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 Ukrainian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Ukraine * Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe * Something relating to demographics of Ukraine in terms of demography and population of Ukraine * Som ...

. 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

* FC Dnister Ovidiopil : Druha Liha champion ''(Debut)'' * FC Prykarpattya Ivano-Frankivsk : Druha Liha runner-up ''(Debut)''

Group B

* FC Sevastopol : Druha Liha champion ''(Debut)'' *

FC Feniks-Illichovets Kalinine FC Feniks-Illichovets Kalinine ( uk, Фенікс-Іллічовець (also ''Фенікс-Іллічiвець''); russian: link=no, Феникс-Ильичёвец) was a Ukrainian football club based in Kalinine which is located south-west o ...

: Druha Liha runner-up ''(Debut)''

Relegated teams

Two teams were relegated from the Ukrainian Premier League 2006–07 season after finishing on the bottom of the competition: * FC Illichivets Mariupol : 15th place ''(Returning after 10 seasons)'' * FC Stal Alchevsk : 16th place ''(Returning after two seasons)''

Renamed teams

* On July 24, 2007 the team of "Fakel" changed its name to "Prykarpattia".Decision #33 of the PFL Bureau of Ukraine
July 24, 2007.

Teams

Stadia

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Post-season withdrawn teams

On June 26, 2008 MFC Mykolaiv was withdrawn from competitions.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.