The 2003–04 Vyshcha Liha season was the 13th since its establishment. The season began on 12 July 2003 with seven games of the first season round.[1] FC Dynamo Kyiv were the defending champions, having won their 11th league title in the 2002–03 season and they successfully defended their title by winning the championship in the last round of the competition.
| Season | 2003–04 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Dynamo Kyiv 11th title |
| Relegated | Metalist Kharkiv Polihraftekhnika Oleksandriia |
| Champions League | Dynamo Kyiv Shakhtar Donetsk |
| UEFA Cup | Metalurh Donetsk Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Illychivets Mariupol |
| Matches played | 240 |
| Goals scored | 557 (2.32 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | (18) Georgi Demetradze (Metalurh Donetsk) |
| Biggest home win | Dynamo - Kryvbas 6:0 |
| Biggest away win | Arsenal - Dynamo 1:6 |
| Highest scoring | Arsenal - Dynamo 1:6 |
| Average attendance | 7,725 |
← 2002–03 2004–05 → | |
A total of sixteen teams participated in the league, the best fourteen sides of the 2002–03 season and two promoted clubs from the 2002–03 Ukrainian First League.
The competition had a winter break which began on 11 November 2003 and the season resumed on 14 March 2004. The season concluded on 19 June 2004.[1]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dynamo Kyiv (C) | 30 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 68 | 20 | +48 | 73 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round |
| 2 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 30 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 62 | 19 | +43 | 70 | Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 44 | 23 | +21 | 57 | Qualification to UEFA Cup second qualifying round |
| 4 | Metalurh Donetsk | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 51 | 34 | +17 | 52 | |
| 5 | Chornomorets Odesa | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 38 | 33 | +5 | 45 | |
| 6 | Obolon Kyiv | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 34 | 35 | −1 | 41 | |
| 7 | Borysfen Boryspil | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 25 | 29 | −4 | 41 | |
| 8 | Illichivets Mariupol | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 34 | 36 | −2 | 40 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first qualifying round |
| 9 | Arsenal Kyiv | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 38 | 44 | −6 | 37 | |
| 10 | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 26 | 41 | −15 | 36 | |
| 11 | Metalurh Zaporizhzhia | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 26 | 40 | −14 | 32 | |
| 12 | Tavriya Simferopol | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 22 | 28 | −6 | 32 | |
| 13 | Volyn Lutsk | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 25 | 44 | −19 | 29 | |
| 14 | Vorskla-Naftohaz Poltava | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 26 | 49 | −23 | 27 | |
| 15 | Karpaty Lviv (R) | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 39 | −17 | 26 | Relegated to Ukrainian First League |
| 16 | Zirka Kirovohrad (R) | 30 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 16 | 43 | −27 | 14 | Relegated to Ukrainian Second League |
| Home \ Away | ARK | BOR | CHO | DNI | DYN | ILL | KAR | KRY | MDO | MZA | OBO | SHA | TAV | VOL | VOR | ZIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal Kyiv | — | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–6 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 |
| Borysfen Boryspil | 0–2 | — | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| Chornomorets Odesa | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 |
| Dnipro | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| Dynamo Kyiv | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | 6–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| Illichivets Mariupol | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Karpaty Lviv | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–4 | 1–1 | — | 4–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 |
| Metalurh Donetsk | 4–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | — | 4–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 |
| Metalurh Zaporizhzhia | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–4 | — | 3–2 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| Obolon Kyiv | 3–1 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | — | 3–4 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 |
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | — | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 |
| Tavriya Simferopol | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| Volyn Lutsk | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | 0–1 | 3–1 |
| Vorskla-Naftohaz Poltava | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | — | 1–1 |
| Zirka Kirovohrad | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | — |
