2009–10 Ukrainian First League – Wikipedia

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The 2009–10 Ukrainian First League was the nineteenth since its establishment. There were 18 teams competing. Two teams were relegated from the 2008–09 Ukrainian Premier League. Three teams were promoted from the 2008–09 Ukrainian Second League. Due to the 2009 flu pandemic which affected Ukraine in late October the PFL decide to break for winter earlier than they originally scheduled. The second half of the season began March 11, 2010.[1]

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

Group A
Group B

Relegated teams[edit]

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Two teams were relegated from the Ukrainian Premier League 2008–09 season

Map[edit]

The following displays the location of teams.

Location of teams in Ukrainian First League 2009–10

Playoff game[edit]

Prior to the beginning of the season FC Ihroservice Simferopol failed to pay their license dues for the season. To allow an extra team to be promoted, the PFL determined that a playoff game between the 2nd placed teams from Druha Liha –
Arsenal Bila Tserkva and FC Poltava would determine the vacancy. This playoff game was played July 12, 2009.[2]

Final standings[edit]

Source: Professional Football League of Ukraine[8]
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th fair play[9]
(C) Champion; (D) Disqualified; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Desna Chernihiv completed the season but failed attestation for the 2010-11 season and their licence was removed. (June 21st, 2010)[3]
  2. ^ Zirka Kirovohrad deducted 3 points for failure of payment to contracted players. (January 28th, 2010)[4]
  3. ^ FC Kharkiv were relegated to the Second League. After the season completed the club failed attestation and their license was withdrawn by the respective committee of the Football Federation of Ukraine for providing false information of the club’s affairs.(June 23rd, 2010)[5]
  4. ^ Nyva Ternopil initially deducted 3 points for failure of payment of license fees. (October 2nd, 2009)[6] Another 3 points were for non payment to players. (June 9th, 2010)[7]

Results[edit]

Updated to match(es) played on June 10, 2010. Source: PFL Persha Liha Calendar
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. ^ Seven matches from Round 17 were postponed due to the 2009 flu pandemic which affected Ukraine in late October.[10]
  2. ^ In this game in FC Kharkiv was represented by the youth squad of FC Arsenal Kharkiv, U-17.[11]
  3. ^ Round 33 match between FC Kharkiv and Enerhetyk Burshtyn did not take place due to FC Kharkiv’s players boycotting the game due to not payment of wages and no contracts for next season.[12] PFL awards a 3–0 technical victory to Enerhetyk Burshtyn.[7]
  4. ^ Match on March 14 FC Lviv – PFC Sevastopol was not played due to the condition of the pitch.[13] The Disciplinary Committee of the PFL awarded a 3–0 technical victory to PFC Sevastopol.[14](21 April 2010) However, with PFC Sevastapol’s agreement the league decided to play the fixture on 2 June 2010.[15]
  5. ^ Round 33 match between Stal Alchevsk and Desna Chernihiv did not take place due to Desna not arriving to play. PFL awards a 3–0 technical victory to Stal Alchevsk.[7]

Top scorers[edit]

Managers[edit]

Managerial changes[edit]

Stadiums[edit]

The following stadiums were used during the season.

Rank Stadium Capacity Club Notes
1 Zirka Stadium, Kirovohrad 13,667 Zirka Kirovohrad
2 Labor Reserve, Bila Tserkva 13,500 Arsenal Bila Tserkva With stadium under construction capacity is reduced to 5,000.
3 Avanhard Stadium, Lutsk 12,080 Volyn Lutsk
4 Yuriy Haharyn Stadium, Chernihiv 12,060 Desna Chernihiv
5 City Stadium, Ternopil 11,300 Nyva Ternopil
6 Stal Stadium, Alchevsk 8,632 Stal Alchevsk
7 MCS Rukh, Ivano-Frankivsk 6,500 Prykarpattya Ivano-Frankivsk
8 KSC Nika, Oleksandria 5,692 PFC Oleksandria
9 Naftovyk Stadium, Okhtyrka 5,256 Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka
10 Druzhba Stadium, Bakhchisaray, Crimea 4,500 PFC Sevastopol Temporary home stadium used by Sevastopol in the first half of the season
11 SK Sevastopol, Sevastopol, Crimea 3,500 PFC Sevastopol Return to their home stadium after the winter break
12 ST Sport Arena, Ahrarne, Crimea 3,250 Krymteplitsia Molodizhne
13 Kniazha Arena, Dobromyl 3,220 FC Lviv
14 Central Stadium, Makariv, Kyiv Oblast 3,100[31] Arsenal Bila Tserkva Club forced to play away from home due to construction.[a]
15 Enerhetyk Stadium, Burshtyn 3,000 Enerhetyk Burshtyn
16 Dynamo Stadium, Kharkiv 2,500 FC Kharkiv
17 Sport Complex Obukhivsky Raion, Obukhiv, Kyiv Oblast[33] 2,064 Arsenal Bila Tserkva Club forced to play away from home due to state of home ground pitch.[b]
18 Helios Arena, Kharkiv 2,057 Helios Kharkiv
19 Dukov Dniester Stadium, Ovidiopol 1,500 Dniester Ovidiopol
20 Arsenal-Spartak Stadium, Kharkiv[c] 1,500 FC Kharkiv Used as temporary home ground after the winter break because of weather conditions.
21 Stadium Yunist, Kalinino, Crimea 1,050 Feniks-Illichovets Kalinine
22 Dynamo Club Stadium, Chapayevka 750 Dynamo-2 Kyiv
Desna Chernihiv
Arsenal Bila Tserkva 		Used as temporary home ground for Desna and Arsenal because of weather conditions.[d]
23 YFA Sport Club Metalist Stadium[e], Kharkiv 400 Helios Kharkiv Used as temporary home ground after the winter break because of weather conditions.

Notes:

  1. ^ Arsenal Bila Tserkva played three home games at Central Stadium, Makariv, Kyiv Oblast – Round 21, 23 and 25.[32]
  2. ^ Arsenal Bila Tserkva played their Round 28,[33] 32 and 34 games at SCOR Stadium, Obukhiv, Kyiv Oblast[34]
  3. ^ Arsenal-Spartak Stadium (home ground of FC Arsenal Kharkiv) is an all weather stadium with artificial turf.[35]
  4. ^ Weather conditions in March forced the PFL to reschedule home games for Arsenal and Desna to Dynamo Training Center which has an artificial pitch. On March 24, three games from Round 19 were played at the complex in one day, including a home game for Dynamo-2.[36]
  5. ^ Youth Football Academy Sport Club Metalist Stadium is a sporting complex that has an artificial turf pitch.[35]

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