2011–12 Ukrainian First League

The 2011–12 Ukrainian First League was the 21st since its establishment. Eighteen teams competed in the competition. Two teams were promoted from the 2010–11 Ukrainian Second League.Two teams were relegated from the 2010–11 Ukrainian Premier League

Ukrainian First League
Season2011–12
ChampionsHoverla-Zakarpattia Uzhhorod
PromotedHoverla-Zakarpattia
Metalurh Zaporizhia
RelegatedNyva V. (withdrew)
Enerhetyk (withdrew)
Lviv (withdrew)
Matches played292
Goals scored761 (2.61 per match)
Top goalscorer19 goals:
Oleksandr Kosyrin (Odesa/Hoverla-Zakarpattia)
Biggest home winHoverla-Zakarpattia 6–0 Odesa (Round 28)
Biggest away winEnerhetyk 0–4 Metalurh (Round 2)
Naftovyk-Ukrnafta 0–4 Nyva (Round 18)
Lviv 0–4 Olimpik (Round 19)
Enerhetyk 1–5 Sevastopol (Round 22)
Lviv 1–5 Metalurh (Round 28)
Highest scoringNaftovyk-Ukrnafta 3–4 Stal Alchevsk (Round 11)
Krymteplitsia 4–3 Helios (Round 19)
Metalurh 5–2 Arsenal (Round 23)
Longest winning run13 – Sevastopol (Round 21–33)
Longest unbeaten run14 – Sevastopol (Round 21–34)
Longest losing run13 – Lviv (Round 10, 12–15, ppd. 11, 16–22)
Highest attendance7,100 MykolaivDynamo-2 (Round 22)
Lowest attendance150 Dynamo-2Arsenal (Round 3)

The competition began on July 16, 2011 with seven matches. The competition had a winter break starting on November 22, 2011 and the competition resumed on March 24, 2012 and completed on May 30, 2012.

Team changes

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These two teams were promoted from the 2010–11 Ukrainian Second League

Group A
  • MFK Mykolaiv – Second League champion (returning after three seasons)
Group B

Relegated teams

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Two teams were relegated from the 2010–11 Ukrainian Premier League

Renamed teams

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Team locations

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The following displays the location of teams.

Stadiums

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The following stadiums were used during the season.

RankStadiumCapacityClubNotes
1Ukraina Stadium28,051FC LvivUsed as home ground in Round 28[3]
2Central Stadium, Vinnytsia24,000Nyva Vinnytsia
3Army Sports Club Stadium, Lviv23,040FC LvivUsed as home ground in Round 21[4]
4Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium16,873Dynamo-2 KyivUsed as home ground in Round 23[5]
5Central Stadium, Mykolaiv16,700MFK Mykolaiv
6Zirka Stadium, Kirovohrad13,667Zirka Kirovohrad
7Labor Reserve, Bila Tserkva13,500Arsenal Bila Tserkva
8Avanhard Zakarpattya, Uzhhorod12,000Zakarpattya Uzhhorod
9Bukovyna Stadium, Chernivtsi12,000Bukovyna Chernivtsi
10Slavutych Arena11,983Metalurh Zaporizhzhia
11Stal Stadium, Alchevsk8,632Stal Alchevsk
12Kolos Stadium, Boryspil5,654Arsenal Bila TserkvaUsed by Arsenal as home ground after the winter break[a]
13SK Sevastopol, Sevastopol, Crimea5,511FC Sevastopol
14Naftovyk Stadium, Okhtyrka5,256Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka
15Spartak Stadium, Odesa4,610FC Odesa
16Khimik Stadium, Krasnoperekopsk, Crimea4,116Tytan ArmyanskUsed as home ground after the winter break[b]
17Khimik Stadium, Armyansk, Crimea3,450Tytan Armyansk
18ST Sport Arena, Ahrarne, Crimea3,250Krymteplitsia Molodizhne
19Lofort Arena, Dobromyl3,220FC Lviv
20Enerhetyk Stadium, Burshtyn3,000Enerhetyk Burshtyn
21Helios Arena, Kharkiv2,057Helios Kharkiv
22Dukov Dnister Stadium, Ovidiopol1,500FC OdesaUsed as home ground in Round 23[5]
23Avanhard Stadium (artificial turf), Luhansk1,000Stal AlchevskReserve ground - Used as home ground in Round 26[8]
24Dynamo Club Stadium, Chapayevka750Dynamo-2 Kyiv
25Sports Complex Olimpik, Donetsk680Olimpik Donetsk
  1. ^ After the winter break Arsenal Bila Tserkva played their Round 22 fixture at Kolos Stadium in Boryspil due to not having a lease signed to use Trudovi Reservy.[6]
  2. ^ After the winter break Tytan Armyansk played their home games at Khimik Stadium, Krasnoperekopsk, Crimea due to reseeding of the pitch at their stadium.[7]

Managers

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ClubCoachReplaced coach
Arsenal Bila Tserkva Ihor Artymovych
Bukovyna Chernivtsi Vadym Zayats
Dynamo-2 Kyiv Andriy Husin
Enerhetyk Burshtyn Volodymyr Kovalyuk Mykola Vitovskiy (caretaker)
Bohdan Blavatskyi
Helios Kharkiv Volodymyr Shekhovtsov (caretaker)
Hoverla-Zakarpattia Uzhhorod Oleksandr Sevidov
Krymteplytsia Molodizhne Mykola Fedorko (caretaker)
FC Lviv Volodymyr Zhuravchak Roman Marych (caretaker)
Roman Laba (caretaker)
Oleksandr Ryabokon
Metalurh Zaporizhzhia Serhiy Zaytsev (caretaker) Hryhoriy Nehiryev (caretaker)
MFC Mykolaiv Ruslan Zabranskyi
Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka Yevhen Yarovenko Vadym Kolesnyk (caretaker)
Serhiy Mizin
Nyva Vinnytsia Oleh Shumovytskyi (caretaker) Oleh Fedorchuk
FC Odesa Andriy Parkhomenko
Olimpik Donetsk Ihor Petrov
FC Sevastopol Serhiy Puchkov Angel Chervenkov
Oleksandr Ryabokon
Stal Alchevsk Anatoliy Volobuyev
Tytan Armyansk Oleksandr Haydash Serhiy Kozlov (interim)
Mykola Fedorenko
Zirka Kirovohrad Vadym Yevtushenko Anatoliy Buznyk
Ihor Zhabchenko
Andriy Antonov (caretaker)

Managerial changes

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TeamOutgoing head coachManner of departureDate of vacancyTableIncoming head coachDate of appointmentTable
Metalurh Zaporizhzhia Hryhoriy Nehiryev (caretaker)End as caretaker1 JunePre-season Serhiy Zaytsev (caretaker)[9]13 JunePre-season
FC Sevastopol Angel Chervenkov[10]Resigned14 JunePre-season Oleksandr Ryabokon[11]28 JunePre-season
FC Lviv Oleksandr Ryabokon[11]Leaves for PFC Sevastopol28 JunePre-season Roman Laba (caretaker)28 JunePre-season
Zirka Kirovohrad Anatoliy Buznyk[12]Resigned22 August13th Ihor Zhabchenko[13]22 August13th
Enerhetyk Burshtyn Bohdan Blavatskyi[14]Resigned16 September18th Mykola Vitovskiy (caretaker)[15]17 September18th
FC Lviv Roman Laba (caretaker)[16]End as caretaker24 September16th Roman Marych (caretaker)24 September16th
FC Sevastopol Oleksandr Ryabokon[17]Sacked17 October4th Serhiy Puchkov[18]18 October4th
Nyva Vinnytsia Oleh Fedorchuk[19]Resigned20 October17th Oleh Shumovytskyi (caretaker)20 October17th
Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Serhiy Mizin[20]Resigned5 November9th Vadym Kolesnyk (caretaker)7 November9th
Zirka Kirovohrad Ihor Zhabchenko[21]Sacked9 November15th Andriy Antonov (caretaker)9 November15th
Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Vadym Kolesnyk (caretaker)End as caretaker30 November8th Yevhen Yarovenko[22]30 November8th
Zirka Kirovohrad Andriy Antonov (caretaker)End as caretaker9 December15th Vadym Yevtushenko[23]9 December15th
FC Lviv Roman Marych (caretaker)End as caretaker1 February18th Volodymyr Zhuravchak[24]1 February18th
Enerhetyk Burshtyn Mykola Vitovskiy (caretaker)End as caretaker16 February16th Volodymyr Kovalyuk[25]16 February16th
Tytan Armyansk Mykola Fedorenko[26]Resigned16 May13th Serhiy Kozlov[26] (interim)16 May13th
Tytan Armyansk Serhiy Kozlov (caretaker)End as caretaker23 May13th Oleksandr Haydash[27]23 May13th

League table

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1Hoverla-Zakarpattia Uzhhorod (C, P)3427346716+5184Promoted to Ukrainian Premier League
2Metalurh Zaporizhzhia (P)3424467732+4576
3FC Sevastopol3423746022+3876
4Arsenal Bila Tserkva3418885139+1262
5Krymteplitsia Molodizhne3417985038+1260
6Bukovyna Chernivtsi34151273829+957
7Stal Alchevsk34148125150+150
8Dynamo-2 Kyiv34155143939050
9Helios Kharkiv34139125345+848
10Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka34128144943+644
11Zirka Kirovohrad34135165349+444
12Olimpik Donetsk34117163844−640
13Nyva Vinnytsia (D)34711162139−1832Withdrew[a]
14Tytan Armyansk3495203359−2632
15FC Odesa34710173751−1431
16MFK Mykolaiv[b] (O)3494213351−1828Qualification for relegation play-off
17Enerhetyk Burshtyn (D)3454252672−4619Withdrew[c]
18FC Lviv[d] (D)3463252179−5818Withdrew[e]
Source: Professional Football League of Ukraine[32]
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th fair play[33]
(C) Champions; (D) Disqualified; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ Nyva Vinnystia withdrew from the PFL after the season.(13 July 2012)[28]
  2. ^ MFK Mykolaiv were deducted 3 points for failure of payments of financial obligations ordered by the PFL. (31 May 2012)[29]
  3. ^ Enerhetyk Burshtyn withdrew from the PFL after Round 32.[30]
  4. ^ FC Lviv were deducted 3 points for failure of payments of financial obligations ordered by the PFL. (31 May 2012)[29]
  5. ^ FC Lviv withdrew from the PFL after the season.(12 July 2012)[31]

Withdrawn Teams

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Enerhetyk Burshtyn

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On 22 May the president of Enerhetyk Burshtyn informed that the Round 32 match in Vinnytsia was the last match as a professional club and that the will not be competing in the last two games of the season.[34] The rest of Enerhetyk's fixtures (2 games) are considered technical losses. The club played 32 games in the League and had a record of 5 wins, 4 draws and 23 losses with 26 goals scored and 72 against.

FC Lviv

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Prior to the start of the 2012–13 Ukrainian Second League season the Sporting Director of the club informed the PFL that they are withdrawing from the league due to termination of their financial sponsor.[35]

Nyva Vinnytsia

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The club originally informed the PFL that they were to withdraw from the league when the draw for the 2012–13 season was made due to insufficient funds.(5 July 2012)[36] However, the city and the oblast administration informed the PFL guaranteeing sufficient funds for the next season.(10 July 2012)[37] The club was to participate in the 2012–13 Ukrainian Second League competition after readmission to the PFL but was dissolved not submitting proper documentation or license fees and was omitted from the competition.(13 July 2012)[28]


Promotion Relegation playoff

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The promotion/relegation playoff stage consisted of two matches. At match one both second placed teams of the Second League groups played each other to determine the winner. At match two the match was played between the 16th place team of the First League and the winner of another playoff game between the second placed clubs from each group of the Second League.[38]

Team 1 Score Team 2
Desna Chernihiv0–1Avanhard Kramatorsk
MFC Mykolaiv4–3Avanhard Kramatorsk

Match one

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Desna Chernihiv0 – 1Avanhard Kramatorsk
ReportKozban 65'
Referee: Serhiy Skrypak (Kyiv oblast)

Match two

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MFK Mykolaiv4 – 3Avanhard Kramatorsk
Hudzikevych 40' (pen.)
Lysytsyn 71'
Berko 78'
Lischuk 84'
Chuchman 11' (o.g.)
Shvydkyi 59'
Lukyanets 90'
Referee: Oleksandr Plaviuk (Kyiv)

MFK Mykolaiv remain in the First League.

Playoff bracket

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Match oneMatch two
1LMFC Mykolaiv4
2LDesna Chernihiv02LAvanhard Kramatorsk3
2LAvanhard Kramatorsk1
  • 1L – First League
  • 2L – Second League

Results

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As of 30 May 2012
Home \ AwayABTBUKDK2ENEHELHOVKRMLVINAFNYVMZAMYKODSOLDSEVSTATYAZIR
Arsenal Bila Tserkva1–01–01–21–10–00–02–00–22–02–15–00–01–00–13–22–12–1
Bukovyna Chernivtsi0–02–12–0[a]1–12–20–10–00–01–13–21–01–01–01–11–03–13–2
Dynamo-2 Kyiv0–23–03–12–10–20–25–01–00–01–01–00–02–12–31–32–02–2
Enerhetyk Burshtyn2–30–0-:+[b]0–31–30–21–00–20–00–41–20–13–21–53–00–21–0
Helios Kharkiv2–20–21–23–02–32–22–00–02–10–14–22–13–24–02–13–2
Hoverla Uzhhorod5–02–01–02–12–04–04–01–02–01–03–06–04–11–01–03–12–0
Krymteplytsia Molodizhne1–20–10–02–24–31–02–13–22–00–02–14–03–00–24–12–12–0
FC Lviv1–41–20–1+:-1–31–01–00–2[a]1–11–52–11–40–40–22–31–31–0
Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka1–21–13–03–0[c]1–20–21–12–10–41–13–03–10–13–13–41–15–1
Nyva Vinnytsia0–20–21–24–11–00–10–01–10–11–40–10–01–00–00–3[d]0–11–1
Metalurh Zaporizhzhia5–23–22–14–04–21–14–04–0[e]2–11–01–03–03–21–03–05–14–1
MFC Mykolaiv1–21–21–22–02–00–13–23–02–00–11–20–01–20–11–22–03–1
FC Odesa1–01–14–02–21–30–11–12–31–10–10–13–01–11–31–25–21–3
Olimpik Donetsk2–20–11–03–21–10–11–04–02–10–01–20–01–01–41–03–01–1
Sevastopol1–10–01–02–11–02–11–14–03–15–12–13–01–00–02–12–02–0
Stal Alchevsk3–22–20–23–00–03–22–3[f]2–03–00–01–12–22–12–00–02–21–1
Tytan Armyansk0–21–01–13–00–00–21–22–01–40–10–20–01–03–10–22–10–2
Zirka Kirovohrad3–01–03–24–12–10–10–14–11–13–04–02–12–32–00–10–14–1
Updated to match(es) played on May 30, 2012. Source: PFL Persha Liha Calendar
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Two Round 3 fixtures were postponed for a day due to the mining disaster at the Suhodolskaya-Vostochnaya coal mine when a day of mourning was announced by the President of Ukraine. (30 July 2011)[39]
  2. ^ Round 33 match was not played. Enerhetyk Burshtyn's management informed the PFL that they would withdraw the club from the competition. (24 May 2012)[34]
  3. ^ Round 28 match was not played. Enerhetyk Burshtyn's management informed the PFL that they would not travel to Okhtyrka due to their financial state. (27 April 2012)[40] The PFL Disciplinary committee awards a 3–0 technical victory to Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka. (May 17, 2012) [41]
  4. ^ Round 16 match was not played. Stal' players and fans arrived to the ground with police and safety workers on hand at the ground. Five minutes prior to the game an announcement was made that due to Nyva Vinnytsia's financial situation the match would not take place.[42] The PFL Disciplinary committee awards a 0–3 technical victory to Stal' Alchevsk. (October 27, 2011) [43]
  5. ^ Originally this fixture was scheduled in Round 11 but was postponed due to FC Lviv's financial difficulties.[44] Match was played on 13 October 2011 after Round 15.
  6. ^ Round 22 was rescheduled to 24 April 2012 due to the state of Stal's Alchevsk home stadium.

Top scorers

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As of 30 May 2012
ScorerGoals (Pen.)Team
1 Oleksandr Kosyrin[a]19FC Odesa/Hoverla-Zakarpattia Uzhhorod
2 Serhiy Kuznetsov16 (1)FC Sevastopol
3 Oleksandr Kochura14 (1)Zirka Kirovohrad
4 Viktor Raskov13Helios Kharkiv
Oleksiy Byelik13 (2)Metalurh Zaporizhzhia
6 Ivan Matyazh[b]12 (1)Olimpik Donetsk/Metalurh Zaporizhzhia
Artur Karnoza12 (5)Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka
8 Yevhen Pisotskyi10Metalurh Zaporizhia
Lasha Jakobia10 (1)Hoverla-Zakarpattia Uzhhorod
Ruslan Hunchak10 (3)Bukovyna Chernivtsi
Valentyn Poltavets10 (3)FC Odesa
  1. ^ FC Odesa did not renew its contract with Oleksandr Kosyrin during the winter break.[45] Hoverla-Zakarpattia signed Kosyrin to a multi year deal.[46] (17 January 2012)
  2. ^ Ivan Matyazh during the winter break signed a contract with Metalurh Zaporizhzhia.[47] (24 February 2012)

See also

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References

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