The 2007–08

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is the seventeenth since its establishment. There were 20 teams competing. Two teams were relegated from the Ukrainian Premier League 2006-07. Four teams were promoted from the

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Promotion and relegation

Promoted teams

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

Group A

* FC Dnister Ovidiopil : Druha Liha champion ''(Debut)'' * FC Prykarpattya Ivano-Frankivsk : Druha Liha runner-up ''(Debut)''

Group B

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: Druha Liha champion ''(Debut)'' *

FC Feniks-Illichovets Kalinine FC Feniks-Illichovets Kalinine ( uk, Фенікс-Іллічовець (also ''Фенікс-Іллічiвець''); russian: link=no, Феникс-Ильичёвец) was a Ukrainian football club based in Kalinine which is located south-west o ...

: Druha Liha runner-up ''(Debut)''

Relegated teams

Two teams were relegated from the

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2006–07 season after finishing on the bottom of the

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: *

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: 15th place ''(Returning after 10 seasons)'' *

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: 16th place ''(Returning after two seasons)''

Renamed teams

* On July 24, 2007 the team of "Fakel" changed its name to "Prykarpattia".Decision #33 of the PFL Bureau of Ukraine
July 24, 2007.

Teams

Stadia

Managers

Final standings

Top goalscorers

Post-season withdrawn teams

On June 26, 2008

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was withdrawn from competitions. On July 1, 2008 the club was announced about the official disbandment. Due to the public pressure and with help of

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, it became possible to preserve the club in professional competitions. MFK Mykolaiv was admitted to the 2008-09 Ukrainian Second League instead of the third team of Dynamo,

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