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1997–98 Ukrainian First League

Field	Value
competition	Ukrainian First League
season	1997–98
winners	SC Mykolaiv
promoted	SC Mykolaiv, Metalist Kharkiv
relegated	Zorya Luhansk, Verkhovyna Uzhhorod, Avanhard Rovenky, Khimik Severodonetsk
league topscorer	(22) – Oleh Hrytsay FC Cherkasy and Hennadiy Skidan SC Mykolaiv
prevseason	1996–97
nextseason	1998–99

1997–98 Ukrainian First League was the seventh season of the Ukrainian First League which was won by SC Mykolaiv. The season started on July 30, 1997, and finished on July 9, 1998.

Promotion and relegation

Promoted teams

Two clubs promoted from the 1996-97 Ukrainian Second League. ;Group A

FC Desna Chernihiv – champion (returning after three seasons) ;Group B
FC Avanhard-Industriya Rovenky – champion (debut)

Relegated teams

Two clubs were relegated from the 1996-97 Ukrainian Top League:

FC Kremin Kremenchuk – 15th place (debut)
FC Nyva Vinnytsia – 16th place (returning after four seasons)

Renamed teams

FC Khimik Zhytomyr changed its name back to FC Polissya Zhytomyr.

Teams

In 1997-98 season, the Ukrainian First League consists of the following teams:

Final standings

Promotion/relegation play-off

To the play-off qualified four teams, the 18th placed team of 1997-98 Ukrainian First League and three group winners of 1997-98 Ukrainian Second League:

FC Bukovyna Chernivtsi
FC Podillya Khmelnytskyi (Group A)
FC Krystal Kherson (Group B)
FC Shakhtar-2 Donetsk (Group C)

Top three teams qualified for the First League, the fourth and last team qualified for the Second Team. Format was a single round robin in Kyiv and Boryspil, Kyiv Oblast. When tied on points, the main tie-breaker was head-to-head games. The tournament was conducted at almost empty stadiums. The tournament was discontinued right after the second round when it became apparent that Krystal was not able to secure the third and the safe place to receive promotion. The Georgian footballer George Magriani (Podillya) became the top scorer of the tournament with three goals.

Games

Kryvyi
Magriani Semotyuk

Top scorers

Statistics are taken from here.

Scorer	Goals (Pen.)	Team
1	UKR Oleh Hrytsay	22 (1)
UKR Hennadiy Skidan	22 (2)	SC Mykolaiv
3	UKR Vadym Plotnikov	21 (1)
4	UKR Ruslan Zabranskyi	17
UKR Borys Finkel	17 (2)	Nyva Vinnytsia
6	UKR Rais Tierkulov	16 (1)
UKR Oleksandr Barabash	16 (8)	Shakhtar Makiivka
8	UKR Pavlo Parshyn	15
UKR Vadym Kharchenko	15 (8)	Naftovyk Okhtyrka
10	UKR Oleksandr Ostashov	14

References

Valerko, A. ''[https://sportarena.com/football/ukraina-pervaya-liga/yak-i-chomu-gralisya-pislyasezonnya-v-ukrayinskomu/ How and why there were played post season play-offs in the Ukrainian football (Як і чому гралися післясезоння в українському футболі)]''. (Nestor the Chronicle Statistical Club of the Ukrainian Football). Sport Arena. 5 June 2017
[http://footballfacts.ru/players/449785-magriani-georgij Magriani profile] at footballfacts.ru
[http://ukranianfootball.narod.ru/1998/1997_98_p.html Statistics] {{in lang. ru

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