2009–10 Ukrainian Premier League Explained

Season:2009–10
Winners:Shakhtar Donetsk
5th title
League Topscorer:(17) Artem Milevskyi (Dynamo)
Biggest Home Win:Dynamo 6–0 Tavriya (Round 2)
Biggest Away Win:Arsenal 1–6 Tavriya (Round 25)
Highest Scoring:Arsenal 1–6 Tavriya (Round 25)
Matches:240
Total Goals:597
Longest Wins:10 – Shakhtar (Round 14–23)
Longest Unbeaten:20 – Dynamo (Round 1–15, 17–21)
Longest Losses:7 – Kryvbas (Round 1–7)
Highest Attendance:52,518 ShakhtarDynamo (Round 29)
Lowest Attendance:500
VorsklaMetalurh Don. (Round 10)
KryvbasMetalurh Zap. (Round 17)
ArsenalChornomorets (Round 17)
Nextseason:2010–11

The 2009–10 Ukrainian Premier League season was the nineteenth since its establishment and second since its reorganization. Dynamo Kyiv were the defending champions, having won their 13th league title. A total of 16 teams participated in the league, 14 of which participated in the 2008–09 season, and two of which were promoted from the Ukrainian First League.

The season began on 17 July 2009. The winter break in the season was from 13 December 2009 until 28 February 2010. The last round of the season was played on 9 May 2010.[1]

On 5 May 2010, Shakhtar Donetsk regained the title after a 1–0 win against rivals Dynamo Kyiv.[2]

Teams

Promoted

Location map

Managers and captains

ClubCoachCaptainReplaced coach(es)
Arsenal Kyiv Yuriy Bakalov (caretaker) Vyacheslav Hrozny
Oleksandr Zavarov
Vasyl Yevseyev
Chornomorets Odesa Ihor Nakonechny[3] [4]
Viktor Hryshko
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
Dynamo Kyiv Artem Milevskyi
Illichivets Mariupol
Karpaty Lviv
Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih Oleh Taran
Metalist Kharkiv
Metalurh Donetsk
Metalurh Zaporizhya Vladimir Khodus
Roman Hryhorchuk
Oleh Lutkov
Obolon Kyiv Serhiy Kovalets[5] Andriy Konyushenko Yuriy Maksymov[6]
Shakhtar Donetsk
Tavriya Simferopol
Vorskla Poltava
Zakarpattia Uzhhorod Oleksandr Chizhevskiy
Zorya Luhansk Yuriy Koval
Yuriy Dudnyk

Note:

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing head coachManner of departureDate of vacancyTableIncoming head coachDate of appointmentTable
Dynamo Kyiv Yuri Syominown initiative1 June 2009[9] Pre-season Valery Gazzayev1 June 2009[10] [11] Pre-season
Chornomorets Viktor Hryshkoown initiative10 August16th Ihor Nakonechny12 August16th
Chornomorets Ihor Nakonechnytemporary position1 September14th Andriy Bal[12] 1 September14th
Metalurh Zaporizhya Oleh Lutkov3 September12th Vladimir Khodus[13] 3 September12th
Zorya Yuriy Dudnyktemporary position23 September12th Yuriy Koval[14] 23 September12th
Metalurh Zaporizhya Vladimir Khodustemporary position22 October14th Roman Hryhorchuk[15] 22 October14th
Metalurh Zaporizhya Roman Hryhorchuk7 November9th Vladimir Khodus[16] 8 November9th
Metalurh Zaporizhya Vladimir Khodustemporary position8 December12th Roman Hryhorchuk[17] 8 December12th
Obolon Yuriy Maksymovown initiative25 December8th Serhiy Kovalets14 January8th
Zorya Yuriy Kovalsacked29 December12th Anatoly Chantsev[18] 29 December12th
Kryvbas Oleh TaranDirector in club12 January16th Yuriy Maksymov[19] 12 January16th
Arsenal Oleksandr ZavarovSacked28 January9th Vyacheslav Hrozny[20] 28 January9th
Arsenal Vyacheslav Hrozny[21] Resigned16 April8th Yuriy Bakalov[22] 16 April8th
Arsenal Yuriy Bakalovcaretaker22 April8th Vasyl Yevseyev[23] 22 April8th
Arsenal Vasyl Yevseyevsick30 April8th Yuriy Bakalov[24] 30 April8th

Stadiums

width=30Rankwidth=140Stadiumwidth=75Capacitywidth=90 colspan=2Highest
Attendance
width=155Clubwidth=155Popular
Opponent(s)
1 52,518 52,518 Round 29 Shakhtar Donetsk[25] Dynamo Kyiv
2 41,41140,000Round 16 Obolon Kyiv
3 31,00331,003Round 11 Dynamo Kyiv
4 29,783 5,000Round 3 Kryvbas Kryvyi RihDynamo Kyiv
5 28,051 27,047Round 25 Karpaty LvivShakhtar Donetsk
6 RSK Olimpiyskiy25,831 13,500Round 4 Shakhtar Donetsk[26] Metalurh Donetsk
7 25,000 16,000Round 3 Shakhtar Donetsk
8 Stadium Meteor24,381 1,000Round 13 Arsenal Kyiv[27] Vorskla Poltava
922,320 22,189Round 21 Shakhtar Donetsk
12,300Round 6 Shakhtar DonetskZorya Luhansk
10 19,978 14,000Round 8 Metalist Kharkiv
11 16,873 17,100Round 22 Metalist Kharkiv
1,500Round 21 Arsenal Kyiv[28] [29] Zakarpattya Uzhhorod
1212,680 8,500Round 2 Shakhtar Donetsk
13Avanhard Zakarpattya12,0009,800Round 13 Zakarpattya UzhhorodDynamo Kyiv
14 11,983 12,000Round 28 Shakhtar Donetsk
15 5,6545,600Round 7
Round 9
Shakhtar Donetsk
Dynamo Kyiv
16 5,300 4,200Round 21 Dynamo Kyiv
17 5,100 5,300Round 21 Shakhtar Donetsk
18 Spartak Stadium5,0004,800Round 12 Shakhtar Donetsk
19 Bannikov Stadium1,678 1,216Round 29 Arsenal Kyiv[30] [31] Metalurh Donetsk

Qualification to European competitions for 2010–11

Qualified teams

Timeline of qualification

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League table

Round by round

The following table is a historic representation of the team's position in the standings after the completion of each round.

Rescheduled games

Top goalscorers

Last updated: 9 May 2010[39]

ScorerGoals (Pen.)Team
1 Artem Milevskyi17 (5)Dynamo Kyiv
2 Jajá16 (3)Metalist Kharkiv
3 Yevhen Seleznyov13 (2)Shakhtar/Dnipro
4 Luiz Adriano11 (2)Shakhtar Donetsk
5 Andrey Varankow10Obolon Kyiv/Kryvbas
6 Henrikh Mkhitaryan9Metalurh Donetsk
Denys Oliynyk9Metalist Kharkiv
Andriy Vorobey9Arsenal Kyiv
Ionuț Mazilu9 (1)Arsenal Kyiv
Jádson9 (3)Shakhtar Donetsk

Season awards

By the competition's statute, the following awards was presented.[40] [41] The award presentation took place on 15 June 2010 at InterContinental in Kyiv.

The laureates of the 2009–10 UPL season were:[42]

Pride of flag is a club award given to the club who provided the most players for the national team and youth teams: U-21, U-19, U-17.[43] In 2009, the award was given to Dynamo Kyiv, while the first runner-up was Shakhtar Donetsk and second – Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk.[44] No data is available for the 2010 season.

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://www.fpl.ua/ukr/news/news_fpl/1390/. uk:Затверджено календар змагань на сезон 2009/2010 рр.. Confirmed match calendar for 2009–10. uk. 12 June 2009. 12 June 2009. Professional Football League of Ukraine (PFL). https://web.archive.org/web/20090617002916/http://www.fpl.ua/ukr/news/news_fpl/1390/. 17 June 2009. dead.
  2. News: Shakhtar regain Ukrainian crown . 5 May 2010 . UEFA.com . . Igor . Linnyk . 5 May 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100507123951/http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association%3Dukr/news/newsid%3D1485319.html . 7 May 2010 . live .
  3. Web site: Керівництво ФК "Чорноморець" спростувало інформацію про продаж клубу російській компанії (Administration of Chornomorets released information about sale of club to a Russian company). Ukrinform – Ukrainian National Information Agency. 28 August 2009. uk. https://web.archive.org/web/20110716162927/http://www.ukrinform.ua/ukr/order/?id=830995. 16 July 2011. dead.
  4. Web site: Игорь Наконечный - и.о. главного тренера «Черноморца» . Ihor Nakonechny – head coach of Chornomorets . 2023-06-13 . FC Choronomorets . uk.
  5. Web site: У Ковальца в "Оболони" две задачи (Kovalets has two tasks with "Obolon") . 14 January 2010. 14 January 2010. ua-football.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20100117182800/http://ua-football.com/ukrainian/high/4b4ef19e.html. 17 January 2010 . live. ru.
  6. Web site: http://www.ua-football.com/ukrainian/high/4b34c99e.html. uk:До весняної частини чемпіонату "Оболонь" готуватиме новий наставник . For the spring part of the championship "Obolon" will be prepared by a new coach. ua-football.com. 27 December 2009. 27 December 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20091227062039/http://www.ua-football.com/ukrainian/high/4b34c99e.html. 27 December 2009 . live. uk.
  7. News: Andriy Shevchenko leaves Chelsea to return to Dynamo Kyiv. The Guardian. 29 August 2009. 29 August 2009. Fifield. Dominic.
  8. News: Официальное представление Андрея Шевченко как игрока "Динамо" – состоялось (Official presentation Andriy Shevchenko as a Dynamo player). ua-football.com. 31 August 2009. 31 August 2009. uk.
  9. https://www.championat.com/football/article-3076539-gazzaev-edet-v-kiev-a-sjomin---v-moskvu.html Газзаев едет в Киев, а Сёмин - в Москву
  10. https://sportrg.ru/2009/05/27/semin-gazzaev.html Юрий Семин вновь возглавит "Локомотив" с 1 июня 2009 года
  11. https://daily.rbc.ua/ukr/show/i-surkis-v-gazzaev-ostanetsya-rabotat-v-dinamo--17092010121000 І.Суркіс: В.Газзаєв залишиться працювати в "Динамо"
  12. Web site: Blokhin gets director job at Chernomorets Odesa. Fyodorov. Gennady. Reuters. yahoo. 1 September 2009.
  13. Web site: http://www.ua-football.com/ukrainian/high/4a9f8e68.html. ru:Владимир Ходус возглавил запорожский "Металлург" . Volodymyr Khodus head trainer Metalurh Zaporizhzhia. ua-football.com. 3 September 2009. 3 September 2009. ru.
  14. Web site: http://www.ua-football.com/ukrainian/high/4ab9ed47.html. ru:Юрий Коваль – главный тренер "Зари" . Yuriy Koval head trainer of Zorya Luhansk. ua-football.com. 1 October 2009. 23 September 2009. ru.
  15. Web site: http://www.ua-football.com/ukrainian/high/4ae0123c.html. ru:Роман Григорчук – главный тренер запорожского "Металлурга" . Roman Hryhorchuk head trainer of Metalurh Zaporizhya. ua-football.com. 23 October 2009. 22 October 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20091025112704/http://ua-football.com/ukrainian/high/4ae0123c.html. 25 October 2009 . live. ru.
  16. Web site: Роман Григорчук уже не тренер "Металлурга"? (Roman Hryhorchuk already not manager of "Metalurh"?). ua-football.com. 11 November 2009. 8 November 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20091025112704/http://ua-football.com/ukrainian/high/4ae0123c.html. 25 October 2009 . live. ru.
  17. Web site: Роман Григорчук подписал контракт с запорожским "Металлургом" (Roman Hryhorchuk signed a contract with Metalurh Zaporizhya). ua-football.com. 14 December 2009. 8 December 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20091213010645/http://www.ua-football.com/ukrainian/high/4b1e48bb.html. 13 December 2009 . live. ru.
  18. Web site: Анатолий Чанцев: "Нужно играть в футбол, от которого сам получаешь удовлетворение" (Anatoliy Chantsev: "Need to play football, from which you get satisfaction.") . Zorya Official Site . 5 January 2010 . 4 January 2010 . ru . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110718151336/http://www.zarya-lugansk.com/news/show/?id=1754 . 18 July 2011 .
  19. Web site: Юрий Максимов: "Поблажек не будет"» (Yuriy Maksymov: "There will be no indulgence.") . ua.football. 13 January 2010. 13 January 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100116104939/http://www.ua-football.com/ukrainian/high/4b4da71c.html. 16 January 2010 . live. ru.
  20. Web site: ФК "Арсенал": Заваров освобожден!.. Грозный назначен (Arsenal Kyiv: Zavarov dismissed!.. Grozny assigned) . ua.football. 28 January 2010. 28 January 2010. ru.
  21. Web site: Грозный подал в отставку! (Grozny gives notice of resignation) . fcarsenal.com.ua . 16 April 2010 . 16 April 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100419142517/http://fcarsenal.com.ua/wp/8449/ . 19 April 2010 . dead . ru.
  22. Web site: http://www.dynamo.kiev.ua/news/28864.html . ru:Вадим Рабинович: "Не вижу разницы между эмоциональным и взвешенным решением" . dynamo.kiev.ua. 18 April 2010. 18 April 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100421101736/http://dynamo.kiev.ua/news/28864.html. 21 April 2010 . live. ru.
  23. Web site: http://www.ua-football.com/ukrainian/high/4bcffaad.html . ru:Тренерский покер "Арсенала" . ua-football.com. 19 September 2013. 22 April 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100425185042/http://www.ua-football.com/ukrainian/high/4bcffaad.html . 25 April 2010 . live. ru.
  24. Web site: http://www.ua-football.com/ukrainian/high/4bdafb94.html . ru:"Ворскла" – "Арсенал" 1:5. Расстрел по-киевски . ua-football.com. 19 September 2013. 30 April 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100503224031/http://www.ua-football.com/ukrainian/high/4bdafb94.html . 3 May 2010 . live. ru.
  25. FPL: Game Report – Venue Donbass Arena Round 8 fixture Shakhtar–Obolon with 42,800 in attendance
  26. Former home ground used as venue prior to Round 8
  27. Web site: Матч "Арсенал" – "Ворскла" у Дніпропетровську! (Match Arsenal – Vorskla in Dnipropetrovsk!). 22 March 2010. 22 March 2010. FPL. https://web.archive.org/web/20100403000059/http://www.fpl.ua/ukr/news/news_fpl/1621/. 3 April 2010. dead. uk.
  28. FPL: Game Report – Venue VV Lobanovsky Stadium (Kyiv) used as home ground by Arsenal Kyiv in Round 19
  29. FPL: Game Report – Venue VV Lobanovsky Stadium (Kyiv) used as home ground by Arsenal Kyiv in Round 21
  30. FPL: Game Report – Venue Bannikov Stadion used as home ground by Arsenal in Round 17
  31. FPL: Game Report – Venue Bannikov Stadion used as home ground by Arsenal in Round 29
  32. Web site: UEFA Country Ranking 2009. Kassies. Bert. 25 May 2009.
  33. Web site: Qualification for European Cup Football 2010/2011 . 2023-06-13 . kassiesa.net.
  34. Web site: 2010–11 UEFA Champions League Qualifying Picture – Qualifying Rounds . Maloney . Steven . 20 April 2010 . Dinamo Kyiv and Shakhtar Donetsk are tied with 4 weeks left. One of them goes to the group stage directly, the other one ends up here. (THIRD QUALIFYING ROUND) . 19 April 2010 . Glorious Football . https://web.archive.org/web/20100509200210/http://www.gloriousfootball.com/europe/2010-11-uefa-champions-league-qualifying-picture-qualifying-rounds/ . 9 May 2010 . dead.
  35. Web site: Qualification 2010/2011 UEFA European Cup Football. Kassies. Bert. 25 April 2010. EL2-4=Metalist Kharkiv – 25.410 (eu/Q4) or (eu/Q3) or (eu/Q2).
  36. Web site: Матч "Металіст" – "Шахтар" – 23 вересня! (Match Metalist – Shakhtar – 23 September). 11 August 2009. 21 August 2009. Professional Football League of Ukraine (PFL). uk. https://web.archive.org/web/20090813010753/http://www.fpl.ua/ukr/news/news_fpl/1460/. 13 August 2009. dead.
  37. Web site: 13-й тур не відбудеться (Round 13 will not be played). 4 November 2009. 7 November 2009. PFL. https://web.archive.org/web/20091108184438/http://www.fpl.ua/ukr/news/news_fpl/1527/. 8 November 2009. dead. uk.
  38. Web site: Дати проведення матчів 13-го і 16-го турів (Match dates for Round 13 and 16). 12 November 2009. 20 November 2009. PFL. uk. https://web.archive.org/web/20091201045227/http://fpl.ua/ukr/news/news_fpl/1532/. 1 December 2009. dead.
  39. Web site: Бомбардири (Goalscorer section). 1 May 2010. 1 May 2010. PFL. https://web.archive.org/web/20100529221946/http://fpl.ua/ukr/fans/liga/. 29 May 2010. dead. uk.
  40. Web site: Прем'єр-ліга. Визначені лауреати сезону 2009/2010 рр.! (Premier League. Award winners for 2009–10 season). 29 June 2010. 29 June 2010. ua-football.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20100529221946/http://fpl.ua/ukr/fans/liga/. 29 May 2010. dead. uk.
  41. http://www.fpl.ua/ukr/news/news_fpl/1653/ Photos of the awards and their author.
  42. Web site: Срна, Пятов і Луческу стали найкращими в Україні - Спорт - TCH.ua . 20 March 2017 . 21 March 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170321165411/https://prosport.tsn.ua/sport/srna-pyatov-i-luchesku-stali-naykraschimi-v-ukrayini.html . dead .
  43. Regulations on the Pride of flag award
  44. Final Standing (pdf)