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2016–17 Ukrainian First League

Ukrainian First League
Season 2016–17
Matches played 262
Goals scored 568 (2.17 per match)
Top goalscorer 22 goals – Ruslan Stepanyuk (Veres)
Biggest home win 4 – Illichivets 5–1 FC Sumy (Round 7)
Mykolaiv 4–0 FC Sumy (Round 9)
Veres 4–0 Inhulets (Round 9)
Veres 5–1 Bukovyna (Round 18)
Biggest away win 5 – Hirnyk-Sport 1–6 Veres (Round 8)
Highest scoring 7 – Hirnyk-Sport 1–6 Veres (Round 8)
Hirnyk-Sport 2–5 Desna (Round 12)
Hirnyk-Sport 5–2 Cherkaskyi Dnipro (Round 22)
Skala 2–5 Desna (Round 28)
Longest winning run 8 – Illichivets (Round 1–8)
Longest unbeaten run 12 – Illichivets (Round 1–12)
Longest winless run 16 – Skala (Round 14–29)
Longest losing run 9 – Skala (Round 21–29)
Highest attendance 5,200 – VeresDesna (Round 23)
Lowest attendance 0VeresHirnyk-Sport (Round 25)
All statistics correct as of 9 May 2017.
Promotion to Ukrainian Premier League
Qualifies for Promotion/Relegation playoff game
Relegation to Ukrainian Second League

The 2016–17 Ukrainian First League is the 26th since its establishment. The fixtures were announced on 16 July 2016 and the competition commenced in 24 July 2016. The spring session started on 12 March 2017 with the competition ending on 27 May 2017.

A record number of clubs were admitted to the league this season. Instead of the original 2, the league admitted 6 clubs from Druha Liha (D-3).

Originally, as per competition regulations the top three teams were promoted from the 2015–16 Ukrainian Second League. However, prior to the season commencing at the Conference of the PFL in preparation for the season the committee decided to expand the competition to eighteen teams and include the fourth, fifth and sixth placed teams.

No teams were relegated from the Ukrainian Premier League

The following displays the location of teams.

The following stadiums are considered home grounds for the teams in the competition.

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Updated to games played on 12 May 2017.
Source: (Ukrainian)
^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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Last updated: 12 May 2017
Source: pfl.ua

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