The 2000–01 Ukrainian First League was the tenth season of the

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which was won by

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. 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 *

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– champion ''(returning after a season)'' ;Group B *

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– champion ''(debut)'' ;Group C *

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– 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)'' *

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– 15th place ''(returning after a season)'' *

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– 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

References

The main source

External links

Professional Football League of Ukraine
- website of the professional football league of

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