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Ukrainian First League 2009–10

Ukrainian First League
Season 2009–10
Champions PFC Sevastopol
Promoted PFC Sevastopol
Volyn Lutsk
Relegated Nyva Ternopil
FC Kharkiv
Desna Chernihiv
Matches played 304
Goals scored 802 (2.64 per match)
Top goalscorer 19 - Serhiy Kucherenko (Krymteplitsia Molodizhne )
Biggest home win

Oleksandria 5–0 Kharkiv (1 August 2009)

Sevastopol 5–0 Dynamo-2 (26 August 2009)
Biggest away win

Arsenal 2–7 Sevastopol (21 August 2009)

Kharkiv 0–5 Helios (22 September 2009)
Highest scoring Arsenal 2–7 Sevastopol (21 August 2009)
Longest winning run 11 – Volyn (Round 25–26, Round 19 ppd., Round 27–34)
Longest unbeaten run 11 – Helios (Round 5–15)
Longest losing run 8 – Kharkiv (Round 9, Round 1 ppd., 10–15)
Highest attendance 8,400 ZirkaOleksandria (29 May 2010)
Lowest attendance 50 Dynamo-2Helios (3 April 2010)
Promotion to Ukrainian Premier League
Relegation to Ukrainian Second League
Withdrew (expelled) from PFL

Oleksandria 5–0 Kharkiv (1 August 2009)

Arsenal 2–7 Sevastopol (21 August 2009)

The 2009–10 Ukrainian First League was the nineteenth since its establishment. There were 18 teams competing. Two teams were relegated from the Ukrainian Premier League 2008-09. Three teams were promoted from the Ukrainian Second League 2008-09. Due to the 2009 flu pandemic which affected Ukraine in late October the PFL decide to break for winter earlier than they originally scheduled. The second half of the season began March 11, 2010.

These three teams were promoted from Druha Liha at the start of the season:

Two teams were relegated from the Ukrainian Premier League 2008–09 season

Prior to the beginning of the season FC Ihroservice Simferopol failed to pay their license dues for the season. To allow an extra team to be promoted, the PFL determined that a playoff game between the 2nd placed teams from Druha LihaArsenal Bila Tserkva and FC Poltava would determine the vacancy. This playoff game was played July 12, 2009.

June 10, 2010
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored; 4th fair play

Notes:

Updated to games played on June 10, 2010.
Source: PFL Persha Liha Calendar
^ 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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