2024–25 Ukrainian First League

Football league season
Ukrainian First League
Season2024–25
Dates25 July 2024 – May 2025
June 2025 (play-offs)
Matches played0
Goals scored0
Total attendance0
Average attendance0
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The 2024–25 Ukrainian First League is the 34th football league since its establishment. The league competition consisted of 18 teams. The competition is conducting during the ongoing war with the Russia since late February 2022.

Format

The PFL has decided to keep the split group format of double round-robin tournaments with 9 teams in group, total 18 teams. The number of teams has been reduced to 18 compared to the 20 last season. Similar to the last season the top teams will qualify for the promotion tournament, four from each, while less fortunate teams, five from each, will qualify for the relegation tournament.[1] Due to odd number of teams in both groups of the first stage, the second stage groups, promotion and relegation, will not have even number of teams. In total the first stage will have 18 rounds with 72 matches in each group, 16 for each team.[1]

The second stage will have another two groups one for promotion to the top tier, another for relegation to the tier below. The promotion group tournament will consist of 8 teams, top 4 teams from each group (A and B) of the first stage.[1] The teams' record from the previous stage will be grandfathered in full.[1] Each team in the promotion group will play 8 matches with the best four teams of the other group of the first stage (home and away).[1] In total there will be 32 matches.[1] The top two teams of the promotion group will get promotion rights to the Ukrainian Premier League, while the next two teams (3rd and 4th places) would receive a chance to get promotion rights through play-off match-up with the top tier teams.[1]

The teams that would place 5th through 9th in each group (A and B) in the first stage will form the relegation group.[1] The teams' record from the previous stage will be grandfathered in full as well.[1] Each 10 teams of the relegation group will play 10 matches with the 5 teams of the other group of the first stage (home and away).[1] In total there will be 50 matches.[1] The bottom three teams (places 8-10) will gain direct relegation to the tier below (Druha Liha/Ukrainian Second League), while teams that would place 6th and 7th will meet with runners-up of the Druha Liha in play-off match-ups to contest their place in the league.[1]

Teams

This season, Ukrainian First League consisted of 18 teams.

Two teams were promoted at the end of the 2023–24 Ukrainian Second League.

  • UCSA Tarasivka – playoff winner (debut)
  • PFC Zviahel – playoff winner (debut)

Relegated teams

Two teams were relegated at the end of the 2023–24 Ukrainian Premier League.

  • Metalist 1925 Kharkiv – 16th placed (returning after three seasons)
  • FC Mynai – 15th placed (returning after four seasons)

Administrative issues

Temporary relocation

Due to the Russian military aggression, three clubs in the league were forced to relocate.

  • FC Metalist Kharkiv moved to Uzhhorod
  • FSC Mariupol moved to Boryspil
  • FC Metalist 1925 Kharkiv moved to Zolocha community (Kyiv suburb)

Administrative admissions

  • FC Kudrivka which has its teams in both Chernihiv and Kyiv regions (representing Irpin) merged and took over Nyva Buzova (Irpin city area). The club withdrew its original team from the lower tier for this season.
  • Due to withdrawal of the Ukrainian Second League (tier 3) champion Druzhba Myrivka, FC Khust, which was defeated in play-off match-up against PFC Zviahel, was allowed to remain in the Persha Liha (tier 2) competitions.

Location map

The following displays the location of teams.

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Home venues of teams in the 2024–25 Ukrainian First League.

Stadiums

The following stadiums were used as home grounds for the teams in the competition. The minimum capacity for stadiums of the First League clubs is set at 1,500 spectators.[2]

Rank Stadium Location Capacity Club Notes
1 Yuvileinyi Sumy 25,830 Viktoriya Sumy [3]
2 Miskyi imeni Shukhevycha Ternopil 15,150 Nyva Ternopil
3 Bukovyna Chernivtsi 12,000 Bukovyna Chernivtsi
4 Avanhard Uzhhorod 10,383 Metalist Kharkiv used as home ground during the season
5 Podillia Khmelnytskyi 6,800 Podillia Khmelnytskyi
6 Rukh Ivano-Frankivsk 6,200 Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk
7 Kolos Boryspil 5,400 FSC Mariupol used as home ground during the season
8 Karpaty Khust 5,200 FC Khust
9 Arena Livyi Bereh Zolochivska hromada 4,700 Livyi Bereh Kyiv
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv used as home ground during the season
10 Avanhard Zviahel 3,000 PFC Zviahel
11 Yunist Volochysk 2,700 Ahrobiznes Volochysk
12 imeni Tonkocheyeva Kamianets-Podilskyi 2,500 Epitsentr Kamianets-Podilskyi [4]
13 imeni Bannikova Kyiv 1,678 UCSA Tarasivka
14 Mynai Arena Mynai 1,312 FC Mynai
15 Yuvileinyi Bucha 1,028 Kudrivka-Nyva Buzova
16 Molodizhnyi Poltava 680 SC Poltava
17 Dinaz Demydiv 550 Dinaz Vyshhorod

Personnel and sponsorship

Team President Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Ahrobiznes Volochysk Oleh Sobutskyi Oleksandr Chyzhevskyi Azerbaijan Andrey Popovich Nike Ahrobiznes
Bukovyna Chernivtsi Andriy Safronyak Valeriy Kryventsov Maksym Lopyryonok Nike Тайстра
Dinaz Vyshhorod Yaroslav Moskalenko Oleksandr Holovko Andriy Voloshyn Nike Цар Хліб[5]
Epitsentr Kamianets-Podilskyi Ivan Chernonoh Serhiy Nahornyak Andriy Bezhenar Macron Епіцентр
Khust Mykhaylo Madyarchyk Volodymyr Tsytkin Bohdan Pavlych Joma —
Kudrivka-Nyva Buzova Roman Solodarenko Roman Loktionov Yevhen Misiura Nike —
Livyi Bereh Kyiv Mykola Lavrenko Vitaliy Pervak[6][7] Andriy Spivakov Nike —
Mariupol Oleksandr Yaroshenko Oleh Krasnopyorov Ivan Mochevinskyi Joma KOD Zdorovia
Metalist Kharkiv Oleksandr Yaroslavskyi Andriy Anishchenko Brazil Gabriel Gomes Joma DCH
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv Yaroslav Vdovenko Viktor Skrypnyk Artem Habelok Puma AES group
Mynai Valeriy Peresolyak Serbia Željko Ljubenović Oleksandr Bandura Kelme FavBet
Nyva Ternopil Oleksandr Stadnyk Oleksandr Stakhiv Roman Volokhatyi Jako —
Podillya Khmelnytskyi Yevhen Beiderman Vitaliy Kostyshyn Oleksandr Tsybulnyk Kelme —
Poltava Serhiy Ivashchenko Volodymyr Sysenko Dmytro Shcherbak Joma КВП
Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk Vasyl Olshanetskyi Oleh Rypan Vasyl Tsyutsyura Joma Morshynska
UCSA Tarasivka Serhiy Lesnyk Mykola Tsymbal
Viktoriya Sumy Serhiy Bondarenko Anatoliy Bezsmertnyi Andriy Nelin Puma —
PFC Zviahel Stepan Nusbaum Serhiy Shyshchenko

Notes:

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing head coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Table Incoming head coach Date of appointment

Group A league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Ahrobiznes Volochysk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualified to the Promotion group
2 Bukovyna Chernivtsi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Epitsentr Kamianets-Podilskyi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Khust 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Metalist Kharkiv 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualified to the Relegation group
6 Mynai 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Nyva Ternopil 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Podillia Khmelnytskyi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 25 July 2024. Source: PFL.ua
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference in all games; 6) Goals scored in all games (Note: calculation by criteria indicated in rules 2, 3, 4 is conducted with consideration of all teams that have an equal number of tournament points at the moment of calculation and not only among those which after preliminary criteria have appeared more successful).[2]

Group A results

Home \ Away AHR BUK EPC XST MET MIN NYV POD PRY
Ahrobiznes Volochysk
Bukovyna Chernivtsi
Epitsentr Kamianets-Podilskyi
FC Khust
Metalist Kharkiv
FC Mynai
Nyva Ternopil
Podillya Khmelnytskyi
Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk
First match(es) will be played: 25 July 2024. Source: Calendar (in Ukrainian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Group A results by week

First match(es) will be played on 25 July 2024. Source: pfl.ua
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Group A goalscorers

As of 24 November 2023[update][8]

Rank Scorer Team Goals
(Pen.)

Group A clean sheets

As of 24 November 2023[update][9]

Rank Player Club Clean
sheets

Group B league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Dinaz Vyshhorod 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualified to the Promotion group
2 Livyi Bereh Kyiv 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Mariupol 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Metalist 1925 Kharkiv 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Kudrivka-Nyva Buzova 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualified to the Relegation group
6 Poltava 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 UCSA Tarasivka 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Viktoriya Sumy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Zviahel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 25 July 2024. Source: PFL.ua
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference in all games; 6) Goals scored in all games (Note: calculation by criteria indicated in rules 2, 3, 4 is conducted with consideration of all teams that have an equal number of tournament points at the moment of calculation and not only among those which after preliminary criteria have appeared more successful).[2]

Group B results

Home \ Away DIN LBK MAR M25 KDR POL UCS VKT ZVH
Dinaz Vyshhorod
Livyi Bereh Kyiv
FSC Mariupol
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv
FC Kudrivka
SC Poltava
UCSA Tarasivka
Viktoriya Sumy
PFC Zviahel
First match(es) will be played: 25 July 2024. Source: Calendar (in Ukrainian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Group B Results by week

First match(es) will be played on 25 July 2024. Source: pfl.ua
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Group B goalscorers

As of 24 November 2023[update][8]

Rank Scorer Team Goals
(Pen.)

Group B clean sheets

As of 24 November 2023[update][9]

Rank Player Club Clean
sheets

Awards

Monthly awards

Month Player of the Month Ref.
Player Club
August 2024
September 2024
October 2024
March 2025
April 2025

Round awards

Fall half
Round Player Coach
Player Club Reference Coach Club Reference
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Round 7
Round 8
Round 9
Round 10
Round 11
Round 12
Round 13
Round 14
Round 15
Round 16
Round 17
Round 18
winter break
Round 19
Round 20
Round 21
Round 22
Round 23
Round 24
Round 25
Round 26
Round 27
Round 28
Round 29
Round 30
Round 31
Round 32
Round 33
Round 34

Relegation play-offs

The relegation–promotion play-off games are scheduled to take place between the 6th and 7th placed teams in the Relegation group of the First League with the second and third placed teams of the Second League.


Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
x – x
x – x

Number of teams by region

Number Region Team(s)
3  Khmelnytskyi Oblast Ahrobiznes, Epitsentr, and Podillia
 Kyiv Oblast Dinaz, Kudrivka-Nyva and UCSA
2  Kharkiv Oblast Metalist and Metalist 1925
 Zakarpattia Oblast Khust and Mynai
1  Chernivtsi Oblast Bukovyna
 Donetsk Oblast Mariupol
 Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast Prykarpattia
 Kyiv Livyi Bereh
 Poltava Oblast Poltava
 Sumy Oblast Viktoriya
 Ternopil Oblast Nyva
 Zhytomyr Oblast Zviahel

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Формат сезону 2024/25: як гратимуть Перша та Друга ліги" (in Ukrainian). 14 June 2024. Archived from the original on 2024-06-14. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "РЕГЛАМЕНТ Всеукраїнських змагань з футболу серед команд клубів Професіональної футбольної ліги сезону 2020/21" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). 28 August 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-09-07. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Новачок Першої ліги повертає на футбольну мапу України історичний стадіон" [The newcomer of the First League is returning the historic stadium to the football map of Ukraine]. football24.ua (in Ukrainian). 12 July 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  4. ^ Эпицентр в Первой лиге будет играть в Каменце-Подольском. UA-Football. 29 July 2022
  5. ^ Сергій Старенький: Діназ робитиме акцент на молоді. ukr-futbol.com. 29 June 2023
  6. ^ Екстренер "Олександрії" прийняв "Лівий берег". www.footboom1.com. 1 January 2023
  7. ^ Екс-тренер Олександрії Первак очолив Лівий берег. sportarena.com. 1 January 2023
  8. ^ a b "Професіональна футбольна ліга України".
  9. ^ a b "Most Clean Sheets". www.footystats.org/. Retrieved 2 September 2022.

External links

  • The season's regulations. pfl.ua.
  • The season's playing calendar. pfl.ua.
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