Following the end of the 2015–16 season it was expelled from the Ukrainian Premier League because of debts to (current and former) players.
However some of its emblems point to a predecessor, SC Rus, founded in 1925, although direct links between the two franchises can barely be traced.
Before the start of the 2011–12 Ukrainian First League season the club renamed itself FC Hoverla-Zakarpattia Uzhhorod.
[4] The team renamed themselves Hoverla prior to the start of the 2012–13 Ukrainian Premier League season.
[3] In their last season the club was deducted nine points due to not complying with decisions of the FFU Control and Disciplinary Committee (CDC).