2007–08 Vyshcha Liha
The 2007–08 Vyshcha Liha season is the seventeenth since its establishment. This season competition was sponsored by Biola which became the title sponsor of the League for the season. It began on 17 July 2007, and ended on 18 May 2008. 16 teams participated in the competition, 14 of which contested in the 2006-07 season, and two of which were promoted from the Ukrainian First League.
The winner of league was Shakhtar Donetsk with 74 points, followed by Dynamo Kyiv with 71 points. The top goalscorer of the season was Marko Dević from Metalist Kharkiv with 19 goals, 6 of which were penalties. The spot for second highest goalscorer with 17 goals was a three-way tie between Oleksandr Hladky from Shakhtar Donetsk, Yevhen Seleznyov from Arsenal Kyiv, and Oleksandr Kosyrin from Metalurh Donetsk.
Teams
Promoted
- FC Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka, champion of the 2006-07 Ukrainian First League – '
- FC Zakarpattya Uzhhorod, runner-up of the 2006-07 Ukrainian First League – '
Location map
Managers
Final standings
Top goalscorers
Scorer | Goals | Team |
Marko Dević | Metalist Kharkiv | |
Oleksandr Hladky | Shakhtar Donetsk | |
Oleksandr Kosyrin | Metalurh Donetsk | |
Yevhen Seleznyov | Arsenal Kyiv | |
Ismaël Bangoura | Dynamo Kyiv | |
Volodymyr Homenyuk | Tavriya Simferopol | |
Brandão | Shakhtar Donetsk | |
Fernandinho | Shakhtar Donetsk | |
Maksim Shatskikh | Dynamo Kyiv | |
Serhiy Nazarenko | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk |
Results
Note: home games of each team are shown at the horizontal linesStadia
The following stadiums were used as home grounds during the season:Rank | Stadium | Capacity | Club | Notes |
1 | NSC Olimpiysky | 83,450 | Arsenal Kyiv | Played last 6 games |
2 | Chornomorets Stadium | 34,362 | Chornomorets Odessa | Annual venue for the Ukrainian Super Cup |
3 | Shakhtar Stadium | 31,718 | Metalurh Donetsk | |
4 | Metalurh Stadium | 29,783 | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | |
5 | Ukraina Stadium | 28,051 | Karpaty Lviv | Renovations are taking place |
6 | RSK Olimpiyskiy | 25,831 | Shakhtar Donetsk | |
7 | Vorskla Stadium | 25,000 | Vorskla Poltava | FC Kharkiv played against Dynamo and Zorya |
8 | Stadium Meteor | 24,381 | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | |
9 | Metalist Stadium | 22,757 | Metalist Kharkiv FC Kharkiv | Temporarily in emergency conditions |
10 | Avanhard Stadium | 22,320 | Zorya Luhansk | |
11 | Lokomotiv Stadium | 19,978 | Tavriya Simferopol | |
12 | Lobanovsky Dynamo Stadium | 16,873 | Dynamo Kyiv Arsenal Kyiv | FC Arsenal Kyiv its first 9 games here |
13 | Avanhard Stadium | 12,000 | Zakarpattia Uzhhorod | |
14 | Slavutych Arena | 11,983 | Metalurh Zaporizhia | |
15 | Dynamo Stadium | 6,000 | Metalist Kharkiv FC Kharkiv | Metalist played three games here including one against Kharkiv, Kharkiv played here its home game against Vorskla |
16 | Naftovyk Stadium | 5,256 | Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka |