The 2010–11 Ukrainian First League was the 20th since its establishment. Eighteen teams competed in the competition. Two teams were promoted from the 2009–10 Ukrainian Second League and a third team replaced a team that withdrew from the competition.
The competition began on July 17, 2010, with six matches. It had a winter break and resumed on March 19, 2011.
Promotion and relegation
Promoted teams These three teams were promoted from the 2009–10 Ukrainian Second League Group A Bukovyna Chernivtsi – champion (returning after nine seasons) Nyva Vinnytsia – Playoff winner (returning after four seasons)
Group B Tytan Armyansk – champion (debut)
Relegated teams Two teams were relegated from the 2009–10 Ukrainian Premier League
Chornomorets Odesa – 15th place (returning after eight seasons) Zakarpattya Uzhhorod – 16th place (returning after a season)
Playoff game At the meeting of the Professional Football League of Ukraine, it was confirmed that FC Desna Chernihiv failed attestation for the season and hence would have their license withdrawn. To allow an extra team to be promoted, the PFL determined that a playoff game between the 2nd placed teams from Druha Liha – Kremin Kremenchuk and Nyva Vinnytsia would determine the vacancy created. This playoff game was played on June 28, 2010.
Nyva Vinnytsia were promoted into the First League, while Kremin Kremenchuk remain in the Second League.
Team locations
Map The following displays the location of teams.
Stadiums The following stadiums were used during the season.
Rank Stadium Capacity Club Notes 1Central Stadium, Vinnytsia 24,000 Nyva Vinnytsia 2 MCS Rukh, Ivano-Frankivsk 15,000 Prykarpattya Ivano-Frankivsk 3 Zirka Stadium, Kirovohrad 13,667 Zirka Kirovohrad 4 Labor Reserve, Bila Tserkva 13,500 Arsenal Bila Tserkva With stadium under construction capacity is reduced to 5,000. 5 Avanhard Zakarpattya, Uzhhorod 12,000 Zakarpattya Uzhhorod 6 Bukovyna Stadium, Chernivtsi 12,000 Bukovyna Chernivtsi 7 Stal Stadium, Alchevsk 8,632 Stal Alchevsk 8 KSC Nika, Oleksandria 5,692 PFC Oleksandria 9 Naftovyk Stadium, Okhtyrka 5,256 Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka 10 Spartak Stadium, Odesa 4,800 Chornomorets Odesa Dnister Ovidiopol Dniester loans usage of stadium in 2011 due to state of home stadium 11 Khimik Stadium, Krasnoperekopsk, Crimea 4,116 Tytan Armyansk Used as home ground after the winter break 12 Khimik Stadium, Armyansk, Crimea 3,450 Tytan Armyansk 13 Khimik Sport Complex, Vinnytsia 3,283 Nyva VinnytsiaUsed as home stadium in Round 22 14 ST Sport Arena, Ahrarne, Crimea 3,250 Krymteplitsia Molodizhne 15 Lofort Arena, Dobromyl 3,220 FC Lviv 16 Enerhetyk Stadium, Burshtyn 3,000 Enerhetyk Burshtyn 16 Avanhard Stadium, Mukachevo 3,000 Zakarpattya UzhhorodUsed as home stadium in Round 22 18 Sport Complex Obukhivsky Raion, Obukhiv, Kyiv Oblast 2,064 Arsenal Bila Tserkva Club forced to play away from home after the winter break. 19 Helios Arena, Kharkiv 2,057 Helios Kharkiv 20 Dukov Dnister Stadium, Ovidiopol 1,500 Dnister Ovidiopol 21 Stadium Yunist, Kalinino, Crimea 1,050 Feniks-Illichovets Kalinino 22 Dynamo Club Stadium, Chapayevka 750 Dynamo-2 Kyiv
Managers ClubCoachReplaced coachArsenal Bila Tserkva Ihor Artymovych Bukovyna Chernivtsi Vadym ZayatsChornomorets Odesa Roman Hryhorchuk Ihor NakonechnyDnister Ovidiopol Andriy ParkhomenkoDynamo-2 Kyiv Andriy Husin Hennadiy LytovchenkoEnerhetyk Burshtyn Bohdan Blavatskyi Mykola Prystay Roman Pokora Mykhailo Savka Serhiy PtashnykFeniks-Illichovets Kalinino Ivan Maruschak Helios Kharkiv Volodymyr Shekhovtsov (caretaker) Roman Pokora Serhiy Kandaurov Volodymyr Shekhovtsov (caretaker)Krymteplytsia Molodizhne Mykola Fedorko (caretaker) Oleksandr SevidovFC Lviv Oleksandr Ryabokon Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka Serhiy Mizin Nyva Vinnytsia Oleh Fedorchuk PFC Oleksandria Volodymyr Sharan Prykarpattya Ivano-Frankivsk Ihor Dyriv (caretaker) Mykola Prystay Serhiy Ptashnyk Petro KushlykStal Alchevsk Anatoliy VolobuyevTytan Armyansk Mykola Fedorenko Zakarpattia Uzhhorod Oleksandr Sevidov Igor GamulaZirka Kirovohrad Anatoliy Buznyk Oleksandr Deriberin
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing head coachManner of departureDate of vacancyTableIncoming head coachDate of appointment Chornomorets Andriy Bal Sacked Pre-season Ihor Nakonechny Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Serhiy ShevchenkoLeaves for PFC Sevastopol Serhiy Mizin FC Lviv Viktor Ryashko (caretaker) End as caretaker Oleksandr Ryabokon Zirka Ihor Zhabchenko Contract not extended Oleksandr Deriberin Enerhetyk Mykola Prystay Resigns 17th place Roman Pokora Helios Serhiy Kandaurov Resigns 14th place Volodymyr Shekhovtsov (caretaker) Volodymyr Shekhovtsov (caretaker) End as caretaker 13th place Roman Pokora Enerhetyk Roman Pokora Leaves for FC Helios 15th place Mykhailo Savka Zirka Oleksandr Deriberin Resigned 18th place Anatoliy Buznyk Chornomorets Ihor Nakonechny Sacked 4th place Roman Hryhorchuk Enerhetyk Mykhailo Savka End of contract Assistant at Chornomorets 14th place Serhiy Ptashnyk Dynamo-2 Hennadiy Lytovchenko Other club duties 9th place Andriy Husin Prykarpattya Serhiy Ptashnyk Leaves for Enerhetyk 18th place Petro Kushlyk Petro Kushlyk Other club duties 17th place Mykola Prystay Krymteplytsia Oleksandr Sevidov Resigns 8th place Mykola Fedorko (caretaker) Zakarpattya Igor Gamula Sacked 5th place Oleksandr Sevidov Enerhetyk Serhiy Ptashnyk Sacked 15th place Bohdan Blavatskyi Prykarpattya Mykola Prystay License expired 17th place Ihor Dyriv (caretaker) Helios Roman Pokora Sacked 13th place Volodymyr Shekhovtsov (caretaker)
Final standings
Promotion/Relegation playoff The promotion/relegation playoff stage consisted of two matches. For sponsorship reasons it was named as Umbro playoffs. 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.
Match one
Match two
Playoff bracket
1L – First League 2L – Second League
Withdrawn teams
Feniks-Illichovets Kalinino At the end of the winter break Feniks-Illichivets Kalinino administration notified the PFL that their club was in liquidation and would withdraw from the league. All of their spring fixtures are considered technical losses. The club competed in twenty games in the League and had a record of 3 wins, 2 draws and 14 losses and 1 technical loss with 17 goals scored and 48 allowed.
Results
Top scorers
ScorerGoals (Pen.)Team1 Ruslan Hunchak20 (1)Bukovyna Chernivtsi2 Matviy Bobal 15 (4)Zakarpattia Uzhhorod 3 Vyacheslav Shevchenko 14Stal Alchevsk/PFC Oleksandria 4 Oleksandr Kochura12 (5)Zirka Kirovohrad5 Dmytro Leonov10 Feniks-Illichivets Kalinino/Arsenal Bila Tserkva Vitaliy Havrysh 10 (1) Stal Alchevsk Kostyantyn Vizyonok10 (2)Tytan Armyansk Serhiy Herasymets10 (5)Nyva Vinnytsia 9 Charles Newuche 9 (1)Zakarpattia Uzhhorod Denys Vasin 9 (1) Chornomorets Odesa Anatoliy Didenko 9 (2) Chornomorets Odesa Valentyn Poltavets 9 (6)Dnister Ovidiopol
See also 2010–11 Ukrainian Premier League 2010–11 Ukrainian Second League 2010–11 Ukrainian Cup
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