FC Metalist-2 Kharkiv was a Ukrainian

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team based in

Kharkiv Kharkiv, also known as Kharkov, is the second-largest List of cities in Ukraine, city in Ukraine.

, Ukraine. The club has been featured regularly in the Ukrainian Second Division it serves as a junior team for the

FC Metalist Kharkiv Football Club Metalist Kharkiv, also known as Football Club Metalist Kharkov or FC Metalist Kharkov ( ), is a Ukrainian professional Association football, football club based in Kharkiv that plays in the Ukrainian First League during the 2023– ...

franchise. Like most tributary teams, the best players are sent up to the senior team, meanwhile developing other players for further call-ups. The

FC Avanhard Merefa FC Metalist-2 Kharkiv was a Ukrainian football team based in Kharkiv, Ukraine. The club has been featured regularly in the Ukrainian Second Division it serves as a junior team for the FC Metalist Kharkiv franchise. Like most tributary teams, the ...

that represented the Kharkiv Glass Factory was promoted to the

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. After bankruptcy of the factory, the club was merged with

and moved to

Kharkiv Kharkiv, also known as Kharkov, is the second-largest List of cities in Ukraine, city in Ukraine.

initially as Avanhard-Metalist Kharkiv. The next season the club was officially renamed into Metalist-2 Kharkiv. With introduction of competitions for reserves teams of the Higher League and placing 14th out of 15 team in the Second League competition, the team was withdrawn out of the league.

League history

{{DEFAULTSORT:Metalist-2 Kharkiv, fc FC Metalist Kharkiv Metalist-2 Kharkiv Association football clubs established in 1997 Association football clubs disestablished in 2005 1997 establishments in Ukraine 2005 disestablishments in Ukraine Metalist-2 Kharkiv Football clubs in Kharkiv