Season | 2016–17 |
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Champions | Illichivets Mariupol |
Promoted |
Illichivets Mariupol Veres Rivne |
Relegated |
Bukovyna Chernivtsi Skala Stryi FC Ternopil |
Matches played | 305 |
Goals scored | 691 (2.27 per match) |
Top goalscorer | 24 goals – Ruslan Stepanyuk ( Veres) |
Biggest home win | 6 – Mykolaiv 7–1 FC Ternopil (Round 32) |
Biggest away win | 5 – Hirnyk-Sport 1–6 Veres (Round 8) |
Highest scoring | 9 – Arsenal Kyiv 5–4 Skala (Round 32) |
Longest winning run | 8 – Illichivets (Round 1–8) |
Longest unbeaten run | 12 – Illichivets (Round 1–12) |
Longest winless run | 19 – Skala (Round 14–32) |
Longest losing run | 12 – Skala (Round 21–32) |
Highest attendance | 5,200 – Veres– Desna (Round 23) |
Lowest attendance | 0 [a] – Veres– Hirnyk-Sport (Round 25) |
←
2015–16
2017–18 →
All statistics correct as of 3 June 2017. |
The 2016–17 Ukrainian First League was the 26th since its establishment. The fixtures were announced on 16 July 2016, [1] and the competition commenced on 24 July 2016. The spring session started on 12 March 2017 with the competition ending on 2 June 2017. [2] [3]
Originally, as per competition regulations the top three teams were promoted from the 2015–16 Ukrainian Second League. [4] However, prior to the season commencing at the Conference of the PFL in preparation for the season the committee decided to expand the competition to eighteen teams and include the fourth, fifth and sixth placed teams. [5] Six teams promotion beat the previous record of five teams that was set back in 2002 (14 years ago).
No teams were relegated from the Ukrainian Premier League
Two teams were withdrawn before the season:
The following displays the location of teams.
The following stadiums are considered home grounds for the teams in the competition.
Notes:
Team | Outgoing head coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Incoming head coach | Date of appointment | Table |
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Bukovyna Chernivtsi |
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Resigns | 29 May 2016 [23] | Pre-season |
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29 June 2016 [24] | Pre-season |
FC Ternopil |
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Work with the youth teams | 30 June 2016 | Pre-season |
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1 July 2016 [25] | Pre-season |
Inhulets Petrove |
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Sacked [a] | 21 August 2016 [27] | 16th |
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31 August 2016 [28] | 16th |
FC Poltava |
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Sacked | 5 September 2016 [29] | 13th |
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5 September 2016 [29] | 13th |
Avanhard Kramatorsk |
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Resigned | 9 September 2016 [30] | 15th |
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9 September 2016 [30] | 15th |
PFC Sumy |
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Sacked | 16 September 2016 [31] | 14th |
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16 September 2016 [31] | 14th |
FC Ternopil |
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Sacked | 16 September 2016 [32] | 18th |
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16 September 2016 [32] | 18th |
FC Poltava |
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End of interim spell | 21 September 2016 | 11th |
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21 September 2016 [35] | 11th |
FC Cherkaskyi Dnipro |
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Sacked | 23 September 2016 [36] | 6th |
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23 September 2016 [36] | 6th |
FC Obolon-Brovar Kyiv |
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Resigned | 24 October 2016 [37] | 10th |
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24 October 2016 [38] | 10th |
FC Cherkaskyi Dnipro |
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Sacked | 10 November 2016 [39] | 7th |
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10 November 2016 [39] | 7th |
FC Cherkaskyi Dnipro |
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End of interim duty | 26 November 2016 [40] | 7th |
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26 November 2016 | 7th |
FC Hirnyk-Sport Horishni Plavni |
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End of contract | 20 December 2016 [41] | 15th |
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21 December 2016 [42] | 15th |
Bukovyna Chernivtsi |
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Resigns | 28 December 2016 [43] | 14th |
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5 February 2017 [44] [45] | 14th |
PFC Sumy |
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end of interim duty | 25 January 2017 | 16th |
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25 January 2017 [46] | 16th |
FC Skala Stryi |
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Contract terminated | 27 January 2017 | 17th |
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27 January 2017 [47] | 17th |
PFC Sumy |
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Resigns [c] | 4 March 2017 [48] | 16th |
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4 March 2017 | 16th |
Veres Rivne |
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Family circumstances breach of contract (fired) |
25 April 2017
[49] 16 June 2017 [50] |
3rd |
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25 April 2017 [49] | 3rd |
FC Ternopil |
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Interim | 1 May 2017 | 18th |
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1 May 2017 [51] | 18th |
FC Poltava |
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Sacked | 5 May 2017 [52] | 11th |
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5 May 2017 [53] | 11th |
Notes:
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Illichivets Mariupol (C, P) | 34 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 61 | 21 | +40 | 81 | Promotion to Ukrainian Premier League |
2 | Desna Chernihiv [a] | 34 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 55 | 23 | +32 | 74 | |
3 | Veres Rivne (P) | 34 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 62 | 32 | +30 | 67 | Promotion to Ukrainian Premier League |
4 | Helios Kharkiv | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 31 | 22 | +9 | 58 | |
5 | Kolos Kovalivka | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 52 | 38 | +14 | 57 | |
6 | Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 47 | 29 | +18 | 54 | |
7 | Avanhard Kramatorsk | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 32 | 28 | +4 | 52 | |
8 | Cherkaskyi Dnipro | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 30 | 29 | +1 | 48 | |
9 | Obolon-Brovar Kyiv | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 45 | |
10 | Arsenal Kyiv | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 38 | 39 | −1 | 45 | |
11 | Hirnyk-Sport Horishni Plavni | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 47 | 54 | −7 | 43 | |
12 | FC Poltava [b] | 34 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 33 | 43 | −10 | 40 | |
13 | Inhulets Petrove | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 33 | 45 | −12 | 38 | |
14 | MFC Mykolaiv | 34 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 35 | 44 | −9 | 37 | |
15 | PFC Sumy (O) | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 34 | 44 | −10 | 36 | Qualification to relegation play-offs |
16 | Bukovyna Chernivtsi (R) | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 27 | 40 | −13 | 33 | Relegation to Ukrainian Second League |
17 | Skala Stryi (R) | 34 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 25 | 58 | −33 | 20 | |
18 | FC Ternopil (R) | 34 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 17 | 70 | −53 | 15 |
The draw for relegation play-off scheduling was held on 3 June 2017. [63]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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PFC Sumy | 3–1 | FC Balkany Zorya | 2–0 | 1–1 |
PFC Sumy | 2–0 | FC Balkany Zorya |
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Oliynyk ![]() Yarovenko ![]() |
Report |
FC Balkany Zorya | 1–1 | PFC Sumy |
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Raichev ![]() |
Report |
Bohachov ![]() |
PFC Sumy wins 3–1 on aggregate and remains in First League. FC Balkany Zorya loses but later was promoted to the 2017–18 Ukrainian First League, due to sanctions against FC Dnipro.
The season top goalscorers were: [64]
Rank | Scorer | Team | Goals (Pen.) |
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1 |
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Veres Rivne | 24 (5) |
2 |
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Illichivets Mariupol | 17 (1) |
3 |
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Kolos Kovalivka | 13 |
4 |
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Obolon-Brovar Kyiv / Desna | 12 (2) |
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MFC Mykolaiv | 12 (4) | |
6 |
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Desna Chernihiv | 11 (1) |
7 |
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Naftovyk-Ukrnafta / Desna | 10 (5) |
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Kolos Kovalivka | 10 (8) | |
9 |
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Illichivets Mariupol | 9 |
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Arsenal Kyiv | 9 (1) |
Notes:
The laureates of the 2016–17 season were: [96]
... стадіон на 3800 посадочних місць... (...Stadium with 3,800 seats...)
Трибуни стадіону здатні вмістити півтисячі вболівальників. (The stands of the stadium are capable to hold half a thousand fans)
Season | 2016–17 |
---|---|
Champions | Illichivets Mariupol |
Promoted |
Illichivets Mariupol Veres Rivne |
Relegated |
Bukovyna Chernivtsi Skala Stryi FC Ternopil |
Matches played | 305 |
Goals scored | 691 (2.27 per match) |
Top goalscorer | 24 goals – Ruslan Stepanyuk ( Veres) |
Biggest home win | 6 – Mykolaiv 7–1 FC Ternopil (Round 32) |
Biggest away win | 5 – Hirnyk-Sport 1–6 Veres (Round 8) |
Highest scoring | 9 – Arsenal Kyiv 5–4 Skala (Round 32) |
Longest winning run | 8 – Illichivets (Round 1–8) |
Longest unbeaten run | 12 – Illichivets (Round 1–12) |
Longest winless run | 19 – Skala (Round 14–32) |
Longest losing run | 12 – Skala (Round 21–32) |
Highest attendance | 5,200 – Veres– Desna (Round 23) |
Lowest attendance | 0 [a] – Veres– Hirnyk-Sport (Round 25) |
←
2015–16
2017–18 →
All statistics correct as of 3 June 2017. |
The 2016–17 Ukrainian First League was the 26th since its establishment. The fixtures were announced on 16 July 2016, [1] and the competition commenced on 24 July 2016. The spring session started on 12 March 2017 with the competition ending on 2 June 2017. [2] [3]
Originally, as per competition regulations the top three teams were promoted from the 2015–16 Ukrainian Second League. [4] However, prior to the season commencing at the Conference of the PFL in preparation for the season the committee decided to expand the competition to eighteen teams and include the fourth, fifth and sixth placed teams. [5] Six teams promotion beat the previous record of five teams that was set back in 2002 (14 years ago).
No teams were relegated from the Ukrainian Premier League
Two teams were withdrawn before the season:
The following displays the location of teams.
The following stadiums are considered home grounds for the teams in the competition.
Notes:
Team | Outgoing head coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Incoming head coach | Date of appointment | Table |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bukovyna Chernivtsi |
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Resigns | 29 May 2016 [23] | Pre-season |
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29 June 2016 [24] | Pre-season |
FC Ternopil |
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Work with the youth teams | 30 June 2016 | Pre-season |
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1 July 2016 [25] | Pre-season |
Inhulets Petrove |
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Sacked [a] | 21 August 2016 [27] | 16th |
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31 August 2016 [28] | 16th |
FC Poltava |
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Sacked | 5 September 2016 [29] | 13th |
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5 September 2016 [29] | 13th |
Avanhard Kramatorsk |
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Resigned | 9 September 2016 [30] | 15th |
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9 September 2016 [30] | 15th |
PFC Sumy |
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Sacked | 16 September 2016 [31] | 14th |
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16 September 2016 [31] | 14th |
FC Ternopil |
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Sacked | 16 September 2016 [32] | 18th |
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16 September 2016 [32] | 18th |
FC Poltava |
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End of interim spell | 21 September 2016 | 11th |
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21 September 2016 [35] | 11th |
FC Cherkaskyi Dnipro |
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Sacked | 23 September 2016 [36] | 6th |
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23 September 2016 [36] | 6th |
FC Obolon-Brovar Kyiv |
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Resigned | 24 October 2016 [37] | 10th |
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24 October 2016 [38] | 10th |
FC Cherkaskyi Dnipro |
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Sacked | 10 November 2016 [39] | 7th |
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10 November 2016 [39] | 7th |
FC Cherkaskyi Dnipro |
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End of interim duty | 26 November 2016 [40] | 7th |
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26 November 2016 | 7th |
FC Hirnyk-Sport Horishni Plavni |
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End of contract | 20 December 2016 [41] | 15th |
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21 December 2016 [42] | 15th |
Bukovyna Chernivtsi |
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Resigns | 28 December 2016 [43] | 14th |
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5 February 2017 [44] [45] | 14th |
PFC Sumy |
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end of interim duty | 25 January 2017 | 16th |
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25 January 2017 [46] | 16th |
FC Skala Stryi |
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Contract terminated | 27 January 2017 | 17th |
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27 January 2017 [47] | 17th |
PFC Sumy |
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Resigns [c] | 4 March 2017 [48] | 16th |
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4 March 2017 | 16th |
Veres Rivne |
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Family circumstances breach of contract (fired) |
25 April 2017
[49] 16 June 2017 [50] |
3rd |
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25 April 2017 [49] | 3rd |
FC Ternopil |
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Interim | 1 May 2017 | 18th |
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1 May 2017 [51] | 18th |
FC Poltava |
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Sacked | 5 May 2017 [52] | 11th |
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5 May 2017 [53] | 11th |
Notes:
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Illichivets Mariupol (C, P) | 34 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 61 | 21 | +40 | 81 | Promotion to Ukrainian Premier League |
2 | Desna Chernihiv [a] | 34 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 55 | 23 | +32 | 74 | |
3 | Veres Rivne (P) | 34 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 62 | 32 | +30 | 67 | Promotion to Ukrainian Premier League |
4 | Helios Kharkiv | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 31 | 22 | +9 | 58 | |
5 | Kolos Kovalivka | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 52 | 38 | +14 | 57 | |
6 | Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 47 | 29 | +18 | 54 | |
7 | Avanhard Kramatorsk | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 32 | 28 | +4 | 52 | |
8 | Cherkaskyi Dnipro | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 30 | 29 | +1 | 48 | |
9 | Obolon-Brovar Kyiv | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 45 | |
10 | Arsenal Kyiv | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 38 | 39 | −1 | 45 | |
11 | Hirnyk-Sport Horishni Plavni | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 47 | 54 | −7 | 43 | |
12 | FC Poltava [b] | 34 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 33 | 43 | −10 | 40 | |
13 | Inhulets Petrove | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 33 | 45 | −12 | 38 | |
14 | MFC Mykolaiv | 34 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 35 | 44 | −9 | 37 | |
15 | PFC Sumy (O) | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 34 | 44 | −10 | 36 | Qualification to relegation play-offs |
16 | Bukovyna Chernivtsi (R) | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 27 | 40 | −13 | 33 | Relegation to Ukrainian Second League |
17 | Skala Stryi (R) | 34 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 25 | 58 | −33 | 20 | |
18 | FC Ternopil (R) | 34 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 17 | 70 | −53 | 15 |
The draw for relegation play-off scheduling was held on 3 June 2017. [63]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
PFC Sumy | 3–1 | FC Balkany Zorya | 2–0 | 1–1 |
PFC Sumy | 2–0 | FC Balkany Zorya |
---|---|---|
Oliynyk ![]() Yarovenko ![]() |
Report |
FC Balkany Zorya | 1–1 | PFC Sumy |
---|---|---|
Raichev ![]() |
Report |
Bohachov ![]() |
PFC Sumy wins 3–1 on aggregate and remains in First League. FC Balkany Zorya loses but later was promoted to the 2017–18 Ukrainian First League, due to sanctions against FC Dnipro.
The season top goalscorers were: [64]
Rank | Scorer | Team | Goals (Pen.) |
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1 |
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Veres Rivne | 24 (5) |
2 |
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Illichivets Mariupol | 17 (1) |
3 |
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Kolos Kovalivka | 13 |
4 |
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Obolon-Brovar Kyiv / Desna | 12 (2) |
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MFC Mykolaiv | 12 (4) | |
6 |
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Desna Chernihiv | 11 (1) |
7 |
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Naftovyk-Ukrnafta / Desna | 10 (5) |
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Kolos Kovalivka | 10 (8) | |
9 |
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Illichivets Mariupol | 9 |
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Arsenal Kyiv | 9 (1) |
Notes:
The laureates of the 2016–17 season were: [96]
... стадіон на 3800 посадочних місць... (...Stadium with 3,800 seats...)
Трибуни стадіону здатні вмістити півтисячі вболівальників. (The stands of the stadium are capable to hold half a thousand fans)