Season | 2021–22 |
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Dates | 25 July 2021 – 24 February 2022 (winter break 28 November 2021) |
Promoted |
Metalist Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih |
Matches played | 156 |
Goals scored | 367 (2.35 per match) |
Top goalscorer |
Matheus Peixoto (14 goals) |
Biggest home win | 5 goals Kryvbas 5–0 Uzhhorod (12 September 2021) |
Biggest away win | 6 goals Uzhhorod 0–6 Prykarpattia (24 July 2021) |
Highest scoring | 6 goals 4 matches |
Longest winning run | 8 matches Metalist |
Longest unbeaten run | 13 matches Metalist |
Longest winless run | 12 matches Kremin |
Longest losing run | 8 matches Kremin |
Highest attendance | 26,688 Metalist v Prykarpattia (13 November 2021) |
Lowest attendance | 0 – 6 games [a] |
Total attendance | 450197 |
Average attendance | 3001 |
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The 2021–22 Ukrainian First League was the 31st since its establishment. The league competition consisted of 16 teams. [1] Earlier in 2021 it was discussed to expand the league to 20 teams with discontinuation of the UPL U-21 competitions, [2] but that initiative was not realized.
The competition was terminated at the PFL Council meeting on 6 May 2022 due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. [3]
This season, Ukrainian First League consisted of 16 teams.
The following teams have been promoted from the 2020–21 Ukrainian Second League:
The following team has been relegated from the 2020–21 Ukrainian Premier League:
The following displays the location of teams.
The following stadiums were used as home grounds for the teams in the competition. The minimum capacity for stadiums of the First League clubs is set at 1,500 spectators. [7]
Rank | Stadium | Location | Capacity | Club | Notes |
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1 | OSC Metalist | Kharkiv | 40,003 | Metalist Kharkiv | |
2 | Yuvileiny Stadium | Sumy | 25,830 | Alians Lypova Dolyna | |
3 | Meteor Stadium | Dnipro | 24,381 | VPK-Ahro Shevchenkivka | |
4 | Ternopil City Stadium | Ternopil | 15,150 | Nyva Ternopil | |
5 | Avanhard Stadium | Lutsk | 12,080 | Volyn Lutsk | |
6 | Avanhard Stadium | Uzhhorod | 12,000 | FC Uzhhorod | |
7 | Sport Complex Podillya | Khmelnytskyi | 6,800 | Podillia Khmelnytskyi | |
8 | MCS Rukh | Ivano-Frankivsk | 6,500 | Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk | |
9 | Prapor Stadium | Kramatorsk | 6,000 | FC Kramatorsk | |
10 | Central Stadium | Zhytomyr | 5,928 | Polissia Zhytomyr | |
11 | Obolon Arena | Kyiv | 5,100 | Obolon Kyiv | |
12 | Yunist Stadium | Chernihiv | 3,000 | Olimpik Donetsk | Matchday 12 |
13 | Yunist Stadium | Volochysk | 2,700 | Ahrobiznes Volochysk | |
14 | Hirnyk Stadium | Kryvyi Rih | 2,500 | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | |
15 | Yunist Stadium | Horishni Plavni | 2,500 | Hirnyk-Sport Horishni Plavni | |
16 | Bannikov Stadium | Kyiv | 1,678 | Olimpik Donetsk | |
17 | Kremin Stadium | Kremenchuk | 1,500 | Kremin Kremenchuk |
Team | Outgoing head coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Incoming head coach | Date of appointment | Table |
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Polissya Zhytomyr |
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Sacked | 13 June 2021 [8] | Pre-season |
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13 June 2021 [8] | Pre-season |
VPK-Ahro Shevchenkivka |
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Resigned | 14 June 2021 [9] |
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29 June 2021 [10] | ||
FC Uzhhorod |
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Mutual consent | 21 June 2021 [11] |
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7 July 2021 [12] | ||
Kremin Kremenchuk |
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End of interim | 22 June 2021 [13] |
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22 June 2021 [13] | ||
Volyn Lutsk |
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Resigned | 26 June 2021 [14] |
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27 June 2021 [15] | ||
Olimpik Donetsk |
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Change of ownership | 13 July 2021 [16] |
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19 July 2021 [17] | ||
Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk |
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End of interim period | 20 July 2021 |
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20 July 2021 [18] | ||
FC Uzhhorod |
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Resigned | 23 August 2021 [19] [20] | 16th |
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23 August 2021 [19] | 16th |
Nyva Ternopil |
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Mutual consent | 29 September 2021 [21] | 6th |
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8 October 2021 [22] | 6th |
Kremin Kremenchuk |
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Mutual consent | 26 October 2021 [23] | 13th |
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28 October 2021 [24] | 13th |
VPK-Ahro Shevchenkivka |
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Undisclosed | 25 December 2021 | 14th |
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25 December 2021 [25] | 14th |
Alians Lypova Dolyna |
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Changed position | 26 January 2022 [26] | 3rd |
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26 January 2022 [26] | 3rd |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Metalist Kharkiv (P) | 20 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 52 | 9 | +43 | 53 | Promotion to Ukrainian Premier League [27] |
2 | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih (P) | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 38 | 17 | +21 | 42 | |
3 | Alians Lypova Dolyna [a] | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 33 | 24 | +9 | 33 [b] | Withdrew after season |
4 | Obolon Kyiv | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 16 | +8 | 33 [b] | |
5 | Nyva Ternopil | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 29 [c] | |
6 | Hirnyk-Sport Horishni Plavni | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 17 | −2 | 29 [c] | |
7 | Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 26 | +1 | 28 | |
8 | Podillya Khmelnytskyi [a] | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 18 | +1 | 26 | Withdrew after season |
9 | Polissia Zhytomyr | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 17 | +4 | 25 | |
10 | Volyn Lutsk | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 20 | −3 | 25 | Withdrew after season |
11 | Olimpik Donetsk [a] | 19 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 19 | 23 | −4 | 23 | |
12 | Kramatorsk | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 24 | −8 | 22 | |
13 | Ahrobiznes Volochysk [a] | 20 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 23 | −7 | 21 | |
14 | VPK-Ahro Shevchenkivka [a] | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 28 | −12 | 18 | |
15 | Uzhhorod [a] | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 40 | −24 | 16 | |
16 | Kremin Kremenchuk | 20 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 43 | −27 | 13 |
As of 29 November 2021 [update] [34]
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Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Reference |
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Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | Uzhhorod | 5–0 (H) | 12 September 2021 | [35] |
4 Player scored four goals
Month | Player of the Month | Ref. | |
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Player | Club | ||
August 2021 |
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Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | [36] |
September 2021 | no data | ||
October 2021 | |||
November 2021 |