2006–07 Vyshcha Liha

The 2006–07 Vyshcha Liha season is the sixteenth since its establishment. Shakhtar Donetsk were the defending champions. Soyuz-Viktan became the first title sponsor in the League's history.

Vyshcha Liha
Season2006–07
ChampionsDynamo Kyiv
12th title
RelegatedIllichivets Mariupol,
Stal Alchevsk
Champions LeagueDynamo Kyiv (3rd Qualifying Round)
Shakhtar Donetsk (2nd Qualifying Round)
UEFA CupMetalist Kharkiv (1st Round)
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (2nd Qualifying Round)
Intertoto CupChornomorets Odesa (2nd Round)
Matches played240
Goals scored515 (2.15 per match)
Top goalscorerOleksandr Hladky (13) (FC Kharkiv)
Biggest home win(5:0) - Shakhtar-Metalist
Shakhtar-Kyvbas
Biggest away win(0:5) - Metalurh Z.-Dynamo
Highest scoring(5:2) - Dynamo-Arsenal
Highest attendance28,880 - Metalist-Dynamo
Lowest attendance500 - Arsenal-Metalurh D.
Metalurh D.-Illichivets
Average attendance9,266

The season started on July 21, 2006 with the game in Kyiv, Dynamo - Chornomorets 4:1. The last day of the competition was June 17, 2007. The winner of the championship was declared Dynamo Kyiv acquiring their 12th title defeating the reigning champion Shakhtar Donetsk that was holding the title for the last couple of years.

Illichivets was forced into relegation for the first time since entering the League 10 years ago. Stal was relegated as well. It was the second time for that club.

The game Karpaty-Metalist finished with a technical loss awarded to the Lviv's club for no appearance.[1]

Teams

Location map

Managers

ClubCoachReplaced coach
Arsenal Kyiv Oleksandr Zavarov
Chornomorets Odesa Semen Altman
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Oleh Protasov
Dynamo Kyiv Anatoliy Demyanenko
Karpaty Lviv Oleksandr Ischenko
Kharkiv Volodymyr Bezsonov Volodymyr Kulayev
Mykhaylo Stelmakh
Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih Oleh Taran Oleksandr Kosevych
Metalist Kharkiv Myron Markevych
Metalurh Donetsk Jos Daerden Pichi Alonso
Co Adriaanse
Metalurh Zaporizhzhia Anatoliy Chantsev Serhiy Yashchenko
Illichivets Mariupol Yuriy Kerman Ivan Balan
Shakhtar Donetsk Mircea Lucescu
Tavriya Simferopol Mykhaylo Fomenko
Vorskla Poltava Viktor Nosov
Stal Alchevsk Ton Caanen
Zorya Luhansk Oleksandr Kosevych Yuriy Koval
Volodymyr Bezsonov
Volodymyr Malyhin

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Dynamo Kyiv (C)3022806723+4474Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
2Shakhtar Donetsk3019655720+3763Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
3Metalist Kharkiv3018754020+2061Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
4Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk30111453224+847Qualification to UEFA Cup second qualifying round
5Tavriya Simferopol30126123230+242
6Chornomorets Odesa30118113633+341Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round
7Metalurh Zaporizhzhya301010102532−740
8Karpaty Lviv30910112632−637
9Metalurh Donetsk3099122635−936
10Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih3071492936−735
11Zorya Luhansk3097142343−2034
12FC Kharkiv3089132638−1233
13Vorskla Poltava30710132328−531
14Arsenal Kyiv3079142844−1630
15Illichivets Mariupol (R)3067172339−1625Relegated to Ukrainian First League
16Stal Alchevsk (R)3056192238−1621
Source: uafootball.net.ua
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ AwayARKCHODNIDYNILLKARKHAKRYMETMDOMZASHASTATAVVORZOR
Arsenal Kyiv1–11–10–12–01–01–11–10–00–21–01–21–30–11–02–2
Chornomorets Odesa2–00–12–32–11–04–22–31–32–01–10–03–00–02–02–0
Dnipro1–11–00–21–12–21–01–10–22–01–11–10–02–01–03–0
Dynamo Kyiv5–24–12–01–03–12–03–12–00–03–11–03–12–11–14–0
Illichivets Mariupol4–10–01–12–31–22–10–10–30–21–01–10–01–02–00–1
Karpaty Lviv1–10–10–11–01–01–01–1-:+0–00–00–03–10–21–21–0
FC Kharkiv2–00–10–00–22–00–02–00–00–00–00–30–01–13–22–2
Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih1–02–21–11–10–03–03–10–31–11–10–11–00–00–02–0
Metalist Kharkiv5–14–01–00–22–01–12–00–01–01–00–11–01–02–11–0
Metalurh Donetsk2–11–01–11–12–13–31–22–10–21–00–02–11–20–03–2
Metalurh Zaporizhzhya2–11–01–10–52–11–23–11–10–02–00–31–01–00–01–0
Shakhtar Donetsk0–12–02–32–23–14–11–25–05–02–10–23–13–02–13–0
Stal Alchevsk1–12–13–11–10–20–14–20–00–13–00–10–20–10–10–1
Tavriya Simferopol1–31–10–02–41–00–12–03–12–02–05–11–32–11–01–2
Vorskla Poltava0–10–00–11–13–01–20–12–12–22–02–10–11–00–01–1
Zorya Luhansk2–10–40–31–21–11–00–12–12–21–00–00–21–01–00–0
Source: uafootball.net.ua
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goal scorers

Hladkyi
Oleksandr HladkyKharkiv13 (3)
Vasil GigiadzeKryvbas Kryvyi Rih11 (4)
Siarhey KarnilenkaDnipro Dnipropetrovsk10
William BatistaKarpaty Lviv10 (2)
Serhiy NazarenkoDnipro Dnipropetrovsk10 (2)
Maksim ShatskikhDynamo Kyiv9
BrandãoShakhtar Donetsk9 (1)
Serhiy DanylovskyiChornomorets Odesa8
KleberDynamo Kyiv8
Diogo RinconDynamo Kyiv8 (2)

Stadia

The locations of the 16 teams participating in Vyscha Liha season 2006-07.
RankStadiumCapacityClubHigh att.Opponent
1Chornomorets Stadium34,362Chornomorets Odesa14800Dnipro Dniporpetrovsk
2Shakhtar Stadium31,718Metalurh Donetsk22000Shakhtar Donetsk
3Avanhard Stadium31,243Zorya Luhansk20000Dynamo Kyiv
Shakhtar Donetsk
4Metalist Stadium30,133Metalist Kharkiv
FC Kharkiv
28800
14000
Dynamo Kyiv
Metalist Kharkiv
5Metalurh Stadium29,782Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih18000Dynamo Kyiv
6Ukraina Stadium28,051Karpaty Lviv28180Shakhtar Donetsk
7RSK Olimpiyskiy25,831Shakhtar Donetsk26100Dynamo Kyiv
8Vorskla Stadium25,000Vorskla Poltava17000Dynamo Kyiv
9Stadium Meteor24,381Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk20500Shakhtar Donetsk
10Lokomotiv Stadium19,978Tavriya Simferopol20000Dynamo Kyiv
11Lobanovsky Dynamo Stadium16,873Dynamo Kyiv
Arsenal Kyiv
18000
4700
Dnipro Dniporpetrovsk
Dynamo Kyiv
12Illychivets Stadium12,680Illychivets Mariupol12500Shakhtar Donetsk
13Slavutych Arena11,983Metalurh Zaporizhzhya11500Dynamo Kyiv
14Stal Stadium9,200Stal Alchevsk9000Shakhtar Donetsk

Auxiliary or former home stadiums

RankStadiumCapacityClubHigh att.OpponentNotes
1NSC Olimpiysky83,450Arsenal Kyiv2100Illichivets Mariupol8 games
2Kolos Stadium5,654Arsenal Kyiv1100FC KharkivOnly game

See also

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