2007–08 Ukrainian First League


The 2007–08 Ukrainian First League is the seventeenth since its establishment. There were 20 teams competing. Two teams were relegated from the Ukrainian Premier League 2006-07. Four teams were promoted from the Ukrainian Second League 2006-07.

Promotion and relegation

Promoted teams

These four teams were promoted from Druha Liha at the start of the season:

Group A

Two teams were relegated from the Ukrainian Premier League 2006–07 season after finishing on the bottom of the competition:

Stadia

RankStadiumCapacityClubRegion
1Lobanovsky Dynamo Stadium16873FC Dynamo-2 KyivKiev
2MCS Rukh16000FSC Prykarpattya Ivano-FrankivskIvano-Frankivsk
3Illychivets12680FC Illichivets MariupolDonetsk
4Youri Haharyn12000FC Desna ChernihivChernihiv
5CSK ZSU12000CSCA KyivKiev
6Avanhard11574FC Volyn LutskLutsk
7Central10321FC Dnipro CherkasyCherkasy
8Stal9200FC Stal AlchevskLuhansk
9SK Sevastopol6500PFC SevastopolCrimea
10Dynamo6000FC Helios KharkivKharkiv
11KSC Nika5640PFC OleksandriaKirovohrad
12Fiolent5000FC Ihroservice SimferopolCrimea
13Enerhetyk Stadium4000FC Enerhetyk BurshtynIvano-Frankivsk
14Kniazha Arena3220FC LvivLviv
15STC Krymteplitsia3000FC Krymteplitsia MolodizhneCrimea
16Metalurh2900FC Stal DniprodzerzhynskDnipropetrovsk
17Central City Stadium1500MFK MykolaivMykolaiv
18Dukov Dniester Stadium1500FC Dniester OvidiopolOdessa
19Obolon4300FC Obolon KyivKiev
20Kalinino1050FC Feniks-Illichovets KalinineCrimea

Managers

Final standings

Top goalscorers

Post-season withdrawn teams

On June 26, 2008 MFC Mykolaiv was withdrawn from competitions. On July 1, 2008 the club was announced about the official disbandment. Due to the public pressure and with help of Hryhoriy Surkis, it became possible to preserve the club in professional competitions. MFK Mykolaiv was admitted to the 2008-09 Ukrainian Second League instead of the third team of Dynamo, FC Dynamo-3 Kyiv.