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 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 Shakhtar and Dynamo also finished 30 points away from the closest trailing team in the standings.
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.