The first recorded team from Karlivka in Ukrainian republican football competitions appeared at the 1951 Football Championship of the Ukrainian SSR where among 10 teams in its group it placed second to the last.

The list of previous football teams from Karlivka that competed at republican level The club was formed in 2011 as FC Karlivka and competed in amateur competitions including the Poltava oblast.

The club forged a tie with FC Poltava after the senior club was promoted to the Ukrainian First League in 2012 the main club entered the team as a Reserve team into the Ukrainian Second League competition for the 2012–13 season.

[1] The club play their home games at the main club's training facilities in the town of Karlivka which is located approximately 50 kilometres (31 mi) from Poltava.

[2] Prior to the start of the 2013–14 Ukrainian Second League season the club severed its ties with FC Poltava as their Reserve team and reregistered with the PFL as FC Karlivka.