Dynamo still marching on
Dynamo continue to achieve satisfactory results this year. They have been able to defeat the 5th-placed Vorskla at home 4-1 and the very fiercely resisting Metalurh Zaporizhzhya 3-1 on the road. Factoring in the near collapse of the Metalist Kharkiv, the darlings of the past Fall, Dynamo have now opened up a 12 point lead on their usual rivals, Shakhtar Donetsk, with only 10 matches to go. Shakhtar are in the midst of an 8-game winning streak in the league and would have been offering a far stronger opposition to Dynamo's title ambitions had they not lost points in a very free manner in the Fall. So, in my and many experts' opinions, Dynamo should win another title.
As for the UEFA Cup, Dynamo are playing Metalist Kharkiv (again) in the return leg of the Round of 16. Leading 1-0 after the first leg and seeing the difficulties Metalist are currently experiencing, Dynamo should qualify for their first ever UEFA Cup Quarterfinals appearance. Go Dynamo!
Dynamo's 2008/2009 Results
Date
Match
Opponent
Venue
Score
07/15/2008
SC
Shakhtar Donetsk
N
1:1, 3:5pk
07/19/2008
UPL1
Illichivets Mariupol
H
2:0
07/25/2008
UPL2
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
A
3:1
07/29/2008
CL2Q1L
Drogheda United (IRL)
A
2:1
08/02/2008
UPL3
Metalist Kharkiv
H
1:2
08/06/2008
CL2Q2L
Drogheda United (IRL)
H
2:2
08/09/2008
UPL4
Vorskla Poltava
A
2:2
08/13/2008
CL3Q1L
FC Spartak Moskva (RUS)
A
4:1
08/16/2008
UPL5
Metalurh Zaporizhzhya
H
2:0
08/23/2008
UPL6
Arsenal Kyiv
A
2:0
08/27/2008
CL3Q2L
FC Spartak Moskva (RUS)
H
4:1
08/30/2008
UPL7
Metalurh Donetsk
H
1:0
09/13/2008
UC3
OLKOM Melitopol
A
5:0
09/17/2008
CLGS1
Arsenal FC London (ENG)
H
1:1
09/20/2008
UPL8
Chornomorets Odesa
A
3:0
09/27/2008
UPL9
Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih
H
3:0
09/30/2008
CLGS2
Fenerbahçe Istanbul (TUR)
A
0:0
10/04/2008
UPL10
FK Kharkiv
A
4:0
10/18/2008
UPL11
Zorya Luhansk
H
5:0
10/21/2008
CLGS3
FC Porto Oporto (POR)
A
1:0
10/25/2008
UPL12
Tavriya Symferopol
A
3:1
10/29/2008
UC4
Zorya Luhansk
H
2:0
11/01/2008
UPL13
Karpaty Lviv
H
4:0
11/05/2008
CLGS4
FC Porto Oporto (POR)
H
1:2
11/08/2008
UPL14
FK Lviv
H
1:0
11/12/2008
UCQF
Stal Alchevsk
A
4:1
11/15/2008
UPL15
Shakhtar Donetsk
A
0:1
11/25/2008
CLGS5
Arsenal FC London (ENG)
A
0:1
11/29/2008
UPL17
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
H
2:1
12/05/2008
UPL16
Illichivets Mariupol
A
4:3
12/10/2008
CLGS6
Fenerbahçe Istanbul (TUR)
H
1:0
02/18/2009
UC31L
Valencia CF (ESP)
H
1:1
02/26/2009
UC32L
Valencia CF (ESP)
A
2:2
03/04/2009
UPL18
Metalist Kharkiv
A
2:0
03/08/2009
UPL19
Vorskla Poltava
H
4:1
03/12/2009
UC31L
Metalist Kharkiv (UKR)
H
1:0
03/15/2009
UPL20
Metalurh Zaporizhzhya
A
3:1
03/19/2009
UC32L
Metalist Kharkiv (UKR)
A
03/21/2009
UPL21
Arsenal Kyiv
H
04/04/2009
UPL22
Metalurh Donetsk
A
04/11/2009
UPL23
Chornomorets Odesa
H
04/18/2009
UPL24
Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih
A
04/22/2009
UCSF
Shakhtar Donetsk
A
04/25/2009
UPL25
FK Kharkiv
H
05/02/2009
UPL26
Zorya Luhansk
A
05/09/2009
UPL27
Tavriya Symferopol
H
05/16/2009
UPL28
Karpaty Lviv
A
05/23/2009
UPL29
FK Lviv
A
05/30/2009
UPL30
Shakhtar Donetsk
H
Current Standings of 18th Ukrainian National League Championship
#
PR
Team
GP
W
D
L
GF
GA
PT
1
1
Dynamo Kyiv
20
17
1
2
51
13
52
2
5
Shakhtar Donetsk
20
11
7
2
31
13
40
3
2
Metalist Kharkiv
20
11
5
4
30
18
38
4
4
Metalurh Donetsk
20
11
4
5
27
14
37
5
3
Vorskla-Naftohaz Poltava
20
10
7
3
21
14
37
6
6
Metalurh Zaporizhzhya
20
8
6
6
20
21
30
7
8
Karpaty Lviv
20
7
7
6
27
22
28
8
7
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
20
6
8
6
16
15
26
9
9
Zorya Luhansk
20
5
6
9
19
31
21
10
10
Chornomorets Odesa
20
8
2
10
23
25
201
11
12
Arsenal Kyiv
19
5
5
9
14
21
20
12
11
Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih
20
4
8
8
15
26
20
13
13
Tavriya Simferopil
19
4
5
10
21
32
17
14
15
FK Lviv
20
3
6
11
13
27
15
15
14
Illichivets Mariupol
20
3
4
13
18
37
13
16
16
FK Kharkiv
20
1
9
10
12
29
12
As for the UEFA Cup, Dynamo are playing Metalist Kharkiv (again) in the return leg of the Round of 16. Leading 1-0 after the first leg and seeing the difficulties Metalist are currently experiencing, Dynamo should qualify for their first ever UEFA Cup Quarterfinals appearance. Go Dynamo!
Dynamo's 2008/2009 Results
Date
Match
Opponent
Venue
Score
07/15/2008
SC
Shakhtar Donetsk
N
1:1, 3:5pk
07/19/2008
UPL1
Illichivets Mariupol
H
2:0
07/25/2008
UPL2
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
A
3:1
07/29/2008
CL2Q1L
Drogheda United (IRL)
A
2:1
08/02/2008
UPL3
Metalist Kharkiv
H
1:2
08/06/2008
CL2Q2L
Drogheda United (IRL)
H
2:2
08/09/2008
UPL4
Vorskla Poltava
A
2:2
08/13/2008
CL3Q1L
FC Spartak Moskva (RUS)
A
4:1
08/16/2008
UPL5
Metalurh Zaporizhzhya
H
2:0
08/23/2008
UPL6
Arsenal Kyiv
A
2:0
08/27/2008
CL3Q2L
FC Spartak Moskva (RUS)
H
4:1
08/30/2008
UPL7
Metalurh Donetsk
H
1:0
09/13/2008
UC3
OLKOM Melitopol
A
5:0
09/17/2008
CLGS1
Arsenal FC London (ENG)
H
1:1
09/20/2008
UPL8
Chornomorets Odesa
A
3:0
09/27/2008
UPL9
Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih
H
3:0
09/30/2008
CLGS2
Fenerbahçe Istanbul (TUR)
A
0:0
10/04/2008
UPL10
FK Kharkiv
A
4:0
10/18/2008
UPL11
Zorya Luhansk
H
5:0
10/21/2008
CLGS3
FC Porto Oporto (POR)
A
1:0
10/25/2008
UPL12
Tavriya Symferopol
A
3:1
10/29/2008
UC4
Zorya Luhansk
H
2:0
11/01/2008
UPL13
Karpaty Lviv
H
4:0
11/05/2008
CLGS4
FC Porto Oporto (POR)
H
1:2
11/08/2008
UPL14
FK Lviv
H
1:0
11/12/2008
UCQF
Stal Alchevsk
A
4:1
11/15/2008
UPL15
Shakhtar Donetsk
A
0:1
11/25/2008
CLGS5
Arsenal FC London (ENG)
A
0:1
11/29/2008
UPL17
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
H
2:1
12/05/2008
UPL16
Illichivets Mariupol
A
4:3
12/10/2008
CLGS6
Fenerbahçe Istanbul (TUR)
H
1:0
02/18/2009
UC31L
Valencia CF (ESP)
H
1:1
02/26/2009
UC32L
Valencia CF (ESP)
A
2:2
03/04/2009
UPL18
Metalist Kharkiv
A
2:0
03/08/2009
UPL19
Vorskla Poltava
H
4:1
03/12/2009
UC31L
Metalist Kharkiv (UKR)
H
1:0
03/15/2009
UPL20
Metalurh Zaporizhzhya
A
3:1
03/19/2009
UC32L
Metalist Kharkiv (UKR)
A
03/21/2009
UPL21
Arsenal Kyiv
H
04/04/2009
UPL22
Metalurh Donetsk
A
04/11/2009
UPL23
Chornomorets Odesa
H
04/18/2009
UPL24
Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih
A
04/22/2009
UCSF
Shakhtar Donetsk
A
04/25/2009
UPL25
FK Kharkiv
H
05/02/2009
UPL26
Zorya Luhansk
A
05/09/2009
UPL27
Tavriya Symferopol
H
05/16/2009
UPL28
Karpaty Lviv
A
05/23/2009
UPL29
FK Lviv
A
05/30/2009
UPL30
Shakhtar Donetsk
H
Current Standings of 18th Ukrainian National League Championship
#
PR
Team
GP
W
D
L
GF
GA
PT
1
1
Dynamo Kyiv
20
17
1
2
51
13
52
2
5
Shakhtar Donetsk
20
11
7
2
31
13
40
3
2
Metalist Kharkiv
20
11
5
4
30
18
38
4
4
Metalurh Donetsk
20
11
4
5
27
14
37
5
3
Vorskla-Naftohaz Poltava
20
10
7
3
21
14
37
6
6
Metalurh Zaporizhzhya
20
8
6
6
20
21
30
7
8
Karpaty Lviv
20
7
7
6
27
22
28
8
7
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
20
6
8
6
16
15
26
9
9
Zorya Luhansk
20
5
6
9
19
31
21
10
10
Chornomorets Odesa
20
8
2
10
23
25
201
11
12
Arsenal Kyiv
19
5
5
9
14
21
20
12
11
Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih
20
4
8
8
15
26
20
13
13
Tavriya Simferopil
19
4
5
10
21
32
17
14
15
FK Lviv
20
3
6
11
13
27
15
15
14
Illichivets Mariupol
20
3
4
13
18
37
13
16
16
FK Kharkiv
20
1
9
10
12
29
12