The 2013–14

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was the 23rd since its establishment. The competition commenced on 14 July 2013. Due to sponsorship reasons the league was called Favbet League 1. The competition had a winter break that started on 30 November 2013 and resumed on 28 March 2014. The completion concluded on 31 May 2014.

Promotion and relegation

Promoted teams

;Group 1 * Desna Chernihiv – Second League champion ''(returning after an absence of 3 seasons)'' * Nyva Ternopil – Promotion/Relegation Play-off winner ''(returning after an absence of 3 seasons)'' ;Group 2 * UkrAhroKom Holovkivka – Second League ''(debut)''

Relegated teams

No teams were relegated from the

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. Originally Hoverla Uzhhorod and Metalurh Zaporizhya were to be relegated from the

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after finishing in 15th and 16th places. However,

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failed attestation and their license was withdrawn by the

. Number of clubs refused promotion leaving two vacant positions in the

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which were awarded to the relegating clubs.

Team reduction

The competition was reduced by two teams to sixteen at the

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Conference on 26 June 2013. Krymteplytsia Molodizhne withdrew from the PFL after the previous season and Shakhtar Sverdlovsk bid for promotion was refused.

Location map

The following displays the location of teams.

Stadiums

The following stadiums are considered home grounds for the teams in the competition.

Managers

Managerial changes

League table

Technical results and official standing on May 31, 2014
Professional Football League. 31 May 2014

Results

Positions by round

The following table represents the teams position after each round in the competition.

Top goalscorers

References

External links

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РЕГЛАМЕНТ Всеукраїнських змагань з футболу серед команд клубів Професіональної футбольної ліги сезону 2013 – 2014 років (Regulation of the All-Ukrainian competitions in football among teams of the Professional Football League clubs in the season 2013–14)

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website. {{DEFAULTSORT:2013-14 Ukrainian First League Ukrainian First League seasons 2013–14 in Ukrainian association football leagues UK