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.
Season | 2013–14 |
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Champions | Olimpik Donetsk |
Promoted | Olimpik Donetsk |
Relegated | Avanhard (suspended) |
Matches played | 221 |
Goals scored | 542 (2.45 per match) |
Top goalscorer | 13 – Oleksandr Akymenko (Stal) |
Biggest home win | 6 – Dynamo-2 6–0 Tytan (Round 23) |
Biggest away win | 4 – Sumy 0–4 Dynamo-2 (Round 28) |
Highest scoring | 7 – Oleksandriya 4–3 Naftovyk-Ukrnafta (Round 1) Tytan 4–3 Mykolaiv (Round 6) |
Longest winning run | 4 – Naftovyk-Ukrnafta (Round 12–15) |
Longest unbeaten run | 20 – Olimpik (Round 4–23) |
Longest winless run | 13 – Dynamo-2 (Round 1–8, 10–13, 15) |
Longest losing run | 5 – Desna (Round 6–10) |
Highest attendance | 8,300 – Mykolaiv–Avanhard (Round 5) Mykolaiv–Helios (Round 7) |
Lowest attendance | 0[1] – 5 matches (Round 27) |
← 2012–13 2014–15 → |
Promotion and relegation
Promoted teams
- Group 1
- Desna Chernihiv[4] – Second League champion (returning after an absence of 3 seasons)
- Nyva Ternopil – Promotion/relegation play-off winner (returning after an absence of 3 seasons)
- Group 2
- UkrAhroKom Holovkivka[5] – Second League (debut)
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 However, Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih failed attestation and their license was withdrawn by the Ukrainian Premier League.[6] Number of clubs refused promotion leaving two vacant positions in the 2013–14 Ukrainian Premier League which were awarded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.
Stadiums
The following stadiums are considered home grounds for the teams in the competition.[8]
Managers
Managerial changes
League table
- As of 31 May 2014[42]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Olimpik Donetsk (C, P) | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 45 | 33 | +12 | 55 | Promoted to Ukrainian Premier League |
2 | PFC Oleksandriya | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 47 | 28 | +19 | 52 | Refused promotion[a] |
3 | Stal Alchevsk | 30 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 41 | 33 | +8 | 51 | |
4 | FC Poltava | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 36 | 34 | +2 | 46 | |
5 | Desna Chernihiv | 30 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 33 | 27 | +6 | 44 | |
6 | Zirka Kirovohrad | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 36 | 34 | +2 | 44 | |
7 | Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 40 | 35 | +5 | 43 | |
8 | UkrAhroKom Holovkivka (D) | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 42 | Merged after season |
9 | Helios Kharkiv | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 29 | 35 | −6 | 41 | |
10 | Nyva Ternopil | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 33 | 32 | +1 | 39 | |
11 | FC Sumy | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 29 | 39 | −10 | 39 | |
12 | Tytan Armyansk (D) | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 32 | 41 | −9 | 38 | Withdrew after season[b] |
13 | Bukovyna Chernivtsi | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 26 | 36 | −10 | 36 | |
14 | Dynamo-2 Kyiv | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 29 | 30 | −1 | 32 | |
15 | Avanhard Kramatorsk (D) | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 27 | −4 | 31 | Suspended after season[c] |
16 | MFC Mykolaiv | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 34 | 49 | −15 | 31 | Avoided relegation[d] |
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
Positions by round
The following table represents the teams position after each round in the competition.
Top goalscorers
- As of 31 May 2014
See also
References
External links
- (in Ukrainian) РЕГЛАМЕНТ Всеукраїнських змагань з футболу серед команд клубів Професіональної футбольної ліги сезону 2013 – 2014 років (Regulation of the All-Ukrainian competitions in football among teams of the Professional Football League clubs in the season 2013–14). Professional Football League of Ukraine website.