1995–96 Ukrainian First League

1995–96 Ukrainian First League was the fifth season of the Ukrainian First League which was easily won by Vorskla Poltava. The season started on August 4, 1995, and finished on July 1, 1996.

Ukrainian First League
Season1995–96
ChampionsVorskla Poltava
PromotedVorskla Poltava
Relegated(all withdrew) - Naftokhimik, Ratusha, Skala
Top goalscorer(36) Serhiy Chuychenko (Polihraftekhnika/Vorskla)
Biggest home win(8:0) Khimik S/d - Ratusha
Biggest away win(0:7) Ratusha - Lviv
Highest scoring(8:1) Polihraftekhnika - Zakarpattia

Promotion and relegation

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Two clubs promoted from the 1994–95 Ukrainian Second League.

Relegated teams

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Two clubs were relegated from the 1994-95 Ukrainian Top League:

Renamed teams

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Teams

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In 1995-96 season, the Ukrainian First League consists of the following teams:

Club City Stadium Coach Replaced coach(es)
Metalist Kharkiv Kharkiv Metalist Stadium Viktor Udovenko Viktor Kamarzayev
Veres Rivne Rivne Avanhard Stadium Vyacheslav Kobeletskyi Volodymyr Vusatyi
Polihraftekhnika Oleksandriya Oleksandriya Olimp Stadium Anatoliy Buznyk
Podillya Khmelnytskyi Khmelnytskyi
Krasyliv
Podillya Stadium
Yunist Stadium
Volodymyr Bulhakov Volodymyr Stryzhevskyi
Krystal Chortkiv Chortkiv Kharchovyk Stadium Semen Osynovskyi Ivan Hamaliy
FC Lviv Lviv Yunist Stadium Stepan Yurchyshyn
Dynamo-2 Kyiv Kyiv Dynamo Stadium Volodymyr Onyshchenko Anatoliy Kroshchenko
Yavir Krasnopillia Krasnopillya Kolos Stadium
Yavir Stadium
Valeriy Dushkov Valeriy Bermudes
Stal Alchevsk Alchevsk Stal Stadium Anatoliy Volobuyev
Dnipro Cherkasy Cherkasy Central Stadium
Spartak Stadium
Ihor Chupryna Semen Osynovskyi
Bazhanovets Makiivka Makiivka Avanhard Stadium Viktor Pyshchev
Bukovyna Chernivtsi Chernivtsi Bukovyna Stadium Yukhym Shkolnykov
Khimik Zhytomyr Zhytomyr City Stadium Andriy Biba Volodymyr Nechayev
Naftovyk Okhtyrka Okhtyrka Naftovyk Stadium Oleksandr Dovbiy Andriy Biba
Metalurh Nikopol Nikopol Elektrometalurh Stadium Hryhoriy Verzhelenko Pavlo Yakovenko
Temp-Advis Khmelnytskyi
Ratusha Kamianets-Podilskyi
Khmelnytskyi
Kamianets-Podilskyi
Podillya Stadium
Tonkocheyev CS
Oleksandr Petrov Valeriy Dushkov
Zakarpattia Uzhhorod Uzhhorod Avanhard Stadium Matviy Bobal
FC Skala Stryj Stryi Sokil Stadium Yuriy Shulyatytskyi Roman Pokora
Vorskla Poltava Poltava Vorskla Stadium
Lokomotyv Stadium
Viktor Pozhechevskyi
Khimik Severodonetsk Sieverodonetsk Khimik Stadium Yuriy Koval Yuriy Vankevych
SC Odesa Odesa SKA Stadium Serhiy Marusyn
Naftokhimik Kremenchuk Kremenchuk Naftokhimik Stadium
Dnipro Stadium
Mykhailo Byelykh

Final table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Vorskla Poltava (C, P) 42 32 7 3 92 37 +55 103 Promoted to Vyshcha Liha
2 Bukovyna Chernivtsi 42 30 5 7 83 34 +49 95
3 Stal Alchevsk 42 26 5 11 73 40 +33 83
4 Polihraftekhnika Oleksandria 42 23 7 12 69 37 +32 76
5 Metalurh Nikopol 42 23 5 14 59 40 +19 74
6 Dynamo-2 Kyiv 42 20 12 10 64 42 +22 72
7 Khimik Severodonetsk 42 20 11 11 68 32 +36 71
8 Naftovyk Okhtyrka 42 18 12 12 52 37 +15 66
9 Shakhtar Makiivka 42 19 7 16 63 55 +8 64
10 Krystal Chortkiv 42 19 6 17 70 54 +16 63
11 FC Lviv 42 18 8 16 55 42 +13 62
12 Podillia Khmelnytskyi 42 17 11 14 57 50 +7 62
13 Yavir Krasnopillia 42 17 9 16 53 43 +10 60
14 Khimik Zhytomyr 42 16 10 16 55 57 −2 58
15 Naftokhimik Kremenchuk (D) 42 16 7 19 43 45 −2 55 Withdrew
16 Veres Rivne 42 15 9 18 39 49 −10 54
17 Zakarpattia Uzhhorod 42 14 8 20 49 67 −18 50
18 SC Odesa 42 11 11 20 35 63 −28 44
19 Metalist Kharkiv 42 10 9 23 40 54 −14 39
20 Dnipro Cherkasy 42 6 4 32 26 91 −65 22
21 Ratusha Kamyanets-Podilskyi (R) 42 6 2 34 14 103 −89 20 Relegation to Druha Liha
22 Skala Stryi (R) 42 2 3 37 21 108 −87 9
Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions; (D) Withdrew; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Note:
FC Temp Shepetivka at first united with FC Advis Khmelnytskyi. At winter break the club withdrew and was dissolved. To save the situation in the place of former Temp there was formed completely new team out of random amateur players based in Kamyanets-Podilskyi was given the name of Ratusha. The club folded at the end of the season.

Persha Liha 1995-96 Winners
FC Vorskla Poltava
First title

Top scorers

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Statistics are taken from here.[1]

Scorer Goals (Pen.) Team
1   Serhiy Chuichenko 35 (9) Polihraftekhnika / Vorskla
2   Viktor Diak 21 (4) Shakhtar Makiivka
3   Borys Finkel 20 (1) Bukovyna Chernivtsi
  Vadym Plotnikov 20 (5) Stal Alchevsk
5   Ivan Shariy 18 (2) Vorskla Poltava
6   Vitaliy Samoilov 17 Dynamo-2 Kyiv
7   Oleksandr Prudkyi 15 (1) Zakarpattia Uzhhorod
  Mykola Fedorko 15 (4) Podillya Khmelnytskyi
9   Serhiy Chernoshvets 14 (4) Naftovyk Okhtyrka
  Oleksandr Agarin 14 (5) Dnipro / Krystal

References

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  1. ^ Statistics (in Russian)