1998–99 Ukrainian First League was the eighth season of the Ukrainian First League which was won by FC Dynamo-2 Kyiv. The season started on July 31, 1998, and finished on July 4, 1999.
Promotion and relegation Promoted teams Two clubs promoted from the 1997-98 Ukrainian Second League through a promotion/relegation play-off tournament. Group A FC Podillya Khmelnytskyi – champion (returning after a season) Group C FC Shakhtar-2 Donetsk – champion (returning after six seasons)
Relegated teams Two clubs were relegated from the 1997-98 Ukrainian Top League: FC Chornomorets Odesa – 15th place (debut) FC Torpedo Zaporizhia – 16th place (debut)
Renamed teams FC Nyva Vinnytsia changed its name to FC Vinnytsia at winter break. FC Yavir Krasnopillia moved to Sumy from Krasnopillia and changed its name to FC Yavir-Sumy at winter break.
Teams
Team Stadium Location Chornomorets Odesa Central Stadium ChMP Odesa Metalurh Nikopol Stadium "Metalurh" Nikopol Torpedo Zaporizhia Stadium of "AvtoZAZ–Daewoo" Zaporizhia Shakhtar-2 Donetsk Stadium "Stalekanatchik" Khartsyzk Stadium "Shakhtar" Donetsk Stadium "Avanhard" Makiivka Dynamo-2 Kyiv Stadium "DYuSSh" Shchaslyve Stadium "Dynamo" Kyiv Dynamo Training Center Desna Chernihiv Yuri Gagarin Stadium Chernihiv Stal Alchevsk Stadium "Stal" Alchevsk Shakhtar Makiivka Stadium "Avanhard" Makiivka Nyva Vinnytsia Central City Stadium Vinnytsia Polissya Zhytomyr Stadium "Polissia" Zhytomyr Central City Stadium FC Lviv Stadium "Yunist" Lviv Podillya Khmelnytskyi Stadium "Podillia" Khmelnytskyi Volyn Lutsk Stadium "Avanhard" Lutsk Yavir Krasnopillia Stadium "Kolos" Krasnopillya Stadium "Avanhard" Sumy Naftovyk Okhtyrka Stadium "Naftovyk" Okhtyrka Polihraftekhnika Oleksandriya Stadium "Nika" Oleksandriya Kremin Kremenchuk Stadium "Dnipro" Kremenchuk Stadium "Politekhnik" CSKA-2 Kyiv CSK ZSU Stadium Kyiv Stadium "Metalist" Stadium "Kolos" Boryspil FC Cherkasy Central Stadium Cherkasy Bukovyna Chernivtsi Stadium "Bukovyna" Chernivtsi
Standings
Promotion play-off
FC Cherkasy failed to obtain berth in the Top League.
Top scorers Statistics are taken from here.Statistics ScorerGoals (Pen.)Team1 Oleh Hrytsay19 (1)Cherkasy2 Oleksandr Kosyrin18Dynamo-2 Kyiv / Cherkasy Vadym Plotnykov18 (2)Stal Alchevsk4 Pavlo Irichuk17Torpedo Zaporizhzhia5 Oleh Venhlinskyi16 (4)Dynamo-2 Kyiv6 Oleksandr Holokolosov15Chornomorets Odesa Vadym Kharchenko15 (6)Naftovyk Okhtyrka8 Andriy Mazur14Lviv Rais Tyerkulov14 (1)Shakhtar Makiivka / Yavir Sumy Viktor Matsyuk14 (2)Podillya Khmelnytskyi
See also 1998–99 Ukrainian Second League 1998–99 Ukrainian Premier League
Notes
References
The main source
External links Professional Football League of Ukraine - website of the professional football league of Ukraine