2014–15 Ukrainian First League
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The 2014–15 Ukrainian First League was the 24th since its establishment. The competition commenced on 26 July 2014 with seven matches.[1] Due to sponsorship reasons the league is called Favbet League 1. The competition was on winter recess from 17 November until 20 March when the competition resumed with the Round 18 match between FC Ternopil and MFC Mykolaiv.
Contents
Teams
The number of teams for the competition was confirmed on 7 July 2014.[2]
Promoted teams
Four teams were promoted from the 2013–14 Ukrainian Second League.
- Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk[3] – (returning after an absence of 6 seasons)
- Hirnyk-Sport Komsomolsk[4] – (debut)
- FC Ternopil[5] – (debut)
- Hirnyk Kryvyi Rih[6] – (debut)
Relegated teams
No teams were relegated from the 2013–14 Ukrainian Premier League. Tavriya Simferopol was to be relegated from the Ukrainian Premier League but the team terminated its existence after the annexation of Crimea by Russia.[7]
Withdrawn teams
- Tytan Armyansk withdrew from the PFL and later terminated their existence due to the annexation of Crimea.[8]
Suspended teams
- FC Avanhard Kramatorsk were suspended from the PFL due to the insurgency in Donbass.[2]
Merged teams
PFC Oleksandriya refused promotion to the Premier League.[9] Prior to the season PFC Oleksandriya and UkrAhroKom Holovkivka merged into one club renaming themselves to FC Oleksandriya.[10]
Location map
The following displays the location of teams.


Home towns in green are unused this season.
Teams in italics are from a conflict zone due to the insurgency in Donbass and are playing their home games in different cities.
Stadiums
The following stadiums are considered home grounds for the teams in the competition.[11]
Rank | Stadium | Capacity | Club | Notes |
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1 | Metalurh Stadium, Kryvyi Rih | 29,783 | Hirnyk Kryvyi Rih | |
2 | Yuvileiny Stadium, Sumy | 25,800 | FC Sumy | |
3 | Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium, Kyiv | 16,873 | Dynamo-2 Kyiv | Used as home ground in Round 9 |
4 | Central City Stadium, Mykolaiv | 16,700 | MFC Mykolaiv | |
5 | Zirka Stadium, Kirovohrad | 13,667 | Zirka Kirovohrad | |
6 | City Stadium, Ternopil | 12,750 | Nyva Ternopil | |
FC Ternopil | ||||
7 | Yuri Gagarin Stadium, Chernihiv | 12,060 | Desna Chernihiv | |
8 | Bukovyna Stadium, Chernivtsi | 12,000 | Bukovyna Chernivtsi | |
9 | CSC Nika Stadium, Oleksandria | 7,000 | FC Oleksandriya | |
10 | Naftovyk Stadium, Okhtyrka | 5,256 | Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka | |
11 | Sonyachny Training Center, Kharkiv | 4,924[12] | Helios Kharkiv | |
12 | Metalurh Stadium, Dniprodzerzhynsk | 2,900 | Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk | |
13 | Lokomotov Stadium, Poltava | 2,500 | FC Poltava | |
14 | Yunist Stadium, Komsomolsk | 2,500 | Hirnyk-Sport Komsomolsk | |
15 | Mashynobudivnyk Stadium, Karlivka | 1,300[13] | Stal Alchevsk | Used as home ground [14] |
16 | Dynamo Training Center, Kyiv | 1,200 | Dynamo-2 Kyiv |
Notes:
League table
- As of 3 June 2015
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Rules for classification:[11] 1) points 2) goal difference 3) goals scored 4) head-to-head points 5) head-to-head goal difference 6) head-to-head goals scored 7) head-to-head fair play (all games) 8) draw or playoff |
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Notes:
- ^(1) After the season completed the president of FC Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk announced that the club would merged with FC Metalurh Donetsk and were to replace them in the Premier League for the 2015–16 season.[16][17] (14 June 2015) Initially, the club name attempted to use the name of FC Metalurh Donetsk[18] but subsequently that club declared bankruptcy. Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk was promoted on decision of the Ukrainian Football Federation.[19]
- ^(2) Stal Alchevsk withdrew from the competition during the winter break.[20]
Results
- As of 24 May 2015
Home ╲ Away | BUK | DES | DK2 | HEL | HIR | HIS | MYK | NAF | NVT | OLK | POL | STA | STD | SUM | TNP | ZIR |
Bukovyna Chernivtsi | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–3(5) | 1–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 0–4 | |
Desna Chernihiv | 6–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | |
Dynamo-2 Kyiv | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | |
Helios Kharkiv | 3–0(9) | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | +:- | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
Hirnyk Kryvyi Rih | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | |
Hirnyk-Sport Komsomolsk | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–1(11) | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | |
MFC Mykolaiv | 0–4 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–5 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 1–3 | 0–1 | |
Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | +:- | 0–0 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
Nyva Ternopil | 5–3(6) | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | +:- | 1–5 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | |
FC Oleksandriya | 4–1 | 2–1 | 4–0(10) | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | |
FC Poltava | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | +:- | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
Stal Alchevsk | -:+ | -:+ | 0–1 | 0–2 | -:+ | -:+ | -:+ | 1–2 | 1–2 | -:+ | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | -:+ | 3–1 | |
Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk | 4–1(8) | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | +:- | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | |
FC Sumy | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | +:- | 0–2 | 5–1 | 1–0 | |
FC Ternopil | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 2–2(7) | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–4 | |
Zirka Kirovohrad | 4–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 5–1 |
Source: Calendar (Ukrainian)
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
- ^(5) Round 2 match between Bukovyna Chernivtsi and MFK Mykolaiv postponed to a later date due to Bukovyna's lack of sponsorship and prepareness in starting to compete in the season.[21] Match was played after Round 9.
- ^(6) Round 1 match between Bukovyna Chernivtsi and Nyva Ternopil postponed to a later date due to Nyva's lack of sponsorship and the team not ready to start playing.[22] The match was played after Round 13. (22 October 2014)
- ^(7) Round 2 match between FC Ternopil and Nyva Ternopil postponed to a later date due to Nyva's unpreparedness for the season.[23] Match was played after Round 7.
- ^(8) Round 10 match between Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk and Bukovyna postponed to a later date due to Stal Dniprodzerzhinsk's participation in the 1/8 Round of the 2014–15 Ukrainian Cup.[24] Match played after Round 16.
- ^(9) Administration of Bukovyna Chernivtsi informed that the club would not travel to their Round 12 match against Helios Kharkiv, indicating that the club was in difficult financial state and would not travel to the match.[25] Control Disciplinary Committee of the Football Federation of Ukraine awarded a 3–0 technical victory to Helios. (24 October 2014)[26]
- ^(10) Dynamo-2 Kyiv postpones their Round 12 away match against FC Oleksandriya since several players were called for international duty.[27] Match played after Round 20.
- ^(11) Dynamo-2 Kyiv postpones their Round 19 match away against Hirnyk-Sport Komsomolsk since five players were called for international duty.[28] Match played after Round 27.
Position by Round
Team \ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
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FC Oleksandriya | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Hirnyk-Sport Komsomolsk | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Zirka Kirovohrad | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Desna Chernihiv | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Dynamo-2 Kyiv | 8 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
Helios Kharkiv | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 |
FC Sumy | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 |
Hirnyk Kryvyi Rih | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
FC Poltava | 13 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 10 |
FC Ternopil | 6 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 11 |
Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka | 16 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 |
Nyva Ternopil | 11 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
MFC Mykolaiv | 7 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Stal Alchevsk | 1 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Bukovyna Chernivtsi | 10 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Last updated: 3 June 2015
Source: pfl.ua
Promotion/Relegation play-off
A promotion/relegation home and away play-off is to be played by the 3rd place team of 2014–15 Ukrainian Second League against the 14th placed team of the 2014–15 Ukrainian First League competition. Seedings for the playoff were announced in Ukrainian House of Football on May 29.[29]
First leg
Second leg
MFC Mykolaiv wins 1–0 on aggregate and remains in First League
Top goalscorers
- As of 3 June 2015
# | Scorer | Goals (Pen.) |
Team |
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1 | ![]() |
21 | Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk |
2 | ![]() |
14 | FC Ternopil |
3 | ![]() |
11 | Zirka Kirovohrad |
4 | ![]() |
10 | FC Sumy |
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10 | FC Oleksandriya | |
6 | ![]() |
9 | Hirnyk-Sport Komsomolsk |
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9 (3) | Helios Kharkiv | |
8 | ![]() |
8 (3) | Hirnyk-Sport Komsomolsk |
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8 (6) | Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk | |
10 | ![]() |
7 | Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk |
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7 | Desna Chernihiv | |
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7 | Dynamo-2 Kyiv | |
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7 | Stal Alchevsk / Zirka Kirovohrad | |
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7 (2) | Zirka Kirovohrad | |
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7 (3) | Desna Chernihiv | |
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7 (3) | FC Poltava |
Notes:
- ^(30) Roman Loktionov signed with Zirka Kirovohrad during the winter break.[30]
Managers
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing head coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Incoming head coach | Date of appointment | Table |
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FC Sumy | ![]() |
End interim | Pre-season | ![]() |
Pre-season | ||
Zirka Kirovohrad | ![]() |
Fired | October 28 | 11th | ![]() |
October 28 | 11th |
Zirka Kirovohrad | ![]() |
Resigns | November 12 | 14th | ![]() |
November 12 | 14th |
Dynamo-2 Kyiv | ![]() |
Leaves for Belarus | December 4 | 5th | ![]() |
December 15 | 5th |
FC Poltava | ![]() |
January 11 | 7th | ![]() |
January 11 | 7th | |
Helios Kharkiv | ![]() |
Fired | April 1 | ![]() |
April 1 | ||
Nyva Ternopil | ![]() |
Resigns | April 27 | 13th | ![]() |
April 30 | 13th |
See also
- 2014–15 Ukrainian Premier League
- 2014–15 Ukrainian Premier League Reserves and Under 19
- 2014–15 Ukrainian Second League
- 2014–15 Ukrainian Cup
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