2002–03 Vyshcha Liha

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

Vyshcha Liha
Season2002–03
ChampionsDynamo Kyiv
10th title
RelegatedMetalist Kharkiv
Oleksandriia
Champions LeagueDynamo Kyiv
Shakhtar Donetsk
UEFA CupMetalurh Donetsk
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
Matches played240
Top goalscorer(22) Maksim Shatskikh (Dynamo Kyiv)
Biggest home winDynamo - Vorskla 8:0
Biggest away winMetalurh Zp - Arsenal 0:5
Highest scoringArsenal - Volyn 8:1
Volyn - Dnipro 4:5

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
Locations of teams home grounds in Ukrainian Premier League 1996-97

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 73 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
2 Shakhtar Donetsk 30 22 4 4 61 24 +37 70 Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
3 Metalurh Donetsk 30 18 6 6 44 26 +18 60 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
4 Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 30 18 5 7 48 27 +21 59 Qualification to UEFA Cup 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 (D) 30 7 9 14 26 43 −17 30 Withdrew[1]
14 Obolon Kyiv 30 7 7 16 32 45 −13 28
15 Metalurh Zaporizhya 30 6 8 16 22 41 −19 26 Avoided relegation
16 Metalist Kharkiv (R) 30 6 5 19 19 43 −24 23 Relegated to Ukrainian First League
Source:
(C) Champion; (D) Disqualified; (R) Relegated.

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

References
  1. Information at liga zakon.
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