2008–09 FC Metalist Kharkiv season

The 2008–09 season is FC Metalist Kharkiv's 64th season in existence and the club's 5th consecutive season in the top flight of Ukrainian football. In addition to the domestic league, Metalist Kharkiv participated in that season's editions of the Ukrainian Cup and the UEFA Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2008 to 30 June 2009.

Metalist Kharkiv
2008–09 season
ChairmanOleksandr Yaroslavskyi
ManagerMyron Markevych
StadiumOSC Metalist
(main stadium)
Dynamo Stadium
(matchday 29)
Ukrainian Premier League3rd
Ukrainian CupSemi-finals
UEFA CupRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Jajá (11)

All:
Jajá (17)

Players

First team squad

Squad at end of season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF  UKR Yevhen Selin
5 DF  UKR Oleksandr Babych
6 DF  POL Seweryn Gancarczyk
7 MF  UKR Serhiy Valyayev
8 MF  BRA Edmar
9 MF  UKR Valentyn Slyusar
10 MF  SRB Aleksandar Trišović
19 MF  UKR Serhiy Barilko
20 MF  UKR Anton Postupalenko
22 DF  SRB Milan Obradović
24 FW  UKR Ruslan Fomin (on loan from Shakhtar Donetsk)
No. Pos. Nation Player
25 MF  UKR Oleksandr Rykun
26 FW  CIV Venance Zézé
27 DF  ARG Jonatan Maidana
29 GK  UKR Oleksandr Horyainov
30 DF  SEN Papa Gueye
32 MF  ARG Walter Acevedo
33 FW  SRB Marko Dević
37 DF  MDA Vitalie Bordian
50 FW  BRA Jajá
88 DF  UKR Oleksiy Kurilov
89 GK  UKR Denys Sydorenko
GK  UKR Dmytro Zhdankov

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW  GEO Lasha Jakobia (loan to Arsenal Kyiv)

Competitions

Ukrainian Premier League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Dynamo Kyiv (C) 30 26 1 3 71 19 +52 79 Qualification to Champions League group stage
2 Shakhtar Donetsk 30 19 7 4 47 16 +31 64 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
3 Metalist Kharkiv 30 17 8 5 44 25 +19 59 Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round
4 Metalurh Donetsk 30 14 7 9 36 27 +9 49 Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round
5 Vorskla Poltava 30 14 7 9 32 26 +6 49 Qualification to Europa League play-off round
Source: uafootball.net.ua
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd overall wins; 3rd goal difference; 4th goals scored
(C) Champion

Ukrainian Cup

UEFA Cup

References

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