Premier League, playing at home, the Sailors lost 0–1 to Zorya Luhansk.Statistics of match Chornomorets – Zorya (10-08-2024) on soccerway.com Kysil made his official debut as a player of Chornomorets. August 16, 2024 In the 3rd round of the Ukrainian Premier League, playing in Odesa, Chornomorets outlasted Kolos Kovalivka, winning 1–0. Statistics of match Chornomorets – Kolos (16-08-2024) on soccerway.com Caio Gomes made his official debut as a player of Chornomorets. August 21, 2024 In the third preliminary round (1/16) of the 2024–25 Ukrainian Cup, the Sailors played in Lviv against FC Karpaty Lviv and lost 0–3. In this match FC Chornomorets coaches let players play who have little playing time in the matches of UPL or who have not played at all so far. Statistics of match Karpaty – Chornomorets (21-08-2024) on soccerway.com Vichnyi, Khromey, Yanovich, Kaptenko, Timerlan Hryhorchuk and João Neto made their official debut as players of Chornomorets. August 26, 2024 In the 4th round of the Ukrainian Premier League, Chornomorets played in Kyiv Oblast against local club Livyi Bereh and lost 0–1.Statistics of match Livyi Bereh – Chornomorets (26-08-2024) on soccerway.com The match was scheduled to start at 15:30 EET. But in connection with the long-term air alarm, the start of the match was postponed to 17:00 EET. Petryak and Biloshevskyi made their official debut as players of Chornomorets. August 31, 2024 In the 5th round of the Ukrainian Premier League, playing at home, the Sailors lost 1–4 to Polissya Zhytomyr.Statistics of match Chornomorets – Polissya (31-08-2024) on soccerway.com Siheyev made his official debut as a player of Chornomorets.
September 2024 September 7, 2024 Chornomorets won against FC Athletic Odesa 8–1 in a friendly in Odesa. September 14, 2024 In the 6th round of the Ukrainian Premier League, playing at home, the Sailors outlasted Inhulets Petrove 1–0.Statistics of match Chornomorets – Inhulets (14-09-2024) on soccerway.com Oleksandr Pshenychnyuk scored his first club and league goal. Skyba and Latsabidze made their official debut as players of Chornomorets. September 21, 2024 In the 7th round of the Ukrainian Premier League, playing in Odesa, Chornomorets lost 0–1 to Karpaty Lviv.Statistics of match Chornomorets – Karpaty (21-09-2024) on soccerway.com This was the 800th match for the club from Odesa in the Ukrainian top division. September 28, 2024 In the 8th round of the Ukrainian Premier League, playing in Kovalivka, Chornomorets drew LNZ Cherkasy 1–1.Statistics of match LNZ Cherkasy – Chornomorets (28-09-2024) on soccerway.com Aniagboso and Jarju made their official debut as players of Chornomorets. Making his official debut in the Ukrainian Premier League at the age of 20 years 166 days, Aniagboso became the youngest foreign goalkeeper in the Ukrainian national championship.
October 2024 October 4, 2024 In the 9th round of the Ukrainian Premier League, playing at home, the Sailors outlasted Obolon Kyiv, winning 1–0.Statistics of match Chornomorets – Obolon (04-10-2024) on soccerway.com Illya Shevtsov made his official debut as a player of Chornomorets, and scored his first club and league goal. October 12, 2024 Chornomorets lost against Inhulets Petrove 0–1 in a friendly in Odesa. The game took place in the format of 4 halves of 35 minutes each. October 20, 2024 In the 10th round of the Ukrainian Premier League, playing at home, the Sailors drew Veres Rivne 1–1.Statistics of match Chornomorets – Veres (20-10-2024) on soccerway.com October 25, 2024 In the 11th round of the Ukrainian Premier League, playing in Lviv, Chornomorets drew Rukh Lviv 1–1.Statistics of match Rukh – Chornomorets (25-10-2024) on soccerway.com
November 2024 November 2, 2024 In the 12th round of the Ukrainian Premier League, playing in Lviv, the Sailors lost 1–2 to Shakhtar Donetsk.Statistics of match Shakhtar – Chornomorets (02-11-2024) on soccerway.com Artem Habelok scored his first goal for Chornomorets. November 8, 2024 In the 13th round of the Ukrainian Premier League, playing at home, Chornomorets lost 0–1 to Vorskla Poltava.Statistics of match Chornomorets – Vorskla (08-11-2024) on soccerway.com November 16, 2024 The Sailors won against Obolon Kyiv 5–1 in a friendly in Kyiv. The game took place in the format of 4 halves of 35 minutes each. November 23, 2024 In the 14th round of the Ukrainian Premier League, playing in Kyiv Chornomorets lost 1–3 to local side Dynamo. Yevhen Skyba scored his first goal for Chornomorets.Statistics of match Dynamo – Chornomorets (23-11-2024) on soccerway.com
December 2024 December 1, 2024 In the 15th round of the Ukrainian Premier League, playing in Oleksandriya the Sailors lost 0–3 to local side FC Oleksandriya.Statistics of match Oleksandriya – Chornomorets (01-12-2024) on soccerway.com December 7, 2024 In the 16th round of the Ukrainian Premier League, playing at home, Chornomorets lost 1–3 to Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih.Statistics of match Chornomorets – Kryvbas (07-12-2024) on soccerway.com December 14, 2024 In the 17th round of the Ukrainian Premier League, playing in Kyiv the Sailors lost 1–2 to Zorya Luhansk.Statistics of match Zorya – Chornomorets (14-12-2024) on soccerway.com
January 2025 January 23, 2025 Chornomorets won against Dukagjini 2–1 in a friendly in Manavgat, Turkey. January 26, 2025 The Sailors won against Drita 3–1 in a friendly in Belek, Turkey. January 30, 2025 Chornomorets lost against Kisvárda 1–2 in a friendly in Manavgat, Turkey. The Sailors won against Malisheva 1–0 in a friendly in Belek, Turkey.
February 2025 February 4, 2025 Chornomorets won against Fratria 2–1 in a friendly in Manavgat, Turkey. The Sailors lost against Kolkheti-1913 3–4 in a friendly in Manavgat, Turkey. February 8, 2025 Chornomorets drew Csíkszereda 1–1 in a friendly in Belek, Turkey. The Sailors won against Bălți 3–0 in a friendly in Manavgat, Turkey. February 11, 2025 Chornomorets lost against Uzgen 1–4 in a friendly in Manavgat, Turkey. February 12, 2025 The Sailors drew Dila 1–1 in a friendly in Manavgat, Turkey. February 21, 2025 In the 18th round of the Ukrainian Premier League, playing in Kovalivka, Chornomorets outlasted Kolos Kovalivka, winning 2–1.Statistics of match Kolos – Chornomorets (21-02-2025) on soccerway.com Kratov, Ryan, Mustafayev, Bezborodko and made their official debut as players of Chornomorets. Popov scored his first goal as a player of Chornomorets.
March 2025 March 1, 2025 In the 19th round of the Ukrainian Premier League, playing at home, the Sailors lost 0–1 to Livyi Bereh.Statistics of match Chornomorets – Livyi Bereh (01-03-2025) on soccerway.com Kohut and Toirov made their official debut as players of Chornomorets. March 6, 2025 In the 20th round of the Ukrainian Premier League, playing in Zhytomyr, Chornomorets lost 1–3 to Polissya Zhytomyr.Statistics of match Polissya – Chornomorets (06-03-2025) on soccerway.com made his official debut as a player of Chornomorets. March 16, 2025 In the 21st round of the Ukrainian Premier League, playing in Odesa the Sailors lost 0–1 to Inhulets Petrove.Statistics of match Inhulets – Chornomorets (16-03-2025) on soccerway.com March 22, 2025 Chornomorets won against Real Pharma 5–0 in a friendly in Lymanka, Ukraine. There were four times of 30 minutes each. March 23, 2025 The Sailors have announced, the head coach Oleksandr Babych has been fired. March 24, 2025 FC Chornomorets has announced they had appointed Oleksandr Kucher as new head coach. March 30, 2025 In the 22nd round of the Ukrainian Premier League, playing in Lviv, Chornomorets lost 0–4 to Karpaty Lviv. Rakitskyi made his official debut as a player of Chornomorets.Statistics of match Karpaty Lviv – Chornomorets (30-03-2025) on soccerway.com
April 2025 April 5, 2025 In the 23rd round of the Ukrainian Premier League, playing at home, the Sailors outlasted LNZ Cherkasy, winning 1–0.Statistics of match Chornomorets – LNZ Cherkasy (05-04-2025) on soccerway.com April 12, 2025 In the 24th round of the Ukrainian Premier League, playing in Kyiv, Chornomorets lost 0–1 to Obolon Kyiv.Statistics of match Obolon - Chornomorets (12-04-2025) on soccerway.com April 20, 2025 In the 25th round of the Ukrainian Premier League, playing in Rivne, the Sailors lost 1–2 to NK Veres.Statistics of match Veres - Chornomorets (20-04-2025) on soccerway.com April 26, 2025 In the 26th round of the Ukrainian Premier League, playing at home, Chornomorets lost 1–2 to Rukh Lviv.Statistics of match Chornomorets - Rukh (26-04-2025) on soccerway.com
May 2025 May 3, 2025 In the 27th round of the Ukrainian Premier League, playing at home, the Sailors lost 0–3 to Shakhtar Donetsk.Statistics of match Chornomorets - Shakhtar (03-05-2025) on soccerway.com