2002–03 Vyshcha Liha

Vyshcha Liha
Season 2002–03
Champions Dynamo Kyiv
Relegated Metalist Kharkiv
Oleksandriia
Champions League Dynamo Kyiv
Shakhtar Donetsk
UEFA Cup Metalurh Donetsk
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
Matches played 240
Top goalscorer (22) Maksim Shatskikh (Dynamo Kyiv)
Biggest home win Dynamo - Vorskla 8:0
Biggest away win Metalurh Zp - Arsenal 0:5
Highest scoring Arsenal - Volyn 8:1
Volyn - Dnipro 4:5

The 2002–03 Vyshcha Liha season was the 12th since its establishment. FC Shakhtar Donetsk were the defending champions.

Teams

Promotions

Renamed

  • On 22 July 2002 SC Volyn-1 Lutsk changed its name to FC Volyn Lutsk.
  • 17 December 2002 FC Metalurh Mariupol changed its name to FC Illichivets Mariupol.
  • 25 February 2003 FC Polihraftekhnika Oleksandriya changed its name to FC Oleksandriya.

Location

Final standings

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Dynamo Kyiv (C) 30 23 4 3 66 20 +46 73CL 3rd Qualifying Round
2 Shakhtar Donetsk 30 22 4 4 61 24 +37 70CL 2nd Qualifying Round
3 Metalurh Donetsk 30 18 6 6 44 26 +18 60UC 1st Round
4 Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 30 18 5 7 48 27 +21 59UC Qualifying Round
5 Arsenal Kyiv 30 16 8 6 49 24 +25 56
6 Volyn Lutsk 30 12 5 13 37 44 −7 41
7 Karpaty Lviv 30 9 9 12 29 37 −8 36
8 Chornomorets Odessa 30 10 4 16 31 45 −14 34
9 Tavriya Simferopol 30 9 7 14 36 50 −14 34
10 Illychivets Mariupol 30 8 10 12 34 38 −4 34
11 Vorskla Poltava 30 8 8 14 26 41 −15 32
12 Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih 30 8 7 15 25 37 −12 31
13 PFC Oleksandriya (DQ) 30 7 9 14 26 43 −17 30Withdrew[1]
14 Obolon Kyiv 30 7 7 16 32 45 −13 28
15 Metalurh Zaporizhya 30 6 8 16 22 41 −19 26Avoided relegation
16 Metalist Kharkiv (R) 30 6 5 19 19 43 −24 23Persha Liha

Top goal scorers

Shatskikh
Uzbekistan Maksim Shatskikh Dynamo Kyiv 22(1)
Ukraine Oleksiy Byelik Shakhtar Donetsk 21
Ukraine Oleh Venhlynskyi Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 19
Georgia (country) Shalva Apkhazava Arsenal Kyiv 14
Ukraine Oleksandr Haidash Tavriya Simferopol 12
Ukraine Vyacheslav Tereschenko Obolon Kyiv 12(1)
Brazil Diogo Rincon Dynamo Kyiv 10
Georgia (country) Vasil Gigiadze Tavriya Simferopol 10(4)
Azerbaijan Samir Aliyev Volyn Lutsk 9(1)
Ukraine Serhiy Zakarlyuka Metalurh Donetsk 9(1)
Ukraine Oleksandr Kosyrin Chornomorets Odessa 9(2)

References

  1. ↑ Information at liga zakon.
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