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1997–98 Ukrainian First League

1997–98 Ukrainian First League

Ukrainian First League 1997–98 was the seventh season of the Ukrainian First League which was won by SC Mykolaiv. The season started on July 30, 1997, and finished on July 9, 1998.

Ukrainian First League
Season1997–98
ChampionsSC Mykolaiv
PromotedSC Mykolaiv, Metalist Kharkiv
RelegatedZorya Luhansk, Verkhovyna Uzhhorod, Avanhard Rovenky, Khimik Severodonetsk
Top goalscorer(22) – Oleh HrytsayFC Cherkasyand Hennadiy SkidanSC Mykolaiv
← 1996-97
1998-99 →

Promotion and relegation

Two clubs promoted from the 1996-97 Ukrainian Second League.

Group A

  • FC Desna Chernihiv – champion (returning after three seasons)

Group B

  • FC Avanhard-Industriya Rovenky – champion (debut)

Relegated teams

Two clubs were relegated from the 1996-97 Ukrainian Top League:

  • FC Kremin Kremenchuk – 15th place (debut)

  • FC Nyva Vinnytsia – 16th place (returning after four seasons)

Renamed teams

  • FC Khimik Zhytomyr changed its name back to FC Polissya Zhytomyr.

Teams

In 1997-98 season, the Ukrainian First League consists of the following teams:

Final standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1SC Mykolaiv(C, P)4231569431+6398Promoted to Vyscha Liha98-99
2FC Dynamo-2 Kyiv4228959031+5993
3FC Metalist Kharkiv(P)42261157429+4589Promoted to Vyscha Liha98-99
4FC Stal Alchevsk42245139553+4277
5FC Nyva Vinnytsia42227135834+2473(-) new
6FC Polissya Zhytomyr42215165864−668
7FC Cherkasy421911125141+1068
8FC Naftovyk Okhtyrka421910135650+667
9FC Volyn Lutsk42198155645+1165
10FC Yavir Krasnopillia42195185248+462
11FC Metalurh Nikopol42194194461−1761
12CSCA-2 Kyiv42185195644+1259
13FC Shakhtar Makiivka42175206577−1256
14FC Kremin Kremenchuk42167195553+255(-) new
15FC Lviv42166206554+1154
16FC Polihraftekhnika Oleksandria42159185149+254
17FC Desna Chernihiv421412164553−854(+) new
18FC Bukovyna Chernivtsi(O)421411173650−1453Play-off tournament
19FC Zorya Luhansk(R)42116254384−4139Relegated to Druha Liha98-99
20FC Verkhovyna Uzhhorod(R)42711244279−3732
21FC Avanhard-Industria Rovenky(R)42443415107−9216(+) new – Relegated to Druha Liha98-99
22FC Khimik Severodonetsk(D)4234352690−6413withdrew

Promotion/Relegation play-off

To the play-off qualified four teams, the 18th placed team of 1997-98 Ukrainian First League and three group winners of 1997-98 Ukrainian Second League:[1]

  • FC Bukovyna Chernivtsi

  • FC Podillya Khmelnytskyi (Group A)

  • FC Krystal Kherson (Group B)

  • FC Shakhtar-2 Donetsk (Group C)

Top three teams qualified for the First League, the fourth and last team qualified for the Second Team. Format was a single round robin in Kiev and Boryspil, Kiev Oblast. When tied on points, the main tie-breaker was head-to-head games. The tournament was conducted at almost empty stadiums. The tournament was discontinued right after the second round when it became apparent that Krystal was not able to secure the third and the safe place to receive promotion. The Georgian footballer George Magriani[2] (Podillya) became the top scorer of the tournament with three goals.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1Podillya Khmelnytskyi(C)211051+44Promoted to Ukrainian First League
2Bukovyna Chernivtsi211032+14Retained
3Shakhtar-2 Donetsk210114−33Promoted to Ukrainian First League
4Krystal Kherson200213−20No promotion

Games

Top scorers

Statistics are taken from here.[3]

ScorerGoals (Pen.)Team
1UkraineOleh Hrytsay22 (1)FC Cherkasy
UkraineHennadiy Skidan22 (2)SC Mykolaiv
3UkraineVadym Plotnikov21 (1)Stal Alchevsk
4UkraineRuslan Zabranskyi17SC Mykolaiv
UkraineBorys Finkel17 (2)Nyva Vinnytsia
6UkraineRais Tierkulov16 (1)Shakhtar Makiivka
UkraineOleksandr Barabash16 (8)Shakhtar Makiivka
8UkrainePavlo Parshyn15Metalurh / Polissya
UkraineVadym Kharchenko15 (8)Naftovyk Okhtyrka
10UkraineOleksandr Ostashov14Stal Alchevsk

See also

References

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