2008–09 in Ukrainian football

Football in Ukraine
Season2008–09
Men's football
Premier LeagueDynamo Kyiv
League 1Zakarpattia Uzhhorod
League 2Nyva Ternopil (Group A)
Zirka Kirovohrad (Group B)
Amateur LeagueYednist-2 Plysky (2009)
FC Luzhany (2008)
CupVorskla Poltava
Amateur CupKarpaty Yaremche (2009)
Irpin Horenychi (2008)
Super CupShakhtar Donetsk
Women's football
League HighLehenda Chernihiv (2009)
Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv (2008)
Women's CupLehenda Chernihiv (2009)
Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv (2008)
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The 2008–09 season was the 18th season of competitive association football in Ukraine since dissolution of the Soviet Union.

National teams

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Ukraine national football team

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Main article: Ukraine national football team

Results and fixtures

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Ukraine women's national football team

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Main article: Ukraine women's national football team

Results and fixtures

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UEFA competitions

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UEFA Champions League

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Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Champions League

UEFA Europa League

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Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Europa League

UEFA Women's Cup

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Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Women's Cup

Men's club football

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League Promoted to league Relegated from league
Premier League
League One
League Two

Note: For all scratched clubs, see section Clubs removed for more details

Premier League

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Main article: 2008–09 Ukrainian Premier League
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Dynamo Kyiv (C) 30 26 1 3 71 19 +52 79 Qualification to Champions League group stage
2 Shakhtar Donetsk 30 19 7 4 47 16 +31 64 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
3 Metalist Kharkiv 30 17 8 5 44 25 +19 59 Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round
4 Metalurh Donetsk 30 14 7 9 36 27 +9 49 Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round
5 Vorskla Poltava 30 14 7 9 32 26 +6 49 Qualification to Europa League play-off round
6 Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 30 13 9 8 34 25 +9 48
7 Metalurh Zaporizhzhia 30 12 9 9 29 30 −1 45
8 Tavriya Simferopol 30 10 7 13 41 45 −4 37
9 Karpaty Lviv 30 8 10 12 33 39 −6 34
10 Chornomorets Odesa 30 12 2 16 34 42 −8 32[a]
11 Arsenal Kyiv 30 8 8 14 26 33 −7 32
12 Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih 30 8 8 14 21 36 −15 32
13 Zorya Luhansk 30 8 7 15 29 45 −16 31
14 Illichivets Mariupol 30 7 5 18 31 54 −23 26
15 FC Lviv (R) 30 6 8 16 24 39 −15 26 Relegation to Ukrainian First League
16 FC Kharkiv (R) 30 2 9 19 19 50 −31 12[b]
Source: uafootball.net.ua
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd overall wins; 3rd goal difference; 4th goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Chornomorets were docked 6 points for failing to satisfy contractual obligations with the Bosnian player Đorđe Inđić.[1]
  2. ^ On 6 May 2009 FC Kharkiv were docked 3 points by the Disciplinary Committee of the FPL (application fees).[2]

League 1

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Main article: 2008–09 Ukrainian First League
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Zakarpattia Uzhhorod (C, P) 32 21 6 5 55 28 +27 69 Promoted to Ukrainian Premier League
2 Obolon Kyiv (P) 32 19 6 7 74 40 +34 63
3 PFC Oleksandria 32 15 9 8 43 31 +12 54
4 PFC Sevastopol 32 15 6 11 43 41 +2 51
5 Volyn Lutsk 32 15 5 12 48 46 +2 50
6 Krymteplytsia Molodizhne 32 14 7 11 40 39 +1 49
7 Desna Chernihiv 32 13 8 11 31 33 −2 47
8 Dynamo-2 Kyiv 32 11 14 7 43 42 +1 47
9 Dniester Ovidiopol 32 11 10 11 39 40 −1 43
10 Stal Alchevsk 32 11 10 11 33 39 −6 43 Fair Play Award
11 Ihroservice Simferopol (D) 32 12 6 14 42 47 −5 42 Withdrew (expelled) from PFL[a]
12 Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka[b] 32 11 11 10 41 42 −1 41
13 Feniks-Illichovets Kalinine 32 9 11 12 33 38 −5 38
14 Enerhetyk Burshtyn 32 8 7 17 29 43 −14 31
15 Helios Kharkiv 32 8 6 18 28 44 −16 30
16 Prykarpattya Ivano-Frankivsk 32 7 7 18 26 54 −28 28 Avoided relegation[c]
17 Knyazha Schaslyve (D) 32 5 5 22 22 23 −1 20 Withdrew (expelled) from PFL[d]
– Komunalnyk Luhansk (D) 0 2 1 10 12 31 — 0
Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions; (D) Disqualified; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ After the season completed, Ihroservice Simferopol withdrew due to licensing issues for the next season[3]
  2. ^ Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka deducted 3 points by the Ukrainian Football Federation (January 22, 2009)
  3. ^ Due to the licensing issues of Ihroservice Simferopol, Prykarpattya Ivano-Frankivsk who finished in 16th place were not relegated by the PFL.
  4. ^ Knyazha Schaslyve withdrew after the winter break;[4] Komunalnyk Luhansk was withdrawn from the league and its results were annulled[5]

League 2

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Main article: 2008–09 Ukrainian Second League

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 FC Nyva Ternopil (C, P) 32 21 8 3 50 26 +24 71 Promoted to First League
2 FC Arsenal Bila Tserkva (P) 32 21 4 7 51 31 +20 67 Playoff game winner Promoted to First League
3 PFC Nyva Vinnytsia 32 18 7 7 42 30 +12 61 Name change[a]
4 FC CSCA Kyiv 32 18 3 11 40 23 +17 57
5 FC Nafkom Brovary 32 16 4 12 45 33 +12 52 Withdrew
6 FC Bastion Illichivsk 32 16 4 12 36 40 −4 52
7 FC Dnipro Cherkasy 32 17 5 10 37 20 +17 50[b] Expelled
8 FC Dynamo Khmelnytskyi 32 14 5 13 32 38 −6 47 Name change[c]
9 FC Bukovyna Chernivtsi 32 14 2 16 29 39 −10 44
10 FC Ros Bila Tserkva 32 12 8 12 38 38 0 44
11 MFK Mykolaiv 32 11 10 11 28 27 +1 43 [d]
12 FC Yednist' Plysky 32 12 4 16 31 41 −10 40
13 FC Veres Rivne 32 11 6 15 24 32 −8 39
14 FC Karpaty-2 Lviv 32 9 7 16 28 45 −17 34
15 FC Korosten 32 8 2 22 24 42 −18 23[e] Expelled
16 FC Obolon-2 Kyiv 32 5 4 23 20 30 −10 19 Withdrew
17 FC Knjazha-2 Schaslyve 32 4 2 26 15 35 −20 14 Withdrew
Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ Nyva Vinnytsia renamed themselves from Nyva-Svitanok prior to the start of the season
  2. ^ FC Dnipro Cherkasy deducted 6 points by the Ukrainian Football Federation. Three points on November 2, 2008 and three points on March 26, 2009. The club failed to arrive for their 29th and 30th Round games and subsequently were expelled from the competition by the PFL.[6]
  3. ^ FC Podillya-Khmelnytskyi renamed themselves to Dynamo Khmelnytskyi on March 2, 2009.[7]
  4. ^ MFK Mykolaiv were readmitted into the PFL after dissolving at the end of the Persha Liha 2007–08 season at the expense of FC Dynamo-3 Kyiv who withdrew from the competition
  5. ^ FC Korosten deducted 3 points by the Ukrainian Football Federation on March 26, 2009. After not arriving for their 22nd-round game against Veres Rivne, the PFL expelled FC Korosten from the professional leagues.[8]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Zirka Kirovohrad (C, P) 34 23 3 8 58 26 +32 72 Promoted to First League – Name Change[a]
2 FC Poltava 34 21 9 4 52 23 +29 72 Playoff game
3 Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk 34 21 7 6 62 29 +33 70
4 Tytan Armyansk 34 19 7 8 55 31 +24 64
5 Shakhtar-3 Donetsk 34 17 7 10 66 44 +22 58
6 Olimpik Donetsk 34 16 9 9 55 32 +23 57
7 Olkom Melitopol 34 14 8 12 40 43 −3 50
8 Shakhtar Sverdlovsk 34 12 13 9 31 22 +9 46[b]
9 Tytan Donetsk 34 12 11 11 37 33 +4 44[b] Withdrew
10 Illichivets-2 Mariupol 34 12 8 14 40 50 −10 44
11 Hirnyk Kryvyi Rih 34 15 5 14 46 56 −10 41[c][b]
12 Arsenal Kharkiv 34 11 10 13 36 47 −11 40[c] Withdrew
13 Hirnyk-Sport Komsomolsk 34 9 8 17 28 45 −17 35
14 Kremin Kremenchuk 34 10 7 17 43 52 −9 34[d]
15 Metalurh-2 Zaporizhzhia 34 9 4 21 35 68 −33 31
16 Dnipro-75 Dnipropetrovsk 34 8 6 20 28 56 −28 24[c]
17 FC Sumy 34 6 10 18 27 60 −33 22[c] Name change[e]
18 PFC Sevastopol-2 34 2 4 28 17 39 −22 10 Withdrew
Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ Prior to the start of the season FC Olimpik Kirovohrad changed back its name to Zirka, and Zirka that participated in amateur competitions became Olimpik.
  2. ^ a b c FC Tytan Donetsk, FC Shakhtar Sverdlovsk, and FC Hirnyk Kryvyi Rih deducted three points on June 18, 2009.[9]
  3. ^ a b c d FC Arsenal Kharkiv, FC Hirnyk Kryvyi Rih, FC Dnipro-75 Dnipropetrovsk, and FC Sumy were deducted three points for non-paying the participation fees; FC Hirnyk Kryvyi Rih, FC Dnipro-75 Dnipropetrovsk, and FC Sumy were deducted additional three points for non-paying the participation fees for the second half of the season. The decision was officially declared by the Disciplinary Committee of PFL on May 28, 2009[10]
  4. ^ FC Kremin Kremenchuk deducted 3 points by the Ukrainian Football Federation March 26, 2008
  5. ^ FC Yavir Krasnopillya changed their name to FC Sumy on September 11, 2008

Playoff game

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Due to FC Ihroservice Simferopol failing to pay their license dues for the 2009–10 Ukrainian First League season the PFL allowed an extra team to be promoted. The PFL determined that a playoff game between the 2nd placed teams Druha Liha – Arsenal Bila Tserkva and FC Poltava.[3]

Playoff game to determine promotion
Arsenal Bila Tserkva1 – 0FC Poltava
Derevliov 60' Report
Attendance: 300
Referee: Vitaliy Hodulian (Odesa)

Cup competitions

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Ukrainian Cup

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Main articles: 2008–09 Ukrainian Cup and 2009 Ukrainian Cup Final
Vorskla Poltava1–0Shakhtar Donetsk
Sachko 50' Report[11]
Attendance: 25,700


Super Cup

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Main article: 2008 Ukrainian Super Cup
Dynamo Kyiv1–1Shakhtar Donetsk
Milevskyi 38' Report 14' Chyhrynskyi
Penalties
 3–5
Attendance: 24,850
Referee: Wolfgang Stark Germany

Women's club football

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League Promoted to league Relegated from league
Higher League
  • Voskhod Stara Maiachka

Note: For all scratched clubs, see section Clubs removed for more details

Higher League

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Main article: 2009 Vyshcha Liha (women)

2009 Vyshcha Liha (women)

Clubs removed

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Before the season

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During or after the season

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Notes

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References

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  1. ^ "Chornomorets deducted 6 points" (in Russian). UA Football. 2009-03-02. Archived from the original on 3 March 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-02.
  2. ^ С ФК "Харьков" сняли три очка [FC Kharkiv deducted three points)] (in Russian). UA Football. 2009-05-13. Archived from the original on 14 May 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-15.
  3. ^ a b c ""Полтава" и белоцерковский "Арсенал" разыграют путевку в первую лигу ("Poltava" and "Arsenal" playoff to determine promotion to Persha Liha))" (in Russian). ua.football. 2009-07-08. Retrieved 2009-07-08.
  4. ^ [1][permanent dead link‍] (in Ukrainian) Professional Football League 2009 Official Meetings Minutes #6
  5. ^ "Професіональна футбольна ліга України" (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 2008-12-06. Retrieved 2008-10-19. Professional Football League 2008–09 Official Meetings Minutes #23
  6. ^ (in Ukrainian) Professional Football League 2009 Official Meetings Minutes No. 14 (FC Dnipro Cherkasy expelled from PFL)[permanent dead link‍]
  7. ^ "Professional Football League 2009 Official Meetings Minutes No. 3 (Renaming to Dynamo Khmelnytskyi)" (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 2012-07-12. Retrieved 2009-03-26.
  8. ^ "Professional Football League 2009 Official Meetings Minutes No. 8 (FC Korosten' expelled from PFL)" (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 2013-01-14. Retrieved 2009-04-10.
  9. ^ Супрун, Богдан (2009-06-20). "Вторая лига: еще с трех команд сняты очки (Second league: And again in 3 teams points deducted))" (in Russian). turnir.com.ua. Retrieved 2009-06-23.[permanent dead link‍]
  10. ^ "Professional Football League – 2009 Official Meetings Minutes No. 15 (Deduction of 6 points for Hirnyk, Dnipro-75, FC Sumy and deduction of 3 points for Arsenal Kharkiv)". PFL (in Ukrainian). 2009-05-28. Retrieved 2009-06-03.
  11. ^ "Official Match Report". FPL (in Ukrainian). 2009-06-01. Archived from the original on 2009-06-07. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
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