# 2018–19 Ukrainian First League

The 2018–19 Ukrainian First League was the 28th since its establishment. The competition began on 21 July 2018 with the match between Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk and Balkany Zorya. The competition was in recess for a winter break which started after the completion of Round 18 on 18 November 2018. The competition resumed on 24 March 2019 and ended on 25 May 2019.

## Format

The format of the league was approved at the PFL Conference on 27 June 2018. In some aspects it was similar to previous, but it was adopted in two versions in case if there will be decision to expand the Ukrainian Premier League back to 16 clubs for 2019–20 season.
As in the previous season the season winner will earn direct promotion to the top division, while two runners-up (2nd and 3rd places) will contest additional promotion berths through play-off games with weaker club of the UPL (10th and 11th places). At the same time in case of the UPL possible expansion the first four teams will earn promotion with the fifth team qualifying for play-off games with the UPL wooden spoon team. In regards to relegation it was decided that the last three teams will be relegated to the Second League, but in case of the UPL possible expansion only two teams will be relegated.
In mid-July 2018, due to withdrawal of FC Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka and FC Stal Kamianske (FC Feniks Bucha), the PFL adopted 16 teams league format.
On 15 November 2018, in interview to Sport Arena the president of the PFL Ukraine Serhiy Makarov stated that teams that will place 16th and 15th places will be replaced with both winners of Druha Liha groups winners, while 13th and 14th place will contest their relegation with Druha Liha groups runners-up. If there will be an expansion of the UPL to 16 teams, the exchange between Persha and Druha leagues changes as well. The first and second places in each groups of Druha Liha will be promoted, while third places will play-off the other two promotional berths with the 15th and the 16th places of Persha Liha. The president pointed that with withdrawal of Kobra (Helios) and with expansion of the UPL, one of the third placed clubs in Druha Liha will be promoted to Persha Liha without play-offs.

## Teams
### Promoted teams

The following teams have been promoted from the 2017–18 Ukrainian Second League:
* Ahrobiznes Volochysk – first place of the 2017–18 Ukrainian Second League Group A (debut)
* Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk – second place of the 2017–18 Ukrainian Second League Group A (debut, another club named as Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk competed in the 2010–11 season)
* SC Dnipro-1 – first place of the 2017–18 Ukrainian Second League Group B (debut)
* Metalist 1925 Kharkiv – second place of the 2017–18 Ukrainian Second League Group B (debut, however another club named as Metalist Kharkiv competed in the 2003–04 season)

### Relegated teams

The following teams have been relegated from the 2017–18 Ukrainian Premier League:
* Zirka Kropyvnytskyi – 10th place of the 2017–18 Ukrainian Premier League, play-off defeat (returns after 2 seasons)
* Chornomorets Odesa, 11th place of the 2017–18 Ukrainian Premier League, was originally relegated after the relegation play-off defeat, however due to the withdrawal of newly promoted FC Poltava from the Ukrainian Premier League, the club remains in 2018–19 Ukrainian Premier League to replace FC Poltava.

### Withdrawn teams

* Stal Kamianske, 12th place of the 2017–18 Ukrainian Premier League, was originally relegated, but later withdraw from the First League. The same day the PFL president confirmed that the league will consist of 16 teams. Originally, FC Stal Kamianske that were located in Kamianske played its games of the 2017–18 Ukrainian Premier League season in Kyiv. After relegation the club was admitted to the First League representing Bucha, Kyiv Oblast. Prior to the season commencing the club was renamed to FC Feniks Bucha.
* Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka, the Professional Football League allowed the club to keep its berth in the second tier even after its main sponsor announced that it will discontinue to fund the club.
* Helios Kharkiv, the club reorganized under new management under a new name as FC Kobra Kharkiv. The club merged with another amateur club called the Kobra Football Academy which was playing in the Kharkiv Oblast Football Championship. On 15 August 2018 the club informed the Professional Football League of Ukraine about withdrawal from professional competitions, and were later officially expelled from the league.
* Zirka Kropyvnytskyi, the club withdrew as its management and owners were involved in corruption scandal.

### 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 | Location | Capacity | Club | Notes |
| 1 | OSC Metalist | Kharkiv | 40,003 | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | |
| 2 | Dnipro-Arena | Dnipro | 31,003 | SC Dnipro-1 | |
| 3 | Ukraina Stadium | Lviv | 28,051 | Rukh Vynnyky | Used in Rounds 12, 14, 17, and 19 |
| 4 | Yuvileiny Stadium | Sumy | 25,800 | PFC Sumy | |
| 5 | Central City Stadium | Mykolaiv | 16,700 | MFC Mykolaiv | |
| 6 | MCS Rukh | Ivano-Frankivsk | 15,000 | Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk | |
| 7 | Zirka Stadium | Kropyvnytskyi | 13,667 | Zirka Kropyvnytskyi | |
| 8 | Avanhard Stadium | Lutsk | 12,080 | Volyn Lutsk | |
| 9 | Naftovyk Stadium | Okhtyrka | 5,256 | PFC Sumy | Used in Rounds 15, 16, and 18 |
| 10 | Obolon Arena | Kyiv | 5,100 | Obolon-Brovar Kyiv | |
| 11 | Park Peremohy Stadium | Mykolaiv | 5,000 | MFC Mykolaiv | Used in Rounds 19 and 21 |
| 12 | Prapor Stadium | Kramatorsk | 4,000 | Avanhard Kramatorsk | |
| 13 | Skif Stadium | Lviv | 3,742 | Rukh Vynnyky | Used in Round 21 |
| 14 | Yunist Stadium | Volochysk | 2,700 | Ahrobiznes Volochysk | |
| 15 | Yunist Stadium | Horishni Plavni | 2,500 | Hirnyk-Sport Horishni Plavni | |
| 16 | Bohdan Markevych Stadium | Vynnyky, Lviv | 2,100 | Rukh Vynnyky | |
| 17 | Boris Tropanets Stadium | Zorya, Sarata Raion | 1,854 | Balkany Zorya | |
| 18 | Kolos Stadium | Kovalivka, Vasylkiv Raion | 1,850 | Kolos Kovalivka | |
| 19 | Inhulets Stadium | Petrove | 1,720 | Inhulets Petrove | |
* ↑ The attendance for the Round 1 game was 2,100 which is greater that the publicized capacity of 900.'"`UNIQ--ref-0000001E-QINU`"'

## Managers

| Club | Head coach | Replaced coach |
| Ahrobiznes Volochysk | Andriy Donets | |
| Avanhard Kramatorsk | Oleksandr Kosevych | |
| Balkany Zorya | Andriy Parkhomenko | |
| SC Dnipro-1 | Dmytro Mykhaylenko | |
| Hirnyk-Sport Horishni Plavni | Volodymyr Mazyar | Serhiy Puchkov |
| Inhulets Petrove | Serhiy Lavrynenko | |
| Kolos Kovalivka | Ruslan Kostyshyn | |
| Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | Oleksandr Horyainov | Serhiy Valyayev |
| MFC Mykolaiv | Serhiy Shyshchenko | Ruslan Zabranskyi |
| Obolon-Brovar Kyiv | Serhiy Kovalets | |
| Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk | Volodymyr Kovalyuk | |
| Rukh Vynnyky | Leonid Kuchuk | Andriy Kikot Vitaliy Romanyuk (caretaker) Yuriy Virt |
| PFC Sumy | Oleh Lutkov | Serhiy Zolotnytskyi Oleksandr Oliynyk (interim) |
| Volyn Lutsk | Andriy Tlumak | |
| Zirka Kropyvnytskyi | Andriy Horban (interim) | |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing head coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Incoming head coach | Date of appointment |
| Volyn Lutsk | Viktor Bohatyr | Contract ended | 31 May 2018 | Pre-season | Andriy Tlumak | 1 June 2018 |
| Obolon-Brovar Kyiv | Volodymyr Pyatenko | Resigned | 31 May 2018 | Pre-season | Serhiy Kovalets | 13 June 2018 |
| Zirka Kropyvnytskyi | Roman Monaryov | Resigned | 6 June 2018 | Pre-season | Andriy Horban (interim) | 13 June 2018 |
| Rukh Vynnyky | Andriy Kikot | Resigned | 9 September 2018 | 15th | Vitaliy Romanyuk (caretaker) | 11 September 2018 |
| Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | Serhiy Valyayev | Fired | 11 September 2018 | 7th | Oleksandr Horyainov (caretaker) | 11 September 2018 |
| Rukh Vynnyky | Vitaliy Romanyuk (caretaker) | End of caretaker spell | 26 September 2018 | 14th | Yuriy Virt | 26 September 2018 |
| Rukh Vynnyky | Yuriy Virt | Resigns | 14 November 2018 | 13th | Leonid Kuchuk | 1 January 2019 |
| MFC Mykolaiv | Ruslan Zabranskyi | Mutual consent | 23 November 2018 | 9th | Serhiy Shyshchenko | 6 December 2018 |
| Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | Oleksandr Horyainov (caretaker) | End of caretaker spell | 10 December 2018 | 2nd | Oleksandr Horyainov | 10 December 2018 |
| Hirnyk-Sport Horishni Plavni | Serhiy Puchkov | End of contract | 1 January 2019 | 12th | Volodymyr Mazyar | 1 January 2019 |
| PFC Sumy | Serhiy Zolotnytskyi | Resigned | 4 January 2019 | 11th | Oleksandr Oliynyk (interim) | 3 February 2019 |
| PFC Sumy | Oleksandr Oliynyk (interim) | End of interim | 19 March 2019 | 11th | Oleh Lutkov | 19 March 2019 |
| Ahrobiznes Volochysk | Andriy Donets | admin. punishment | 9 April 2019 | 14th | Andriy Donets (acting) | 9 April 2019 |
* 1 2 After the resignation of Yuriy Virt, the club installed Vitaliy Romanyuk as caretaker'"`UNIQ--ref-0000003B-QINU`"' since the club was scheduled to play a scheduled friendly match against Karpaty Lviv'"`UNIQ--ref-0000003C-QINU`"' prior to the club going into vacation for the winter break and announcing that a permanent head coach would be announced at the start of the new year.'"`UNIQ--ref-0000003D-QINU`"'

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | SC Dnipro-1 (C, P) | 28 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 72 | 21 | +51 | 67 | Promotion to Ukrainian Premier League |
| 2 | Kolos Kovalivka (O, P) | 28 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 45 | 18 | +27 | 54 | Qualification to promotion play-offs |
| 3 | Volyn Lutsk | 28 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 55 | 30 | +25 | 52 | Qualification to promotion play-offs |
| 4 | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | 28 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 35 | 20 | +15 | 51 | |
| 5 | Avanhard Kramatorsk | 28 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 44 | 26 | +18 | 48 | |
| 6 | Obolon-Brovar Kyiv | 28 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 35 | 28 | +7 | 47 | |
| 7 | Inhulets Petrove | 28 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 35 | 32 | +3 | 42 | |
| 8 | Balkany Zorya | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 28 | 31 | −3 | 38 | |
| 9 | MFC Mykolaiv | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 34 | 32 | +2 | 37 | |
| 10 | Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk | 28 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 34 | |
| 11 | Rukh Vynnyky | 28 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 34 | |
| 12 | Hirnyk-Sport Horishni Plavni | 28 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 24 | 43 | −19 | 27 | |
| 13 | Ahrobiznes Volochysk (O) | 28 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 36 | −19 | 19 | Qualification to relegation play-offs |
| 14 | PFC Sumy (D, R) | 28 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 91 | −70 | 16 | Qualification to relegation play-offs |
| 15 | Zirka Kropyvnytskyi (D) | 28 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 10 | 49 | −39 | 4 | Withdrawn |
| – | Kobra Kharkiv (D) | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | — | 0 | Results annulled |
* ↑ Volyn Lutsk was deducted six points according to a decision by FIFA Disciplinary Committee for a debt to a Serbian club FK Rad related to the transfer of Ivan Rogac.'"`UNIQ--ref-00000051-QINU`"'
* ↑ PFC Sumy received new ownership during winter break in the face of Serhiy Vashchenko who earlier this season was supposed to become the owner of Kobra Kharkiv.'"`UNIQ--ref-00000053-QINU`"''"`UNIQ--ref-00000054-QINU`"''"`UNIQ--ref-00000055-QINU`"''"`UNIQ--ref-00000056-QINU`"''"`UNIQ--ref-00000057-QINU`"' The new head coach was announced also former head coach of Kobra, Oleksandr Oliynyk.'"`UNIQ--ref-00000058-QINU`"''"`UNIQ--ref-00000059-QINU`"' According to the former club's director Anatoliy Boiko, on 1 December 2018 PFC Sumy did not have any players on contract.'"`UNIQ--ref-0000005A-QINU`"' On 11 April 2019, the FFU Control and Disciplinary Committee adopted its decision to strip the club of professional status and exclude the club from any competitions that it is participating currently or in the future.'"`UNIQ--ref-0000005B-QINU`"' However the club has a right to file an appeal. Additional separate sanctions will be also applied against the club's playing and administrative personnel. On 14 April 2019, the chairman of the FFU committee of ethics and fair play Francesco Baranka noted that PFC Sumy has earned some 10 million euros in match fixing.'"`UNIQ--ref-0000005C-QINU`"' More to it, Ukrainian coach Oleksandr Sevidov who held post of head coach consultant in PFC Sumy and previously managed FC Illichivets Mariupol received a lifetime disqualification.'"`UNIQ--ref-0000005D-QINU`"'
* ↑ On 17 February 2019, president of FC Zirka Kropyvnytskyi commented on his club's withdrawal from further participation in competitions of the Ukrainian First League.'"`UNIQ--ref-0000005F-QINU`"''"`UNIQ--ref-00000060-QINU`"' The president accused the newly formed NABU and law enforcement authorities in pressure against him. The president of the league expressed his surprise claiming that there seemed no real reason why the club had to withdraw.'"`UNIQ--ref-00000061-QINU`"' On 5 April 2019, the PFL council of leagues adopted its decision to remove FC Zirka Kropyvnytskyi from the League as it officially withdrew on 14 March 2019.'"`UNIQ--ref-00000062-QINU`"' On 22 April 2019, the club's vice-president announced that the club will restart from regional competitions with intention to return the club's pro-status in the future.'"`UNIQ--ref-00000063-QINU`"'
* ↑ Kobra Kharkiv (former Helios) after failing to field a team for their Round 4 home match against Hirnyk-Sport Horishni Plavni informed the PFL that they are withdrawing from the competition. The club played three matches in the competition with a record of 3 losses scoring one goals and allowing eight goals scored against them. The PFL annulled their results as per league regulations and removed them from the official standings on the decision of the FFU Control and Disciplinary Committee of 23 August 2018.'"`UNIQ--ref-00000065-QINU`"' Note, last year the club competed as FC Helios Kharkiv and was supposed to be merged with another Kharkiv club which continued to compete at amateur level.

### Position by round

| 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 |
| SC Dnipro-1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Kolos Kovalivka | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Volyn Lutsk | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Metalist 1925 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Avanhard Kramatorsk | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| Obolon-Brovar Kyiv | 8 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| Inhulets Petrove | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Balkany Zorya | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
| MFC Mykolaiv | 9 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 |
| Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| Rukh Vynnyky | 13 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Hirnyk-Sport Horishni Plavni | 10 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Ahrobiznes Volochysk | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| PFC Sumy | 6 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
| Zirka Kropyvnytskyi | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Kobra Kharkiv | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |

### Results

| Home \ Away | AHR | AVK | BAZ | DN1 | HIS | IHP | KOK | MKH | MYK | OBK | PIF | RUV | SUM | VOL | ZIR |
| Ahrobiznes Volochysk | | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 5–0 |
| Avanhard Kramatorsk | 0–0 | | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 6–0 | 0–1 | +:– |
| Balkany Zorya | 0–0 | 1–2 | | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 |
| Dnipro-1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | | 6–0 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 7–0 | 5–0 | 4–0 |
| Hirnyk-Sport Horishni Plavni | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Inhulets Petrove | 0–0 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 4–2 | | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 6–0 | 1–1 | +:– |
| Kolos Kovalivka | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 0–0 | | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | +:– |
| Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | +:– |
| MFC Mykolaiv | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 3–0 | | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 |
| Obolon-Brovar Kyiv | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 1–0 |
| Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 7–1 |
| Rukh Vynnyky | 4–0 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | | 10–1 | 1–3 | +:– |
| PFC Sumy | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–6 | 1–3 | 0–8 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 | | 0–7 | 3–1 |
| Volyn Lutsk | 0–0 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 5–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | | 3–1 |
| Zirka Kropyvnytskyi | +:– | 1–5 | +:– | 0–2 | +:– | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–3 | +:– | +:– | +:– | 0–2 | 3–3 | 0–2 | |
* ↑ Round 19 match Ahrobiznes versus Sumy did not take place as Sumy could not arrive due to having some administrative issues in regards to submitting documents on time.'"`UNIQ--ref-00000072-QINU`"''"`UNIQ--ref-00000073-QINU`"''"`UNIQ--ref-00000074-QINU`"''"`UNIQ--ref-00000075-QINU`"' On 22 April 2019 the latest review of round games in the First League at the FFU website showed that on 11 April 2019 the FFU CDC adopted decision to award technical victory for Ahrobiznes (3:0) and technical lost for Sumy (0:3) for failing to appear.'"`UNIQ--ref-00000076-QINU`"''"`UNIQ--ref-00000077-QINU`"'
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Before start of the spring half of the season Round 19 Zirka confirmed that it withdrew from competitions.'"`UNIQ--ref-00000079-QINU`"'
* ↑ Round 18 match postponed later after the winter break due to the condition of the pitch at Boris Tropanets Stadium.'"`UNIQ--ref-0000007B-QINU`"' Scheduled to play on 9 May 2019, later the date was changed to 2 April 2019.'"`UNIQ--ref-0000007C-QINU`"'
* ↑ Game played in Lutsk

## Post season play-offs
### Relegation play-offs

The drawing for relegation playoff took place on 20 May 2019.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| FC Metalurh Zaporizhya | 1–4 | FC Ahrobiznes Volochysk | 0–4 | 1–0 |
| PFC Sumy | 1–7 | FC Cherkashchyna-Akademiya | 0–4 | 1–3 |

### Second leg

Ahrobiznes Volochysk won 4–1 on aggregate and has preserved its berth for the 2019–20 Ukrainian First League. Metalurh Zaporizhia has kept its berth for the 2019–20 Ukrainian Second League, but later gained promotion due to withdrawal of Arsenal-Kyiv from professional ranks.
Cherkashchyna-Akademiya won 7–1 on aggregate and was promoted to the 2019–20 Ukrainian First League. PFC Sumy was relegated to the 2019–20 Ukrainian Second League. Later following the PFL Conference PFC Sumy were excluded from professional competitions.

## Top goalscorers

    As of 19 May 2019
| Rank | Scorer | Team | Goals (Pen.) |
| 1 | Stanislav Kulish | SC Dnipro-1 | 17 (5) |
| 2 | Denys Kozhanov | Volyn Lutsk | 16 (8) |
| 3 | Ihor Kirienko | Avanhard Kramatorsk | 13 (1) |
| 4 | Bohdan Orynchak | Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk | 12 |
| 5 | Ihor Kohut | SC Dnipro-1 | 11 |
| 5 | Oleksandr Akymenko | Inhulets Petrove | 11 (1) |
| 5 | Yehor Demchenko | Avanhard Kramatorsk | 11 (2) |
| 8 | Oleh Synytsya | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | 10 (3) |
| 8 | Yaroslav Konkolnyak | Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk | 10 (5) |
| 10 | Oleksiy Chychykov | SC Dnipro-1 | 9 |
| 10 | Oleksandr Bondarenko | Kolos Kovalivka | 9 (1) |
Notes:

## Awards
### Monthly awards

| Month | Player of the Month | Player of the Month | Player of the Month |
| Month | Player | Club | Reference |
| August 2018 | Oleksandr Akymenko | Inhulets Petrove | |
| September 2018 | Oleksandr Nazarenko | SC Dnipro-1 | |
| October 2018 | Serhiy Romanov | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | |
| November 2018 | Bohdan Orynchak | Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk | |
| March 2019 | Orest Kuzyk | SC Dnipro-1 | |
| April 2019 | Siavash Hagh Nazari | Volyn Lutsk | |
| May 2019 | Vitaliy Havrysh | Kolos Kovalivka | |

### Round awards

| Round | Player | Player | Player | Coach | Coach | Coach |
| Round | Player | Club | Reference | Coach | Club | Reference |
| Round 1 | Dmytro Kozban | Volyn Lutsk | | Oleksandr Kosevych | Avanhard Kramatorsk | |
| Round 2 | Denys Kozhanov | Volyn Lutsk | | Dmytro Mykhaylenko | SC Dnipro-1 | |
| Round 3 | Oleh Synytsya | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | | Andriy Tlumak | Volyn Lutsk | |
| Round 4 | Dmytro Pospyelov | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | | Serhiy Valyayev | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | |
| Round 5 | Dmytro Kozban | Volyn Lutsk | | Serhiy Kovalets | Obolon-Brovar Kyiv | |
| Round 6 | Oleksandr Akymenko | Inhulets Petrove | | Dmytro Mykhaylenko (2) | SC Dnipro-1 | |
| Round 7 | Oleksandr Derebchynskyi | Obolon-Brovar Kyiv | | Serhiy Kovalets (2) | Obolon-Brovar Kyiv | |
| Round 8 | Oleksandr Bondarenko | Kolos Kovalivka | | Serhiy Lavrynenko | Inhulets Petrove | |
| Round 9 | Denys Kozhanov | Volyn Lutsk | | Serhiy Kovalets (3) | Obolon-Brovar Kyiv | |
| Round 10 | Andriy Kovalyov | MFC Mykolaiv | | Oleksandr Kosevych (2) | Avanhard Kramatorsk | |
| Round 11 | Denys Kostyshyn | Kolos Kovalivka | | Dmytro Mykhaylenko (3) | SC Dnipro-1 | |
| Round 12 | Stanislav Kulish | SC Dnipro-1 | | Dmytro Mykhaylenko (4) | SC Dnipro-1 | |
| Round 13 | Ihor Kirienko | Avanhard Kramatorsk | | Dmytro Mykhaylenko (5) | SC Dnipro-1 | |
| Round 14 | Serhiy Romanov | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | | Andriy Parkhomenko | Balkany Zorya | |
| Round 15 | Bohdan Semenets | Ahrobiznes Volochysk | | Serhiy Lavrynenko (2) | Inhulets Petrove | |
| Round 16 | Ihor Kirienko | Avanhard Kramatorsk | | Oleksandr Kosevych (3) | Avanhard Kramatorsk | |
| Round 17 | Bohdan Orynchak | Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk | | Volodymyr Kovalyuk | Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk | |
| Round 18 | Ihor Zahalskyi | SC Dnipro-1 | | Ruslan Kostyshyn | Kolos Kovalivka | |
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| Round 19 | Stanislav Kulish | SC Dnipro-1 | | Oleksandr Kosevych (4) | Avanhard Kramatorsk | |
| Round 20 | Mykola Zlatov | Balkany Zorya | | Serhiy Kovalets (4) | Obolon-Brovar Kyiv | |
| Round 21 | Ihor Kirienko | Avanhard Kramatorsk | | Ruslan Kostyshyn (2) | Kolos Kovalivka | |
| Round 22 | Denys Kozhanov | Volyn Lutsk | | Andriy Tlumak (2) | Volyn Lutsk | |
| Round 23 | Yuriy Batyushyn | Hirnyk-Sport Horishni Plavni | | Andriy Parkhomenko (2) | Balkany Zorya | |
| Round 24 | Oleh Synytsia | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | | Leonid Kuchuk | Rukh Vynnyky | |
| Round 25 | Bohdan Orynchak | Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk | | Andriy Tlumak (3) | Volyn Lutsk | |
| Round 26 | Vladyslav Voitsekhovskyi | MFC Mykolaiv | | Serhiy Shyshchenko | MFC Mykolaiv | |
| Round 27 | Denys Kozhanov | Volyn Lutsk | | Andriy Tlumak (4) | Volyn Lutsk | |
| Round 28 | Yuriy Klymchuk | Rukh Vynnyky | | Volodymyr Kovalyuk (2) | Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk | |
| Round 29 | Oleksandr Nazarenko | SC Dnipro-1 | | Oleksandr Kosevych (5) | Avanhard Kramatorsk | |
| Round 30 | Vitaliy Havrysh | Kolos Kovalivka | | Ruslan Kostyshyn (3) | Kolos Kovalivka | |