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.

Vyshcha Liha
Season1992–93
ChampionsFC Dynamo Kyiv
1st title
Relegatednone
Champions LeagueDynamo Kyiv
Cup Winners' CupKarpaty Lviv
UEFA CupDnipro Dnipropetrovsk
Matches played240
Goals scored562 (2.34 per match)
Top goalscorer(17) Serhiy Husiev (Chornomorets)
Biggest home winDynamo 6–0 Veres
Metalist 6–0 Zoria
Bukovyna 6–0 Kremin
Biggest away winTavria 0–5 Dynamo
Bukovyna 0–5 Dynamo
Highest scoringKarpaty 4–3 Chornomorets
Shakhtar 6–1 Volyn
Highest attendance40,000 – DniproDynamo
Average attendanceHigh - Dynamo Kyiv (8,990), Low - Tavriya Simferopol (3,706)
1992

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

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.

Locations of teams home grounds in Ukrainian Premier League 1992-93

Stadiums

RankStadiumPlaceClubCapacityNotes
1Republican StadiumKyivDynamo Kyiv100,062
2BSS StadiumOdesaChornomorets Odesa34,362
3Avanhard StadiumLuhanskZorya Luhansk32,243
4Shakhtar StadiumDonetskShakhtar Donetsk31,718
5Metalist StadiumKharkivMetalist Kharkiv30,000
6Metalurh StadiumKryvyi RihKryvbas Kryvyi Rih29,734
7Ukraina StadiumLvivKarpaty Lviv28,051
8Meteor StadiumDniproFC Dnipro24,381
9Avanhard StadiumRivneVeres Rivne20,000
10RSC LokomotyvSimferopolTavriya Simferopol19,978
11Central StadiumTernopilNyva Ternopil15,150
12AvtoZAZ StadiumZaporizhzhiaTorpedo Zaporizhzhia15,000
13Avanhard StadiumLutskVolyn Lutsk12,080
14Bukovyna StadiumChernivtsiBukovyna Chernivtsi12,000
15Dnipro StadiumKremenchukFC Kremin Kremenchuk11,300
16Metalurh StadiumZaporizhzhiaMetalurh Zaporizhzhia11,883

Notes:

Managers

ClubCoachReplaced Coach(es)Home stadium
FC Dynamo Kyiv Mykhailo Fomenko Anatoliy Puzach
Yozhef Sabo
Republican Stadium
FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Mykola PavlovMeteor Stadium
FC Chornomorets Odesa Viktor ProkopenkoBlack Sea Shipping Stadium
FC Shakhtar Donetsk Valery YaremchenkoShakhtar Stadium
FC Metalist Kharkiv Sergei Dotsenko Leonid Tkachenko
Viktor Aristov
Metalist Stadium
FC Karpaty Lviv Myron MarkevychUkraina Stadium
FC Metalurh Zaporizhzhia Janis Skredelis[1] Ihor Nadein 15 gamesMetalurh Stadium
FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih Ihor Nadein Volodymyr Sryzhevskyi
Valentyn Laktionov
Metalurh Stadium
FC Kremin Kremenchuk Boris StreltsovDnipro Stadium
SC Tavriya Simferopol Anatoliy ZayaevLokomotyv Stadium
FC Volyn Lutsk Roman PokoraAvanhard Stadium
FC Bukovyna Chernivtsi Oleksandr PavlenkoBukovyna Stadium
FC Torpedo Zaporizhzhia Viktor Matviyenko Yevhen LemeshkoAvtoZAZ Stadium
FC Nyva Ternopil Leonid Buriak Leonid KoltunCity Stadium
FC Zorya-MALS Anatoliy KuksovAvanhard Stadium
FC Veres Rivne Mykhailo Dunets Viktor Nosov
Vasiliy Kurilov
Avanhard Stadium

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing head coachManner of departureDate of vacancyTableIncoming head coachDate of appointmentTable
FC Bukovyna Chernivtsi Yukhym Shkolnykovpre-season Oleksandr Pavlenkopre-season
FC Kremin Kremenchuk Volodymyr Lozynskyipre-season Boris Streltsovpre-season
FC Volyn Lutsk Myron Markevychpre-season Roman Pokorapre-season
FC Karpaty Lviv Stepan Yurchyshynpre-season Myron Markevychpre-season
FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih Volodymyr SryzhevskyiOctober 12, 1992 Valentyn LaktionovOctober 12, 1992
FC Veres Rivne Viktor NosovOctober 12, 1992 Vasiliy KurilovOctober 12, 1992
FC Dynamo Kyiv Anatoliy PuzachsackedNovember 10, 19922 Yozhef SaboNovember 10, 19922
FC Metalist Kharkiv Leonid Tkachenko Viktor Aristov
FC Metalurh Zaporizhzhia Ihor Nadein Janis Skredelis
FC Veres Rivne Vasiliy Kurilov Mykhailo Dunets
FC Dynamo Kyiv Yozhef SaboreplacedFebruary 19932 Mykhailo FomenkoFebruary 19932
FC Nyva Ternopil Leonid Koltun Leonid Buriak
FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih Valentyn LaktionovMarch 15, 1993 Ihor NadeinMarch 15, 1993
FC Torpedo Zaporizhzhia Yevhen LemeshkoApril 1, 1993 Viktor MatviyenkoApril 1, 1993
FC Metalist Kharkiv Viktor AristovJune 1, 1993 Sergei DotsenkoJune 1, 1993

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

Karpaty LvivDnipro DnipropetrovskDynamo Kyiv

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Dynamo Kyiv[a] (C)3018845914+4544Qualification to Champions League first round
2Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk3018845120+3144Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
3Chornomorets Odesa3017494331+1238
4Shakhtar Donetsk30111274432+1234
5Metalist Kharkiv30127113734+331
6Karpaty Lviv[a]301010103738−130Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round
7Metalurh Zaporizhzhia30109113835+329
8Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih30811112740−1327
9Kremin Kremenchuk30811112340−1727
10Tavriya Simferopol30114153039−926
11Volyn Lutsk30106143754−1726
12Bukovyna Chernivtsi3098132732−526
13Torpedo Zaporizhzhia3097143240−825
14Nyva Ternopil3089132225−325
15Zorya-MALS Luhansk30104162646−2024
16Veres Rivne3096152942−1324
Source: uafootball.net.ua
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:

Results

Home \ AwayBUCCHODNIDYKKARKREKRYMKHMZANVTSHATAVTZAVERVOLZOR
Bukovyna Chernivtsi2–00–00–54–26–00–02–00–10–00–12–00–11–01–12–1
Chornomorets Odesa1–21–01–14–03–01–03–01–01–01–21–02–11–03–12–1
Dnipro5–13–11–01–02–00–02–14–13–13–13–03–14–12–04–0
Dynamo Kyiv1–01–02–10–05–01–12–04–11–02–01–04–06–00–04–0
Karpaty Lviv3–14–31–10–00–01–00–02–02–01–12–03–12–12–13–1
Kremin Kremenchuk0–01–12–01–40–01–10–00–11–12–10–01–11–03–01–0
Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih0–11–12–21–03–21–20–20–21–02–22–01–11–03–22–0
Metalist Kharkiv1–01–11–01–12–12–02–01–41–01–31–13–23–02–16–0
Metalurh Zaporizhzhia3–12–31–11–13–01–11–11–20–01–12–01–10–14–11–0
Nyva Ternopil0–00–20–10–12–12–02–02–02–13–10–02–01–11–12–1
Shakhtar Donetsk0–04–11–11–10–01–05–10–00–01–03–12–21–16–10–1
Tavriya Simferopol1–00–10–10–50–0-:+[a]5–02–12–01–03–12–13–22–02–1
Torpedo Zaporizhzhia0–00–10–11–03–21–10–11–01–31–01–23–01–04–11–0
Veres Rivne3–11–20–01–31–12–30–01–02–10–00–23–12–12–12–0
Volyn Lutsk1–01–00–01–33–22–13–13–20–02–11–11–32–11–04–2
Zorya-MALS Luhansk1–02–01–21–02–02–11–11–12–10–01–02–10–00–22–1
Source: uafootball.net.ua
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:

Top goalscorers

Medal squads

(league appearances and goals listed in brackets)

1. FC Dynamo Kyiv

Goalkeepers: Ihor Kutepov (19 / -8), Valdemaras Martinkenas (12 / -6).
Defenders: Oleh Luzhnyi (26 / 3), Serhiy Shmatovalenko (22 / 1), Andriy Annenkov (21 / 2), Vitaliy Ponomarenko (15), Anatoliy Demyanenko (14 / 1), Akhrik Tsveyba (12), Serhiy Zayets (11 / 1), Anatoliy Bezsmertny (9), Andriy Aleksanenkov (8), Mykola Zuyenko (8), Yuri Moroz (2).
Midfielders: Serhiy Kovalets (27 / 1), Serhii Rebrov (23 / 5), Yuriy Hritsyna (20 / 2), Serhiy Mizin (16 / 5), Volodymyr Sharan (16 / 1), Dmytro Topchiyev (14 / 7), Vyacheslav Khruslov (11 / 1), Igoris Pankratjevas (9 / 2), Pavlo Yakovenko (9 / 1), Stepan Betsa (8), Andriy Zavyalov (5 / 1), Ervand Sukiasian (3), Oleh Volotek (2), Viktor Byelkin (2).
Forwards: Viktor Leonenko (27 / 16), Pavlo Shkapenko (27 / 8), Vitaliy Mintenko (10 / 1).

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).
Defenders: Serhiy Bezhenar (28 / 6), Serhiy Diriavka (25 / 2), Dmytro Yakovenko (24 / 1), Oleg Chukhleba (22), Andriy Yudin (16), Serhiy Mamchur (3), Yevhen Yarovenko (3), Oleksiy Sasko (2), Dmytro Demyanenko (2).
Midfielders: Andriy Polunin (29 / 6), Yevhen Pokhlebayev (28 / 4), Yuriy Maksymov (26 / 5), Hennadiy Moroz (24 / 7), Oleksandr Zakharov (24 / 1), Kostyantyn Pavlyuchenko (22), Dmytro Mykhailenko (19 / 3), Volodymyr Bahmut (5), Oleksandr Palyanytsia (4 / 1).
Forwards: Serhiy Konovalov (29 / 8), Valentyn Moskvin (25 / 3), Serhiy Dumenko (21 / 4), Oleksandr Tyehayev (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).
Defenders: Yuriy Bukel (29), Dmytro Parfionov (28), Oleksandr Nikiforov (17 / 1), Serhiy Protsiuk (14), Oleksandr Bondarenko (13), Vitaliy Skysh (12 / 2), Yuriy Nikiforov (11), Sehiy Voronezhsky (8), Andriy Telesnenko (3 / 1).
Midfielders: Yuriy Sak (29), Kostiantyn Kulik (23 / 4), Viktor Yablonskyi (17 / 1), Ruslan Romanchuk (17), Ilya Tsymbalar (14 / 1), Andriy Lozovsky (11 / 1), Vyacheslav Yeremeyev (7).
Forwards: Oleh Kosheliuk (30 / 6), Serhiy Husiev (29 / 17), Vladimir Lebed (26 / 3), Oleksandr Shcherbakov (10 / 4), Vitaliy Parakhnevych (9 / 2).

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

References