1995–96_Ukrainian_First_League
1995–96 Ukrainian First League
Football league season
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.
| Season | 1995–96 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Vorskla Poltava |
| Promoted | Vorskla 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 |
← 1994–95 1996–97 → | |
Promoted teams
Two clubs promoted from the 1994–95 Ukrainian Second League.
- FC Yavir Krasnopillia – champion (debut)
- FC Lviv – 2nd place (debut)
Relegated teams
Two clubs were relegated from the 1994-95 Ukrainian Top League:
- FC Temp Shepetivka – 18th place (returning after two seasons)
- FC Veres Rivne – 18th place (returning after three seasons)
Renamed teams
- FC Bazhanovets Makiivka was renamed to FC Shakhtar Makiivka before the season
- FC Temp Shepetivka merged with FC Advis Khmelnytskyi before the season and was renamed to FC Temp-Advis Khmelnytskyi
Teams
In 1995-96 season, the Ukrainian First League consists of the following teams:
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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 |
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 |
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 |
- Statistics (in Russian)