The Christian Football Club Penuel Kryvyi Rih () is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Kryvyi Rih. It is named after Penuel, a place described in the Hebrew Bible as being not far from Succoth, on the east of the Jordan River and south of the river Jabbok in present-day Jordan, mentioned in the Book of Genesis as the site of Jacob's struggle with the angel.
The club was formed back in 2005.
History Established in 2005 at the cultural and public center "Shelter+", the club itself is not part of any religious institution or denomination.«Пенуэл» Христианский Футбольный Клуб. krivoyrog.detivgorode.ua It builds cooperation with all those for whom football, Christian values, and the development of a healthy young generation are important. Penuel fields several youth and children teams in the Ukrainian Youth Football League. The club has rebuilt the old stadium of the local mine that the club bought from the State Property Fund of Ukraine.
In 2024, in an interview with "Ukrainskyi futbol", the president of CFC Penuel Yuliy Morozov explained that the club was created on the initiative of Andriy Trypolskyi, who at the age of 21 received an injury and was forced to give up his professional football career.«Пенуел – зустріч з Богом лицем до лиця»: Юлій Морозов – про 100 пожертв, футболістів в IT і Зеленського. ukrfootball.ua. 8 March 2024Трипольский Андрей Викторович. footballfakts.ru About five years later, his team was adopted by the charity fund Shelter+.
In 2018–2022, Penuel participated every year in the league competitions of the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, "Super League". In 2021–22, the club was quite successful at the Ukrainian First League U-19 Championship, which was interrupted due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Since 2022, Penuel has participated in competitions of AAFU (amateur association). Despite placing close to the bottom of its group, the club was admitted to the 2025–26 Ukrainian Second League.
League and cup history {|class="wikitable" ! Season ! Div. ! Pos. ! Pl. ! W ! D ! L ! GS ! GA ! P !Domestic Cup !colspan=2|Europe !Notes |-bgcolor=SteelBlue |align=center|2023–24 |align=center|4th(Amateur League) |align=center|9 |align=center|16 |align=center|2 |align=center|0 |align=center|14 |align=center|7 |align=center|45 |align=center|6 |align=center|- |align=center|- |align=center|- |align=center|- |-bgcolor=SteelBlue |align=center|2024–25 |align=center|4th(Amateur League:Group 2) |align=center|8 |align=center|18 |align=center|5 |align=center|3 |align=center|10 |align=center|24 |align=center|34 |align=center|18 |align=center|- |align=center|- |align=center|- |align=center bgcolor=lightgreen|Admission to Ukrainian Second League |-bgcolor=PowderBlue |align=center|2025–26 |align=center rowspan=2|3th (Second League:Group B) |align=center|10 |align=center|30 |align=center|3 |align=center|8 |align=center|19 |align=center|27 |align=center|64 |align=center|17 |align=center|Round of 64 (1/32) |align=center|- |align=center|- |align=center|- |-bgcolor=PowderBlue |align=center|2026–27 |align=center|7 |align=center|5 |align=center|1 |align=center|1 |align=center|3 |align=center|4 |align=center|8 |align=center|4 |align=center|Round of 64 (1/32) |align=center|- |align=center|- |align=center|TBD
References
External links Profile at AAFU. www.aafu.org.ua Profile at Shelter+. shelter-plus.com Profile at AFDO. afdo.com.ua