2007–08 Vyshcha Liha
| Season | 2007–08 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Shakhtar Donetsk |
| Relegated | Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka, Zakarpattia Uzhhorod |
| Champions League | Shakhtar Donetsk (3rd Qualifying Round) Dynamo Kyiv (2nd Qualifying Round) |
| UEFA Cup | Metalist Kharkiv (1st Round) Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (2nd Qualifying Round) |
| Intertoto Cup | Tavriya Simferopol (2nd Round) |
| Matches played | 240 |
| Goals scored | 581 (2.42 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Marko Dević (19) (Metalist Kharkiv) |
| Biggest home win | Arsenal - Zakarpattia 7:0 |
| Biggest away win | numerous games 0:3 and 1:4 |
| Highest scoring | Dynamo - Karpaty 7:3 |
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The 2007–08 Vyshcha Liha 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. 16 teams participated in the competition, 14 of which contested in the 2006-07 season, and two of which (Zakarpattia Uzhhorod and Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka) were promoted from the Ukrainian First League (the league immediately below the Ukrainian Premier League).
The winner of league was Shakhtar Donetsk with 74 points, followed by Dynamo Kyiv with 71 points. The top goalscorer of the season was Marko Dević from Metalist Kharkiv with 19 goals, 6 of which were penalties. The spot for second highest goalscorer with 17 goals was a three-way tie between Oleksandr Hladky from Shakhtar Donetsk, Yevhen Seleznyov from Arsenal Kyiv (on loan from Shakhtar), and Oleksandr Kosyrin from Metalurh Donetsk.
Teams
Promoted
- FC Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka, champion of the 2006-07 Ukrainian First League – (returning after absence of 15 seasons)
- FC Zakarpattya Uzhhorod, runner-up of the 2006-07 Ukrainian First League – (returning after absence of a seasons)
Location map
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Managers
League table
Final standings
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- Metalist Kharkiv was stripped of their bronze award for this season by the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne in August 2013 for fixing of the match Karpaty Lviv – Metalist (of April 19, 2008).[1][2][3]
Top goalscorers
| Scorer | Goals | Team |
|---|---|---|
 Marko Dević
|
Metalist Kharkiv | |
 Oleksandr Hladky
|
Shakhtar Donetsk | |
| Oleksandr Kosyrin
|
Metalurh Donetsk | |
| Yevhen Seleznyov
|
Arsenal Kyiv | |
 Ismaël Bangoura
|
Dynamo Kyiv | |
| Volodymyr Homenyuk
|
Tavriya Simferopol | |
 Brandão
|
Shakhtar Donetsk | |
| Fernandinho
|
Shakhtar Donetsk | |
 Maksim Shatskikh
|
Dynamo Kyiv | |
| Serhiy Nazarenko
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Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk |
Current results
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Stadia
The following stadiums were used as home grounds during the season:
See also
References
- ^ Lausanne announced a verdict on the game Karpaty - Metalist (Лозанна озвучила вердикт по матчу "Карпаты" - "Металлист"). ua-football.com. August 2, 2013.
- ^ Football - Match Fixing Archived 2013-10-15 at the Wayback Machine. Court of Arbitration of Sport. Lausanne August 2, 2013.
- ^ Lausanne court upholds UEFA decision to disqualify FC Metalist from European competitions, says club’s vice president, Interfax-Ukraine (28 August 2013)
UEFA happy with CAS decision on Metalist complaint, Interfax-Ukraine (28 August 2013) - ^ "Attendance figures for the 17th season of Ukrainian Premier League". UA Football. Archived from the original on 22 August 2007. Retrieved August 3, 2007.
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