# 2007–08 Ukrainian First League

The 2007–08 Ukrainian First League was the seventeenth since its establishment. There were 20 teams competing. Two teams were relegated from the Ukrainian Premier League 2006-07. Four teams were promoted from the Ukrainian Second League 2006-07.

## Promotion and relegation
### Promoted teams

These four teams were promoted from Druha Liha at the start of the season:

#### Group A

* FC Dnister Ovidiopil : Druha Liha champion (Debut)
* FC Prykarpattya Ivano-Frankivsk : Druha Liha runner-up (Debut)

#### Group B

* FC Sevastopol : Druha Liha champion (Debut)
* FC Feniks-Illichovets Kalinine : Druha Liha runner-up (Debut)

### Relegated teams

Two teams were relegated from the Ukrainian Premier League 2006–07 season after finishing on the bottom of the competition:
* FC Illichivets Mariupol : 15th place (Returning after 10 seasons)
* FC Stal Alchevsk : 16th place (Returning after two seasons)

### Renamed teams

* On July 24, 2007 the team of "Fakel" changed its name to "Prykarpattia".

## Teams
### Stadia

| Rank | Stadium | Capacity | Club | Region |
| 1 | Lobanovsky Dynamo Stadium | 16873 | FC Dynamo-2 Kyiv | Kyiv |
| 2 | MCS Rukh | 16000 | FSC Prykarpattya Ivano-Frankivsk | Ivano-Frankivsk |
| 3 | Illychivets | 12680 | FC Illichivets Mariupol | Donetsk |
| 4 | Youri Haharyn | 12000 | FC Desna Chernihiv | Chernihiv |
| 5 | CSK ZSU | 12000 | CSCA Kyiv | Kyiv |
| 6 | Avanhard | 11574 | FC Volyn Lutsk | Lutsk |
| 7 | Central | 10321 | FC Dnipro Cherkasy | Cherkasy |
| 8 | Stal | 9200 | FC Stal Alchevsk | Luhansk |
| 9 | SK Sevastopol | 6500 | PFC Sevastopol | Crimea |
| 10 | Dynamo | 6000 | FC Helios Kharkiv | Kharkiv |
| 11 | KSC Nika | 5640 | PFC Oleksandria | Kirovohrad |
| 12 | Fiolent | 5000 | FC Ihroservice Simferopol | Crimea |
| 13 | Enerhetyk Stadium | 4000 | FC Enerhetyk Burshtyn | Ivano-Frankivsk |
| 14 | Kniazha Arena | 3220 | FC Lviv | Lviv |
| 15 | STC Krymteplitsia | 3000 | FC Krymteplitsia Molodizhne | Crimea |
| 16 | Metalurh | 2900 | FC Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk | Dnipropetrovsk |
| 17 | Central City Stadium | 1500 | MFK Mykolaiv | Mykolaiv |
| 18 | Dukov Dniester Stadium | 1500 | FC Dniester Ovidiopol | Odesa |
| 19 | Obolon | 4300 | FC Obolon Kyiv | Kyiv |
| 20 | Kalinino | 1050 | FC Feniks-Illichovets Kalinine | Crimea |

## Managers

| Club | Coach | Replaced coach |
| Desna Chernihiv | Oleksandr Ryabokon | Serhiy Kucherenko |
| Dniester Ovidiopol | Ihor Nehara | |
| Dynamo-2 Kyiv | Henadiy Lytovchenko | |
| Enerhetyk Burshtyn | Mykhaylo Savka | Mykola Prystay |
| Feniks-Illichovets Kalinine | Oleksandr Haidash | Oleksiy Antyukhin |
| Helios Kharkiv | Yuriy Pohrebnyak | Ihor Nadein |
| Ihroservice Simferopol | Serhiy Shevchenko | |
| Krymteplitsia Molodizhne | Mykhailo Dunets | |
| Obolon Kyiv | Ihor Artymovych (caretaker) | Petro Slobodyan |
| PFC Oleksandria | Ihor Bohatyr | |
| Prykarpattya Ivano-Frankivsk | Serhiy Ptashnyk | |
| PFC Sevastopol | Serhiy Puchkov | |
| Stal Alchevsk | Vadym Plotnikov | Oleh Smolyaninov Hennadiy Batkayev |
| Volyn Lutsk | Vitaliy Kvartsyanyi | |
| Illichivets Mariupol | Oleksandr Ishchenko | Semen Altman Ivan Balan (caretaker) |
| FC Lviv | Stepan Yurchyshyn | |
| MFC Mykolaiv | Vyacheslav Mazarati | Oleksandr Spitsyn (caretaker) |
| CSKA Kyiv | Serhiy Revut | |
| Dnipro Cherkasy | Anatoliy Bezsmertnyi | Oleksandr Ryabokon |
| Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk | Vadym Lazorenko | Viktor Maslov Oleksandr Shcherbakov |

## Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Illichivets Mariupol (C, P) | 38 | 26 | 7 | 5 | 65 | 26 | +39 | 85 | Promoted to Ukrainian Premier League |
| 2 | FC Lviv (P) | 38 | 23 | 5 | 10 | 58 | 29 | +29 | 74 | Promoted to Ukrainian Premier League |
| 3 | Obolon Kyiv | 38 | 22 | 6 | 10 | 67 | 42 | +25 | 72 | |
| 4 | Desna Chernihiv | 38 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 61 | 44 | +17 | 67 | |
| 5 | Dynamo-2 Kyiv | 38 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 64 | 52 | +12 | 63 | |
| 6 | Ihroservice Simferopol | 38 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 50 | 45 | +5 | 60 | |
| 7 | Stal Alchevsk | 38 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 52 | 44 | +8 | 58 | |
| 8 | PFC Oleksandria | 38 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 41 | 32 | +9 | 57 | |
| 9 | Volyn Lutsk | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 61 | 55 | +6 | 53 | |
| 10 | MFK Mykolaiv (R) | 38 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 33 | 27 | +6 | 52 | Relegated to Ukrainian Second League |
| 11 | Krymteplitsia Molodizhne | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 49 | 43 | +6 | 50 | |
| 12 | FC Dniester Ovidiopol | 38 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 33 | 39 | −6 | 49 | |
| 13 | Enerhetyk Burshtyn | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 39 | 44 | −5 | 48 | |
| 14 | Helios Kharkiv | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 31 | 41 | −10 | 47 | |
| 15 | PFC Sevastopol | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 38 | 55 | −17 | 43 | |
| 16 | FC Feniks-Illichovets Kalinine | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 35 | 56 | −21 | 41 | |
| 17 | Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk | 38 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 37 | 67 | −30 | 39 | Avoided relegation |
| 18 | Dnipro Cherkasy (R) | 38 | 8 | 17 | 13 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 35 | Relegated to Ukrainian Second League |
| 19 | CSCA Kyiv (R) | 38 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 36 | 74 | −38 | 27 | Relegated to Ukrainian Second League |
| 20 | Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk (R) | 38 | 3 | 11 | 24 | 23 | 58 | −35 | 20 | Relegated to Ukrainian Second League |
* ↑ FC Volyn Lutsk was docked three tournament points in accordance with the decision of the Bureau of PFL of 15 April 2008.
* ↑ MFK Mykolaiv informed the PFL season on 26 June 2008 that the City Administration of Mykolaiv will not be financing the team in the 2008/09 season. On 1 July 2008 the team was dissolved. On 17 July 2008 the club reapplies to the PFL and are readmitted into Druha Liha Group A for the 2008-09 season.
* ↑ Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk remains in the Persha Liha after MFK Mykolaiv dissolved and relegated.
* ↑ FC Dnipro Cherkasy docked six tournament points in accordance with the decision of the Bureau of PFL of 19 June 2008 and 3 July 2008.

## Top goalscorers

| Scorer | Goals (pen.) | Team |
| Matviy Bobal | 23 (6) | Ihroservice Simferopol |
| Pavlo Onysko | 21 (1) | Obolon Kyiv |
| Dmytro Hordienko | 18 (1) | Enerhetyk Burshtyn |
| Michael Chidi Alozi | 15 (1) | FC Volyn Lutsk |
| Oleksandr Pyschur | 14 (1) | FC Volyn Lutsk |
| Oleksandr Savanchuk | 14 (7) | FC Krymteplitsia Molodizhne |
| Oleksandr Akymenko | 13 (3) | FC Stal Alchevsk |
| Hryhoriy Baranets | 12 (2) | FC Lviv |
| Andriy Shevchuk | 11 | PFC Sevastopol |
| Oleksandr Zghura | 11 (5) | FC Dnister Ovidiopol |

## Post-season withdrawn teams

On June 26, 2008 MFC Mykolaiv was withdrawn from competitions. On July 1, 2008 the club was announced about the official disbandment. Due to the public pressure and with help of Hryhoriy Surkis, it became possible to preserve the club in professional competitions. MFK Mykolaiv was admitted to the 2008-09 Ukrainian Second League instead of the third team of Dynamo, FC Dynamo-3 Kyiv.