The 2013–14

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 ...

was the 23rd since its establishment. The competition commenced on 14 July 2013. Due to sponsorship reasons the league was called Favbet League 1. The competition had a winter break that started on 30 November 2013 and resumed on 28 March 2014. The completion concluded on 31 May 2014.

Promotion and relegation

Promoted teams

;Group 1 *

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 ...

– Second League champion ''(returning after an absence of 3 seasons)'' *

Nyva Ternopil FC Nyva Ternopil ( uk, Футбольний клуб «Нива» Тернопіль) is a Ukrainian football club from the city of Ternopil, the administrative center of Ternopil Oblast. As of the 2020–21 season, it played in the Ukrainian ...

– Promotion/Relegation Play-off winner ''(returning after an absence of 3 seasons)'' ;Group 2 * UkrAhroKom Holovkivka – Second League ''(debut)''

Relegated teams

No teams were relegated from the 2012–13 Ukrainian Premier League. Originally

Hoverla Uzhhorod Football Club Hoverla Uzhhorod ( ) was a Ukrainian professional Association football, football club based in Uzhhorod. Following the end of the 2015–16 Ukrainian Premier League, 2015–16 season it was expelled from the Ukrainian Premier Leagu ...

and

Metalurh Zaporizhya MFC Metalurh Zaporizhzhia ( uk, Футбо́льний клуб «Металу́рг» Запорі́жжя ) is a Ukrainian professional football club based in Zaporizhzhia. Reestablished in 2017, it is a " phoenix club" of the original Soviet ...

were to be relegated from the

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after finishing in 15th and 16th places. However, Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih failed attestation and their license was withdrawn by the

. Number of clubs refused promotion leaving two vacant positions in the 2013–14 Ukrainian Premier League which were awarded to the relegating clubs.

Team reduction

The competition was reduced by two teams to sixteen at the PFL Conference on 26 June 2013. Krymteplytsia Molodizhne withdrew from the PFL after the previous season and Shakhtar Sverdlovsk bid for promotion was refused.

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

Technical results and official standing on May 31, 2014
Professional Football League. 31 May 2014

Results

Positions by round

The following table represents the teams position after each round in the competition.

Top goalscorers

References

External links

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РЕГЛАМЕНТ Всеукраїнських змагань з футболу серед команд клубів Професіональної футбольної ліги сезону 2013 – 2014 років (Regulation of the All-Ukrainian competitions in football among teams of the Professional Football League clubs in the season 2013–14)

Professional Football League of Ukraine Professional Football League of Ukraine ( uk, Професіональна футбольна ліга України, translit=Profesionalna futbolna liha Ukrayiny; also known as PFL) is a sport organization and collective member of the Footb ...

website. {{DEFAULTSORT:2013-14 Ukrainian First League Ukrainian First League seasons 2013–14 in Ukrainian association football leagues UK