FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih (2020)

After a year of absence, in 2017 Hirnyk Kryvyi Rih was reestablished and entered the Ukrainian Amateur competition following which it regained professional status for the 2018–19 season.[2]

On 29 July 2020 the president of Hirnyk Kostiantyn Karamanits confirmed that his team would be renamed into Kryvbas before the start of the 2020–21 Ukrainian Second League season.[3] Later it changed to Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih.[4][5][6] The club's rebranding was triggered on petition of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.[7][8][9][10] It is the second time the club was renamed as Kryvbas, previously also were known as Kryvbas-Ruda.

In interview to Artur Valerko in July 2013 right after the original Kryvbas was declared bankrupt, the football historian Vasyl Hnatiuk has foreseen the transition of Hirnyk to Kryvbas.[11] On 20 August 2020 there took place official presentation of the new Kryvbas.[12] At the presentation the Verkhovna Rada People's Deputy of Ukraine Yurii Koriavchenkov explained that the process started back in 2015 when on efforts of fans there was created a public organization "Kryvbas maie buty" (Kryvbas has to be) and Serhiy Mazur asked us at that time members of studio "Kvartal-95" with request to help with revival of Kryvbas.[12] The club's president remained the president of former Hirnyk Kostiantyn Karamanits, vice-president on development of youth football became Serhiy Mazur, vice-president on fans cooperation Vadym Ivashchenko, vice-president of communication and public relations Artem Mykhailichenko, head of board of trustees became Yurii Koriavchenkov.[12] It was also announced the history of Hirnyk did not end and its club's academy will continue to work under the brand of Hirnyk and develop young talents for the main squad of the revived Kryvbas.[12]

The new Kryvbas played its first game against FC Cherkashchyna as part of the 2020–21 Ukrainian Cup and won it 4:2. The game had several spectators[13] and was visited by the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky.[14] During the game some fans spread a banner with a saying "Zelensky three, two, one, shames our Kryvbas".[15][16][17]

The club's school was founded on 1 June 2003. The school provides its pupils aged 3 to 17 with extracurriculum activities in football.

As of 26 September 2023[18][19][20]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  UKR Bohdan Khoma 2 MF  UKR Vyacheslav Ryabov 5 DF  UKR Tymur Stetskov 6 MF  UKR Klim Prykhodko 7 MF  UKR Andriy Ponyedyelnik 8 MF  RWA Djihad Bizimana 9 FW  NIG Daniel Sosah 10 MF  UKR Dmytro Khomchenovskyi (captain) 11 MF  UKR Mykyta Tatarkov 13 DF  UKR Danylo Beskorovaynyi 14 MF  UKR Maksym Lunyov 15 MF  UKR Danylo Honcharuk (on loan from Shakhtar Donetsk) 17 MF  UKR Vladyslav Semotyuk 18 FW  UKR Denys Ustymenko 21 DF  UKR Denys Kuzyk 22 MF  UKR Yuriy Vakulko

No. Pos. Nation Player 23 MF  CRO Hrvoje Ilić 24 MF  UKR Volodymyr Yakimets 27 FW  UKR Roman Debelko 30 GK  UKR Volodymyr Makhankov 33 GK  UKR Andriy Klishchuk 45 DF  UKR Volodymyr Vilivald 55 DF  CMR Yvan Dibango (on loan from Levadia) 77 MF  UKR Zakhar Karpus 78 MF  UKR Oleh Kozhushko 80 MF  GHA Prince Kwabena Adu 86 DF  GHA Konadu Yiadom (on loan from Hearts of Oak) 92 FW  UKR Arseniy Kilyevyi 94 MF  UKR Maksym Zaderaka 97 FW  CIV Jean Morel Poé (on loan from Ismaily) 99 MF  UKR Viktor Bliznichenko (on loan from Dynamo Kyiv)

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 50 DF  UKR Dmytro Semenov

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  UKR Oleksiy Khoblenko (at LNZ Cherkasy until 30 June 2024)