Ukrainian Premier League 2008-09
Encyclopedia
The 2008–09 Ukrainian Premier League
season was the eighteenth since its establishment. Shakhtar Donetsk were the defending champions, having won their fourth league title. The season began on 16 July 2008 with a scoreless draw between Tavriya
and Dnipro
. The last round of matches were played on 26 May 2009. A total of sixteen teams participated in the league; fourteen of them had contested in the 2007–08 season
while the remaining two were promoted from the Persha Liha.
Vorskla Poltava's Ahmed Yanuzi scored the first goal of the tournament on 18 July 2008 in the 72nd minute of an away match against FC Kharkiv
. Dynamo Kyiv won their title several games before the end of the season after a home win against Tavriya Simferopol. Dynamo finished with a fifteen point lead over the defending champions and current runners-up Shakhtar Donetsk.
and Zakarpattya Uzhhorod were demoted to Ukrainian First League
after the 2007–08 season for finishing in 15th and 16th place respectively. They were replaced by First League champions FC Illichivets Mariupol
and runners-up FC Lviv
.
Additional Notes
played in Sumy
, because Dynamo Stadium
in Kharkiv which was recently bought by the club requires major renovations. The club returned to their home ground in April for their 24th Round game against Tavriya. FC Arsenal Kyiv
, who also has a chronic problem with obtaining its own home ground, shared three stadiums in the first half of the season. Initially allowed to play at Lobanovsky Dynamo Stadium
, Arsenal was forced to seek another home venue during its times financial hardship. Arsenal was spotted by FC Obolon Kyiv
that let the club utilize the Obolon Stadium
. As the problem continues to be unresolved with Arsenal's home field, they could possibly relocate from Kiev, with some speculations of moving to Sumy Oblast
.
FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
has moved this season to the newly built Dnipro Stadium
, but still played some of its games at Meteor
time to time. Also FC Shakhtar Donetsk
plans to move to the newly built Donbas Arena once it is completely built. FC Chornomorets Odessa
, due to renovations at Chornomorets Stadium played its games in the second half of the season at Spartak Stadium
.
Newly promoted FC Lviv
decided to use Ukraina Stadium
expecting to attract extra fans in Lviv
. However, economic factors as well as poor performances and lack of support in the area the club decided after the winter break to return back to their original home ground Kniazha Arena
in Dobromyl
. After one home game in atrocious conditions in early spring which damaged the pitch the club was forced to look to other venues (including Avanhard Stadium
in Lutsk
and Bannikov Stadium
in Kiev). Late in April FC Lviv returned for home fixtures at Kniazha Arena.
Note: Players in italic are those whose playing position is uncertain.
Ukrainian Premier League
The Ukrainian Premier League is the highest division of Ukrainian annual football championship. As the Supreme League it was founded in 1991 after the fold of the Soviet Union's Vysshaya Liga. In 2008 it was reformed into a more autonomous entity of the Football Federation of Ukraine and changed...
season was the eighteenth since its establishment. Shakhtar Donetsk were the defending champions, having won their fourth league title. The season began on 16 July 2008 with a scoreless draw between Tavriya
SC Tavriya Simferopol
SC Tavriya Simferopol is a football club from Simferopol, Crimea, which plays in the Ukrainian Premier League. Tavriya is Crimea's most successful football club and is the winner of the very first Ukrainian Premier League, making them one out of 3 teams that have ever held this title.- History...
and Dnipro
FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
Football Club Dnipro is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Dnipropetrovsk.-BRIT:The club's franchise traces its history all the way back when the first team that was formed in 1918 by the Petrovsky factory and was called as BRIT . The team participated in the regional competition...
. The last round of matches were played on 26 May 2009. A total of sixteen teams participated in the league; fourteen of them had contested in the 2007–08 season
Ukrainian Premier League 2007-08
The 2007–08 Ukrainian Premier League season is the seventeenth since its establishment. This season competition was sponsored by Biola which became the title sponsor of the League for the season. It began on July 17, 2007, and ended on May 18, 2008...
while the remaining two were promoted from the Persha Liha.
Vorskla Poltava's Ahmed Yanuzi scored the first goal of the tournament on 18 July 2008 in the 72nd minute of an away match against FC Kharkiv
FC Kharkiv
FC Kharkiv was a professional football club based in Kharkiv, Ukraine.After 2009–10 Ukrainian First League season the club was relegated to the Ukrainian Second League...
. Dynamo Kyiv won their title several games before the end of the season after a home win against Tavriya Simferopol. Dynamo finished with a fifteen point lead over the defending champions and current runners-up Shakhtar Donetsk.
Team changes from previous season
FC Naftovyk-Ukrnafta OkhtyrkaFC Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka
FC Naftovyk Okhtyrka is a Ukrainian football club based in Okhtyrka, Ukraine, where it was founded in 1980.-History:Naftovyk Okhtyrka took part in the first Ukrainian Premier League season in 1992, after being initially chosen to participate for being the Ukrainian SSR Champion in 1991...
and Zakarpattya Uzhhorod were demoted to Ukrainian First League
Ukrainian First League
The Persha Liha or Ukrainian First League is a football league in Ukraine and the second tier of national football competitions. Members of the league also participate in the Ukrainian Cup...
after the 2007–08 season for finishing in 15th and 16th place respectively. They were replaced by First League champions FC Illichivets Mariupol
FC Illychivets Mariupol
FC Illichivets Mariupol is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Mariupol.-Quick overview:The team was previously called FC Metalurh Mariupol. FC Metalurh Mariupol changed its name to Illichivets during the winter break of the 2002–2003 season...
and runners-up FC Lviv
FC Lviv
FC Lviv is a Ukrainian football team based in Dobromyl, Ukraine. After participating in the Ukrainian Premier League 2008–09 season they were relegated to the Ukrainian First League.- FC Lviv :...
.
Qualification to European competitions for 2009–10
- Dynamo Kyiv qualified for the UEFA Champions LeagueUEFA Champions League 2009–10The 2009–10 UEFA Champions League was the 55th season of Europe's premier club football tournament and the 18th under the current UEFA Champions League format. The final was played on 22 May 2010, at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, home ground of Real Madrid, in Madrid, Spain. The final was won by...
after Round 25 and were crowned Ukrainian champions two rounds later. As a consequence, they will enter the Champions League directly at the group stage.
- Shakhtar Donetsk also qualified for the UEFA Champions League after Round 28. They will enter the competition in the third qualifying round.
- After Round 28, Metalist Kharkiv and Vorskla Poltava qualified for the UEFA Europa League; Metalurh Donetsk gained access after Round 30. The exact distribution of the three Ukrainian Europa League spots will be dependent on the outcome of the Ukrainian Cup 2008–09 final, which will be played between Shakhtar and Vorskla.
- Vorskla Poltava as Ukrainian Cup winners, enter the Europa league play-off round with Metalist entering the third and Metalurh entering the second qualifying round.
League table
Results
Additional Notes
- The game was played in LutskLutskLutsk is a city located by the Styr River in northwestern Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Volyn Oblast and the administrative center of the surrounding Lutskyi Raion within the oblast...
as the Lviv's home ground was temporarily suspended due to its poor pitch conditions (see Stadiums). - The game was played in KievKievKiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....
.
Round by Round
The following table is a historic representation of the team's position in the standings after the completion of each round.Top scorers
| # | Scorer | Goals (Pen.) | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Oleksandr KovpakOleksandr Kovpak Oleksandr Kovpak is an Ukrainian footballer who plays as a forward for Arsenal Kyiv in the Ukrainian Premier League.- Career :He moved to Tavriya in the winter of 2005 from Dnipro Cherkassy.... |
17 (6) | Tavriya Simferopol SC Tavriya Simferopol SC Tavriya Simferopol is a football club from Simferopol, Crimea, which plays in the Ukrainian Premier League. Tavriya is Crimea's most successful football club and is the winner of the very first Ukrainian Premier League, making them one out of 3 teams that have ever held this title.- History... |
| 2 |  Ismaël BangouraIsmaël Bangoura Ismaël Bangoura is a Guinean football striker who currently plays for Al Nasr SC and the Guinea national team. His favourite position is striker. Also, Bangoura has played as a winger and attacking midfielder.-Early career:... |
13 (1) | Dynamo Kyiv FC Dynamo Kyiv FC Dynamo Kyiv is a professional football club based in the Ukrainian capital city of Kyiv. Founded in 1927, the club currently participates in the Ukrainian Premier League and has spent its entire history in the top league of Soviet and later Ukrainian football... |
| Oleksandr Aliev |
13 (3) | Dynamo Kyiv FC Dynamo Kyiv FC Dynamo Kyiv is a professional football club based in the Ukrainian capital city of Kyiv. Founded in 1927, the club currently participates in the Ukrainian Premier League and has spent its entire history in the top league of Soviet and later Ukrainian football... |
|
| 4 |  Jackson Coelho |
11 (1) | Metalist Kharkiv FC Metalist Kharkiv FC Metalist Kharkiv is a Ukrainian professional football club based in Kharkiv. It competes in the Ukrainian Premier League, the highest football level in the country. Founded in 1925, the team worked its way up the rungs of the Soviet football system, eventually being promoted to the Soviet Top... |
| 5 | Serhiy Kuznetsov Serhiy Kuznetsov (1982) Serhiy Kuznetsov is a professional Ukrainian football forward. Last time he played on loan for FC Alania Vladikavkaz. Kuznetsov, began his footballing career in the Hungarian club Ferencváros, the club his father, also Serhiy Kuznetsov, joined in 1991 from Chornomorets... |
10 | Karpaty Lviv FC Karpaty Lviv FC Karpaty Lviv is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Lviv. Named after the Carpathian Mountains, they are one of perennial mid-table clubs in Ukraine.-Early years :... |
 Parid XhihaniParid Xhihani Parid Xhihani is a professional Albanian football midfielder who plays for KS Kastrioti Krujë. During the 2008–09 summer transfer season, he transferred to Zorya in the Ukrainian Premier League from Albanian Premier League side KS Besa Kavajë.- External links :* *... |
10 | Zorya Luhansk FC Zorya Luhansk FC Zorya Luhansk , formerly known as Zorya Voroshilovgrad and Zorya-MALS, is a Ukrainian football team. Zorya Luhansk is based in the city of Luhansk , Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine.-History:... |
|
| Artem Milevsky |
10 (1) | Dynamo Kyiv FC Dynamo Kyiv FC Dynamo Kyiv is a professional football club based in the Ukrainian capital city of Kyiv. Founded in 1927, the club currently participates in the Ukrainian Premier League and has spent its entire history in the top league of Soviet and later Ukrainian football... |
|
| 8 |  Tiberiu GhioaneTiberiu Ghioane Tiberiu Ghioane is a retired Romanian footballer. He played most of his career for Dynamo Kyiv as a central midfielder before retiring from football on July 2011.-Honours:Dynamo Kyiv:... |
9 | Dynamo Kyiv FC Dynamo Kyiv FC Dynamo Kyiv is a professional football club based in the Ukrainian capital city of Kyiv. Founded in 1927, the club currently participates in the Ukrainian Premier League and has spent its entire history in the top league of Soviet and later Ukrainian football... |
| 9 | Oleksandr Kosyrin Oleksandr Kosyrin Oleksandr Mykhaylovych Kosyrin is a professional footballer currently playing for FC Dniester Ovidiopol. He is also a member of the Ukrainian national football team.-Club career:... |
8 | Chornomorets Odessa FC Chornomorets Odessa FC Chornomorets Odesa is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Odessa. The club's home ground is the 34,164 Chornomorets Stadium opened in 1935 and rebuilt in 2011. During the reconstruction , the team played in the 4,610 Spartak Stadium... |
| Marko Dević Marko Devic Marko Dević is a Serbian-Ukrainian footballer playing for Metalist Kharkiv initially as an attacking midfielder and later as a forward.-Serbia:... |
8 (2) | Metalist Kharkiv FC Metalist Kharkiv FC Metalist Kharkiv is a Ukrainian professional football club based in Kharkiv. It competes in the Ukrainian Premier League, the highest football level in the country. Founded in 1925, the team worked its way up the rungs of the Soviet football system, eventually being promoted to the Soviet Top... |
|
 Ricardo FernandesRicardo Ribeiro Fernandes Ricardo Ribeiro Fernandes is a Portuguese footballer who plays for FC Metalurh Donetsk in Ukraine, as an attacking midfielder.-Club career:... |
8 (6) | Metalurh Donetsk FC Metalurh Donetsk FC Metalurh Donetsk is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Donetsk. The club currently plays in the Ukrainian Premier League.- Pre-history :... |
Stadiums
FC KharkivFC Kharkiv
FC Kharkiv was a professional football club based in Kharkiv, Ukraine.After 2009–10 Ukrainian First League season the club was relegated to the Ukrainian Second League...
played in Sumy
Sumy
* 1897 - 70.53% Ukrainians, 24.1% Russians, 2.6% Jewish, 2.67% others* 1926 - 80.7% Ukrainians, 11.8% Russians, 5.5% Jewish, 2% others* 1959 - 79% Ukrainians, 20% Russians, 1% others...
, because Dynamo Stadium
Dynamo Stadium (Kharkiv)
Dynamo Stadium in Kharkiv, Ukraine was most recently the home of FC Kharkiv, an association football club.-History:The stadium was built in 1931 and was used by teams from Kharkiv in the Soviet Championship, including FC Dynamo Kharkiv and FC Lokomotyv Kharkiv.The stadium was damaged during...
in Kharkiv which was recently bought by the club requires major renovations. The club returned to their home ground in April for their 24th Round game against Tavriya. FC Arsenal Kyiv
FC Arsenal Kyiv
FC Arsenal Kyiv is a professional football club from the Ukrainian capital of Kiev.-History:In the 1950s, a different club under the same name Arsenal Kyiv won the 1958 Ukrainian SSR Championship. However in 1963 the club was renamed to "Temp Kyiv". In 1964 the club was replaced by FC Dynamo-2 Kyiv...
, who also has a chronic problem with obtaining its own home ground, shared three stadiums in the first half of the season. Initially allowed to play at Lobanovsky Dynamo Stadium
Lobanovsky Dynamo Stadium
Dynamo Stadium named after Valeriy Lobanovskiy is a football stadium in Kiev, Ukraine. It is currently used for football matches, and is the home of FC Dynamo Kyiv...
, Arsenal was forced to seek another home venue during its times financial hardship. Arsenal was spotted by FC Obolon Kyiv
FC Obolon Kyiv
FC Obolon Kyiv is a Ukrainian professional football club based in Kiev . It plays home matches at Obolon Arena. Its home colors are green shirts and white shorts; while its away uniforms are white shirts and green shorts. They also have an all yellow kit as backup...
that let the club utilize the Obolon Stadium
Obolon Stadium
Obolon Arena is football stadium in the city of Kiev, Ukraine.It is the home ground of FC Obolon Kyiv.The stadium is located in the northern fringes of the city, close to the Kiev Metro railway station Heroiv Dnipra....
. As the problem continues to be unresolved with Arsenal's home field, they could possibly relocate from Kiev, with some speculations of moving to Sumy Oblast
Sumy Oblast
Sumy Oblast is an oblast in the northeastern part of Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Sumy.Other important cities within the oblast include Konotop, Okhtyrka, Romny, and Shostka....
.
FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
Football Club Dnipro is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Dnipropetrovsk.-BRIT:The club's franchise traces its history all the way back when the first team that was formed in 1918 by the Petrovsky factory and was called as BRIT . The team participated in the regional competition...
has moved this season to the newly built Dnipro Stadium
Dnipro Stadium
Dnipro Stadium is a football stadium in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine. It is mostly for football matches and hosts the homes matches of FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk. The stadium has a capacity of 31,003 people...
, but still played some of its games at Meteor
Stadium Meteor
Stadium Meteor was a multi-purpose stadium in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine. It was used mostly for football matches, and was the home of FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk. The stadium can hold 24,381 people. Currently its tenant, Dnipro was relocated to Dnipro Stadium after a long spell at this...
time to time. Also FC Shakhtar Donetsk
FC Shakhtar Donetsk
FC Shakhtar Donetsk is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Donetsk. Shakhtar has appeared in several European competitions and currently is often a participant of the UEFA Champions League. The club became the first Ukrainian club to win the UEFA Cup in 2009, the last year...
plans to move to the newly built Donbas Arena once it is completely built. FC Chornomorets Odessa
FC Chornomorets Odessa
FC Chornomorets Odesa is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Odessa. The club's home ground is the 34,164 Chornomorets Stadium opened in 1935 and rebuilt in 2011. During the reconstruction , the team played in the 4,610 Spartak Stadium...
, due to renovations at Chornomorets Stadium played its games in the second half of the season at Spartak Stadium
Spartak Stadium (Odessa)
Spartak Stadium is multi-functional stadium in the city of Odessa, Ukraine.It is the home ground of rugby club Kredo-63, and also the temporary home ground of Chornomorets of the Ukraine Premier League while their home stadium is under reconstruction for Euro 2012.The stadium was opened in 1928 as...
.
Newly promoted FC Lviv
FC Lviv
FC Lviv is a Ukrainian football team based in Dobromyl, Ukraine. After participating in the Ukrainian Premier League 2008–09 season they were relegated to the Ukrainian First League.- FC Lviv :...
decided to use Ukraina Stadium
Ukraina Stadium
Ukraina Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Lviv, Ukraine. It is currently used mostly for football matches, and is the home of FC Karpaty Lviv. "Ukraina" is also an alternative stadium for the Ukraine national football team where it played several of its qualification games for various...
expecting to attract extra fans in Lviv
Lviv
Lviv is a city in western Ukraine. The city is regarded as one of the main cultural centres of today's Ukraine and historically has also been a major Polish and Jewish cultural center, as Poles and Jews were the two main ethnicities of the city until the outbreak of World War II and the following...
. However, economic factors as well as poor performances and lack of support in the area the club decided after the winter break to return back to their original home ground Kniazha Arena
Kniazha Arena (Dobromyl)
Lofort Arena, formerly Kniazha Arena is football stadium in the city of Dobromyl, Lvivska Oblast in Ukraine. It is the home ground of FC Lviv of the Ukrainian First League. The stadium was originally funded and owned by the insurance and brokerage firm "Kniazha" which use to own the football club...
in Dobromyl
Dobromyl
Dobromyl is a city in Lviv Oblast, Ukraine. It is located at around , some 5 kilometers to the border with Poland. Population: 5,000 ....
. After one home game in atrocious conditions in early spring which damaged the pitch the club was forced to look to other venues (including Avanhard Stadium
Avanhard Stadium (Lutsk)
Avanhard Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Lutsk, Ukraine. It is currently used mostly for football matches, and is the home of FC Volyn Lutsk. The stadium holds 12,080 people and opened in 1960....
in Lutsk
Lutsk
Lutsk is a city located by the Styr River in northwestern Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Volyn Oblast and the administrative center of the surrounding Lutskyi Raion within the oblast...
and Bannikov Stadium
Bannikov Stadium
The Educational-Training Complex of the Ukrainian Football Federation named after – Victor Maksymovych Bannikov, is a small football stadium located close to Respublikansky Stadium in Kiev, Ukraine....
in Kiev). Late in April FC Lviv returned for home fixtures at Kniazha Arena.
List of home stadiums
| Rank | Stadium | Capacity | Club | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dnipro Stadium Dnipro Stadium Dnipro Stadium is a football stadium in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine. It is mostly for football matches and hosts the homes matches of FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk. The stadium has a capacity of 31,003 people... |
31,003 | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Football Club Dnipro is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Dnipropetrovsk.-BRIT:The club's franchise traces its history all the way back when the first team that was formed in 1918 by the Petrovsky factory and was called as BRIT . The team participated in the regional competition... |
Moved from Stadium Meteor Stadium Meteor Stadium Meteor was a multi-purpose stadium in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine. It was used mostly for football matches, and was the home of FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk. The stadium can hold 24,381 people. Currently its tenant, Dnipro was relocated to Dnipro Stadium after a long spell at this... (12 games) |
| 2 | Metalurh Stadium Metalurh Stadium Stadion Metalurh is a multi-purpose stadium in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine. It is currently used mostly for football matches, and is the home of FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih. The stadium holds 29,734 people.... |
29,783 | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Kryvyi Rih. The club currently plays in Ukrainian Premier League and is based in the Metalurh Stadium, which seats 29,734.... |
|
| 3 | Ukraina Stadium Ukraina Stadium Ukraina Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Lviv, Ukraine. It is currently used mostly for football matches, and is the home of FC Karpaty Lviv. "Ukraina" is also an alternative stadium for the Ukraine national football team where it played several of its qualification games for various... |
28,051 | Karpaty Lviv FC Karpaty Lviv FC Karpaty Lviv is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Lviv. Named after the Carpathian Mountains, they are one of perennial mid-table clubs in Ukraine.-Early years :... |
Stadium under renovations |
| 4 | RSK Olimpiyskiy Lokomotiv Stadium (Donetsk) RSK Olimpiyskyi is a multi-purpose stadium in Donetsk, Ukraine, owned by Shakhtar Donetsk. The stadium's maximum capacity is 25,678, and it is used exclusively for football matches. After its reconstruction in 2003, the stadium was also host to Shakhtar's city-rivals, FC Metalurh Donetsk... |
25,831 | Shakhtar Donetsk FC Shakhtar Donetsk FC Shakhtar Donetsk is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Donetsk. Shakhtar has appeared in several European competitions and currently is often a participant of the UEFA Champions League. The club became the first Ukrainian club to win the UEFA Cup in 2009, the last year... |
|
| 5 | Vorskla Stadium Vorskla Stadium Oleksiy Butovsky Vorskla Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Poltava, Ukraine. It is currently used mostly for football matches, and is the home of FC Vorskla Poltava. The stadium holds 24,795 people. It was built in 1974 and has undergone several reconstructions after, most notably in 2000,... |
25,000 | Vorskla Poltava FC Vorskla Poltava FC Vorskla Poltava ,is a professional football team which plays in the Ukrainian Premier League and represents the city of Poltava.- History :... |
|
| 6 | OSK Metalist Metalist Stadium Oblast Sports Complex "Metalist" , commonly known as Metalist Stadium , is a multi-use stadium in Kharkov, Ukraine. It is currently used chiefly for football matches and is the home of FC Metalist Kharkiv... |
22,757 | Metalist Kharkiv FC Metalist Kharkiv FC Metalist Kharkiv is a Ukrainian professional football club based in Kharkiv. It competes in the Ukrainian Premier League, the highest football level in the country. Founded in 1925, the team worked its way up the rungs of the Soviet football system, eventually being promoted to the Soviet Top... |
Stadium under renovations |
| 7 | Avanhard Stadium Avanhard Stadium (Lutsk) Avanhard Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Lutsk, Ukraine. It is currently used mostly for football matches, and is the home of FC Volyn Lutsk. The stadium holds 12,080 people and opened in 1960.... |
22,320 | Zorya Luhansk FC Zorya Luhansk FC Zorya Luhansk , formerly known as Zorya Voroshilovgrad and Zorya-MALS, is a Ukrainian football team. Zorya Luhansk is based in the city of Luhansk , Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine.-History:... |
|
| 8 | Lokomotiv Stadium Lokomotiv Stadium (Tavriya) Lokomotiv Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Simferopol, Ukraine. It is currently used mostly for football matches, and is the home of SC Tavriya Simferopol. The stadium holds 19,978 people and was built in 1967 and renovated in 2004.... |
19,978 | Tavriya Simferopol SC Tavriya Simferopol SC Tavriya Simferopol is a football club from Simferopol, Crimea, which plays in the Ukrainian Premier League. Tavriya is Crimea's most successful football club and is the winner of the very first Ukrainian Premier League, making them one out of 3 teams that have ever held this title.- History... |
|
| 9 | Lobanovsky Dynamo Stadium Lobanovsky Dynamo Stadium Dynamo Stadium named after Valeriy Lobanovskiy is a football stadium in Kiev, Ukraine. It is currently used for football matches, and is the home of FC Dynamo Kyiv... |
16,873 | Dynamo Kyiv FC Dynamo Kyiv FC Dynamo Kyiv is a professional football club based in the Ukrainian capital city of Kyiv. Founded in 1927, the club currently participates in the Ukrainian Premier League and has spent its entire history in the top league of Soviet and later Ukrainian football... Arsenal Kyiv FC Arsenal Kyiv FC Arsenal Kyiv is a professional football club from the Ukrainian capital of Kiev.-History:In the 1950s, a different club under the same name Arsenal Kyiv won the 1958 Ukrainian SSR Championship. However in 1963 the club was renamed to "Temp Kyiv". In 1964 the club was replaced by FC Dynamo-2 Kyiv... |
Temporarily leased to FC Arsenal |
| 10 | Illichivets Stadium Illychivets Stadium Illichivets Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Mariupol, Ukraine. It is currently used mostly for football matches, and is the home of Illichivets. The stadium holds 12,680 people. Often the stadium is being utilize by the national women's football team.... |
12,680 | Illichivets Mariupol FC Illychivets Mariupol FC Illichivets Mariupol is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Mariupol.-Quick overview:The team was previously called FC Metalurh Mariupol. FC Metalurh Mariupol changed its name to Illichivets during the winter break of the 2002–2003 season... |
|
| 11 | Slavutych Arena | 11,983 | Metalurh Zaporizhya FC Metalurh Zaporizhya FC Metalurh Zaporizhya is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Zaporizhia. The club has always been in the top league, since the first season in 1992 until the season 2010/11 when it took the last position and was relegated to the Ukrainian First League.- Early years :The... |
|
| 12 | Dynamo Stadium (Kharkiv) Dynamo Stadium (Kharkiv) Dynamo Stadium in Kharkiv, Ukraine was most recently the home of FC Kharkiv, an association football club.-History:The stadium was built in 1931 and was used by teams from Kharkiv in the Soviet Championship, including FC Dynamo Kharkiv and FC Lokomotyv Kharkiv.The stadium was damaged during... |
9,000 | FC Kharkiv FC Kharkiv FC Kharkiv was a professional football club based in Kharkiv, Ukraine.After 2009–10 Ukrainian First League season the club was relegated to the Ukrainian Second League... |
FC Kharkiv played only its last four games (all lost) |
| 13 | Metalurh Stadium Metalurh Stadium (Donetsk) Metalurh Stadium is a football-only stadium in Donetsk, Ukraine. It is currently used for football matches, and is the new home of FC Metalurh Donetsk. The stadium's official maximum capacity is 5,094. It is not qualified to host UEFA competitions, therefore the team leases Shakhtar Stadium, for... |
5,300 | Metalurh Donetsk FC Metalurh Donetsk FC Metalurh Donetsk is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Donetsk. The club currently plays in the Ukrainian Premier League.- Pre-history :... |
|
| 14 | Spartak Stadium Spartak Stadium (Odessa) Spartak Stadium is multi-functional stadium in the city of Odessa, Ukraine.It is the home ground of rugby club Kredo-63, and also the temporary home ground of Chornomorets of the Ukraine Premier League while their home stadium is under reconstruction for Euro 2012.The stadium was opened in 1928 as... |
5,000 | Chornomorets Odessa FC Chornomorets Odessa FC Chornomorets Odesa is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Odessa. The club's home ground is the 34,164 Chornomorets Stadium opened in 1935 and rebuilt in 2011. During the reconstruction , the team played in the 4,610 Spartak Stadium... |
Chornomorets secondary home ground. |
| 15 | Kniazha Arena Kniazha Arena (Dobromyl) Lofort Arena, formerly Kniazha Arena is football stadium in the city of Dobromyl, Lvivska Oblast in Ukraine. It is the home ground of FC Lviv of the Ukrainian First League. The stadium was originally funded and owned by the insurance and brokerage firm "Kniazha" which use to own the football club... |
3,220 | FC Lviv FC Lviv FC Lviv is a Ukrainian football team based in Dobromyl, Ukraine. After participating in the Ukrainian Premier League 2008–09 season they were relegated to the Ukrainian First League.- FC Lviv :... |
FC Lviv's home ground in Dobromyl Dobromyl Dobromyl is a city in Lviv Oblast, Ukraine. It is located at around , some 5 kilometers to the border with Poland. Population: 5,000 .... |
Auxiliary or former home stadiums
| Rank | Stadium | Capacity | Club | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chornomorets Stadium | 34,362 | Chornomorets Odessa FC Chornomorets Odessa FC Chornomorets Odesa is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Odessa. The club's home ground is the 34,164 Chornomorets Stadium opened in 1935 and rebuilt in 2011. During the reconstruction , the team played in the 4,610 Spartak Stadium... |
Home ground for the first half (9 games) |
| 2 | Yuvileiny Stadium (Sumy) Yuvileiny Stadium Stadion Yuvileiny is a football-only stadium located at 9 Gagarin street, Sumy, Ukraine 40030. The stadium comprises an area of .Stadion Yuvileiny is currently used mostly for football matches, and is the previous home of the now-defunct FC Spartak Sumy. The ownership of the stadium currently... |
29,300 | FC Kharkiv FC Kharkiv FC Kharkiv was a professional football club based in Kharkiv, Ukraine.After 2009–10 Ukrainian First League season the club was relegated to the Ukrainian Second League... |
FC Kharkiv lease until April 2009 (11 games) |
| 3 | Ukraina Stadium Ukraina Stadium Ukraina Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Lviv, Ukraine. It is currently used mostly for football matches, and is the home of FC Karpaty Lviv. "Ukraina" is also an alternative stadium for the Ukraine national football team where it played several of its qualification games for various... |
28,051 | FC Lviv FC Lviv FC Lviv is a Ukrainian football team based in Dobromyl, Ukraine. After participating in the Ukrainian Premier League 2008–09 season they were relegated to the Ukrainian First League.- FC Lviv :... |
Lent to FC Lviv in the first half. |
| 4 | Stadium Meteor Stadium Meteor Stadium Meteor was a multi-purpose stadium in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine. It was used mostly for football matches, and was the home of FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk. The stadium can hold 24,381 people. Currently its tenant, Dnipro was relocated to Dnipro Stadium after a long spell at this... |
24,381 | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Football Club Dnipro is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Dnipropetrovsk.-BRIT:The club's franchise traces its history all the way back when the first team that was formed in 1918 by the Petrovsky factory and was called as BRIT . The team participated in the regional competition... |
Played only first three games |
| 5 | Avanhard Stadium Avanhard Stadium (Lutsk) Avanhard Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Lutsk, Ukraine. It is currently used mostly for football matches, and is the home of FC Volyn Lutsk. The stadium holds 12,080 people and opened in 1960.... |
11,574 | FC Lviv FC Lviv FC Lviv is a Ukrainian football team based in Dobromyl, Ukraine. After participating in the Ukrainian Premier League 2008–09 season they were relegated to the Ukrainian First League.- FC Lviv :... |
Lent to FC Lviv for a single game |
| 6 | Dynamo Stadium (Kharkiv) Dynamo Stadium (Kharkiv) Dynamo Stadium in Kharkiv, Ukraine was most recently the home of FC Kharkiv, an association football club.-History:The stadium was built in 1931 and was used by teams from Kharkiv in the Soviet Championship, including FC Dynamo Kharkiv and FC Lokomotyv Kharkiv.The stadium was damaged during... |
9,000 | Metalist Kharkiv FC Metalist Kharkiv FC Metalist Kharkiv is a Ukrainian professional football club based in Kharkiv. It competes in the Ukrainian Premier League, the highest football level in the country. Founded in 1925, the team worked its way up the rungs of the Soviet football system, eventually being promoted to the Soviet Top... |
Played the last game of season against Kryvbas |
| 7 | Obolon Stadium Obolon Stadium Obolon Arena is football stadium in the city of Kiev, Ukraine.It is the home ground of FC Obolon Kyiv.The stadium is located in the northern fringes of the city, close to the Kiev Metro railway station Heroiv Dnipra.... |
4,300 | Arsenal Kyiv FC Arsenal Kyiv FC Arsenal Kyiv is a professional football club from the Ukrainian capital of Kiev.-History:In the 1950s, a different club under the same name Arsenal Kyiv won the 1958 Ukrainian SSR Championship. However in 1963 the club was renamed to "Temp Kyiv". In 1964 the club was replaced by FC Dynamo-2 Kyiv... |
Lent to FC Arsenal by Obolon Kyiv FC Obolon Kyiv FC Obolon Kyiv is a Ukrainian professional football club based in Kiev . It plays home matches at Obolon Arena. Its home colors are green shirts and white shorts; while its away uniforms are white shirts and green shorts. They also have an all yellow kit as backup... |
| 8 | Bannikov Stadium Bannikov Stadium The Educational-Training Complex of the Ukrainian Football Federation named after – Victor Maksymovych Bannikov, is a small football stadium located close to Respublikansky Stadium in Kiev, Ukraine.... |
1,678 | Arsenal Kyiv FC Arsenal Kyiv FC Arsenal Kyiv is a professional football club from the Ukrainian capital of Kiev.-History:In the 1950s, a different club under the same name Arsenal Kyiv won the 1958 Ukrainian SSR Championship. However in 1963 the club was renamed to "Temp Kyiv". In 1964 the club was replaced by FC Dynamo-2 Kyiv... , FC Lviv FC Lviv FC Lviv is a Ukrainian football team based in Dobromyl, Ukraine. After participating in the Ukrainian Premier League 2008–09 season they were relegated to the Ukrainian First League.- FC Lviv :... |
Lent to Arsenal and FC Lviv by FFU Football Federation of Ukraine The Football Federation of Ukraine is the governing body of football in Ukraine. It governs the football competitions for the Ukrainian Professional League, including the Ukrainian Cup, the Amatory, the competitions among the youth , and also the Ukraine national football team. It also sets the... |
| 9 | Dynamo Club Stadium Dynamo Training Center Dynamo Club Stadium is part of the educational training facility ground operated by Ukrainian Premier League club Dynamo Kyiv located at the city limits of Kiev in the former village of Chapayevka... |
750 | Arsenal Kyiv FC Arsenal Kyiv FC Arsenal Kyiv is a professional football club from the Ukrainian capital of Kiev.-History:In the 1950s, a different club under the same name Arsenal Kyiv won the 1958 Ukrainian SSR Championship. However in 1963 the club was renamed to "Temp Kyiv". In 1964 the club was replaced by FC Dynamo-2 Kyiv... |
Lent to Arsenal by Dynamo Kyiv |
Managers and captains
| Club | Coach | Captain | Replaced coach |
|---|---|---|---|
| FC Arsenal Kyiv FC Arsenal Kyiv FC Arsenal Kyiv is a professional football club from the Ukrainian capital of Kiev.-History:In the 1950s, a different club under the same name Arsenal Kyiv won the 1958 Ukrainian SSR Championship. However in 1963 the club was renamed to "Temp Kyiv". In 1964 the club was replaced by FC Dynamo-2 Kyiv... |
Oleksandr Zavarov Aleksandr Zavarov Oleksandr Anatoliyovych Zavarov, also spell Aleksandr Anatoljević Zavarov – is a former football midfielder and the former head coach at FC Arsenal Kyiv. In 1986 he was named the best footballer in the USSR and Ukraine and the 6th best footballer in Europe according to France Football... |
Vitaliy Reva |
|
| FC Chornomorets Odessa FC Chornomorets Odessa FC Chornomorets Odesa is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Odessa. The club's home ground is the 34,164 Chornomorets Stadium opened in 1935 and rebuilt in 2011. During the reconstruction , the team played in the 4,610 Spartak Stadium... |
Viktor Hryshko Viktor Hryshko Viktor Vasyliovych Hryshko is a Ukrainian coach and former Soviet/Ukrainian footballer, currently vice-president of FC Chornomorets Odessa. He graduated from the Institute of Physical Education . He was called to the Ukrainian football national team in 1992 by Viktor Prokopenko, but has never... |
Vitaliy Rudenko Vitaliy Rudenko Vitaliy Mykolayovych Rudenko , is a goalkeeper, currently playing for FC Metalurh Zaporizhya, on loan from FC Karpaty Lviv.Rudenko is a product of the Chornomorets Odesa youth system. Having spent a few years playing in lower divisions, in 1999 he was brought in to the senior team of Chornomorets... |
 Vitaliy ShevchenkoVitaliy Shevchenko Vitaliy Viktorovich Shevchenko is a Russian coach and former Soviet footballer, currently head-coach of FC Rotor Volgograd. He finished the Institute of Physical Education and the Supreme school of coaches in Moscow.... |
| FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Football Club Dnipro is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Dnipropetrovsk.-BRIT:The club's franchise traces its history all the way back when the first team that was formed in 1918 by the Petrovsky factory and was called as BRIT . The team participated in the regional competition... |
Volodymyr Bezsonov |
Andriy Rusol Andriy Rusol Andriy Rusol is a Ukrainian retired footballer, who last time played as a defender for Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk and the Ukrainian national team.-Club career:... |
Oleh Protasov |
| FC Dynamo Kyiv FC Dynamo Kyiv FC Dynamo Kyiv is a professional football club based in the Ukrainian capital city of Kyiv. Founded in 1927, the club currently participates in the Ukrainian Premier League and has spent its entire history in the top league of Soviet and later Ukrainian football... |
Yuri Semin Yuri Semin Yuri Syomin is a Russian football coach and the current manager of FC Dynamo Kyiv. He is most notable for his former work as FC Lokomotiv Moscow manager and president.-Biography:... |
 Badr El KaddouriBadr El Kaddouri Badr El Kaddouri is a Moroccan footballer, who plays for Scottish Premier League side Celtic on loan from Ukrainian Premier League side Dynamo Kyiv, and is currently also a Moroccan international... |
|
| FC Illichivets Mariupol FC Illychivets Mariupol FC Illichivets Mariupol is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Mariupol.-Quick overview:The team was previously called FC Metalurh Mariupol. FC Metalurh Mariupol changed its name to Illichivets during the winter break of the 2002–2003 season... |
Ilya Bliznyuk |
Ihor Shukhovtsev Ihor Shukhovtsev Ihor Shukhovtsev is a professional Ukrainian football goalkeeper who plays for Zorya Luhansk in the Ukrainian Premier League. He is currently the captain of the club.-External links:*... |
Oleksandr Ischenko Oleksandr Ischenko Oleksandr Ishchenko is a former football player and manager who is currenly the head coach of the FC Dynamo Kyiv Reserves and Youth Team. He played for SKA Odessa and FC Zvezda Kirovohrad, and he coached the Ukraine national under-21 football team, FC Karpaty Lviv and FC Illychivets... |
| FC Karpaty Lviv FC Karpaty Lviv FC Karpaty Lviv is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Lviv. Named after the Carpathian Mountains, they are one of perennial mid-table clubs in Ukraine.-Early years :... |
 Oleg KononovOleg Georgiyevich Kononov Aleh Heorhiyevich Konanau is a coach and former footballer of Belarusian nationality.- Playing career :Aleh Konanau began his playing career in Russia at Iskra Smolensk in 1983.... |
Serhiy Pshenychnykh Serhiy Pshenychnykh Serhiy Pshenychnykh is a Ukrainian football defender. He is currently playing for Metalist Kharkiv.-External links:* *... |
|
| FC Kharkiv FC Kharkiv FC Kharkiv was a professional football club based in Kharkiv, Ukraine.After 2009–10 Ukrainian First League season the club was relegated to the Ukrainian Second League... |
Mykhailo Stelmakh |
Vitaliy Komarnitskyy Vitaliy Komarnitskyy Vitaliy Komarnytskyi is a Ukrainian footballer who participated in the 2001 FIFA World Youth Cup. Though raised in the Ukraine, Komarnytskyi spent his formulative football years in Israel.-External links:* *... |
Volodymyr Bezsonov |
| FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Kryvyi Rih. The club currently plays in Ukrainian Premier League and is based in the Metalurh Stadium, which seats 29,734.... |
Oleh Taran Oleh Taran Oleh Anatolyevich Taran is a former Ukrainian football player, now coach. He was a prolific forward with a quick dribling and a powerful shot... |
Dorian Bylykbashi Dorian Bylykbashi Dorian Bylykbashi is an Albanian football striker who currently plays for KS Elbasani in Albanian Superliga. He has previously played for KS Elbasani, KS Vllaznia Shkodër and FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih.... |
|
| FC Lviv FC Lviv FC Lviv is a Ukrainian football team based in Dobromyl, Ukraine. After participating in the Ukrainian Premier League 2008–09 season they were relegated to the Ukrainian First League.- FC Lviv :... |
Serhiy Kovalets Serhiy Kovalets Serhiy Kovalets is a former Ukrainian football midfielder, and currently head-coach of Obolon Kyiv in the Ukrainian Premier League.-Playing career:... |
Maryan Marushchak Maryan Marushchak Maryan Marushchak is a professional Ukrainian football goalkeeper who plays for FC Lviv in the Ukrainian Premier League.-External links:****... |
Stepan Yurchyshyn Stepan Yurchyshyn Stepan Fedorovych Yurchyshyn is a retired Soviet football player.The first team that he coached was FC Karpaty Lviv in 1990, 1992, and then from 1999 to 2006... |
| FC Metalist Kharkiv FC Metalist Kharkiv FC Metalist Kharkiv is a Ukrainian professional football club based in Kharkiv. It competes in the Ukrainian Premier League, the highest football level in the country. Founded in 1925, the team worked its way up the rungs of the Soviet football system, eventually being promoted to the Soviet Top... |
Myron Markevych Myron Markevych Myron Bohdanovych Markevych is a former football midfielder and current head coach of Metalist Kharkiv in the Ukrainian Premier League and former head coach of the Ukrainian national football team... |
Oleksandr Goryainov Oleksandr Goryainov Oleksandr Horyainov is a professional football goalkeeper who is currently playing in his native city for Metalist Kharkiv. Horyainov is a captain of his club. His hobbies are reading and fishing.-Career statistics:... |
|
| FC Metalurh Donetsk FC Metalurh Donetsk FC Metalurh Donetsk is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Donetsk. The club currently plays in the Ukrainian Premier League.- Pre-history :... |
 Nikolay KostovNikolay Kostov Nikolay Kostov is a Bulgarian football manager and former footballer. Much of his coaching career has taken place in Cyprus. His first coaching role in the country was at Anorthosis, where he won the Cypriot Cup in 2002. In 2006 he joined Olympiakos Nicosia, but was replaced by Juan Ramon Rocha... |
Vyacheslav Checher Vyacheslav Checher Vyacheslav Checher is a professional footballer. He is currently a defenceman for FC Karpaty Lviv. He is also a member of the Ukrainian national football team.- References :*... |
|
| FC Metalurh Zaporizhya FC Metalurh Zaporizhya FC Metalurh Zaporizhya is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Zaporizhia. The club has always been in the top league, since the first season in 1992 until the season 2010/11 when it took the last position and was relegated to the Ukrainian First League.- Early years :The... |
Oleh Lutkov Oleh Lutkov Oleh Anatoliyovych Lutkov is a Ukrainian former goalkeeper.- External links :*... |
Oleksiy Hodin Olexiy Hodin Oleksiy Hodin is a Ukrainian midfielder, he is currently playing for Ukrainian team FC Metalurh Donetsk.-Career:... |
Anatoly Chantsev |
| FC Shakhtar Donetsk FC Shakhtar Donetsk FC Shakhtar Donetsk is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Donetsk. Shakhtar has appeared in several European competitions and currently is often a participant of the UEFA Champions League. The club became the first Ukrainian club to win the UEFA Cup in 2009, the last year... |
Mircea Lucescu Mircea Lucescu Mircea Lucescu is a Romanian former football player and current coach, and one of the most successful Romanian football managers. He is also the father of Rapid Bucharest coach, Răzvan Lucescu... |
 Darijo SrnaDarijo Srna Darijo Srna is a Croatian footballer who plays for Shakhtar Donetsk as a captain and is also the captain of the Croatian national team.-Club career:Srna's talent was seen by many scouts in Croatia while he was young... |
|
| SC Tavriya Simferopol SC Tavriya Simferopol SC Tavriya Simferopol is a football club from Simferopol, Crimea, which plays in the Ukrainian Premier League. Tavriya is Crimea's most successful football club and is the winner of the very first Ukrainian Premier League, making them one out of 3 teams that have ever held this title.- History... |
Serhiy Puchkov Serhiy Puchkov Serhiy Valentynovych Puchkov is a former midfielder, and currently head-coach of FC Sevastopol in the Ukrainian First League.... |
Oleksandr Kovpak Oleksandr Kovpak Oleksandr Kovpak is an Ukrainian footballer who plays as a forward for Arsenal Kyiv in the Ukrainian Premier League.- Career :He moved to Tavriya in the winter of 2005 from Dnipro Cherkassy.... |
Mykhailo Fomenko Mykhailo Fomenko Mykhaylo Fomenko is a former Ukrainian footballer who capped 24 times for the USSR. He then became one of the most popular coaches in Ukraine. He is famous for his coaching in FC Metalist Kharkiv, returning the team to the European qualifications.-References:***... |
| FC Vorskla Poltava FC Vorskla Poltava FC Vorskla Poltava ,is a professional football team which plays in the Ukrainian Premier League and represents the city of Poltava.- History :... |
Mykola Pavlov Mykola Pavlov Mykola Petrovych Pavlov is a former Ukrainian football defender, and currently head-coach of FC Vorskla Poltava in the Ukrainian Premier League.-Playing career:... |
Gennadiy Medvediev Gennadiy Medvediev Hennadiy Medvedyev is a professional Ukrainian football midfielder who plays for Vorskla Poltava in the Ukrainian Premier League. He moved to Vorskla Poltava from Adoms in January 2001 when Adoms was on the verge to be relegated out of professional ranks... |
|
| FC Zorya Luhansk FC Zorya Luhansk FC Zorya Luhansk , formerly known as Zorya Voroshilovgrad and Zorya-MALS, is a Ukrainian football team. Zorya Luhansk is based in the city of Luhansk , Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine.-History:... |
Yuri Dudnyk |
Oleksiy Khramtsov Oleksiy Khramtsov Oleksiy Khramtsov is a professional Ukrainian football defender who played for differen clubs in the Ukrainian Premier League. He is plays currently for the club of Navbahor Namangan in the Uzbek League as captain.- External links :* *... |
Anatoliy Volobuev |
Medal squads
(league appearances and goals listed in brackets)| 1. FC Dynamo Kyiv |
Goalkeepers: Stanislav Bohush (20), Oleksandr Shovkovsky Oleksandr Shovkovsky Oleksandr Volodymyrovych Shovkovskiy is a Ukrainian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. He has played for Dynamo Kyiv in the Vyscha Liha the top level of Ukrainian football, since 1993.-Club career:... (10). Defenders: Betao (24), Badr El Kaddouri Badr El Kaddouri Badr El Kaddouri is a Moroccan footballer, who plays for Scottish Premier League side Celtic on loan from Ukrainian Premier League side Dynamo Kyiv, and is currently also a Moroccan international... (23 / 1), Andriy Nesmachny (22 / 2), Taras Mykhalyk (18 / 2), Pape Diakhaté Pape Diakhaté Pape Malickou Diakhaté is a Senegalese professional footballer who currently plays in Spain for Granada CF.-Career:... (13 / 1), Goran Sablic Goran Sablic Goran Sablić Goran Sablić Goran Sablić (born on 8 October 1979 in Sinj, Croatia,is a Croatian football player. He is currently free agent and has last played for Hajduk Split in August 2007, being on a one year loan period from Dynamo Kyiv. He signed a four year contract with Dynamo on August 12,... (7), Vitaliy Mandziuk (6), Oleksandr Romanchuk Oleksandr Romanchuk Oleksandr Volodymyrovych Romanchuk is a Ukrainian football player for Metalist Kharkiv.-International career:Romanchuk has been capped 3 times so far. He debuted in a friendly match against Israel on 7 February 2007.- External links :*... (5), Oleh Dopilka Oleh Dopilka Oleh Vasylyovych Dopilka is a Ukrainian football defender who plays for Ukrainian Premier League club Dynamo Kyiv. When he was younger, Dopilka played for Dynamo's reserve team Dynamo-2 Kyiv, which participates Ukrainian First League... (1). Midfielders: Ognen Vukojevic (27 / 2), Oleksandr Aliyev (25 / 13), Tiberiu Ghioane Tiberiu Ghioane Tiberiu Ghioane is a retired Romanian footballer. He played most of his career for Dynamo Kyiv as a central midfielder before retiring from football on July 2011.-Honours:Dynamo Kyiv:... (21 / 9), Milos Ninkovic Miloš Ninkovic Miloš Ninković is a Serbian footballer playing for Dynamo Kyiv, with shirt number 36. Ninković moved to Kiev in 2004 and remained there since... (20 / 5), Roman Eremenko Roman Eremenko Roman Alekseevich Eremenko is a Russian-born Finnish footballer who currently plays for FC Rubin Kazan in the Russian Premier League. He is best known for his time in Dynamo Kyiv, with whom he became leader, winning the Ukrainian Premier League title in 2009, and playing in the Champions and... (19 / 1), Carlos Correa (11 / 1), Malkhaz Asatiani Malkhaz Asatiani Malkhaz Asatiani is a football defender/midfielder from Georgia who most recently played for Lokomotiv Moscow. He started as an attacking midfielder but his displays at the back earned him a solid reputation as a central defender. Mostly playing as center-back at his club, Asatiani is often used... (11), Atanda Yussuf (11), Serhiy Kravchenko Serhiy Kravchenko Serhiy Kravchenko is a Ukrainian football midfielder for Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk in the Ukrainian Premier League. He is also a regular of the Ukraine national football team.-Career:... (9 / 1), Oleh Husiev (9), Mykola Moroziuk (5), Florin Cernat Florin Cernat Florin Lucian Cernat is a Romanian football midfielder and playmaker. He is known for his excellent passing play, great vision on field, and highly precise free-kicks and dribbling.- Dinamo Bucharest :... (3 / 1), Frank Temile Frank Temile Frank Temile is a Nigerian footballer who currently plays for PFC Olexandria on loan from FC Dynamo Kyiv in the Ukrainian Premier League... (1). Forwards: Ismael Bangoura Ismaël Bangoura Ismaël Bangoura is a Guinean football striker who currently plays for Al Nasr SC and the Guinea national team. His favourite position is striker. Also, Bangoura has played as a winger and attacking midfielder.-Early career:... (26 / 13), Artem Milevsky (24 / 10), Artem Kravets Artem Kravets Artem Anatoliovich Kravets is a Ukrainian football forward that plays for Ukrainian side Dynamo Kyiv and the Ukraine national football team.- Club career :... (12 / 4), Roman Zozulya (11 / 1), Andriy Yarmolenko Andriy Yarmolenko Andriy Mykolaiovich Yarmolenko is a Ukrainian football forward for Dynamo Kyiv in the Ukrainian Premier League and the Ukraine national football team.-Early life and career:... (10), Maksim Shatskikh Maksim Shatskikh Maksim Aleksandrovich Shatskikh , is an Uzbek professional footballer who plays for Arsenal Kyiv in the Ukrainian Premier League.... (6), Guilherme Gusmão (2 / 3). Manager: Yuriy Semin. Transferred out during the season: ?. |
| 2. FC Shakhtar Donetsk |
Goalkeepers: Andriy Piatov Andriy Pyatov Andriy Valeriyovych Pyatov is a Ukrainian football goalkeeper who plays for FC Shakhtar Donetsk in the Ukrainian Premier League.- Club :Pyatov started his career in Vorskla Poltava in 2002. He was bought by Shakhtar from Vorskla for approximately £640,000 on 13 December 2006. He spent the rest of... (24), Rustam Khudjamov Rustam Khudzhamov Rustam Makhmudkulovych Khudzhamov is a Ukrainian football goalkeeper who plays for FC Metalurh Donetsk on loan from FC Shakhtar Donetsk in the Ukrainian Premier League.In Crimean Tatar, his name is Rüstam Mahmüdkuli Hucamov.- Club career :... (6). Defenders: Dario Srna (25 / 4), Dmytro Chyhrynsky (23 / 1), Razvan Rats (17), Oleksandr Kucher Oleksandr Kucher Oleksandr Mykolayovych Kucher is a Ukrainian footballer who currently plays for Ukrainian Premier League club Shakhtar Donetsk. In the 2007–2008 season Kucher won the Ukrainian Premier League with Shakhtar.-Club statistics:-External links:* National football teams... (15), Vyacheslav Shevchuk Vyacheslav Shevchuk Vyacheslav Anatoliyovich Shevchuk is a professional Ukrainian football player for Shakhtar Donetsk... (14), Mykola Ishchenko (13), Oleksandr Chyzhov Oleksandr Chyzhov Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Chyzhov is a Ukrainian football defender for FC Shakhtar Donetsk in the Ukrainian Premier League.-External links:* *... (9), Volodymyr Yezersky (8). Midfielders: Willian Borges (29 / 5), Jadson Rodrigues (26 / 1), Tomáš Hübschman Tomáš Hübschman Tomáš Hübschman is a Czech football player who plays for Shakhtar Donetsk.-Sparta Prague:Before joining Shakhtar in the summer of 2004, Hübschman played for AC Sparta Prague having started playing for the club's youth at the age of 5 and signing his first professional contract in 1998... (22 / 1), Fernando Rosa (20 / 5), Oleksiy Hay (16 / 2), Mariusz Lewandowski Mariusz Lewandowski Mariusz Lewandowski is a Polish footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for PFC Sevastopol and the Polish national football team. He also plays in defensive midfield where his stamina, strength and aerial ability come to good use.- Career :... (16 / 1), Ilson Pereira (13 / 1), Igor Duljaj Igor Duljaj Igor Duljaj is a Serbian professional footballer. He currently plays as a defensive midfielder for PFC Sevastopol in the Ukrainian Premier League.-Club career:... (13 / 1), Kostiantyn Kravchenko (6), Artem Fedetsky (5 / 1), Oleksiy Poliansky (3). Forwards: Yevhen Selezniov (26 / 7), Oleksandr Hladky Oleksandr Hladky Oleksandr Mykolayovych Gladkiy is a Ukrainian football forward. He plays for Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk and the Ukraine national football team. His last name can also be transliterated as Hladkiy, Gladkiy and Gladkyy.-Kharkiv:... (26 / 4), Marcelo Moreno (14 / 2), Luiz Adriano Luiz Adriano Luiz Adriano de Souza da Silva or simply Luiz Adriano , is a Brazilian striker who plays for Shakhtar Donetsk.-Internacional:... (12 / 4), Nery Castillo Nery Castillo Nery Alberto Castillo Confalonieri , is a Mexican international footballer who currently plays for Aris.He began his career at Uruguayan club Danubio, moving to Greece at the age of 16 to play for Olympiacos.... (4 / 1), Ruslan Fomin Ruslan Fomin Ruslan Fomin is a Ukrainian footballer currently playing as a striker for FC Illichivets Mariupol on loan from Shakhtar Donetsk. He was loaned to Metalist Kharkiv in 2007... (2). Manager: Mircea Lucescu Mircea Lucescu Mircea Lucescu is a Romanian former football player and current coach, and one of the most successful Romanian football managers. He is also the father of Rapid Bucharest coach, Răzvan Lucescu... . Transferred out during the season: ?. |
| 3. FC Metalist Kharkiv |
Goalkeepers: Oleksandr Horiainov (23), Ihor Bazhan Ihor Bazhan Ihor Bazhan is a professional Ukrainian football goalkeeper who plays for FC Illichivets Mariupol in the Ukrainian Premier League. He is the product of the Zirka Youth School system... (7). Defenders: Milan Obradovic Milan Obradovic Milan Obradović is a Serbian footballer who currently plays for FC Metalist Kharkiv.... (28 / 5), Vitali Bordiyan Vitaliy Bordiyan Vitalie Bordian is a Moldovan football defender for FC Metalist Kharkiv in the Ukrainian Premier League and the Moldova national football team.- Career :... (27 / 1), Papa Gueye Papa Gueye Papa Gueye is a professional Senegalese football player. He is a central defender or defensive midfielder for FC Metalist Kharkiv... (24), Seweryn Gancarczyk Seweryn Gancarczyk Seweryn Daniel Gancarczyk is a professional Polish football player for Lech Poznań who plays as a left sided defender.- Career :Gancarczyk started to play football in his early teens, in junior teams of Podkarpacie Pustynia... (23 / 2), Jonathan Maidana Jonathan Maidana Jonathan Ramón Maidana is an Argentine football central defender. He currently plays for River Plate.-Career:After an initial period in Los Andes, Maidana transferred to Boca Juniors and made his debut with a 9 minute substitute appearance in a 2–2 draw with São Paulo F.C. in the 2006 Recopa... (20), Andriy Koniushenko Andriy Koniushenko Andriy Konyushenko is a professional Ukrainian football defender who plays for Metalist in the Ukrainian Premier League. He was acquired from Zorya Luhansk during the 2008–09 summer transfer season.... (15 / 1), Yevhen Selin Yevhen Selin Yevhen Selin is a professional Ukrainian football defender who plays for Vorskla Poltava.-Career:... (2), Maksym Yakhno (1). Midfielders: Valentyn Sliusar (29 / 3), Edmar Halovsky (27 / 4), Serhiy Valiayev (26 / 2), Oleksandr Rykun Oleksandr Rykun Oleksandr Rykun is a retired football player of the Ukrainian national football team who played as a midfielder.- Career :Rykun started his career for FC Metalurh Novomoskovsk in 1995. He played there until 1997 when he transferred to Dnipro in 1997. In 1998, he transferred to FC Metalurh... (17), Walter Acevedo Walter Acevedo Walter Aníbal Acevedo is an Argentine football midfielder who plays for Banfield.-Career:Acevedo has played for San Lorenzo since 2005, in 2007 he helped the club to win the Clausura tournament... (12), Andriy Berezovchuk Andriy Berezovchuk Andriy Berezovchuk born 16 April 1981, in Nikolaev, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union) is a professional Ukrainian football defender who plays for Metalist Kharkiv in the Ukrainian Premier League.- External links :*... (9 / 1), Anton Postupalenko Anton Postupalenko Anton Postupalenko is a professional Ukrainian football midfielder who plays for Stal Alchevsk on loan from Metalist in the Ukrainian Premier League. Postupalenko is the product of the Metalist Youth School system where he joined the club's under-13 team. Myron Markevych promoted Selin to the... (6), Serhiy Barilko (3). Forwards: Marko Devic Marko Devic Marko Dević is a Serbian-Ukrainian footballer playing for Metalist Kharkiv initially as an attacking midfielder and later as a forward.-Serbia:... (24 / 8), Jackson Avelino Coelho Jackson Avelino Coelho Jakson Coelho , commonly known as Jajá Coelho or simply Jajá, is a Brazilian football forward/midfielder... (23 / 11), Venance Zeze Venance Zézé Venance Zézé nickname Zézéto is an Ivorian footballer who is currently without a club.- International :He has been capped by the Côte d'Ivoire national side.- Career :... (14 / 1), Dmytro Semochko Dmytro Semochko Dmytro Dmytrovich Semochko is a Ukrainian footballer. He currently plays for FC Luch-Energiya Vladivostok.-External links:... (9), Roman Butenko Roman Butenko Roman Butenko is a professional Ukrainian football midfielder who plays for Metalist in the Ukrainian Premier League. Butenko began his career in Polissya Zhytomyr in the Ukrainian First League... (1). Manager: Myron Markevich. Transferred out during the season: ?. |
Note: Players in italic are those whose playing position is uncertain.
See also
- Ukrainian Premier League reserves 2008-09
- Ukrainian First League 2008-09Ukrainian First League 2008-09The 2008–09 Ukrainian First League is the eighteenth since its establishment. The Professional Football League decreased the number of teams in the league. This season, there are 18 teams instead of 20 teams competing. Two of the teams were relegated from the Ukrainian Premier League 2007-08 and...
- Ukrainian Second League 2008-09Ukrainian Second League 2008-09The 2008–2009 Ukrainian Second League is the seventeenth season of 3rd level professional football in Ukraine. The competitions are divided into two groups – A and B.-Competition information:...
- Ukrainian Cup 2008–09
- UEFA Cup 2008-09