2016–17 in Ukrainian football

Football in Ukraine
Season2016–17
Men's football
Premier LeagueShakhtar Donetsk
League 1Illichivets Mariupol
League 2Zhemchuzhyna Odesa
Amateur LeagueAhrobiznes Volochysk (2016–17)
Balkany Zorya (2016)
CupShakhtar Donetsk
Amateur CupChaika Petropavlivska Borshchahivka
Super CupDynamo Kyiv
Women's football
League HighZhytlobud-2 Kharkiv
League 1Spartak Chernihiv (Group A)
Zlahoda-Dnipro-1 (Group B)
Women's CupZhytlobud-1 Kharkiv
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The 2016–17 season was the 26th season of competitive association football in Ukraine since dissolution of the Soviet Union.

National teams

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Ukraine national football team

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Results and fixtures

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Ukraine U-21 national football team

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Ukraine U-19 national football team

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Ukraine women's national football team

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Results and fixtures

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Ukraine women's national student football team

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UEFA competitions

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UEFA Champions League

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UEFA Europa League

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UEFA Youth League

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UEFA Women's Champions League

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Men's club football

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League Promoted to league Relegated from league
Premier League
League One
League Two

Note: For all scratched clubs, see section Clubs removed for more details

Premier League

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Shakhtar Donetsk 22 19 3 0 47 14 +33 60 Qualification for the Championship round
2 Dynamo Kyiv 22 14 4 4 43 23 +20 46
3 Zorya Luhansk 22 12 4 6 34 21 +13 40
4 Olimpik Donetsk 22 9 7 6 28 30 −2 34
5 FC Oleksandriya 22 9 6 7 37 28 +9 33
6 Chornomorets Odesa 22 7 6 9 17 23 −6 27
7 Vorskla Poltava 22 6 6 10 24 28 −4 24 Qualification for the Relegation round
8 Stal Kamianske 22 6 6 10 20 25 −5 24
9 Zirka Kropyvnytskyi 22 6 5 11 20 33 −13 23
10 Karpaty Lviv[a] 22 4 7 11 21 30 −9 13
11 FC Dnipro[b] 22 4 10 8 21 30 −9 10
12 Volyn Lutsk 22 2 4 16 13 40 −27 10
Source: UEFA, Ukrainian Premier League, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Draw.[4]
Notes:
  1. ^ Karpaty Lviv was deducted six points according to a decision by FIFA Disciplinary Committee on 4 March 2016.[1]
  2. ^ FC Dnipro was deducted a total of 12 points (six points by the FIFA Disciplinary Committee for failing to clear their debts with former coach Juande Ramos and his assistants,[2] and six points by the Ukrainian Premier League for failing to comply with the decision of FIFA Disciplinary Committee to pay debts to former player Danilo Sousa Campos[3]).

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Shakhtar Donetsk (C) 32 25 5 2 66 24 +42 80 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Dynamo Kyiv 32 21 4 7 69 33 +36 67 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
3 Zorya Luhansk 32 16 6 10 45 31 +14 54 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a]
4 Olimpik Donetsk 32 11 11 10 33 44 −11 44 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[a]
5 FC Oleksandriya 32 10 10 12 41 43 −2 40
6 Chornomorets Odesa 32 10 8 14 25 37 −12 38
Source: UEFA, Ukrainian Premier League, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Draw.[4]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Since winners of 2016–17 Ukrainian Cup, Shakhtar Donetsk, qualified for European competition based on their league position, the spot awarded to the cup winner (Europa League group stage) was passed to the third-placed team and the spot for the third-placed team (Europa League third qualifying round) was passed to the fifth-placed team.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
7 Vorskla Poltava[a] 32 11 9 12 32 32 0 42
8 Stal Kamianske 32 11 8 13 27 31 −4 41
9 Zirka Kropyvnytskyi 32 9 7 16 29 43 −14 34
10 Karpaty Lviv[b] 32 9 9 14 35 41 −6 30
11 FC Dnipro[c] (R) 32 8 13 11 31 40 −9 13 Relegation to Ukrainian Second League
12 Volyn Lutsk[d] (R) 32 4 4 24 17 51 −34 10 Relegation to Ukrainian First League
Source: UEFA, Ukrainian Premier League, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Draw.[4]
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Vorskla Poltava was awarded the UPL Prestige Trophy for winning the consolation tournament.[5]
  2. ^ Karpaty Lviv was deducted six points according to a decision by FIFA Disciplinary Committee on 4 March 2016.[1]
  3. ^ FC Dnipro was deducted a total of 24 points (six points by the FIFA Disciplinary Committee for failing to clear their debts with former coach Juande Ramos and his assistants,[2] six points by the Ukrainian Premier League for failing to comply with the decision of FIFA Disciplinary Committee to pay debts to former player Danilo Sousa Campos,[3] three more points by the FFU Control and Disciplinary Committee for failing execute one of the decisions of the committee,[6] and 9 more points on 9 June 2017, after the end of the tournament.[7]). On the decision of FIFA, FFU enforced relegation of FC Dnipro straight to the Second League, skipping the First League. In a near future FFU will adopt a decision which team will be replacing Dnipro in the First League.[8]
  4. ^ Volyn Lutsk was deducted six points on the request of Football Federation of Ukraine which received a letter from the FIFA Disciplinary Committee on 11 May 2017 urging to implement its decision of 15 March 2017, due to debts with former player Saša Stević.[9]

League 1

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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
Source: PFL.ua
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Draw or "golden match" (if tied for first).[12]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ The Ukrainian Premier League did not grant Desna Chernihiv a licence to participate in the league, indicating that the club is not able to guarantee for an adequate financing of their infrastructure.[10]
  2. ^ On 12 January 2017, FC Poltava were deducted a total of 3 points in accordance with the FFU Control and Disciplinary Committee.[11]
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
PFC Sumy 3–1 FC Balkany Zorya 2–0 1–1

League 2

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Zhemchuzhyna Odesa (C, P) 32 24 4 4 75 22 +53 76 Promotion to Ukrainian First League
2 Rukh Vynnyky (P) 32 23 5 4 68 24 +44 74
3 Kremin Kremenchuk (P) 32 21 5 6 67 29 +38 68
4 Balkany Zorya (P) 32 16 9 7 54 32 +22 57 Qualification to promotion play-offs
5 Real Pharma Odesa 32 16 9 7 50 31 +19 57
6 Inhulets-2 Petrove[a] 32 14 8 10 50 33 +17 50
7 Nyva-V Vinnytsia 32 14 8 10 42 33 +9 50
8 Enerhiya Nova Kakhovka 32 14 6 12 62 46 +16 48
9 Myr Hornostayivka 32 13 9 10 39 31 +8 48
10 Teplovyk-Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk[b] 32 14 4 14 51 35 +16 46
11 FC Nikopol[c] 32 12 5 15 40 49 −9 41
12 Illichivets-2 Mariupol[d] 32 11 1 20 42 56 −14 34 Withdrawn after the season
13 Krystal Kherson[e] (D) 32 7 5 20 31 24 +7 26 Withdrawn during the season
14 Podillya Khmelnytskyi 32 7 4 21 29 68 −39 25
15 Arsenal-Kyivshchyna Bila Tserkva 32 7 4 21 29 82 −53 25
16 Metalurh Zaporizhzhia 32 7 2 23 35 104 −69 23
17 Sudnobudivnyk Mykolaiv 32 6 4 22 19 84 −65 22
Source: PFL.ua
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Fair play; 8) Draw or play-off.[19]
(C) Champions; (D) Disqualified; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ Ineligible for promotion.[13]
  2. ^ During the winter break the club renamed themselves from Teplovyk Ivano-Frankivsk to Teplovyk-Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk.[14]
  3. ^ During the winter break the club renamed themselves from FC Nikopol-NPHU to FC Nikopol.[15]
  4. ^ FC Illichivets announced that their second team, Illichivets-2, will not complete in the 2017–18 Ukrainian Second League, instead they will play in the Ukrainian Premier League Reserves competition.[16]
  5. ^ On 30 March 2017, Krystal Kherson informed the PFL that they are withdrawing from the competition due to the club's economic and political situation.[17] On 10 April 2017, the FFU formally expelled the club, and awarded technical victories to their opponents.[18]

Cup competitions

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Ukrainian Cup

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Shakhtar Donetsk1–0Dynamo Kyiv
Marlos 81' Report
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Kostiantyn Trukhanov


Super Cup

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Dynamo Kyiv1–1Shakhtar Donetsk
Vida 80' Report Fred 58'
Penalties
4–3
Attendance: 26,109

Women's club football

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League Promoted to league Relegated from league
Higher League
  • Voskhod Stara Maiachka

Note: For all scratched clubs, see section Clubs removed for more details

Higher League

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2016–17 Vyshcha Liha (women)

Clubs removed

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Before the season

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  • Stal Kamianske, 12th place of the 2017–18 Ukrainian Premier League, was originally relegated, but later withdraw from the First League.[20] The same day the PFL president confirmed that the league will consist of 16 teams.[21] Originally, FC Stal Kamianske that were located in Kamianske played its games of the 2017–18 Ukrainian Premier League season in Kyiv. After relegation the club was admitted to the First League representing Bucha, Kyiv Oblast.[22] Prior to the season commencing the club was renamed to FC Feniks Bucha.[23]
  • Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka, the Professional Football League allowed the club to keep its berth in the second tier even after its main sponsor announced that it will discontinue to fund the club. After the season completed, Ukrnafta (related to the Privat Group) who sponsored Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka decided to liquidate the club since it was a tax liability.[24]
  • Zhemchuzhyna Odesa withdrew after Round 31 during 2017–18 season. Technical losses were adjudged against the team in the last three matches.[25] At time of withdrawal, Zhemchuzhyna's had played 31 matches, with a record of 7 wins, 6 draws and 18 losses, scoring 33 goals and having conceded 54 goals.
  • Arsenal-Kyivshchyna Bila Tserkva failed attestation for the season[26][27] and was removed from the league[28]
  • FC Ternopil after failing to arrive for their Round 6 away match against Polissya Zhytomyr,[29] several days later informed the PFL that they are withdrawing from the competition.[30] The club played four matches in the competition with a record of 4 losses scoring two goals and allowing nine goals scored against them.[30] The PFL annulled their results as per league regulations and removed them from the official standings on the decision of the FFU Control and Disciplinary Committee of 7 September 2017.
  • FC Metalurh Zaporizhzhia – prior to attestation, the club merged with FC Spartak-KPU Zaporizhzhia[31] (a team of local university, KPU), but on 6 June 2018, the club failed attestation for the season and the club's administration decided to dissolve the team[32]
  • Inhulets-2 Petrove – the main club's administration of Inhulets Petrove decided to dissolve the second team[33]
  • Sudnobudivnyk Mykolaiv – failed attestation[27]
  • Skala Stryi – passed attestation, but dissolved its senior team protesting the FFU accusations in gambling.[34][35][36] On 14 June 2018, there appeared information that the club will merge its academy with FC Volyn Lutsk.[37]

During or after the season

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  • Arsenal–Kyiv withdrew from professional competitions after being relegated from the Premier League.[38]
  • PFC Sumy received new ownership during winter break in the face of Serhiy Vashchenko who earlier this season was supposed to become the owner of Kobra Kharkiv.[39][40][41][42] The new head coach of the Sumy club who had been announced was also former head coach of Kobra, Oleksandr Oliynyk.[citation needed] At the same time according to the former club's director Anatoliy Boiko, on 1 December 2018 PFC Sumy did not have any players on contract. On 11 April 2019, the FFU Control and Disciplinary Committee adopted its decision to strip the club of professional status and exclude the club from any competitions that it is participating currently or in the future.[43] However the club has a right to file an appeal. Additional separate sanctions were to be also applied against the club's playing and administrative personnel. On 14 April 2019, the chairman of the FFU committee of ethics and fair play Francesco Baranka noted in regards to additional sanctions that PFC Sumy has earned some 10 million euros in match fixing.[44] More to it, Ukrainian coach Oleksandr Sevidov who held post of head coach consultant in PFC Sumy and previously managed FC Illichivets Mariupol received a lifetime disqualification.[45]
  • On 17 February 2019, president of FC Zirka Kropyvnytskyi commented on his club's withdrawal from further participation in competitions of the Ukrainian First League.[46][47] The president accused the newly formed NABU and law enforcement authorities in pressure against him. The president of the league expressed his surprise claiming that there seemed no real reason why the club had to withdraw.[48] On 5 April 2019, the PFL council of leagues adopted its decision to remove FC Zirka Kropyvnytskyi from the League as it officially withdrew on 14 March 2019.[49] On 22 April 2019, the club's vice-president announced that the club will restart from regional competitions with intention to return the club's pro-status in the future.[50]
  • Helios Kharkiv, the club reorganized under new management under a new name as FC Kobra Kharkiv.[51][52][53] The club merged with another amateur club called the Kobra Football Academy which was playing in the Kharkiv Oblast Football Championship.[53] On 15 August 2018 the club informed the Professional Football League of Ukraine about withdrawal from professional competitions,[54] and were later officially expelled from the league.[citation needed]
  • FC Myr Hornostayivka withdrew from competitions in protest.[55]
  • Zlahoda-Dnipro-1 (dissolved)[56]
  • WFC Lviv (dissolved)

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ a b "УПЛ подтвердила снятие очков с Карпат" [UPL confirmed deduction of points from Karpaty]. UA-Football. 21 July 2016. Archived from the original on 23 July 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Soccer-Dnipro hit by six-point deduction for failing to clear debts". Yahoo Sports. Reuters. 26 October 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  3. ^ a b Officially. Dnipro had 6 points deducted for its debt to Danilo (Офіційно. Дніпро позбавлений 6 очок за борг перед Даніло). Champion (Ukrainska Pravda). 7 February 2016.
  4. ^ a b c 2016-17 season's regulations
  5. ^ ""Ворскла" — володар Трофею престижу!" ["Vorskla" – a holder of the Prestige Trophy!]. Ukrainian Premier League. 31 May 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  6. ^ Dnipro was stripped of three tournament points (“Дніпро” позбавили 3 турнірних очок). Ukrainian Premier League. 6 April 2017
  7. ^ "С вылетевшего в Первую лигу "Днепра" сняли еще 9 очков".
  8. ^ FFU will soon decide who replaces Dnipro in the First League (ФФУ скоро решит, кто займет место Днепра в Первой лиге). Sport Arena. 13 June 2017
  9. ^ "Официально: Волынь лишена шести очков и покинет Премьер-лигу" [Officially: Volyn was stripped of 6 points and will leave the Premier Liha]. UA-Football. 12 May 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
  10. ^ Офіційно: Верес виступатиме в УПЛ замість Десни [Official: Veres will participate in the UPL instead of Desna]. ua-football.com (in Ukrainian). UA-Football. 2 June 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  11. ^ Тернополю та Миколаєву заборонено реєструвати гравців, з Полтави зняли три очки [Ternopil and Mykolaiv were prohibited from registering players, while Poltava was deducted three points]. ua-football.com (in Ukrainian). UA-Football. 12 January 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  12. ^ РЕГЛАМЕНТ Стаття 12. Визначення місць команд у турнірній таблиці [Regulations: Statute 12 Standing place position in the tournament table)] (PDF). PFL.ua (in Ukrainian). Professional Football League of Ukraine. 25 July 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  13. ^ 2016–17 PFL season regulations, page 24: В одній лізі не дозволяється виступати кільком командам одного клубу.
  14. ^ Тепловик змінив назву [Teplovyk changed its name]. UA-Football (in Ukrainian). 6 December 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  15. ^ ПРОФЕСІОНАЛЬНА ФУТБОЛЬНА ЛІГА УКРАЇНИ РАДА ЛІГ - ПОСТАНОВА №11 [Professional Football League of Ukraine - League Committee - Decision №11] (PDF). PFL (in Ukrainian). 6 February 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  16. ^ Valerko, A. (6 June 2017). "Ильичевец-2 не продолжит выступления во Второй лиге" [Illichivets-2 will not continue its participation in the Second League]. Sport Arena.
  17. ^ «Кристал» знімається зі змагань [Krystal withdrawing from competition]. PFL (in Ukrainian). 30 March 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  18. ^ Кристал офіційно позбавили професійного статусу [Krystal official loses their professional status]. UA-Football (in Ukrainian). 12 April 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  19. ^ "РЕГЛАМЕНТ Стаття 8. Визначення місць команд у турнірній таблиці (Regulations: Statute 8 Standing place position in the tournament table)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). PFL. 12 July 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  20. ^ Feniks and Skala won't play in the new season (Феникс и Скала не сыграют в новом сезоне). Sport.ua. 9 July 2018
  21. ^ Samotkan, Yu. (9 July 2018). Serhiy Markov: "Sport principle is not compromised, in the First League are 16 teams" (Сергей Макаров: "Спортивный принцип не нарушаем - в первой лиге 16 команд"). Footboom.
  22. ^ (in Ukrainian) "ПФЛ оприлюднила список клубів Першої ліги, які отримали атестат" [PFL unveiled a list of clubs in the First League that received attestation]. UA-Football. 12 June 2018.
  23. ^ (in Ukrainian) "Кам'янська "Сталь" перейменувалася на "Фенікс" (Буча)" [Stal Kamianske renamed as FC Feniks Bucha]. LB. 26 June 2018.
  24. ^ "Ukrnafta adopted its decision about liquidation of Naftovyk" [Укрнафта прийняла рішення про ліквідацію Нафтовика] (in Ukrainian). UA-Football. 26 May 2018.
  25. ^ Жемчужина припиняє існування [Zhemchuzhyna ceases its existence] (in Ukrainian). ua-football. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  26. ^ Арсенал-Київщина подав апеляцію на відмову у видачі атестату і змінює реєстрацію [Arsenal-Kyivshchyna files an appeal on their attestation refusal and are modifying their registration]. UA-Football (in Ukrainian). 12 June 2018.
  27. ^ a b Вересу, Таврії та ще двом клубам Другої ліги відмовили у видачі атестата [Veres, Tavriya and two other teams clubs from the Second League failed attestation]. UA-Football (in Ukrainian). 11 June 2018.
  28. ^ Arsenal-Kyivshchyna and Sudnobudivnyk lost their professional status (Арсенал-Киевщина и Судостроитель потеряли профессиональный статус). Sport Arena. 27 June 2018
  29. ^ Тернопіль не прибув на гру з Поліссям [Ternopil did not arrive to the game with Polissya]. UA-Football (in Ukrainian). 13 August 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  30. ^ a b Тернопіль знімається з чемпіонату у Другій лізі [Ternopil withdraws from the Second league championship]. UA-Football (in Ukrainian). 15 August 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  31. ^ Президент Металурга Запоріжжя: Місто зараз відверто ставить палиці в колеса] [President of Metalurh Zaporizhzhia: The city right now is frankly placing sticks into our wheels]. UA-Football (in Ukrainian). 2 June 2018.
  32. ^ Металург Запоріжжя припиняє існування [Metalurh Zaporizhzhia terminated its existence]. UA-Football (in Ukrainian). 7 June 2018.
  33. ^ Офіційно: "Інгулець-2" припиняє виступи в Другій лізі [Official: Inhulets-2 terminates its appearance in the Second League]. Official web site of Inhulets Petrove (in Ukrainian). 8 June 2018.
  34. ^ Valerko, A. All players of FC Skala are free agents. The club awaits the FFU decision (Все игроки ФК Скала – свободные агенты. Клуб ждет решения ФФУ). Sport Arena. 7 June 2018
  35. ^ Skala withdrew from Druha Liha and will concentrate on youth football (Скала снялась со Второй лиги и сосредоточится на детско-юношеском футболе). Sport Arena. 19 June 2018
  36. ^ Samotkan, Yu. (9 July 2018). Serhiy Markov: "Sport principle is not compromised, in the First League are 16 teams (Сергей Макаров: "Спортивный принцип не нарушаем - в первой лиге 16 команд"). Footboom.
  37. ^ Konkevych, Yu. Volyn and Skala are uniting their children schools (Волынь и Скала объединят свои детские школы). Sport Arena. 14 June 2018
  38. ^ Arsenal-Kyiv will continue its existence, but without its professional team (Арсенал-Киев продолжит существование, но без профессиональной команды). UA-Football. 23 July 2019
  39. ^ Ex-president of Kobra became a president of PFC Sumy (Экс-президент Кобры стал президентом ПФК Сумы). Sport Arena. 2 February 2019
  40. ^ Artur Malkin. President of scandalous Kobra Vashchenko had been placed in charge of Sumy (Президент скандальной "Кобры" Ващенко возглавил "Сумы"). Footboom. 3 February 2019
  41. ^ Yevhen Kudlai. PFC Sumy has been placed in charge a conartist with experience (ПФК «Сумы» возглавил мошенник со стажем). Dankor.Sumy. 5 February 2019
  42. ^ Oleh Mahlyovanyi. Serhiy Makarov: We do not like that Vashchenko was placed in charge of Sumy and who before that dissolved Kobra (Helios) (Сергей Макаров: «Нам не нравится, что руководителем «Сум» назначили Ващенко, который до этого развалил «Кобру»). Tribuna. 10 February 2019
  43. ^ The FFU CDC secretary: number of players and functionaries of Sumy will receive disqualifications from a year to lifetime (Секретарь КДК ФФУ: Ряд игроков и функционеров Сум получат дисквалификации от одного года до пожизненного). UA-Football. 11 April 2019
  44. ^ Baranka: PFC Sumy has earned some 10 million euros in match fixing. Sport Arena. 14 April 2019
  45. ^ Sevidov is receiving a lifetime disqualification due to participation in match fixing. Sport Arena. 14 April 2019
  46. ^ President of Zirka accused authorities in the reason why the team is ceasing its participation in the First League (Президент Зирки обвинил власть в том, что команда прекращает выступление в Первой лиге). UA-Football. 17 February 2019
  47. ^ Official. Zirka withdraws from the championship (Официально. Зирка снимается с чемпионата). UA-Football. 16 February 2019
  48. ^ Makarov: Zirka was good in financial standing (Макаров: У Зирки было все нормально с финансированием). UA-Football. 16 February 2019
  49. ^ PFL council of leagues session. Decision No.5. Professional Football League of Ukraine. 5 April 2019
  50. ^ The Zirka's vice-president: We will be reviving the club's professional status (Вице-президент Зирки: Будем возвращать клубу профессиональный статус). UA-Football. 22 April 2019
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  52. ^ "Харьковский Гелиос переименуют в Кобру". June 27, 2018.
  53. ^ a b Helios is not simply will be renamed as Kobra. It is a merger. (Гелиос не просто будет переименован в Кобру. Это слияние). Sport Arena. 27 June 2018
  54. ^ (in Ukrainian) "Матч п'ятого туру "Зірка" - "Кобра" не відбудеться" [The 5th Round match Zirka – Kobra will not take place]. PFL. 15 August 2018.
  55. ^ "Конференция ПФЛ проголосовала за исключение ПФК Сумы и Мира из Второй лиги" [PFL conference voted to expel PFK Sumy and Myr from the Second League] (in Russian). Sport Arena. 27 June 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  56. ^ The female team of SC Dnipro-1 has withdrawn from the Ukrainian championship (Жіноча команда СК «Дніпро-1» знімається з чемпіонату України). All-Ukrainian Association of Women's Football. 17 July 2019