| Season | 2014–15 |
|---|---|
| Champions | FC Oleksandriya |
| Promoted | FC Oleksandriya Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk |
| Relegated | Bukovyna Chernivtsi |
| Matches | 226 |
| Goals | 551 (2.44 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | 21 –Stanislav Kulish(Stal Dni.) |
| Biggest home win | 5 goals –Desna 6–1Bukovyna(Round 26) |
| Biggest away win | 5 goals –Mykolaiv 0–5Hirnyk-Sport(Round 14) |
| Highest scoring | 8 goals –Nyva 5–3Bukovyna(ppd. Round 1) |
| Longest winning run | 10 –Oleksandriya(Round 1–10) |
| Longest unbeaten run | 14 –Oleksandriya(Round 1–11, 13–15) |
| Longest winless run | 13 –Bukovyna(Rounds 3–9, ppd. 2, 11, 13, ppd. 1, 14–15) |
| Longest losing run | 9 –Bukovyna(Rounds 3–9, ppd. 2, 11) |
| Highest attendance | 6,400 –Oleksandriya–Zirka(Round 26) |
| Lowest attendance | 200 –Dynamo-2–Stal Alchevsk(Round 2) |
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The2014–15Ukrainian 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 calledFavbet League 1. The competition was on winter recess from 17 November until 20 March when the competition resumed with the Round 18 match betweenFC Ternopil andMFC Mykolaiv.
The number of teams for the competition was confirmed on 7 July 2014.[2]
Four teams were promoted from the2013–14 Ukrainian Second League.
No teams were relegated from the2013–14 Ukrainian Premier League.Tavriya Simferopol was to be relegated from theUkrainian Premier League but the team terminated its existence after theannexation of Crimea by Russia.[7]
PFC Oleksandriya refused promotion to the Premier League.[9] Prior to the seasonPFC Oleksandriya andUkrAhroKom Holovkivka merged into one club renaming themselves toFC Oleksandriya.[10]
The following displays the location of teams.
The following stadiums are considered home grounds for the teams in the competition.[11]
| Rank | Stadium | Capacity | Club | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Stadium,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 |
| Team | Outgoing head coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Incoming head coach | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Sumy | End interim | Pre-season | ||||
| Zirka Kirovohrad | Fired | October 28 | 11th | October 28 | ||
| Zirka Kirovohrad | Resigns | November 12 | 14th | November 12 | ||
| Dynamo-2 Kyiv | Leaves forBelarus | December 4 | 5th | December 15 | ||
| FC Poltava | January 11 | 7th | January 11 | |||
| Helios Kharkiv | Fired | April 1 | April 1 | |||
| Nyva Ternopil | Resigns | April 27 | 13th | April 30 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Oleksandriya(C, P) | 30 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 53 | 15 | +38 | 72 | Promoted toUkrainian Premier League |
| 2 | Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk[a](P) | 30 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 45 | 21 | +24 | 60 | |
| 3 | Hirnyk-Sport Komsomolsk | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 44 | 24 | +20 | 57 | |
| 4 | Zirka Kirovohrad | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 42 | 27 | +15 | 49 | |
| 5 | Desna Chernihiv | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 44 | 27 | +17 | 47 | |
| 6 | Dynamo-2 Kyiv | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 35 | 29 | +6 | 44 | |
| 7 | Helios Kharkiv | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 30 | 25 | +5 | 44 | |
| 8 | FC Sumy | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 35 | 41 | −6 | 43 | |
| 9 | Hirnyk Kryvyi Rih | 30 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 32 | 26 | +6 | 42 | |
| 10 | FC Poltava | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 29 | 27 | +2 | 42 | |
| 11 | FC Ternopil | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 33 | 49 | −16 | 41 | |
| 12 | Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 32 | 34 | −2 | 40 | |
| 13 | Nyva Ternopil | 30 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 25 | 52 | −27 | 27 | |
| 14 | MFC Mykolaiv(O) | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 34 | 67 | −33 | 24 | Qualification torelegation play-offs[24] |
| 15 | Stal Alchevsk(D) | 30 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 16 | 28 | −12 | 15 | Withdrew[b] |
| 16 | Bukovyna Chernivtsi(R) | 30 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 24 | 61 | −37 | 15 | Relegated toUkrainian Second League |
| 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[a] | 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[b] | 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[c] | 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[d] | 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[e] | 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[f] | 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 | |
| PFC 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[g] | 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 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| PFC 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 |
A promotion/relegation home and away play-off is to be played by the 3rd place team of2014–15 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.[39]
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MFC Mykolaiv | 1–0 | FC Kremin Kremenchuk | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Kremin Kremenchuk | 0 – 1 | MFC Mykolaiv |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Storublevtsev |
MFC Mykolaiv wins 1–0 on aggregate and remains in First League