2008–09 in Ukrainian football

Football in Ukraine
Season	2008–09
Men's football
Premier League	Dynamo Kyiv
League 1	Zakarpattia Uzhhorod
League 2	Nyva Ternopil (Group A); Zirka Kirovohrad (Group B)
Amateur League	Yednist-2 Plysky (2009); FC Luzhany (2008)
Cup	Vorskla Poltava
Amateur Cup	Karpaty Yaremche (2009); Irpin Horenychi (2008)
Super Cup	Shakhtar Donetsk
Women's football
League High	Lehenda Chernihiv (2009); Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv (2008)
Women's Cup	Lehenda Chernihiv (2009); Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv (2008)

The 2008–09 season was the 18th season of competitive association football in Ukraine since dissolution of the Soviet Union.

National teams

Ukraine national football team

Results and fixtures

Ukraine women's national football team

Results and fixtures

UEFA competitions

UEFA Champions League

UEFA Europa League

UEFA Women's Cup

Men's club football

League	Promoted to league	Relegated from league
Premier League	FC Illichivets Mariupol FC Lviv	Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka Zakarpattia Uzhhorod
League One	Knyazha Schaslyve Komunalnyk Luhansk	~~MFC Mykolaiv~~ Dnipro Cherkasy CSKA Kyiv Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk
League Two	Bastion Illichivsk Desna-2 Chernihiv Dnipro-75 Dnipropetrovsk Knyazha-2 Schaslyve PFC Sevastopol-2 MFC Mykolaiv (readmitted)	~~Dynamo-3 Kyiv~~ ~~Enerhiya Yuzhnoukrainsk~~ ~~Naftovyk Dolyna~~ ~~Khimik Krasnoperekopsk~~ ~~Hazovyk-KhGV Kharkiv~~

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

Premier League

Pos	Team v t e	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]	Relegation to Ukrainian First League

Source: uafootball.net.ua
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd overall wins; 3rd goal difference; 4th goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Chornomorets were docked 6 points for failing to satisfy contractual obligations with the Bosnian player Đorđe Inđić.^[1]
^ On 6 May 2009 FC Kharkiv were docked 3 points by the Disciplinary Committee of the FPL (application fees).^[2]

League 1

Pos	Team v t e	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	Promoted to Ukrainian Premier League
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	Withdrew (expelled) from PFL^[d]

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(C) Champions; (D) Disqualified; (P) Promoted
Notes:

^ After the season completed, Ihroservice Simferopol withdrew due to licensing issues for the next season^[3]
^ Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka deducted 3 points by the Ukrainian Football Federation (January 22, 2009)
^ Due to the licensing issues of Ihroservice Simferopol, Prykarpattya Ivano-Frankivsk who finished in 16th place were not relegated by the PFL.
^ Knyazha Schaslyve withdrew after the winter break;^[4] Komunalnyk Luhansk was withdrawn from the league and its results were annulled^[5]

League 2

Pos	Team v t e	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:

^ Nyva Vinnytsia renamed themselves from Nyva-Svitanok prior to the start of the season
^ 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]
^ FC Podillya-Khmelnytskyi renamed themselves to Dynamo Khmelnytskyi on March 2, 2009.^[7]
^ 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
^ 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 v t e	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:

^ 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.
^ ^a ^b ^c FC Tytan Donetsk, FC Shakhtar Sverdlovsk, and FC Hirnyk Kryvyi Rih deducted three points on June 18, 2009.^[9]
^ ^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]
^ FC Kremin Kremenchuk deducted 3 points by the Ukrainian Football Federation March 26, 2008
^ FC Yavir Krasnopillya changed their name to FC Sumy on September 11, 2008

Playoff game

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

July 12, 2009^[3]

17:00 UTC+3

Arsenal Bila Tserkva	1 – 0	FC Poltava
Derevliov 60'	Report

Central Stadium, Cherkasy

Attendance: 300

Referee: Vitaliy Hodulian (Odesa)

Cup competitions

Ukrainian Cup

2009-05-31

17:00 LST

Vorskla Poltava	1–0	Shakhtar Donetsk
Sachko 50'	Report^[11]

Dnipro Stadium, Dnipropetrovsk

Attendance: 25,700

Referee: Vitaliy Hodulyan (Odesa)

Super Cup

15 July 2008

Dynamo Kyiv	1–1	Shakhtar Donetsk
Milevskyi 38'	Report	14' Chyhrynskyi
Penalties
Yarmolenko Diakhaté Ninković Aliyev	3–5	Fernandinho Raț Chyhrynskyi Srna Brandão

Vorskla Stadium, Poltava

Attendance: 24,850

Referee: Wolfgang Stark

Women's club football

League		Promoted to league	Relegated from league
Higher League		Voskhod Stara Maiachka	~~Lehenda-ShVSM Chernihiv~~ Ateks SDIuShOR-16 Kyiv

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

Higher League

2009 Vyshcha Liha (women)

Clubs removed

Before the season

During or after the season

Notes

References

^ "Chornomorets deducted 6 points" (in Russian). UA Football. 2009-03-02. Archived from the original on 3 March 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-02.
^ 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.
^ ^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.
^ [1]^{[permanent dead link‍]} (in Ukrainian) Professional Football League 2009 Official Meetings Minutes #6
^ "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
^ (in Ukrainian) Professional Football League 2009 Official Meetings Minutes No. 14 (FC Dnipro Cherkasy expelled from PFL)^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ 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]}
^ "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.
^ "Official Match Report". FPL (in Ukrainian). 2009-06-01. Archived from the original on 2009-06-07. Retrieved 2009-06-01.

[table_hth_CHO0.30211394853057-2] Chornomorets were docked 6 points for failing to satisfy contractual obligations with the Bosnian player Đorđe Inđić.^[1]

[table_hth_KHA0.30211394853057-4] On 6 May 2009 FC Kharkiv were docked 3 points by the Disciplinary Committee of the FPL (application fees).^[2]

[table_note_res_EXP0.63194216630978-6] After the season completed, Ihroservice Simferopol withdrew due to licensing issues for the next season^[3]

[table_note_NAF0.63194216630978-7] Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka deducted 3 points by the Ukrainian Football Federation (January 22, 2009)

[table_note_res_AVR0.63194216630978-8] Due to the licensing issues of Ihroservice Simferopol, Prykarpattya Ivano-Frankivsk who finished in 16th place were not relegated by the PFL.

[table_note_res_WN0.63194216630978-11] Knyazha Schaslyve withdrew after the winter break;^[4] Komunalnyk Luhansk was withdrawn from the league and its results were annulled^[5]

[table_note_res_NMCH10.33574966869119-12] Nyva Vinnytsia renamed themselves from Nyva-Svitanok prior to the start of the season

[table_hth_CHR0.33574966869119-14] 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]

[table_note_res_NMCH20.33574966869119-16] FC Podillya-Khmelnytskyi renamed themselves to Dynamo Khmelnytskyi on March 2, 2009.^[7]

[table_note_res_NEWM20.33574966869119-17] 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

[table_hth_KRS0.33574966869119-19] 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]

[table_note_res_CP0.10435090405138-20] 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.

[table_hth_SHS0.10435090405138-22] FC Tytan Donetsk, FC Shakhtar Sverdlovsk, and FC Hirnyk Kryvyi Rih deducted three points on June 18, 2009.^[9]

[table_hth_AKH0.10435090405138-24] 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]

[table_hth_KRE0.10435090405138-25] FC Kremin Kremenchuk deducted 3 points by the Ukrainian Football Federation March 26, 2008

[table_note_res_NMCH0.10435090405138-26] FC Yavir Krasnopillya changed their name to FC Sumy on September 11, 2008

[1] "Chornomorets deducted 6 points" (in Russian). UA Football. 2009-03-02. Archived from the original on 3 March 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-02.

[3] 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.

[playoff-5] ""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.

[Withdraw-9] [1]^{[permanent dead link‍]} (in Ukrainian) Professional Football League 2009 Official Meetings Minutes #6

[10] "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

[Dnipro-13] (in Ukrainian) Professional Football League 2009 Official Meetings Minutes No. 14 (FC Dnipro Cherkasy expelled from PFL)^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[15] "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.

[Expelled-18] "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.

[ffu-0518-21] 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]}

[PFL_15-23] "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.

[protocol-27] "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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