The 2015–16
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 t ...
was the 25th since its establishment. The competition commenced on 26 July 2015 with eight matches. The competition had a winter break which began after Round 18 on November 22. The competition resumed on 26 March 2016 and completed on 1 June 2016.
Teams
The number of teams for the competition was confirmed on 19 June 2015.
Promoted teams
Two teams were promoted from the
2014–15 Ukrainian Second League
The 2014–15 Ukrainian Second League was the 24th season of 3rd level professional football in Ukraine. The competition commenced 25 July 2014 when Arsenal-Kyivshchyna Bila Tserkva hosted Shakhtar-3 Donetsk in Bila Tserkva. The competition re ...
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Cherkaskyi Dnipro – champion ''(returning as a successor of
FC Dnipro Cherkasy
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that last participated in the
2007–08 Ukrainian First League
The 2007–08 Ukrainian First League 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 Ukrainian Second League 2006-07. ...
, 17 seasons absence)''
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Obolon-Brovar Kyiv – 2nd place runner-up ''(returning as a successor of FC Obolon Kyiv after an absence of three seasons)''
Relegated teams
One team was promoted from the
2014–15 Ukrainian Premier League
The 2014–15 Ukrainian Premier League season was the 24th since its establishment. The competition commenced on 25 July when Metalurh Donetsk hosted Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk in Lviv. With the continuation of the 2014 pro-Russian conflict in Ukrain ...
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Illichivets Mariupol
Football Club Mariupol ( uk, Футбольний клуб "Маріуполь" ) was a Ukrainian professional football club based in Mariupol, that competed in the Ukrainian Premier League. The club ceased to exist as a result of the Siege of ...
[ ] – 14th place ''(returning after an absence of seven seasons)''
Reinstated teams
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Avanhard Kramatorsk – special case ''(returning after an absence of one season)''
Location map
The following displays the location of teams.
Stadiums
The following stadiums are considered home grounds for the teams in the competition.
Managers
Managerial changes
League table
Results
Position by round
Top goalscorers
Full roster
at UA-Football
See also
* 2015–16 Ukrainian Premier League
The 2015–16 Ukrainian Premier League season is the 25th top-level football competitions since the fall of the Soviet Union and the eighth since the establishment of the Ukrainian Premier League. Because of sponsorship the league changed its tit ...
* 2015–16 Ukrainian Second League
The 2015–16 Ukrainian Second League was the 25th season of 3rd level professional football in Ukraine. The competition commenced on 26 July 2015 with a full round of matches. From 1 November 2015 to 26 March 2016 the competition was on winter br ...
* 2015–16 Ukrainian Cup
The 2015–16 Ukrainian Cup was the 25th annual season of Ukraine's football knockout competition. The schedule of games for clubs from the First and Second League was confirmed on 3 July 2015 at a session of the Central Council of the Professiona ...
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:2015-16 Ukrainian First League
Ukrainian First League seasons
2015–16 in Ukrainian association football leagues
Ukraine
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