1998–99 Vyshcha Liha
The 1998–99 Vyshcha Liha season was the 8th since its establishment. FC Dynamo Kyiv were the defending champions.
Teams
Promotions
- SC Mykolaiv, the champion of the 1997–98 Ukrainian First League – (returning after absence of two seasons)
- Metalist Kharkiv, the third-place runner-up of the 1997–98 Ukrainian First League – (returning after absence of four seasons)
Location
Locations of teams home grounds in Ukrainian Premier League 1996-97Managers
Club | Coach | Replaced coach | Home stadium |
---|---|---|---|
FC Dynamo Kyiv | Valery Lobanovsky
|
Dynamo Stadium | |
FC Shakhtar Donetsk | Anatoliy Byshovets | Valery Yaremchenko 18 games
|
Shakhtar Stadium |
FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | Oleh Taran | Metalurh Stadium | |
FC Karpaty Lviv | Stepan Yurchyshyn | Myron Markevych the first half | Ukraina Stadium |
FC Metalurh Mariupol
|
Mykola Pavlov | Azovstal Stadium | |
FC Metalist Kharkiv | Mykhailo Fomenko
|
Metalist Stadium | |
FC CSKA Kyiv | Volodymyr Bezsonov
|
CSK ZSU Stadium | |
FC Metalurh Zaporizhia
|
Myron Markevych | Oleksandr Shtelin 17 games | Metalurh Stadium |
SC Tavriya Simferopol | Anatoliy Korobochka | Viktor Hrachov the first half Valery Petrov 13 games |
Lokomotyv Stadium |
FC Vorskla Poltava | Anatoliy Konkov | Oleksandr Dovbiy 6 games Serhiy Sobetskyi 7 games |
Vorskla Stadium Politekhnik Stadium (Kremenchuk) |
FC Zirka Kirovohrad
|
Oleksandr Ischenko
|
Zirka Stadium | |
FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
|
Leonid Koltun | 7 games | Meteor Stadium |
FC Nyva Ternopil | Ihor Yurchenko | City Stadium | |
FC Metalurh Donetsk | Mykhailo Sokolovskyi
|
7 games | Stalekanatchyk Stadium (Khartsyzk) Donetsk Metallurgical Factory Stadium |
FC Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk | Ihor Yavorskyi | Bohdan Blavatskiy 2 games
|
Rukh Stadium |
SC Mykolaiv
|
vacant | Anatoliy Konkov 12 games Leonid Nikolaenko 3 games Ivan Krasnetskyi 1 game |
Central City Stadium |
Notes: Games between Dynamo Kyiv and CSKA Kyiv were played at Republican Stadium.
Changes
Team | Outgoing head coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Incoming head coach | Date of appointment | Table |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FC Nyva Ternopil | Leonid Ishchuk | pre-season | Ihor Yurchenko | pre-season | |||
FC CSKA Kyiv | Serhiy Morozov
|
pre-season | Volodymyr Bezsonov | pre-season |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Dynamo Kyiv[a] (C) | 30 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 75 | 17 | +58 | 74 | Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round |
2 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 30 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 70 | 25 | +45 | 65 | Qualification to UEFA Cup qualifying round |
3 | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | 30 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 43 | 18 | +25 | 59 | |
4 | Karpaty Lviv[a] | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 54 | 34 | +20 | 55 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
5 | Metalurh Mariupol | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 35 | 27 | +8 | 48 | |
6 | Metalist Kharkiv | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 31 | 32 | −1 | 47 | |
7 | CSKA Kyiv | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 37 | 35 | +2 | 43 | |
8 | Metalurh Zaporizhzhia | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 46 | 43 | +3 | 42 | |
9 | Tavriya Simferopol | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 33 | 39 | −6 | 37 | |
10 | Vorskla Poltava | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 36 | 43 | −7 | 35 | |
11 | Zirka Kirovohrad
|
30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 31 | 40 | −9 | 34 | |
12 | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 28 | 46 | −18 | 32 | |
13 | Nyva Ternopil | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 29 | 41 | −12 | 31 | |
14 | Metalurh Donetsk | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 27 | 51 | −24 | 28 | |
15 | Prykarpattya Ivano-Frankivsk | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 59 | −35 | 24 | Qualification to relegation play-off |
16 | SC Mykolaiv (R) | 30 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 18 | 67 | −49 | 12 | Relegated to Ukrainian First League |
Results
Top goalscorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals (Pen.) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Andriy Shevchenko | Dynamo Kyiv | 18 (1) |
2 | Ivan Hetsko | Karpaty Lviv | 16 |
Oleksandr Palyanytsia
|
Karpaty Lviv | 16 (5) | |
4 | Valentyn Poltavets | Metalurh Zaporizhzhya
|
13 (3) |
5 | Andriy Vorobei
|
Shakhtar Donetsk | 11 |
6 | Oleksiy Osipov | Tavriya Simferopol | 11 (3) |
7 | Alexander Khatskevich
|
Dynamo Kyiv | 10 |
8 | Oleksandr Haidash
|
Tavriya Simferopol | 9 |
Avtandil Kapanadze | Nyva Ternopil | 9 | |
Ihor Kislov | Zirka Kirovohrad
|
9 | |
Ihor Kostiuk
|
Vorskla Poltava | 9 | |
Vitaliy Pantilov | Metalurh Mariupol
|
9 | |
Serhii Rebrov
|
Dynamo Kyiv
|
9 | |
Yuriy Selezniov
|
Shakhtar Donetsk | 9 |
- Notable Transfers
- A.C. Milan
- Oleksandr Palyanytsia, FC Karpaty Lviv to FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih
- Ihor Kostiuk, FC Vorskla Poltava to FC Dynamo-2 Kyiv