2015–16 Ukrainian First League
| Season | 2015–16 |
|---|---|
| Champions | FC Zirka Kirovohrad |
| Relegated | FC Ternopil |
| Matches played | 220 |
| Goals scored | 509 (2.31 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | 16 – Artem Favorov (Obolon-Brovar) |
| Biggest home win | Zirka 6–0 FC Ternopil (Round 5) |
| Biggest away win | 4 – Nyva 0–4 FC Sumy (Round 3) |
| Highest scoring | 7 – Hirnyk-Sport 3–4 FC Poltava (Round 29) |
| Longest winning run | 6 – Zirka (Round 19–25) |
| Longest unbeaten run | 9 – Helios (Rounds 1–9) |
| Longest winless run | 8 –Illichivets (Rounds 3–4, 6, 8–9, ppd. 7, 10, ppd. 5) |
| Longest losing run | 8 – Nyva (Round 6–9, Round 11–14) |
| Highest attendance | 7,500 – Dnipro–Hirnyk (Round 20) |
| Lowest attendance | 100 – Desna–FC Sumy(Round 12) |
← 2014–15 2016–17 → | |
The 2015–16 Ukrainian First League was the 25th since its establishment. The competition commenced on 26 July 2015 with eight matches. The competition had a winter break which began after Round 18 on November 22. The competition resumed on 26 March 2016 and completed on 1 June 2016.
Teams
The number of teams for the competition was confirmed on 19 June 2015.[1]
Promoted teams
Two teams were promoted from the 2014–15 Ukrainian Second League.[2]
- Cherkaskyi Dnipro – champion (returning as a successor of FC Dnipro Cherkasy that last participated in the 2007–08 Ukrainian First League, 17 seasons absence)
- Obolon-Brovar Kyiv – 2nd place runner-up (returning as a successor of FC Obolon Kyiv after an absence of three seasons)
Relegated teams
One team was promoted from the 2014–15 Ukrainian Premier League.
- Illichivets Mariupol[3] – 14th place (returning after an absence of seven seasons)
Reinstated teams
- Avanhard Kramatorsk[3] – special case (returning after an absence of one season)
Location map
The following displays the location of teams.
Stadiums
The following stadiums are considered home grounds for the teams in the competition.
Notes:
- ^(22) Due to reconstruction of their home ground Yuri Gagarin Stadium, Desna Chernihiv played their Round 12 home game in Bila Tserkva[5]
Managers
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing head coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Incoming head coach | Date of appointment | Table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helios Kharkiv |  Serhiy Syzykhin (interim)
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Change of contract | 1 July 2015[6] | Pre-season | Serhiy Syzykhin
|
1 July 2015 | Pre-season |
| Nyva Ternopil | Roman Tolochko
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Resigns | 9 September 2015[7] | 15th |  Petro Badlo (interim)
|
9 September 2015 | 15th |
| FC Ternopil | Vasyl Ivehesh
|
Hospitalized | 13 May 2016[8] | 15th | Ivan Maruschak (interim)
|
14 May 2016 | 15th |
League table
- As of 24 June 2016
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Kommentare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zirka Kirovohrad (C, P) | 30 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 49 | 22 | +27 | 65 |  Premier League – Promoted
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| 2 | Cherkaskyi Dnipro | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 45 | 27 | +18 | 55 | (+) new |
| 3 | Obolon-Brovar Kyiv | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 45 | 35 | +10 | 54 | (+) new |
| 4 | Illichivets Mariupol | 30 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 34 | 23 | +11 | 53 | (-) new |
| 5 | Helios Kharkiv | 30 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 33 | 24 | +9 | 51 | |
| 6 | Hirnyk Kryvyi Rih (D) | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 39 | 27 | +12 | 49 | withdrew after the season(1) |
| 7 | MFC Mykolaiv | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 34 | 27 | +7 | 44 | −3(2) |
| 8 | Desna Chernihiv | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 30 | 29 | +1 | 40 | |
| 9 | Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 31 | 33 | −2 | 40 | |
| 10 | FC Poltava | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 29 | 32 | −3 | 38 | |
| 11 | Dynamo-2 Kyiv (D) | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 27 | 34 | −7 | 36 | withdrew after the season(3) |
| 12 | Hirnyk-Sport Komsomolsk | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 30 | 35 | −5 | 33 | |
| 13 | Avanhard Kramatorsk | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 28 | 42 | −14 | 32 | (*) new |
| 14 | FC Sumy | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 35 | 54 | −19 | 30 | |
| 15 | FC Ternopil | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 47 | −29 | 22 | −3(2) – avoided relegation(6) |
| 16 | Nyva Ternopil (D) | 30 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 10 | 26 | −16 | 7 | −3(2) – withdrew during the season(4) |
(C) Champions; (D) Disqualified; (P) Promoted
| Rules for classification:[10] 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) Several weeks after the season completed the administration of Hirnyk Kryvyi Rih announced that the club would withdraw from the PFL. [12] (23 June 2016)
- ^(2) The Control Disciplinary Committee of the Football Federation of Ukraine deducted three points and fined the clubs Nyva Ternopil, FC Ternopil and MFC Mykolaiv for match fixing during the 2014–15 season.[13] (2 September 2015)
- ^(3) The management of the senior club FC Dynamo Kyiv prior to the last game of the season announced that the reserve club, Dynamo-2 Kyiv would be terminating after the completion of the season. [14]
- ^(4) Nyva Ternopil announced that it will not play the first games of the spring half of the competition.[15] The club indicated that it would compete in the Ternopil Oblast competition.[16] The Football Federation of Ukraine formally expelled the club from the competition on 1 April 2016.[17] Later In April 2016, the club joined the 2016 Ukrainian Football Amateur League.
- ^(5) Originally the fourteenth placed was to have played in a promotion-relegation playoff series against the third team in the Second League competition. However, two days before the end of the season, on 30 May 2016 the PFL ruled that due to sporting principles to keep 16 teams in the First League the promotion-relegation playoff match between the third placed team in the Second League against the 14th placed team in the First League was cancelled and that the third placed team in the Second League would be automatically promoted to the First League.[18]
- ^(6) Originally, as per competition regulations, the fifteenth placed team, FC Ternopil was to be relegated to the Ukrainian Second League. However, after the season at the Conference of the PFL in preparation for the 2016–17 Ukrainian First League season the committee decided to expand the competition to eighteen teams and include FC Ternopil.[19]
Results
- As of 1 June 2016
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Notes:
- ^(7) Round 4 match at Yunist Stadium between Hirnyk-Sport and Hirnyk was abandoned due to the waterlogged condition of the pitch due to torrential rain prior to the start of the match.[20][21] The match was rescheduled and played after Round 12 on 14 October.[22]
- ^(8) Illichivets Mariupol postpones their Round 7 home match against Desna Chernihiv since several players were called for international duty.[23] Match played after Round 9.[24]
- ^(9) Illichivets Mariupol postpones their Round 5 home match against FC Sumy since several players were called for international duty.[25] Match played after Round 10.[24]
- ^(10) Nyva Ternopil informed the PFL that they would not arrive for their Round 10 match against Helios Kharkiv due to their difficult financial situation.[26] Control Disciplinary Committee of the Football Federation of Ukraine awarded a 3–0 technical victory to Helios. (12 November 2015)[27]
- ^(11) Illichivets Mariupol postpones their Round 12 away match against Helios Kharkiv since several players were called for international duty.[28] Match was played after Round 16.
- ^(12) Nyva Ternopil informed the PFL that the club will not be able to take part in the first game of the spring half of the season.[15] (23 March 2016) Later the FFU formally expelled the club and awarded technical victories to their opponents.[17] (1 April 2016)
Position by Round
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Top goalscorers
- As of 1 June 2016[29]
| Rank | Scorer | Goals (Pen.) |
Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Artem Favorov
|
16 (3) | Obolon-Brovar Kyiv |
| 2 | Yevhen Chepurnenko
|
11 (1) | Desna Chernihiv |
| 3 | Artem Sitalo
|
10 (4) | Hirnyk Kryvyi Rih |
| Serhiy Vakulenko
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10 (6) | Illichivets Mariupol | |
| 5 | Volodymyr Bayenko
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8 | Hirnyk Kryvyi Rih |
| Denys Skepskyi
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8 (2) | Cherkaskyi Dnipro | |
| 7 | Borys Baranets
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7 | Zirka Kirovohrad |
| Oleksandr Batalskyi
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7 | Cherkaskyi Dnipro |
Continued:
| Rank | Scorer | Goals (Pen.) |
Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Oleksiy Chychykov
|
7 | Zirka Kirovohrad |
| Ruslan Ivashko
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7 | Hirnyk-Sport Komsomolsk | |
| Roman Loktionov
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7 | Zirka Kirovohrad | |
| Vasyl Prodan
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7 | Obolon-Brovar Kyiv | |
| Artur Zahorulko
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7 | Illichivets Mariupol | |
| Denys Favorov(15)
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7 (1) | FC Poltava/Desna Chernihiv | |
| Ihor Sikorskyi
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7 (4) | MFC Mykolaiv |
Notes:
- ^(15) Denys Favorov signed with Desna Chernihiv during the winter break.[30]
See also
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