1997–98 Ukrainian First League


1997–98 Ukrainian First League was the seventh season of the Ukrainian First League which was won by SC Mykolaiv. The season started on July 30, 1997, and finished on July 9, 1998.

Promotion and relegation

Promoted teams

Two clubs promoted from the 1996-97 Ukrainian Second League.
;Group A
;Group B
Two clubs were relegated from the 1996-97 Ukrainian Top League:
In 1997-98 season, the Ukrainian First League consists of the following teams:

Final standings

Promotion/Relegation play-off

To the play-off qualified four teams, the 18th placed team of 1997-98 Ukrainian First League and three group winners of 1997-98 Ukrainian Second League:
Top three teams qualified for the First League, the fourth and last team qualified for the Second Team. Format was a single round robin in Kiev and Boryspil, Kiev Oblast. When tied on points, the main tie-breaker was head-to-head games. The tournament was conducted at almost empty stadiums. The tournament was discontinued right after the second round when it became apparent that Krystal was not able to secure the third and the safe place to receive promotion. The Georgian footballer George Magriani became the top scorer of the tournament with three goals.

Games

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Top scorers

Statistics are taken from here.
ScorerGoals Team
1 Oleh Hrytsay22 FC Cherkasy
1 Hennadiy Skidan22 SC Mykolaiv
3 Vadym Plotnikov21 Stal Alchevsk
4 Ruslan Zabranskyi17SC Mykolaiv
4 Borys Finkel17 Nyva Vinnytsia
6 Rais Tierkulov16 Shakhtar Makiivka
6 Oleksandr Barabash16 Shakhtar Makiivka
8 Pavlo Parshyn15Metalurh / Polissya
8 Vadym Kharchenko15 Naftovyk Okhtyrka
10 Oleksandr Ostashov14Stal Alchevsk