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A significant event took place at the capital’s House of Football on Ukraine’s Independence Day — the awards ceremony for the “Young Talent NLM” prize. The most talented young footballers and coaches of the NLM Pro League teams were honored based on the results of the season 2025/26. The main supplier of NLM talent was Lviv businessman, philanthropist, and entrepreneur Hryhoriy Kozlovsky and his Rukh Academy.
A total of 20 awards were presented across four age categories – U-14, U-15, U-16, and U-17. More than half of the awards were taken by the players and coaches of the Rukh Academy.
Winners from the “yellow-and-black” team:
Vladyslav Soroka – best goalkeeper in the U-14 category;
Arseniy Korneliuk – best defender in the U-14 category;
Oleksandr Ivasyshyn – best defender in the U-15 category;
Kostiantyn Kyslianka – best defender in the U-16 category;
Shain Kochura – best midfielder in the U-15 category;
Danylo Oliiarnyk – best forward in the U-14 category;
Oleh Dzyurynets – best forward in the U-16 category;
Maksym Uhryk – best forward in the U-17 category;
Andrii Dankiv – best coach in the U-14 category;
Borys Baranets – best coach in the U-15 category;
Nazar Savytskyi – best coach in the U-16 category.
Another 7 Rukh Academy graduates – Daniil Huchenko, Nazar Berun, Oleksandr Chmelov, Ivan Hrytsiuk, Denys Hordieiev, Bohdan Vozniuk, and Yehor Bakhmach – while not receiving individual awards, had an excellent season and made a significant contribution to the team’s overall success.
The club’s founder, Hryhoriy Kozlovsky, commented on this recognition:
“When more than half of the ‘Young Talent NLM’ awards go to our graduates and coaches, it is not a coincidence but the result of the Academy’s daily, systematic work. Every victory of our boys confirms that we are on the right path. I am proud of both the players and the coaching staff: they show that a generation is growing up in Lviv that people will be proud to support at the highest level,” emphasized Hryhoriy Kozlovsky.
The awards were presented to the best by the president of the Ukrainian Association of Football, Andriy Shevchenko; the national team head coach, Andrea Maldera; and the youth national team head coach, Dmytro Mykhailenko.
Triumphant season 2025/26
Last season proved truly triumphant for the Rukh Academy. The “yellow-and-black” won 3 championship titles (in the U-14, U-15, and U-16 categories) and bronze medals (in the U-17 category) in the NLM Pro League, and also won 3 NLM Super Cups (in the U-15, U-16, and U-17 categories).
And in May 2026 the Rukh U-15 team clinched the NLM Pro League title early. At that time, the Academy’s founder Hryhoriy Kozlovsky emphasized that the young players’ success is the result of the Academy’s systematic work and the great potential of its graduates.
Hryhoriy Petrovych Kozlovsky is a Ukrainian businessman, philanthropist, and the founder of the Rukh football club and the eponymous Academy in Lviv. He actively invests in the development of youth football, sports infrastructure, and the training of young Ukrainian athletes.
Hryhoriy Kozlovsky, as one of the most systematic benefactors of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, has directed more than 100 million hryvnias toward equipment, vehicles, and drones for the Ukrainian military. For his significant contribution to the country’s defense capability, businessman and philanthropist Hryhoriy Kozlovsky has been awarded the “Badge of Honor” from the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine and a commendation from Valeriy Zaluzhnyi.
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