# 1992–93 in Ukrainian football

The 1992–93 season was the second season of competitive football in Ukraine.

## National team
### Ukraine national football team

Ukraine finished their first year of international competition with a loss versus Hungary and a draw in Belarus. The side's first ever victory came in May of the following year with a win away at Lithuania.

#### Friendlies
## UEFA Competitions
### UEFA Champions League

After finishing at the top of the Premier League table during the previous season, Tavriya Simferopol entered the qualifying stages of the first season of the rebranded UEFA Champions League. They were the first club to represent Ukraine on the European stage, progressed in the Preliminary round by defeating Irish champions Shelbourne on aggregate and eventually lost to Swiss side Sion on aggregate in the First round.

#### Preliminary round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Shelbourne | 1–2 | Tavriya Simferopol | 0–0 | 1–2 |

#### First round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Sion | 7–2 | Tavriya Simferopol | 4–1 | 3–1 |

### Cup Winners' Cup

Chornomorets Odesa, winners of the previous season's Cup, started in the Qualifying round of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup with progressing against FC Vaduz, winning in both legs with aggregate 12–1, and lost in the First round to Greece representative Olympiacos with winning 1–0 away and losing 0–3 at home.

#### Qualifying round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Vaduz | 1–12 | Chornomorets Odesa | 0–5 | 1–7 |

#### First round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Olympiacos | 3–1 | Chornomorets Odesa | 0–1 | 3–0 |

### UEFA Cup

Dynamo Kyiv represented Ukraine in the UEFA Cup for the first time as runners-up of the previous Vyshcha Liha season, where they started in the First round with eliminating Rapid Wien on away goals and reached the second round before losing decidedly to Belgian side R.S.C. Anderlecht.

#### First round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Dynamo Kyiv | 3–3 (a) | Rapid Wien | 1–0 | 2–3 |

#### Second round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Anderlecht | 7–2 | Dynamo Kyiv | 4–2 | 3–0 |

## Men's club football

Pre-season promotion and relegation
| League | League | Promoted to league | Relegated from league |
| Higher League | Higher League | Veres Rivne Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | Nyva Vinnytsia Naftovyk Okhtyrka Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk Evis Mykolaiv Temp Shepetivka SC Odesa |
| First League | First League | None | Azovets Mariupol Vahonobudivnyk Stakhanov Halychyna Drohobych Dnipro Cherkasy SKA Kyiv Krystal Kherson Polissya Zhytomyr Chaika Sevastopol Chornomorets-2 Odesa Shakhtar-2 Donetsk |
| Second League | Second League | None | Andezyt Khust Olympik Kharkiv Elektron Romny Lysonia Berezhany Promin Sambir Raion Prometei Shakhtarsk Okean Kerch Hirnyk Khartsyzk Antratsyt Kirovske More Feodosia |
| Transitional League | Transitional League | Avanhard Zhydachiv Dynamo Luhansk Frunzenets Saky Naftokhimik Kremenchuk Nyva Myronivka/Borysfen Boryspil Prometei Dniprodzerzhynsk Shakhtar Horlivka Torpedo Melitopol | None (new tier) |
Note: For all scratched clubs, see section Clubs removed for more details

### Vyshcha Liha (Top League)

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Dynamo Kyiv (C) | 30 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 59 | 14 | +45 | 44 | Qualification to Champions League first round |
| 2 | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 30 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 51 | 20 | +31 | 44 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | Chornomorets Odesa | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 43 | 31 | +12 | 38 | |
| 4 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 44 | 32 | +12 | 34 | |
| 5 | Metalist Kharkiv | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 37 | 34 | +3 | 31 | |
| 6 | Karpaty Lviv | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 37 | 38 | −1 | 30 | Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round |
| 7 | Metalurh Zaporizhzhia | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 38 | 35 | +3 | 29 | |
| 8 | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 27 | 40 | −13 | 27 | |
| 9 | Kremin Kremenchuk | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 23 | 40 | −17 | 27 | |
| 10 | Tavriya Simferopol | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 30 | 39 | −9 | 26 | |
| 11 | Volyn Lutsk | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 37 | 54 | −17 | 26 | |
| 12 | Bukovyna Chernivtsi | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 27 | 32 | −5 | 26 | |
| 13 | Torpedo Zaporizhzhia | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 32 | 40 | −8 | 25 | |
| 14 | Nyva Ternopil | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 25 | −3 | 25 | |
| 15 | Zorya-MALS Luhansk | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 26 | 46 | −20 | 24 | |
| 16 | Veres Rivne | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 29 | 42 | −13 | 24 | |
* 1 2 Participant of the 1993 Ukrainian Cup Final

### Persha Liha (First League)

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Nyva Vinnytsia (C, P) | 42 | 24 | 14 | 4 | 73 | 26 | +47 | 62 | Promoted to Vyshcha Liha |
| 2 | Temp Shepetivka (P) | 42 | 25 | 8 | 9 | 68 | 48 | +20 | 58 | Promoted to Vyshcha Liha |
| 3 | Naftovyk Okhtyrka | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 73 | 41 | +32 | 54 | |
| 4 | Vorskla Poltava | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 57 | 46 | +11 | 51 | |
| 5 | Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk | 42 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 53 | 35 | +18 | 50 | |
| 6 | Polihraftekhnika Oleksandria | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 69 | 39 | +30 | 48 | |
| 7 | Evis Mykolaiv | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 60 | 39 | +21 | 47 | |
| 8 | Nord-Am-Podillia Khmelnytskyi | 42 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 45 | 39 | +6 | 46 | |
| 9 | Khimik Siverodonetsk | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 66 | 65 | +1 | 43 | |
| 10 | Stal Alchevsk | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 40 | 37 | +3 | 42 | |
| 11 | Skala Stryi | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 49 | 58 | −9 | 41 | |
| 12 | SC Odesa | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 54 | 61 | −7 | 40 | |
| 13 | Metalurh Nikopol | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 43 | 50 | −7 | 40 | |
| 14 | Krystal Chortkiv | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 37 | 61 | −24 | 37 | |
| 15 | Dynamo-2 Kyiv | 42 | 10 | 17 | 15 | 48 | 39 | +9 | 37 | |
| 16 | Zakarpattia Uzhhorod | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 45 | 56 | −11 | 36 | |
| 17 | Avtomobilist Sumy | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 39 | 61 | −22 | 36 | |
| 18 | Artania Ochakiv | 42 | 15 | 5 | 22 | 42 | 73 | −31 | 35 | |
| 19 | Desna Chernihiv | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 42 | 49 | −7 | 35 | |
| 20 | Pryladyst Mukacheve | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 38 | 53 | −15 | 35 | |
| 21 | Ros Bila Tserkva (R) | 42 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 40 | 48 | −8 | 35 | Relegated to Second League |
| 22 | Shakhtar Pavlohrad (R) | 42 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 35 | 92 | −57 | 16 | Relegated to Second League |

### Druha Liha (Second League)

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Dnipro Cherkasy (C, P) | 34 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 59 | 33 | +26 | 49 | Promoted to First League |
| 2 | Khimik Zhytomyr (P) | 34 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 53 | 29 | +24 | 49 | Promoted to First League |
| 3 | Yavir Krasnopillia | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 42 | 27 | +15 | 41 | |
| 4 | Zirka Kirovohrad | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 50 | 33 | +17 | 41 | |
| 5 | Meliorator Kakhovka | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 45 | 37 | +8 | 41 | |
| 6 | Chaika Sevastopol | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 57 | 45 | +12 | 36 | |
| 7 | Hazovyk Komarne | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 37 | 47 | −10 | 34 | |
| 8 | Bazhanovets Makiivka | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 38 | 45 | −7 | 33 | |
| 9 | Halychyna Drohobych | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 42 | 40 | +2 | 32 | |
| 10 | Tavriya Kherson | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 33 | 29 | +4 | 32 | |
| 11 | Shakhtar-2 Donetsk | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 33 | 30 | +3 | 32 | |
| 12 | Vahonobudivnyk Stakhanov | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 39 | 34 | +5 | 30 | |
| 13 | Azovets Mariupol | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 34 | 47 | −13 | 29 | |
| 14 | Druzhba Berdiansk | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 30 | 49 | −19 | 28 | |
| 15 | Dnister Zalischyky | 34 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 30 | 45 | −15 | 27 | |
| 16 | Chornomorets-2 Odesa | 34 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 36 | 43 | −7 | 27 | |
| 17 | Tytan Armyansk | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 42 | 54 | −12 | 26 | |
| 18 | CSK ZSU Kyiv (R) | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 27 | 50 | −23 | 25 | Relegated to Third League |

### Perekhidna Liha (Transitional League)

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Naftokhimik Kremenchuk | 34 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 56 | 26 | +30 | 52 | Promoted to Second League |
| 2 | Dynamo Luhansk | 34 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 65 | 32 | +33 | 50 | Promoted to Second League |
| 3 | Antratsyt Kirovske | 34 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 46 | 32 | +14 | 49 | Withdrew |
| 4 | Nyva-Borysfen Myronivka | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 45 | 28 | +17 | 45 | Promoted to Second League |
| 5 | Voykovets Kerch | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 47 | 32 | +15 | 42 | Promoted to Second League |
| 6 | Prometei Shakhtarsk | 34 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 43 | 21 | +22 | 40 | Promoted to Second League |
| 7 | Frunzenets Saky rayon | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 48 | 29 | +19 | 37 | |
| 8 | Avanhard Zhydachiv | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 41 | 32 | +9 | 36 | |
| 9 | Elektron Romny | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 37 | 36 | +1 | 34 | |
| 10 | Promin Volia Baranetska | 34 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 46 | 43 | +3 | 32 | |
| 11 | Torpedo Melitopol | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 39 | 41 | −2 | 30 | |
| 12 | Fetrovyk Khust | 34 | 13 | 2 | 19 | 29 | 35 | −6 | 28 | Excluded / Later reinstated |
| 13 | Shakhtar Horlivka | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 33 | 44 | −11 | 26 | Relegated to amateur leagues |
| 14 | Olympik Kharkiv | 34 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 35 | 56 | −21 | 24 | Relegated to amateur leagues |
| 15 | Silur Khartsyzk | 34 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 25 | 54 | −29 | 23 | Avoided relegation |
| 16 | Lysonia Berezhany | 34 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 20 | 53 | −33 | 23 | Relegated to amateur leagues |
| 17 | More Feodosia | 34 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 19 | 39 | −20 | 22 | Relegated to amateur leagues |
| 18 | Prometei Dniprodzerzhynsk | 34 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 26 | 68 | −42 | 17 | Relegated to amateur leagues |
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Promoted from the amateurs
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Demoted from the Second League

### Ukrainian Cup

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| Polihraftekhnika | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Metalist Kharkiv | 2 | 5 | 7 | Metalist Kharkiv | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Temp Shepetivka | 2 | 3 | 5(a) | Temp Shepetivka | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bukovyna Chernivtsi | 1 | 4 | 5 | | | | | Metalist Kharkiv | 1 | 1 | 2(a) | | | | | | |
| Lokomotyv Rivne | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | Nyva Ternopil | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | |
| Nyva Ternopil | 0 | 2 | 2 | Nyva Ternopil | 3 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Hazovyk Komarne | 2 | - | - | Dnipro | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dnipro | 3 | + | + | | | | | | | | | Metalist Kharkiv | 1 | 0 | 1 | | |
| Sokil-LORTA Lviv | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | Dynamo Kyiv | 1 | 3 | 4 | | |
| Dynamo Kyiv | 7 | 3 | 10 | Prykarpattia | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Prykarpattia | x | x | + | Dynamo Kyiv | 2 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | x | x | - | | | | | Dynamo Kyiv | 5 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | |
| Khimik Zhytomyr | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | Volyn Lutsk | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | |
| Volyn Lutsk | 1 | 3 | 4 | Zorya-MALS | 3 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Nyva Vinnytsia | 2 | 0 | 2 | Volyn Lutsk | 0 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Zorya-MALS | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Dynamo Kyiv | 2 |
| Naftovyk Okhtyrka | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Karpaty Lviv | 1 |
| Torpedo Zaporizhzhia | 0 | 2 | 2 | Torpedo Zaporizhzhia | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dynamo-2 Kyiv | 2 | 1 | 3 | Veres Rivne | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Veres Rivne | 2 | 1 | 3(a) | | | | | Khimik Sieverodonetsk | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | |
| Khimik Sieverodonetsk | 4 | 1 | 5 | | | | | Torpedo Zaporizhzhia | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | |
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 3 | 1 | 4 | Kremin Kremenchuk | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Yavir Krasnopilya | 0 | 1 | 1 | Khimik Sieverodonetsk | 1 | 1 | 2(a) | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kremin Kremenchuk | 3 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | Torpedo Zaporizhzhia | 0 | 1 | 1 | | |
| Shakhtar-2 Donetsk | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | Karpaty Lviv | 1 | 2 | 3 | | |
| Metalurh Zaporizhya | 0 | 5 | 5 | Tavriya Simferopol | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Shakhtar Pavlohrad | 1 | 0 | 1 | Metalurh Zaporizhya | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tavriya Simferopol | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | Metalurh Zaporizhya | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | |
| Odesa | 0 | 3 | 3(a) | | | | | Karpaty Lviv | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | |
| Chornomorets Odesa | 1 | 2 | 3 | Odesa | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Evis Mykolaiv | 1 | 0 | 1 | Karpaty Lviv | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Karpaty Lviv | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |