Ukrainian Premier League 2008–09
| Season | 2008–09 |
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| Champions | Dynamo Kyiv |
| Relegated |
FC Lviv FC Kharkiv |
| Champions League |
Dynamo Kyiv Shakhtar Donetsk |
| Europa League |
Metalist Kharkiv Metalurh Donetsk Vorskla Poltava (via Ukrainian Cup) |
| Matches played | 240 |
| Goals scored | 551 (2.3 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Oleksandr Kovpak (17) (Tavriya Simferopol) |
| Longest winning run | Dynamo Kyiv (10) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Shakhtar Donetsk (15) |
| Longest losing run | FC Kharkiv (8) |
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The 2008–09 Ukrainian Premier League season was the eighteenth since its establishment. The league was restructured and split off from the Professional Football League of Ukraine. It was officially named as the EpiCentre Championship of Ukraine in football.
Shakhtar Donetsk were the defending champions of the past season, having won their fourth league title. The season began on 16 July 2008 with a scoreless draw between Tavriya Simferopol and Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk. The last round of matches were played on 26 May 2009. A total of 16 teams participated in the league, 14 of which had contested in the 2007–08 season, and two of which were promoted from the Persha Liha.
Vorskla Poltava's Ahmed Yanuzi scored the first goal of the tournament on 18 July 2008 in the 72nd minute of an away match against FC Kharkiv. Dynamo Kyiv won their title several games before the end of the season after a home win against Tavriya Simferopol. Dynamo finished with a 15-point lead over the defending champions and current runners-up Shakhtar Donetsk.
Timeline of qualification
Source: Premier League website (Ukrainian)
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd overall wins; 3rd goal difference; 4th goals scored
1Chornomorets were docked 6 points for failing to satisfy contractual obligations with the Bosnian player Đorđe Inđić.
2On 6 May 2009 FC Kharkiv were docked 3 points by the Disciplinary Committee of the FPL (application fees).
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
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