2015–16 Ukrainian First League
The 2015–16 Ukrainian First League was the 25th since its establishment. The competition commenced on 26 July 2015 with eight matches. The competition had a winter break which began after Round 18 on November 22. The competition resumed on 26 March 2016 and completed on 1 June 2016.
Teams
The number of teams for the competition was confirmed on 19 June 2015.Promoted teams
Two teams were promoted from the 2014–15 Ukrainian Second League.- Cherkaskyi Dnipro – champion '
- Obolon-Brovar Kyiv – 2nd place runner-up '
Relegated teams
- Illichivets Mariupol – 14th place
Reinstated teams
- Avanhard Kramatorsk – special case
Location map
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 14 and 17 |
4 | Central City Stadium, Mykolaiv | 16,700 | MFC Mykolaiv | |
5 | Zirka Stadium, Kirovohrad | 13,667 | Zirka Kirovohrad | |
6 | Labor Reserve, Bila Tserkva | 13,500 | Desna Chernihiv | Used as home ground |
7 | City Stadium, Ternopil | 12,750 | Nyva Ternopil | |
7 | City Stadium, Ternopil | 12,750 | FC Ternopil | |
8 | Illichivets Stadium, Mariupol | 12,680 | Illichivets Mariupol | |
9 | Yuri Gagarin Stadium, Chernihiv | 12,060 | Desna Chernihiv | |
10 | Central Stadion, Cherkasy | 10,321 | Cherkaskyi Dnipro | |
11 | Naftovyk Stadium, Okhtyrka | 5,256 | Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka | |
12 | Obolon Arena, Kiev | 5,100 | Obolon-Brovar Kyiv | |
13 | Sonyachny Stadium, Kharkiv | 4,924 | Helios Kharkiv | |
14 | Avanhard Stadium, Kramatorsk | 2,500 | Avanhard Kramatorsk | |
15 | Lokomotov Stadium, Poltava | 2,500 | FC Poltava | |
16 | Yunist Stadium, Komsomolsk | 2,500 | Hirnyk-Sport Komsomolsk | |
17 | Dynamo Training Center, Kyiv | 1,200 | Dynamo-2 Kyiv |
Managers
Managerial changes
League table
Results
Position by round
Top goalscorers
Rank | Scorer | Goals | Team |
1 | Artem Favorov | 16 | Obolon-Brovar Kyiv |
2 | Yevhen Chepurnenko | 11 | Desna Chernihiv |
3 | Artem Sitalo | 10 | Hirnyk Kryvyi Rih |
3 | Serhiy Vakulenko | 10 | Illichivets Mariupol |
5 | Volodymyr Bayenko | 8 | Hirnyk Kryvyi Rih |
5 | Denys Skepskyi | 8 | Cherkaskyi Dnipro |
7 | Borys Baranets | 7 | Zirka Kirovohrad |
7 | Oleksandr Batalskyi | 7 | Cherkaskyi Dnipro |
Rank | Scorer | Goals | Team |
7 | Oleksiy Chychykov | 7 | Zirka Kirovohrad |
7 | Ruslan Ivashko | 7 | Hirnyk-Sport Komsomolsk |
7 | Roman Loktionov | 7 | Zirka Kirovohrad |
7 | Vasyl Prodan | 7 | Obolon-Brovar Kyiv |
7 | Artur Zahorulko | 7 | Illichivets Mariupol |
7 | Denys Favorov | 7 | FC Poltava/Desna Chernihiv |
7 | Ihor Sikorskyi | 7 | MFC Mykolaiv |