The 2005–06

Ukrainian First League The Persha Liha ( uk, Перша ліга) or Ukrainian First League is a professional football league in Ukraine and the second tier of national football competitions pyramid. Members of the league also participate in the Ukrainian Cup. It is th ...

is the fifteenth since its establishment. There were 20 teams competing. Two teams were relegated from the

2004–05 Vyshcha Liha The 2004–05 Vyshcha Liha season was the fourteenth since its establishment. The season started on July 15, 2004, with all eight games of the first round. The last day of the competition was June 16, 2005. Shakhtar Donetsk won its second champi ...

. Four teams were promoted from the

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Teams

In 2005-06 season, the Ukrainian First League consists of the following teams:

Promoted teams

These four teams were promoted from Druha Liha at the start of the season:

Group A

FC Enerhetyk Burshtyn FC Enerhetyk Burshtyn was a professional Ukrainian football club based in Burshtyn, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast. History The club was formed in 1948 and was previously called ''Kolhospnyk'' (Collective] farmer), ''Avanhard'' (Vanguard) and ''Henerato ...

– runner up ''(debut, promoted ahead of the winner

FC Rava Rava-Ruska Rava Rava-Ruska was an amateur football team based in Rava Ruska, Lviv Oblast in Ukraine near the border with Poland. History Rava-Ruska performed well in the amateurs in 2002, winning the Memorial Ernest Yusta Cup in 2003 and entered the profes ...

)'' * FC Bershad – 5th place ''(debut, last minute swap for the withdrawn

FC Nyva Vinnytsia FC Nyva Vinnytsia is a professional Ukraine, Ukrainian association football, football club based in the city of Vinnytsia. The name "Nyva" translates to "grain field". The club was originally created in 1958 in the Soviet Union and folded in 200 ...

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Group B

FC Krymteplytsia Molodizhne FC Krymteplytsia Molodizhne was a association football, football club based in an urbanized settlement (town) Molodizhne, Simferopol Raion, Molodizhne (north of Simferopol and adjacent to the city limits). History The club played its home games ...

– winners ''(debut)''

Group C

FC Helios Kharkiv FC Helios Kharkiv is a Ukrainian association football, football club located in Kharkiv, Ukraine. From 2003 to 2018 the club competed at professional level. In 2018 it was expected to be succeeded by FC Kobra Kharkiv, but unsuccessfully. FC Helio ...

– winners ''(debut)''

Relegated teams

Two teams were relegated from the Vyshcha Liha season: *

FC Obolon Kyiv , Beer-brewers) , founded = 13 June 1992 , ground = Obolon Arena , capacity = 5,100 , chairman = Oleksandr Slobodian , manager = Valeriy Ivashchenko , league = Ukrainian First League , season = 2020–21 , position = Ukrainian First League, ...

– 15th placed ''(returning after three seasons)'' *

FC Borysfen Boryspil FC Borysfen Boryspil is a formerly professional Ukrainian football club from Boryspil, Ukraine. The club was created as a phoenix club in 1997 by Ihor Kovalevych after disagreement in FC CSKA Kyiv (today FC Arsenal Kyiv). The history of the club i ...

– 16th placed ''(returning after two seasons)''

Withdrawn teams

announced that it withdraws from the league just before the season's start.

Location

Final table

(5th Persha Liha 2004-05) merged its operations with FC Bershad' (5th Druha Liha Hrupa A 2004-05) and moved to Bershad' and renamed the club prior to the start of the season. Three points deducted from FC Bershad for failure to comply with Federation directives (12/16/2005) and another 6 points (9 total) deducted for continual nonconformance of League directives (2/24/2006) Informed the UFF that the team is dissolved and will not play any more matches. (May 19, 2006)

Top scorers

Statistics are taken from here.Statistics

References

External links

*
Persha Liha at Official Site of the Professional Football league of Ukraine
{{DEFAULTSORT:2005-06 Ukrainian First League Ukrainian First League seasons 2005–06 in Ukrainian association football leagues

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