Perscha Liha

Perscha Liha
Association	Federazija Futbolu Ukrajiny
First edition	1991
hierarchy	2nd league
Teams	16
master	SC Dnipro-1
Record champions	Dynamo-2 Kiev , FC Hoverla Uzhhorod (3 each)
Website	www.pfl.ua
Qualification for	Ukrainian soccer cup
region	Ukraine
^ Premjer-Liha (I) ↓ Druha Liha (III)

The Perscha Liha ( Ukrainian Перша ліга , in German "First League") is the second highest division in Ukrainian football . It was founded in 1991.

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The club of the Perscha Liha, which was first placed at the end of the season, climbs directly into the Premjer-Liha , while the next two clubs in second and third place fight for promotion in two relegation games against the 10th and 11th of the Premjer-Liha . On the other hand, the last two teams have to relegate directly to the 3rd division, the Druha Liha , while the two clubs in 13th and 14th place in two relegation games against a runner-up from the two third-rate groups Play A or B for relegation.

Since the second teams of the first division are also allowed to play in the Perscha-Liha, there may be special cases when determining who has been promoted - if one of these teams should occupy one of the promotion places, the next club, the one with its first team in the league, moves up plays.

So it happens that the second team from Dynamo Kiev, together with FC Hoverla-Zakarpattya Uzhhorod, are the record champions of the Perscha-Liha (3 titles each).

Clubs in the 2018/19 season

Kharkiv Dnipro Obolon-Browar Kramatorsk Wynnyky Mykolaiv Naftowyk-Ukrnafta Poltava Sumy Zorya Chernihiv Kremenchuk Kiev Odessa Komsomolsk Kovalivka Petrowe Lusk

Associations of the Perscha Liha 2017/18

• Volyn Lutsk
• Sirka Kropywnytzkyj ▼ 
• Ahrobisnes Volochysk ▲ 
• Inhulez Petrowe
• Kolos Kovalivka
• Metalist 1925 Kharkiv ▲ 
• Kobra Kharkiv
• Awanhard Kramatorsk
• Prykarpattya Ivano-Frankivsk ▲ 
• Obolon-Browar Kiev
• MFK Mykolaiv
• Hirnyk-Sport Horischni Plawni
• PFK Sumy
• SC Dnipro-1 ▲ 
• FC Rukh Vynnyky
• FC Balkany Zorya

Master from 1992

1992 1 Weres Rivne / Krywbas Krywyj Rih 1992/93 Nyva Vinnytsia 1993/94 Prikarpattya Ivano-Frankivsk 1994/95 FK Sirka-NIBAS Kirovohrad 1995/96 Vorskla Poltava 1996/97 Metalurh Donetsk 1997/98 MFK Mykolaiv 1998/99 Dynamo-2 Kiev 1999/00 Dynamo-2 Kiev 2000/01 Dynamo-2 Kiev

2001/02 Volyn Lutsk 2002/03 FK Sirka Kirovohrad 2003/04 Zakarpattya Uzhhorod 2004/05 Stal Alchevsk 2005/06 Zorya Luhansk 2006/07 FC Naftowyk-Ukrnafta Ochtyrka 2007/08 Illichivets Mariupol 2008/09 Zakarpattya Uzhhorod 2009/10 PFK Sevastopol 2010/11 PFK Oleksandrija

2011/12 FC Hoverla-Zakarpattya Uzhhorod 2012/13 PFK Sevastopol 2013/14 Olimpik Donetsk 2014/15 FK Oleksandrija 2015/16 FK Sirka Kirovohrad 2016/17 Illichivets Mariupol 2017/18 Arsenal Kiev 2018/19 SC Dnipro-1

¹ Group A and Group B

Web links

• Profesional'na Futbol'na Liha Ukrainy
• Table and schedule on soccerway.com