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
Chairman	Oleksandr Yaroslavskyi
Manager	Myron Markevych
Stadium	OSC Metalist (main stadium) Dynamo Stadium (matchday 29)
Ukrainian Premier League	3rd
Ukrainian Cup	Semi-finals
UEFA Cup	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Jajá (11) All: Jajá (17)
Home colours Away colours

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	UKR	Andriy Konyushenko
3	DF	UKR	Yevhen Selin
6	DF	POL	Seweryn Gancarczyk
7	MF	UKR	Serhiy Valyayev
8	MF	BRA	Edmar
9	MF	UKR	Valentyn Slyusar
11	FW	UKR	Denys Oliynyk
18	DF	UKR	Andriy Berezovchuk
19	MF	UKR	Serhiy Barilko
20	MF	UKR	Anton Postupalenko
21	DF	UKR	Dmytro Semochko
22	DF	SRB	Milan Obradović
23	GK	UKR	Ihor Bazhan
25	MF	UKR	Oleksandr Rykun
26	FW	CIV	Venance Zézé
27	DF	ARG	Jonatan Maidana

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
28	MF	UKR	Roman Butenko
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
—	GK	UKR	Denys Sydorenko
—	GK	UKR	Dmytro Zhdankov
—	DF	UKR	Oleksiy Kurilov
—	DF	UKR	Oleksandr Lytvyak
—	DF	UKR	Oleksandr Stetsenko
—	DF	UKR	Maksym Yakhno
—	MF	UKR	Yevheniy Lozovyi
—	MF	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	UKR	Oleksandr Babych (to Chornomorets Odesa)
—	MF	CIV	Abdoulaye Djiré (released)
10	MF	SRB	Aleksandar Trišović (loan to Chornomorets Odesa)

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	UKR	Ruslan Fomin (loan return to Shakhtar Donetsk)
—	FW	GEO	Lasha Jakobia (loan to Arsenal Kyiv)
—	FW	UKR	Andriy Koval (to Helios Kharkiv)

Competitions

Ukrainian Premier League

Main article: 2008–09 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

Zorya Luhansk v Metalist Kharkiv

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

Metalist Kharkiv v Tavriya Simferopol

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

Dynamo Kyiv v Metalist Kharkiv

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

Metalist Kharkiv v Lviv

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

Shakhtar Donetsk v Metalist Kharkiv

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

Metalist Kharkiv v Illichivets Mariupol

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

Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk v Metalist Kharkiv

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

Karpaty Lviv v Metalist Kharkiv

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: Robert Małek

Metalist Kharkiv v Vorskla Poltava

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

Metalurh Zaporizhzhia v Metalist Kharkiv

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: Ľuboš Micheľ

Metalist Kharkiv v Arsenal Kyiv

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

Metalurh Donetsk v Metalist Kharkiv

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: Damir Skomina

Metalist Kharkiv v Chornomorets Odesa

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

Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih v Metalist Kharkiv

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: Costas Kapitanis

Metalist Kharkiv v Kharkiv

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

Metalist Kharkiv v Zorya Luhansk

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

Tavriya Simferopol v Metalist Kharkiv

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

Metalist Kharkiv v Dynamo Kyiv

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

Lviv v Metalist Kharkiv

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

Metalist Kharkiv v Shakhtar Donetsk

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

Illichivets Mariupol v Metalist Kharkiv

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

Metalist Kharkiv v Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk

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

Metalist Kharkiv v Karpaty Lviv

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

Vorskla Poltava v Metalist Kharkiv

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: Tom Henning Øvrebø

Metalist Kharkiv v Metalurh Zaporizhzhia

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

Arsenal Kyiv v Metalist Kharkiv

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

Metalist Kharkiv v Metalurh Donetsk

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

Chornomorets Odesa v Metalist Kharkiv

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

Metalist Kharkiv v Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih

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

Kharkiv v Metalist Kharkiv

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

Main article: 2008–09 Ukrainian Cup

Dnister Ovidiopol v Metalist Kharkiv

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

Metalist Kharkiv v Arsenal Kyiv

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

Tavriya Simferopol v Metalist Kharkiv

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

Metalist Kharkiv v Vorskla Poltava

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

Vorskla Poltava v Metalist Kharkiv

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

Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Cup

First round

Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Cup first round

Beşiktaş v Metalist Kharkiv

18 September 2008 First leg	Beşiktaş	1–0	Metalist Kharkiv	Istanbul
19:30 CET	Hološko 51'	Report		Stadium: BJK İnönü Stadium Attendance: 28,500 Referee: Martin Ingvarsson (Sweden)

Metalist Kharkiv v Beşiktaş

2 October 2008 Second leg	Metalist Kharkiv	4–1 (4–2 agg.)	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

Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Cup group stage § Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		MET	GAL	OLY	HER	BEN
1	Metalist Kharkiv	4	3	1	0	3	0	+3	10	Advance to knockout stage		—	—	1–0	0–0	—
2	Galatasaray	4	3	0	1	4	1	+3	9			0–1	—	1–0	—	—
3	Olympiacos	4	2	0	2	9	3	+6	6			—	—	—	4–0	5–1
4	Hertha BSC	4	0	2	2	1	6	−5	2			—	0–1	—	—	1–1
5	Benfica	4	0	1	3	2	9	−7	1			0–1	0–2	—	—	—

Source: RSSSF

Metalist Kharkiv v Hertha BSC

6 November 2008 1	Metalist Kharkiv	0–0	Hertha BSC	Kharkiv
19:00 UTC+2		Report		Stadium: OSC Metalist Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)

Galatasaray v Metalist Kharkiv

27 November 2008 2	Galatasaray	0–1	Metalist Kharkiv	Istanbul
20:00 UTC+2		Report	Edmar 81'	Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadium Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Jacek Granat (Poland)

Metalist Kharkiv v Olympiacos

3 December 2008 3	Metalist Kharkiv	1–0	Olympiacos	Kharkiv
21:45 UTC+2	Edmar 88'	Report		Stadium: OSC Metalist Attendance: 15,000 Referee: William Collum (Scotland)

Benfica v Metalist Kharkiv

18 December 2008 4	Benfica	0–1	Metalist Kharkiv	Lisbon
19:45 UTC+0		Report	Rykun 84'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 9,570 Referee: Bernhard Brugger (Austria)

Knockout stage

Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Cup knockout stage

Round of 32

Sampdoria v Metalist Kharkiv

18 February 2009 First leg	Sampdoria	0–1	Metalist Kharkiv	Genoa
20:45 UTC+1		Report	Oliynyk 45+3'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 14,774 Referee: Cristian Balaj (Romania)

Metalist Kharkiv v Sampdoria

26 February 2009 Second leg	Metalist Kharkiv	2–0 (3–0 agg.)	Sampdoria	Kharkiv
18:00 UTC+3	Valyayev 30' Jajá 40'	Report		Stadium: OSC Metalist Attendance: 33,000 Referee: Knut Kircher (Germany)

Round of 16

Dynamo Kyiv v Metalist Kharkiv

12 March 2009 First leg	Dynamo Kyiv	1–0	Metalist Kharkiv	Kyiv
18:00 UTC+3	Vukojević 54'	Report		Stadium: Valeriy Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium Attendance: 17,800 Referee: Mike Riley (England)

Metalist Kharkiv v Dynamo Kyiv

19 March 2009 Second leg	Metalist Kharkiv	3–2 (3–3 (a) agg.)	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)