The 2017–18

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was the 27th since its establishment. The competition commenced on 14 July 2017 when Zhemchuzhyna Odesa hosted

MFC Mykolaiv MFС Mykolaiv (''Municipal Football Club "Mykolaiv"'', ) is a Ukrainian football club based in Mykolaiv. It is one of the oldest football clubs that exists in Ukraine. Originally was established as a football team of the Black Sea Shipyard, sin ...

. After the completion of Round 22 on 18 November 2017, the competition entered a winter break and resumed the spring session on 18 March 2018 and complete the competition on 19 May 2018.

Teams

On 21 June 2017, it was announced that 16 or 18 teams would play in the competition. This decision was dependent on the possible withdrawal of

FC Stal Kamianske FC Stal Kamianske ( uk, Сталь Кам'янське) was a professional Ukrainian football club based in Kamianske, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine. After being relegated to the Ukrainian First League after the 2017–18 Ukrainian Premier Lea ...

from the Premier League. Due to sanctions,

FC Dnipro Football Club Dnipro ( uk, Футбо́льний Клуб «Дніпро́», ) was a Ukrainian football club based in Dnipro. The club was owned by the Privat Group that also owns BC Dnipro and Budivelnyk Kyiv. In 2018 FC Dnipro was forced in ...

was relegated directly to the Second League which raised a discussion of a promotion possibly of another club to the First League. In addition in the case of the withdrawal of Stal, Desna had an opportunity to be accepted to the

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with another ongoing inter-season case (see Desna vs Veres promotion) leaving the First League with 16 participants. On 26 June 2017, FC Stal Kamianske chose to stay in the Premier League, while at same time

FC Balkany Zorya FC Balkany Zorya ( uk, ФК Балкани Зоря, FK Balkany Zorya) is a professional Ukrainian football team that is based in the village of Zorya, Sarata Raion in the region of Budjak, Odesa Oblast. History The club was founded in 2007 ...

was confirmed as the 18th participant of the First League season.

Promoted teams

The following teams have been promoted from the 2016–17 Ukrainian Second League: * Zhemchuzhyna Odesa – winners ''(debut)'' * Rukh Vynnyky – runners-up ''(debut)'' *

Kremin Kremenchuk Football Club Kremin Kremenchuk ( uk , ФК Кремінь Кременчук; ru , Кремень Кременчуг, translit=Kremen Kremenchug) is a professional football club based in Kremenchuk, Ukraine. The current club is administered b ...

– third place ''(returning for the first time since 1998–99 season)'' * Balkany Zorya – fourth place ''(debut)''

Relegated teams

The following team has been relegated from the

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: *

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– 12th place ''(returning for the first time since 2009–10 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

Promotion play-offs

Apart from a break in 2014, the post-season

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in the First League have been actively conducted since 2011. However, the promotion play-offs were reintroduced for the first time since the 2001–02 season. Teams that placed 10th and 11th in the

2017–18 Ukrainian Premier League The 2017–18 Ukrainian Premier League season is the 27th top level football club competitions since the fall of the Soviet Union and the tenth since the establishment of the Ukrainian Premier League. The tournament started on 16 July 2017 with ...

play two-leg play-offs with the second and third teams of the 2017–18 Ukrainian First League. On 11 May 2018, a draw for play-offs took place in the House of Football,

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. The games were played on 23 May and 27 May 2018.

Top goalscorers

''Notes:''

Awards

Round awards

The 2017 annual coaching laureates

The best coaches were identified by the All-Ukrainian Football Coaches Association.

Season awards

The laureates of the 2017–18 season were: * Best player: Denys Favorov (

Desna Chernihiv Football Club Desna Chernihiv ( uk, ФК «Десна» Чернігів) is a Ukrainian football club based in Chernihiv. The original name of the club was "Avanhard" (FC Avanhard Chernihiv) during its first year of existence as part of a re ...

) * Best coach:

Anatoliy Bezsmertnyi Anatoliy Petrovych Bezsmertnyi ( uk, Анатолій Петрович Безсмертний; born 21 January 1969) is a Ukrainian professional football coach and former player. Career Bezsmertnyi started to play football at the Dynamo sports ...

(

FC Poltava FC Poltava ( uk , ФК Полтава) was a Ukrainian football club based in Poltava in 2007–2018. History The club was created by the newly elected mayor of the Poltava city Andriy Matkovsky (2006-2010) who is the club's Honorary Preside ...

) * Top goalscorer: Oleksandr Akymenko (

Inhulets Petrove Football Club Inhulets Petrove ( uk, "Інгулець" Петрове) is a professional Ukrainian football club from the town of Petrove, Kirovohrad Oblast that competes in the Ukrainian Premier League following the promotion from 2019–20 Ukra ...

) * Fair Play award:

References

External links

2017–18 Season regulations
Professional Football League of Ukraine and Football Federation of Ukraine {{DEFAULTSORT:2017-18 Ukrainian First League Ukrainian First League seasons 2017–18 in Ukrainian association football leagues

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