2014–15_Ukrainian_First_League
2014–15 Ukrainian First League
Football league season
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.
Quick Facts Season, Champions ...
| Season | 2014–15 |
|---|---|
| Champions | FC Oleksandriya |
| Promoted | FC Oleksandriya Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk |
| Relegated | Bukovyna Chernivtsi |
| Matches played | 226 |
| Goals scored | 551 (2.44 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | 21 – Stanislav Kulish (Stal Dni.) |
| Biggest home win | 5 goals – Desna 6–1 Bukovyna (Round 26) |
| Biggest away win | 5 goals – Mykolaiv 0–5 Hirnyk-Sport (Round 14) |
| Highest scoring | 8 goals – Nyva 5–3 Bukovyna (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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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.
- Hirnyk-Sport Komsomolsk[3] – champion (debut)
- Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk[4] – 2nd placed runner-up (returning after an absence of 6 seasons)
- FC Ternopil[5] – 3rd placed runner-up (debut)
- Hirnyk Kryvyi Rih[6] – 4th placed runner-up (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Withdrawn teams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 war 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]
The following displays the location of teams.
Home venues of teams in the 2014–15 Ukrainian First League.
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.
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]
More information Rank, Stadium ...
| 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 | |
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| 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 |
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Managerial changes
More information Team, Outgoing head coach ...
| Team | Outgoing head coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Incoming head coach | Date of appointment | Table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Sumy |  Serhiy Strashnenko (interim) |
End interim | Pre-season | Yuriy Yaroshenko[15] |
Pre-season | ||
| Zirka Kirovohrad | Anatoliy Buznyk[16] |
Fired | October 28 | 11th | Samir Hasanov[16] |
October 28 | 11th |
| Zirka Kirovohrad | Samir Hasanov[17] |
Resigns | November 12 | 14th | Serhiy Lavrynenko[17] |
November 12 | 14th |
| Dynamo-2 Kyiv |  Alyaksandr Khatskevich[18] |
Leaves for Belarus | December 4 | 5th | Vadym Yevtushenko[19] |
December 15 | 5th |
| FC Poltava | Ilya Blyznyuk[20] |
January 11 | 7th | Oleh Fedorchuk[20] |
January 11 | 7th | |
| Helios Kharkiv | Serhiy Yesin[21] |
Fired | April 1 | Serhiy Syzykhin (interim) |
April 1 | ||
| Nyva Ternopil | Bohdan Samardak[22] |
Resigns | April 27 | 13th | Roman Tolochko[23] |
April 30 | 13th |
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More information Pos, Team ...
| 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 to Ukrainian Premier League |
| 2 | Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk[lower-alpha 1] (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 to relegation play-offs[28] |
| 15 | Stal Alchevsk (D) | 30 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 16 | 28 | −12 | 15 | Withdrew[lower-alpha 2] |
| 16 | Bukovyna Chernivtsi (R) | 30 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 24 | 61 | −37 | 15 | Relegated to Ukrainian Second League |
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Source: (in Ukrainian) Professional Football League of Ukraine[30]
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
(C) Champions; (D) Disqualified; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
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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
(C) Champions; (D) Disqualified; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- After the season completed the president of FC Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk announced that the club would merge with FC Metalurh Donetsk and were to replace them in the Premier League for the 2015–16 season.[24][25] (14 June 2015) Initially, the club name attempted to use the name of FC Metalurh Donetsk[26] but subsequently that club declared bankruptcy. Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk was promoted on decision of the Ukrainian Football Federation.[27]
- Stal Alchevsk temporarily withdrew from the competition during the winter break due to the war in Donbass with expectation to return possibly for the next season.[29]
Results
- As of 24 May 2015
More information Home \ Away, BUK ...
| Home \ Away | BUK | DES | DK2 | HEL | HIR | HIS | MYK | NAF | NVT | OLK | POL | STA | STD | SUM | TNP | ZIR |
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| Bukovyna Chernivtsi | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–3[lower-alpha 1] | 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[lower-alpha 2] | 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[lower-alpha 3] | 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[lower-alpha 4] | 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[lower-alpha 5] | 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[lower-alpha 6] | 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[lower-alpha 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 |
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Source: Calendar (in Ukrainian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
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Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
- Round 2 match between Bukovyna Chernivtsi and MFK Mykolaiv postponed to a later date due to Bukovyna's lack of sponsorship and preparedness in starting to compete in the season.[31] Match was played after Round 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.[32] Control Disciplinary Committee of the Football Federation of Ukraine awarded a 3–0 technical victory to Helios. (24 October 2014)[33]
- Dynamo-2 Kyiv postpones their Round 19 match away against Hirnyk-Sport Komsomolsk since five players were called for international duty.[34] Match played after Round 27.
- 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.[35] The match was played after Round 13. (22 October 2014)
- Dynamo-2 Kyiv postpones their Round 12 away match against FC Oleksandriya since several players were called for international duty.[36] Match played after Round 20.
- 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.[37] Match played after Round 16.
- Round 2 match between FC Ternopil and Nyva Ternopil postponed to a later date due to Nyva's unpreparedness for the season.[38] Match was played after Round 7.
Position by round
More information Team ╲ Round, FC Oleksandriya ...
| 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 |
| 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 |
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Updated to match(es) played on 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.[39]
More information Team 1, Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score ...
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| MFC Mykolaiv | 1–0 | FC Kremin Kremenchuk | 0–0 | 1–0 |
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First leg
Second leg
More information Kremin Kremenchuk, 0 – 1 ...
| Kremin Kremenchuk | 0 – 1 | MFC Mykolaiv |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Storublevtsev  62' |
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MFC Mykolaiv wins 1–0 on aggregate and remains in First League
- As of 3 June 2015
More information #, Scorer ...
| # | Scorer | Goals (Pen.) |
Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stanislav Kulish |
21 | Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk |
| 2 | Bohdan Semenets |
14 | FC Ternopil |
| 3 | Oleksiy Chychykov |
11 | Zirka Kirovohrad |
| 4 | Dmytro Bohachov |
10 | FC Sumy |
| Vitaliy Ponomar |
10 | FC Oleksandriya | |
| 6 | Serhiy Herasymets |
9 | Hirnyk-Sport Komsomolsk |
| Serhiy Kravchenko |
9 (3) | Helios Kharkiv | |
| 8 | Volodymyr Korolkov |
8 (3) | Hirnyk-Sport Komsomolsk |
| Anton Kotlyar |
8 (6) | Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk | |
| 10 | Maksym Kalenchuk |
7 | Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk |
| Yehor Kartushov |
7 | Desna Chernihiv | |
| Oleksiy Khoblenko |
7 | Dynamo-2 Kyiv | |
| Roman Loktionov[lower-alpha 1] |
7 | Stal Alchevsk / Zirka Kirovohrad | |
| Ihor Zahalskyi |
7 (2) | Zirka Kirovohrad | |
| Petro Kondratyuk |
7 (3) | Desna Chernihiv | |
| Yuriy Solomka |
7 (3) | FC Poltava |
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