1996–97 Ukrainian First League was the sixth season of the

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which was won by

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. The season started on August 4, 1996, and finished on June 20, 1997.

Promotion and relegation

Promoted teams

Three clubs promoted from the

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. ;Group A *

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– champion ''(returning after four seasons, previously in 1992 as SKA Kyiv)'' ;Group B * FC Metalurh Mariupol – champion ''(returning after four seasons, previously in 1992 as FC Azovets Mariupol)'' *

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– promotion play-off ''(debut)''

Relegated teams

Three clubs were relegated from the 1995-96 Ukrainian Top League: *

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– 16th place ''(returning after two seasons, previously in 1994-95 as FC Evis Mykolaiv)'' *

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– 17th place ''(debut)'' *

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– 18th place ''(debut)''

Renamed teams

* FC Zakarpattia Uzhhorod changed its name to FC Verkhovyna Uzhhorod before the season. * FC CSKA Kyiv changed its name to FC CSKA-2 Kyiv before the season since becoming the farm team of the Borysfen-CSKA merger. * FC Dnipro Cherkasy changed its name to FC Cherkasy during the winter break.

Teams

In 1996-97 season, the Ukrainian First League consists of the following teams:

Final table

Top scorers

Statistics are taken from here.Statistics

References

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