| Season | 1998–99 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Dynamo-2 Kyiv |
| Promoted | Chornomorets Odesa |
| Relegated | Podillya Khmelnytskyi, Kremin Kremenchuk, Bukovyna Chernivtsi, Desna Chernihiv, Shakhtar Makiivka |
| Top goalscorer | (19) Oleh Hrytsay (FC Cherkasy) |
← 1997–98 1999–00 → | |
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
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Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Dynamo-2 Kyiv (C) | 38 | 27 | 7 | 4 | 78 | 27 | +51 | 88 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| 2 | FC Chornomorets Odesa (P) | 38 | 25 | 4 | 9 | 77 | 38 | +39 | 79 | Promoted to Vyshcha Liha |
| 3 | FC Torpedo Zaporizhia | 38 | 24 | 5 | 9 | 55 | 29 | +26 | 77 | Bankruptcy[lower-alpha 2] |
| 4 | FC Cherkasy | 38 | 24 | 4 | 10 | 68 | 42 | +26 | 76 | Qualification for promotion play-off[lower-alpha 3] |
| 5 | FC Polihraftekhnika Oleksandria | 38 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 47 | 51 | −4 | 58 | |
| 6 | FC Vinnytsia | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 45 | 39 | +6 | 57 | |
| 7 | FC Lviv | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 58 | 43 | +15 | 57 | |
| 8 | FC Naftovyk Okhtyrka | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 45 | 40 | +5 | 57 | |
| 9 | FC Stal Alchevsk | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 55 | 52 | +3 | 55 | |
| 10 | FC Shakhtar-2 Donetsk | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 51 | 44 | +7 | 52 | |
| 11 | CSKA-2 Kyiv | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 45 | 48 | −3 | 52 | |
| 12 | FC Polissya Zhytomyr | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 40 | 55 | −15 | 52 | |
| 13 | FC Yavir Sumy | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 36 | 42 | −6 | 52 | |
| 14 | FC Volyn Lutsk | 38 | 16 | 3 | 19 | 36 | 43 | −7 | 51 | |
| 15 | FC Metalurh Nikopol | 38 | 16 | 3 | 19 | 46 | 63 | −17 | 51 | |
| 16 | FC Podillya Khmelnytskyi (R) | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 39 | 42 | −3 | 51 | Relegated to Second League |
| 17 | FC Kremin Kremenchuk (R) | 38 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 34 | 63 | −29 | 40 | |
| 18 | FC Bukovyna Chernivtsi (R) | 38 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 26 | 68 | −42 | 27 | |
| 19 | FC Desna Chernihiv (R) | 38 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 28 | 60 | −32 | 27 | |
| 20 | FC Shakhtar Makiivka[lower-alpha 4] (R) | 38 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 20 | 40 | −20 | 4 | Withdrew |
Source:
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ↑ The second team of FC Dynamo Kyiv cannot be promoted as the club already has a representation in the Vyscha Liha.
- ↑ FC Torpedo Zaporizhia filed for bankruptcy at the end of the season and therefore could not be promoted.
- ↑ FC Cherkasy was offered to play a play-off game with the second worst team of Vyscha Liha, FC Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk, because of Torpedo's bankruptcy and placing only the fourth place.
- ↑ After the first half of the competition the team was taken off due to the PFL membership debts. The team was fined of six competition points and in the second half was awarded technical losses.
Promotion play-off
| FC Cherkasy | 1 : 3 | Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk |
|---|---|---|
Viktor Khursa  89' |
Report | Volodymyr Larin 43', 46' Hennadiy Skidan 70' (pen.) |
FC Cherkasy failed to obtain berth in the Top League.
Top scorers
Statistics are taken from here.[1]
| Scorer | Goals (Pen.) | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Oleh Hrytsay |
19 (1) | FC Cherkasy |
| 2 | Oleksandr Kosyrin |
18 | Dynamo-2 / Cherkasy |
| Vadym Plotnikov |
18 (2) | Stal Alchevsk | |
| 4 | Pavlo Irichuk |
17 | Torpedo Zaporizhia |
| 5 | Oleh Venhlinskyi |
16 (4) | Nyva Vinnytsia |
| 6 | Oleksandr Holokolosov |
15 | Chornomorets Odesa |
| Vadym Kharchenko |
15 (6) | Naftovyk Okhtyrka | |
| 8 | Andriy Mazur |
14 | FC Lviv |
| Rais Tierkulov |
14 (1) | Shakhtar / Yavir | |
| Viktor Matsyuk |
14 (2) | Podillya Khmelnytskyi |
See also
Notes
References
- ↑ Statistics (in Russian)
- The main source (in Ukrainian)
External links
- Professional Football League of Ukraine - website of the professional football league of Ukraine (in Ukrainian)
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