2007–08 FC Metalist Kharkiv season

Metalist Kharkiv
2007–08 season
ChairmanOleksandr Yaroslavskyi
ManagerMyron Markevych
StadiumOSC Metalist
(main stadium)
Dynamo Stadium
(matchdays 24, 26 and 28)
Vyshcha Liha3rd (latter stripped)
Ukrainian CupRound of 16
UEFA CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Marko Dević (19)
All:
Marko Dević (20)

The 2007–08 season is FC Metalist Kharkiv's 63rd season in existence and the club's 4th 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 2007 to 30 June 2008.

Players

First team squad

Squad at end of season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF Ukraine UKR Yevhen Selin
4 DF North Macedonia MKD Vlade Lazarevski (on loan from Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski)
5 DF Ukraine UKR Oleksandr Babych
6 DF Poland POL Seweryn Gancarczyk
7 MF Ukraine UKR Serhiy Valyayev
8 MF Brazil BRA Edmar
9 MF Ukraine UKR Valentyn Slyusar
10 MF Serbia SRB Aleksandar Trišović
11 FW Ukraine UKR Serhiy Davydov
13 DF Morocco MAR Hicham Mahdoufi (on loan from Olympique Khouribga)
19 MF Ukraine UKR Serhiy Barilko
20 MF Ukraine UKR Anton Postupalenko
21 MF Ukraine UKR Roman Svitlychnyi
22 DF Serbia SRB Milan Obradović
24 FW Ukraine UKR Ruslan Fomin (on loan from Shakhtar Donetsk)
No. Pos. Nation Player
25 MF Ukraine UKR Oleksandr Rykun
26 FW Ivory Coast CIV Venance Zézé
27 MF Ukraine UKR Pavlo Rebenok
29 GK Ukraine UKR Oleksandr Horyainov
30 DF Senegal SEN Papa Gueye
33 FW Serbia SRB Marko Dević
37 DF Moldova MDA Vitalie Bordian
39 FW Ukraine UKR Anatoliy Didenko
50 FW Brazil BRA Jajá
51 MF Ukraine UKR Serhiy Kostyuk
88 DF Ukraine UKR Oleksiy Kurilov
89 GK Ukraine UKR Denys Sydorenko
— GK Ukraine UKR Dmytro Zhdankov
— DF Ukraine UKR Vladyslav Pidkopay
— MF Ukraine UKR Taras Kiktyov

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Ukraine UKR Andriy Tlumak (to Zorya Luhansk)
23 DF Belarus BLR Alyaksandr Danilaw (to Metalurh Donetsk)
69 FW Ukraine UKR Oleksiy Antonov (loan to Zorya Luhansk)
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 FW Georgia (country) GEO Lasha Jakobia (loan to Vorskla Poltava)
42 FW Nigeria NGA Onyekachi Nwoha (loan to Zorya Luhansk)

Competitions

Overall record

Vyshcha Liha

Main article: 2007–08 Vyshcha Liha

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Shakhtar Donetsk (C) 30 24 2 4 75 24 +51 74 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
2 Dynamo Kyiv 30 22 5 3 65 26 +39 71 Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
3 Metalist Kharkiv[a] 30 19 6 5 51 27 +24 63 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
4 Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 30 18 5 7 40 27 +13 59 Qualification to UEFA Cup second qualifying round
5 Tavriya Simferopol 30 13 8 9 38 40 −2 47 Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round
Source: uafootball.net.ua
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Metalist Kharkiv was stripped of their bronze award for this season by the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne in August 2013 for fixing of the match Karpaty Lviv – Metalist (of 19 April 2008).[1][2][3]

Results summary

Results by round

Results

14 July 2007 1 Metalist Kharkiv 2–0 Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka Kharkiv
17:00 EEST (UTC+3) Dević 22', 88' Report Stadium: OSC Metalist
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Oleh Zubarev
21 July 2007 2 Zorya Luhansk 3–2 Metalist Kharkiv Luhansk
16:00 EEST (UTC+3) Vorobey 9'
Brovkin 23'
Bunjevčević 89'		 Report Valyayev 52'
Slyusar 59'		 Stadium: Avanhard Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Yevhen Herenda
29 July 2007 3 Metalist Kharkiv 1–0 Zakarpattia Uzhhorod Kharkiv
19:00 EEST (UTC+3) Rykun 9' Report Stadium: OSC Metalist
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Oleh Derevinsky
4 August 2007 4 Vorskla Poltava 1–1 Metalist Kharkiv Poltava
19:00 EEST (UTC+3) Glavina 67' Report Nwoha 87' Stadium: Vorskla Stadium
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Viktor Denysyuk
12 August 2007 5 Metalist Kharkiv 3–0 Tavriya Simferopol Kharkiv
19:00 EEST (UTC+3) Fomin 45+1'
Antonov 68'
Zézé 86'		 Report Stadium: OSC Metalist
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Serhiy Zadiran
19 August 2007 6 Metalist Kharkiv 1–3 Shakhtar Donetsk Kharkiv
17:00 EEST (UTC+3) Dević 48' Report Hladkyi 17'
Fernandinho 68'
Ilsinho 85'		 Stadium: OSC Metalist
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Serhiy Shebek
26 August 2007 7 Arsenal Kyiv 1–1 Metalist Kharkiv Kyiv
19:00 EEST (UTC+3) Mizin 90+1' Report Slyusar 20' Stadium: Valeriy Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Andriy Shandor
2 September 2007 8 Metalist Kharkiv 2–0 Chornomorets Odesa Kharkiv
19:00 EEST (UTC+3) Dević 53'
Nwoha 57'		 Report Stadium: OSC Metalist
Attendance: 13,500
Referee: Yuriy Moseychuk
16 September 2007 9 Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 3–0 Metalist Kharkiv Dnipropetrovsk
19:00 EEST (UTC+3) Bordian 40' (o.g.)
Nazarenko 42'
Lyopa 84'		 Report Stadium: Meteor Stadium
Attendance: 12,500
Referee: Serhiy Shebek
23 September 2007 10 Metalist Kharkiv 2–1 Metalurh Zaporizhzhia Kharkiv
17:00 EEST (UTC+3) Dević 64' (pen.)
Bordian 74'		 Report Chelyadzinski 49' Stadium: OSC Metalist
Attendance: 5,200
Referee: Vitaliy Hodulian
30 September 2007 11 Karpaty Lviv 0–2 Metalist Kharkiv Lviv
19:00 EEST (UTC+3) Report Fomin 12'
Valyayev 68'		 Stadium: Ukraina Stadium
Attendance: 17,900
Referee: Oleh Derevinsky
7 October 2007 12 Metalist Kharkiv 3–2 Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih Kharkiv
19:00 EEST (UTC+3) Babych 5'
Slyusar 61'
Nwoha 90+3'		 Report Oprya 16'
Lysytskyi 69'		 Stadium: OSC Metalist
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Ihor Ishchenko
21 October 2007 13 Kharkiv 0–2 Metalist Kharkiv Kharkiv
18:00 EEST (UTC+3) Report Obradović 57' (pen.)
Zézé 90+3'		 Stadium: OSC Metalist
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Yevhen Herenda
27 October 2007 14 Metalist Kharkiv 1–1 Metalurh Donetsk Kharkiv
18:00 EEST (UTC+3) Dević 61' Report Mendoza 85' Stadium: OSC Metalist
Attendance: 10,300
Referee: Ihor Ishchenko
3 November 2007 15 Dynamo Kyiv 0–1 Metalist Kharkiv Kyiv
18:00 EEST (UTC+3) Report Dević 81' Stadium: Valeriy Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium
Attendance: 4,600
Referee: Viktor Shvetsov
11 November 2007 16 Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka 0–2 Metalist Kharkiv Okhtyrka
15:00 EEST (UTC+3) Report Slyusar 44'
Antonov 85'		 Stadium: Naftovyk Stadium
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Yevhen Abrosimov
25 November 2007 17 Metalist Kharkiv 2–1 Zorya Luhansk Kharkiv
16:00 EEST (UTC+3) Zézé 40', 59' Report Shmakov 10' Stadium: OSC Metalist
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Oleh Derevinsky
1 December 2007 18 Zakarpattia Uzhhorod 0–1 Metalist Kharkiv Uzhhorod
13:00 EEST (UTC+3) Report Gancarczyk 90+1' Stadium: Avanhard Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Serhiy Berezka
1 March 2008 19 Metalist Kharkiv 3–0 Vorskla Poltava Kharkiv
16:00 EEST (UTC+3) Dević 24' (pen.), 44' (pen.)
Fomin 76'		 Report Stadium: OSC Metalist
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Vitaliy Hodulian
8 March 2008 20 Tavriya Simferopol 0–0 Metalist Kharkiv Simferopol
15:00 EEST (UTC+3) Report Stadium: RSC Lokomotyv
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Vyacheslav Zhukov
15 March 2008 21 Shakhtar Donetsk 4–1 Metalist Kharkiv Donetsk
16:00 EEST (UTC+3) Brandão 37'
Chyhrynskyi 41'
Fernandinho 72'
Luiz Adriano 90+3'		 Report Dević 16' (pen.) Stadium: RSC Olimpiyskiy
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Oleh Derevinsky
21 March 2008 22 Metalist Kharkiv 2–4 Arsenal Kyiv Kharkiv
19:00 EEST (UTC+3) Edmar 18'
Dević 24' (pen.)		 Report Lysenko 15'
Symonenko 45+2'
Starhorodskyi 47'
Seleznyov 90+3'		 Stadium: OSC Metalist
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Orest Shmyhelskyi
29 March 2008 23 Chornomorets Odesa 0–1 Metalist Kharkiv Odesa
14:00 EEST (UTC+3) Report Jajá 3' Stadium: Central Stadium Chornomorets
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Oleh Oriekhov
6 April 2008 24 Metalist Kharkiv 1–0 Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Kharkiv
15:00 EEST (UTC+3) Slyusar 90+1' Report Stadium: Dynamo Stadium
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Viktor Shvetsov
13 April 2008 25 Metalurh Zaporizhzhia 0–2 Metalist Kharkiv Zaporizhzhia
14:00 EEST (UTC+3) Report Dević 26', 76' Stadium: Slavutych-Arena
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Ihor Ishchenko
19 April 2008 26 Metalist Kharkiv 4–0 (Annulled) Karpaty Lviv Kharkiv
14:00 EEST (UTC+3) Edmar 11'
Jajá 25'
Lașcencov 57' (o.g.), Red card 69'
Slyusar 80'		 Report Stadium: Dynamo Stadium
Attendance: 5,200
Referee: Serhiy Shebek
Note: According to the decision of the Football Federation of Ukraine (FFU) Control and Disciplinary Committee (CDC) of 9 August 2010,[4] the decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) of 2 August 2013 was to annul the result of the match Metalist Kharkiv v Karpaty Lviv.[5] Both teams suffered technical defeats, and Metalist was deprived of that season's bronze medals. Later Metalist was disqualified from the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League and that season's European competitions, because of this match.[6] In August 2010, Serghei Lașcencov was given a lifetime ban from football for his involvement in fixing the match. On 17 October 2010, his ban was reduced to five years, a decision that was upheld by CAS in August 2013.[7][8]
26 April 2008 27 Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih 0–3 Metalist Kharkiv Kryvyi Rih
16:03 EEST (UTC+3) Report Dević 31', 45'
Jajá 65'		 Stadium: Metalurh Stadium
Attendance: 5,800
Referee: Andriy Shandor
2 May 2008 28 Metalist Kharkiv 2–0 Kharkiv Kharkiv
16:00 EEST (UTC+3) Dević 58' (pen.), 61' Report Stadium: Dynamo Stadium
Attendance: 5,600
Referee: Yuriy Moseychuk
11 May 2008 29 Metalurh Donetsk 1–1 Metalist Kharkiv Donetsk
18:00 EEST (UTC+3) Checher 72' Report Dević 44' Stadium: Central Stadium Shakhtar
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Serhiy Zadiran
17 May 2008 30 Metalist Kharkiv 2–2 Dynamo Kyiv Kharkiv
18:00 EEST (UTC+3) Dević 37'
Didenko 79'		 Report El Kaddouri 71'
Oliynyk 90'		 Stadium: OSC Metalist
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Andriy Shandor

Ukrainian Cup

Main article: 2007–08 Ukrainian Cup
26 September 2007 Round of 32 Sevastopol 1–3 Metalist Kharkiv Sevastopol
16:00 EEST (UTC+3) Shevchuk 22' Report Jakobia 29'
Nwoha 55'
Zézé 57'		 Stadium: SC Sevastopol
Attendance: 4,800
Referee: Anatoliy Zhosan
31 October 2007 Round of 16 Chornomorets Odesa 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(3–1 p)		 Metalist Kharkiv Odesa
18:00 EEST (UTC+3) Vázquez 45'
Biletskyi 56'		 Report Zézé 10'
Dević 47'		 Stadium: Central Stadium Chornomorets
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Oleh Zubarev
Penalties
Vázquez soccer ball with check mark
Karytska soccer ball with check mark
Bugaiov soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with check mark Obradović
soccer ball with red X Bordian
soccer ball with red X Edmar
soccer ball with red X Gancarczyk

UEFA Cup

Main article: 2007–08 UEFA Cup

First round

Main article: 2007–08 UEFA Cup first round
20 September 2007 First leg Everton England 1–1 Ukraine Metalist Kharkiv Liverpool
21:00 CEST Lescott 24' Report Edmar 78' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 37,120
Referee: Austria Fritz Stuchlik
4 October 2007 Second leg Metalist Kharkiv Ukraine 2–3
(3–4 agg.)		 England Everton Kharkiv
20:45 CEST Edmar 21'
Mahdoufi 52'		 Report Lescott 48'
McFadden 72'
Anichebe 88'		 Stadium: OSC Metalist
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Finland Jouni Hyytiä

References

  1. ^ Lausanne announced a verdict on the game Karpaty - Metalist (Лозанна озвучила вердикт по матчу "Карпаты" - "Металлист"). ua-football.com. 2 August 2013.
  2. ^ Football - Match Fixing Archived 15 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Court of Arbitration of Sport. Lausanne 2 August 2013.
  3. ^ Lausanne court upholds UEFA decision to disqualify FC Metalist from European competitions, says club’s vice president, Interfax-Ukraine (28 August 2013)
    UEFA happy with CAS decision on Metalist complaint, Interfax-Ukraine (28 August 2013)
  4. ^ "Официально. С Металлиста сняли 9 очков ᐉ UA-Футбол". ua-football.com. 17 August 2010. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  5. ^ "CAS: Матч "Металіста" та "Карпат" був договірним - FootBoom". footboom.com. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Metalist disqualified from UEFA competitions". UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 14 August 2013.
  7. ^ "CAS Issues its Decision in the Case FC Karparty and FC Metalist (Ukraine)" (PDF). tas-cas.org/. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  8. ^ "Lausanne issued a verdict on the match, "Carpathians" - "Metalist"" (in Russian). ua-football.com/. 2 August 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2013.