2013–14 Ukrainian First League

The 2013–14 Ukrainian First League was the 23rd since its establishment. The competition commenced on 14 July 2013.[2] Due to sponsorship reasons the league was called Favbet League 1. The competition had a winter break that started on 30 November 2013[3] and resumed on 28 March 2014.[2] The completion concluded on 31 May 2014.

Ukrainian First League
Season2013–14
ChampionsOlimpik Donetsk
PromotedOlimpik Donetsk
Oleksandriya
RelegatedAvanhard (suspended)
Tytan (withdrew)
UkrAhroKom (withdrew)
Matches played221
Goals scored542 (2.45 per match)
Top goalscorer13 – Oleksandr Akymenko (Stal)
Biggest home win6 – Dynamo-2 6–0 Tytan (Round 23)
Biggest away win4 – Sumy 0–4 Dynamo-2 (Round 28)
Highest scoring7 – Oleksandriya 4–3 Naftovyk-Ukrnafta (Round 1)
Tytan 4–3 Mykolaiv (Round 6)
Longest winning run4 – Naftovyk-Ukrnafta (Round 12–15)
Longest unbeaten run20 – Olimpik (Round 4–23)
Longest winless run13 – Dynamo-2 (Round 1–8, 10–13, 15)
Longest losing run5 – Desna (Round 6–10)
Highest attendance8,300 – MykolaivAvanhard (Round 5)
MykolaivHelios (Round 7)
Lowest attendance0[1] – 5 matches (Round 27)

Promotion and relegation

Group 1
Group 2

Relegated teams

No teams were relegated from the 2012–13 Ukrainian Premier League.

Originally Hoverla Uzhhorod and Metalurh Zaporizhzhia were to be relegated from the Ukrainian Premier League after finishing in 15th and 16th places. However, Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih failed attestation and their license was withdrawn by the Ukrainian Premier League.[6] Number of clubs refused promotion leaving two vacant positions in the 2013–14 Ukrainian Premier League which were awarded to the relegating clubs.

Team reduction

The competition was reduced by two teams to sixteen at the PFL Conference on 26 June 2013.[7] Krymteplytsia Molodizhne withdrew from the PFL after the previous season[7] and Shakhtar Sverdlovsk bid for promotion was refused.[7]

Location map

The following displays the location of teams.

Location of teams in the 2013–14 Ukrainian First League

Stadiums

The following stadiums are considered home grounds for the teams in the competition.[8]

RankStadiumCapacityClubNotes
1Yuvileiny Stadium, Sumy25,800FC Sumy
2Central City Stadium, Mykolaiv16,700MFC Mykolaiv
3Zirka Stadium, Kirovohrad13,667Zirka Kirovohrad
4City Stadium, Ternopil12,750Nyva Ternopil
5Yuri Gagarin Stadium, Chernihiv12,060Desna Chernihiv
6Bukovyna Stadium, Chernivtsi12,000Bukovyna Chernivtsi
7Stal Stadium, Alchevsk9,200Stal Alchevsk
8CSC Nika Stadium, Oleksandria7,000PFC Oleksandriya
UkrAhroKom Holovkivka[a]
Zirka KirovohradUsed as home ground in Round 29[10]
9Naftovyk Stadium, Okhtyrka5,256Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka
10Sonyachny Stadium, Kharkiv4,924[11]Helios Kharkiv
11Prapor Stadium, Kramatorsk4,000Avanhard Kramatorsk
12Khimik Stadium, Armyansk3,450Tytan Armyansk
13Sports Complex Olimpik, Donetsk3,000 [12]Olimpik Donetsk
14Lokomotiv Stadium, Poltava2,500FC Poltava
Avanhard KramatorskUsed as home ground in Round 27[1]
15Helios Arena, Kharkiv2,057Helios Kharkiv
16Stadium Educational Training Base Center FC Poltava, Kopyly Poltava Oblast1,500[13]FC PoltavaUsed as home ground Round 24[14] & 26[15]
17Mashynobudivnyk Stadium, Karlivka1,300[16]FC PoltavaUsed as home ground in Round 14[17]
Helios KharkivUsed as home ground in Round 27[1]
Stal AlchevskUsed as home ground in Round 28[18]
18Dynamo Training Center, Kyiv1,200Dynamo-2 Kyiv
19Enerhiya Stadium, Berdyansk700[19]Olimpik DonetskUsed as home ground Round 30[20]
20Holovkivskyy Stadium, Holovkivka580UkrAhroKom Holovkivka
Zirka Kirovohrad[b]Used as home ground in spring session[10]

Managers

ClubCoachReplaced coach
Avanhard Kramatorsk Yakiv Kripak Serhiy Shevchenko
Bukovyna Chernivtsi Yuriy Hiy Vadym Zayats
Desna Chernihiv Oleksandr Ryabokon
Dynamo-2 Kyiv Alyaksandr Khatskevich
Helios Kharkiv Serhiy Yesin
PFC Oleksandriya Volodymyr Sharan
MFC Mykolaiv Vyacheslav Mazarati Volodymyr Ponomarenko
Oleh Fedorchuk
Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka Vadym Kolesnyk Yevhen Yarovenko
Nyva Ternopil Bohdan Samardak Ihor Yavorskyi
Olimpik Donetsk Roman Sanzhar
FC Poltava Ilya Blyznyuk
Stal Alchevsk Vadym Plotnikov
FC Sumy Serhiy Strashnenko Andriy Kononenko
Tytan Armyansk Serhiy Kozlov Oleh Lutkov
UkrAhroKom Holovkivka Yuriy Hura
Zirka Kirovohrad Anatoliy Buznyk Mykola Fedorenko

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing head coachManner of departureDate of vacancyTableIncoming head coachDate of appointmentTable
PFC Oleksandriya Vitaliy PervakEnd caretaker7 JunePre season Volodymyr Sharan[22]8 June
Stal Alchevsk Anatoliy Volobuyev[23]Sporting Director in Club13 JunePre season Vadym Plotnikov[23]21 June
Tytan Armyansk Oleh LeshchynskyiResigned21 JunePre season Oleh Lutkov[24]21 June
FC Poltava Anatoliy BezsmertnyiMoves to Club Administration21 JunePre season Ilya Blyznyuk[25]21 June
Zirka Kirovohrad Samir HasanovEnd caretaker21 JunePre season Mykola Fedorenko[26]21 June
Dynamo-2 Kyiv Andriy HusinReplaced2 JulyPre season Alyaksandr Khatskevich[27]2 July
Bukovyna Chernivtsi Vadym Zayats[28]Resigned31 August9th Yuriy Hiy[29]5 September9th
MFC Mykolaiv Oleh Fedorchuk[30]Resigned4 November15th Volodymyr Ponomarenko (interim)[30]4 November15th
Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka Yevhen Yarovenko[31]Resigned27 November4th Vadym Kolesnyk[32]9 December4th
Avanhard Kramatorsk Serhiy Shevchenko[33]Resigned27 November11th Yakiv Kripak[34]3 December11th
MFC Mykolaiv Volodymyr Ponomarenko (interim)End as interim11 March15th Vyacheslav Mazarati[35]11 March15th
Nyva Ternopil Ihor Yavorskyi[36]Resigned17 March5th Bohdan Samardak[37]26 March5th
Zirka Kirovohrad Mykola Fedorenko[38]Resigned7 April11th Anatoliy Buznyk[39]9 April11th
Tytan Armyansk Oleh Lutkov[40]Resigned13 April15th Serhiy Kozlov (interim)13 April15th
FC Sumy Andriy Kononenko[41]Sacked13 May10th Serhiy Strashnenko (interim)13 May10th

League table

As of 31 May 2014[42]
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1Olimpik Donetsk (C, P)3016774533+1255Promoted to Ukrainian Premier League
2PFC Oleksandriya30141064728+1952Refused promotion[a]
3Stal Alchevsk30163114133+851
4FC Poltava30144123634+246
5Desna Chernihiv30142143327+644
6Zirka Kirovohrad30128103634+244
7Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka30127114035+543
8UkrAhroKom Holovkivka (D)30119102727042Merged after season
9Helios Kharkiv30101192935−641
10Nyva Ternopil30109113332+139
11FC Sumy30116132939−1039
12Tytan Armyansk (D)30108123241−938Withdrew after season[b]
13Bukovyna Chernivtsi30106142636−1036
14Dynamo-2 Kyiv3088142930−132
15Avanhard Kramatorsk (D)30710132327−431Suspended after season[c]
16MFC Mykolaiv3094173449−1531Avoided relegation[d]
Source: Professional Football League of Ukraine[47]
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head points;
5th head-to-head goal difference; 6th head-to-head goals scored; 7th head-to-head fair play (all games); 8th draw or playoff[8]
(C) Champions; (D) Disqualified; (P) Promoted
Notes:

Results

As of 31 May 2014
Home \ AwayAVKBUKDESDK2HELMYKNAFNVTOLKOLDPOLSTASUMTYAUAPZIR
Avanhard Kramatorsk[a]0–12–10–1-:+[b]3–12–00–02–20–2-:+[c]0–2-:+[a]1–00–12–1
Bukovyna Chernivtsi0–01–00–11–12–00–10–0[d]1–31–12–02–02–12–02–00–1
Desna Chernihiv1–02–00–01–01–00–11–02–01–21–20–24–03–13–02–4
Dynamo-2 Kyiv1–11–20–13–0[e]1–21–00–10–02–11–21–10–26–01–11–0
Helios Kharkiv1–00–01–03–12–13–23–0[f]0–01–10–00–21–10–00–02–4
MFC Mykolaiv0–01–20–13–0[g]4–11–11–41–21–11–20–2[h]1–12–12–12–1
Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka0–02–02–10–00–11–21–21–12–21–23–01–02–11–04–0
Nyva Ternopil1–21–00–10–01–12–32–22–40–13–0[i]2–02–02–22–02–2
PFC Oleksandriya3–02–10–11–02–05–04–31–10–11–03–01–22–02–10–0
Olimpik Donetsk1–33–21–03–11–3[j]1–01–00–12–23–11–03–01–14–21–2
FC Poltava1–12–03–12–10–12–0[k]1–21–21–0[k]2–13–01–13–10–10–0
Stal Alchevsk+:-[a]3–0[l]3–21–0[m]3–11–02–2[n]1–01–31–12–15–02–02–21–2
PFC Sumy1–13–11–00–42–00–10–23–02–00–13–11–32–20–12–0
Tytan Armyansk4–21–00–11–02–24–30–21–00–03–0[o]0–12–01–01–01–0
UkrAhroKom Holovkivka0–00–01–01–13–12–03–00–02–20–12–12–10–00–01–0
Zirka Kirovohrad1–15–10–01–00–02–12–11–01–11–32–01–00–12–20–2
Source: Calendar (in Ukrainian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:

Positions by round

The following table represents the teams position after each round in the competition.

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
Olimpik Donetsk1610764343132111111111111111111
PFC Oleksandriya432212214213344322222223222222
Stal Alchevsk211131121321233433333332333333
FC Poltava13911812710967776679111011128787545444
Desna Chernihiv7137117111314141514111191210865579710654655
Zirka Kirovohrad6115996781011888866688101011991176566
Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka115610101281076655222444444559108977
UkrAhroKom Holovkivka141515161616141212121010101311121099898108889788
Helios Kharkiv15161612141516151513131413101313131314141515141212131415129
Nyva Ternopil584481012131314151515141415141513755444678910
PFC Sumy32352565544445555579121011117910111011
Bukovyna Chernivtsi10141314111391111812139119877666666101112101112
Tytan Armyansk1610121313911799991212107911121314141515131411121313
Dynamo-2 Kyiv81214151514151616161616161616161616161616161616161616161614
Avanhard Kramatorsk949653432556778111212101111121314151515131415
MFC Mykolaiv1278348568101112141515141514151513131213141213141516
Updated to match(es) played on 27 May 2014. Source: pfl.ua

Top goalscorers

As of 31 May 2014
#ScorerGoals
(Pen.)
Team
1 Oleksandr Akymenko13 (2)Stal Alchevsk
3 Serhiy Starenkyi11PFC Oleksandriya
Ruslan Kachur11 (2)Helios Kharkiv
4 Mykhaylo Serhiychuk[a]10 (2)MFC Mykolaiv
Serhei Nudnii10 (7)Tytan Armyansk
6 Sheriff Isa8Olimpik Donetsk
Vladyslav Nasibulin8FC Poltava
Vasyl Palahniuk8Bukovyna Chernivtsi
Vitaliy Ponomar8UkrAhroKom Holovkivka
Oleksandr Sytnik8Olimpik Donetsk
Vasyl Hrytsuk8 (2)PFC Oleksandriya

See also

References