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
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 – Dnipro–Dynamo
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 Kievan club was declared a champion by the goal difference as the 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.

Zaporizhia
Zaporizhia teams :
Metalurh
Torpedo
Bukovyna
Chornomorets
Veres
Dnipro
Kremin
Nyva
Locations of teams home grounds in Ukrainian Premier League 1992-93

Stadiums
Rank Stadium Place Club Capacity Notes
1 Republican Stadium Kiev 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 Zaporizhia Torpedo Zaporizhia 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 Zaporizhia Metalurh Zaporizhia 11,883

Notes:

    Managers
    Club Coach Replaced Coach(es) Home stadium
    FC Dynamo Kyiv Mykhailo Fomenko Anatoliy Puzach
    Yozhef Sabo    		 Republican Stadium
    FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Mykola Pavlov Meteor Stadium
    FC Chornomorets Odessa Viktor Prokopenko Black Sea Shipping Stadium
    FC Shakhtar Donetsk Valery Yaremchenko Shakhtar Stadium
    FC Metalist Kharkiv Sergei Dotsenko Leonid Tkachenko
    Viktor Aristov    		 Metalist Stadium
    FC Karpaty Lviv Myron Markevych Ukraina Stadium
    FC Metalurh Zaporizhia Janis Skredelis[1] Ihor Nadein 15 games Metalurh Stadium
    FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih Ihor Nadein Volodymyr Sryzhevskyi
    Valentyn Laktionov    		 Metalurh Stadium
    FC Kremin Kremenchuk Boris Streltsov Dnipro Stadium
    SC Tavriya Simferopol Anatoliy Zayaev Lokomotyv Stadium
    FC Volyn Lutsk Roman Pokora Avanhard Stadium
    FC Bukovyna Chernivtsi Oleksandr Pavlenko Bukovyna Stadium
    FC Torpedo Zaporizhia Viktor Matviyenko Yevhen Lemeshko AvtoZAZ Stadium
    FC Nyva Ternopil Leonid Buriak Leonid Koltun City Stadium
    FC Zorya-MALS Anatoliy Kuksov Avanhard Stadium
    FC Veres Rivne Mykhailo Dunets Viktor Nosov
    Vasiliy Kurilov    		 Avanhard Stadium

    Managerial changes
    Team Outgoing head coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Table Incoming head coach Date of appointment Table
    FC Bukovyna Chernivtsi Yukhym Shkolnykov pre-season Oleksandr Pavlenko pre-season
    FC Kremin Kremenchuk Volodymyr Lozynskyi pre-season Boris Streltsov pre-season
    FC Volyn Lutsk Myron Markevych pre-season Roman Pokora pre-season
    FC Karpaty Lviv Stepan Yurchyshyn pre-season Myron Markevych pre-season
    FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih Volodymyr Sryzhevskyi October 12, 1992 Valentyn Laktionov October 12, 1992
    FC Veres Rivne Viktor Nosov October 12, 1992 Vasiliy Kurilov October 12, 1992
    FC Dynamo Kyiv Anatoliy Puzach sacked November 10, 1992 2 Yozhef Sabo November 10, 1992 2
    FC Metalist Kharkiv Leonid Tkachenko Viktor Aristov
    FC Metalurh Zaporizhia Ihor Nadein Janis Skredelis
    FC Veres Rivne Vasiliy Kurilov Mykhailo Dunets
    FC Dynamo Kyiv Yozhef Sabo replaced February 1993 2 Mykhailo Fomenko February 1993 2
    FC Nyva Ternopil Leonid Koltun Leonid Buriak
    FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih Valentyn Laktionov March 15, 1993 Ihor Nadein March 15, 1993
    FC Torpedo Zaporizhia Yevhen Lemeshko April 1, 1993 Viktor Matviyenko April 1, 1993
    FC Metalist Kharkiv Viktor Aristov June 1, 1993 Sergei Dotsenko June 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

    League table
    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
    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 Odessa 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 Zaporizhzhya 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 Zaporizhzhya 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
    Source:
    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) Champion.
    Notes:
    1. 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
    Home \ Away BUC CHO DNI DYK KAR KRE KRY MKH MZA NVT SHD TAV TZA VER VOL ZOR
    Bukovyna Chernivtsi 2–0 0–0 0–5 4–2 6–0 0–0 2–0 0–1 0–0 0–1 2–0 0–1 1–0 1–1 2–1
    Chornomorets Odessa 1–2 1–0 1–1 4–0 3–0 1–0 3–0 1–0 1–0 1–2 1–0 2–1 1–0 3–1 2–1
    Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 5–1 3–1 1–0 1–0 2–0 0–0 2–1 4–1 3–1 3–1 3–0 3–1 4–1 2–0 4–0
    Dynamo Kyiv 1–0 1–0 2–1 0–0 5–0 1–1 2–0 4–1 1–0 2–0 1–0 4–0 6–0 0–0 4–0
    Karpaty Lviv 3–1 4–3 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–1 2–1 3–1
    Kremin Kremenchuk 0–0 1–1 2–0 1–4 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–1 1–1 2–1 0–0 1–1 1–0 3–0 1–0
    Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih 0–1 1–1 2–2 1–0 3–2 1–2 0–2 0–2 1–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 1–0 3–2 2–0
    Metalist Kharkiv 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 2–0 2–0 1–4 1–0 1–3 1–1 3–2 3–0 2–1 6–0
    Metalurh Zaporizhia 3–1 2–3 1–1 1–1 3–0 1–1 1–1 1–2 0–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–1 4–1 1–0
    Nyva Ternopil 0–0 0–2 0–1 0–1 2–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–1 3–1 0–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–1
    Shakhtar Donetsk 0–0 4–1 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–0 5–1 0–0 0–0 1–0 3–1 2–2 1–1 6–1 0–1
    Tavriya Simferopol 1–0 0–1 0–1 0–5 0–0 -:+[lower-alpha 1] 5–0 2–1 2–0 1–0 3–1 2–1 3–2 2–0 2–1
    Torpedo Zaporizhia 0–0 0–1 0–1 1–0 3–2 1–1 0–1 1–0 1–3 1–0 1–2 3–0 1–0 4–1 1–0
    Veres Rivne 3–1 1–2 0–0 1–3 1–1 2–3 0–0 1–0 2–1 0–0 0–2 3–1 2–1 2–1 2–0
    Volyn Lutsk 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–3 3–2 2–1 3–1 3–2 0–0 2–1 1–1 1–3 2–1 1–0 4–2
    Zorya-MALS Luhansk 1–0 2–0 1–2 1–0 2–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 0–0 1–0 2–1 0–0 0–2 2–1
    Source: uafootball.net.ua
    Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
    Notes:
    1. The result of the Round 16 match was annulled and technical victory -:+ awarded for Kremin for participation in the match discqualified Yevhen Drahunov for Tavriya. The match originally ended with a 2–0 victory for Tavriya.[2]

    Top goalscorers
    Rank Player Club Goals
    (Pen.)
    1 Serhiy Husyev Chornomorets Odessa 17 (2)
    2 Victor Leonenko Dynamo Kyiv 16 (3)
    3 Ihor Nichenko Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih 12 (2)
    4 Serhiy Atelkin Shakhtar Donetsk 11
    Vadym Kolesnyk Metalist Kharkiv 11
    Oleh Matviiv Shakhtar Donetsk 11 (1)
    Talyat Sheikhametov Tavriya Simferopol 11 (1)
    8 Roman Bondarenko Torpedo Zaporizhzhya 10
    9 Volodymyr Dykyi Volyn Lutsk 9 (2)
    10 Serhiy Shevchenko Tavriya Simferopol 8
    Volodymyr Hashchyn Volyn Lutsk 8
    Pavlo Shkapenko Dynamo Kyiv 8
    Tymerlan Huseynov Zorya-MALS Luhansk 8
    Anatoliy Mushchinka Metalurh Zaporizhia 8
    Serhiy Konovalov Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 8
    Dmytro Topchiyev Karpaty Lviv 8

    Medal squads

    (league appearances and goals listed in brackets)

    1. FC Dynamo Kyiv

    Goalkeepers: Ihor Kutepov (19 / -8), Valdemaras Martinkenas (12 / -6).
    Defenders: Oleh Luzhny (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), Serhiy 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 Odessa

    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.

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    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
    1. "Latvian football successes". Archived from the original on 2010-11-25. Retrieved 2010-08-19.
    2. Tavriya - Kremin -:+. uafootball.net.ua
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