1997–98 Vyshcha Liha
Season | 1997–98 |
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Champions | Dynamo Kyiv 6th title |
Relegated | Torpedo, Chornomorets |
Champions League | Dynamo Kyiv |
Cup Winners' Cup | CSKA Kyiv |
UEFA Cup | Shakhtar Donetsk |
Top goalscorer | (22) Serhii Rebrov (Dynamo) |
← 1996–97 1998–99 → |
The 1997–98 Vyshcha Liha season was the 7th since its establishment. FC Dynamo Kyiv were the defending champions.
Teams
Promotions
- Metalurh Donetsk, the champion of the 1996–97 Ukrainian First League – (debut)
- Metalurh Mariupol, the third-place runner-up of the 1996–97 Ukrainian First League – (debut)
Renamed
- In a winter break Zirka-NIBAS Kirovohrad changed its name to Zirka Kirovohrad.
Location
Managers
Changes
Team | Outgoing head coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Incoming head coach | Date of appointment | Table |
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SC Tavriya Simferopol | Mykola Pavlov | pre-season | Ivan Balan | pre-season | |||
FC CSKA Kyiv | Volodymyr Lozynsky | pre-season | Volodymyr Bezsonov | pre-season | |||
FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | Oleksandr Lysenko | pre-season | Oleh Taran | pre-season | |||
FC Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk | Viktor Kolotov | pre-season | Ihor Yurchenko | pre-season |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Dynamo Kyiv[a] (C) | 30 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 70 | 15 | +55 | 72 | Qualification to Champions League first qualifying round |
2 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 30 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 61 | 25 | +36 | 67 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first qualifying round |
3 | Karpaty Lviv | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 36 | 20 | +16 | 57 | |
4 | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 47 | 27 | +20 | 55 | |
5 | Vorskla Poltava | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 41 | 46 | −5 | 49 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round |
6 | Metalurh Donetsk | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 28 | 27 | +1 | 40 | |
7 | Nyva Ternopil | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 37 | 39 | −2 | 40 | |
8 | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 34 | 33 | +1 | 39 | |
9 | Metalurh Zaporizhzhia | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 40 | 44 | −4 | 37 | |
10 | Prykarpattya Ivano-Frankivsk | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 33 | 41 | −8 | 33 | |
11 | Zirka Kirovohrad | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 27 | 48 | −21 | 33 | |
12 | Metalurh Mariupol | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 27 | 48 | −21 | 33 | |
13 | CSKA Kyiv[a] | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 30 | 35 | −5 | 33 | Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round |
14 | Tavriya Simferopol | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 35 | 41 | −6 | 33 | |
15 | Chornomorets Odesa (R) | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 31 | 39 | −8 | 32 | Relegated to Ukrainian First League |
16 | Torpedo Zaporizhzhia (R) | 30 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 20 | 69 | −49 | 13 |
Results
Top goalscorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals (Pen.) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Serhii Rebrov | Dynamo Kyiv | 22 (5) |
2 | Andriy Shevchenko | Dynamo Kyiv | 21 (1) |
3 | Oleksandr Palyanytsia | Karpaty Lviv | 17 (2) |
4 | Avtandil Kapanadze | Nyva Ternopil | 15 |
5 | Oleksandr Haidash | Tavriya Simferopol | 14 |
6 | Hennady Shchekotylin | Chornomorets Odesa | 13 (1) |
7 | Valeriy Kryventsov | Shakhtar Donetsk | 11 |
8 | Petro Rusak | Spartak Ivano-Frankivsk | 9 |
Hennadiy Orbu | Shakhtar Donetsk | 9 (1) | |
10 | Valentyn Platonov | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | 9 |
Vitaliy Mintenko | Metalurh Donetsk | 9 (2) | |
Volodymyr Haschyn | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | 9 (3) |