2000–01 Vyshcha Liha
| Season | 2000–01 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 12 July 2000 – 19 June 2001 29 November 2000 – 10 March 2001 (winter break) |
| Champions | Dynamo Kyiv 9th title |
| Relegated | Stal Alchevsk Nyva Ternopil |
| Champions League | Dynamo Kyiv Shakhtar Donetsk |
| UEFA Cup | CSKA Kyiv Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk |
| Top goalscorer | Andriy Vorobei (Shakhtar) (21 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Shakhtar - Metalist 8:0 |
| Biggest away win | Nyva - Shakhtar 0:7 |
| Highest scoring | Nyva - Dynamo 3:7 |
2001–02 → | |
The 2000–01 Vyshcha Liha season was the 10th since its establishment. FC Dynamo Kyiv were the defending champions.
Teams
Promotions
- Stal Alchevsk, the runners-up of the 1999–2000 Ukrainian First League – (debut)
Note: the 1999–2000 Ukrainian First League was won by the second team of Dynamo Kyiv, FC Dynamo-2 Kyiv, which could not be promoted.
Location
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Locations of teams home grounds in Ukrainian Premier League 2000-01
Stadiums
| Rank | Stadium | Place | Club | Capacity | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stadion "Metalist" | Kharkiv | Metalist Kharkiv | 32,000 | |
| 2 | Stadion "Shakhtar" | Donetsk | Shakhtar Donetsk | 31,545 | |
| 3 | Stadion "Meteor" | Dnipropetrovsk | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 30,000 | |
| 4 | Stadion "Metalurh" | Kryvyi Rih | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | 29,782 | |
| 5 | Stadion "Ukraina" | Lviv | Karpaty Lviv | 27,000 | |
| 6 | Stadion "Lokomotyv" | Simferopol | Tavriya Simferopol | 26,000 | |
| 7 | Tsentralnyi Stadion "Metalurh" | Zaporizhia | Metalurh Zaporizhia | 25,000 | |
| 8 | Stadion "Vorskla" | Poltava | Vorskla Poltava | 25,000 | |
| 9 | Stadion "Dynamo" | Kyiv | Dynamo Kyiv | 18,864 | |
| 10 | Tsentralnyi Miskyi Stadion | Ternopil | Nyva Ternopil | 17,000 | |
| 11 | Stadion "Stal" | Alchevsk | Stal Alchevsk | 12,500 | |
| 12 | Stadion "CSK ZSU" | Kyiv | CSKA Kyiv | 12,000 | |
| 13 | Stadion "Azovstal" | Mariupol | Metalurh Mariupol | 12,000 | |
| 14 | Stadion imeni 125-richia DMZ | Donetsk | Metalurh Donetsk | 4,000 |
Managers
| Club | Coach | Replaced coach |
|---|---|---|
| FC Dynamo Kyiv |  Valery Lobanovsky
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| FC Shakhtar Donetsk | Viktor Prokopenko
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| FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | Mykola Fedorenko
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| FC Metalurh Mariupol | Mykola Pavlov
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| FC Metalurh Donetsk | Semen Altman
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| FC CSCA Kyiv | Mykhailo Fomenko
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| SC Tavriya Simferopol | Valeriy Petrov
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Oleksandr Ischenko 24 games
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| FC Metalurh Zaporizhia | Volodymyr Atamaniuk
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Myron Markevych 24 games
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| FC Metalist Kharkiv | Viktor Udovenko
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Leonid Tkachenko the first half Valeriy Shalychev 12 games
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| FC Karpaty Lviv | Stepan Yurchyshyn
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Lev Brovarskyi 24 games
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| FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | Hennadiy Litovchenko
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Oleh Taran 8 games
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| FC Vorskla Poltava | Serhiy Sobetskyi
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Anatoliy Konkov 7 games Serhiy Morozov 18 games
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| FC Stal Alchevsk | Anatoliy Volobuev
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| FC Nyva Ternopil | Ihor Biskup
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Valeriy Bohuslavskyi 8 games Ihor Yavorskyi 7 games
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Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing head coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Incoming head coach | Date of appointment | Table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC CSCA Kyiv | Volodymyr Bezsonov
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pre-season | Mykhailo Fomenko
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| FC Metalist Kharkiv | Mykhailo Fomenko
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pre-season |  Leonid Tkachenko
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| SC Tavriya Simferopol | Volodymyr Muntian
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pre-season | Oleksandr Ischenko
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| FC Vorskla Poltava | Anatoliy Konkov
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August | Serhiy Morozov
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August | |||
| FC Nyva Ternopil | Valeriy Bohuslavsky
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August | Ihor Yavorsky
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September | |||
| FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | Oleh Taran
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September | Hennadiy Litovchenko
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October | |||
| FC Metalist Kharkiv | Leonid Tkachenko
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November | Valeriy Shalychev
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March | |||
| FC Nyva Ternopil | Ihor Yavorsky
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March | Ihor Biskup
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April | |||
| SC Tavriya Simferopol | Oleksandr Ischenko
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May | Valeriy Petrov
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June | |||
| FC Metalurh Zaporizhia | Myron Markevych
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May | Volodymyr Atamaniuk
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June | |||
| FC Karpaty Lviv | Lev Brovarsky
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May | Stepan Yurchyshyn
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June | |||
| FC Metalist Kharkiv | Valeriy Shalychev
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June | Viktor Udovenko
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June | |||
| FC Vorskla Poltava | Serhiy Morozov
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June | Serhiy Sobetsky
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June |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dynamo Kyiv (C) | 26 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 58 | 17 | +41 | 64 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round |
| 2 | Shakhtar Donetsk[a] | 26 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 71 | 21 | +50 | 63 | Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 37 | 18 | +19 | 55 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | Metalurh Mariupol | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 35 | 26 | +9 | 43 | |
| 5 | Metalurh Donetsk | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 30 | 24 | +6 | 42 | |
| 6 | CSKA Kyiv[a] | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 30 | 23 | +7 | 40 | Qualification to UEFA Cup qualifying round |
| 7 | Tavriya Simferopol | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 31 | −7 | 33 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round |
| 8 | Metalurh Zaporizhzhia | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 27 | 31 | −4 | 32 | |
| 9 | Metalist Kharkiv | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 27 | 37 | −10 | 31 | |
| 10 | Karpaty Lviv | 26 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 33 | 42 | −9 | 30 | |
| 11 | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 36 | −14 | 24 | |
| 12 | Vorskla Poltava | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 29 | −13 | 23 | |
| 13 | Stal Alchevsk (R) | 26 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 49 | −30 | 15 | Relegated to Ukrainian First League |
| 14 | Nyva Ternopil (R) | 26 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 20 | 65 | −45 | 9 |
Results
Top goalscorers
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- Notable Transfers
- Georgi Demetradze, FC Dynamo Kyiv to Real Sociedad
- Serhiy Zakarlyuka, CSCA Kyiv to FC Metalurh Donetsk
External links
- ukrsoccerhistory.com - source of information
- Чемпионат Украины 2000/01 - Высшая лига. ukranianfootball.narod.ru