Premjer-Liha 2008/09

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Premjer-Liha 2008/09
Premjer-Liha logo
master Dynamo Kiev
Champions League Dynamo Kiev ,
Shakhtar Donetsk
Europe League Metalist Kharkiv ,
Metalurh Donetsk ,
Vorskla Poltava
Cup winners Vorskla Poltava
Relegated FK Lviv ,
FK Kharkiv
Teams 16
Games 240
Gates 551  (ø 2.3 per game)
spectator 1,821,105  (ø 7588 per game)
Top scorer Oleksandr Kowpak
( Tavrija Simferopol )
← Wyschtscha Liha 2007/08

The Premjer-Liha 2008/09 ( Ukrainian Прем'єр-ліга ) was the 18th edition of the highest Ukrainian league in football . With this season the former Wyschtscha Liha got the new name Premjer-Liha . It started on July 16, 2008 with a goalless draw between Tavriya Simferopol and Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk and ended on May 26, 2009.

The defending champion was Shakhtar Donetsk . Naftowyk-Ukrnafta and FK Sakarpattja Uschhorod, who were relegated from last season, were replaced by the newly promoted Illitschivets Mariupol and FK Lviv .

mode

Sixteen teams played against each other twice on a total of 30 game days, divided into a round two. Dynamo Kiev secured their thirteenth championship in front of defending champions Shakhtar Donetsk.

The two clubs in the last places and were relegated to the Perscha Liha .

Attendees

Associations of the Premjer-Liha 2008/09
society city Stadion capacity
FK Kharkiv Kharkiv Metalist Stadium 38,633
Metalist Kharkiv Kharkiv Metalist Stadium 38,633
Metalurh Donetsk Donetsk Shakhtar Central Stadium 31,718
Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih Kryvyi Rih Metalurh Stadium 29,783
Karpaty Lviv Lviv Ukrajina Stadium 28.051
FK Lviv Lviv Ukrajina Stadium 28.051
Shakhtar Donetsk Donetsk RSK Olimpijskyi 25,831
Vorskla Poltava Poltava Worskla Stadium 24,586
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Dnepropetrovsk Meteor Stadium 24,381
Zorya Luhansk Luhansk Awanhard Stadium 22,320
Tavriya Simferopol Simferopol RSC Lokomotiv Stadium 19,978
Dynamo Kiev Kiev Valery Lobanovsky Stadium 16,873
Arsenal Kiev Kiev Valery Lobanovsky Stadium 16,873
Illichivets Mariupol Mariupol Illichivets Stadium 12,680
Metalurh Zaporizhia Zaporizhia Slavutych arena 11,983
Chornomorets Odessa Odessa Spartak Stadium 04,800

Closing table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Dynamo Kiev  30th  26th  1  3 071:190 +52 79
 2. Shakhtar Donetsk (M, P)  30th  19th  7th  4th 047:160 +31 64
 3. Metalist Kharkiv  30th  17th  8th  5 044:250 +19 59
 4th Metalurh Donetsk  30th  14th  7th  9 036:270  +9 49
 5. Vorskla Poltava 1  30th  14th  7th  9 032:260  +6 49
 6th Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk  30th  13  9  8th 034:250  +9 48
 7th Metalurh Zaporizhia  30th  12  9  9 029:300  −1 45
 8th. Tavriya Simferopol  30th  10  7th  13 041:450  −4 37
 9. Karpaty Lviv  30th  8th  10  12 033:390  −6 34
10. Chornomorets Odessa 2  30th  12  2  16 034:420  −8 32
11. Arsenal Kiev  30th  8th  8th  14th 026:330  −7 32
12. Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih  30th  8th  8th  14th 021:360 −15 32
13. Zorya Luhansk  30th  8th  7th  15th 029:450 −16 31
14th Illichivets Mariupol (N)  30th  7th  5  18th 031:540 −23 26th
15th FK Lviv (N)  30th  6th  8th  16 024:390 −15 26th
16. FK Kharkiv 3  30th  2  9  19th 019:500 −31 12

Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd wins - 3rd goal difference - 4th goals scored

1 Worskla Poltava qualified as a cup winner for the Europa League .
2 Chornomorets Odessa was fined six points for not fulfilling contract conditions with a player.
3The FC Kharkiv were deducted 3 points for non-payment of membership dues to the Association.
  • Ukrainian champions and participation in the group stage of the 2009/10 UEFA Champions League
  • Participation in the third qualifying round for the 2009/10 UEFA Champions League
  • Participation in the third qualifying round of the 2009/10 UEFA Europa League
  • Participation in the 2nd qualifying round of the 2009/10 UEFA Europa League
  • Ukrainian cup winner and participation in the play-off round of the 2009/10 UEFA Europa League
  • Relegated to the Perscha Liha in 2009/10
    • (M) reigning Ukrainian champion
    (P) reigning Ukrainian cup winner
    (N) Newcomers from the Perscha Liha

    Crosstab

    2008/09 Dynamo Kiev Shakhtar Donetsk Metalurh Donetsk Vorskla Poltava Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Metalurh Zaporizhia Karpaty Lviv Arsenal Kiev Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih Zorya Luhansk Illichivets Mariupol FK Lviv FK Kharkiv
    Dynamo Kiev 1-0 1: 2 1-0 4: 1 2: 1 2-0 3: 2 4-0 3: 1 3-0 3-0 5-0 2-0 1-0 1-0
    Shakhtar Donetsk 1-0 2: 2 1: 1 1-0 1-0 2: 2 2-0 1-0 1-0 3-0 4: 2 3: 1 3-0 2-0 3-0
    Metalist Kharkiv 0: 2 0: 3 1: 1 3: 1 3: 2 1: 1 3-0 1: 1 2-0 3: 1 1-0 2: 1 2-0 0-0 1: 1
    Metalurh Donetsk 0: 2 1: 2 0: 2 2: 1 1: 1 3: 1 2: 1 1-0 1-0 0-0 1: 1 3-0 2-0 2-0 3-0
    Vorskla Poltava 2: 2 1-0 0: 1 1-0 1-0 1: 1 1-0 2: 1 2: 1 1-0 0-0 0: 1 2: 3 0-0 2: 1
    Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 1: 3 0-0 2-0 1: 1 2: 1 1: 2 0: 1 1-0 4: 1 2: 1 1-0 1: 1 0-0 1: 1 4: 1
    Metalurh Zaporizhia 1: 3 1-0 1-0 2: 1 1-0 0: 1 1-0 0-0 1: 3 2: 1 0-0 2: 1 2-0 2: 1 0-0
    Tavriya Simferopol 1: 3 0: 2 0: 1 4: 1 1: 3 0-0 2-0 1: 4 1: 3 3: 1 0: 1 2: 1 3: 2 2: 2 1: 1
    Karpaty Lviv 1: 4 1: 1 0: 2 1: 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0: 1 3-0 3: 2 3-0 1: 1 1-0 2: 1 0: 2
    Chornomorets Odessa 0: 3 0: 3 1-0 2: 1 0: 1 1: 1 2: 1 0: 2 3-0 0: 1 2-0 1: 3 3: 2 1-0 3: 1
    Arsenal Kiev 0: 2 0-0 0: 2 0: 1 0-0 0: 1 2-0 1: 1 4-0 1-0 1: 1 1: 1 4-0 0-0 1-0
    Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih 2: 1 0: 1 1: 3 1: 2 0: 2 0: 1 1-0 1: 1 1: 1 0: 2 1-0 2: 1 0-0 2-0 1: 1
    Zorya Luhansk 0: 1 0: 3 1: 1 0: 2 0: 2 2-0 0-0 1: 1 1-0 2: 1 0: 1 1: 2 2: 1 1: 1 2-0
    Illichivets Mariupol 3: 4 1: 2 0: 2 0: 1 1: 3 1: 2 1: 1 3: 3 1: 5 1-0 2: 1 2-0 1-0 2-0 1: 1
    FK Lviv 0: 1 2-0 1: 1 0: 1 0-0 0: 1 1: 2 2: 4 2: 4 0: 2 0: 1 1-0 3: 1 2: 1 1-0
    FK Kharkiv 0: 4 0-0 1: 2 1-0 0: 1 0: 2 0: 2 0: 3 1: 1 1: 1 1: 1 0: 1 2: 3 1: 2 2: 3

    The championship team from Dynamo Kiev

    (Players with at least three appearances were taken into account; the games and goals are given in brackets)

    1. Dynamo Kiev
    Dynamo Kiev

    List of goalscorers

    Pl. Surname team Gates
    1. UkraineUkraine Oleksandr Kowpak Tavriya Simferopol 17th
    2. Guinea-aGuinea Ismaël Bangoura Dynamo Kiev 13
    UkraineUkraine Oleksandr Aliyev Dynamo Kiev
    4th BrazilBrazil Yes / Yes Metalist Kharkiv 11
    5. UkraineUkraine Serhiy Kuznetsov Karpaty Lviv 10
    UkraineUkraine Artem Milevskyi Dynamo Kiev
    AlbaniaAlbania Parid Xhihani Zorya Luhansk
    8th. RomaniaRomania Tiberiu Ghioane Dynamo Kiev 09
    9. SerbiaSerbia Marko Devic Metalist Kharkiv 08th
    UkraineUkraine Olexander Kosyrin Chornomorets Odessa
    PortugalPortugal Ricardo Fernandes Metalurh Donetsk

    Individual evidence

    1. ↑ S Chernomorza snjaty shest ochkov! March 2, 2009, Retrieved January 26, 2010 (Russian).
    2. ↑ Segei Sytnik: S FK Charkow snjali tri otschka. In: UA-Futbol. May 13, 2009, Retrieved January 26, 2010 (Russian).