2005–06 Vyshcha Liha
| Season | 2005–06 |
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| Champions | Shakhtar Donetsk 3rd title |
| Relegated | Volyn Lutsk, Zakarpattia Uzhhorod |
| Champions League | Shakhtar Donetsk (3rd Qualifying Round) Dynamo Kyiv (2nd Qualifying Round) |
| UEFA Cup | Chornomorets Odesa (2nd Qualifying Round) Metalurh Zaporizhya (2nd Qualifying Round) |
| Intertoto Cup | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (2nd Round) |
| Matches played | 241 |
| Goals scored | 554 (2.3 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | (15) - Brandão Emmanuel Okoduwa |
| Biggest home win | (6:0) - Shakhtar-Illichivets (7:1) Dynamo-Volyn |
| Biggest away win | (0:6) - Metalist-Dnipro |
| Highest scoring | (3:6) - Metalurh Z.-Kharkiv |
| Average attendance | 8,016 |
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The 2005–06 Vyshcha Liha season was the fifteenth since its establishment.
Summary
The season started on July 12, 2005 with six games of the first round. The last day of the competition was May 10, 2006. However, because the top two teams have finished with an equal number of points, it was decided to conduct a decisive game between them, which was named as the Golden Match. The game took place soon upon the conclusion of the regular season on May 14. The winner of the championship final became Shakhtar Donetsk that managed to defeat Dynamo Kyiv 2–1 and for the first time winning its second consecutive title and third over all. The top scorers competition was also tied between two foreigners Brandão from Brazil and Emmanuel Okoduwa from Nigeria. Both players won their individual award scoring 15 goals.
Both Shakhtar and Dynamo lost only once Shakhtar at home to Dynamo, while Dynamo lost its only game at home to Dnipro. Both Shakhtar and Dynamo also finished 30 points away from the closest trailing team in the standings. A good season had FC Illichivets Mariupol tying for the fourth together with FC Metalist Kharkiv and FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk. Also could be left unnoticed the big return of the Odesa sailors that finally earn their next set of medals for the first time since returning to premiers. Out of the newly promoted teams a good performance showed FC Stal Alchevsk that were just a point shy to stay among the top 10.
Both clubs from the Western Ukraine, FC Volyn Lutsk and FC Zakarpattia Uzhhorod, were forced into relegation due to their poor performance.
Teams
Promoted
- FC Stal Alchevsk, champion of the 2004-05 Ukrainian First League – (returning after absence of 4 seasons)
- FC Arsenal Kharkiv, runner-up of the 2004-05 Ukrainian First League was replaced with the newly formed FC Kharkiv – (debut)
Notes: FC Arsenal Kharkiv was reinstated in the Ukrainian Second League.
Renamed
- FC Vorskla Poltava before the season carried the name of FC Vorskla-Naftogaz Poltava
Location map
Managers
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Shakhtar Donetsk (C) | 30 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 64 | 14 | +50 | 75 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round |
| 2 | Dynamo Kyiv | 30 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 68 | 20 | +48 | 75 | Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round |
| 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 | |
| 8 | Metalurh Zaporizhya | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 32 | 40 | −8 | 39 | Qualification to UEFA Cup second qualifying round |
| 9 | Metalurh Donetsk | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 39 | |
| 10 | Vorskla Poltava | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 28 | 34 | −6 | 37 | |
| 11 | Stal Alchevsk | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 26 | 39 | −13 | 36 | |
| 12 | Arsenal Kyiv | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 31 | 39 | −8 | 35 | |
| 13 | FC Kharkiv | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 29 | 36 | −7 | 33 | |
| 14 | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 27 | 35 | −8 | 33 | |
| 15 | Volyn Lutsk (R) | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 31 | 45 | −14 | 33 | Relegated to Ukrainian First League |
| 16 | Zakarpattia Uzhhorod (R) | 30 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 17 | 53 | −36 | 15 |
Results
Final match
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Dynamo Kyiv |
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Marica  59' Aghahowa 100' |
Report | Rodolfo 79' |
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Top goal scorers
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