1992 Vyshcha Liha final
| Event | 1992 Vyshcha Liha | ||||||
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| Date | 21 June 1992 | ||||||
| Venue | Ukraina Stadium, Lviv | ||||||
| Referee | Volodymyr Pyanykh (Donetsk) | ||||||
| Attendance | 36,000 | ||||||
| Weather | 29°C | ||||||
The 1992 Vyshcha Liha Final is a football match that was played at the Ukraina Stadium, Lviv on June 21, 1992. The match was the 1st league's final and was contested by both groups leaders Tavriya Simferopol and Dynamo Kyiv.
Winning the game allowed Tavriya to qualify for its first European Cup competition in the club's history, while the surprising loss of Dynamo send the club to the 1992-93 UEFA Cup.
The following tables show round by round standing of both clubs in their respective groups, each of which consisted of 10 clubs.
Group A
Source: Aleksey Kobyzev's Web-Site (in Russian)
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Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd wins; 3rd goal difference
Group B
Source: Aleksey Kobyzev's Web-Site (in Russian)
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Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd wins; 3rd goal difference
This was the first Vyshcha Liha Final between the two teams. Previously the two teams met only once in a league format during the Soviet competitions back in 1981 (1981 Soviet Top League). In 1981 Tavriya managed to tie at home 0:0, but lost its away game 1:3 placing second to last, while Dynamo became the champions.
It was decided to conduct the season final at Ukraina Stadium (formerly - Druzhba) in Lviv.
Before the game both teams had some problems with their squad for various reasons. Dynamo was missing Akhrik Tsveiba who still was participating at the UEFA Euro 1992. The club's main striker Viktor Leonenko was serving few months-long disqualification by FIFA, while another Kiev's leader Pavlo Yakovenko was missing due to injury. Tavriya on the other hand was missing disqualified Ihor Volkov and Sergey Andreyev and in addition there was injured Talyat Sheikhametov and the season's top scorer Yuriy Hudymenko did not feel well.
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