2015–16 in Ukrainian football

The 2015–16 season was the 25th season of competitive association football in Ukraine since dissolution of the Soviet Union.

Football in Ukraine
Season2015–16
Men's football
Premier LeagueDynamo Kyiv
League 1Zirka Kirovohrad
League 2Kolos Kovalivka
Amateur LeagueBalkany Zorya (2016)
Balkany Zorya (2015)
CupShakhtar Donetsk
Amateur CupHirnyk Sosnivka
Super CupShakhtar Donetsk
Women's football
League HighZhytlobud-2 Kharkiv (2016)
Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv (2015)
League 1Spartak Chernihiv (2016)
Pantery Uman (2015)
Women's CupZhytlobud-1 Kharkiv (2016)
Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv (2015)
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National teams

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Ukraine national football team

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Results and fixtures

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Ukraine women's national football team

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Results and fixtures

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UEFA competitions

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UEFA Champions League

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UEFA Europa League

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UEFA Women's Champions League

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Men's club football

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League Promoted to league Relegated from league
Premier League
League One
League Two

Note: For all scratched clubs, see section Clubs removed for more details

Premier League

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Dynamo Kyiv (C) 26 23 1 2 54 11 +43 70 Qualification to Champions League group stage
2 Shakhtar Donetsk 26 20 3 3 76 25 +51 63 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round[a]
3 Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk[b] 26 16 5 5 50 22 +28 53
4 Zorya Luhansk 26 14 6 6 51 26 +25 48 Qualification to Europa League group stage
5 Vorskla Poltava 26 11 9 6 32 26 +6 42 Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round
6 FC Oleksandriya 26 10 8 8 30 29 +1 38
7 Karpaty Lviv 26 8 6 12 26 37 −11 30
8 Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk 26 7 8 11 22 31 −9 29
9 Olimpik Donetsk 26 6 7 13 22 35 −13 25
10 Metalist Kharkiv 26 5 9 12 19 46 −27 24 Failed to receive attestation for the next season[c]
11 Chornomorets Odesa 26 4 10 12 20 39 −19 22
12 Volyn Lutsk[d] 26 10 8 8 36 36 0 20
13 Hoverla Uzhhorod[e] 26 3 7 16 13 45 −32 7 Failed to receive attestation for the next season[c]
14 Metalurh Zaporizhya (D) 26 0 3 23 7 50 −43 3 Expelled from competition during the season[f]
Source: uafootball.net.ua
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Fairplay ranking; 8) Draw.[13]
(C) Champions; (D) Disqualified
Notes:
  1. ^ Shakhtar Donetsk qualified for the Europa League group stage by winning the 2015–16 Ukrainian Cup. However, since they already qualified for European competition based on their league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners was passed down the league.
  2. ^ On 31 March 2016, the Adjudicatory Chamber of the UEFA Club Financial Control Body (CFCB) announced that Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk will be excluded from participating in the next UEFA club competition for which they would otherwise qualify in the next three (3) seasons (i.e. the 2016–17, 2017–18 and 2018–19 seasons).[1]
  3. ^ a b On 22 April 2016, the FFU Committee announced that Metalist Kharkiv and Hoverla Uzhhorod would not be allowed to participate in the professional competitions because of their debts to their players as well as Volyn Lutsk due to the fact that they had not even applied for a license for the following season.[2][3] On 16 May 2016 the FFU Appeal Committee adopted decision to leave in force the decision of the FFU Football Clubs Attestation Committee of 22 April 2016 and refuse in issuing attestation for the next season for Hoverla Uzhhorod and Metalist Kharkiv by declining their appeals.[4]
  4. ^ Volyn Lutsk were deducted a total of eighteen points. Twelve points were deducted initially by FIFA for non-payment of wages owed to former players (Issa Ndoye and Dušan Savić).[5] An additional six points were deducted by the Football Federation of Ukraine due to the club not complying with FIFA directives.[6] On 30 May 2016 some Ukrainian media announced that Volyn was issued the attestation for the next season without financial guarantees.[7][8] Later same day a FFU representative confirmed that Volyn managed to provide financial guarantees and made all required pre pays on time.[9]
  5. ^ Hoverla Uzhhorod had nine points deducted due to not complying with decisions of the FFU Control and Disciplinary Committee (CDC).[10]
  6. ^ On 7 October 2015 FC Metalurh Zaporizhia petitioned to the Premier Liha to withdraw the club from the competition's participation due to the lack of financing.[11] On 24 November 2015 Metalurh Zaporizhia informed the Premier Liha about decision of a deliberate assembly of the Metalurh Zaporizhia members in regards to liquidation of the club. Metalurh Zaporizhia were expelled from the competition after the winter break. Technical victories will be awarded to their opponents for the rest of season.[12] In late April, it was announced that the team had not received a license for next season.[2][3] On 2 March 2016 the Premier Liha cancelled the 17th round game for Metalurh Zaporizhia due to the fact that there are only four players were registered for the second half and only five more are allowed to be registered outside of a transfer window. Also the club failed to inform the league and the visiting team about place and time of the upcoming game.[11]

League 1

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Zirka Kirovohrad (C, P) 30 20 5 5 49 22 +27 65 Promoted to Ukrainian Premier League[14]
2 Cherkaskyi Dnipro 30 16 7 7 45 27 +18 55
3 Obolon-Brovar Kyiv 30 16 6 8 45 35 +10 54
4 Illichivets Mariupol 30 14 11 5 34 23 +11 53
5 Helios Kharkiv 30 13 12 5 33 24 +9 51
6 Hirnyk Kryvyi Rih (D) 30 13 10 7 39 27 +12 49 Withdrew after the season[a]
7 MFC Mykolaiv[b] 30 13 8 9 34 27 +7 44
8 Desna Chernihiv 30 11 7 12 30 29 +1 40
9 Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka 30 11 7 12 31 33 −2 40
10 FC Poltava 30 10 8 12 29 32 −3 38
11 Dynamo-2 Kyiv (D) 30 9 9 12 27 34 −7 36 Withdrew after the season[c]
12 Hirnyk-Sport Komsomolsk 30 8 9 13 30 35 −5 33
13 Avanhard Kramatorsk 30 8 8 14 28 42 −14 32
14 FC Sumy 30 8 6 16 35 54 −19 30 Avoided relegation playoff[d]
15 FC Ternopil[b] 30 6 7 17 18 47 −29 22 Avoided relegation[e]
16 Nyva Ternopil[b] (D) 30 2 4 24 10 26 −16 7 Withdrew during the season[f]
Source: (in Ukrainian) Professional Football League of Ukraine[23]
Rules for classification: [24] 1) points 2) goal difference 3) goals scored
4) head-to-head points 5) head-to-head goal difference 6) head-to-head goals scored
7) head-to-head fair play (all games) 8) draw or playoff
(C) Champions; (D) Disqualified; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ Several weeks after the season completed the administration of Hirnyk Kryvyi Rih announced that the club would withdraw from the PFL.[15] (23 June 2016)
  2. ^ a b c The Control Disciplinary Committee of the Football Federation of Ukraine deducted three points and fined the clubs Nyva Ternopil, FC Ternopil and MFC Mykolaiv for match fixing during the 2014–15 season.[16] (2 September 2015)
  3. ^ The management of the senior club FC Dynamo Kyiv prior to the last game of the season announced that the reserve club, Dynamo-2 Kyiv would be terminating after the completion of the season.[17]
  4. ^ Originally the fourteenth placed was to have played in a promotion-relegation playoff series against the third team in the Second League competition. However, two days before the end of the season, on 30 May 2016 the PFL ruled that due to sporting principles to keep 16 teams in the First League the promotion-relegation playoff match between the third placed team in the Second League against the 14th placed team in the First League was cancelled and that the third placed team in the Second League would be automatically promoted to the First League.[18]
  5. ^ Originally, as per competition regulations, the fifteenth placed team, FC Ternopil was to be relegated to the Ukrainian Second League. However, after the season at the Conference of the PFL in preparation for the 2016–17 Ukrainian First League season the committee decided to expand the competition to eighteen teams and include FC Ternopil.[19]
  6. ^ Nyva Ternopil announced that it will not play the first games of the spring half of the competition.[20] The club indicated that it would compete in the Ternopil Oblast competition.[21] The Football Federation of Ukraine formally expelled the club from the competition on 1 April 2016.[22] Later In April 2016, the club joined the 2016 Ukrainian Football Amateur League.

League 2

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Kolos Kovalivka (C, P) 26 19 3 4 62 22 +40 60 Promoted to Ukrainian First League[a]
2 Veres Rivne (P) 26 16 4 6 41 24 +17 52
3 Inhulets Petrove (P) 26 14 8 4 37 16 +21 50
4 Bukovyna Chernivtsi (P) 26 13 8 5 39 22 +17 47
5 Skala Stryi (P) 26 13 7 6 41 23 +18 46
6 Arsenal Kyiv (P) 26 13 4 9 37 30 +7 43
7 Real Pharma Odesa 26 12 5 9 31 29 +2 41
8 Kremin Kremenchuk 26 11 7 8 43 31 +12 40
9 Enerhiya Nova Kakhovka 26 10 3 13 31 38 −7 33
10 Krystal Kherson 26 9 1 16 31 47 −16 28
11 Myr Hornostayivka 26 8 3 15 38 47 −9 27
12 Barsa Sumy 26 5 3 18 14 51 −37 18 Withdrew after the season[b]
13 Arsenal-Kyivshchyna Bila Tserkva 26 5 2 19 24 56 −32 17
14 FC Nikopol-NPHU 26 2 6 18 18 51 −33 12
Source: Scoresway[28]
Rules for classification: 1) points 2) goal difference 3) goals scored 4) head-to-head points 5) head-to-head goal difference 6) head-to-head goals scored 7) head-to-head fair play (all games) 8) draw or playoff[29]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ On 19 June 2015 the Professional Football League of Ukraine confirmed the number of clubs and criteria for relegation for the next season.[25] It was decided that top two clubs would be promoted for the next season with the third playing play-off against the 14th placed team in the First League. However, two days before the end of the season, on 30 May 2016 the PFL ruled that due to sporting principles to keep 16 teams in the First League the promotion-relegation playoff match between the third placed team against the 14th placed team in the First League is cancelled and that the third placed team will be automatically promoted to the first League.[26]
  2. ^ After the season the Administration of Barsa Sumy informed the PFL that they would withdraw from the professional league.[27] (7 July 2016)

Cup competitions

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Ukrainian Cup

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Zorya Luhansk0–2Shakhtar Donetsk
Report Hladkyy   42', 57'
Attendance: 21,720
Referee: Yevhen Aranovskyi[30][31]

Super Cup

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Dynamo Kyiv0–2Shakhtar Donetsk
Report Darijo Srna   90+2' (pen.)
Taison   90+4'

Women's club football

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League Promoted to league Relegated from league
Higher League
  • Voskhod Stara Maiachka

Note: For all scratched clubs, see section Clubs removed for more details

Higher League

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2015 Vyshcha Liha (women)

Clubs removed

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Before the season

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During or after the season

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Notes

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References

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  1. ^ "CFCB adjudicatory chamber orders". uefa.org. 31 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  2. ^ a b Dnipro received license for the next season. It is enough for them the European disqualification. Segodnia. 25 April 2016
  3. ^ a b "Металісту, Говерлі і Волині відмовлено в атестації, Дніпро - допущений до чемпіонату" [Metalist, Hoverla and Volyn denied certification, Dnipro - admitted to the Championship] (in Ukrainian). UA-Football. 25 April 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  4. ^ "Апеляційний комітет ФФУ відхилив апеляції «Металіста» та «Говерли»" [The FFU Appeal Committee decline appeals of Hoverla and Metalist] (in Ukrainian). Football Federation of Ukraine. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  5. ^ "FIFA Punishes Volyn Lutsk Over Unpaid Debts". Futbolgrad. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  6. ^ "Волинь позбавлена ще шести очок" [Volyn deducted another 6 points] (in Ukrainian). ua-football.com. 9 March 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  7. ^ "«Депо»: «Волынь» получила аттестат на следующий сезон, несмотря на долги" ["Depo": Volyn received attestation for the next season despite its debts] (in Russian). ua.tribuna.com. 30 May 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  8. ^ "Спасти «Волынь» пытается Игорь Коломойский" [Ihor Kolomoisky tries to safe Volyn] (in Russian). ua.tribuna.com. 23 May 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  9. ^ "Артем Франков: «Волынь» предоставила УПЛ финансовые гарантии и успела сделать проплаты»" [Artem Frankov: "Volyn provided to the UPL its financial guarantees and was able to provide pre pays on time"] (in Russian). ua.tribuna.com. 30 May 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  10. ^ Hoverla had 9 points deducted. Ukrainian Premier League. 22 April 2016
  11. ^ a b (in Ukrainian) "Прем'єр-ліги відмінила найближчі матчі запорізькоо Металурга" [Premier Liha cancelled the next upcoming games with participation of Metalurh Zaporizhia]]. Ukrainian Premier League. UA-Football. 2 March 2016. Archived from the original on March 2, 2016.
  12. ^ "Металург виключений зі змагань під егідою УПЛ" [Metalurh is excluded from competition sponsored by the UPL] (in Ukrainian). UA-Football. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  13. ^ "Premier League 2015/2016 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  14. ^ Постанови Центральної Ради ПФЛ ПОСТАНОВА №20 [Professional Football League of Ukraine Central Committee - Meeting Minutes #20] (PDF). PFL (in Ukrainian). 17 July 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  15. ^ Гірник підтвердив інформацію про зняття з чемпіонату [Hirnyk confirmed that the club removes itself from the championship]. ua-football.com (in Ukrainian). 23 June 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  16. ^ Апеляція Миколаєва, Ниви і Тернополя щодо зняття очок відхилена [Mykolaiv, Ternopil, Nyva points deducted appeal rejected]. ua-football.com (in Ukrainian). 22 March 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  17. ^ Динамо-2 припиняє своє існування [Dynamo-2 ceases its existence]. ua-football.com (in Ukrainian). 1 June 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  18. ^ ПФЛ відмінила плей-офф за місце у 1 лізі, третя команда 2 ліги підвищується напряму [PFL cancelled the playoffs for a place in First League, Second League third team obtains direct promotion]. UA-Football (in Ukrainian). 31 May 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  19. ^ В Першій лізі можуть стартувати 18 команд [16 teams my compete in the First League]. UA-Football (in Ukrainian). 24 June 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  20. ^ Офіційно: Нива не вийде на гру з ФК Тернопіль [Official: Nyva will not appear for the match against FC Ternopil]. ua-football.com (in Ukrainian). 24 March 2016.
  21. ^ Нива (Тернополь) с нового сезона будет выступать в областном чемпионате [Since the season Nyva (Ternopil) will participate in a regional championship]. UA-Football (in Russian). 21 March 2016. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
  22. ^ Офіційно: Нива виключена з Першої ліги [Official: Nyva expelled from First League]. ua-football.com (in Ukrainian). 7 April 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
  23. ^ "2014–15 Ukrainian First League". PFL (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 2010-05-27. Retrieved 2015-06-25.
  24. ^ "РЕГЛАМЕНТ Стаття 12. Визначення місць команд у турнірній таблиці (Regulations: Statute 12 Standing place position in the tournament table)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). PFL. 12 July 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
  25. ^ "Statement of the 24th Conference of the Professional Football League of Ukraine" (PDF). Professional Football League of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). 19 June 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  26. ^ ПФЛ відмінила плей-офф за місце у 1 лізі, третя команда 2 ліги підвищується напряму [PFL cancelled the playoffs for a place in First League, Second League third team obtains direct promotion]. UA-Football (in Ukrainian). 31 May 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  27. ^ Барса знімається зі змагань, Тепловик і Суднобудівник - без атестатів [Barsa withdraw from competition, Teplovyk and Sudonobudivnyk without attestation]. UA-Football (in Ukrainian). 7 July 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  28. ^ "Ukraine Druga League". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-07-22.
  29. ^ "РЕГЛАМЕНТ Стаття 8. Визначення місць команд у турнірній таблиці (Regulations: Statute 8 Standing place position in the tournament table)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). PFL. 12 July 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  30. ^ "FIFA Referees News: Ukraine : 2016 Ukrainian Cup Final". 21 May 2016.
  31. ^ Zorya-Shakhtar. Game announcement. UA-Football. 21 May 2016