1993–94 Vyshcha Liha

1993–94 Vyshcha Liha was the third season of the Vyshcha Liha.

Last season the league champions Dynamo received a fierce competition from the Pavlov led Dnipro out of Dnipropetrovsk. The third season was promising to be even more exciting. Dynamo was going through some difficult times and before the start of the season it was sold to Hryhoriy Surkis from Viktor Bezverkhyi.

The season started on August 8 with nine games of the first round. It finally was concluded on June 19. It was anticipated that at least four clubs would be really competing for the top title. At the end it turned out the other way around. Dnipro has remarkably given up its positions, losing almost ten games. Chornomorets also did not pose any resistance to neither Dynamo or Shakhtar. However the biggest surprise was the relegation of Metalist Kharkiv which managed to win only six games. Metalurh Zaporizhia barely managed to escape relegation, partially due to they excellent game in Kharkiv where they manage to thrash the local Metalist 3:0. Three rounds before the end Dynamo was recognized as the champions. There was one technical loss (-:+) that was awarded again to SC Tavriya Simferopol when it was hosting FC Volyn Lutsk in the 32nd round on June 11, 1994 for fielding a suspended player Dzyubenko.

Preseason changes

Managers

Team	Outgoing head coach	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Table	Incoming head coach	Date of appointment	Table
FC Metalist Kharkiv	Viktor Aristov			pre-season	Oleksandr Dovbiy		pre-season
FC Zoria-MALS Luhansk	Anatoliy Kuksov			pre-season	Oleksandr Shakun		pre-season

No teams were relegated before the season, while two best teams were promoted FC Temp Shepetivka and FC Nyva Vinnytsia extending the league from 16 to 18 participants.

Final standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Comments
1	Dynamo Kyiv (C)	34	23	10	1	61	21	+40	56	CL Qualifying Round
2	Shakhtar Donetsk	34	20	9	5	64	32	+32	49	UC 2nd Qualifying Round
3	Chornomorets Odessa	34	20	8	6	52	23	+29	48	CWC 1st Round
4	Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk	34	16	9	9	53	35	+18	41
5	Karpaty Lviv	34	16	8	10	37	30	+7	40
6	Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih	34	14	8	12	26	26	0	36
7	Nyva Ternopil	34	13	10	11	44	26	+18	36
8	Tavriya Simferopol	34	12	10	12	41	34	+7	34
9	Temp Shepetivka	34	12	8	14	39	38	+1	32	new
10	Nyva Vinnytsia	34	12	8	14	37	45	−8	32	new
11	Volyn Lutsk	34	10	12	12	27	30	−3	32
12	Veres Rivne	34	10	12	12	32	36	−4	32
13	Torpedo Zaporizhzhya	34	9	10	15	27	39	−12	28
14	Zorya-MALS Luhansk	34	10	6	18	24	46	−22	26
15	Kremin Kremenchuk	34	9	8	17	26	39	−13	26
16	Metalurh Zaporizhzhya	34	9	6	19	26	49	−23	24
17	Bukovyna Chernivtsi (R)	34	7	6	21	25	51	−26	20	Persha Liha
18	Metalist Kharkiv (R)	34	6	8	20	22	63	−41	20	Persha Liha

Source:
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd wins; 3rd goal difference

Note:

• In bold are the participants of the 1994 Ukrainian Cup Final.
• Dynamo Kyiv won its second title at home against Metalist Kharkiv on June 7, 1994 earning its 20th win of the season at the Republican Stadium in Kiev in front of 3,500 spectators.

Top goalscorers

Timerlan Huseinov	Chornomorets Odessa	18
Oleh Matviiv	Shakhtar Donetsk	17
Victor Leonenko	Dynamo Kyiv	15
Oleh Mochulyak	Nyva Ternopil	14
Serhii Konovalov	Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk	13
Serhiy Skachenko	Temp Shepetivka	13
Boris Finkel	Bukovyna Chernivtsi	12
Serhiy Onopko	Shakhtar Donetsk	12
Andrii Pokladok	Karpaty Lviv	12
Pavlo Shkapenko	Dynamo Kyiv	12

Notable Transfers

• Oleh Mochulyak, FC Nyva Ternopil to FC Chornomorets Odessa
• Serhiy Skachenko, FC Temp Shepetivka to FC Dynamo Kyiv

European competitions

Champion's Cup (FC Dynamo Kyiv)

Round	Country	Club	Home	Away
1st round		FC Barcelona	3-1	1-4

Cup Winners' Cup (FC Karpaty Lviv)

Round	Country	Club	Home	Away
Q round		Shelbourne FC	1-0	1-3

UEFA Cup (FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk)

Round	Country	Club	Home	Away
1st round		FC Admira/Wacker	1-0	3-2
2nd round		Eintracht Frankfurt	1-0	0-2

Managers

Club	Coach	Replaced Coach	Home stadium
FC Dynamo Kyiv	Yozhef Sabo	Mykhailo Fomenko	Republican Stadium
FC Shakhtar Donetsk	Valery Yaremchenko		Shakhtar Stadium
FC Chornomorets Odessa	Viktor Prokopenko		Black Sea Shipping Stadium
FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk	Mykola Pavlov		Meteor Stadium
FC Karpaty Lviv	Myron Markevych		Ukraina Stadium
FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih	Volodymyr Brukhtiy	Ihor Nadein	Metalurh Stadium
FC Nyva Ternopil	Leonid Buriak		City Stadium
SC Tavriya Simferopol	Anatoliy Zayaev		Lokomotyv Stadium
FC Temp Shepetivka	Leonid Tkachenko		Temp Stadium
FC Nyva Vinnytsia	Yukhym Shkolnykov		Central City Stadium
FC Volyn Lutsk	Roman Pokora		Avanhard Stadium
FC Veres Rivne	Vyacheslav Kobyletskyi	Mykhailo Dunets	Avanhard Stadium
FC Torpedo Zaporizhia	Ihor Nadein	Viktor Matviyenko	AvtoZAZ Stadium
FC Zorya-MALS	Volodymyr Kobzarev	Oleksandr Shakun	Avanhard Stadium
FC Kremin Kremenchuk	Evhen Rudakov	Boris Streltsov 8 games Tiberiy Korponay 9 games	Dnipro Stadium
FC Metalurh Zaporizhia	Anatoliy Kuksov	Janis Skredelis Hryhoriy Vul	Metalurh Stadium
FC Bukovyna Chernivtsi	Oleksandr Pavlenko		Bukovyna Stadium
FC Metalist Kharkiv	Viktor Kamarzayev	Oleksandr Dovbiy Yevhen Lemeshko	Metalist Stadium

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing head coach	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Table	Incoming head coach	Date of appointment	Table
FC Metalist Kharkiv	Oleksandr Dovbiy		August 18		Yevhen Lemeshko	August 28
FC Kremin Kremenchuk	Boris Streltsov		September 25		Tiberiy Korponay	October 3
FC Metalurh Zaporizhia	Janis Skredelis		September 25		Hryhoriy Vul	October 3
FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih	Ihor Nadein		winter break		Volodymyr Brukhtiy	winter break
FC Metalist Kharkiv	Yevhen Lemeshko		winter break		Oleksandr Dovbiy	winter break
FC Dynamo Kyiv	Mykhailo Fomenko		winter-break		Yozhef Sabo
FC Torpedo Zaporizhia	Viktor Matviyenko		winter break		Ihor Nadein	winter break
FC Kremin Kremenchuk	Tiberiy Korponay		winter break		Evhen Rudakov
FC Metalurh Zaporizhia	Hryhoriy Vul		winter break		Anatoliy Kuksov
FC Zorya-MALS	Oleksandr Shakun		March 6		Volodymyr Kobzarev	March 12
FC Zorya-MALS	Volodymyr Kobzarev		March 12		Oleksandr Shakun	March 20
FC Zorya-MALS	Oleksandr Shakun		March 25		Volodymyr Kobzarev	April 3
FC Metalist Kharkiv	Oleksandr Dovbiy		April 16		Yevhen Lemeshko	April 20
FC Metalist Kharkiv	Yevhen Lemeshko		April 20		Oleksandr Dovbiy	April 26
FC Metalist Kharkiv	Oleksandr Dovbiy		April 26		Viktor Kamarzyaev	May 7
FC Veres Rivne	Mykhailo Dunets		April 26		Vyacheslav Kobyletskyi	May 7

Medal squads

(league appearances and goals listed in brackets)

Note: Players in italic are whose playing position is uncertain.

External links

• ukrsoccerhistory.com - source of information