2007–08 Vyshcha Liha


The 2007–08 Vyshcha Liha season is the seventeenth since its establishment. This season competition was sponsored by Biola which became the title sponsor of the League for the season. It began on 17 July 2007, and ended on 18 May 2008. 16 teams participated in the competition, 14 of which contested in the 2006-07 season, and two of which were promoted from the Ukrainian First League.
The winner of league was Shakhtar Donetsk with 74 points, followed by Dynamo Kyiv with 71 points. The top goalscorer of the season was Marko Dević from Metalist Kharkiv with 19 goals, 6 of which were penalties. The spot for second highest goalscorer with 17 goals was a three-way tie between Oleksandr Hladky from Shakhtar Donetsk, Yevhen Seleznyov from Arsenal Kyiv, and Oleksandr Kosyrin from Metalurh Donetsk.

Teams

Promoted

Managers

Final standings

Top goalscorers

ScorerGoalsTeam
Marko Dević
19
Metalist Kharkiv
Oleksandr Hladky
17
Shakhtar Donetsk
Oleksandr Kosyrin
17
Metalurh Donetsk
Yevhen Seleznyov
17
Arsenal Kyiv
Ismaël Bangoura
15
Dynamo Kyiv
Volodymyr Homenyuk
14
Tavriya Simferopol
Brandão
12
Shakhtar Donetsk
Fernandinho
11
Shakhtar Donetsk
Maksim Shatskikh
10
Dynamo Kyiv
Serhiy Nazarenko
9
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk

Results

Note: home games of each team are shown at the horizontal lines

Stadia

The following stadiums were used as home grounds during the season:
RankStadiumCapacityClubNotes
1NSC Olimpiysky83,450Arsenal KyivPlayed last 6 games
2Chornomorets Stadium34,362Chornomorets OdessaAnnual venue for the Ukrainian Super Cup
3Shakhtar Stadium31,718Metalurh Donetsk
4Metalurh Stadium29,783Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih
5Ukraina Stadium28,051Karpaty LvivRenovations are taking place
6RSK Olimpiyskiy25,831Shakhtar Donetsk
7Vorskla Stadium25,000Vorskla PoltavaFC Kharkiv played against Dynamo and Zorya
8Stadium Meteor24,381Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
9Metalist Stadium22,757Metalist Kharkiv
FC Kharkiv
Temporarily in emergency conditions
10Avanhard Stadium22,320Zorya Luhansk
11Lokomotiv Stadium19,978Tavriya Simferopol
12Lobanovsky Dynamo Stadium16,873Dynamo Kyiv
Arsenal Kyiv
FC Arsenal Kyiv its first 9 games here
13Avanhard Stadium12,000Zakarpattia Uzhhorod
14Slavutych Arena11,983Metalurh Zaporizhia
15Dynamo Stadium6,000Metalist Kharkiv
FC Kharkiv
Metalist played three games here including one against Kharkiv, Kharkiv played here its home game against Vorskla
16Naftovyk Stadium5,256Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka