2013–14 Ukrainian First League


The 2013–14 Ukrainian First League 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
;Group 2

Relegated teams

No teams were relegated from the 2012–13 Ukrainian Premier League.
Originally Hoverla Uzhhorod and Metalurh Zaporizhzhia were to be relegated from the Ukrainian Premier League after finishing in 15th and 16th places. However, Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih failed attestation and their license was withdrawn by the Ukrainian Premier League. 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.
RankStadiumCapacityClubNotes
1Yuvileiny Stadium, Sumy25,800FC Sumy
2Central City Stadium, Mykolaiv16,700MFC Mykolaiv
3Zirka Stadium, Kirovohrad13,667Zirka Kirovohrad
4City Stadium, Ternopil12,750Nyva Ternopil
5Yuri Gagarin Stadium, Chernihiv12,060Desna Chernihiv
6Bukovyna Stadium, Chernivtsi12,000Bukovyna Chernivtsi
7Stal Stadium, Alchevsk9,200Stal Alchevsk
8CSC Nika Stadium, Oleksandria7,000PFC Oleksandriya
8CSC Nika Stadium, Oleksandria7,000UkrAhroKom Holovkivka
8CSC Nika Stadium, Oleksandria7,000Zirka KirovohradUsed as home ground in Round 29
9Naftovyk Stadium, Okhtyrka5,256Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka
10Sonyachny Stadium, Kharkiv4,924Helios Kharkiv
11Prapor Stadium, Kramatorsk4,000Avanhard Kramatorsk
12Khimik Stadium, Armyansk3,450Tytan Armyansk
13Sports Complex Olimpik, Donetsk3,000Olimpik Donetsk
14Lokomotiv Stadium, Poltava2,500FC Poltava
14Lokomotiv Stadium, Poltava2,500Avanhard KramatorskUsed as home ground in Round 27
15Helios Arena, Kharkiv2,057Helios Kharkiv
16Stadium Educational Training Base Center FC Poltava, Kopyly Poltava Oblast1,500FC PoltavaUsed as home ground Round 24 & 26
17Mashynobudivnyk Stadium, Karlivka1,300FC PoltavaUsed as home ground in Round 14
17Mashynobudivnyk Stadium, Karlivka1,300Helios KharkivUsed as home ground in Round 27
17Mashynobudivnyk Stadium, Karlivka1,300Stal AlchevskUsed as home ground in Round 28
18Dynamo Training Center, Kyiv1,200Dynamo-2 Kyiv
19Enerhiya Stadium, Berdyansk700Olimpik DonetskUsed as home ground Round 30
20Holovkivskyy Stadium, Holovkivka580UkrAhroKom Holovkivka
20Holovkivskyy Stadium, Holovkivka580Zirka KirovohradUsed as home ground in spring session

League table


Positions by round

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

Top goalscorers

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