 Anatoliy Puzach was replaced as the coach of Dynamo Kyiv following its disastrous rendezvous with Belgian Anderlecht yielding it 2-7 on an aggregate and losing at home 0-3.Kryvbas is a multi-times champion of the Championship of the Ukrainian SSR.No relegation at the end of the season as the league was scheduled to be expanded to 18 participants.