1993–94 Vyshcha Liha

Vyshcha Liha
Season 1993-94
Champions FC Dynamo Kyiv
Relegated FC Bukovyna Chernivtsi
FC Metalist Kharkiv
Champions League Dynamo Kyiv
Cup Winners' Cup Chornomorets Odessa
UEFA Cup Shakhtar Donetsk
Top goalscorer (18) Timerlan Huseinov (Chornomorets)
Biggest home win 7:0 Dnipro - Metalurh (Round 17)
Biggest away win 0:4 Zorya-MALS - Shakhtar (Round 15)
Highest scoring 7:1 Tariya - Metalist (Round 15)

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 Ukraine Viktor Aristov pre-season Ukraine Oleksandr Dovbiy pre-season
FC Zoria-MALS Luhansk Ukraine Anatoliy Kuksov pre-season Ukraine 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
1Dynamo Kyiv (C) 34231016121+4056CL Qualifying Round
2Shakhtar Donetsk 3420956432+3249UC 2nd Qualifying Round
3Chornomorets Odessa 3420865223+2948CWC 1st Round
4Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 3416995335+1841
5Karpaty Lviv 34168103730+740
6Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih 34148122626036
7Nyva Ternopil 341310114426+1836
8Tavriya Simferopol 341210124134+734
9Temp Shepetivka 34128143938+132new
10Nyva Vinnytsia 34128143745832new
11Volyn Lutsk 341012122730332
12Veres Rivne 341012123236432
13Torpedo Zaporizhzhya 349101527391228
14Zorya-MALS Luhansk 341061824462226
15Kremin Kremenchuk 34981726391326
16Metalurh Zaporizhzhya 34961926492324
17Bukovyna Chernivtsi (R) 34762125512620 Persha Liha
18Metalist Kharkiv (R) 34682022634120 Persha Liha

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

Note:

Top goalscorers

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

European competitions

Club Ranking in Europe
Rank Club Points Notes
1 Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 6
2 Chornomorets Odessa 4
Dynamo Kyiv 4
4 Tavriya Simferopol 1.5
5 Karpaty Lviv 1
Club Ranking in Europe (prorated)
Rank Club Points Notes
1 Dynamo Kyiv 34
2 Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 15
3 Chornomorets Odessa 7
4 Tavriya Simferopol 1.5
5 Karpaty Lviv 1
Champion's Cup (FC Dynamo Kyiv)
Round Country Club Home Away
1st round Spain FC Barcelona 3-1 1-4
Cup Winners' Cup (FC Karpaty Lviv)
Round Country Club Home Away
Q round Republic of Ireland Shelbourne FC 1-0 1-3
UEFA Cup (FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk)
Round Country Club Home Away
1st round Austria FC Admira/Wacker 1-0 3-2
2nd round Germany Eintracht Frankfurt 1-0 0-2

Managers

Club Coach Replaced Coach Home stadium
FC Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine Yozhef Sabo Ukraine Mykhailo Fomenko Republican Stadium
FC Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine Valery Yaremchenko Shakhtar Stadium
FC Chornomorets Odessa Ukraine Viktor Prokopenko Black Sea Shipping Stadium
FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Ukraine Mykola Pavlov Meteor Stadium
FC Karpaty Lviv Ukraine Myron Markevych Ukraina Stadium
FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih Ukraine Volodymyr Brukhtiy Ukraine Ihor Nadein Metalurh Stadium
FC Nyva Ternopil Ukraine Leonid Buriak City Stadium
SC Tavriya Simferopol Ukraine Anatoliy Zayaev Lokomotyv Stadium
FC Temp Shepetivka Ukraine Leonid Tkachenko Temp Stadium
FC Nyva Vinnytsia Ukraine Yukhym Shkolnykov Central City Stadium
FC Volyn Lutsk Ukraine Roman Pokora Avanhard Stadium
FC Veres Rivne Ukraine Vyacheslav Kobyletskyi Ukraine Mykhailo Dunets Avanhard Stadium
FC Torpedo Zaporizhia Ukraine Ihor Nadein Ukraine Viktor Matviyenko AvtoZAZ Stadium
FC Zorya-MALS Ukraine Volodymyr Kobzarev Ukraine Oleksandr Shakun Avanhard Stadium
FC Kremin Kremenchuk Ukraine Evhen Rudakov Russia Boris Streltsov 8 games
Ukraine Tiberiy Korponay 9 games
Dnipro Stadium
FC Metalurh Zaporizhia Ukraine Anatoliy Kuksov Latvia Janis Skredelis
Ukraine Hryhoriy Vul
Metalurh Stadium
FC Bukovyna Chernivtsi Ukraine Oleksandr Pavlenko Bukovyna Stadium
FC Metalist Kharkiv Ukraine Viktor Kamarzayev Ukraine Oleksandr Dovbiy
Ukraine 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 Ukraine Oleksandr Dovbiy August 18 Ukraine Yevhen Lemeshko August 28
FC Kremin Kremenchuk Russia Boris Streltsov September 25 Ukraine Tiberiy Korponay October 3
FC Metalurh Zaporizhia Latvia Janis Skredelis September 25 Ukraine Hryhoriy Vul October 3
FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih UkraineIhor Nadein winter break UkraineVolodymyr Brukhtiy winter break
FC Metalist Kharkiv Ukraine Yevhen Lemeshko winter break UkraineOleksandr Dovbiy winter break
FC Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine Mykhailo Fomenko winter-break Ukraine Yozhef Sabo
FC Torpedo Zaporizhia Ukraine Viktor Matviyenko winter break Ukraine Ihor Nadein winter break
FC Kremin Kremenchuk Ukraine Tiberiy Korponay winter break Ukraine Evhen Rudakov
FC Metalurh Zaporizhia Ukraine Hryhoriy Vul winter break Ukraine Anatoliy Kuksov
FC Zorya-MALS Ukraine Oleksandr Shakun March 6 Ukraine Volodymyr Kobzarev March 12
FC Zorya-MALS Ukraine Volodymyr Kobzarev March 12 Ukraine Oleksandr Shakun March 20
FC Zorya-MALS Ukraine Oleksandr Shakun March 25 Ukraine Volodymyr Kobzarev April 3
FC Metalist Kharkiv Ukraine Oleksandr Dovbiy April 16 Ukraine Yevhen Lemeshko April 20
FC Metalist Kharkiv Ukraine Yevhen Lemeshko April 20 Ukraine Oleksandr Dovbiy April 26
FC Metalist Kharkiv Ukraine Oleksandr Dovbiy April 26 Ukraine Viktor Kamarzyaev May 7
FC Veres Rivne UkraineMykhailo Dunets April 26 Ukraine Vyacheslav Kobyletskyi May 7

Medal squads

(league appearances and goals listed in brackets)

1. FC Dynamo Kyiv

Goalkeepers: Andriy Kovtun (14 / -6), Ihor Kutepov (11 / -9), Oleksandr Shovkovsky (9 / -6).
Defenders: Oleh Luzhny (34 / 1), Serhiy Shmatovalenko (27), Vladyslav Vashchuk (24), Vitaliy Ponomarenko (19), Andriy Khomyn (17 / 1), Anatoliy Bezsmertnyi (8), Serhiy Fedorov (1).
Midfielders: Dmytro Topchiyev (32 / 3), Serhiy Mizin (28 / 6), Serhiy Kovalets (28 / 2), Volodymyr Sharan (19 / 4), Andriy Anenkov (13 / 1), Vladyslav Prudius (13 / 1), Maksim Demenko (12), Vyacheslav Khruslov (10 / 1), Yuri Hrytsyna (10), Andriy Zavyalov (9 / 2).
Forwards: Oleksandr Pryzetko (33 / 7), Pavlo Shkapenko (31 / 12), Viktor Leonenko (24 / 15), Mikheil Jishkariani (13 / 1), Vitaliy Mintenko (12 / 2), Serhiy Rebrov (10 / 2).

Manager: Mykhailo Fomenko (first half), Yozhef Sabo (second half).

Transferred out during the season: ?.

2. FC Shakhtar Donetsk

Goalkeepers: Dmytro Shutkov (29 / -28), Andriy Kurayev (3 / -3), Volodymyr Havrylov (2 / -1).
Defenders: Viktor Smyhunov (30 / 1), Ihor Leonov (29 / 1), Oleksandr Koval (28), Andriy Kuptsov (24), Oleksandr Melyevanov (7), Ruslan Uzakov (3), Pavlo Filipenko (2).
Midfielders: Serhiy Onopko (33 / 12), Serhiy Yashchenko (33), Hennadiy Orbu (32 / 2), Valeriy Kriventsov (29 / 8), Yuri Byelichenko (29 / 5), Serhiy Popov (28 / 3), Ihor Stolovytsky (22 / 1), Ihor Shcherbyna (6), Serhiy Kovalyov (2).
Forwards: Oleh Matveyev (27 / 17), Serhiy Atelkin (27 / 11), Oleksandr Voskoboinyk (24 / 3).

Manager: Valeriy Yaremchenko.

Transferred out during the season: Ihor Shcherbyna (to Zirka Kirovohrad), Ruslan Uzakov (to Russia Shakhter Shakhty).

3. FC Chornomorets Odessa

Goalkeepers: Oleh Suslov (34 / -23), Yevhen Nemodruk (2).
Defenders: Yuriy Bukel (32), Andriy Telesnenko (22 / 1), Viktor Yablonskyi (17), Serhiy Bulyhin-Shramko (16), Yuriy Smotrych (15), Vitaliy Skysh (10).
Midfielders: Ihor Zhabchenko (32 / 5), Dmytro Parfyonov (32 / 3), Viktor Bohatyr (29 / 3), Ruslan Romanchuk (28 / 1), Ihor Korniyets (28), Vyacheslav Yeremeyev (20 / 5), Yuriy Sak (16), Oleksandr Bondarenko (11), Oleh Koshelyuk (11).
Forwards: Tymerlan Huseinov (33 / 18), Kostyantyn Kulyk (28 / 4), Vitaliy Parakhnevych (24 / 8), Vladimir Lebed (10 / 2).

Manager: Viktor Prokopenko.

Transferred out during the season: Yuriy Sak (to Russia Spartak Moscow), Oleksandr Bondarenko (to Hungary BVSC Budapest), Oleh Koshelyuk (to Israel Beitar Jerusalem), Vladimir Lebed (to Krystal Kherson).

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

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