Ukrainian First League 1995-96
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Ukrainian First League 1995–96 was the fifth season of the Ukrainian First League
which was easily won by Vorskla Poltava
. The season started on August 4, 1995 and finished on July 1, 1996.
Note:
FC Temp Shepetivka
at first united with FC Advis Khmelnytskyi, but in the second half it relocated to Kamyanets-Podilskyi and was renamed to Ratusha (townhall -eng.). The club folded at the end of the season.
Skala Stryi that was formed out of FC Karpaty Kamyanka-Buzka in 1992 to reinstate a Polish club of 70 years ago upon the conclusion of the season folded. Later another club from Komarne
will move to Stryi
and will be called as FC Hazovyk-Skala.
No clubs were relegated this season as three participants withdrew out of competition at the end of the season.
Legend:
Ukrainian First League
The Persha Liha or Ukrainian First League is a football league in Ukraine and the second tier of national football competitions. Members of the league also participate in the Ukrainian Cup...
which was easily won by Vorskla Poltava
FC Vorskla Poltava
FC Vorskla Poltava ,is a professional football team which plays in the Ukrainian Premier League and represents the city of Poltava.- History :...
. The season started on August 4, 1995 and finished on July 1, 1996.
Teams
In 1995-96 season, the Ukrainian First League consists of the following teams:| Club | City | Stadium | Coach | Replaced coach(es) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metalist Kharkiv FC Metalist Kharkiv FC Metalist Kharkiv is a Ukrainian professional football club based in Kharkiv. It competes in the Ukrainian Premier League, the highest football level in the country. Founded in 1925, the team worked its way up the rungs of the Soviet football system, eventually being promoted to the Soviet Top... |
Kharkiv Kharkiv Kharkiv or Kharkov is the second-largest city in Ukraine.The city was founded in 1654 and was a major centre of Ukrainian culture in the Russian Empire. Kharkiv became the first city in Ukraine where the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic was proclaimed in December 1917 and Soviet government was... |
Metalist Stadium Metalist Stadium Oblast Sports Complex "Metalist" , commonly known as Metalist Stadium , is a multi-use stadium in Kharkov, Ukraine. It is currently used chiefly for football matches and is the home of FC Metalist Kharkiv... |
Viktor Udovenko | V.Kamarzayev |
| Veres Rivne FC Veres Rivne FC Veres Rivne is a Ukrainian football club based in Rivne. The team ran into financial difficulties after the winter break of the 2010–11 season and was removed from the PFL . From 1992–1995, Veres Rivne took part in the Ukrainian Premier League, and achieved their best result of 12th place in... |
Rivne Rivne Rivne or Rovno is a historic city in western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Rivne Oblast , as well as the administrative center of the surrounding Rivne Raion within the oblast... |
Avanhard Stadium | Viacheslav Kobeletsky | V.Usatyi |
| Poligraftechnika Olexandria | Oleksandriya | Olimp Stadium | An.Buznyk | |
| Podillya Khmelnytskyi FC Podillya Khmelnytskyi FC Podillya Khmelnytskyi was a former Ukrainian football team that was based in Khmelnytskyi, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Ukraine. They played in Podillya Stadium which has 10,000 seats... |
Khmelnytskyi Krasyliv Krasyliv Krasyliv is a city in Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Ukraine. It is located at around .... |
Podillya Stadium Yunist Stadium |
Vl.Bulhakov | Vl.Stryzhevsky |
| Krystal Chortkiv | Chortkiv Chortkiv Chortkiv is a city in the Ternopil oblast in western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Chortkiv Raion . Population: 29,057... |
Kharchovyk Stadium | S.Osynovsky | I.Hamaliy |
| Lviv FC Lviv FC Lviv is a Ukrainian football team based in Dobromyl, Ukraine. After participating in the Ukrainian Premier League 2008–09 season they were relegated to the Ukrainian First League.- FC Lviv :... |
Lviv Lviv Lviv is a city in western Ukraine. The city is regarded as one of the main cultural centres of today's Ukraine and historically has also been a major Polish and Jewish cultural center, as Poles and Jews were the two main ethnicities of the city until the outbreak of World War II and the following... |
Yunist Stadium | Stepan Yurchyshyn Stepan Yurchyshyn Stepan Fedorovych Yurchyshyn is a retired Soviet football player.The first team that he coached was FC Karpaty Lviv in 1990, 1992, and then from 1999 to 2006... |
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| Dynamo-2 Kyiv FC Dynamo-2 Kyiv FC Dynamo-2 Kyiv is a Ukrainian football team based in Kiev , Ukraine. The club was inaugurated in 1946. The club has been featured regularly in the Ukrainian First League, since it cannot be promoted to the Ukrainian Premier League, being a reserve team from the FC Dynamo Kyiv franchise... |
Kyiv | Dynamo Stadium | Volodymyr Onyshchenko | Anatoliy Kroshchenko |
| Yavir Krasnopillia FC Spartak Sumy FC Spartak Sumy was a Ukrainian football club based in Sumy.-History:January 12, 1982 at the village forestry Krasnopillyaa club with the name Yavir was established... |
Krasnopillya | Kolos Stadium Yavir Stadium |
V.Dushkov | V.Bermudes |
| Stal Alchevsk FC Stal Alchevsk FC Stal Alchevsk is a Ukrainian professional football team of the Ukrainian First League that is based in Alchevsk. "Stal" is the Russian for "steel". The name was chosen as the pride for the heavily industrialized region of the country.... |
Alchevsk Alchevsk Alchevsk is a town in the Luhansk Oblast of eastern Ukraine. It is separate administrative unit, and is located approximately 45 km from the oblast capital, Luhansk, and right next to the district capital of Perevalsk.... |
Stal Stadium | Anatoliy Volobuyev Anatoliy Volobuyev Anatoliy Ivanovych Volobuyev is a former Ukrainian football player, and a head-coach of couple Ukrainian teams in the Premier and First leagues.-Coaching career:... |
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| Dnipro Cherkasy FC Dnipro Cherkasy FC Dnipro Cherkasy was a Ukrainian football team, based in Cherkasy.-History overview:The club was established on 9 May 1955, the 10th anniversary Victory Day. The team kept its professional status for 44 years since acquiring it in 1958 and reacqiured it in 2003 after the short term disruption... |
Cherkasy Cherkasy Cherkasy or Cherkassy , is a city in central Ukraine. It is the capital of the Cherkasy Oblast , as well as the administrative center of the surrounding Cherkasky Raion within the oblast... |
Central Stadium Spartak Stadium |
Ihor Chupryna | S.Osynovsky |
| Bazhanovets Makiivka FC Shakhtar Makiivka FC Shakhtar Makiivka is a Ukrainian football club from Makiivka, Donetsk Oblast.The club participated in the Soviet competition for a quite a stretch... |
Makiivka Makiivka Makiivka, also spelled Makiyivka is an industrial city located in eastern Ukraine within the Donetsk Oblast , from the capital Donetsk. As of the 2001 Ukrainian Census, the city's population is 389,589 inhabitants, of these 178,475 are men and 211,114 are women. It is an important steel... |
Avanhard Stadium | V.Pyshchev | |
| Bukovyna Chernivtsi FC Bukovyna Chernivtsi FC Bukovyna Chernivtsi is a Ukrainian football club based in Chernivtsi. For the 2010–11 season, the club is taking part in the Persha Liha. From 1992–94, Bukovyna played in the Ukrainian Premier League, after being initially chosen to participate for being one of the Ukrainian teams taking part in... |
Chernivtsi Chernivtsi Chernivtsi is the administrative center of Chernivtsi Oblast in southwestern Ukraine. The city is situated on the upper course of the River Prut, a tributary of the Danube, in the northern part of the historic region of Bukovina, which is currently divided between Romania and Ukraine... |
Bukovyna Stadium | Yukhym Shkolnykov Yukhym Shkolnykov Yukhym Shkolnykov was a Ukrainian coach.-External links:... |
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| Khimik Zhytomyr FC Polissya Zhytomyr FC Polissya Zhytomyr was a professional Ukrainian football club. The club was based in Zhytomyr, Ukraine.- Brief history :In Soviet times the club carried the name Avtomobilist , then it changed to Polissya... |
Zhytomyr Zhytomyr Zhytomyr is a city in the North of the western half of Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Zhytomyr Oblast , as well as the administrative center of the surrounding Zhytomyr Raion... |
City Stadium | Andriy Biba Andriy Biba Andriy Andriyovych Biba is a retired Soviet football player and Ukrainian coach.-Honours:* Soviet Top League winner: 1961, 1966, 1967.... |
Vl.Nechayev |
| Naftovyk Okhtyrka FC Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka FC Naftovyk Okhtyrka is a Ukrainian football club based in Okhtyrka, Ukraine, where it was founded in 1980.-History:Naftovyk Okhtyrka took part in the first Ukrainian Premier League season in 1992, after being initially chosen to participate for being the Ukrainian SSR Champion in 1991... |
Okhtyrka Okhtyrka Okhtyrka is a city in Ukraine, a raion centre within Sumy Oblast. It is situated near the Vorskla River, on an eleven-mile spur of the Kiev–Kharkiv railway line. It is home to Akhtyrka air base... |
Naftovyk Stadium | A.Dovbiy | Andriy Biba Andriy Biba Andriy Andriyovych Biba is a retired Soviet football player and Ukrainian coach.-Honours:* Soviet Top League winner: 1961, 1966, 1967.... |
| Metalurh Nikopol | Nikopol Nikopol Nikopol is a city in Ukraine, in the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, on the right bank of Dnieper river, about 100 km south-west of Dnipropetrovsk. It has about 128,900 inhabitants and is the third biggest city in the oblast as well as among the top 50 nationwide... |
Elektrometalurh Stadium | H.Verzhelenko | Pavlo Yakovenko |
| Temp-Advis Khmelnytskyi FC Temp Shepetivka FC Temp Shepetivka is a former Ukrainian football team. The team was situated in Shepetivka, Ukraine. Temp Shepetivka took part in the first Ukrainian Premier League season in 1992, after being initially chosen to participate for winning the Ukrainian Amateur Cup in 1991.Temp Shepetivka took last... |
Khmelnytskyi Kamianets-Podilsky |
Podillya Stadium Tonkocheyev CS |
A.Petrov | V.Dushko |
| Zakarpattia Uzhhorod | Uzhhorod Uzhhorod Uzhhorod or Uzhgorod is a city located in western Ukraine, at the border with Slovakia and near the border with Hungary. It is the administrative center of the Zakarpattia Oblast , as well as the administrative center of the surrounding Uzhhorodskyi Raion within the oblast... |
Avanhard Stadium | M.Bobal | |
| FC Skala Stryj FC Hazovyk-Skala Stryi For the club that originally started playing Morshyn and now plays in Stryi refer to FC Skala Stryi .FC Skala-Ekran Stryi was a Ukrainian football team. The team was based in Stryi, Ukraine.-History:... |
Stryi Stryi Stryi is a city located on the left bank of the river Stryi in the Lviv Oblast of western Ukraine . Serving as the administrative center of the Stryi Raion , the city itself is also designated as a separate raion within the oblast. Thus, the city has two administrations - the city and the raion... |
Sokil Stadium | Yuriy Shulyatytsky | Roman Pokora Roman Pokora Roman Mykhaylovych Pokora is a retired ex-USSR football player. Pokora played most of his career as a midfielder.Pokora is married. Has two sons.... |
| Vorskla Poltava FC Vorskla Poltava FC Vorskla Poltava ,is a professional football team which plays in the Ukrainian Premier League and represents the city of Poltava.- History :... |
Poltava Poltava Poltava is a city in located on the Vorskla River in central Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Poltava Oblast , as well as the surrounding Poltava Raion of the oblast. Poltava's estimated population is 298,652 .... |
Vorskla Stadium Lokomotyv Stadium |
Viktor Pozhychevsky | |
| Khimik Severodonetsk | Sieverodonetsk Sieverodonetsk Severodonetsk is a city in the Luhansk Oblast of south-eastern Ukraine. The city is designated as its own separate raion within the oblast, and is located on the Seversky Donets River, approximately to the north north west from the oblast capital, Luhansk.Severodonetsk has several factories and... |
Khimik Stadium | Yu.Koval | Yu.Vankevych |
| Odessa | Odessa Odessa Odessa or Odesa is the administrative center of the Odessa Oblast located in southern Ukraine. The city is a major seaport located on the northwest shore of the Black Sea and the fourth largest city in Ukraine with a population of 1,029,000 .The predecessor of Odessa, a small Tatar settlement,... |
SKA Stadium | Serhiy Marusyn | |
| Naftokhimik Kremenchuk FC Naftokhimik Kremenchuk FC Naftokhimik Kremenchuk is a Ukrainian football club from Kremenchuk, Poltava Oblast.-League and cup history:... |
Kremenchuk Kremenchuk Kremenchuk is an important industrial city in the Poltava Oblast of central Ukraine. Serving as the administrative center of the Kremenchutskyi Raion , the city itself is also designated as a separate raion within the oblast, and is located on the banks of Dnieper River.-History:Kremenchuk was... |
Naftokhimik Stadium Dnipro Stadium |
M.Belykh |
Final table
| 1 | Vorskla Poltava FC Vorskla Poltava FC Vorskla Poltava ,is a professional football team which plays in the Ukrainian Premier League and represents the city of Poltava.- History :... |
42 | 32 | 7 | 3 | 92:37 | 103 |  Vyscha LihaUkrainian Premier League 1996-97 -Preseason changes:Managers-Final standings:Note:* In bold are the participants of the 1997 Ukrainian Cup Final.-Top goalscorers:Notable Transfers*Andrei Fedkov, FC Torpedo Zaporizhia to FC Baltika Kaliningrad... |
| 2 | Bukovyna Chernivtsi FC Bukovyna Chernivtsi FC Bukovyna Chernivtsi is a Ukrainian football club based in Chernivtsi. For the 2010–11 season, the club is taking part in the Persha Liha. From 1992–94, Bukovyna played in the Ukrainian Premier League, after being initially chosen to participate for being one of the Ukrainian teams taking part in... |
42 | 30 | 5 | 7 | 83:34 | 95 | |
| 3 | Stal Alchevsk FC Stal Alchevsk FC Stal Alchevsk is a Ukrainian professional football team of the Ukrainian First League that is based in Alchevsk. "Stal" is the Russian for "steel". The name was chosen as the pride for the heavily industrialized region of the country.... |
42 | 26 | 5 | 11 | 73:40 | 83 | |
| 4 | Polihraftekhnika Oleksandria | 42 | 23 | 7 | 12 | 69:37 | 76 | |
| 5 | Metalurh Nikopol | 42 | 23 | 5 | 14 | 59:40 | 74 | |
| 6 | Dynamo-2 Kyiv FC Dynamo-2 Kyiv FC Dynamo-2 Kyiv is a Ukrainian football team based in Kiev , Ukraine. The club was inaugurated in 1946. The club has been featured regularly in the Ukrainian First League, since it cannot be promoted to the Ukrainian Premier League, being a reserve team from the FC Dynamo Kyiv franchise... |
42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 64:42 | 72 | |
| 7 | Khimik Syeverodonetsk FC Khimik Sieverodonetsk FC Khimik Sieverodonetsk was a professional Ukrainian football club. The club was based in Sieverodonetsk, Ukraine.- Brief history :In Soviet times the club participated on the professional level from 1963 when the Ukrainian zone of the Soviet Second League was organized and until 1970 during... |
42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 68:32 | 71 | |
| 8 | Naftovyk Okhtyrka FC Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka FC Naftovyk Okhtyrka is a Ukrainian football club based in Okhtyrka, Ukraine, where it was founded in 1980.-History:Naftovyk Okhtyrka took part in the first Ukrainian Premier League season in 1992, after being initially chosen to participate for being the Ukrainian SSR Champion in 1991... |
42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 52:37 | 66 | |
| 9 | Shakhtar Makiivka FC Shakhtar Makiivka FC Shakhtar Makiivka is a Ukrainian football club from Makiivka, Donetsk Oblast.The club participated in the Soviet competition for a quite a stretch... |
42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 63:55 | 64 | |
| 10 | Krystal Chortkiv | 42 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 70:54 | 63 | |
| 11 | FC Lviv FC Lviv FC Lviv is a Ukrainian football team based in Dobromyl, Ukraine. After participating in the Ukrainian Premier League 2008–09 season they were relegated to the Ukrainian First League.- FC Lviv :... |
42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 55:42 | 62 | (+) new |
| 12 | Podillia Khmelnytskyi FC Podillya Khmelnytskyi FC Podillya Khmelnytskyi was a former Ukrainian football team that was based in Khmelnytskyi, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Ukraine. They played in Podillya Stadium which has 10,000 seats... |
42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 57:50 | 62 | |
| 13 | Yavir Krasnopillia FC Spartak Sumy FC Spartak Sumy was a Ukrainian football club based in Sumy.-History:January 12, 1982 at the village forestry Krasnopillyaa club with the name Yavir was established... |
42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 53:43 | 60 | (+) new |
| 14 | Khimik Zhytomyr FC Polissya Zhytomyr FC Polissya Zhytomyr was a professional Ukrainian football club. The club was based in Zhytomyr, Ukraine.- Brief history :In Soviet times the club carried the name Avtomobilist , then it changed to Polissya... |
42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 55:57 | 58 | |
| 15 | Naftokhimik Kremenchuk FC Naftokhimik Kremenchuk FC Naftokhimik Kremenchuk is a Ukrainian football club from Kremenchuk, Poltava Oblast.-League and cup history:... |
42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 43:45 | 55 |  Folded |
| 16 | Veres Rivne FC Veres Rivne FC Veres Rivne is a Ukrainian football club based in Rivne. The team ran into financial difficulties after the winter break of the 2010–11 season and was removed from the PFL . From 1992–1995, Veres Rivne took part in the Ukrainian Premier League, and achieved their best result of 12th place in... |
42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 39:49 | 54 | (-) new |
| 17 | Zakarpattia Uzhhorod | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 49:67 | 50 | |
| 18 | Odessa | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 35:63 | 44 | |
| 19 | Metalist Kharkiv FC Metalist Kharkiv FC Metalist Kharkiv is a Ukrainian professional football club based in Kharkiv. It competes in the Ukrainian Premier League, the highest football level in the country. Founded in 1925, the team worked its way up the rungs of the Soviet football system, eventually being promoted to the Soviet Top... |
42 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 40:54 | 39 | |
| 20 | Dnipro Cherkasy FC Dnipro Cherkasy FC Dnipro Cherkasy was a Ukrainian football team, based in Cherkasy.-History overview:The club was established on 9 May 1955, the 10th anniversary Victory Day. The team kept its professional status for 44 years since acquiring it in 1958 and reacqiured it in 2003 after the short term disruption... |
42 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 26:91 | 22 | |
| 21 | Ratusha Kamyanets-Podilskyi FC Temp Shepetivka FC Temp Shepetivka is a former Ukrainian football team. The team was situated in Shepetivka, Ukraine. Temp Shepetivka took part in the first Ukrainian Premier League season in 1992, after being initially chosen to participate for winning the Ukrainian Amateur Cup in 1991.Temp Shepetivka took last... |
42 | 6 | 2 | 34 | 14:103 | 20 | (-) new Folded |
| 22 | Skala Stryi | 42 | 2 | 3 | 37 | 21:108 | 9 | Folded |
Note:
FC Temp Shepetivka
FC Temp Shepetivka
FC Temp Shepetivka is a former Ukrainian football team. The team was situated in Shepetivka, Ukraine. Temp Shepetivka took part in the first Ukrainian Premier League season in 1992, after being initially chosen to participate for winning the Ukrainian Amateur Cup in 1991.Temp Shepetivka took last...
at first united with FC Advis Khmelnytskyi, but in the second half it relocated to Kamyanets-Podilskyi and was renamed to Ratusha (townhall -eng.). The club folded at the end of the season.
Skala Stryi that was formed out of FC Karpaty Kamyanka-Buzka in 1992 to reinstate a Polish club of 70 years ago upon the conclusion of the season folded. Later another club from Komarne
Komarno
Komarno is a city located in the Horodok Raion of the Lviv Oblast in western Ukraine. It has 4,000 inhabitants. It was founded in 1324. In the center of town is an old Polish Kostel , as well as an old wooden Orthodox church complete with ancient icons...
will move to Stryi
Stryi
Stryi is a city located on the left bank of the river Stryi in the Lviv Oblast of western Ukraine . Serving as the administrative center of the Stryi Raion , the city itself is also designated as a separate raion within the oblast. Thus, the city has two administrations - the city and the raion...
and will be called as FC Hazovyk-Skala.
No clubs were relegated this season as three participants withdrew out of competition at the end of the season.
Legend:
| - Promoted |
|
| - Relegated |
| Persha Liha 1995-96 Winners |
|---|
| FC Vorskla Poltava FC Vorskla Poltava FC Vorskla Poltava ,is a professional football team which plays in the Ukrainian Premier League and represents the city of Poltava.- History :... First title |
Top scorers
Statistics are taken from here.- Serhiy Chuychenko (Polihraftekhnika, VorsklaFC Vorskla PoltavaFC Vorskla Poltava ,is a professional football team which plays in the Ukrainian Premier League and represents the city of Poltava.- History :...
) - 36 - V. Dyak (ShakhtarFC Shakhtar MakiivkaFC Shakhtar Makiivka is a Ukrainian football club from Makiivka, Donetsk Oblast.The club participated in the Soviet competition for a quite a stretch...
) - 21 - Borys Finkel (BukovynaFC Bukovyna ChernivtsiFC Bukovyna Chernivtsi is a Ukrainian football club based in Chernivtsi. For the 2010–11 season, the club is taking part in the Persha Liha. From 1992–94, Bukovyna played in the Ukrainian Premier League, after being initially chosen to participate for being one of the Ukrainian teams taking part in...
) - 20 - Vadym PlotnikovVadym PlotnikovVadym Vyacheslavovych Plotnikov is a former Ukrainian footballer, and recently was head-coach of FC Stal Alchevsk in the Ukrainian First League .-External links:* Biography...
(StalFC Stal AlchevskFC Stal Alchevsk is a Ukrainian professional football team of the Ukrainian First League that is based in Alchevsk. "Stal" is the Russian for "steel". The name was chosen as the pride for the heavily industrialized region of the country....
) - 20 - V. Samoylov (Dynamo-2FC Dynamo-2 KyivFC Dynamo-2 Kyiv is a Ukrainian football team based in Kiev , Ukraine. The club was inaugurated in 1946. The club has been featured regularly in the Ukrainian First League, since it cannot be promoted to the Ukrainian Premier League, being a reserve team from the FC Dynamo Kyiv franchise...
) - 17 - I. Shariy (VorsklaFC Vorskla PoltavaFC Vorskla Poltava ,is a professional football team which plays in the Ukrainian Premier League and represents the city of Poltava.- History :...
) - 17