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1992–93 Vyshcha Liha

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Season
  
1992-93

Relegated
  
none

Cup Winners' Cup
  
Karpaty Lviv

Start date
  
August 15, 1992

Goals scored
  
562

Champions
  
FC Dynamo Kyiv

Champions League
  
Dynamo Kyiv

UEFA Cup
  
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk

Champion
  
FC Dynamo Kyiv

Matches played
  
240

1992–93 Vyshcha Liha

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1993–94 Vyshcha Liha

The 1992–93 Vyshcha Liha season was the second since its establishment. Tavriya Simferopol were the defending champions, having won their 1st national league title in history. A total of sixteen teams participated in the competition, fourteen of them contested the 1992 season while the remaining two were promoted from the Ukrainian First League.

Contents

The competition began on August 15, 1992, with four games finishing on June 20, 1993. The competition was suspended for the winter break on November 22, 1992, and resumed on March 14, 1993.

On June 20, 1993 Dynamo Kyiv earned their first Ukrainian title with a 4–1 away victory over Kremin Kremenchuk. The Kievan club was declared a champion by the goal difference as the both Dynamo and Dnipro finished equal on points. The teams met just three rounds before the end in Dnipropetrovsk where Dnipro was victorious by a minimum margin thanks to the goal of Yuriy Maksymov.

Anatoliy Puzach was replaced as the coach of Dynamo Kyiv following its disastrous rendezvous with Belgian Anderlecht yielding it 2-7 on an aggregate and losing at home 0-3.

Promotions

  • Veres Rivne, the champion of the 1992 Ukrainian First League (Group A) – (debut)
  • Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih, the champion of the 1992 Ukrainian First League (Group B) – (debut)

    • Kryvbas is a multi-times champion of the Championship of the Ukrainian SSR.

    No relegation at the end of the season as the league was scheduled to be expanded to 18 participants.

    Qualification to European competitions for 1993–94

  • Since Ukraine finished in twenty eighth place of the UEFA country ranking after the 1992–93 season, the league will have a single qualifier for the 1993–94 UEFA Cup. The Ukrainian Cup winner qualifies for the 1993–94 European Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round.

    • Qualified Teams

  • During the 27th Round, Dynamo Kyiv qualified for European football for the 1993–94 season.
  • After the 29th Round, Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk qualified for European football for the 1993–94 season.
  • After the 30th Round, Karpaty Lviv qualified for the 1993–94 European Cup Winners' Cup, Dynamo qualified for the 1993–94 UEFA Champions League, Dnipro qualified for the 1993–94 UEFA Cup.

    • League table

    Source:
    Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd wins; 3rd goal difference

    Note:

  • In bold are the participants of the 1993 Ukrainian Cup Final.
  • Dynamo Kyiv won its first championship title by earning its 18th win of the season away against Kremin Kremenchuk at Dnipro Stadium, Kremenchuk on June 20, 1993.

    • Medal squads

    (league appearances and goals listed in brackets)

    Note: Players in italic are whose playing position is uncertain.

    References

    1992–93 Vyshcha Liha Wikipedia
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