The season is over. Analysis
So, the long 2008/2009 season is finally in the books. Dynamo have won their 13th Ukrainian Premier league title and reached the UEFA Cup semifinals for the first time ever. it is bittersweet that they were knocked out of the competition by their fiercest rivals and eventual UEFA Cup champions, Shakhtar Donetsk. Shakhtar Donetsk also claimed the Ukrainian SuperCup at the expense of Dynamo and had knocked Dynamo out of the Ukrainian Cup semifinals as well. Shakhtar did not, however, cleanly sweep the cup honors this season. They were shocked in Ukrainian Cup Final by Vorskla Poltava for who this season was also quite magical.
Shakhtar finished a distant second to Dynamo in the league and Metalist Kharkiv finished their normal third...
Additionally, it was sad that Y.P. Syomin, the coach who had seemed to put Dynamo back on the path of success, domestic and continental, has left at the end of the season. One has to hope, his replacement, V.G. Gazzaev, will be more than up to snuff.
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
2:3
03/21/2009
UPL21
Arsenal Kyiv
H
3:0
04/04/2009
UPL22
Metalurh Donetsk
A
2:0
04/09/2009
UCQF1L
Paris Saint Germain FC (FRA)
A
0:0
04/12/2009
UPL23
Chornomorets Odesa
H
3:1
04/16/2009
UCQF2L
Paris Saint Germain FC (FRA)
H
3:0
04/18/2009
UPL24
Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih
A
1:2
04/25/2009
UPL25
FK Kharkiv
H
1:0
04/30/2009
UCSF1L
Shakhtar Donetsk
H
1:1
05/02/2009
UPL26
Zorya Luhansk
A
1:0
05/07/2009
UCSF2L
Shakhtar Donetsk
A
1:2
05/09/2009
UPL27
Tavriya Symferopol
H
3:2
05/13/2009
UCSF
Shakhtar Donetsk
A
0:1
05/16/2009
UPL28
Karpaty Lviv
A
4:1
05/23/2009
UPL29
FK Lviv
A
1:0
05/30/2009
UPL30
Shakhtar Donetsk
H
1:0
Final Standings of 18th Ukrainian National League Championship
#
PR
Team
GP
W
D
L
GF
GA
PT
1
1
Dynamo Kyiv
30
26
1
3
71
19
79
2
2
Shakhtar Donetsk
30
19
7
4
47
16
64
3
3
Metalist Kharkiv
30
17
8
5
44
25
59
4
4
Metalurh Donetsk
30
14
7
9
36
27
49
5
6
Vorskla-Naftohaz Poltava
30
14
7
9
32
26
49
6
5
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
30
13
9
8
34
25
48
7
7
Metalurh Zaporizhzhya
30
12
9
9
29
30
45
8
8
Tavriya Simferopil
30
10
7
13
41
45
37
9
10
Karpaty Lviv
30
8
10
12
33
39
34
10
11
Chornomorets Odesa
30
12
2
16
34
42
321
11
12
Arsenal Kyiv
30
8
8
14
26
33
32
12
9
Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih
30
8
8
14
21
36
32
13
13
Zorya Luhansk
30
8
7
15
29
45
31
14
15
Illichivets Mariupol
30
7
5
18
31
54
26
15
14
FK Lviv
30
6
8
16
24
39
26
16
16
FK Kharkiv
30
2
9
19
19
50
122
Shakhtar finished a distant second to Dynamo in the league and Metalist Kharkiv finished their normal third...
Additionally, it was sad that Y.P. Syomin, the coach who had seemed to put Dynamo back on the path of success, domestic and continental, has left at the end of the season. One has to hope, his replacement, V.G. Gazzaev, will be more than up to snuff.
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
2:3
03/21/2009
UPL21
Arsenal Kyiv
H
3:0
04/04/2009
UPL22
Metalurh Donetsk
A
2:0
04/09/2009
UCQF1L
Paris Saint Germain FC (FRA)
A
0:0
04/12/2009
UPL23
Chornomorets Odesa
H
3:1
04/16/2009
UCQF2L
Paris Saint Germain FC (FRA)
H
3:0
04/18/2009
UPL24
Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih
A
1:2
04/25/2009
UPL25
FK Kharkiv
H
1:0
04/30/2009
UCSF1L
Shakhtar Donetsk
H
1:1
05/02/2009
UPL26
Zorya Luhansk
A
1:0
05/07/2009
UCSF2L
Shakhtar Donetsk
A
1:2
05/09/2009
UPL27
Tavriya Symferopol
H
3:2
05/13/2009
UCSF
Shakhtar Donetsk
A
0:1
05/16/2009
UPL28
Karpaty Lviv
A
4:1
05/23/2009
UPL29
FK Lviv
A
1:0
05/30/2009
UPL30
Shakhtar Donetsk
H
1:0
Final Standings of 18th Ukrainian National League Championship
#
PR
Team
GP
W
D
L
GF
GA
PT
1
1
Dynamo Kyiv
30
26
1
3
71
19
79
2
2
Shakhtar Donetsk
30
19
7
4
47
16
64
3
3
Metalist Kharkiv
30
17
8
5
44
25
59
4
4
Metalurh Donetsk
30
14
7
9
36
27
49
5
6
Vorskla-Naftohaz Poltava
30
14
7
9
32
26
49
6
5
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
30
13
9
8
34
25
48
7
7
Metalurh Zaporizhzhya
30
12
9
9
29
30
45
8
8
Tavriya Simferopil
30
10
7
13
41
45
37
9
10
Karpaty Lviv
30
8
10
12
33
39
34
10
11
Chornomorets Odesa
30
12
2
16
34
42
321
11
12
Arsenal Kyiv
30
8
8
14
26
33
32
12
9
Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih
30
8
8
14
21
36
32
13
13
Zorya Luhansk
30
8
7
15
29
45
31
14
15
Illichivets Mariupol
30
7
5
18
31
54
26
15
14
FK Lviv
30
6
8
16
24
39
26
16
16
FK Kharkiv
30
2
9
19
19
50
122