The 2006–07 Vyshcha Liha season was the sixteenth since its establishment. Shakhtar Donetsk were the defending champions. Soyuz-Viktan became the first title sponsor in the League's history.
The season started on 21 July 2006, with the game in Kyiv, Dynamo - Chornomorets 4–1. The last day of the competition was 17 June 2007. The winner of the championship was declared Dynamo Kyiv acquiring their record-extending 12th title defeating the reigning champion Shakhtar Donetsk, who were the two-time defending champions.
Illichivets was forced into relegation for the first time since entering the League 10 years ago. Stal was relegated as well. It was the second time for that club.
The game Karpaty-Metalist finished with a technical loss awarded to Lviv's club for no appearance.Game report Karpaty-Metalist
Teams Promoted FC Zorya Luhansk, champion of the 2005-06 Ukrainian First League – (returning after absence of 10 seasons) FC Karpaty Lviv, runner-up of the 2005-06 Ukrainian First League – (returning after absence of 2 seasons)
Location map
Managers ClubCoachReplaced coachArsenal Kyiv Oleksandr Zavarov Chornomorets Odesa Semen AltmanDnipro Dnipropetrovsk Oleh ProtasovDynamo Kyiv Anatoliy Demyanenko Karpaty Lviv Oleksandr Ischenko Kharkiv Volodymyr Bezsonov Volodymyr Kulayev Mykhaylo StelmakhKryvbas Kryvyi Rih Oleh Taran Oleksandr KosevychMetalist Kharkiv Myron MarkevychMetalurh Donetsk Jos Daerden Pichi Alonso Co AdriaanseMetalurh Zaporizhzhia Anatoliy Chantsev Serhiy YashchenkoIllichivets Mariupol Yuriy Kerman Ivan BalanShakhtar Donetsk Mircea LucescuTavriya Simferopol Mykhaylo FomenkoVorskla Poltava Viktor NosovStal Alchevsk Ton CaanenZorya Luhansk Oleksandr Kosevych Yuriy Koval Volodymyr Bezsonov Volodymyr Malyhin
League table
Results
Top goal scorers
Oleksandr Hladky Kharkiv 13 (3) Vasil Gigiadze Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih 11 (4) Siarhey Karnilenka Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 10 William Batista Karpaty Lviv 10 (2) Serhiy Nazarenko Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 10 (2) Maksim Shatskikh Dynamo Kyiv 9 Brandão Shakhtar Donetsk 9 (1) Serhiy Danylovskyi Chornomorets Odesa 8 Kleber Dynamo Kyiv 8 Diogo Rincon Dynamo Kyiv 8 (2)
Stadia
Rank Stadium Capacity Club High att. Opponent 1 Chornomorets Stadium 34,362 Chornomorets Odesa14800Dnipro Dniporpetrovsk 2 Shakhtar Stadium 31,718 Metalurh Donetsk22000Shakhtar Donetsk 3 Avanhard Stadium 31,243 Zorya Luhansk20000Dynamo KyivShakhtar Donetsk 4 Metalist Stadium 30,133 Metalist KharkivFC Kharkiv2880014000Dynamo KyivMetalist Kharkiv 5 Metalurh Stadium 29,782 Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih18000Dynamo Kyiv 6 Ukraina Stadium 28,051 Karpaty Lviv28180Shakhtar Donetsk 7 RSK Olimpiyskiy 25,831 Shakhtar Donetsk26100Dynamo Kyiv 8 Vorskla Stadium 25,000 Vorskla Poltava17000Dynamo Kyiv 9 Stadium Meteor 24,381 Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk20500Shakhtar Donetsk 10 Lokomotiv Stadium 19,978 Tavriya Simferopol20000Dynamo Kyiv 11 Lobanovsky Dynamo Stadium 16,873 Dynamo Kyiv Arsenal Kyiv180004700Dnipro DniporpetrovskDynamo Kyiv 12 Illychivets Stadium 12,680 Illychivets Mariupol12500Shakhtar Donetsk 13 Slavutych Arena 11,983 Metalurh Zaporizhzhya11500Dynamo Kyiv 14 Stal Stadium 9,200 Stal Alchevsk9000Shakhtar Donetsk
Auxiliary or former home stadiums Rank Stadium Capacity Club High att. Opponent Notes 1 NSC Olimpiysky 83,450 Arsenal Kyiv 2100Illichivets Mariupol 8 games 2 Kolos Stadium 5,654 Arsenal Kyiv 1100FC KharkivOnly game
See also 2006–07 Ukrainian First League 2006–07 Ukrainian Second League 2006–07 Ukrainian Cup
References
External links Website of FFU ukranianfootball.narod.ru