A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | CH | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9
| Season | 2009–10 |
|---|---|
| Champions | PFC Sevastopol |
| Promoted | |
| Relegated | |
| Matches played | 304 |
| Goals scored | 802 (2.64 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | 19 - Serhiy Kucherenko (Krymteplitsia Molodizhne ) |
| Biggest home win |
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| Biggest away win |
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| Highest scoring | Arsenal 2–7 Sevastopol (21 August 2009) |
| Longest winning run | 11 – Volyn (Round 25–26, Round 19 ppd., Round 27–34) |
| Longest unbeaten run | 11 – Helios (Round 5–15) |
| Longest losing run | 8 – Kharkiv (Round 9, Round 1 ppd., 10–15) |
| Highest attendance | 8,400 Zirka – Oleksandria (29 May 2010) |
| Lowest attendance | 50 Dynamo-2 – Helios (3 April 2010) |
← 2008–09 2010–11 → | |
The 2009–10 Ukrainian First League was the nineteenth since its establishment. There were 18 teams competing. Two teams were relegated from the 2008–09 Ukrainian Premier League. Three teams were promoted from the 2008–09 Ukrainian Second League. Due to the 2009 flu pandemic which affected Ukraine in late October the PFL decide to break for winter earlier than they originally scheduled. The second half of the season began March 11, 2010.[1]
Teams
Promoted teams
These three teams were promoted from Druha Liha at the start of the season:
- Group A
- Nyva Ternopil – Druha Liha champion (Returning after seven seasons)
- Arsenal Bila Tserkva - Playoff Winner (Debut)
- Group B
- Zirka Kirovohrad – Druha Liha champion (Returning after six seasons)
Relegated teams
Two teams were relegated from the Ukrainian Premier League 2008–09 season
- FC Lviv – 15th place (Returning after a season)
- FC Kharkiv – 16th place (Previously as FC Arsenal Kharkiv)
Map
The following displays the location of teams.
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Playoff game
Prior to the beginning of the season FC Ihroservice Simferopol failed to pay their license dues for the season. To allow an extra team to be promoted, the PFL determined that a playoff game between the 2nd placed teams from Druha Liha – Arsenal Bila Tserkva and FC Poltava would determine the vacancy. This playoff game was played July 12, 2009.[2]
Final standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PFC Sevastopol (C, P) | 34 | 24 | 4 | 6 | 68 | 27 | +41 | 76 | Promoted to Ukrainian Premier League |
| 2 | Volyn Lutsk (P) | 34 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 71 | 30 | +41 | 74 | |
| 3 | Stal Alchevsk | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 55 | 35 | +20 | 65 | |
| 4 | FC Lviv | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 49 | 22 | +27 | 63 | |
| 5 | PFC Oleksandria | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 58 | 34 | +24 | 63 | |
| 6 | Krymteplitsia Molodizhne | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 53 | 28 | +25 | 59 | |
| 7 | Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka | 34 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 45 | 37 | +8 | 57 | |
| 8 | Desna Chernihiv (D) | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 38 | 30 | +8 | 48 | Withdrew[a] |
| 9 | Arsenal Bila Tserkva | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 48 | 44 | +4 | 46 | |
| 10 | Helios Kharkiv | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 42 | 47 | −5 | 46 | |
| 11 | Dniester Ovidiopol | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 44 | 47 | −3 | 44 | |
| 12 | Zirka Kirovohrad[b] | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 38 | 40 | −2 | 43 | |
| 13 | Dynamo-2 Kyiv | 34 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 35 | 46 | −11 | 41 | |
| 14 | Feniks-Illichivets Kalinine | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 39 | 52 | −13 | 37 | |
| 15 | Enerhetyk Burshtyn | 34 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 32 | 49 | −17 | 35 | |
| 16 | Prykarpattya Ivano-Frankivsk | 34 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 26 | 68 | −42 | 22 | |
| 17 | FC Kharkiv (D) | 34 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 23 | 76 | −53 | 14 | Withdrew (expelled) from PFL[c] |
| 18 | Nyva Ternopil[d] (R) | 34 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 18 | 72 | −54 | 7 | Relegated to Ukrainian Second League |
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th fair play[9]
(C) Champions; (D) Disqualified; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Desna Chernihiv completed the season but failed attestation for the 2010-11 season and their licence was removed. (June 21st, 2010)[3]
- ^ Zirka Kirovohrad deducted 3 points for failure of payment to contracted players. (January 28th, 2010)[4]
- ^ FC Kharkiv were relegated to the Second League. After the season completed the club failed attestation and their license was withdrawn by the respective committee of the Football Federation of Ukraine for providing false information of the club's affairs.(June 23rd, 2010)[5]
- ^ Nyva Ternopil initially deducted 3 points for failure of payment of license fees. (October 2nd, 2009)[6] Another 3 points were for non payment to players. (June 9th, 2010)[7]