1998–99 Ukrainian First League

Ukrainian First League 1998–99 Dynamo-2 Kyiv Chornomorets Odesa Podillya Khmelnytskyi, Kremin Kremenchuk, Bukovyna Chernivtsi, Desna Chernihiv, Shakhtar Makiivka (19) Oleh Hrytsay (FC Cherkasy) 1997–98 1999–00 1998–99 Ukrainian First League was the eighth season of the Ukrainian First League which was won by FC Dynamo-2 Kyiv. The season started on July 31, 1998, and finished on July 4, 1999. Promotion and relegation Promoted teams Two clubs promoted from the 1997-98 Ukrainian Second League through a promotion/relegation play-off tournament. Group A FC Podillya Khmelnytskyi – champion (returning after a season) Group C FC Shakhtar-2 Donetsk – champion (returning after six seasons) Relegated teams Two clubs were relegated from the 1997-98 Ukrainian Top League: FC Chornomorets Odesa – 15th place (debut) FC Torpedo Zaporizhia – 16th place (debut) Renamed teams FC Nyva Vinnytsia changed its name to FC Vinnytsia at winter break. FC Yavir Krasnopillia moved to Sumy from Krasnopillia and changed its name to FC Yavir-Sumy at winter break. Teams Ukraine Ukraine (1991-2014) location map.svg 400 right Locations of teams in First League Ukraine 48.000278 37.805278 Shakhtar-2 bottom Ukraine 50.25 28.666667 Polissya left Ukraine 50.45 30.523333 Dynamo-2 bottom Ukraine 50.45 30.523333 CSKA-2 top Ukraine 49.066667 33.416667 Kremin top Ukraine 49.85 24.016667 Lviv right Ukraine 49.416667 27.0 Podillya left Ukraine 51.5 31.3 Desna top Ukraine 50.916667 34.75 Yavir bottom Ukraine 47.833333 35.166667 Torpedo left Ukraine 49.433333 32.066667 Cherkasy left Ukraine 50.75 33.466667 Naftovyk top Ukraine 48.083333 38.066667 Shakhtar right Ukraine 48.666667 33.116667 Polihraftekhnika right Ukraine 48.466667 38.8 Stal top Ukraine 47.566667 34.4 Metalurh bottom Ukraine 50.75 25.335833 Volyn top Ukraine 46.466667 30.733333 Chornomorets right Ukraine 49.233333 28.483333 Vinnytsia bottom Ukraine 48.3 25.933333 Bukovyna left Team Stadium Location Chornomorets Odesa Central Stadium ChMP Odesa Metalurh Nikopol Stadium "Metalurh" Nikopol Torpedo Zaporizhia Stadium of ME Mutual Enterprise "AvtoZAZ–Daewoo" Zaporizhia Shakhtar-2 Donetsk Stadium "Stalekanatchik" Khartsyzk Stadium "Shakhtar" Donetsk Stadium "Avanhard" Makiivka Dynamo-2 Kyiv Stadium "DYuSSh" Shchaslyve Stadium "Dynamo" Kyiv Dynamo Training Center Desna Chernihiv Yuri Gagarin Stadium Chernihiv Stal Alchevsk Stadium "Stal" Alchevsk Shakhtar Makiivka Stadium "Avanhard" Makiivka Nyva Vinnytsia Central City Stadium Vinnytsia Polissya Zhytomyr Stadium "Polissia" Zhytomyr Central City Stadium FC Lviv Stadium "Yunist" Lviv Podillya Khmelnytskyi Stadium "Podillia" Khmelnytskyi Volyn Lutsk Stadium "Avanhard" Lutsk Yavir Krasnopillia Stadium "Kolos" Krasnopillya Stadium "Avanhard" Sumy Naftovyk Okhtyrka Stadium "Naftovyk" Okhtyrka Polihraftekhnika Oleksandriya Stadium "Nika" Oleksandriya Kremin Kremenchuk Stadium "Dnipro" Kremenchuk Stadium "Politekhnik" CSKA-2 Kyiv CSK ZSU Stadium Kyiv Stadium "Metalist" Stadium "Kolos" Boryspil FC Cherkasy Central Stadium Cherkasy Bukovyna Chernivtsi Stadium "Bukovyna" Chernivtsi Standings main WDL PR DK2 FC Dynamo-2 Kyiv COD FC Chornomorets Odesa TZA FC Torpedo Zaporizhia CHE FC Cherkasy POL FC Polihraftekhnika Oleksandria VIN FC Vinnytsia Lviv FC Lviv NOK FC Naftovyk Okhtyrka SAL FC Stal Alchevsk S2D FC Shakhtar-2 Donetsk CSCA CSKA-2 Kyiv PZH FC Polissya Zhytomyr SSU FC Yavir Sumy V1L FC Volyn Lutsk ENN FC Metalurh Nikopol PKH FC Podillya Khmelnytskyi KKR FC Kremin Kremenchuk BCH FC Bukovyna Chernivtsi DCH FC Desna Chernihiv SMA FC Shakhtar Makiivka 27 7 4 78 27 C 25 4 9 77 38 P 24 5 9 55 29 24 4 10 68 42 15 13 10 47 51 16 9 13 45 39 15 12 11 58 43 16 9 13 45 40 16 7 15 55 52 15 7 16 51 44 14 10 14 45 48 15 7 16 40 55 15 7 16 36 42 16 3 19 36 43 16 3 19 46 63 13 12 13 39 42 R 11 7 20 34 63 R 6 9 23 26 68 R 7 6 25 28 60 R 3 1 34 20 40 -6 R After the first half of the competition the team was taken off due to the PFL membership debts. The team was fined of six competition points and in the second half was awarded technical losses. inherit The second team of FC Dynamo Kyiv cannot be promoted as the club already has a representation in the Vyscha Liha. NOP green1 Promoted to Vyshcha Liha PNEWM inherit BankruptcyFC Torpedo Zaporizhia filed for bankruptcy at the end of the season and therefore could not be promoted. BNEWM green2 Qualification for promotion play-offFC Cherkasy was offered to play a play-off game with the second worst team of Vyscha Liha, FC Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk, because of Torpedo's bankruptcy and placing only the fourth place. QPO red1 Relegated to Second League R R R R black1 Withdrew WD complete Promotion play-off 4 July 1999 Cherkasy 1 : 3 Report Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk Khursa 89 Larin 43 46 Skidan 70 pen. Dynamo Stadium, Kyiv 6,000 Vadym Shevchenko, Kyiv FC Cherkasy failed to obtain berth in the Top League. Top scorers Statistics are taken from here.Statistics ru ScorerGoals (Pen.)Team1UKR Oleh Hrytsay19 (1)Cherkasy2UKR Oleksandr Kosyrin18Dynamo-2 Kyiv / CherkasyUKR Vadym Plotnykov18 (2)Stal Alchevsk4UKR Pavlo Irichuk17Torpedo Zaporizhzhia5UKR Oleh Venhlinskyi16 (4)Dynamo-2 Kyiv6UKR Oleksandr Holokolosov15Chornomorets OdesaUKR Vadym Kharchenko15 (6)Naftovyk Okhtyrka8UKR Andriy Mazur14LvivUKR Rais Tyerkulov14 (1)Shakhtar Makiivka / Yavir SumyUKR Viktor Matsyuk14 (2)Podillya Khmelnytskyi See also 1998–99 Ukrainian Second League 1998–99 Ukrainian Premier League Notes References The main source uk External links Professional Football League of Ukraine - website of the professional football league of Ukraine uk Category:Ukrainian First League seasons 2 Ukra