2010–11 Ukrainian First League

Updated on Nov 06, 2023

Edit

Comment

Season 2010–11 Promoted Chornomorets Goals scored 762		Champions PFC Oleksandria Champion FC Oleksandriya Matches played 291

Top goalscorer 20 – Ruslan Hunchak (Bukovyna) Biggest home win Stal 5–0 Prykarpattya (Round 2) Lviv 6–1 Feniks-Illichivets (Round 18) Biggest away win Feniks-Illichivets 1–6 Zirka (Round 19) Prykarpattya 1–6 Lviv (Round 34) Relegated FC Prykarpattya Ivano-Frankivsk People also search for 2011–12 Ukrainian First League

The 2010–11 Ukrainian First League was the 20th since its establishment. Eighteen teams competed in the competition. Two teams were promoted from the Ukrainian Second League 2009–10 and a third team replaced a team that withdrew from the competition.

The competition began on July 17, 2010 with six matches. The competition had a winter break and resumed March 19, 2011.

Promoted teams

These three teams were promoted from Druha Liha at the start of the season:

Group A

Bukovyna Chernivtsi – Druha Liha champion (Returning after nine seasons)

Nyva Vinnytsia – Playoff winner (Returning after four seasons)

Group B

Tytan Armyansk – Druha Liha champion (Debut)

Relegated teams

Two teams were relegated from the Ukrainian Premier League 2009–10 season

Chornomorets Odesa – 15th place (Returning after eight seasons)

Zakarpattya Uzhhorod – 16th place (Returning after a season)

Playoff game

At the meeting of the Professional Football League of Ukraine, it was confirmed that FC Desna Chernihiv failed attestation for the season and hence would have their license withdrawn. To allow an extra team to be promoted, the PFL determined that a playoff game between the 2nd placed teams from Druha Liha – Kremin Kremenchuk and Nyva Vinnytsia would determine the vacancy created. This playoff game was played June 28, 2010.

Nyva Vinnytsia were promoted into the First League, while Kremin Kremenchuk remain in the Second League.

Map

The following displays the location of teams.

Stadiums

The following stadiums were used during the season.

Notes:

^(11) Tytan Armyansk played their Round 21, 23 and 25 games at Khimik Stadium, Krasnoperekopsk, Crimea

^(12) Arsenal Bila Tserkva played their Round 21, 23 and 25 games at SCOR Stadium, Obukhiv, Kiev Oblast

Final league standings

Notes:

^(1) Feniks-Illichovets Kalinino deducted 3 points by the PFL on February 9, 2011 due to failure of payment of league dues. Prior to the resumption of competition after the winter break the club ceased operations and withdrew from the PFL.

Relegation playoff

The relegation playoff match was played between the 16th place team of the First League and the winner of another playoff game between the second placed clubs from each group of the Second League.

Feniks-Illichovets Kalinino

At the end of the winter break Feniks-Illichivets Kalinino administration notified the PFL that their club was in liquidation and would withdraw from the league. All of their spring fixtures are considered technical losses. The club competed in twenty games in the League and had a record of 3 wins, 2 draws and 14 losses and 1 technical loss with 17 goals scored and 48 allowed.

Results

Updated to games played on June 21, 2011.
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.

Notes:

^(2) PFL awarded a technical 3–0 victory to Prykarpattya Ivano-Frankivsk due to Enerhetyk Burshtyn fielding Ihor Dolotko who was suspended for the game. The original Round 22 game ended in a 1–1 draw.

^(3) PFL awarded a technical 3–0 victory to Nyva Vinnytsia due to Enerhetyk Burshtyn not arriving for the Round 34 match on June 11, 2011.

^(4) Feniks-Illichivets Kalinino failed to play in their scheduled Round 17 match on October 23, 2010 indicating that had removed themselves from all competitions (October 21st, 2010). Four days later the club informed the PFL that their financial state had stabilized. PFL award a 3–0 technical victory to Tytan Armyansk.

Top scorers

Notes:

^(5) Vyacheslav Shevchenko signed with PFC Oleksandria during the winter break.

^(6) Dmytro Leonov signed with Arsenal Bila Tserkva during the winter break after Feniks-Illichivets Kalinino released all their players when the club folded.