2006–07 Vyshcha Liha
| Season | 2006–07 |
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| Champions | Dynamo Kyiv |
| Relegated | Illichivets Mariupol, Stal Alchevsk |
| Champions League | Dynamo Kyiv (3rd Qualifying Round) Shakhtar Donetsk (2nd Qualifying Round) |
| UEFA Cup | Metalist Kharkiv (1st Round) Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (2nd Qualifying Round) |
| Intertoto Cup | Chornomorets Odessa (2nd Round) |
| Matches played | 240 |
| Goals scored | 515 (2.15 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Oleksandr Hladky (13) |
| Biggest home win | (5:0) - Shakhtar-Metalist Shakhtar-Kyvbas |
| Biggest away win | (0:5) - Metalurh Z.-Dynamo |
| Highest scoring | (5:2) - Dynamo-Arsenal |
| Highest attendance | 28,880 - Metalist-Dynamo |
| Lowest attendance | 500 - Arsenal-Metalurh D. Metalurh D.-Illichivets |
| Average attendance | 9,266 |
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The 2006–07 Vyshcha Liha season is the sixteenth since its establishment. Shakhtar Donetsk were the defending champions. Soyuz-Viktan became the first title sponsor in the League's history.
The season started on July 21, 2006 with the game in Kiev, Dynamo - Chornomorets 4:1. The last day of the competition was June 17, 2007. The winner of the championship was declared Dynamo Kyiv acquiring their 12th title defeating the reigning champion Shakhtar Donetsk that was holding the title for the last couple of years. The season was also relatively low on scorers with the top goalscorer, Oleksandr Hladky, only netting thirteen goals. Seweryn Gancarczyk, a native of the Western Halychyna topped the list of the goal assistants with eight critical passes.
Dynamo managed to finish the season undefeated with only eight games tied. During the season only two teams never lost to the champion, tying on the both occasions: Metalurh Donetsk and Vorskla Poltava. Shakhtar was able to lose four out of its five games on home turf. Metalist managed to reestablish itself as the top gun of the national competition by placing third and earning a set of medals for the first time in club's history. Metalist finished equal on points with Dynamo in the second half and only trailing Shakhtar by two points at the finish line of the competition.
Illichivets was forced into relegation for the first time since entering the League 10 years ago. Stal was relegated as well. It was the second time for that club.
The average attendance of the championship was 9,056 which is less than 1% of country population. The most popular clubs were averaging: Shakhtar (19,193), Karpaty (18391), and Zoria (14333). The most popular club among its city population was Stal from Alchevsk. 4.9% of Alchevsk residents attended the games of their home team which is the highest in the season.
303 goals were scored by home teams and 212 - by visitors. 108 games were won on a home ground while visitors were victories in 62 tallies. In 71 games no winner was declared. 44 games finished with 3+ goals, while 31 games saw no goals at all. Out of 76 penalties only 56 were scored. There also were six goals scored by an own player. Total players participated in the competition was 567.
The game Karpaty-Metalist finished with a technical loss awarded to the Lviv's club for no appearance.[1]
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Promotion/Relegation
These two teams were promoted from Persha Liha at the start of the season:
- FC Zorya Luhansk : champion of Persha Liha
- FC Karpaty Lviv : runner-up of Persha Liha
The clubs replaced FC Volyn Lutsk and FC Zakarpattia Uzhhorod that relegated the last season.
Final table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Comments |
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| 1 | Dynamo Kyiv (C) | 30 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 67 | 23 | +44 | 74 | 2007–08 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round |
| 2 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 57 | 20 | +37 | 63 | 2007–08 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round |
| 3 | Metalist Kharkiv | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 40 | 20 | +20 | 61 | 2007-08 UEFA Cup First round |
| 4 | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 30 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 32 | 24 | +8 | 47 | 2007-08 UEFA Cup Second qualifying round |
| 5 | Tavriya Simferopol | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 32 | 30 | +2 | 42 | |
| 6 | Chornomorets Odessa | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 36 | 33 | +3 | 41 | 2007 UEFA Intertoto Cup Second round |
| 7 | Metalurh Zaporizhzhya | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 32 | −7 | 40 | |
| 8 | Karpaty Lviv | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 26 | 32 | −6 | 37 | |
| 9 | Metalurh Donetsk | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 26 | 35 | −9 | 36 | |
| 10 | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | 30 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 29 | 36 | −7 | 35 | |
| 11 | Zorya Luhansk | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 43 | −20 | 34 | |
| 12 | FC Kharkiv | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 26 | 38 | −12 | 33 | |
| 13 | Vorskla Poltava | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 28 | −5 | 31 | |
| 14 | Arsenal Kyiv | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 28 | 44 | −16 | 30 | |
| 15 | Illychivets Mariupol (R) | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 39 | −16 | 25 |  Persha Liha |
| 16 | Stal Alchevsk (R) | 30 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 38 | −16 | 21 | Persha Liha |
Top goal scorers
Managers
| Club | Coach | Replaced coach |
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| FC Arsenal Kyiv |  Oleksandr Zavarov |
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| FC Chornomorets Odessa | Semen Altman |
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| FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | Oleh Protasov |
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| FC Dynamo Kyiv | Anatoliy Demyanenko |
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| FC Karpaty Lviv | Oleksandr Ischenko |
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| FC Kharkiv | Volodymyr Bezsonov |
Volodymyr Kulayev Mykhailo Stelmakh |
| FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | Oleh Taran |
Oleksandr Kosevych |
| FC Metalist Kharkiv | Myron Markevych |
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| FC Metalurh Donetsk |  Jos Daerden |
 Pichi Alonso Co Adriaanse |
| FC Metalurh Zaporizhya | Anatoly Chantsev |
Serhiy Yashchenko |
| FC Illichivets Mariupol | Yuriy Kerman |
Ivan Balan |
| FC Shakhtar Donetsk |  Mircea Lucescu |
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| SC Tavriya Simferopol | Mykhailo Fomenko |
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| FC Vorskla Poltava | Viktor Nosov |
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| FC Stal Alchevsk | Ton Caanen |
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| FC Zorya Luhansk | Oleksandr Kosevych |
Yuriy Koval Volodymyr Bezsonov Volodymyr Malyhin |
Stadia
| Rank | Stadium | Capacity | Club | High att. | Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chornomorets Stadium | 34,362 | Chornomorets Odessa | 14800 | Dnipro Dniporpetrovsk |
| 2 | Shakhtar Stadium | 31,718 | Metalurh Donetsk | 22000 | Shakhtar Donetsk |
| 3 | Avanhard Stadium | 31,243 | Zorya Luhansk | 20000 | Dynamo Kyiv Shakhtar Donetsk |
| 4 | Metalist Stadium | 30,133 | Metalist Kharkiv FC Kharkiv |
28800 14000 |
Dynamo Kyiv Metalist Kharkiv |
| 5 | Metalurh Stadium | 29,782 | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | 18000 | Dynamo Kyiv |
| 6 | Ukraina Stadium | 28,051 | Karpaty Lviv | 28180 | Shakhtar Donetsk |
| 7 | RSK Olimpiyskiy | 25,831 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 26100 | Dynamo Kyiv |
| 8 | Vorskla Stadium | 25,000 | Vorskla Poltava | 17000 | Dynamo Kyiv |
| 9 | Stadium Meteor | 24,381 | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 20500 | Shakhtar Donetsk |
| 10 | Lokomotiv Stadium | 19,978 | Tavriya Simferopol | 20000 | Dynamo Kyiv |
| 11 | Lobanovsky Dynamo Stadium | 16,873 | Dynamo Kyiv Arsenal Kyiv |
18000 4700 |
Dnipro Dniporpetrovsk Dynamo Kyiv |
| 12 | Illychivets Stadium | 12,680 | Illychivets Mariupol | 12500 | Shakhtar Donetsk |
| 13 | Slavutych Arena | 11,983 | Metalurh Zaporizhzhya | 11500 | Dynamo Kyiv |
| 14 | Stal Stadium | 9,200 | Stal Alchevsk | 9000 | Shakhtar Donetsk |
Auxiliary or former home stadiums
| Rank | Stadium | Capacity | Club | High att. | Opponent | Notes |
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| 1 | NSC Olimpiysky | 83,450 | Arsenal Kyiv | 2100 | Illichivets Mariupol | 8 games |
| 2 | Kolos Stadium | 5,654 | Arsenal Kyiv | 1100 | FC Kharkiv | Only game |
