7th Ukrainian National Championship

1997-1998

Final Standings
#
Team
Games
Wins
Draws
Losses
GF-GA
Points
1
Dynamo Kyiv
30
23
3
4
70-15
72
2
Shakhtar Donetsk
30
20
7
3
61-25
67
3
Karpaty Lviv
30
16
9
5
36-20
57
4
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
30
17
4
9
47-27
55
5
Vorskla Poltava
30
15
4
11
41-46
49
6
Metalurh Donetsk
30
11
7
12
28-27
40
7
Nyva Ternopil
30
12
4
14
37-39
40
8
Kryvbas Kryviy Rih
30
10
9
11
34-33
39
9
Metalurh Zaporizhya
30
10
7
13
40-44
37
10
Prykarpattya Ivano-Frankivsk
30
8
9
13
33-41
33
11
Zirka Kirovohrad
30
9
6
15
27-48
33
12
Metalurh Mariupol
30
8
9
13
27-48
33
13
CSKA Kyiv
30
9
6
15
30-35
33
14
Tavriya Simferopil
30
8
9
13
35-41
33
15
Chornomorets Odessa
30
8
8
14
31-39
32
16
Torpedo Zaporizhya
30
2
7
21
20-69
13

Color meaning:
Champions' League Place UEFA Cup Place Relegated to First Division

Promoted to Premier Division:
Promoted = SC Mykolayiv
Promoted = Metalist Kharkiv

Relegated to First Division:
Relegated = Torpedo Zaporizhya
Relegated = Chornomorets Odessa

Round Summaries and schedule

Scoring Leaders
Name
Team
Games
Goals
Serhiy Rebrov Dynamo
29
22
Andriy Shevchenko Dynamo
23
19
Oleksander Palyanytsya Karpaty
25
17
Avtandil Kapanadze Nyva
27
15
Oleksander Haidash Tavriya
30
14
Hennadiy Schekotylin Chornomorets
27
13
Valeriy Kryventsov Shakhtar
27
11
Hennadiy Orbu Shakhtar
28
9
Petro Rusak Prykarpattya
27
9


BEST FOOTBALLERS OF THE YEAR
Footballer of the Year -- Andriy Shevchenko
Coach of the Year -- Valeri Lobanovsky

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