The 2000–01 Ukrainian First League was the tenth season of the Ukrainian First League which was won by FC Dynamo-2 Kyiv. The season started on July 23, 2000, and finished on June 28, 2001.
Promotion and relegation Promoted teams Three clubs promoted from the 1999-2000 Ukrainian Second League. Group A FC Bukovyna Chernivtsi – champion (returning after a season) Group B FC Borysfen Boryspil – champion (debut) Group C FC Dnipro-2 Dnipropetrovsk – champion (debut)
Relegated teams Three clubs were relegated from the 1999-00 Ukrainian Top League: FC Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk – 14th place (returning after six seasons) FC Chornomorets Odesa – 15th place (returning after a season) FC Zirka Kirovohrad – 16th place (returning after five seasons)
Renamed teams FC Yavir-Sumy changed its name to FC Spartak Sumy before start of the season. On May 25, 2001 FC Volyn Lutsk changed its name to SC Volyn-1 Lutsk.
Teams In 2000-01 season, the Ukrainian First League consists of the following teams:
Final standings
Top scorers Statistics are taken from here.Statistics ScorerGoals (Pen.)Team1 Serhiy Chuychenko20 (8)Polihraftekhnika Oleksandriya2 Serhiy Bohatyryov13 (7)Zakarpattia Uzhhorod3 Oleksiy Ivanov11Polihraftekhnika Oleksandriya4 Vadym Oliynyk10 (7)Metalurh Nikopol5 Myroslav Bundash8Zakarpattia Uzhhorod Valentyn Hrehul8 (5)Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk7 Mykola Kovalchuk7CSKA-2 / Vinnytsia Serhiy Shubin7FC Vinnytsia Serhiy Dranytskyi7 (3)Chornomorets Odesa Oleh Mazurenko7 (4)SC Mykolaiv
See also 2000–01 Ukrainian Second League Ukrainian Premier League 2000-01
References
The main source
External links Professional Football League of Ukraine - website of the professional football league of Ukraine