2014–15 Ukrainian First League
The 2014–15 Ukrainian First League was the 24th since its establishment. The competition commenced on 26 July 2014 with seven matches. Due to sponsorship reasons the league is called Favbet League 1. The competition was on winter recess from 17 November until 20 March when the competition resumed with the Round 18 match between FC Ternopil and MFC Mykolaiv.
Teams
The number of teams for the competition was confirmed on 7 July 2014.Promoted teams
Four teams were promoted from the 2013–14 Ukrainian Second League.- Hirnyk-Sport Komsomolsk – champion '
- Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk – 2nd placed runner-up '
- FC Ternopil – 3rd placed runner-up '
- Hirnyk Kryvyi Rih – 4th placed runner-up '
Relegated teams
Withdrawn teams
- Tytan Armyansk withdrew from the PFL and later terminated their existence due to the annexation of Crimea.
Suspended teams
- FC Avanhard Kramatorsk were suspended from the PFL due to the war in Donbass.
Merged teams
Location map
The following displays the location of teams.Stadiums
The following stadiums are considered home grounds for the teams in the competition.Rank | Stadium | Capacity | Club | Notes |
1 | Metalurh Stadium, Kryvyi Rih | 29,783 | Hirnyk Kryvyi Rih | |
2 | Yuvileiny Stadium, Sumy | 25,800 | FC Sumy | |
3 | Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium, Kyiv | 16,873 | Dynamo-2 Kyiv | Used as home ground in Round 9 |
4 | Central City Stadium, Mykolaiv | 16,700 | MFC Mykolaiv | |
5 | Zirka Stadium, Kirovohrad | 13,667 | Zirka Kirovohrad | |
6 | City Stadium, Ternopil | 12,750 | Nyva Ternopil | |
6 | City Stadium, Ternopil | 12,750 | FC Ternopil | |
7 | Yuri Gagarin Stadium, Chernihiv | 12,060 | Desna Chernihiv | |
8 | Bukovyna Stadium, Chernivtsi | 12,000 | Bukovyna Chernivtsi | |
9 | CSC Nika Stadium, Oleksandria | 7,000 | FC Oleksandriya | |
10 | Naftovyk Stadium, Okhtyrka | 5,256 | Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka | |
11 | Sonyachny Stadium, Kharkiv | 4,924 | Helios Kharkiv | |
12 | Metalurh Stadium, Dniprodzerzhynsk | 2,900 | Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk | |
13 | Lokomotov Stadium, Poltava | 2,500 | FC Poltava | |
14 | Yunist Stadium, Komsomolsk | 2,500 | Hirnyk-Sport Komsomolsk | |
15 | Mashynobudivnyk Stadium, Karlivka | 1,300 | Stal Alchevsk | Used as home ground |
16 | Dynamo Training Center, Kyiv | 1,200 | Dynamo-2 Kyiv |
Managers
Managerial changes
League table
Results
Position by round
Promotion/Relegation play-off
A promotion/relegation home and away play-off is to be played by the 3rd place team of 2014–15 Ukrainian Second League against the 14th placed team of the 2014–15 Ukrainian First League competition. Seedings for the playoff were announced in Ukrainian House of Football on May 29.First leg
Second leg
MFC Mykolaiv wins 1–0 on aggregate and remains in First LeagueTop goalscorers
# | Scorer | Goals | Team |
1 | Stanislav Kulish | 21 | Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk |
2 | Bohdan Semenets | 14 | FC Ternopil |
3 | Oleksiy Chychykov | 11 | Zirka Kirovohrad |
4 | Dmytro Bohachov | 10 | FC Sumy |
4 | Vitaliy Ponomar | 10 | FC Oleksandriya |
6 | Serhiy Herasymets | 9 | Hirnyk-Sport Komsomolsk |
6 | Serhiy Kravchenko | 9 | Helios Kharkiv |
8 | Volodymyr Korolkov | 8 | Hirnyk-Sport Komsomolsk |
8 | Anton Kotlyar | 8 | Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk |
10 | Maksym Kalenchuk | 7 | Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk |
10 | Yehor Kartushov | 7 | Desna Chernihiv |
10 | Oleksiy Khoblenko | 7 | Dynamo-2 Kyiv |
10 | Roman Loktionov | 7 | Stal Alchevsk / Zirka Kirovohrad |
10 | Ihor Zahalskyi | 7 | Zirka Kirovohrad |
10 | Petro Kondratyuk | 7 | Desna Chernihiv |
10 | Yuriy Solomka | 7 | FC Poltava |