Soviet Union
Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA PDomestic CupEuropeNotes19282nd(Ukraine) finals2101182as Luhansk19354th(Ukraine. Tretya Hrupa)133001126as Luhansk19364th(Ukraine. Druha Hrupa) finals2101472as Voroshilovgradmerged with FC Dynamo LuhanskDzerzhynets Voroshilovgrad / Dzerzhinets Voroshilovgrad, Trudovi Rezervy Voroshilovgrad (from 1950) 19374th(Ukraine. Druha Hrupa)154102161419383rd(Ukraine)11192027931Champions of Ukraine19392nd(Gruppa B)1622831137511919403rd(Ukraine)552217611World War II; club idle19483rd(Ukraine)331949Did not participate19504th(Ukraine. 2 Hrupa)2320145419514th(Ukraine. 1 Hrupa)66033614319523rd(Ukraine)6227875338221953Did not participateAvanhard Voroshilovgrad / Avangard Voroshilovgrad19543rd(Ukraine)5103161321719556143561833111956614527173012195761011862831958814131019515On 5 March 1958 old name of Luhansk was reinstated1959514518162911club idleFC Trudovi Rezervy Luhansk merged with amateur SC Zorya (former Avanhard) under name Zorya LuhanskZorya Luhansk/ Zaria Luhansk19642nd(Klass A. Vtoraya gruppa)4249105251428 finals111436591012Places 1-14 group196523014124362340 finals716835231519Places 1-16 group196613416126331544 finals14220416Final group; Promoted19671st(Klass A. Pervaya gruppa)163681315274229 finals19681338101315234133 finals1969518657191617 finals2 December 1969 the city's name was changed again to Voroshilovgrad11142579179Places 1-14 group19701st(Klass A. Vysshaya gruppa)53210148272534 finals19711st(Vysshaya Liga)43011118292333 finals197213015105523040 finals1973730141Total of 6 games were tied, but five were lost in penalty kicks, while in only one Zorya was victorious.15382629 finalsECR161974143081012324126Runner-up197593010119323731Runner-up1976 Spring16152499248 finals1976 Autumn 1215627121714197793081210282426 finals19789309813384426 finals1979173461117416220Group stageRelegated19802nd(Pervaya Liga)104619819686046Group stage19811546161317445344Group stage198264219914655247Group stage19831342141117666739 finals19842042131118546137 finalsRelegated19853rd(Vtoraya Liga, VI Zona)6261178372529 finals13143389159Ukrainian Championship198622613854026341/64 finals114122029926Ukrainian Champions13201854Promoted19872nd(Pervaya Liga)16421315144660381/64 finals198820421110214459321/64 finalsRelegated19893rd(Vtoraya Liga, VI Zona)4522714119459681/64 finalsUkrainian Championship1990742209137244491/32 finals 4 May 1990 the city's name was changed again to Luhansk1991242265116934571/64 finals1992withdrew from competitions1/32 finals
Ukrainian competitions Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA PDomestic CupEuropeNotes19921st(Vyshcha Liha)12186572323171/16 finals---1992–931530104162646241/8 finals---1993–941434105182446261/8 finals---1994–951634105193570351/16 finals---1995–96183444261680161/16 finals--Relegated1996–972nd(Persha Liha)2042116254384391/32 finals 2nd Stage---1997–981946165255884531/32 finals--Relegated1998–993rd(Druha Liha, Hrupa V)22618265517561/32 finals---1999–0032617274221531/8 finals 2nd League Cup---2000–01530155104935501/8 finals 2nd League Cup---2001–0293415613615151Round 1---2002–0312823236217711/32 finals--Promoted2003–042nd(Persha Liha)1534813132842371/16 finals---2004–0533419965421661/16 finals---2005–0613427617413871/32 finals (forfeit)--Promoted2006–071st(Vyshcha Liha)113097142343341/16 finals---2007–08113094172443341/16 finals---2008–091st(Premier Liha)133087152945311/8 finals---2009–10133077162347281/16 finals---2010–11123079142840301/4 finals---2011–12133068163458261/4 finals---2012–131030107133243371/16 finals---2013–1472811983530421/16 finals---2014–1542613674031421/8 finalsELPlay-off round-2015–164261466512648Runners upELPlay-off round-2016–17Competition was played in two phases. Official final league standings are cumulative from both phases. Zorya competed in the Championship Group in Phase II.332 16 6 10 45 31541/8 finalsELGroup stage-2017–184321110114444431/8 finalsELGroup stage-2018–195321110113934431/2 finalsELPlay-off round-2019–2033217785029581/8 finalsELPlay-off round-2020–213261556442250Runners-upELGroup stage-2021–22 was terminated4 (after 18/30)181134371936Not played after Round of 16ELPlay-off round began on 24.02.2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine2022–233302046613464Not playedCLThird qualifying round-2023–241030711122937321/8 finalsELPlay-off round-2024–25730124143439401/8 finals---2025-26830121084236461/32 finals---2026-27332015461/8 finals--TBD
References