# 2013–14 Ukrainian First League

The 2013–14 Ukrainian First League was the 23rd since its establishment. The competition commenced on 14 July 2013. Due to sponsorship reasons the league was called Favbet League 1. The competition had a winter break that started on 30 November 2013 and resumed on 28 March 2014. The completion concluded on 31 May 2014.

## Promotion and relegation
### Promoted teams
#### Group 1

* Desna Chernihiv – Second League champion (returning after an absence of 3 seasons)
* Nyva Ternopil – Promotion/relegation play-off winner (returning after an absence of 3 seasons)

#### Group 2

* UkrAhroKom Holovkivka – Second League (debut)

### Relegated teams

No teams were relegated from the 2012–13 Ukrainian Premier League.
Originally Hoverla Uzhhorod and Metalurh Zaporizhzhia were to be relegated from the Ukrainian Premier League after finishing in 15th and 16th places. However, Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih failed attestation and their license was withdrawn by the Ukrainian Premier League. Number of clubs refused promotion leaving two vacant positions in the 2013–14 Ukrainian Premier League which were awarded to the relegating clubs.

### Team reduction

The competition was reduced by two teams to sixteen at the PFL Conference on 26 June 2013. Krymteplytsia Molodizhne withdrew from the PFL after the previous season and Shakhtar Sverdlovsk bid for promotion was refused.

## Location map

The following displays the location of teams.

### Stadiums

The following stadiums are considered home grounds for the teams in the competition.
| Rank | Stadium | Capacity | Club | Notes |
| 1 | Yuvileiny Stadium, Sumy | 25,800 | FC Sumy | |
| 2 | Central City Stadium, Mykolaiv | 16,700 | MFC Mykolaiv | |
| 3 | Zirka Stadium, Kirovohrad | 13,667 | Zirka Kirovohrad | |
| 4 | City Stadium, Ternopil | 12,750 | Nyva Ternopil | |
| 5 | Yuri Gagarin Stadium, Chernihiv | 12,060 | Desna Chernihiv | |
| 6 | Bukovyna Stadium, Chernivtsi | 12,000 | Bukovyna Chernivtsi | |
| 7 | Stal Stadium, Alchevsk | 9,200 | Stal Alchevsk | |
| 8 | CSC Nika Stadium, Oleksandria | 7,000 | PFC Oleksandriya | |
| 8 | CSC Nika Stadium, Oleksandria | 7,000 | UkrAhroKom Holovkivka | |
| 8 | CSC Nika Stadium, Oleksandria | 7,000 | Zirka Kirovohrad | Used as home ground in Round 29 |
| 9 | Naftovyk Stadium, Okhtyrka | 5,256 | Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka | |
| 10 | Sonyachny Stadium, Kharkiv | 4,924 | Helios Kharkiv | |
| 11 | Prapor Stadium, Kramatorsk | 4,000 | Avanhard Kramatorsk | |
| 12 | Khimik Stadium, Armyansk | 3,450 | Tytan Armyansk | |
| 13 | Sports Complex Olimpik, Donetsk | 3,000 | Olimpik Donetsk | |
| 14 | Lokomotiv Stadium, Poltava | 2,500 | FC Poltava | |
| 14 | Lokomotiv Stadium, Poltava | 2,500 | Avanhard Kramatorsk | Used as home ground in Round 27 |
| 15 | Helios Arena, Kharkiv | 2,057 | Helios Kharkiv | |
| 16 | Stadium Educational Training Base Center FC Poltava, Kopyly Poltava Oblast | 1,500 | FC Poltava | Used as home ground Round 24 & 26 |
| 17 | Mashynobudivnyk Stadium, Karlivka | 1,300 | FC Poltava | Used as home ground in Round 14 |
| 17 | Mashynobudivnyk Stadium, Karlivka | 1,300 | Helios Kharkiv | Used as home ground in Round 27 |
| 17 | Mashynobudivnyk Stadium, Karlivka | 1,300 | Stal Alchevsk | Used as home ground in Round 28 |
| 18 | Dynamo Training Center, Kyiv | 1,200 | Dynamo-2 Kyiv | |
| 19 | Enerhiya Stadium, Berdyansk | 700 | Olimpik Donetsk | Used as home ground Round 30 |
| 20 | Holovkivskyy Stadium, Holovkivka | 580 | UkrAhroKom Holovkivka | |
| 20 | Holovkivskyy Stadium, Holovkivka | 580 | Zirka Kirovohrad | Used as home ground in spring session |
* ↑ UkrAhroKom Holovkivka to play their home games at CSC Nika Stadium due to limited capacity and lighting at their traditional home ground, Holovkivskiy Stadium, Holovkivka. (28 June 2013)
* ↑ Zirka Kirovohrad to play their spring session home games at Holovkivskyy Stadium, Holovkivka due to reconstruction of their home ground, Zirka Stadium. (29 December 2013)

## Managers

| Club | Coach | Replaced coach |
| Avanhard Kramatorsk | Yakiv Kripak | Serhiy Shevchenko |
| Bukovyna Chernivtsi | Yuriy Hiy | Vadym Zayats |
| Desna Chernihiv | Oleksandr Ryabokon | |
| Dynamo-2 Kyiv | Alyaksandr Khatskevich | |
| Helios Kharkiv | Serhiy Yesin | |
| PFC Oleksandriya | Volodymyr Sharan | |
| MFC Mykolaiv | Vyacheslav Mazarati | Volodymyr Ponomarenko Oleh Fedorchuk |
| Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka | Vadym Kolesnyk | Yevhen Yarovenko |
| Nyva Ternopil | Bohdan Samardak | Ihor Yavorskyi |
| Olimpik Donetsk | Roman Sanzhar | |
| FC Poltava | Ilya Blyznyuk | |
| Stal Alchevsk | Vadym Plotnikov | |
| FC Sumy | Serhiy Strashnenko | Andriy Kononenko |
| Tytan Armyansk | Serhiy Kozlov | Oleh Lutkov |
| UkrAhroKom Holovkivka | Yuriy Hura | |
| Zirka Kirovohrad | Anatoliy Buznyk | Mykola Fedorenko |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing head coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Incoming head coach | Date of appointment |
| PFC Oleksandriya | Vitaliy Pervak | End caretaker | 7 June | Pre season | Volodymyr Sharan | 8 June |
| Stal Alchevsk | Anatoliy Volobuyev | Sporting Director in Club | 13 June | Pre season | Vadym Plotnikov | 21 June |
| Tytan Armyansk | Oleh Leshchynskyi | Resigned | 21 June | Pre season | Oleh Lutkov | 21 June |
| FC Poltava | Anatoliy Bezsmertnyi | Moves to Club Administration | 21 June | Pre season | Ilya Blyznyuk | 21 June |
| Zirka Kirovohrad | Samir Hasanov | End caretaker | 21 June | Pre season | Mykola Fedorenko | 21 June |
| Dynamo-2 Kyiv | Andriy Husin | Replaced | 2 July | Pre season | Alyaksandr Khatskevich | 2 July |
| Bukovyna Chernivtsi | Vadym Zayats | Resigned | 31 August | 9th | Yuriy Hiy | 5 September |
| MFC Mykolaiv | Oleh Fedorchuk | Resigned | 4 November | 15th | Volodymyr Ponomarenko (interim) | 4 November |
| Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka | Yevhen Yarovenko | Resigned | 27 November | 4th | Vadym Kolesnyk | 9 December |
| Avanhard Kramatorsk | Serhiy Shevchenko | Resigned | 27 November | 11th | Yakiv Kripak | 3 December |
| MFC Mykolaiv | Volodymyr Ponomarenko (interim) | End as interim | 11 March | 15th | Vyacheslav Mazarati | 11 March |
| Nyva Ternopil | Ihor Yavorskyi | Resigned | 17 March | 5th | Bohdan Samardak | 26 March |
| Zirka Kirovohrad | Mykola Fedorenko | Resigned | 7 April | 11th | Anatoliy Buznyk | 9 April |
| Tytan Armyansk | Oleh Lutkov | Resigned | 13 April | 15th | Serhiy Kozlov (interim) | 13 April |
| FC Sumy | Andriy Kononenko | Sacked | 13 May | 10th | Serhiy Strashnenko (interim) | 13 May |

## League table

    As of 31 May 2014
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Olimpik Donetsk (C, P) | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 45 | 33 | +12 | 55 | Promoted to Ukrainian Premier League |
| 2 | PFC Oleksandriya | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 47 | 28 | +19 | 52 | Refused promotion |
| 3 | Stal Alchevsk | 30 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 41 | 33 | +8 | 51 | |
| 4 | FC Poltava | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 36 | 34 | +2 | 46 | |
| 5 | Desna Chernihiv | 30 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 33 | 27 | +6 | 44 | |
| 6 | Zirka Kirovohrad | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 36 | 34 | +2 | 44 | |
| 7 | Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 40 | 35 | +5 | 43 | |
| 8 | UkrAhroKom Holovkivka (D) | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 42 | Merged after season |
| 9 | Helios Kharkiv | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 29 | 35 | −6 | 41 | |
| 10 | Nyva Ternopil | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 33 | 32 | +1 | 39 | |
| 11 | FC Sumy | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 29 | 39 | −10 | 39 | |
| 12 | Tytan Armyansk (D) | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 32 | 41 | −9 | 38 | Withdrew after season |
| 13 | Bukovyna Chernivtsi | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 26 | 36 | −10 | 36 | |
| 14 | Dynamo-2 Kyiv | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 29 | 30 | −1 | 32 | |
| 15 | Avanhard Kramatorsk (D) | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 27 | −4 | 31 | Suspended after season |
| 16 | MFC Mykolaiv | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 34 | 49 | −15 | 31 | Avoided relegation |
* ↑ PFC Oleksandriya were to be promoted after finishing second but the president of the club refused promotion citing instability in the country and business reasons with the cost of keeping a team in the Premier League.
* ↑ FC Tytan Armyansk completed the season but the team was dissolved due to the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation.
* ↑ FC Avanhard Kramatorsk completed the season but the team's participation in competitions was suspended due to the situation in the East Ukraine.
* ↑ Relegation to the Ukrainian Second League for the next season was canceled. The Central Council of Professional Football League of Ukraine considered the force majeure circumstances that were created due to war conditions in Kramatorsk as the reason for the cancellation. With the goal to preserve the maximum integrity of the League, considering that a direct threat to the life of footballers, coaching staff, and club's administration, those games, that were to be conducted with participation of Avanhard Kramatorsk to the end of the season, were recognized that they were not going to take place because of those unforeseen events. (21 May 2014)

### Results

    As of 31 May 2014
| Home \ Away | AVK | BUK | DES | DK2 | HEL | MYK | NAF | NVT | OLK | OLD | POL | STA | SUM | TYA | UAP | ZIR |
| Avanhard Kramatorsk | | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | -:+ | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | -:+ | 0–2 | -:+ | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 |
| Bukovyna Chernivtsi | 0–0 | | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 |
| Desna Chernihiv | 1–0 | 2–0 | | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–4 |
| Dynamo-2 Kyiv | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Helios Kharkiv | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–4 |
| MFC Mykolaiv | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 |
| Nyva Ternopil | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | | 2–4 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 |
| PFC Oleksandriya | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 4–3 | 1–1 | | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Olimpik Donetsk | 1–3 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–2 |
| FC Poltava | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| Stal Alchevsk | +:- | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | | 5–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 |
| PFC Sumy | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 |
| Tytan Armyansk | 4–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 4–3 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| UkrAhroKom Holovkivka | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | | 1–0 |
| Zirka Kirovohrad | 1–1 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | |
* 1 2 3 Initially the PFL ruled that matches involving Avanhard Kramatorsk were abandoned as a technical loss for both teams due to war conditions. Next day it was changed to a technical loss to Avanhard Kramatorsk in all games. (22 May 2014)
* ↑ Round 25 match between Avanhard Kramatorsk and Helios Kharkiv is postponed due to unrest in the region. The game was to be played after Round 29 but was abandoned as a technical loss for Avanhard due to war conditions. (22 May 2014)
* ↑ Round 27 match between Avanhard Kramatorsk and FC Poltava is rescheduled due to blocked access to the city of Kramatorsk following unrest in the region. The match was to be played at Karlivka but was abandoned as a technical loss for Avanhard due to war conditions. (22 May 2014)
* ↑ Bukovyna Chernivtsi postpones their Round 9 match home match against Nyva Ternopil due to their financial situation. Match was played after Round 19.
* ↑ Dynamo-2 Kyiv postpones their Round 9 match at home against Helios Kharkiv since five players were called for international duty. The match was rescheduled after Round 15.
* ↑ Round 27 match between Helios Kharkiv and Nyva Ternopil is moved due to decisions made by the FFU of not conducting matches in Donetsk, Kharkiv, Luhansk and Odesa oblasts because of unrest in the region. The match was played at Karlivka. Match was not completed. Nyva Ternopil players walked off the pitch as a protest to a penalty awarded against them in 90+5' of the game. Score was 1–1 at the time. Control Disciplinary Committee of the Football Federation of Ukraine award a 3–0 technical victory to Helios .
* ↑ PFL reschedules the Round 19 match between MFC Mykolaiv and Dynamo-2 Kyiv to after Round 20, since several Dynamo-2 Kyiv players were called for international duty.
* ↑ Round 27 match between MFC Mykolaiv and Stal Alchevsk rescheduled until after Round 29 due to unrest in the region.
* ↑ Administration of FC Poltava informed that the club would not travel to their Round 16 match against Nyva Ternopil as a protest against unobjective decisions by referees against the team. Control Disciplinary Committee of the Football Federation of Ukraine award a 3–0 technical victory to Nyva.
* ↑ Round 30 match between Olimpik Donetsk and Helios Kharkiv is moved due to decisions made by the FFU of not conducting matches in Donetsk, Kharkiv, Luhansk and Odesa oblasts because of unrest in the region. The match to be played at Enerhiya Stadium in Berdyansk, Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
* 1 2 FC Poltava play their Round 22 and 24 matches at their Educational Sport Training Base Stadium in Kopyly, Poltava Oblast due to construction of their Lokomotiv Stadium in Poltava.
* ↑ Administration of Bukovyna Chernivtsi informed that the club would not travel to their Round 8 match against Stal Alchevsk due to financial issues. Control Disciplinary Committee of the Football Federation of Ukraine award a 3–0 technical victory to Stal.
* ↑ Dynamo-2 Kyiv postpones their Round 14 away match against Stal Alchevsk since several players were called for international duty. Match was played after Round 25.
* ↑ Round 28 match between Stal Alchevsk and Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka is moved due to decisions made by the FFU of not conducting matches in Donetsk, Kharkiv, Luhansk and Odesa oblasts because of unrest in the region. The match to be played at Karlivka.
* ↑ Administration of Olimpik Donetsk informed their opponent Tytan Armyansk that the club would not travel to their Round 29 match due to instability in the region. Later the PFL administration awarded a technical win (3:0) to Tytan Armyansk and a technical loss (3:0) to Olimpik Donetsk.

### Positions by round

The following table represents the teams position after each round in the competition.
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| Olimpik Donetsk | 1 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| PFC Oleksandriya | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Stal Alchevsk | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| FC Poltava | 13 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Desna Chernihiv | 7 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| Zirka Kirovohrad | 6 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka | 11 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
| UkrAhroKom Holovkivka | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
| Helios Kharkiv | 15 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 9 |
| Nyva Ternopil | 5 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| PFC Sumy | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
| Bukovyna Chernivtsi | 10 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| Tytan Armyansk | 16 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
| Dynamo-2 Kyiv | 8 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
| Avanhard Kramatorsk | 9 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| MFC Mykolaiv | 12 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |

## Top goalscorers

    As of 31 May 2014
| # | Scorer | Goals (Pen.) | Team |
| 1 | Oleksandr Akymenko | 13 (2) | Stal Alchevsk |
| 3 | Serhiy Starenkyi | 11 | PFC Oleksandriya |
| 3 | Ruslan Kachur | 11 (2) | Helios Kharkiv |
| 4 | Mykhaylo Serhiychuk | 10 (2) | MFC Mykolaiv |
| 4 | Serhei Nudnii | 10 (7) | Tytan Armyansk |
| 6 | Sheriff Isa | 8 | Olimpik Donetsk |
| 6 | Vladyslav Nasibulin | 8 | FC Poltava |
| 6 | Vasyl Palahniuk | 8 | Bukovyna Chernivtsi |
| 6 | Vitaliy Ponomar | 8 | UkrAhroKom Holovkivka |
| 6 | Oleksandr Sytnik | 8 | Olimpik Donetsk |
| 6 | Vasyl Hrytsuk | 8 (2) | PFC Oleksandriya |
* ↑ Ukrainian Premier League club Karpaty Lviv signed Mykhaylo Serhiychuk during the winter break.