1998–99 Vyshcha Liha

8th season of top-tier football league in Vyshcha Liha Vyshcha Liha 1998–99 Dynamo Kyiv7th title SC Mykolaiv Champions League Dynamo Kyiv UEFA Cup Karpaty Lviv Shakhtar Donetsk Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih (18) Andriy Shevchenko (Dynamo) Dynamo - Prykarpattia 7:0 Shakhtar - Mykolaiv 7:0 Metalist - Dynamo 1:6 Zirka - Dynamo 0:5 Shakhtar - Vorskla 7:3 240 1997–98 1999–2000 The 1998–99 Vyshcha Liha season was the 8th top-level football club competition since its establishment and the 3rd since the establishment of the Professional Football League (PFL). FC Dynamo Kyiv were the defending champions. Teams This season, the Vyshcha Liha remained at 16 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) Relegated teams Torpedo Zaporizhia – relegated after seven seasons in the top flight. Chornomorets Odesa – relegated after 11 seasons in the top flight, including seven in Vyshcha Liha. Location Ukraine Ukraine (1991-2014) location map.svg 800 none Locations of teams home grounds in Ukrainian Premier League 1998-99 Ukraine 48.908056 24.69625 Prykarpattia bottom Ukraine 46.971389 31.960556 Mykolaiv top Ukraine 48.515833 32.266667 Zirka top Ukraine 48.450000 34.983333 Dnipro left Ukraine 50.433439 30.522114 DynamoCSKA Ukraine 47.895118 33.392462 Kryvbas top Ukraine 49.819167 24.048056 Karpaty Ukraine 47.143722 37.558333 Metalurh M. left Ukraine 49.594833 34.549444 Vorskla top Ukraine 49.980858 36.261703 Metalist bottom Ukraine 47.833333 35.166667 Metalurh Z. left Ukraine 49.340000 25.360000 Nyva T. Ukraine 44.948056 34.104167 Tavriya Ukraine 48.002778 37.805278 ShakhtarMetalurh D. Managers Club Coach Replaced coach Home stadium FC Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine 1992 Valery Lobanovsky Dynamo Stadium FC Shakhtar Donetsk Russia Anatoliy Byshovets Ukraine 1992 Valery Yaremchenko 18 games Shakhtar Stadium FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih Ukraine 1992 Oleh Taran Metalurh Stadium FC Karpaty Lviv Ukraine 1992 Stepan Yurchyshyn Ukraine 1992 Myron Markevych the first half Ukraina Stadium FC Metalurh Mariupol Ukraine 1992 Mykola Pavlov Azovstal Stadium FC Metalist Kharkiv Ukraine 1992 Mykhailo Fomenko Metalist Stadium FC CSKA Kyiv Ukraine 1992 Volodymyr Bezsonov CSK ZSU Stadium FC Metalurh Zaporizhia Ukraine 1992 Myron Markevych Ukraine 1992 Oleksandr Shtelin 17 games Metalurh Stadium SC Tavriya Simferopol Ukraine 1992 Anatoliy Korobochka Ukraine 1992 Viktor Hrachov the first half Ukraine 1992 Valery Petrov 13 games Lokomotyv Stadium FC Vorskla Poltava Ukraine 1992 Anatoliy Konkov Ukraine 1992 Oleksandr Dovbiy 6 games Ukraine 1992 Serhiy Sobetskyi 7 games Vorskla Stadium Politekhnik Stadium (Kremenchuk) FC Zirka Kirovohrad Ukraine 1992 Oleksandr Ischenko Zirka Stadium FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Ukraine 1992 Leonid Koltun Ukraine 1992 Vadym Tyschenko 13 games Ukraine 1992 Volodymyr Kobzarev 7 games Meteor Stadium FC Nyva Ternopil Ukraine 1992 Ihor Yurchenko City Stadium FC Metalurh Donetsk Ukraine 1992 Mykhailo Sokolovskyi Ukraine 1992 Volodymyr Onyschenko 7 gamesUkraine 1992 Volodymyr Havrylov 8 gamesUkraine 1992 Ihor Yavorskyi 7 games Stalekanatchyk Stadium (Khartsyzk)Donetsk Metallurgical Factory Stadium FC Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk Ukraine 1992 Ihor Yavorskyi Ukraine 1992 Bohdan Blavatskiy 6 gamesUkraine 1992 Anatoliy Boyko 6 gamesUkraine 1992 Anatoliy Zayaev 14 gamesUkraine 1992 Bohdan Blavatskiy 2 games Rukh Stadium SC Mykolaiv vacant Ukraine 1992 Anatoliy Konkov 12 gamesUkraine 1992 Leonid Nikolaenko 3 gamesUkraine 1992 Ivan Krasnetskyi 1 game Central City Stadium Notes: Games between Dynamo Kyiv and CSKA Kyiv were played at Republican Stadium. Changes TeamOutgoing head coachManner of departureDate of vacancyTableIncoming head coachDate of appointmentTableFC Nyva TernopilUkraine 1992 Leonid Ishchukpre-seasonUkraine 1992 Ihor Yurchenkopre-seasonFC CSKA KyivUkraine 1992 Serhiy Morozovpre-seasonUkraine 1992 Volodymyr Bezsonovpre-season League table main WDL QR 5 DYK Dynamo Kyiv Participant of the 1999 Ukrainian Cup Final SHD Shakhtar Donetsk KRY Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih KAR Karpaty Lviv DYK MAR Metalurh Mariupol MKH Metalist Kharkiv ARK CSKA Kyiv MZA Metalurh Zaporizhzhia TAV Tavriya Simferopol VOR Vorskla Poltava ZIR Zirka Kirovohrad DNI Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk NVT Nyva Ternopil MDO Metalurh Donetsk IVF Prykarpattya Ivano-Frankivsk MYK SC Mykolaiv 23 5 2 75 17 C 20 5 5 70 25 16 11 3 43 18 15 10 5 54 34 14 6 10 35 27 14 5 11 31 32 11 10 9 37 35 12 6 12 46 43 10 7 13 33 39 10 5 15 36 43 9 7 14 31 40 9 5 16 28 46 8 7 15 29 41 7 7 16 27 51 6 6 18 24 59 2 6 22 18 67 R green1 Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round CL2 blue2 Qualification to UEFA Cup qualifying round UCQR UCQR blue1 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round UC1 red2 Qualification to relegation play-off RPO red1 Relegated to Ukrainian First League R1 complete uafootball.net.ua Results main uafootball.net.ua complete FBR CSK CSKA Kyiv DNI Dnipro DYN Dynamo Kyiv KAR Karpaty Lviv KRY Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih MET Metalist Kharkiv MDO Metalurh Donetsk MTM Metalurh Mariupol MZA Metalurh Zaporizhzhia MYK SC Mykolaiv NVT Nyva Ternopil PRY Prykarpattya Ivano-Frankivsk SHA Shakhtar Donetsk TAV Tavriya Simferopol VOR Vorskla Poltava ZIR Zirka Kirovohrad 2–1 1–0 0–0 2–0 1–0 2–0 6–2 0–0 4–0 1–0 2–3 1–0 3–0 7–0 2–1 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 3–1 1–0 2–1 2–0 7–3 1–2 6–0 1–1 4–2 6–1 7–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 3–1 1–0 0–0 4–0 1–1 3–1 1–0 2–1 2–1 2–0 2–0 0–0 2–1 1–0 2–1 3–1 0–1 3–3 1–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 4–1 1–0 2–0 3–0 5–1 1–2 0–1 0–0 4–2 2–0 1–1 4–2 2–0 1–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 0–0 2–1 3–0 1–6 1–1 0–0 3–1 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–4 3–0 2–0 2–1 1–0 1–0 0–0 0–4 0–1 1–2 3–3 1–1 2–1 1–0 3–0 2–1 0–0 1–0 0–0 2–1 1–2 2–0 1–3 2–3 1–1 3–1 3–0 3–2 1–0 3–0 0–1 1–0 2–2 2–1 0–0 1–1 4–1 3–3 2–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–1 1–1 2–3 2–0 1–0 3–0 1–0 3–2 3–0 2–0 0–2 1–2 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–2 1–0 3–0 2–2 4–2 1–0 2–1 2–0 4–0 2–1 0–5 0–2 2–3 2–2 0–1 2–0 1–1 1–0 3–1 1–0 2–0 1–0 3–1 2–1 1–1 0–1 1–2 2–1 0–2 1–0 0–0 0–1 1–4 1–0 2–0 1–1 4–0 5–1 0–0 2–1 1–5 0–3 1–2 0–0 1–0 2–0 1–2 1–0 0–0 2–2 3–2 0–0 3–2 3–1 3–1 1–4 0–4 0–2 4–3 1–1 0–0 2–2 0–2 2–0 0–0 1–0 2–0 2–1 1–0 0–0 0–1 1–3 2–2 0–2 0–3 1–2 2–4 0–0 0–2 1–0 1–0 3–0 1–1 2–1 2–1 0–4 0–3 0–4 0–3 1–2 0–2 2–3 0–4 1–2 1–0 2–2 2–0 0–1 0–1 1–1 Top goalscorers thumb|upright|Andriy Shevchenko RankPlayerClubGoals(Pen.) 1 Ukraine 1992 Andriy Shevchenko Dynamo Kyiv 18 (1)2 Ukraine 1992 Ivan Hetsko Karpaty Lviv 16 Ukraine 1992 Oleksandr Palyanytsia Karpaty Lviv 16 (5) 4 Ukraine 1992 Valentyn Poltavets Metalurh Zaporizhzhya 13 (3) 5 Ukraine 1992 Andriy Vorobei Shakhtar Donetsk 11 6 Ukraine 1992 Oleksiy Osipov Tavriya Simferopol 11 (3) 7 Belarus 1995 Alexander Khatskevich Dynamo Kyiv 108 Ukraine 1992 Oleksandr Haidash Tavriya Simferopol 9 Georgia 1990 Avtandil Kapanadze Nyva Ternopil 9 Ukraine 1992 Ihor Kislov Zirka Kirovohrad 9 Ukraine 1992 Ihor Kostiuk Vorskla Poltava 9 Ukraine 1992 Vitaliy Pantilov Metalurh Mariupol 9 Ukraine 1992 Serhii Rebrov Dynamo Kyiv 9 Ukraine 1992 Yuriy Selezniov Shakhtar Donetsk 9 Notable Transfers Andriy Shevchenko, FC Dynamo Kyiv to A.C. 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