2007–08 FC Metalist Kharkiv season

Metalist Kharkiv

2007–08 season
Chairman	Oleksandr Yaroslavskyi
Manager	Myron Markevych
Stadium	OSC Metalist (main stadium) Dynamo Stadium (matchdays 24, 26 and 28)
Vyshcha Liha	3rd (latter stripped)
Ukrainian Cup	Round of 16
UEFA Cup	First round
Top goalscorer	League: Marko Dević (19) All: Marko Dević (20)
Home colours Away colours

The 2007–08 season was 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  UKR Yevhen Selin 4 DF  MKD Vlade Lazarevski (on loan from Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski) 5 DF  UKR Oleksandr Babych 6 DF  POL Seweryn Gancarczyk 7 MF  UKR Serhiy Valyayev 8 MF  BRA Edmar 9 MF  UKR Valentyn Slyusar 10 MF  SRB Aleksandar Trišović 11 FW  UKR Serhiy Davydov 13 DF  MAR Hicham Mahdoufi (on loan from Olympique Khouribga) 19 MF  UKR Serhiy Barilko 20 MF  UKR Anton Postupalenko 21 MF  UKR Roman Svitlychnyi 22 DF  SRB Milan Obradović 24 FW  UKR Ruslan Fomin (on loan from Shakhtar Donetsk)

No. Pos. Nation Player 25 MF  UKR Oleksandr Rykun 26 FW  CIV Venance Zézé 27 MF  UKR Pavlo Rebenok 29 GK  UKR Oleksandr Horyainov 30 DF  SEN Papa Gueye 33 FW  SRB Marko Dević 37 DF  MDA Vitalie Bordian 39 FW  UKR Anatoliy Didenko 50 FW  BRA Jajá 51 MF  UKR Serhiy Kostyuk 88 DF  UKR Oleksiy Kurilov 89 GK  UKR Denys Sydorenko — GK  UKR Dmytro Zhdankov — DF  UKR Vladyslav Pidkopay — MF  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  UKR Andriy Tlumak (to Zorya Luhansk) 23 DF  BLR Alyaksandr Danilaw (to Metalurh Donetsk) 69 FW  UKR Oleksiy Antonov (loan to Zorya Luhansk)

No. Pos. Nation Player 14 FW  GEO Lasha Jakobia (loan to Vorskla Poltava) 42 FW  NGA Onyekachi Nwoha (loan to Zorya Luhansk)

Competitions

Overall record

Vyshcha Liha

Main article: 2007–08 Vyshcha Liha

League table

Pos	Team v t e	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

Metalist Kharkiv v Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka

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

Zorya Luhansk v Metalist Kharkiv

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

Metalist Kharkiv v Zakarpattia Uzhhorod

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

Vorskla Poltava v Metalist Kharkiv

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

Metalist Kharkiv v Tavriya Simferopol

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

Metalist Kharkiv v Shakhtar Donetsk

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

Arsenal Kyiv v Metalist Kharkiv

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

Metalist Kharkiv v Chornomorets Odesa

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

Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk v Metalist Kharkiv

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

Metalist Kharkiv v Metalurh Zaporizhzhia

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

Karpaty Lviv v Metalist Kharkiv

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

Metalist Kharkiv v Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih

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

Kharkiv v Metalist Kharkiv

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

Metalist Kharkiv v Metalurh Donetsk

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

Dynamo Kyiv v Metalist Kharkiv

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

Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka v Metalist Kharkiv

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

Metalist Kharkiv v Zorya Luhansk

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

Zakarpattia Uzhhorod v Metalist Kharkiv

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

Metalist Kharkiv v Vorskla Poltava

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

Tavriya Simferopol v Metalist Kharkiv

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

Shakhtar Donetsk v Metalist Kharkiv

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

Metalist Kharkiv v Arsenal Kyiv

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

Chornomorets Odesa v Metalist Kharkiv

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

Metalist Kharkiv v Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk

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

Metalurh Zaporizhzhia v Metalist Kharkiv

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

Metalist Kharkiv v Karpaty Lviv

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.),  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]

Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih v Metalist Kharkiv

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

Metalist Kharkiv v Kharkiv

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

Metalurh Donetsk v Metalist Kharkiv

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

Metalist Kharkiv v Dynamo Kyiv

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

Sevastopol v Metalist Kharkiv

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

Chornomorets Odesa v Metalist Kharkiv

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 Karytska Bugaiov		Obradović Bordian Edmar Gancarczyk

UEFA Cup

Main article: 2007–08 UEFA Cup

First round

Main article: 2007–08 UEFA Cup first round

Everton v Metalist Kharkiv

20 September 2007 First leg	Everton	1–1	Metalist Kharkiv	Liverpool
21:00 CEST	Lescott 24'	Report	Edmar 78'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 37,120 Referee: Fritz Stuchlik

Metalist Kharkiv v Everton

4 October 2007 Second leg	Metalist Kharkiv	2–3 (3–4 agg.)	Everton	Kharkiv
20:45 CEST	Edmar 21' Mahdoufi 52'	Report	Lescott 48' McFadden 72' Anichebe 88'	Stadium: OSC Metalist Attendance: 32,000 Referee: 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.