2021–22 Ukrainian First League


The 2021–22 Ukrainian First League was the 31st since its establishment. The league competition consisted of 16 teams. Earlier in 2021 it was discussed to expand the league to 20 teams with discontinuation of the UPL U-21 competitions, but that initiative was not realized.
The competition was terminated at the PFL Council meeting on 6 May 2022 due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Teams

This season, Ukrainian First League consisted of 16 teams.

Promoted teams

The following teams have been promoted from the 2020–21 Ukrainian Second League:

Relegated teams

The following team has been relegated from the 2020–21 Ukrainian Premier League:

Renamed teams

FC Kramatorsk is a successor of FC Avanhard Kramatorsk which since May 30 was called Avanhard-SK Kramatorsk.FC Metalist Kharkiv is a successor of FC Metal Kharkiv.

Location map

The following displays the location of teams.

Stadiums

The following stadiums were used as home grounds for the teams in the competition. The minimum capacity for stadiums of the First League clubs is set at 1,500 spectators.
RankStadiumLocationCapacityClubNotes
1OSC MetalistKharkiv40,003Metalist Kharkiv
2Yuvileiny StadiumSumy25,830Alians Lypova Dolyna
3Meteor StadiumDnipro24,381VPK-Ahro Shevchenkivka
4Ternopil City StadiumTernopil15,150Nyva Ternopil
5Avanhard StadiumLutsk12,080Volyn Lutsk
6Avanhard StadiumUzhhorod12,000FC Uzhhorod
7Sport Complex PodillyaKhmelnytskyi6,800Podillia Khmelnytskyi
8MCS RukhIvano-Frankivsk6,500Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk
9Prapor StadiumKramatorsk6,000FC Kramatorsk
10Central StadiumZhytomyr5,928Polissia Zhytomyr
11Obolon ArenaKyiv5,100Obolon Kyiv
12Yunist StadiumChernihiv3,000Olimpik Donetsk
13Yunist StadiumVolochysk2,700Ahrobiznes Volochysk
14Hirnyk StadiumKryvyi Rih2,500Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih
15Yunist StadiumHorishni Plavni2,500Hirnyk-Sport Horishni Plavni
16Bannikov StadiumKyiv1,678Olimpik Donetsk
17Kremin StadiumKremenchuk1,500Kremin Kremenchuk

League table


Top goalscorers

RankScorerTeamGoals
1

Hat-tricks

4 Player scored four goals