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2008–09 Ukrainian First League
The 2008–09 Ukrainian First League is the eighteenth since its establishment. The Professional Football League (PFL) decreased the number of teams in the league. This season, there are 18 teams instead of 20 teams competing. Two of the teams were relegated from the 2007–08 Ukrainian Premier League and two were promoted from the 2007–08 Ukrainian Second League. To decrease the number of teams in the competition 4 teams were relegated from the 2007–08 Ukrainian First League season. Teams Promoted teams Both of the following two teams were promoted from Ukrainian Second League, Druha Liha and debuting in the Ukrainian First League: ;Group A *FC Knyazha Schaslyve, Knyazha Schaslyve – Druha Liha champion ''(debut)'' ;Group B *FC Komunalnyk Luhansk, Komunalnyk Luhansk – Druha Liha champion ''(debut)'' Relegated teams Two teams were relegated from the Ukrainian Premier League 2007–08 season after finishing on the bottom of the 2007–08 Ukrainian Premier League, competi ...
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Ukrainian First League
The Persha Liha ( uk, Перша ліга) or Ukrainian First League is a professional football league in Ukraine and the second tier of national football competitions pyramid. Members of the league also participate in the Ukrainian Cup. It is the highest division of Professional Football League. History The league was set up by the newly reorganized Football Federation of Ukraine (a successor of the Football Federation of the Ukrainian SSR) with the falling apart Soviet Union as a second tier, lower than Ukrainian Higher League (Vyshcha Liha) and higher that Ukrainian Transitional League (Perekhidna Liha). The very first round of games that took place for this league was on 14 March 1992. The league itself was organised just a few months before that and consisted mostly of all the Ukrainian clubs that previously competed in the one of groups of the Soviet Lower Second League (4th tier, see Ukrainian Soviet competitions). To the league were also added some Soviet Top League ...
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Ukrainian Premier League
The Ukrainian Premier League ( uk, "Українська Прем'єр-ліга", ''Ukrayinska Premier Liha'') or UPL is the highest division of Ukrainian annual football championship. As the Vyshcha Liha ( uk, Вища ліга, ''Top League'') it was formed in 1991 as part of the 1992Hunchenko, O., Kazakov, V., Kulikovska, O. Historic and geographic characteristics of football development in Ukraine (ІСТОРИКО-ГЕОГРАФІЧНІ ОСОБЛИВОСТІ РОЗВИТКУ ФУТБОЛУ В УКРАЇНІ)' Ukrainian football championship upon discontinuation of the 1991 Soviet football championship and included the Ukraine-based clubs that competed previously in the Soviet top three tiers competitions as well as better clubs of the Ukrainian republican competitions. The initial season of the league featured six former Soviet Top League clubs among which were Dynamo, Shakhtar, Chornomorets, Dnipro, Metalist, Metalurh as well as four more clubs that previously also co ...
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PFC Olexandria
Football Club Oleksandriya ( uk, Футбольний клуб Олександрія), commonly known as Oleksandriya, is a Ukrainian professional football club based in the city of Oleksandriya, Kirovohrad Oblast. Founded in 1948, the club plays in the Ukrainian Premier League. The year 1948 on the club's crest depicts football heritage of the club rather than the club's foundation. History Names *1990–2003 Polihraftekhnika *2004–2014 PFC Oleksandriya *2014–present FC Oleksandriya (merger with UkrAhroKom) Pre-existing club (Shakhtar Oleksandriya) FC Shakhtar Oleksandriya was established in 1948 at the production association "Oleksandriyavuhillya". At first the club played at the amateur competitions of the Ukrainian SSR until 1962 when it was accepted to the Class B which was a professional competitions. It played in Class B until the tournament was disbanded in 1971. After that the club returned to the amateurs where it played from 1971 to 1985 and 1988 to 1990. Aft ...
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FC Krymteplitsia Molodizhne
FC Krymteplytsia Molodizhne was a football club based in an urbanized settlement (town) Molodizhne (north of Simferopol and adjacent to the city limits). History The club played its home games in Simferopol in the town of Ahrarne which is located within the limits of the city. In the championship of the Crimea, the club is represented by its second team "Spartak Molodizhne". In the 2006–07 season they competed in the Ukrainian First League. At the end of the 2012–13 Ukrainian First League season the club's administration withdrew the club from the professional league.The team's administration informed the PFL that their club will exist only with a youth sports program. ''(11 June 2013)'' Since 2013 Krymteplytsia participates at the regional competitions only. In 2016 it joined the Crimean Premier League. Honours *Crimean Premier League (1st Crimean Tier) :: 2016–17, 2019–20 :: 2018–19 *CFU Cup (National Cup) :: 2017–18, 2019–20 :: 2016–17 *Ukrainian Sec ...
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FC Knyazha Shchaslyve
FC Knyazha Shchaslyve was a Ukrainian football team based in the village of Shchaslyve (to the west of Boryspil), in the Kyiv Oblast of Ukraine, that competed in the professional leagues. History After the winter break before the resumption of competition in March 2009 the administration of FC Knyazha Schaslyve removed both the main club from the Ukrainian First League and its reserve team FC Knyazha-2 Schaslyve from the Ukrainian Second League. Professional Football League 2009 Official Meetings Minutes #6
; Retrieved 25 March 2009
The administration indicated that the club would not cease to exist but would restructure and function in some form, especially at the junior or youth levels. It was founded in 2005. Knyazha won the Ukrainian Second League Group A championship in the 20 ...
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FC Helios Kharkiv
FC Helios Kharkiv is a Ukrainian football club located in Kharkiv, Ukraine. From 2003 to 2018 the club competed at professional level. In 2018 it was expected to be succeeded by FC Kobra Kharkiv, but unsuccessfully. FC Helios dissolved its professional team, but kept its football academy which competes at regional level. History Helios Kharkiv FC Helios was founded in December 2002 by Oleksandr Hellstein. The club was named after Helios. The team quickly progressed through amateur competitions including the Kharkiv Aviation Institute tournament and Amateur Championship of Ukraine and in 2003 the club advanced to play in the Druha Liha C. After finishing the 2004–05 Druha Liha C season with a record of 25 wins, 2 ties, and only one loss, Helios advanced to the Persha Liha. On 13 June 2018, FC Helios Kharkiv received license in participation of the 2018–19 Ukrainian First League. Kobra Kharkiv On 5 July 2018, in news media it was announced that the place of FC Helios Kha ...
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FC Feniks-Illychovets Kalinine
FC Feniks-Illichovets Kalinine ( uk, Фенікс-Іллічовець (also ''Фенікс-Іллічiвець''); russian: link=no, Феникс-Ильичёвец) was a Ukraine, Ukrainian football club based in Kalinine, Krasnohvardiyske Raion, Kalinine which is located south-west of Dzhankoy (in the Crimea region). History The team was winner of the Crimea championship in 2005, its bronze medallist in 2004 and 2006 and silver medallist of the Ukrainian amateur championship in 2005. In 2006/07 season they played in the Ukrainian Second League (group B), became runners-up and were promoted to the First League. They participated in the Ukrainian First League until the club folded and withdrew from the competition during the winter break of the 2010–11 Ukrainian First League season. The club attempted to reform at the end of 2010 as FC Zhemchuzhyna (''Perlyna'' – in Ukrainian language, Ukrainian), in Yalta, Ukraine but the Professional Football League of Ukraine, PFL d ...
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FC Enerhetyk Burshtyn
FC Enerhetyk Burshtyn was a professional Ukrainian football club based in Burshtyn, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast. History The club was formed in 1948 and was previously called ''Kolhospnyk'' (Collective] farmer), ''Avanhard'' (Vanguard) and ''Henerator'' (Generator). The club played in the Ivano-Frankivs'k oblast league and in the 1990s and after steadily improving they won the Oblast Championship in 1998. They also entered the Ukrainian Football Amateur Association, Ukrainian Amateur Championships and were undefeated champions in that season. The club was granted entry into the Ukrainian Professional Leagues in the next season (1998–99) in the Ukrainian Second League. They competed in the Ukrainian First League struggling most of the time. With 2 games to play in the 2011–12 Ukrainian First League season the club president announced that due to insufficient funds the club would withdraw from the PFL. They had a farm-club FC Enerhetyk-Halychyna-2 Halych which plays in Ivano-Fr ...
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FC Desna Chernihiv
Football Club Desna Chernihiv ( uk, ФК «Десна» Чернігів) is a Ukraine, Ukrainian football (soccer), football club based in Chernihiv. The original name of the club was "Avanhard" (FC Avanhard Chernihiv) during its first year of existence as part of a republican Avanhard (sports society), Avanhard sports society. Between 1961 and 1970 the club was called Desna. In 1972 it was replaced with SC Chernihiv (team of the FC CSKA Kyiv, SKA Kyiv) that played in Chernihiv for the next couple of years. In 1977 Desna was revived now in place of the amateur club "FC Khimik Chernihiv" that won regional competitions. History Original team of masters Avanhard Chernihiv The team of masters was established in Chernihiv in 1960 under the name "Avanhard" as part of the republican Avanhard (sports society), Avanhard sports society and entering competitions of the class "B" competitions (concurrently Football Championship of the Ukrainian SSR). That year the Chernihiv team "Avan ...
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FC Dynamo-2 Kyiv
FC Dynamo-2 Kyiv was the second football team of the Ukrainian football club Dynamo Kyiv based in Kyiv, Ukraine. The team was created in 1946, and the club ceased its operations after the 2015–16 season. History In 1965, there was created the second team of FC Dynamo Kyiv and replaced FC Temp Kyiv (former FC Arsenal Kyiv). It only competed for one season in the Ukrainian Class B football competitions of the Soviet Union. In 1992, Dynamo-2 Kyiv was revived based on its double (reserve team) Dynamo-d Kyiv which played in competition for reserves teams of the Soviet Top League. The new team was admitted to the 1992 Ukrainian First League. In 2004, when there was created a separate competition for reserve teams of the Ukrainian Premier League, the team was preserved and continued to compete at a professional level in regular league competitions until 2016. The team participated regularly in the Ukrainian First League, since it cannot be promoted to the Ukrainian Premier L ...
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FC Dynamo-3 Kyiv
FC Dynamo-3 Kyiv was a Ukrainian football team based in Kyiv, Ukraine. The team has been featured in the Ukrainian Second League, since it cannot be promoted to the Ukrainian First League, being a junior team from the FC Dynamo Kyiv franchise, which already has its 2nd tier team (FC Dynamo-2 Kyiv) in the First League. History Like most tributary teams, the best players are sent up to the senior team, meanwhile developing other junior players for further call-ups. The team consists of Dynamo's players whose average age is less than 20—In essence the club's future. The players usually progress to this team through the Dynamo Kyiv youth system. Dynamo-3 Kyiv is withdrawn from the Ukrainian Second League 2008-09 season to allow MFK Mykolaiv reenter the PFL and compete. League and cup history : See also * FC Dynamo Kyiv * FC Dynamo-2 Kyiv FC Dynamo-2 Kyiv was the second football team of the Ukrainian football club Dynamo Kyiv based in Kyiv, Ukraine. The team was created ...
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2008–09 Ukrainian Second League
The 2008–09 Ukrainian Second League was the 18th season of 3rd level professional football in Ukraine. The competitions are divided into two groups – A and B. Competition information Note: Relegation from the League is not covered by the current regulations. The placing of teams in the table is done in the following order: * number of accumulated points * number of wins * difference(GD) between ''goals for''(GF) and ''goals allowed''(GA) * number of goals for * The League Fair-play ranking The next tie-break is a simple draw. Team changes Admitted teams The following teams were promoted from the 2008 Ukrainian Football Amateur League: * FC Bastion Illichivsk – first group stage participant ''(debut)'' * FC Desna-2 Chernihiv – first group stage participant ''(debut)'' * FC Dnipro-75 Dnipropetrovsk – first group stage participant ''(debut)'' Also, two more reserve teams were admitted: * FC Knyazha-2 Schaslyve – ''(debut)'' * PFC Sevastopol-2 – ''(debut)'' Al ...
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