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2008–09 Ukrainian First League

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Season
  
2008–09

Start date
  
2008

Location
  
Ukraine

Champions
  
Zakarpattia Uzhhorod

Champion
  
FC Hoverla Uzhhorod

2008–09 Ukrainian First League

Promoted
  
Zakarpattia Uzhhorod Obolon Kyiv

Relegated
  
(all withdrew) Komunalnyk Luhansk Knyazha Schaslyve Ihroservice Simferopol

Top goalscorer
  
22 - Oleksandr Pyschur (Volyn Lutsk)

Biggest home win
  
Obolon 6–0 Ihroservice Obolon 6–0 Sevastopol

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The 2008–09 Ukrainian First League is the eighteenth since its establishment. The Professional Football League (PFL) decreased the number of teams in the league. This season, there are 18 teams instead of 20 teams competing. Two of the teams were relegated from the Ukrainian Premier League 2007-08 and two were promoted from the Ukrainian Second League 2007-08. To decrease the number of teams in the competition 4 teams were relegated from the Ukrainian First League 2007-08 season.

Contents

Both of the following two teams were promoted from Druha Liha and debuting in the Ukrainian First League:

Group A
  • Knyazha Schaslyve – Druha Liha champion (Withdrew – after winter break)
    • Group B
  • Komunalnyk Luhansk – Druha Liha champion (Withdrew – First half)

    • Relegated teams

    Two teams were relegated from the Ukrainian Premier League 2007–08 season after finishing on the bottom of the competition:

  • Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka – 15th place (Returning after a seasons)
  • Zakarpattia Uzhhorod – 16th place (Returning after a seasons)

    • Competition information

    Placing of teams in table of standings are done in the following order:

  • number of accumulated points
  • number of wins
  • difference(GD) between goals for(GF) and goals allowed(GA)
  • number of goals for(GF)
  • The League Fair-play ranking

    • The next tie-break is a simple draw.

    Komunalnyk Luhansk

    After competing in thirteen rounds of the competition Komunalnyk Luhansk withdrew from the PFL on October 17, 2008. The PFL annulled all the results from the competition and adjusted the standings. Komunalnyk had a record of 2 wins, 1 draw and 10 losses scoring 12 goals and having 31 goals scored against them in the thirteen games that they played in. At the end of the 13th round Komunalnyk was in 17th place in the standings. Yuri Kudinov was team's leading goal scorer with 8 goals (3 penalties).

    Knyazha Schaslyve

    Knyazha withdrew on the March 25, 2009. The PFL will award technical victories to teams that are to play against Knyazha after the winter break. Knyazha in 18 games had a record of 5 wins, 5 draws, and 8 losses scoring 22 goals and having 23 goals scored against them. At the end of the 18th round Knyazha was in 14th place in the standings. Oleksandr Mandziuk was team's leading goal scorer with 9 goals.

    Ihroservis Simferopol

    Ihroservis failed to pay league dues on time and were excluded from competitions for the next season.

    Final standings

    Notes :

  • ^1 Ihroservice Simferopol withdrew after the season completed due to licensing issues for the next season
  • ^2 Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka deducted 3 points by the Ukrainian Football Federation (January 22, 2009)
  • ^3 Due to the licensing issues of Ihroservice Simferopol, Prykarpattya Ivano-Frankivsk who finished in 16th place were not relegated by the PFL.
  • ^4 Knyazha Schaslyve withdrew after the winter break

    • Teams

    In 2008–09 season, the Ukrainian First League consists of the following teams:

    Results

    Updated to games played on Jun 14, 2009.
    Source: PFL Persha Liha Calendar
    1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
    Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

    Top scorers

  • ^5 Bobal signed with Premier League club Tavriya Simferopol (November 22, 2008)
  • ^6 Prokopchenko transferred to Zakarpattia (March 24, 2009)
  • ^7 Savanchuk transferred to Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka (March 24, 2009)
  • ^8 Mandzyuk signed with Premier League club FC Lviv (February 25, 2009)

    • Awards

  • Best coach – Yuri Maximov (Obolon)
  • Best official – Yevhen Aranovsky (Kyiv)
  • Best player – Oleksandr Pischur (Volyn)
  • Best scorer – Oleksandr Pischur (Volyn)
  • Fair Play Champion – FC Stal Alchevsk

    • References

    2008–09 Ukrainian First League Wikipedia
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