2015–16 Ukrainian First League
The 2015–16 Ukrainian First League was the 25th since its establishment. The competition commenced on 26 July 2015 with eight matches. The competition had a winter break which began after Round 18 on November 22. The competition resumed on 26 March 2016 and completed on 1 June 2016.
Teams
The number of teams for the competition was confirmed on 19 June 2015.Promoted teams
Two teams were promoted from the 2014–15 Ukrainian Second League.- Cherkaskyi Dnipro – champion
- Obolon-Brovar Kyiv – 2nd place runner-up ''''
Relegated teams
One team was promoted from the 2014–15 Ukrainian Premier League.- Illichivets Mariupol – 14th place ''''
Reinstated teams
- Avanhard Kramatorsk – special case ''''
Location map
The following displays the location of teams.Stadiums
The following stadiums are considered home grounds for the teams in the competition.| Rank | Stadium | Capacity | Club | Notes |
| 1 | Metalurh Stadium, Kryvyi Rih | 29,783 | Hirnyk Kryvyi Rih | |
| 2 | Yuvileiny Stadium, Sumy | 25,800 | FC Sumy | |
| 3 | Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium, Kyiv | 16,873 | Dynamo-2 Kyiv | Used as home ground in Round 14 and 17 |
| 4 | Central City Stadium, Mykolaiv | 16,700 | MFC Mykolaiv | |
| 5 | Zirka Stadium, Kirovohrad | 13,667 | Zirka Kirovohrad | |
| 6 | Labor Reserve, Bila Tserkva | 13,500 | Desna Chernihiv | Used as home ground |
| 7 | City Stadium, Ternopil | 12,750 | Nyva Ternopil | |
| 7 | City Stadium, Ternopil | 12,750 | FC Ternopil | |
| 8 | Illichivets Stadium, Mariupol | 12,680 | Illichivets Mariupol | |
| 9 | Yuri Gagarin Stadium, Chernihiv | 12,060 | Desna Chernihiv | |
| 10 | Central Stadion, Cherkasy | 10,321 | Cherkaskyi Dnipro | |
| 11 | Naftovyk Stadium, Okhtyrka | 5,256 | Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka | |
| 12 | Obolon Arena, Kyiv | 5,100 | Obolon-Brovar Kyiv | |
| 13 | Sonyachny Stadium, Kharkiv | 4,924 | Helios Kharkiv | |
| 14 | Avanhard Stadium, Kramatorsk | 2,500 | Avanhard Kramatorsk | |
| 15 | Lokomotov Stadium, Poltava | 2,500 | FC Poltava | |
| 16 | Yunist Stadium, Komsomolsk | 2,500 | Hirnyk-Sport Komsomolsk | |
| 17 | Dynamo Training Center, Kyiv | 1,200 | Dynamo-2 Kyiv |
League table
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Scorer | Goals | Team |
| 1 |  |