1998-99_Ukrainian_First_League
1998–99 Ukrainian First League
Football league season
1998–99 Ukrainian First League was the eighth season of the Ukrainian First League which was won by FC Dynamo-2 Kyiv. The season started on July 31, 1998, and finished on July 4, 1999.
Quick Facts Season, Champions ...
| Season | 1998–99 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Dynamo-2 Kyiv |
| Promoted | Chornomorets Odesa |
| Relegated | Podillya Khmelnytskyi, Kremin Kremenchuk, Bukovyna Chernivtsi, Desna Chernihiv, Shakhtar Makiivka |
| Top goalscorer | (19) Oleh Hrytsay (FC Cherkasy) |
← 1997–98 1999–00 → | |
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Promoted teams
Two clubs promoted from the 1997-98 Ukrainian Second League through a promotion/relegation play-off tournament.
- Group A
- FC Podillya Khmelnytskyi – champion (returning after a season)
- Group C
- FC Shakhtar-2 Donetsk – champion (returning after six seasons)
Relegated teams
Two clubs were relegated from the 1997-98 Ukrainian Top League:
- FC Chornomorets Odesa – 15th place (debut)
- FC Torpedo Zaporizhia – 16th place (debut)
Renamed teams
- FC Nyva Vinnytsia changed its name to FC Vinnytsia at winter break.
- FC Yavir Krasnopillia moved to Sumy from Krasnopillia and changed its name to FC Yavir-Sumy at winter break.
Teams
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More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Dynamo-2 Kyiv (C) | 38 | 27 | 7 | 4 | 78 | 27 | +51 | 88 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| 2 | FC Chornomorets Odesa (P) | 38 | 25 | 4 | 9 | 77 | 38 | +39 | 79 | Promoted to Vyshcha Liha |
| 3 | FC Torpedo Zaporizhia | 38 | 24 | 5 | 9 | 55 | 29 | +26 | 77 | Bankruptcy[lower-alpha 2] |
| 4 | FC Cherkasy | 38 | 24 | 4 | 10 | 68 | 42 | +26 | 76 | Qualification for promotion play-off[lower-alpha 3] |
| 5 | FC Polihraftekhnika Oleksandria | 38 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 47 | 51 | −4 | 58 | |
| 6 | FC Vinnytsia | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 45 | 39 | +6 | 57 | |
| 7 | FC Lviv | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 58 | 43 | +15 | 57 | |
| 8 | FC Naftovyk Okhtyrka | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 45 | 40 | +5 | 57 | |
| 9 | FC Stal Alchevsk | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 55 | 52 | +3 | 55 | |
| 10 | FC Shakhtar-2 Donetsk | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 51 | 44 | +7 | 52 | |
| 11 | CSKA-2 Kyiv | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 45 | 48 | −3 | 52 | |
| 12 | FC Polissya Zhytomyr | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 40 | 55 | −15 | 52 | |
| 13 | FC Yavir Sumy | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 36 | 42 | −6 | 52 | |
| 14 | FC Volyn Lutsk | 38 | 16 | 3 | 19 | 36 | 43 | −7 | 51 | |
| 15 | FC Metalurh Nikopol | 38 | 16 | 3 | 19 | 46 | 63 | −17 | 51 | |
| 16 | FC Podillya Khmelnytskyi (R) | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 39 | 42 | −3 | 51 | Relegated to Second League |
| 17 | FC Kremin Kremenchuk (R) | 38 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 34 | 63 | −29 | 40 | |
| 18 | FC Bukovyna Chernivtsi (R) | 38 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 26 | 68 | −42 | 27 | |
| 19 | FC Desna Chernihiv (R) | 38 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 28 | 60 | −32 | 27 | |
| 20 | FC Shakhtar Makiivka[lower-alpha 4] (R) | 38 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 20 | 40 | −20 | 4 | Withdrew |
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- The second team of FC Dynamo Kyiv cannot be promoted as the club already has a representation in the Vyscha Liha.
- FC Torpedo Zaporizhia filed for bankruptcy at the end of the season and therefore could not be promoted.
- FC Cherkasy was offered to play a play-off game with the second worst team of Vyscha Liha, FC Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk, because of Torpedo's bankruptcy and placing only the fourth place.
More information FC Cherkasy, 1 : 3 ...
| FC Cherkasy | 1 : 3 | Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk |
|---|---|---|
Viktor Khursa  89' |
Report | Volodymyr Larin 43', 46' Hennadiy Skidan 70' (pen.) |
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FC Cherkasy failed to obtain berth in the Top League.
Statistics are taken from here.[1]
More information Scorer, Goals (Pen.) ...
| Scorer | Goals (Pen.) | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Oleh Hrytsay |
19 (1) | FC Cherkasy |
| 2 | Oleksandr Kosyrin |
18 | Dynamo-2 / Cherkasy |
| Vadym Plotnikov |
18 (2) | Stal Alchevsk | |
| 4 | Pavlo Irichuk |
17 | Torpedo Zaporizhia |
| 5 | Oleh Venhlinskyi |
16 (4) | Nyva Vinnytsia |
| 6 | Oleksandr Holokolosov |
15 | Chornomorets Odesa |
| Vadym Kharchenko |
15 (6) | Naftovyk Okhtyrka | |
| 8 | Andriy Mazur |
14 | FC Lviv |
| Rais Tierkulov |
14 (1) | Shakhtar / Yavir | |
| Viktor Matsyuk |
14 (2) | Podillya Khmelnytskyi |
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- Statistics (in Russian)
- The main source (in Ukrainian)
- Professional Football League of Ukraine - website of the professional football league of Ukraine (in Ukrainian)