1992 in Ukrainian football

Association football-related events in Ukraine during the season of 1992
Football in Ukraine
Season1992
Men's football
Vyshcha LihaSC Tavriya Simferopol
Persha LihaVeres Rivne (Group A)
Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih (Group B)
Perekhidna LihaDnister Zalishchyky (Group A)
Bazhanovets Makiivka (Group B)
KFK Championshipno competition
Ukrainian CupChornomorets Odesa
Women's football
Vyshcha LihaDynamo Kyiv
Persha LihaIskra Zaporizhia
Ukrainian CupDynamo Kyiv
← 1991 Ukraine 1992–93 →

The 1992 season was the 62nd season of competitive football in Ukraine and the first season of fully independent Ukraine following the dissolution of the Soviet Union. This year the Ukrainian Association of Football (as Football Federation of Ukraine) was granted a membership to the international football organizations FIFA and UEFA and allowed to send its clubs to the UEFA continental competitions.

For the first time such former Soviet clubs like FC Dynamo Kyiv and FC Chornomorets Odesa which represented the Soviet Union at European competitions since 1960s qualified for the UEFA competitions representing native Ukrainian nation. For the first time since 1948 FC Dynamo Kyiv returned to compete at the Ukrainian Cup, previously as the Football Cup of the Ukrainian SSR. The champions title of SC Tavriya Simferopol was the first in independent Ukraine and the fourth including competitions of the Football Championship of the Ukrainian SSR.

National team

In 1992, Ukraine national football team conducted its first matches as representatives of now independent Ukraine and FIFA members. The first game was a match between Ukraine and Hungary held on 29 April 1992 at Avanhard Stadium in Uzhhorod, which was the first international home game for Ukraine, saw the first official goal and ended with a 1–3 defeat. The second game in a season took place on 27 June with the United States on away field, and ended in a 0–0 draw, recording a first point for the national team.

Results and fixtures

Ukraine  v  Hungary
29 April 1992 International Friendly Ukraine  1–3  Hungary Uzhhorod, Ukraine
17:00 EEST Hetsko 90' Report Salloi 61'
Kiprich 68', 84' (pen.)		 Stadium: Avanhard Stadium
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Vadim Zhuk (Belarus)
United States  v  Ukraine
27 June 1992 International Friendly United States  0–0  Ukraine Piscataway, United States
17:00 UTC-4 Report Stadium: Rutgers Stadium
Attendance: 11,815[1]
Referee: Michael Caulfield (Ireland)

Men's football

Vyshcha Liha (Top League)

League table

Group A

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Tavriya Simferopol (C) 18 11 6 1 30 9 +21 28 Qualification to Final playoff
2 Shakhtar Donetsk 18 10 6 2 31 10 +21 26 Qualification to Third place playoff
3 Chornomorets Odesa 18 9 7 2 30 12 +18 25 Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round
4 Torpedo Zaporizhzhia 18 6 7 5 21 16 +5 19
5 Metalurh Zaporizhzhia 18 6 6 6 20 19 +1 18
6 Karpaty Lviv 18 5 6 7 15 18 −3 16
7 Kremin Kremenchuk 18 4 8 6 17 23 −6 16
8 Nyva Vinnytsia (R) 18 5 4 9 18 33 −15 14 Relegated to Ukrainian First League
9 Evis Mykolaiv (R) 18 3 4 11 12 29 −17 10
10 Temp Shepetivka (R) 18 2 4 12 9 34 −25 8
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd wins; 3rd goal difference
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Group B

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Dynamo Kyiv 18 13 4 1 31 13 +18 30 Qualification to Final playoff
2 Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (O) 18 10 3 5 26 15 +11 23 Qualification to Third place playoff
3 Metalist Kharkiv 18 8 5 5 21 16 +5 21
4 Nyva Ternopil 18 8 5 5 16 12 +4 21
5 Volyn Lutsk 18 8 2 8 24 21 +3 18
6 Bukovyna Chernivtsi 18 7 4 7 17 16 +1 18
7 Zorya-MALS Luhansk 18 6 5 7 23 23 0 17
8 Naftovyk Okhtyrka (R) 18 5 3 10 12 28 −16 13 Relegated to Ukrainian First League
9 Prykarpattya Ivano-Frankivsk (R) 18 3 6 9 9 18 −9 12
10 Odesa (R) 18 3 1 14 15 32 −17 7
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd wins; 3rd goal difference
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

Second stage

Championship playoff

SC Tavriya Simferopol1 – 0FC Dynamo Kyiv
Shevchenko 75' Report
goal (video)
Attendance: 36,000[2]
Tavriya Simferopol[3]
Tavriya Simferopol:
GK 1 Ukraine Oleh Kolesov
FW 2 Ukraine Serhiy Shevchenko (c)
DF 3 Ukraine Mykola Turchinenko
DF 4 Ukraine Oleksandr Holovko
DF 5 Lithuania Vidmantas Vyšniauskas Yellow card 64'
DF 6 Ukraine Serhiy Voronezhsky
MF 7 Ukraine Andriy Oparin downward-facing red arrow 77'
DF 8 Ukraine Sefer Alibayev
DF 9 Russia Yuri Getikov
FW 10 Russia Sergei Gladyshev
MF 11 Ukraine Vladyslav Novikov
Substitutes:
MF 12 Ukraine Yuriy Mikhailus upward-facing green arrow 77' downward-facing red arrow 87'
MF 13 Ukraine Serhiy Yesin upward-facing green arrow 87'
Manager:
Ukraine Anatoliy Zayayev
Dynamo Kyiv[3]
Dynamo Kyiv:
GK 1 Lithuania Valdemaras Martinkėnas
DF 2 Ukraine Oleh Luzhnyi
DF 3 Ukraine Anatoliy Bezsmertnyi downward-facing red arrow 55'
DF 4 Russia Andrey Aleksanenkov
DF 5 Ukraine Serhiy Shmatovalenko (c)
MF 7 Ukraine Serhiy Kovalets
MF 6 Ukraine Yuri Moroz
DF 8 Ukraine Serhiy Zayets
FW 9 Ukraine Oleh Salenko
MF 10 Ukraine Stepan Betsa
MF 11 Ukraine Volodymyr Sharan downward-facing red arrow 75'
Substitutes:
FW 13 Ukraine Oleh Matveyev upward-facing green arrow 55'
FW 14 Ukraine Yuriy Hrytsyna upward-facing green arrow 75'
Manager:
Ukraine Anatoliy Puzach

MATCH OFFICIALS

  • Assistant referees:

MATCH RULES

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Seven named substitutes
  • Maximum of 3 substitutions.

Third place playoff

Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk3 – 2Shakhtar Donetsk
Tyshchenko 19'
Konovalov 38', 74'		 Report Bielichenko 51'
Atelkin 80'
Metalurh Stadium, Zaporizhzhia
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Tukhovsky (Simferopol)
Honors and awards

Persha Liha (First League)

League table

Group A

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 FC Veres Rivne (C, P) 26 14 8 4 38 15 +23 36 Promoted to Vyshcha Liha
2 FC Pryladyst Mukacheve 26 14 5 7 27 15 +12 33
3 FC Polihraftekhnika Oleksandriya 26 11 8 7 25 27 −2 30
4 FC Podillia Khmelnytsky 26 10 10 6 29 21 +8 30
5 FC Krystal Chortkiv 26 11 7 8 34 26 +8 29
6 FC Desna Chernihiv 26 11 7 8 23 24 −1 29
7 FC Dynamo-2 Kyiv 26 9 10 7 33 23 +10 28
8 FC Avtomobilist Sumy 26 11 4 11 29 29 0 26
9 FC Stal Alchevsk 26 9 8 9 28 22 +6 26
10 FC Polissia Zhytomyr (R) 26 10 5 11 30 31 −1 25 Relegated to Second League
11 FC Halychyna Drohobych (R) 26 9 5 12 25 32 −7 23
12 FC Dnipro Cherkasy (R) 26 9 4 13 22 27 −5 22
13 FC Chaika Sevastopol (R) 26 7 4 15 19 39 −20 18
14 SKA Kyiv (R) 26 3 3 20 14 45 −31 9
Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Group B

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih (C, P) 26 15 10 1 46 23 +23 40 Promoted to Vyshcha Liha
2 FC Metalurh Nikopol 26 15 7 4 45 19 +26 37
3 FC Artania Ochakiv 26 13 6 7 27 24 +3 32
4 FC Ros Bila Tserkva 26 13 5 8 40 32 +8 31
5 FC Zakarpattia Uzhhorod 26 13 5 8 28 25 +3 31
6 FC Skala Stryi 26 11 9 6 39 24 +15 31
7 FC Shakhtar Pavlohrad 26 13 4 9 46 33 +13 30
8 FC Vorskla Poltava 26 12 5 9 33 25 +8 29
9 FC Khimik Severodonetsk 26 10 7 9 28 28 0 27
10 FC Krystal Kherson (R) 26 10 5 11 36 36 0 25 Relegated to Second League
11 FC Azovets Mariupol (R) 26 10 4 12 36 39 −3 24
12 FC Shakhtar-2 Donetsk (R) 26 5 2 19 25 48 −23 12
13 FC Vahonobudivnyk Stakhanov (R) 26 4 3 19 16 48 −32 11
14 FC Chornomorets-2 Odesa (R) 26 0 4 22 14 55 −41 4
Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Honors and awards

Perekhidna Liha (Transitional League)

League table

Group A

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Dnister Zalishchyky 16 8 5 3 15 13 +2 21 Second League
2 Hazovyk Komarne 16 8 4 4 24 17 +7 20
3 Yavir Krasnopillia 16 8 4 4 21 19 +2 20
4 Zirka Kirovohrad 16 8 3 5 35 24 +11 19
5 Andezyt Khust 16 7 4 5 23 22 +1 18 Transitional League
6 Olympik Kharkiv 16 5 5 6 23 26 −3 15
7 Elektron Romny 16 5 2 9 22 29 −7 12
8 Lysonia Berezhany 16 2 6 8 14 21 −7 10
9 Promin Sambir Raion[a] 16 1 7 8 22 28 −6 9
Source: uafootball.net.ua
Notes:
  1. ^ Promin Sambir Raion initially was from a village of the Sambir Raion, Volia Baranetska in Lviv Oblast. Several years later the club moved to Sambir.
Group B

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Bazhanovets Makiivka 16 10 3 3 25 8 +17 23 Second League
2 Titan Armyansk 16 8 5 3 19 10 +9 21
3 Meliorator Kakhovka 16 8 5 3 21 16 +5 21
4 Druzhba Osypenko[a] 16 5 11 0 17 8 +9 21
5 Prometei Shakhtarsk 16 8 4 4 27 10 +17 20 Transitional League
6 Okean Kerch 16 6 5 5 16 10 +6 17
7 Hirnyk Khartsyzk 16 4 1 11 10 33 −23 9
8 Antratsyt Kirovske 16 2 3 11 15 32 −17 7
9 More Feodosia 16 1 3 12 2 25 −23 5
Source: uafootball.net.ua
Notes:
  1. ^ Osypenko is a village in Berdyansk Raion, a suburb of Berdyansk.

Women's football

Vyshcha Liha (Top League)

League table

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Dynamo Kyiv 18 16 2 0 54 6 +48 34 Champions
2 Arena-Hospodar Kyiv 18 9 6 3 26 14 +12 24
3 Lehenda Chernihiv 18 8 5 5 26 21 +5 21
4 Olimp Kyiv 18 7 5 6 26 18 +8 19
5 Bukovynka Chernivtsi 18 5 9 4 19 15 +4 19 Withdrew after the season
6 Luhanochka Luhansk 18 8 2 8 17 25 −8 18
7 Borysfen Zaporizhia 18 4 9 5 13 19 −6 17
8 Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 18 5 2 11 19 34 −15 12
9 Krym-Yuni Simferopol 18 2 6 10 14 34 −20 10
10 Chornomorochka Odesa 18 0 6 12 6 34 −28 6 Qualification to relegation play-offs
Source: WFPL.ua, Womensfootball.ua
Honors and awards

Domestic cups

Men

Ukrainian Cup

Main bracket
Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                
Polissya Zhytomyr 1
Stal Alchevsk 0
Polissya Zhytomyr 4 1 5
Chornomorets (a.e.t.) 1 7 8
Chornomorets
bye
Chornomorets 2 1 3
Metalurh Zaporizhia 0 1 1
Vahonobudivnyk 2
Avtomobilist Sumy 0
Vahonobudivnyk 1 0 1
Metalurh Zaporizhia 0 7 7
Metalurh Zaporizhia
bye
Chornomorets 3 0 3
Torpedo Zaporizhia 1 0 1
Torpedo Zaporizhia 3
SKA Odesa 0
Torpedo Zaporizhia 6 0 6
Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih 0 1 1
Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih 2
Vorskla Poltava 1
Torpedo Zaporizhia 1 1 2
Dynamo Kyiv 0 1 1
Dynamo Kyiv
bye
Dynamo Kyiv (a.e.t.) 1 2 3
Skala Stryi 1 1 2
Zorya-MALS Luhansk 1
Skala Stryi 2
Chornomorets (a.e.t.) 1
Metalist Kharkiv 0
Karpaty Lviv 0 (p)
Dnipro Cherkasy 0
Karpaty Lviv 1 0 1
Shakhtar Donetsk 2 2 4
Shakhtar Donetsk
bye
Shakhtar Donetsk 6 0 6
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 0 1 1
Bukovyna (a.e.t.) 1
Azovets Mariupol 0
Bukovyna Chernivtsi 1 1 2
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 2 3 5
Dnipro
bye
Shakhtar Donetsk 0 1 1
Metalist Kharkiv 1 1 2
Krystal Chortkiv 2
Shakhtar Pavlohrad 0
Krystal Chortkiv 1 0 1
Metalist Kharkiv 2 2 4
Metalist Kharkiv
bye
Metalist Kharkiv 2 0 2
Naftovyk Okhtyrka 0 1 1
Naftovyk Okhtyrka 3
Tavriya Simferopol 1
Naftovyk Okhtyrka 1 1 2
Kremin Kremenchuk 1 0 1
Kremin Kremenchuk 2
Polihraftekhnika 0
Final
Chornomorets Odesa (PL)1–0 (a.e.t.)(PL) Metalist Kharkiv
Tsymbalar 107' Report
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Yevhen Kanana (Donetsk)

Women

Semifinals Final
          
Dynamo Kyiv 5 2 7
Krym-YuNI Simferopol 0 0 0
Dynamo Kyiv 1 0 1
Arena-Hospodar Fastiv 0 0 0
Arena-Hospodar Fastiv 1 1 2
Bukovynka Chernivtsi 1 0 1

Ukrainian clubs in international competition

1991–92 European competitions

European Cup

Group stage
Group B

Pos Team
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  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BAR PRA BEN [DK] DK
1 Spain Barcelona 6 4 1 1 10 4 +6 9 Advance to final — 3–2 2–1 3–0
2 Czechoslovakia Sparta Prague 6 2 2 2 7 7 0 6 1–0 — 1–1 2–1
3 Portugal Benfica 6 1 3 2 8 5 +3 5 0–0 1–1 — 5–0
4 Commonwealth of Independent States[citation needed] Dynamo Kyiv 6 2 0 4 3 12 −9 4 0–2 1–0 1–0 —
Source: UEFA
Dynamo Kyiv Commonwealth of Independent States v Spain Barcelona
4 March 1992 Group stage Dynamo Kyiv Commonwealth of Independent States 0–2 Spain Barcelona Kyiv, Ukraine
19:00 Report Stoichkov 33'
Salinas 66'		 Stadium: Republican Stadium
Attendance: 48,500
Referee: Guy Goethals (Belgium)
Barcelona Spain v Commonwealth of Independent States Dynamo Kyiv
18 March 1992 Group stage Barcelona Spain 3–0 Commonwealth of Independent States Dynamo Kyiv Barcelona, Spain
20:45 Stoichkov 60', 81'
Salinas 88'		 Report Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 53,000
Referee: Karl-Josef Assenmacher (Germany)
Benfica Portugal v Commonwealth of Independent States Dynamo Kyiv
1 April 1992 Group stage Benfica Portugal 5–0 Commonwealth of Independent States Dynamo Kyiv Lisbon, Portugal
21:00 Brito 25', 62'
Isaías 71'
Yuran 83', 87'		 Report Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 78,000
Referee: Mario van der Ende (Netherlands)
Dynamo Kyiv Commonwealth of Independent States v Czechoslovakia Sparta Prague
15 April 1992 Group stage Dynamo Kyiv Commonwealth of Independent States 1–0 Czechoslovakia Sparta Prague Kyiv, Ukraine
21:00 Salenko 82' Report Stadium: Republican Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Brian McGinlay (Scotland)

References

  1. ^ Yannis, Alex (28 June 1992). "Ukrainian National Team Receives a Welcome Celebration at Rutgers". The New York Times.
  2. ^ "Historical protocol" (in Russian). Kobyzev, Aleksey. 2006-05-31. Retrieved 2009-10-07.
  3. ^ a b 20 years Tavria became the first champion of Ukraine. SK Tavria press release. June 21, 2012. (photos)

External links

  • Complete results to all national league matches
  • Ukraine - List of Champions. RSSSF.
  • Main page. Ukrainian Football from Dmitriy Troschiy. (in Russian)
  • 1992 Ukraine. RSSSF.
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