2005–06 FC Metalist Kharkiv season

The 2005–06 season is FC Metalist Kharkiv's 61st season in existence and the club's 2nd consecutive season in the top flight of Ukrainian football. In addition to the domestic league, Metalist Kharkiv participated in that season's edition of the Ukrainian Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2005 to 30 June 2006.

Metalist Kharkiv

2005–06 season
Chairman	Oleksandr Yaroslavskyi
Manager	Myron Markevych
Stadium	OSC Metalist
Vyshcha Liha	5th
Ukrainian Cup	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Miljan Mrdaković (7) All: Miljan Mrdaković (7)

Players

First team squad

Squad at end of season

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

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	UKR	Oleksandr Horyainov
—	GK	UKR	Oleksandr Humenyuk
—	GK	UKR	Yevhen Borovyk
—	GK	UKR	Oleksiy Kyrylenko
—	GK	UKR	Vadym Kudikov
—	DF	UKR	Oleksandr Babych
—	DF	UKR	Oleh Hlushok
—	DF	UKR	Oleksandr Kucher
—	DF	POL	Seweryn Gancarczyk
—	DF	BLR	Alyaksandr Danilaw
—	DF	MDA	Vitalie Bordian
—	DF	UKR	Andriy Khomyn
—	DF	UKR	Serhiy Loboyko
—	DF	UKR	Yevhen Siverchuk
—	DF	UKR	Dmytro Martyshov
—	MF	UKR	Roman Svitlychnyi
—	MF	UKR	Oleksiy Oliynyk
—	MF	BRA	Jader

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	UKR	Oleh Siroshtan
—	MF	UKR	Serhiy Kostyuk
—	MF	UKR	Taras Kiktyov
—	MF	UKR	Viktor Melnyk
—	MF	UKR	Valentyn Slyusar
—	MF	UKR	Serhiy Valyayev
—	MF	UKR	Ruslan Yarosh
—	MF	UKR	Andriy Spyevak
—	MF	BLR	Syarhey Kuznyatsow
—	MF	UKR	Anton Postupalenko
—	FW	SCG	Miljan Mrdaković
—	FW	RUS	Yuri Petrov
—	FW	RUS	Karen Oganyan
—	FW	UKR	Anatoliy Didenko
—	FW	UKR	Serhiy Davydov
—	FW	GEO	Lasha Jakobia
—	FW	UKR	Ruslan Fomin (on loan from Shakhtar Donetsk)
—	FW	UKR	Vladyslav Sereda

Left club during season

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

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	UKR	Oleh Ostapenko (to Inter Baku)
—	DF	UKR	Andriy Khanas (to Hazovyk-Skala Stryi)
—	DF	UKR	Oleksiy Kryvosheyev (to Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka)
—	DF	RUS	Yevgeni Varlamov (to KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny)

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	UKR	Oleksandr Honchar (to Zorya Luhansk)
—	MF	BRA	Marcos Paulo (to Portuguesa)
—	MF	UKR	Kostyantyn Yaroshenko (loan return to Shakhtar Donetsk)

Competitions

Vyshcha Liha

Main article: 2005–06 Vyshcha Liha

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
3	Chornomorets Odesa	30	13	6	11	36	31	+5	45	Qualification to UEFA Cup second qualifying round
4	Illychivets Mariupol	30	12	7	11	30	34	−4	43
5	Metalist Kharkiv	30	12	7	11	35	42	−7	43
6	Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk	30	11	10	9	33	23	+10	43	Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round
7	Tavriya Simferopol	30	11	6	13	29	31	−2	39

Source: uafootball.net.ua

14 May 2006

18:00 LST

Shakhtar Donetsk	2 – 1 (a.e.t.)	Dynamo Kyiv
Marica 59' Aghahowa 100'	Report	Rodolfo 79'

Metalurh Stadium, Kryvyi Rih

Attendance: 29,734

Referee: Ľ. Micheľ (Slovakia), (FIFA)

Results

Illichivets Mariupol v Metalist Kharkiv

12 July 2005 1	Illichivets Mariupol	0–2	Metalist Kharkiv	Mariupol
19:00 EEST (UTC+3)		Report	Jakobia 32' Yarosh 88'	Stadium: Illichivets Stadium Attendance: 10,500 Referee: Vasyl Melnychuk

Metalist Kharkiv v Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih

17 July 2005 2	Metalist Kharkiv	1–0	Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih	Kharkiv
18:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Jakobia 66'	Report		Stadium: OSC Metalist Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Yuriy Moseychuk

Vorskla Poltava v Metalist Kharkiv

23 July 2005 3	Vorskla Poltava	0–1	Metalist Kharkiv	Poltava
19:00 EEST (UTC+3)		Report	Bordian 6'	Stadium: Vorskla Stadium Attendance: 5,400 Referee: Viktor Denysyuk

Metalist Kharkiv v Tavriya Simferopol

31 July 2005 4	Metalist Kharkiv	2–0	Tavriya Simferopol	Kharkiv
18:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Mrdaković 7', 11'	Report		Stadium: OSC Metalist Attendance: 14,500 Referee: Serhiy Shebek

Metalurh Donetsk v Metalist Kharkiv

6 August 2005 5	Metalurh Donetsk	3–1	Metalist Kharkiv	Donetsk
19:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Shyshchenko 67', 81', 90+4'	Report	Jakobia 87' (pen.)	Stadium: Central Stadium Shakhtar Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Ihor Ishchenko

Metalist Kharkiv v Shakhtar Donetsk

20 August 2005 6	Metalist Kharkiv	1–5	Shakhtar Donetsk	Kharkiv
18:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Jakobia 14' (pen.)	Report	Brandão 1', 5', 45', 90' Fomin 83'	Stadium: OSC Metalist Attendance: 26,000 Referee: Serhiy Shebek

Chornomorets Odesa v Metalist Kharkiv

28 August 2005 7	Chornomorets Odesa	5–2	Metalist Kharkiv	Odesa
19:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Bilozor 23' Lashankow 44', 52' Kosyrin 73', 75'	Report	Kucher 9', 17'	Stadium: Central Stadium Chornomorets Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Vyacheslav Zhukov

Metalist Kharkiv v Metalurh Zaporizhzhia

11 September 2005 8	Metalist Kharkiv	3–1	Metalurh Zaporizhzhia	Kharkiv
17:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Valyayev 22', 65' Jakobia 55' (pen.)	Report	Anđelković 51'	Stadium: OSC Metalist Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Oleh Oriekhov

Dynamo Kyiv v Metalist Kharkiv

18 September 2005 9	Dynamo Kyiv	2–2	Metalist Kharkiv	Kyiv
19:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Rebrov 25' Diogo Rincón 38'	Report	Yarosh 30' Jakobia 87'	Stadium: Valeriy Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Yevhen Abrosimov

Metalist Kharkiv v Arsenal Kyiv

25 September 2005 10	Metalist Kharkiv	1–2	Arsenal Kyiv	Kharkiv
16:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Varlamov 86'	Report	Mizin 1' Kowalczyk 13'	Stadium: OSC Metalist Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Ihor Pokydko

Volyn Lutsk v Metalist Kharkiv

2 October 2005 11	Volyn Lutsk	3–0	Metalist Kharkiv	Lutsk
16:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Maksymyuk 18' Buta 70' (pen.) Sachko 89'	Report		Stadium: Avanhard Stadium Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Ihor Yarmenchuk

Metalist Kharkiv v Stal Alchevsk

16 October 2005 12	Metalist Kharkiv	1–0	Stal Alchevsk	Kharkiv
16:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Oliynyk 50'	Report		Stadium: OSC Metalist Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Anatoliy Zhosan

Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk v Metalist Kharkiv

23 October 2005 13	Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk	0–0	Metalist Kharkiv	Dnipropetrovsk
16:00 EEST (UTC+3)		Report		Stadium: Meteor Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Oleh Derevinsky

Metalist Kharkiv v Zakarpattia Uzhhorod

30 October 2005 14	Metalist Kharkiv	4–1	Zakarpattia Uzhhorod	Kharkiv
16:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Bordian 30' Slyusar 33' Valyayev 44' Mrdaković 80'	Report	Ryzhikh 8'	Stadium: OSC Metalist Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Viktor Denysyuk

Kharkiv v Metalist Kharkiv

5 November 2005 15	Kharkiv	1–0	Metalist Kharkiv	Kharkiv
17:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Berezovchuk 90+2'	Report		Stadium: OSC Metalist Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Vyacheslav Zhukov

Metalist Kharkiv v Illichivets Mariupol

20 November 2005 16	Metalist Kharkiv	1–1	Illichivets Mariupol	Kharkiv
16:30 EEST (UTC+3)	Mrdaković 43'	Report	Kryvosheyenko 55'	Stadium: OSC Metalist Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Ihor Ishchenko

Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih v Metalist Kharkiv

27 November 2005 17	Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih	2–1	Metalist Kharkiv	Kryvyi Rih
16:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Gigiadze 20' (pen.) Dunjić 65'	Report	Mrdaković 30'	Stadium: Metalurh Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Oleh Zubarev

Metalist Kharkiv v Vorskla Poltava

4 December 2005 18	Metalist Kharkiv	0–1	Vorskla Poltava	Kharkiv
15:00 EEST (UTC+3)		Report	Epureanu 82'	Stadium: OSC Metalist Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Andriy Shandor

Tavriya Simferopol v Metalist Kharkiv

10 December 2005 19	Tavriya Simferopol	0–1	Metalist Kharkiv	Simferopol
16:00 EEST (UTC+3)		Report	Yarosh 44'	Stadium: RSC Lokomotyv Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Oleh Oriekhov

Metalist Kharkiv v Metalurh Donetsk

5 March 2006 20	Metalist Kharkiv	2–0	Metalurh Donetsk	Kharkiv
16:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Gancarczyk 65' Slyusar 80'	Report		Stadium: OSC Metalist Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Serhiy Berezka

Shakhtar Donetsk v Metalist Kharkiv

12 March 2006 21	Shakhtar Donetsk	2–0	Metalist Kharkiv	Donetsk
18:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Brandão 25' Srna 54'	Report		Stadium: RSC Olimpiyskiy Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Ihor Ishchenko

Metalist Kharkiv v Chornomorets Odesa

18 March 2006 22	Metalist Kharkiv	1–1	Chornomorets Odesa	Kharkiv
15:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Kuznyatsow 61'	Report	Kirlik 72' (pen.)	Stadium: OSC Metalist Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Andriy Shandor

Metalurh Zaporizhzhia v Metalist Kharkiv

26 March 2006 23	Metalurh Zaporizhzhia	0–0	Metalist Kharkiv	Zaporizhzhia
16:00 EEST (UTC+3)		Report		Stadium: AvtoZAZ Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Yevhen Venger

Metalist Kharkiv v Dynamo Kyiv

2 April 2006 24	Metalist Kharkiv	1–2	Dynamo Kyiv	Kharkiv
18:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Fomin 37'	Report	Milevskyi 49' Yeshchenko 65'	Stadium: OSC Metalist Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Serhiy Zadiran

Arsenal Kyiv v Metalist Kharkiv

9 April 2006 25	Arsenal Kyiv	1–1	Metalist Kharkiv	Kyiv
18:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Pershyn 63'	Report	Yarosh 34'	Stadium: NSK Olimpiyskyi Attendance: 2,800 Referee: Anatoliy Zhosan

Metalist Kharkiv v Volyn Lutsk

16 April 2006 26	Metalist Kharkiv	1–0	Volyn Lutsk	Kharkiv
16:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Slyusar 70'	Report		Stadium: OSC Metalist Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Serhiy Berezka

Stal Alchevsk v Metalist Kharkiv

22 April 2006 27	Stal Alchevsk	1–1	Metalist Kharkiv	Alchevsk
17:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Nesteruk 7'	Report	Danilaw 57'	Stadium: Stal Stadium Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Serhiy Shebek

Metalist Kharkiv v Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk

30 April 2006 28	Metalist Kharkiv	0–6	Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk	Kharkiv
16:00 EEST (UTC+3)		Report	Kravchenko 43', 90' Balabanov 59' Gancarczyk 63' (o.g.) Danilaw 71' (o.g.) Kornilenko 85'	Stadium: OSC Metalist Attendance: 10,700 Referee: Vitaliy Hodulian

Zakarpattia Uzhhorod v Metalist Kharkiv

6 May 2006 29	Zakarpattia Uzhhorod	2–3	Metalist Kharkiv	Uzhhorod
18:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Chuchman 7' Dombraye 39'	Report	Mrdaković 14', 45' Kuznyatsow 86'	Stadium: Avanhard Stadium Attendance: 530 Referee: Oleh Oriekhov

Metalist Kharkiv v Kharkiv

10 May 2006 30	Metalist Kharkiv	1–0	Kharkiv	Kharkiv
18:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Babych 72'	Report		Stadium: OSC Metalist Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Serhiy Shebek

Ukrainian Cup

Main article: 2005–06 Ukrainian Cup

Dnister Ovidiopol v Metalist Kharkiv

13 August 2005 Round of 64	Dnister Ovidiopol	2–3	Metalist Kharkiv	Ovidiopol
16:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Nehara 63' Kozakevych 71'	Report	Jader 3' Kuznyatsow 32' Sereda 70'	Stadium: Viktor Dukov Dnister Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Oleh Oriekhov

Dnipro Cherkasy v Metalist Kharkiv

21 September 2005 Round of 32	Dnipro Cherkasy	1–2	Metalist Kharkiv	Cherkasy
16:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Polishchuk 51'	Report	Sereda 52' Svitlychnyi 75'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Oleh Shtyka

Dynamo Kyiv v Metalist Kharkiv

26 October 2005 Round of 16	Dynamo Kyiv	1–0	Metalist Kharkiv	Kyiv
18:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Milevskyi 68'	Report		Stadium: NSC Olimpiyskyi Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Vasyl Melnychuk