Club was promoted after the Ukrainian Premier League denied Desna Chernihiv who finished in second place a licence to participate in the league, indicating that the club was not able to guarantee for an adequate financing of their infrastructure. Офіційно: Верес виступатиме в УПЛ замість Десни [Official: Veres will participate in the UPL instead of Desna]. ua-football.com (in Ukrainian). UA-Football. 2 June 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2017.