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.
On 5 May 2010, Shakhtar Donetsk regained the title after a 1–0 win against rivals Dynamo Kyiv.
Teams Promoted FC Zakarpattia Uzhhorod, champion of the 2008–09 Ukrainian First League – (returning after absence of a season) FC Obolon Kyiv, runner-up of the 2008–09 Ukrainian First League – (returning after absence of 4 seasons)
Location map
Managers and captains ClubCoachCaptainReplaced coach(es)Arsenal Kyiv Yuriy Bakalov (caretaker) Vitaliy Reva Vyacheslav Hrozny Oleksandr Zavarov Vasyl YevseyevChornomorets Odesa Andriy Bal Vitaliy Rudenko Ihor Nakonechny Viktor HryshkoDnipro Dnipropetrovsk Volodymyr Bezsonov Andriy Rusol Dynamo Kyiv Valery Gazzayev Artem MilevskyiIllichivets Mariupol Ilya Bliznyuk Vadym Melnyk Karpaty Lviv Oleg Kononov Andriy Tlumak Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih Yuriy Maksymov Serhiy Danylovskyi Oleh TaranMetalist Kharkiv Myron Markevych Oleksandr Horyainov Metalurh Donetsk Nikolay Kostov Vyacheslav Checher Metalurh Zaporizhya Roman Hryhorchuk Dmytro Nevmyvaka Vladimir Khodus Roman Hryhorchuk Oleh LutkovObolon Kyiv Serhiy Kovalets Andriy Konyushenko Yuriy MaksymovShakhtar Donetsk Mircea Lucescu Darijo Srna Tavriya Simferopol Serhiy Puchkov Oleksandr Kovpak Vorskla Poltava Mykola Pavlov Hennadiy Medvedyev Zakarpattia Uzhhorod Igor Gamula Oleksandr ChizhevskiyZorya Luhansk Anatoly Chantsev Volodymyr Yezerskiy Yuriy Koval Yuriy Dudnyk
Note: At the start of the season, Artem Milevskyi was selected to captain the side by manager Gazzayev, but on signing Andriy Shevchenko before Round 6, club president Ihor Surkis appointed Shevchenko captaincy in the club. However, Gazzayev informed the media that Milevskyi would remain the captain and Shevchenko would be the club leader.
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing head coachManner of departureDate of vacancyTableIncoming head coachDate of appointmentTableDynamo Kyiv Yuri Syominown initiative1 June 2009Газзаев едет в Киев, а Сёмин - в Москву. www.championat.com. 26 May 2009Pre-season Valery Gazzayev1 June 2009Юрий Семин вновь возглавит "Локомотив" с 1 июня 2009 года. sportrg.ru. 27 May 2009І.Суркіс: В.Газзаєв залишиться працювати в "Динамо". daily.rbc.ua. 17 September 2010Pre-seasonChornomorets Viktor Hryshkoown initiative10 August16th Ihor Nakonechny12 August16thChornomorets Ihor Nakonechnytemporary position1 September14th Andriy Bal1 September14thMetalurh Zaporizhya Oleh Lutkov3 September12th Vladimir Khodus3 September12thZorya Yuriy Dudnyktemporary position23 September12th Yuriy Koval23 September12thMetalurh Zaporizhya Vladimir Khodustemporary position22 October14th Roman Hryhorchuk22 October14thMetalurh Zaporizhya Roman Hryhorchuk7 November9th Vladimir Khodus8 November9thMetalurh Zaporizhya Vladimir Khodustemporary position8 December12th Roman Hryhorchuk8 December12thObolon Yuriy Maksymovown initiative25 December8th Serhiy Kovalets14 January8thZorya Yuriy Kovalsacked29 December12th Anatoly Chantsev29 December12thKryvbas Oleh TaranDirector in club12 January16th Yuriy Maksymov12 January16thArsenal Oleksandr ZavarovSacked28 January9th Vyacheslav Hrozny28 January9thArsenal Vyacheslav HroznyResigned16 April8th Yuriy Bakalov16 April8thArsenal Yuriy Bakalovcaretaker22 April8th Vasyl Yevseyev22 April8thArsenal Vasyl Yevseyevsick30 April8th Yuriy Bakalov30 April8th
Stadiums Rank Stadium Capacity HighestAttendance Club PopularOpponent(s) 1 Donbas Arena 52,518 52,518 Round 29 Shakhtar Donetsk FPL: Game Report – Venue Donbas Arena Round 8 fixture Shakhtar–Obolon with 42,800 in attendance Dynamo Kyiv 2 OSK Metalist 41,411 40,000Round 16 Metalist Kharkiv Obolon Kyiv 3 Dnipro Stadium 31,003 31,003Round 11 Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Dynamo Kyiv 4 Metalurh Kryvbas 29,783 5,000Round 3 Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih Dynamo Kyiv 5 Ukraina Stadium 28,051 27,047Round 25 Karpaty Lviv Shakhtar Donetsk 6 RSK Olimpiyskiy 25,831 13,500Round 4 Shakhtar DonetskFormer home ground used as venue prior to Round 8 Metalurh Donetsk 7 Vorskla Stadium 25,000 16,000Round 3 Vorskla Poltava Shakhtar Donetsk 8 Stadium Meteor 24,381 1,000Round 13 Arsenal Kyiv Vorskla Poltava 9 Avanhard Zorya 22,320 22,189Round 21 Zorya Luhansk Shakhtar Donetsk 12,300Round 6 Shakhtar Donetsk Zorya Luhansk 10 Lokomotiv Tavria 19,978 14,000Round 8 Tavriya Simferopol Metalist Kharkiv 11 Lobanovsky Dynamo 16,873 17,100Round 22 Dynamo Kyiv Metalist Kharkiv 1,500Round 21 Arsenal Kyiv FPL: Game Report – Venue VV Lobanovsky Stadium (Kyiv) used as home ground by Arsenal Kyiv in Round 19 FPL: Game Report – Venue VV Lobanovsky Stadium (Kyiv) used as home ground by Arsenal Kyiv in Round 21 Zakarpattya Uzhhorod 12 Illichivets Stadium 12,680 8,500Round 2 Illichivets Mariupol Shakhtar Donetsk 13 Avanhard Zakarpattya 12,000 9,800Round 13 Zakarpattya Uzhhorod Dynamo Kyiv 14 Slavutych-Arena 11,983 12,000Round 28 Metalurh Zaporizhya Shakhtar Donetsk 15 Kolos Arsenal 5,654 5,600Round 7Round 9 Arsenal Kyiv Shakhtar DonetskDynamo Kyiv 16 Metalurh Donetsk 5,300 4,200Round 21 Metalurh Donetsk Dynamo Kyiv 17 Obolon Stadium 5,100 5,300Round 21 Obolon Kyiv Shakhtar Donetsk 18 Spartak Stadium 5,000 4,800Round 12 Chornomorets Odesa Shakhtar Donetsk 19 Bannikov Stadium 1,678 1,216Round 29 Arsenal Kyiv FPL: Game Report – Venue Bannikov Stadion used as home ground by Arsenal in Round 17 FPL: Game Report – Venue Bannikov Stadion used as home ground by Arsenal in Round 29 Metalurh Donetsk
Qualification to European competitions for 2010–11 Since Ukraine finished in seventh place of the UEFA country ranking after the 2008–09 season, the league will gain one more qualification spot for 2010–11 UEFA Europa League. The Ukrainian Cup winner will now qualify for the play-off round.
Qualified teams After the 24th Round, both Dynamo Kyiv and Shakhtar Donetsk qualified for European football for the 2010–11 season. After the 26th Round, both Dynamo Kyiv and Shakhtar Donetsk qualified for 2010–11 UEFA Champions League. After the 27th Round, Metalist Kharkiv qualified for the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League.
After the 28th Round, both Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk and Karpaty Lviv qualified for the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League. Shakhtar Donetsk captured the championship after a 1–0 win against rivals Dynamo Kyiv in the 29th Round, thus securing a place in the Champions League group stage. Dynamo Kyiv enters the Champions League third qualification round as runners up. Metalist Kharkiv's 4–1 away victory over Zorya Luhansk in the 29th Round secured them a third-place finish in the competition and a place in the Europa League play-off round. Also in the same round, Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk completed a 4–1 home victory against Illichivets which secured fourth-place and entry into Europa League third qualification round, since Karpaty Lviv lost 0–2 at home to Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih, leaving them in fifth place and qualification into the second qualification round.
Timeline of qualification
League table
Results
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 Due to the participation of Shakhtar Donetsk in the 2009 UEFA Super Cup on 28 August 2009, their Round 5 match against Metalist Kharkiv was rescheduled to 23 September 2009 (after Round 7). Upon completion of this game Metalist moved from 6th to 5th in the standings. All Round 13 matches were cancelled due to a strike by the referees, delegates and inspectors from the Football Federation of Ukraine. Games were to be played 7 November and 8. The first match was played on 9 December 2009 initiating Round 16. The rest of the matches are scheduled after the winter break to be played 24 March 2010, and 7 April 2010. For historical tabulation purpose the Round-by-Round displays chronologically when the round was played and not the name used by the FPL.
Top goalscorers
Last updated: 9 May 2010 #ScorerGoals (Pen.)Team1 Artem Milevskyi17 (5)Dynamo Kyiv2 Jajá16 (3)Metalist Kharkiv3 Yevhen Seleznyov13 (2)Shakhtar/Dnipro4 Luiz Adriano11 (2)Shakhtar Donetsk5 Andrey Varankow10Obolon Kyiv/Kryvbas6 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.Photos of the awards and their author. The award presentation took place on 15 June 2010 at InterContinental in Kyiv.
The laureates of the 2009–10 UPL season were: Best player: Darijo Srna (Shakhtar Donetsk) Best coach: Mircea Lucescu (Shakhtar Donetsk) Best goalkeeper: Andriy Pyatov (Shakhtar Donetsk) Best arbiter: Viktor Shvetsov (Odesa) Best goalscorer: Artem Milevskyi (Dynamo Kyiv) Fair play prize: Metalurh Donetsk
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. Regulations on the Pride of flag award In 2009, the award was given to Dynamo Kyiv, while the first runner-up was Shakhtar Donetsk and second – Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk. Final Standing (pdf) No data is available for the 2010 season.
See also 2009–10 Ukrainian Second League 2009–10 Ukrainian Premier League Reserves 2009–10 Ukrainian First League 2009–10 Ukrainian Cup 2009–10 UEFA Europa League
References
External links Ukrainian Football Premier League official page soccerway.com