Ukrainian First League 2008-09
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The 2008–09 Ukrainian First League
is the eighteenth since its establishment. The Professional Football League (PFL) decreased the number of teams in the league. This season, there are 18 teams instead of 20 teams competing. Two of the teams were relegated from the Ukrainian Premier League 2007-08
and two were promoted from the Ukrainian Second League 2007-08
. To decrease the number of teams in the competition 4 teams were relegated from the Ukrainian First League 2007-08
season.
at the start of the season:
Group A
Group B
2007–08 season after finishing on the bottom of the competition
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The next tie-break is a simple draw.
withdrew from the PFL on October 17, 2008. The PFL annulled all the results from the competition and adjusted the standings.
Komunalnyk had a record of 2 wins, 1 draw and 10 losses scoring 12 goals and having 31 goals scored against them in the thirteen games that they played in. At the end of the 13th round Komunalnyk was in 17th place in the standings. Yuri Kudinov was team's leading goal scorer with 8 goals (3 penalties).
Knyazha in 18 games had a record of 5 wins, 5 draws, and 8 losses scoring 22 goals and having 23 goals scored against them. At the end of the 18th round Knyazha was in 14th place in the standings. Oleksandr Mandziuk was team's leading goal scorer with 9 goals.
deducted 3 points by the Ukrainian Football Federation (January 22, 2009) Due to the insolvency of MFK Mykolaiv (finished 10th Ukrainian First League 2007-08
) they declared themselves defunct (June 26, 2008) and that they would not be participating in the 2008/09 season. Prykarpattja Ivano-Frankivs'k who finished in 17th place were not relegated by the PFL. Knyazha Schaslyve
withdrew after the winter break
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Bobal
signed with Premier League club Tavriya Simferopol (November 22, 2008) Prokopchenko transferred to Zakarpattia (March 24, 2009) Savanchuk
transferred to Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka
(March 24, 2009) Mandzyuk
signed with Premier League club FC Lviv
(February 25, 2009)
Ukrainian First League
The Persha Liha or Ukrainian First League is a football league in Ukraine and the second tier of national football competitions. Members of the league also participate in the Ukrainian Cup...
is the eighteenth since its establishment. The Professional Football League (PFL) decreased the number of teams in the league. This season, there are 18 teams instead of 20 teams competing. Two of the teams were relegated from the Ukrainian Premier League 2007-08
Ukrainian Premier League 2007-08
The 2007–08 Ukrainian Premier League season is the seventeenth since its establishment. This season competition was sponsored by Biola which became the title sponsor of the League for the season. It began on July 17, 2007, and ended on May 18, 2008...
and two were promoted from the Ukrainian Second League 2007-08
Ukrainian Second League 2007-08
The 2007–2008 Ukrainian Second League is the sixteenth season of 3rd level professional football in Ukraine. The competitions are divided into two groups – A and B.- Final standings:Note: Each group may hold from 14 to 20 participants...
. To decrease the number of teams in the competition 4 teams were relegated from the Ukrainian First League 2007-08
Ukrainian First League 2007-08
-Teams:In 2007-08 season, the Ukrainian First League consists of the following teams:-Final standings:*Notes-Promoted teams:These four teams were promoted from Druha Liha at the start of the season:-Group A:...
season.
Teams
In 2008–09 season, the Ukrainian First League consists of the following teams:
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FC Krymteplitsia Molodizhne FC Krymteplytsia Molodizhne is a Ukrainian football club based in an urbanized settlement Molodizhne .... FC Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka FC Naftovyk Okhtyrka is a Ukrainian football club based in Okhtyrka, Ukraine, where it was founded in 1980.-History:Naftovyk Okhtyrka took part in the first Ukrainian Premier League season in 1992, after being initially chosen to participate for being the Ukrainian SSR Champion in 1991... FC Obolon Kyiv FC Obolon Kyiv is a Ukrainian professional football club based in Kiev . It plays home matches at Obolon Arena. Its home colors are green shirts and white shorts; while its away uniforms are white shirts and green shorts. They also have an all yellow kit as backup... FC Stal Alchevsk FC Stal Alchevsk is a Ukrainian professional football team of the Ukrainian First League that is based in Alchevsk. "Stal" is the Russian for "steel". The name was chosen as the pride for the heavily industrialized region of the country.... FC Volyn Lutsk FC Volyn Lutsk is a professional Ukrainian football team in the Ukrainian Premier League.-History:The Lutsk club was formed in 1960 initially as Avanhard, after the Soviet sports society, but before the start of competitions the name was changed to Volyn. Right from its establishment the club... PFC Sevastopol FC Sevastopol is a Ukrainian football club based in Sevastopol. In 2010–11, the club is taking part in the Premier League of Ukraine for the first time.The club's colours are all red and all dark blue .-Stadium:... |
Promoted teams
These two teams were promoted from Druha LihaUkrainian Second League
The Ukrainian Second League is a professional football league in Ukraine which is part of the Professional Football League of Ukraine. The league is lower than the Ukrainian First League and the lowest level of professional football competitions in the country. Druha Liha is the third level of...
at the start of the season:
Group A
- Knyazha SchaslyveFC Knyazha SchaslyveFC Knyazha Shchaslyve is a Ukrainian football team based in the village of Shchaslyve , in the Kiev Oblast of Ukraine, that competed in the professional leagues....
– Druha Liha champion (Withdrew – after winter break)
Group B
- Komunalnyk LuhanskFC Komunalnyk LuhanskFC Komunalnyk Luhansk is a professional football team based in Luhansk, Ukraine. Komunalnyk Luhansk plays in the Druha Liha B. It gained professional status in 2007. It plays games on Enerhetyk Stadium in Severodonetsk...
– Druha Liha champion (Withdrew – First half)
Relegated teams
Two teams were relegated from the Ukrainian Premier LeagueUkrainian Premier League
The Ukrainian Premier League is the highest division of Ukrainian annual football championship. As the Supreme League it was founded in 1991 after the fold of the Soviet Union's Vysshaya Liga. In 2008 it was reformed into a more autonomous entity of the Football Federation of Ukraine and changed...
2007–08 season after finishing on the bottom of the competition
Ukrainian Premier League 2007-08
The 2007–08 Ukrainian Premier League season is the seventeenth since its establishment. This season competition was sponsored by Biola which became the title sponsor of the League for the season. It began on July 17, 2007, and ended on May 18, 2008...
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- Naftovyk-Ukrnafta OkhtyrkaFC Naftovyk-Ukrnafta OkhtyrkaFC Naftovyk Okhtyrka is a Ukrainian football club based in Okhtyrka, Ukraine, where it was founded in 1980.-History:Naftovyk Okhtyrka took part in the first Ukrainian Premier League season in 1992, after being initially chosen to participate for being the Ukrainian SSR Champion in 1991...
– 15th place - Zakarpattia Uzhhorod – 16th place
Competition information
Placing of teams in table of standings are done in the following order:- number of accumulated points
- number of wins
- difference(GD) between goals for(GF) and goals allowed(GA)
- number of goals for(GF)
- The LeagueUkrainian First LeagueThe Persha Liha or Ukrainian First League is a football league in Ukraine and the second tier of national football competitions. Members of the league also participate in the Ukrainian Cup...
Fair-playUEFA Fair Play rankingThe UEFA Fair Play ranking has been used by UEFA since 1995 to grant three berths for the first qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.-Current club qualification system:...
ranking
The next tie-break is a simple draw.
Komunalnyk Luhansk
After competing in thirteen rounds of the competition Komunalnyk LuhanskFC Komunalnyk Luhansk
FC Komunalnyk Luhansk is a professional football team based in Luhansk, Ukraine. Komunalnyk Luhansk plays in the Druha Liha B. It gained professional status in 2007. It plays games on Enerhetyk Stadium in Severodonetsk...
withdrew from the PFL on October 17, 2008. The PFL annulled all the results from the competition and adjusted the standings.
Komunalnyk had a record of 2 wins, 1 draw and 10 losses scoring 12 goals and having 31 goals scored against them in the thirteen games that they played in. At the end of the 13th round Komunalnyk was in 17th place in the standings. Yuri Kudinov was team's leading goal scorer with 8 goals (3 penalties).
Knyazha Schaslyve
Knyazha withdrew on the March 25, 2009. The PFL will award technical victories to teams that are to play against Knyazha after the winter break.Knyazha in 18 games had a record of 5 wins, 5 draws, and 8 losses scoring 22 goals and having 23 goals scored against them. At the end of the 18th round Knyazha was in 14th place in the standings. Oleksandr Mandziuk was team's leading goal scorer with 9 goals.
Final standings
Ihroservice Simferopol withdrew after the season completed due to licensure issues for the next season Naftovyk-Ukrnafta OkhtyrkaFC Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka
FC Naftovyk Okhtyrka is a Ukrainian football club based in Okhtyrka, Ukraine, where it was founded in 1980.-History:Naftovyk Okhtyrka took part in the first Ukrainian Premier League season in 1992, after being initially chosen to participate for being the Ukrainian SSR Champion in 1991...
deducted 3 points by the Ukrainian Football Federation (January 22, 2009) Due to the insolvency of MFK Mykolaiv (finished 10th Ukrainian First League 2007-08
Ukrainian First League 2007-08
-Teams:In 2007-08 season, the Ukrainian First League consists of the following teams:-Final standings:*Notes-Promoted teams:These four teams were promoted from Druha Liha at the start of the season:-Group A:...
) they declared themselves defunct (June 26, 2008) and that they would not be participating in the 2008/09 season. Prykarpattja Ivano-Frankivs'k who finished in 17th place were not relegated by the PFL. Knyazha Schaslyve
FC Knyazha Schaslyve
FC Knyazha Shchaslyve is a Ukrainian football team based in the village of Shchaslyve , in the Kiev Oblast of Ukraine, that competed in the professional leagues....
withdrew after the winter break
Results
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Top scorers
Scorer | Goals (Pen.) | Team |
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Oleksandr Pyschur Oleksandr Pyschur Oleksandr Pyschur is a Ukrainian football striker who played for Tavriya Simferopol in the Ukrainian Premier League.... |
22 (4) | Volyn FC Volyn Lutsk FC Volyn Lutsk is a professional Ukrainian football team in the Ukrainian Premier League.-History:The Lutsk club was formed in 1960 initially as Avanhard, after the Soviet sports society, but before the start of competitions the name was changed to Volyn. Right from its establishment the club... |
Charles Newuche Charles Newuche Charles Nnaemeka Newuche in Nigerian footballer who currently plays for Ukrainian club FC Zakarpattia Uzhhorod.-References:... |
16 (1) | Zakarpattia |
Valeriy Kutsenko Valeriy Kutsenko Valeriy Kutsenko is a professional Ukrainian football player who plays in FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih. Kutsenko is a forward and plays with the #22 shirt. He was the top goalscorer for FC Obolon Kyiv in the 2008–09 season.- External links :*... |
14 (2) | Obolon FC Obolon Kyiv FC Obolon Kyiv is a Ukrainian professional football club based in Kiev . It plays home matches at Obolon Arena. Its home colors are green shirts and white shorts; while its away uniforms are white shirts and green shorts. They also have an all yellow kit as backup... |
Matviy Bobal Matviy Bobal Matviy Bobal is a Ukrainian football forward for SC Tavriya Simferopol in the Ukrainian Premier League.- Career :He has played for Zakarpattia Uzhhorod, CSKA Kyiv, Tavriya Simferopol, and FC Krymteplitsia Molodizhne in the past... |
14 (6) | Ihroservice |
Andriy Shevchuk Andriy Shevchuk Andriy Shevchuk, , is a Ukrainian football striker currently playing for PFC Sevastopol.- External links :*... |
13 | PFC Sevastopol PFC Sevastopol FC Sevastopol is a Ukrainian football club based in Sevastopol. In 2010–11, the club is taking part in the Premier League of Ukraine for the first time.The club's colours are all red and all dark blue .-Stadium:... |
Vitaliy Prokopchenko | 12 (1) | Feniks-Illichovets FC Feniks-Illychovets Kalinine FC Feniks-Illichovets Kalinine ; ) was a Ukrainian football club based in Kalinine which is located south-west of Dzhankoy .... / Zakarpattia |
Oleksandr Savanchuk Oleksandr Savanchuk Oleksandr Savanchuk is a Ukrainian football striker who plays for FC Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka in the Ukrainian First League.Savanchuk graduated from FC Shakhtar Horlivka and UOR Donetsk. His first trainer was A. Maltsev.He is married with Maryna.... |
11 (3) | Feniks-Illichovets FC Feniks-Illychovets Kalinine FC Feniks-Illichovets Kalinine ; ) was a Ukrainian football club based in Kalinine which is located south-west of Dzhankoy .... / Naftovyk-Ukrnafta FC Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka FC Naftovyk Okhtyrka is a Ukrainian football club based in Okhtyrka, Ukraine, where it was founded in 1980.-History:Naftovyk Okhtyrka took part in the first Ukrainian Premier League season in 1992, after being initially chosen to participate for being the Ukrainian SSR Champion in 1991... |
Pavlo Onysko Pavlo Onysko Pavlo Onysko is a professional Ukrainian football player who now is free agent.Onysko became a professional football player with FC Karpaty Lviv, and after going on loan to FC Obolon Kyiv to seek more first team football, he was acquired by Illichivets in early 2003... |
10 (2) | Obolon FC Obolon Kyiv FC Obolon Kyiv is a Ukrainian professional football club based in Kiev . It plays home matches at Obolon Arena. Its home colors are green shirts and white shorts; while its away uniforms are white shirts and green shorts. They also have an all yellow kit as backup... |
Artem Miroshnychenko | 9 | Obolon FC Obolon Kyiv FC Obolon Kyiv is a Ukrainian professional football club based in Kiev . It plays home matches at Obolon Arena. Its home colors are green shirts and white shorts; while its away uniforms are white shirts and green shorts. They also have an all yellow kit as backup... |
Oleksandr Mandzyuk Oleksandr Mandzyuk Oleksandr Mandzyuk is a professional Ukrainian footballer who plays for FC Obolon Kyiv.He is the older brother of Vitaliy Mandzyuk, member of Ukrainian national football team.-External links:* *... |
9 | Knyazha FC Knyazha Schaslyve FC Knyazha Shchaslyve is a Ukrainian football team based in the village of Shchaslyve , in the Kiev Oblast of Ukraine, that competed in the professional leagues.... |
Diabi Suliman | 9 | Krymteplitsia FC Krymteplitsia Molodizhne FC Krymteplytsia Molodizhne is a Ukrainian football club based in an urbanized settlement Molodizhne .... |
Dmytro Viter | 9 (3) | Naftovyk-Ukrnafta FC Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka FC Naftovyk Okhtyrka is a Ukrainian football club based in Okhtyrka, Ukraine, where it was founded in 1980.-History:Naftovyk Okhtyrka took part in the first Ukrainian Premier League season in 1992, after being initially chosen to participate for being the Ukrainian SSR Champion in 1991... |
Matviy Bobal
Matviy Bobal is a Ukrainian football forward for SC Tavriya Simferopol in the Ukrainian Premier League.- Career :He has played for Zakarpattia Uzhhorod, CSKA Kyiv, Tavriya Simferopol, and FC Krymteplitsia Molodizhne in the past...
signed with Premier League club Tavriya Simferopol (November 22, 2008) Prokopchenko transferred to Zakarpattia (March 24, 2009) Savanchuk
Oleksandr Savanchuk
Oleksandr Savanchuk is a Ukrainian football striker who plays for FC Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka in the Ukrainian First League.Savanchuk graduated from FC Shakhtar Horlivka and UOR Donetsk. His first trainer was A. Maltsev.He is married with Maryna....
transferred to Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka
FC Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka
FC Naftovyk Okhtyrka is a Ukrainian football club based in Okhtyrka, Ukraine, where it was founded in 1980.-History:Naftovyk Okhtyrka took part in the first Ukrainian Premier League season in 1992, after being initially chosen to participate for being the Ukrainian SSR Champion in 1991...
(March 24, 2009) Mandzyuk
Oleksandr Mandzyuk
Oleksandr Mandzyuk is a professional Ukrainian footballer who plays for FC Obolon Kyiv.He is the older brother of Vitaliy Mandzyuk, member of Ukrainian national football team.-External links:* *...
signed with Premier League club FC Lviv
FC Lviv
FC Lviv is a Ukrainian football team based in Dobromyl, Ukraine. After participating in the Ukrainian Premier League 2008–09 season they were relegated to the Ukrainian First League.- FC Lviv :...
(February 25, 2009)
Managers
Club | Coach | Replaced coach |
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Desna Chernihiv FC Desna Chernihiv SFC Desna Chernihiv are a Ukrainian football club based in Chernihiv. Desna was formed in 1960 under the name of Avanhard Chernihiv. Between 1961-75 the club was called Desna... |
Mykhaylo Dunets | Oleksandr Ryabokon’ |
Dniester Ovidiopol FC Dniester Ovidiopol FC Odesa is a Ukrainian football club based in Odessa. The club plays in blue-white colors, and is currently in the Persha Liha. The club originally was called Dnister and played in Ovidiopol but after the 2010–11 season the club moved to Odessa.-History:... |
Andriy Parkhomenko | Ihor Nehara |
Dynamo-2 Kyiv FC Dynamo-2 Kyiv FC Dynamo-2 Kyiv is a Ukrainian football team based in Kiev , Ukraine. The club was inaugurated in 1946. The club has been featured regularly in the Ukrainian First League, since it cannot be promoted to the Ukrainian Premier League, being a reserve team from the FC Dynamo Kyiv franchise... |
Henadiy Lytovchenko Gennadiy Litovchenko Hennadiy Volodymyrovych Lytovchenko is a Ukrainian soccer coach and former midfielder and head-coach of FC Dynamo-2 Kyiv... |
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Enerhetyk Burshtyn FC Enerhetyk Burshtyn FC Enerhetyk Burshtyn are a Ukrainian football club based in Burshtyn, Ivano-Frankivsk oblast.The club was formed in 1948 and was previously called Avanhard and Generator.... |
Mykhaylo Savka | |
Feniks-Illichovets Kalinine | Oleksandr Haidash Oleksandr Haidash Oleksandr Mykolayovych Haydash is a former Ukrainian professional football striker who played for FC Shakhtar Donetsk, SC Tavriya Simferopol and FC Metalurh Mariupol' in Ukraine and Sarıyer G.K. in the Turkish Süper Lig. As of 2007, he is the leading goal-scorer in the Ukrainian Premier League... |
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Helios Kharkiv FC Helios Kharkiv FC Helios is a Ukrainian football club located in Kharkiv, Ukraine-History:FC Helios was founded in 2002 by Oleksandr Hellstein. The team quickly progressed through competitions in the Kharkiv Oblast and in 2003 the club advanced to play in the Druha Liha C... |
Serhiy Kandaurov | Yuriy Pohrebnyak |
Ihroservice Simferopol | Serhiy Shevchenko Serhiy Vasylovych Shevchenko Serhiy Vasylyovych Shevchenko is a former Soviet striker and a Ukrainian coach.-See also:For the Ukrainian footballer, the champion of Ukraine, and the Kazakhstani coach see Sergei Yakovlevich Shevchenko .-References:*... |
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Knyazha Schaslyve FC Knyazha Schaslyve FC Knyazha Shchaslyve is a Ukrainian football team based in the village of Shchaslyve , in the Kiev Oblast of Ukraine, that competed in the professional leagues.... |
Vitaliy Levchenko Vitaliy Levchenko Vitaliy Hryhorovich Levchenko is a retired Tajikistani and Ukrainian footballer. Currently, he works as an manager in FC Arsenal Kyiv Football School.- External links :* * *... |
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Komunalnyk Luhansk FC Komunalnyk Luhansk FC Komunalnyk Luhansk is a professional football team based in Luhansk, Ukraine. Komunalnyk Luhansk plays in the Druha Liha B. It gained professional status in 2007. It plays games on Enerhetyk Stadium in Severodonetsk... |
Yuriy Malyhin | Mykhaylo Dunets |
Krymteplitsia Molodizhne FC Krymteplitsia Molodizhne FC Krymteplytsia Molodizhne is a Ukrainian football club based in an urbanized settlement Molodizhne .... |
Mykhaylo Sachko | |
Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka FC Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka FC Naftovyk Okhtyrka is a Ukrainian football club based in Okhtyrka, Ukraine, where it was founded in 1980.-History:Naftovyk Okhtyrka took part in the first Ukrainian Premier League season in 1992, after being initially chosen to participate for being the Ukrainian SSR Champion in 1991... |
Valeriy Horodov Valeriy Horodov Valeriy Vasylyovich Horodov is a Ukrainian professional football coach and a former Soviet player.As of 2009, he manages FC Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka. As a player, he made his professional debut in the Soviet Second League in 1981 for FC Salyut Belgorod... |
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Obolon Kyiv FC Obolon Kyiv FC Obolon Kyiv is a Ukrainian professional football club based in Kiev . It plays home matches at Obolon Arena. Its home colors are green shirts and white shorts; while its away uniforms are white shirts and green shorts. They also have an all yellow kit as backup... |
Yuriy Maksymov Yuri Maximov Yuriy Vilyovych Maksymov is a Ukrainian football coach, in charge of FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih, and a former midfielder.- Playing career :Maksymov played for Valery Lobanovsky's Dynamo Kyiv in his native Ukraine, before transferring to SV Werder Bremen and SV Waldhof Mannheim in Germany. Ukraine... |
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PFC Oleksandria | Yuriy Koval Yuriy Koval Yuriy Hryhorovych Koval is an Ukrainian professional football coach and a former player.On 21 January 2010, Koval was appointed as new the Director of sport for club Zorya Luhansk in Ukrainian Premier League.-External links:... |
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Prykarpattya Ivano-Frankivsk | Mykola Prystay Mykola Prystay Mykola Prystay is a retired Soviet football player and current Ukrainian coach.-External links:... |
Stepan Matviyiv |
PFC Sevastopol PFC Sevastopol FC Sevastopol is a Ukrainian football club based in Sevastopol. In 2010–11, the club is taking part in the Premier League of Ukraine for the first time.The club's colours are all red and all dark blue .-Stadium:... |
Oleh Leschynskyi | Serhiy Puchkov Serhiy Puchkov Serhiy Valentynovych Puchkov is a former midfielder, and currently head-coach of FC Sevastopol in the Ukrainian First League.... |
Stal Alchevsk FC Stal Alchevsk FC Stal Alchevsk is a Ukrainian professional football team of the Ukrainian First League that is based in Alchevsk. "Stal" is the Russian for "steel". The name was chosen as the pride for the heavily industrialized region of the country.... |
Vadym Plotnikov Vadym Plotnikov Vadym Vyacheslavovych Plotnikov is a former Ukrainian footballer, and recently was head-coach of FC Stal Alchevsk in the Ukrainian First League .-External links:* Biography... |
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Volyn Lutsk FC Volyn Lutsk FC Volyn Lutsk is a professional Ukrainian football team in the Ukrainian Premier League.-History:The Lutsk club was formed in 1960 initially as Avanhard, after the Soviet sports society, but before the start of competitions the name was changed to Volyn. Right from its establishment the club... |
Vitaliy Kvartsyanyi Vitaliy Kvartsyanyi Vitaliy Volodymyrovych Kvartsyanyi is a retired Soviet football player and Ukrainian coach.- External links :*... |
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Zakarpattia Uzhhorod | Mykhaylo Ivanytsya | Volodymyr Vasyutyk |
Awards
- Best coach – Yuri MaximovYuri MaximovYuriy Vilyovych Maksymov is a Ukrainian football coach, in charge of FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih, and a former midfielder.- Playing career :Maksymov played for Valery Lobanovsky's Dynamo Kyiv in his native Ukraine, before transferring to SV Werder Bremen and SV Waldhof Mannheim in Germany. Ukraine...
(Obolon) - Best official – Yevhen Aranovsky (KyivKievKiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....
) - Best player – Oleksandr Pischur (Volyn)
- Best scorer – Oleksandr Pischur (Volyn)
- Fair Play Champion – FC Stal AlchevskFC Stal AlchevskFC Stal Alchevsk is a Ukrainian professional football team of the Ukrainian First League that is based in Alchevsk. "Stal" is the Russian for "steel". The name was chosen as the pride for the heavily industrialized region of the country....
External links
Professional Football League of Ukraine – website of the professional football league of UkraineUkraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...