1992 in Ukrainian football

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 sent its clubs to the UEFA continental competitions.

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 1992–93 →

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
Main article: Ukraine national football team 1992

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
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)
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)

Domestic leagues

Vyshcha Liha (Top League)
Main article: 1992 Vyshcha Liha
Group A
Pos Team 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 Zaporizhya 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
Source:
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd wins; 3rd goal difference
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Group B
Pos Team 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:
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd wins; 3rd goal difference
(O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated.
Second stage

Championship playoff

Main article: 1992 Vyshcha Liha final
SC Tavriya Simferopol1 – 0FC Dynamo Kyiv
Shevchenko  75' Report
goal (video)
Attendance: 36,000[2]

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'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Tukhovsky (Simferopol)
Honors and awards

Persha Liha (First League)
Main article: 1992 Ukrainian First League
Group A
Pos Team 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:
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Group B
Pos Team 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 Odessa (R) 26 0 4 22 14 55 −41 4
Source:
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Honors and awards

Perekhidna Liha (Transitional League)
Main article: 1992 Ukrainian Transitional League
Group A
Pos Team 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[lower-alpha 1] 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 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[lower-alpha 1] 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.

Vyshcha Liha (Top League)
Main article: 1992 Vyshcha Liha (women)
League table
Pos Team 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

Persha Liha (First League)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Iskra Zaporizhia 14 11 3 0 37 2 +35 25 Promotion to Vyshcha Liha
2 Tekstylnyk Donetsk 14 11 2 1 40 6 +34 24
3 Yunisa Luhansk 14 6 4 4 34 17 +17 16
4 Radosin Kyiv 14 5 6 3 19 12 +7 16
5 Mriya Kirovohrad 14 5 3 6 14 33 −19 13 Qualification to promotion play-offs
6 Lvivianka Lviv 14 3 2 9 11 26 −15 8
7 Tavriya Kherson 14 2 3 9 12 40 −28 7
8 Olimp-2 Kyiv 14 1 1 12 3 34 −31 3
Source: WFPL.ua

Domestic cups

Ukrainian Cup
Main article: 1992 Ukrainian Cup
Main bracket
  Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                                         
 Polissya Zhytomyr 4 1 5  
 Chornomorets (a.e.t.) 1 7 8  
   Chornomorets 2 1 3  
   Metalurh Zaporizhia 0 1 1  
 Vahonobudivnyk 1 0 1
 Metalurh Zaporizhia 0 7 7  
   Chornomorets 3 0 3  
   Torpedo Zaporizhia 1 0 1  
 Torpedo Zaporizhia 6 0 6  
 Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih 0 1 1  
   Torpedo Zaporizhia 1 1 2
   Dynamo Kyiv 0 1 1  
 Dynamo Kyiv (a.e.t.) 1 2 3
 Skala Stryi 1 1 2  
   Chornomorets (a.e.t.) 1
   Metalist Kharkiv 0
 Karpaty Lviv 1 0 1  
 Shakhtar Donetsk 2 2 4  
   Shakhtar Donetsk 6 0 6
   Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 0 1 1  
 Bukovyna Chernivtsi 1 1 2
 Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 2 3 5  
   Shakhtar Donetsk 0 1 1
   Metalist Kharkiv 1 1 2  
 Krystal Chortkiv 1 0 1  
 Metalist Kharkiv 2 2 4  
   Metalist Kharkiv 2 0 2
   Naftovyk Okhtyrka 0 1 1  
 Naftovyk Okhtyrka 1 1 2
 Kremin Kremenchuk 1 0 1  
Final
Main article: 1992 Ukrainian Cup Final
Chornomorets Odessa (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

European Cup
Main article: 1991–92 European Cup
Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BAR PRA BEN DK
Barcelona 6 4 1 1 10 4 +6 9 Advance to final — 3–2 2–1 3–0
Sparta Prague 6 2 2 2 7 7 0 6 1–0 — 1–1 2–1
Benfica 6 1 3 2 8 5 +3 5 0–0 1–1 — 5–0
Dynamo Kyiv 6 2 0 4 3 12 −9 4 0–2 1–0 1–0 —
Source: UEFA
4 March 1992 Group stage Dynamo Kyiv 0–2 Barcelona Kyiv, Ukraine
19:00 Report Stoichkov  33'
Salinas  66'		 Stadium: Republican Stadium
Attendance: 48,500
Referee: Guy Goethals (Belgium)
18 March 1992 Group stage Barcelona 3–0 Dynamo Kyiv Barcelona, Spain
20:45 Stoichkov  60', 81'
Salinas  88'		 Report Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 53,000
Referee: Karl-Josef Assenmacher (Germany)
1 April 1992 Group stage Benfica 5–0 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)
15 April 1992 Group stage Dynamo Kyiv 1–0 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. 20 years Tavria became the first champion of Ukraine. SK Tavria press release. June 21, 2012. (photos)
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