1992–93 Vyshcha Liha
The 1992–93 Vyshcha Liha season was the second since its establishment. Tavriya Simferopol were the defending champions, having won their 1st national league title in history. A total of sixteen teams participated in the competition, fourteen of them contested the 1992 season while the remaining two were promoted from the Ukrainian First League.
Season | 1992–93 |
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Champions | FC Dynamo Kyiv 1st title |
Relegated | none |
Champions League | Dynamo Kyiv |
Cup Winners' Cup | Karpaty Lviv |
UEFA Cup | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk |
Matches played | 240 |
Goals scored | 562 (2.34 per match) |
Top goalscorer | (17) Serhiy Husiev (Chornomorets) |
Biggest home win | Dynamo 6–0 Veres Metalist 6–0 Zoria Bukovyna 6–0 Kremin |
Biggest away win | Tavria 0–5 Dynamo Bukovyna 0–5 Dynamo |
Highest scoring | Karpaty 4–3 Chornomorets Shakhtar 6–1 Volyn |
Highest attendance | 40,000 – Dnipro–Dynamo |
Average attendance | High - Dynamo Kyiv (8,990), Low - Tavriya Simferopol (3,706) |
← 1992 1993–94 → |
The competition began on August 15, 1992, with four games finishing on June 20, 1993. The competition was suspended for the winter break on November 22, 1992, and resumed on March 14, 1993.
On June 20, 1993 Dynamo Kyiv earned their first Ukrainian title with a 4–1 away victory over Kremin Kremenchuk. The Kyivan club was declared a champion by the goal difference as both Dynamo and Dnipro finished equal on points. The teams met just three rounds before the end in Dnipropetrovsk where Dnipro was victorious by a minimum margin thanks to the goal of Yuriy Maksymov.
Anatoliy Puzach was replaced as the coach of Dynamo Kyiv following its disastrous rendezvous with Belgian Anderlecht yielding it 2-7 on an aggregate and losing at home 0-3.
Teams
Promotions
- Veres Rivne, the champion of the 1992 Ukrainian First League (Group A) – (debut)
- Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih, the champion of the 1992 Ukrainian First League (Group B) – (debut)
Kryvbas is a multi-times champion of the Championship of the Ukrainian SSR.
No relegation at the end of the season as the league was scheduled to be expanded to 18 participants.
Stadiums
Rank | Stadium | Place | Club | Capacity | Notes |
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1 | Republican Stadium | Kyiv | Dynamo Kyiv | 100,062 | |
2 | BSS Stadium | Odesa | Chornomorets Odesa | 34,362 | |
3 | Avanhard Stadium | Luhansk | Zorya Luhansk | 32,243 | |
4 | Shakhtar Stadium | Donetsk | Shakhtar Donetsk | 31,718 | |
5 | Metalist Stadium | Kharkiv | Metalist Kharkiv | 30,000 | |
6 | Metalurh Stadium | Kryvyi Rih | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | 29,734 | |
7 | Ukraina Stadium | Lviv | Karpaty Lviv | 28,051 | |
8 | Meteor Stadium | Dnipro | FC Dnipro | 24,381 | |
9 | Avanhard Stadium | Rivne | Veres Rivne | 20,000 | |
10 | RSC Lokomotyv | Simferopol | Tavriya Simferopol | 19,978 | |
11 | Central Stadium | Ternopil | Nyva Ternopil | 15,150 | |
12 | AvtoZAZ Stadium | Zaporizhzhia | Torpedo Zaporizhzhia | 15,000 | |
13 | Avanhard Stadium | Lutsk | Volyn Lutsk | 12,080 | |
14 | Bukovyna Stadium | Chernivtsi | Bukovyna Chernivtsi | 12,000 | |
15 | Dnipro Stadium | Kremenchuk | FC Kremin Kremenchuk | 11,300 | |
16 | Metalurh Stadium | Zaporizhzhia | Metalurh Zaporizhzhia | 11,883 |
Notes:
Managers
Managerial changes
Qualification to European competitions for 1993–94
- Following the agreement between UEFA, Russia and Ukraine, Russia inherited the 1992 European ranking of Soviet Union, while Ukraine was awarded a slot of defunct East Germany for the 1993–94 UEFA Cup. The Ukrainian Cup winner qualifies for the 1993–94 European Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round.
Qualified Teams
- During the 27th Round, Dynamo Kyiv qualified for European football for the 1993–94 season.
- After the 29th Round, Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk qualified for European football for the 1993–94 season.
- After the 30th Round, Karpaty Lviv qualified for the 1993–94 European Cup Winners' Cup, Dynamo qualified for the 1993–94 UEFA Champions League, Dnipro qualified for the 1993–94 UEFA Cup.
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Dynamo Kyiv[lower-alpha 1] (C) | 30 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 59 | 14 | +45 | 44 | Qualification to Champions League first round |
2 | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 30 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 51 | 20 | +31 | 44 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
3 | Chornomorets Odesa | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 43 | 31 | +12 | 38 | |
4 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 44 | 32 | +12 | 34 | |
5 | Metalist Kharkiv | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 37 | 34 | +3 | 31 | |
6 | Karpaty Lviv[lower-alpha 1] | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 37 | 38 | −1 | 30 | Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round |
7 | Metalurh Zaporizhzhia | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 38 | 35 | +3 | 29 | |
8 | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 27 | 40 | −13 | 27 | |
9 | Kremin Kremenchuk | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 23 | 40 | −17 | 27 | |
10 | Tavriya Simferopol | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 30 | 39 | −9 | 26 | |
11 | Volyn Lutsk | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 37 | 54 | −17 | 26 | |
12 | Bukovyna Chernivtsi | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 27 | 32 | −5 | 26 | |
13 | Torpedo Zaporizhzhia | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 32 | 40 | −8 | 25 | |
14 | Nyva Ternopil | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 25 | −3 | 25 | |
15 | Zorya-MALS Luhansk | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 26 | 46 | −20 | 24 | |
16 | Veres Rivne | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 29 | 42 | −13 | 24 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Head-to-head points; 6) Head-to-head matches won; 7) Head-to-head goal difference; 8) Head-to-head goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
- Participant of the 1993 Ukrainian Cup Final
- Dynamo Kyiv won its first championship title by earning the 18th win of the season in the Round 30 away against Kremin Kremenchuk at Dnipro Stadium, Kremenchuk on June 20, 1993.
Results
Top goalscorers
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Clean sheets
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Medal squads
(league appearances and goals listed in brackets)
1. FC Dynamo Kyiv |
Goalkeepers: Ihor Kutepov (19 / -8), Valdemaras Martinkenas (12 / -6). Manager: Anatoliy Puzach (until November 10, 1992 (13 games)), Yozhef Sabo (end of first half (2 games)), Mykhailo Fomenko (since March 1993 (15 games)). Transferred out during the season: Anatoliy Demyanenko (retired), Stepan Betsa (perished in car accident), Igoris Pankratjevas (to Sakalas Siauliai), Pavlo Yakovenko (to Sochaux), Mykola Zuyenko (to Prykarpattya), Oleh Volotek (to Asmaral Moscow), Viktor Byelkin (to FC Boryspil), Yuri Moroz (to Veres Rivne). |
2. FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk |
Goalkeepers: Mykola Medin (19 / -10), Valeriy Horodov (10 / -8), Anatoliy Chistov (1 / -1), Ihor Moiseyev (1 / -1). Manager: Mykola Pavlov. Transferred out during the season: Oleksiy Sasko (perished in car accident), Valeriy Horodov (to RS Settat), Ihor Moiseyev (to Asmaral Moscow), Serhiy Mamchur (to Asmaral Moscow), Oleksandr Palyanytsia (to Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih), Oleksandr Tyehayev (to Shakhtar Pavlohrad). |
3. FC Chornomorets Odesa |
Goalkeepers: Oleh Suslov (30 / -31). Manager: Viktor Prokopenko. Transferred out during the season: Ilya Tsymbalar (to Spartak Moscow), Yuriy Nikiforov (to Spartak Moscow), Andriy Telesnenko (to Oulun Palloseura), Serhiy Husiev (to Trabzonspor). |
Note: Players in italic are whose playing position is uncertain.
See also
- Continental competitions: 1992-93 European Cup, 1992-93 European Cup Winners' Cup, 1992-93 UEFA Cup
- Domestic leagues: 1992-93 Ukrainian First League, 1992-93 Ukrainian Second League, 1992-93 Ukrainian Transitional League, 1992-93 Ukrainian Football Amateur League
- Domestic cups: 1992-93 Ukrainian Cup
References
- "Latvian football successes". Archived from the original on 2010-11-25. Retrieved 2010-08-19.
- Tavriya - Kremin -:+. uafootball.net.ua
External links
- Season information on the Ukrainian Football from Dmytro Troshchiy
- Season information on RSSSF
- Season information on the Ukrainian Football from Aleksei Kobyzev