Season | 2020–21 |
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Dates | 5 September 2020 – 11 June 2021 winter break 1 December 2020 – 18 March 2021 |
Matches played | 115 |
Goals scored | 299 (2.6 per match) |
Top goalscorer | 15 – Ruslan Chernenko ( Ahrobiznes) |
Biggest home win | 6 – Mykolaiv 6–0 Krystal (Round 16) |
Biggest away win | 4 –
VPK-Ahro 0–4
Mykolaiv (Round 12) Krystal 0–4 Chornomorets (Round 12) |
Highest scoring | 7 – Mykolaiv 6–1 Hirnyk-Sport (Round 6) |
Longest winning run | 7 – Ahrobiznes (Round 10–16) |
Longest unbeaten run | 8 – Chornomorets (Round 1–8) |
Longest winless run | 7 – Krystal (Round 1–8) |
Longest losing run | 7 – Krystal (Round 1–8) |
Highest attendance | 13,134 – Metalist 1925 0–1 Chornomorets (Round 28) |
Lowest attendance | 0 – 94 games |
Total attendance | 18644 |
Average attendance | 888 [a] |
←
2019–20
2021–22 →
All statistics correct as of 1 December 2020
|
The 2020–21 Ukrainian First League is the 30th since its establishment. The league competition consists of 16 teams according to the decision of the PFL Council of Leagues. [1] The season commenced on 5 September 2020. [2] The final composition and regulations of the Professional Football League of Ukraine both leagues were adopted at the PFL Conference on 21 August 2020. [3]
In this season, the bottom two teams of the First League are to be relegated to the Second League. The top two teams from each group of the Second League will gain promotion to the First League for the next season. [4]
Promotion and/or relegation play-off games that were in place since 2011 (with exclusion in 2013) were discontinued altogether for the season.
This league's season was expected to have number of team increased to eighteen, [1] however due to financial situation with both FC Karpaty Lviv and FC Balkany Zorya the PFL reinstated the sixteen team competition as per last season(see "Teams" section).
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic attendance restriction in the league is still in effect, but was partially eased.[ clarification needed] The postponed games [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] that the PFL was not able to reschedule for the later dates of fall half of the season, on 30 November 2020 were rescheduled for the spring half of 2021. [11]
This season, Ukrainian First League consist of 16 teams, which includes top two teams from the both groups of 2019–20 Ukrainian Second League and two relegation/promotion play-offs winners.
The following teams have been promoted from the 2019–20 Ukrainian Second League:
The following displays the location of teams.
The following stadiums were used as home grounds for the teams in the competition. The minimum capacity for stadiums of the First League clubs is set at 1,500 spectators. [22]
Team | Outgoing head coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Incoming head coach | Date of appointment | Table |
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Polissya Zhytomyr |
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Resigned | 4 July 2020 [31] | Pre-season |
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7 July 2020 [32] | Pre-season |
Kremin Kremenchuk |
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Undisclosed | 14 August 2020 [33] |
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14 August 2020 [34] | ||
Volyn Lutsk |
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End of contract | 14 August 2020 [35] |
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19 August 2020 [36] | ||
Avanhard Kramatorsk |
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Made permanent | 17 August 2020 [37] |
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17 August 2020 [37] | ||
Obolon Kyiv |
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Made permanent | 18 August 2020 [38] |
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18 August 2020 [38] | ||
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv |
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End of interim | 21 August 2020 |
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21 August 2020 [39] | ||
Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk |
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Mutual consent | 2 September 2020 [40] |
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4 September 2020 [41] | ||
Krystal Kherson |
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Resigned | 28 September 2020 [42] [43] | 16th |
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1 October 2020 [44] | 16th |
Nyva Ternopil |
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Resigned | 10 October 2020 [45] | 11th |
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10 October 2020 [45] | 11th |
Obolon Kyiv |
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Changed to assistant | 17 October 2020 [46] | 15th |
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18 October 2020 [46] | 15th |
Krystal Kherson |
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Resigned | 20 November 2020 [47] [48] | 16th |
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21 November 2020 [49] [50] | 16th |
Kremin Kremenchuk |
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Mutual consent | 11 December 2020 [51] | 12th |
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6 January 2021 [52] | 12th |
Krystal Kherson |
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Resigned | 8 January 2021 [53] | 16th |
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23 February 2021 [54] | 16th |
Chornomorets Odesa |
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Mutual consent | 17 February 2021 [55] | 3rd |
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18 February 2021 [55] | 3rd |
Nyva Ternopil |
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Mutual consent | 12 April 2021 [56] | 13th |
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13 April 2021 [57] | 13th |
Kremin Kremenchuk |
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Resigned | 30 April 2021 [58] | 14th |
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30 April 2021 [58] | 14th |
Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk |
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Sacked | 1 May 2021 [59] | 15th |
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1 May 2021 [59] | 15th |
Obolon Kyiv |
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Mutual consent | 5 May 2021 [60] | 8th |
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5 May 2021 [60] | 8th |
Notes:
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Veres Rivne (P, C) | 30 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 56 | 21 | +35 | 68 | Promotion to Ukrainian Premier League [61] [4] |
2 | Chornomorets Odesa (P) | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 45 | 23 | +22 | 61 | |
3 | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv (P) | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 36 | 22 | +14 | 56 | |
4 | Mykolaiv (R) | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 49 | 23 | +26 | 53 | Relegation to Ukrainian Second League [4] |
5 | Ahrobiznes Volochysk | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 46 | 27 | +19 | 52 | |
6 | Alians Lypova Dolyna | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 46 | 31 | +15 | 51 | |
7 | Volyn Lutsk | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 39 | 28 | +11 | 46 | |
8 | Obolon Kyiv | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 44 | 35 | +9 | 43 | |
9 | Hirnyk-Sport Horishni Plavni | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 43 | 45 | −2 | 38 | |
10 | VPK-Ahro Shevchenkivka | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 30 | 48 | −18 | 37 | |
11 | Polissia Zhytomyr | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 32 | 37 | −5 | 35 | |
12 | Avanhard Kramatorsk | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 32 | 51 | −19 | 32 | |
13 | Nyva Ternopil | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 30 | 50 | −20 | 31 | |
14 | Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 25 | 45 | −20 | 30 | |
15 | Kremin Kremenchuk | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 23 | 50 | −27 | 24 | |
16 | Krystal Kherson (R) | 30 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 21 | 61 | −40 | 13 | Relegation to Ukrainian Second League [4] |
As of 12 June 2021 [update] [65]
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The award is being selected on initiative of the PFL media partner UA-Football.
Month | Player of the Month | ||
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Player | Club | Reference | |
September 2020 |
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Veres Rivne | [66] |
October 2020 |
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Veres Rivne | [67] |
November 2020 |
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Obolon Kyiv | [68] |
April 2021 |
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Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | [69] |
May 2021 |
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Alians Lypova Dolyna | [70] |
June 2021 |
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Veres Rivne | [71] |
Notes:
...змонтовано нову глядацьку трибуну на 2500 місць з накриттям;... (...built a new covered grandstand for 2,500 spectators...)
Season | 2020–21 |
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Dates | 5 September 2020 – 11 June 2021 winter break 1 December 2020 – 18 March 2021 |
Matches played | 115 |
Goals scored | 299 (2.6 per match) |
Top goalscorer | 15 – Ruslan Chernenko ( Ahrobiznes) |
Biggest home win | 6 – Mykolaiv 6–0 Krystal (Round 16) |
Biggest away win | 4 –
VPK-Ahro 0–4
Mykolaiv (Round 12) Krystal 0–4 Chornomorets (Round 12) |
Highest scoring | 7 – Mykolaiv 6–1 Hirnyk-Sport (Round 6) |
Longest winning run | 7 – Ahrobiznes (Round 10–16) |
Longest unbeaten run | 8 – Chornomorets (Round 1–8) |
Longest winless run | 7 – Krystal (Round 1–8) |
Longest losing run | 7 – Krystal (Round 1–8) |
Highest attendance | 13,134 – Metalist 1925 0–1 Chornomorets (Round 28) |
Lowest attendance | 0 – 94 games |
Total attendance | 18644 |
Average attendance | 888 [a] |
←
2019–20
2021–22 →
All statistics correct as of 1 December 2020
|
The 2020–21 Ukrainian First League is the 30th since its establishment. The league competition consists of 16 teams according to the decision of the PFL Council of Leagues. [1] The season commenced on 5 September 2020. [2] The final composition and regulations of the Professional Football League of Ukraine both leagues were adopted at the PFL Conference on 21 August 2020. [3]
In this season, the bottom two teams of the First League are to be relegated to the Second League. The top two teams from each group of the Second League will gain promotion to the First League for the next season. [4]
Promotion and/or relegation play-off games that were in place since 2011 (with exclusion in 2013) were discontinued altogether for the season.
This league's season was expected to have number of team increased to eighteen, [1] however due to financial situation with both FC Karpaty Lviv and FC Balkany Zorya the PFL reinstated the sixteen team competition as per last season(see "Teams" section).
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic attendance restriction in the league is still in effect, but was partially eased.[ clarification needed] The postponed games [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] that the PFL was not able to reschedule for the later dates of fall half of the season, on 30 November 2020 were rescheduled for the spring half of 2021. [11]
This season, Ukrainian First League consist of 16 teams, which includes top two teams from the both groups of 2019–20 Ukrainian Second League and two relegation/promotion play-offs winners.
The following teams have been promoted from the 2019–20 Ukrainian Second League:
The following displays the location of teams.
The following stadiums were used as home grounds for the teams in the competition. The minimum capacity for stadiums of the First League clubs is set at 1,500 spectators. [22]
Team | Outgoing head coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Incoming head coach | Date of appointment | Table |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Polissya Zhytomyr |
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Resigned | 4 July 2020 [31] | Pre-season |
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7 July 2020 [32] | Pre-season |
Kremin Kremenchuk |
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Undisclosed | 14 August 2020 [33] |
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14 August 2020 [34] | ||
Volyn Lutsk |
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End of contract | 14 August 2020 [35] |
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19 August 2020 [36] | ||
Avanhard Kramatorsk |
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Made permanent | 17 August 2020 [37] |
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17 August 2020 [37] | ||
Obolon Kyiv |
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Made permanent | 18 August 2020 [38] |
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18 August 2020 [38] | ||
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv |
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End of interim | 21 August 2020 |
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21 August 2020 [39] | ||
Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk |
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Mutual consent | 2 September 2020 [40] |
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4 September 2020 [41] | ||
Krystal Kherson |
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Resigned | 28 September 2020 [42] [43] | 16th |
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1 October 2020 [44] | 16th |
Nyva Ternopil |
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Resigned | 10 October 2020 [45] | 11th |
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10 October 2020 [45] | 11th |
Obolon Kyiv |
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Changed to assistant | 17 October 2020 [46] | 15th |
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18 October 2020 [46] | 15th |
Krystal Kherson |
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Resigned | 20 November 2020 [47] [48] | 16th |
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21 November 2020 [49] [50] | 16th |
Kremin Kremenchuk |
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Mutual consent | 11 December 2020 [51] | 12th |
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6 January 2021 [52] | 12th |
Krystal Kherson |
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Resigned | 8 January 2021 [53] | 16th |
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23 February 2021 [54] | 16th |
Chornomorets Odesa |
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Mutual consent | 17 February 2021 [55] | 3rd |
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18 February 2021 [55] | 3rd |
Nyva Ternopil |
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Mutual consent | 12 April 2021 [56] | 13th |
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13 April 2021 [57] | 13th |
Kremin Kremenchuk |
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Resigned | 30 April 2021 [58] | 14th |
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30 April 2021 [58] | 14th |
Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk |
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Sacked | 1 May 2021 [59] | 15th |
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1 May 2021 [59] | 15th |
Obolon Kyiv |
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Mutual consent | 5 May 2021 [60] | 8th |
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5 May 2021 [60] | 8th |
Notes:
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Veres Rivne (P, C) | 30 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 56 | 21 | +35 | 68 | Promotion to Ukrainian Premier League [61] [4] |
2 | Chornomorets Odesa (P) | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 45 | 23 | +22 | 61 | |
3 | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv (P) | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 36 | 22 | +14 | 56 | |
4 | Mykolaiv (R) | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 49 | 23 | +26 | 53 | Relegation to Ukrainian Second League [4] |
5 | Ahrobiznes Volochysk | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 46 | 27 | +19 | 52 | |
6 | Alians Lypova Dolyna | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 46 | 31 | +15 | 51 | |
7 | Volyn Lutsk | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 39 | 28 | +11 | 46 | |
8 | Obolon Kyiv | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 44 | 35 | +9 | 43 | |
9 | Hirnyk-Sport Horishni Plavni | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 43 | 45 | −2 | 38 | |
10 | VPK-Ahro Shevchenkivka | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 30 | 48 | −18 | 37 | |
11 | Polissia Zhytomyr | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 32 | 37 | −5 | 35 | |
12 | Avanhard Kramatorsk | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 32 | 51 | −19 | 32 | |
13 | Nyva Ternopil | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 30 | 50 | −20 | 31 | |
14 | Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 25 | 45 | −20 | 30 | |
15 | Kremin Kremenchuk | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 23 | 50 | −27 | 24 | |
16 | Krystal Kherson (R) | 30 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 21 | 61 | −40 | 13 | Relegation to Ukrainian Second League [4] |
As of 12 June 2021 [update] [65]
|
The award is being selected on initiative of the PFL media partner UA-Football.
Month | Player of the Month | ||
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Player | Club | Reference | |
September 2020 |
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Veres Rivne | [66] |
October 2020 |
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Veres Rivne | [67] |
November 2020 |
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Obolon Kyiv | [68] |
April 2021 |
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Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | [69] |
May 2021 |
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Alians Lypova Dolyna | [70] |
June 2021 |
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Veres Rivne | [71] |
Notes:
...змонтовано нову глядацьку трибуну на 2500 місць з накриттям;... (...built a new covered grandstand for 2,500 spectators...)