The 2014–15 Ukrainian First League was the 24th since its establishment. The competition commenced on 26 July 2014 with seven matches.[1] Due to sponsorship reasons the league is called Favbet League 1. The competition was on winter recess from 17 November until 20 March when the competition resumed with the Round 18 match between FC Ternopil and MFC Mykolaiv.
Teams
The number of teams for the competition was confirmed on 7 July 2014.[2]
Home venues of teams in the 2014–15 Ukrainian First League. Home towns in green are unused this season. Teams in italics are from a conflict zone due to the insurgency in Donbass and are playing their home games in different cities.
Stadiums
The following stadiums are considered home grounds for the teams in the competition.[11]
Source: (in Ukrainian)Professional Football League of Ukraine[30] Rules for classification: [11] 1) points 2) goal difference 3) goals scored 4) head-to-head points 5) head-to-head goal difference 6) head-to-head goals scored 7) head-to-head fair play (all games) 8) draw or playoff (C) Champions; (D) Disqualified; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated Notes:
^After the season completed the president of FC Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk announced that the club would merge with FC Metalurh Donetsk and were to replace them in the Premier League for the 2015–16 season.[25][26](14 June 2015) Initially, the club name attempted to use the name of FC Metalurh Donetsk[27] but subsequently that club declared bankruptcy. Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk was promoted on decision of the Ukrainian Football Federation.[28]
^Stal Alchevsk temporarily withdrew from the competition during the winter break due to the war in Donbass with expectation to return possibly for the next season.[29]
Source: Calendar(in Ukrainian) Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win. Notes:
^Round 2 match between Bukovyna Chernivtsi and MFK Mykolaiv postponed to a later date due to Bukovyna's lack of sponsorship and preparedness in starting to compete in the season.[31] Match was played after Round 9.
^Administration of Bukovyna Chernivtsi informed that the club would not travel to their Round 12 match against Helios Kharkiv, indicating that the club was in difficult financial state and would not travel to the match.[32] Control Disciplinary Committee of the Football Federation of Ukraine awarded a 3–0 technical victory to Helios. (24 October 2014)[33]
^Dynamo-2 Kyiv postpones their Round 19 match away against Hirnyk-Sport Komsomolsk since five players were called for international duty.[34] Match played after Round 27.
^Round 1 match between Bukovyna Chernivtsi and Nyva Ternopil postponed to a later date due to Nyva's lack of sponsorship and the team not ready to start playing.[35] The match was played after Round 13. (22 October 2014)
^Dynamo-2 Kyiv postpones their Round 12 away match against FC Oleksandriya since several players were called for international duty.[36] Match played after Round 20.
^Round 2 match between FC Ternopil and Nyva Ternopil postponed to a later date due to Nyva's unpreparedness for the season.[38] Match was played after Round 7.
Updated to match(es) played on 3 June 2015. Source: pfl.ua
Promotion/relegation play-off
A promotion/relegation home and away play-off is to be played by the 3rd place team of 2014–15 Ukrainian Second League against the 14th placed team of the 2014–15 Ukrainian First League competition. Seedings for the playoff were announced in Ukrainian House of Football on May 29.[39]
^Матч Олександрія - Динамо-2 перенесено [Match Oleksandriya – Dynamo-2 rescheduled]. FC Oleksandriya official webpage (in Ukrainian). ua-football.com. 9 October 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
^Матч Сталь Д - Буковина перенесено [Match Stal D – Bukovyna rescheduled] (in Ukrainian). futbol.co.ua. 23 September 2014. Archived from the original on 12 November 2014. Retrieved 26 September 2014.