1998–99 Vyshcha Liha

The 1998–99 Vyshcha Liha season was the 8th since its establishment. FC Dynamo Kyiv were the defending champions.

Vyshcha Liha
Season1998–99
ChampionsDynamo Kyiv
7th title
RelegatedSC Mykolaiv
Champions LeagueDynamo Kyiv
UEFA CupKarpaty Lviv
Shakhtar Donetsk
Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih
Matches played240
Top goalscorer(18) Andriy Shevchenko (Dynamo)
Biggest home winDynamo - Prykarpattia 7:0
Shakhtar - Mykolaiv 7:0
Biggest away winMetalist - Dynamo 1:6
Zirka - Dynamo 0:5
Highest scoringShakhtar - Vorskla 7:3

Teams

Promotions

Location

Managers

ClubCoachReplaced coachHome stadium
FC Dynamo Kyiv Valery LobanovskyDynamo Stadium
FC Shakhtar Donetsk Anatoliy Byshovets Valery Yaremchenko 18 gamesShakhtar Stadium
FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih Oleh TaranMetalurh Stadium
FC Karpaty Lviv Stepan Yurchyshyn Myron Markevych the first halfUkraina Stadium
FC Metalurh Mariupol Mykola PavlovAzovstal Stadium
FC Metalist Kharkiv Mykhailo FomenkoMetalist Stadium
FC CSKA Kyiv Volodymyr BezsonovCSK ZSU Stadium
FC Metalurh Zaporizhia Myron Markevych Oleksandr Shtelin 17 gamesMetalurh Stadium
SC Tavriya Simferopol Anatoliy Korobochka Viktor Hrachov the first half
Valery Petrov 13 games
Lokomotyv Stadium
FC Vorskla Poltava Anatoliy Konkov Oleksandr Dovbiy 6 games
Serhiy Sobetskyi 7 games
Vorskla Stadium
Politekhnik Stadium (Kremenchuk)
FC Zirka Kirovohrad Oleksandr IschenkoZirka Stadium
FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Leonid Koltun Vadym Tyschenko 13 games
Volodymyr Kobzarev 7 games
Meteor Stadium
FC Nyva Ternopil Ihor YurchenkoCity Stadium
FC Metalurh Donetsk Mykhailo Sokolovskyi Volodymyr Onyschenko 7 games
Volodymyr Havrylov 8 games
Ihor Yavorskyi 7 games
Stalekanatchyk Stadium (Khartsyzk)
Donetsk Metallurgical Factory Stadium
FC Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk Ihor Yavorskyi Bohdan Blavatskiy 6 games
Anatoliy Boyko 6 games
Anatoliy Zayaev 14 games
Bohdan Blavatskiy 2 games
Rukh Stadium
SC Mykolaivvacant Anatoliy Konkov 12 games
Leonid Nikolaenko 3 games
Ivan Krasnetskyi 1 game
Central City Stadium

Notes: Games between Dynamo Kyiv and CSKA Kyiv were played at Republican Stadium.

Changes

TeamOutgoing head coachManner of departureDate of vacancyTableIncoming head coachDate of appointmentTable
FC Nyva Ternopil Leonid Ishchukpre-season Ihor Yurchenkopre-season
FC CSKA Kyiv Serhiy Morozovpre-season Volodymyr Bezsonovpre-season

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Dynamo Kyiv[a] (C)3023527517+5874Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
2Shakhtar Donetsk3020557025+4565Qualification to UEFA Cup qualifying round
3Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih30161134318+2559
4Karpaty Lviv[a]30151055434+2055Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
5Metalurh Mariupol30146103527+848
6Metalist Kharkiv30145113132−147
7CSKA Kyiv30111093735+243
8Metalurh Zaporizhzhia30126124643+342
9Tavriya Simferopol30107133339−637
10Vorskla Poltava30105153643−735
11Zirka Kirovohrad3097143140−934
12Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk3095162846−1832
13Nyva Ternopil3087152941−1231
14Metalurh Donetsk3077162751−2428
15Prykarpattya Ivano-Frankivsk3066182459−3524Qualification to relegation play-off
16SC Mykolaiv (R)3026221867−4912Relegated to Ukrainian First League
Source: uafootball.net.ua
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Results

Home \ AwayCSKDNIDYNKARKRYMETMDOMTMMZAMYKNVTPRYSHATAVVORZIR
CSKA Kyiv1–00–43–31–22–12–11–11–02–00–01–20–13–02–10–0
Dnipro0–10–10–22–10–05–11–01–42–14–00–01–21–02–01–1
Dynamo Kyiv2–02–30–01–01–03–02–06–22–11–07–02–10–04–01–0
Karpaty Lviv3–34–12–12–10–12–03–11–15–11–03–01–02–12–12–1
Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih0–02–10–00–01–02–03–14–00–02–12–01–01–13–11–0
Metalist Kharkiv1–02–01–63–10–01–00–11–00–02–11–01–11–02–43–0
Metalurh Donetsk2–22–01–44–30–20–01–10–20–02–11–00–42–00–01–0
Metalurh Mariupol1–10–11–24–20–02–00–04–23–01–02–10–12–01–00–0
Metalurh Zaporizhzhia1–02–21–33–11–13–20–03–04–12–11–12–33–00–11–0
SC Mykolaiv2–32–00–40–30–40–20–11–20–40–11–10–31–21–02–2
Nyva Ternopil1–20–01–50–01–22–03–21–01–03–13–10–30–02–23–2
Prykarpattya Ivano-Frankivsk2–43–00–10–22–21–22–10–30–02–11–11–30–21–01–0
Shakhtar Donetsk1–06–00–01–11–13–14–21–02–17–01–16–12–07–31–2
Tavriya Simferopol1–13–03–31–10–20–13–20–22–32–01–03–02–12–01–0
Vorskla Poltava1–01–00–20–00–01–22–00–13–02–12–14–01–22–24–2
Zirka Kirovohrad1–12–00–52–22–32–03–10–11–01–11–02–10–23–11–0
Source: uafootball.net.ua
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

Andriy Shevchenko
RankPlayerClubGoals
(Pen.)
1 Andriy ShevchenkoDynamo Kyiv18 (1)
2 Ivan HetskoKarpaty Lviv16
Oleksandr PalyanytsiaKarpaty Lviv16 (5)
4 Valentyn PoltavetsMetalurh Zaporizhzhya13 (3)
5 Andriy VorobeiShakhtar Donetsk11
6 Oleksiy OsipovTavriya Simferopol11 (3)
7 Alexander KhatskevichDynamo Kyiv10
8 Oleksandr HaidashTavriya Simferopol9
Avtandil KapanadzeNyva Ternopil9
Ihor KislovZirka Kirovohrad9
Ihor KostiukVorskla Poltava9
Vitaliy PantilovMetalurh Mariupol9
Serhii RebrovDynamo Kyiv9
Yuriy SelezniovShakhtar Donetsk9
Notable Transfers