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)

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.

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
2 DF Ukraine UKR Andriy Konyushenko
3 DF Ukraine UKR Yevhen Selin
6 DF Poland POL Seweryn Gancarczyk
7 MF Ukraine UKR Serhiy Valyayev
8 MF Brazil BRA Edmar
9 MF Ukraine UKR Valentyn Slyusar
11 FW Ukraine UKR Denys Oliynyk
18 DF Ukraine UKR Andriy Berezovchuk
19 MF Ukraine UKR Serhiy Barilko
20 MF Ukraine UKR Anton Postupalenko
21 DF Ukraine UKR Dmytro Semochko
22 DF Serbia SRB Milan Obradović
23 GK Ukraine UKR Ihor Bazhan
25 MF Ukraine UKR Oleksandr Rykun
26 FW Ivory Coast CIV Venance Zézé
27 DF Argentina ARG Jonatan Maidana
No. Pos. Nation Player
28 MF Ukraine UKR Roman Butenko
29 GK Ukraine UKR Oleksandr Horyainov
30 DF Senegal SEN Papa Gueye
32 MF Argentina ARG Walter Acevedo
33 FW Serbia SRB Marko Dević
37 DF Moldova MDA Vitalie Bordian
50 FW Brazil BRA Jajá
— GK Ukraine UKR Denys Sydorenko
— GK Ukraine UKR Dmytro Zhdankov
— DF Ukraine UKR Oleksiy Kurilov
— DF Ukraine UKR Oleksandr Lytvyak
— DF Ukraine UKR Oleksandr Stetsenko
— DF Ukraine UKR Maksym Yakhno
— MF Ukraine UKR Yevheniy Lozovyi
— MF Ukraine UKR Ivan Voytenko

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
5 DF Ukraine UKR Oleksandr Babych (to Chornomorets Odesa)
— MF Ivory Coast CIV Abdoulaye Djiré (released)
10 MF Serbia SRB Aleksandar Trišović (loan to Chornomorets Odesa)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW Ukraine UKR Ruslan Fomin (loan return to Shakhtar Donetsk)
— FW Georgia (country) GEO Lasha Jakobia (loan to Arsenal Kyiv)
— FW Ukraine UKR Andriy Koval (to Helios Kharkiv)

Competitions

Overall record

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) Champions

Results summary

Results by round

Results

20 July 2008 1 Zorya Luhansk 1–1 Metalist Kharkiv Luhansk
19:00 EEST (UTC+3) Ngaha Poungoue 87' Report Slyusar 84' Stadium: Avanhard Stadium
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Oleh Zubarev
30 July 2008 2 Metalist Kharkiv 3–0 Tavriya Simferopol Kharkiv
19:00 EEST (UTC+3) Gancarczyk 34'
Jajá 66'
Obradović 74' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: OSC Metalist
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Serhiy Shebek
2 August 2008 3 Dynamo Kyiv 1–2 Metalist Kharkiv Kyiv
20:00 EEST (UTC+3) Ninković 45+1' Report Valyayev 38'
Jajá 67'		 Stadium: Valeriy Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium
Attendance: 12,500
Referee: Orest Shmyhelskyi
10 August 2008 4 Metalist Kharkiv 0–0 Lviv Kharkiv
19:00 EEST (UTC+3) Report Stadium: OSC Metalist
Attendance: 18,200
Referee: Oleh Zubarev
17 August 2008 5 Shakhtar Donetsk 2–2 Metalist Kharkiv Donetsk
19:00 EEST (UTC+3) Brandão 54', 76' (pen.) Report Jajá 19'
Bordian 45+1'		 Stadium: RSC Olimpiyskiy
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Vitaliy Hodulian
22 August 2008 6 Metalist Kharkiv 2–0 Illichivets Mariupol Kharkiv
19:00 EEST (UTC+3) Edmar 28'
Jajá 59'		 Report Stadium: OSC Metalist
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Viktor Shvetsov
1 September 2008 7 Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 2–0 Metalist Kharkiv Dnipropetrovsk
19:00 EEST (UTC+3) Kalynychenko 27'
Rotan 29'		 Report Stadium: Meteor Stadium
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Yevhen Venher
21 September 2008 8 Karpaty Lviv 0–2 Metalist Kharkiv Lviv
17:00 EEST (UTC+3) Report Edmar 52'
Jajá 66'		 Stadium: Ukraina Stadium
Attendance: 4,860
Referee: Poland Robert Małek
27 September 2008 9 Metalist Kharkiv 3–1 Vorskla Poltava Kharkiv
19:00 EEST (UTC+3) Jajá 11', 85' (pen.)
Slyusar 21'		 Report Curri 26' Stadium: OSC Metalist
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Volodymyr Sirenko
5 October 2008 10 Metalurh Zaporizhzhia 1–0 Metalist Kharkiv Zaporizhzhia
17:00 EEST (UTC+3) Hodin 55' Report Stadium: Slavutych-Arena
Attendance: 10,200
Referee: Slovakia Ľuboš Micheľ
18 October 2008 11 Metalist Kharkiv 3–1 Arsenal Kyiv Kharkiv
18:00 EEST (UTC+3) Jajá 67', 78'
Slyusar 85'		 Report Zakarlyuka 81' Stadium: OSC Metalist
Attendance: 13,500
Referee: Vitaliy Hodulian
26 October 2008 12 Metalurh Donetsk 0–2 Metalist Kharkiv Donetsk
18:00 EEST (UTC+3) Report Trišović 85'
Konyushenko 88'		 Stadium: Metalurh Stadium
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Slovenia Damir Skomina
1 November 2008 13 Metalist Kharkiv 2–0 Chornomorets Odesa Kharkiv
19:00 EEST (UTC+3) Dević 21', 70' Report Stadium: OSC Metalist
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Ihor Ishchenko
9 November 2008 14 Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih 1–3 Metalist Kharkiv Kryvyi Rih
17:00 EEST (UTC+3) Motuz 87' Report Valyayev 14'
Fomin 30'
Dević 66' (pen.)		 Stadium: Metalurh Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Cyprus Costas Kapitanis
16 November 2008 15 Metalist Kharkiv 1–1 Kharkiv Kharkiv
19:00 EEST (UTC+3) Jajá 12' Report Platon 29' Stadium: OSC Metalist
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Oleh Oriekhov
21 November 2008 16 Metalist Kharkiv 2–1 Zorya Luhansk Kharkiv
18:00 EEST (UTC+3) Gancarczyk 8'
Fomin 43'		 Report Tsimakuridze 52' (pen.) Stadium: OSC Metalist
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Andriy Shandor
30 November 2008 17 Tavriya Simferopol 0–1 Metalist Kharkiv Simferopol
17:00 EEST (UTC+3) Report Fomin 65' Stadium: RSC Lokomotyv
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Viktor Shvetsov
4 March 2009 18 Metalist Kharkiv 0–2 Dynamo Kyiv Kharkiv
18:00 EEST (UTC+3) Report Mykhalyk 17'
Kravets 68'		 Stadium: OSC Metalist
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Vitaliy Hodulian
8 March 2009 19 Lviv 1–1 Metalist Kharkiv Dobromyl
16:00 EEST (UTC+3) Fedorchuk 36' Report Edmar 19' Stadium: Knyazha Arena
Attendance: 2,300
Referee: Viktor Shvetsov
15 March 2009 20 Metalist Kharkiv 0–3 Shakhtar Donetsk Kharkiv
17:00 EEST (UTC+3) Report Fernandinho 17' (pen.)
Luiz Adriano 45'
Chyhrynskyi 90+2'		 Stadium: OSC Metalist
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Oleh Oriekhov
9 April 2009 21 Illichivets Mariupol 0–2 Metalist Kharkiv Mariupol
18:00 EEST (UTC+3) Report Dević 70'
Obradović 73'		 Stadium: Illichivets Stadium
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Yevhen Venher
5 April 2009 22 Metalist Kharkiv 3–2 Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Kharkiv
18:00 EEST (UTC+3) Dević 9', 45+1' (pen.)
Jajá 30'		 Report Byelik 23'
Rotan 63'		 Stadium: OSC Metalist
Attendance: 19,500
Referee: Ihor Ishchenko
12 April 2009 23 Metalist Kharkiv 1–1 Karpaty Lviv Kharkiv
16:00 EEST (UTC+3) Dević 50' Report Kuznetsov 7' Stadium: OSC Metalist
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Volodymyr Sirenko
18 April 2009 24 Vorskla Poltava 0–1 Metalist Kharkiv Poltava
16:00 EEST (UTC+3) Report Dević 89' Stadium: Oleksiy Butovsky Vorskla Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Norway Tom Henning Øvrebø
26 April 2009 25 Metalist Kharkiv 1–1 Metalurh Zaporizhzhia Kharkiv
16:00 EEST (UTC+3) Obradović 64' Report Hodin 85' Stadium: OSC Metalist
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Yevhen Herenda
1 May 2009 26 Arsenal Kyiv 0–2 Metalist Kharkiv Kyiv
19:00 EEST (UTC+3) Report Obradović 19'
Zézé 23'		 Stadium: Bannikov Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Andriy Shandor
8 May 2009 27 Metalist Kharkiv 1–1 Metalurh Donetsk Kharkiv
19:00 EEST (UTC+3) Edmar 24' Report Tănasă 46' Stadium: OSC Metalist
Attendance: 14,500
Referee: Oleksandr Derdo
16 May 2009 28 Chornomorets Odesa 1–0 Metalist Kharkiv Odesa
18:00 EEST (UTC+3) Levyha 8' Report Stadium: Spartak Stadium
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Yuriy Hrysyo
23 May 2009 29 Metalist Kharkiv 1–0 Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih Kharkiv
16:00 EEST (UTC+3) Obradović 73' (pen.) Report Stadium: Dynamo Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Oleh Zubarev
26 May 2009 30 Kharkiv 1–2 Metalist Kharkiv Kharkiv
18:00 EEST (UTC+3) Fartushnyak 49' Report Ksyonz 22' (o.g.)
Berezovchuk 24'		 Stadium: Dynamo Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Ihor Ishchenko

Ukrainian Cup

13 September 2008 Round of 32 Dnister Ovidiopol 1–4 Metalist Kharkiv Ovidiopol
16:00 EEST (UTC+3) Zalevskyi 83' Report Dević 21', 80'
Jajá 24', 30'		 Stadium: Viktor Dukov Dnister Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Serhiy Shebek
29 October 2007 Round of 16 Metalist Kharkiv 3–1 Arsenal Kyiv Kharkiv
19:00 EEST (UTC+3) Koval 6'
Obradović 28' (pen.)
Zézé 90+3'		 Report Starhorodskyi 69' (pen.) Stadium: OSC Metalist
Attendance: 9,500
Referee: Andriy Shandor
12 November 2008 Quarter-finals Tavriya Simferopol 1–2 Metalist Kharkiv Simferopol
17:00 EEST (UTC+3) Kovpak 85' Report Zézé 55'
Trišović 80'		 Stadium: RSC Lokomotyv
Attendance: 5,100
Referee: Yevhen Herenda
22 April 2009 Semi-finals Metalist Kharkiv 0–0 Vorskla Poltava Kharkiv
18:00 EEST (UTC+3) Report Stadium: OSC Metalist
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Oleh Derevinskyi
13 May 2009 Semi-finals replay Vorskla Poltava 2–0 Metalist Kharkiv Poltava
18:00 EEST (UTC+3) Sachko 12', 31' Report Stadium: Oleksiy Butovsky Vorskla Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Ihor Ishchenko

UEFA Cup

First round

18 September 2008 First leg Beşiktaş Turkey 1–0 Ukraine Metalist Kharkiv Istanbul
19:30 CET Hološko 51' Report Stadium: BJK İnönü Stadium
Attendance: 28,500
Referee: Martin Ingvarsson (Sweden)
2 October 2008 Second leg Metalist Kharkiv Ukraine 4–1
(4–2 agg.)		 Turkey Beşiktaş Kharkiv
19:00 EEST Jajá 20', 74'
Dević 30'
Gancarczyk 79'		 Report Nobre 90' Stadium: OSC Metalist
Attendance: 37,000
Referee: Grzegorz Gilewski (Poland)

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MET GAL OLY HER BEN
1 Ukraine Metalist Kharkiv 4 3 1 0 3 0 +3 10 Advance to knockout stage — — 1–0 0–0 —
2 Turkey Galatasaray 4 3 0 1 4 1 +3 9 0–1 — 1–0 — —
3 Greece Olympiacos 4 2 0 2 9 3 +6 6 — — — 4–0 5–1
4 Germany Hertha BSC 4 0 2 2 1 6 −5 2 — 0–1 — — 1–1
5 Portugal Benfica 4 0 1 3 2 9 −7 1 0–1 0–2 — — —
Source: RSSSF
6 November 2008 1 Metalist Kharkiv Ukraine 0–0 Germany Hertha BSC Kharkiv
19:00 UTC+2 Report Stadium: OSC Metalist
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
27 November 2008 2 Galatasaray Turkey 0–1 Ukraine Metalist Kharkiv Istanbul
20:00 UTC+2 Report Edmar 81' Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadium
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Jacek Granat (Poland)
3 December 2008 3 Metalist Kharkiv Ukraine 1–0 Greece Olympiacos Kharkiv
21:45 UTC+2 Edmar 88' Report Stadium: OSC Metalist
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: William Collum (Scotland)
18 December 2008 4 Benfica Portugal 0–1 Ukraine Metalist Kharkiv Lisbon
19:45 UTC+0 Report Rykun 84' Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Attendance: 9,570
Referee: Bernhard Brugger (Austria)

Knockout stage

Round of 32
18 February 2009 First leg Sampdoria Italy 0–1 Ukraine Metalist Kharkiv Genoa
20:45 UTC+1 Report Oliynyk 45+3' Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 14,774
Referee: Cristian Balaj (Romania)
26 February 2009 Second leg Metalist Kharkiv Ukraine 2–0
(3–0 agg.)		 Italy Sampdoria Kharkiv
18:00 UTC+3 Valyayev 30'
Jajá 40'		 Report Stadium: OSC Metalist
Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Knut Kircher (Germany)
Round of 16
12 March 2009 First leg Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine 1–0 Ukraine Metalist Kharkiv Kyiv
18:00 UTC+3 Vukojević 54' Report Stadium: Valeriy Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium
Attendance: 17,800
Referee: Mike Riley (England)
19 March 2009 Second leg Metalist Kharkiv Ukraine 3–2
(3–3 (a) agg.)		 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv Kharkiv
18:00 UTC+3 Slyusar 29'
Jajá 56'
Acevedo 70'		 Report Sablić 68'
Berezovchuk 79' (o.g.)		 Stadium: OSC Metalist
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Laurent Duhamel (France)

References

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