# 2009–10 in Ukrainian football

The 2009–10 season was the 19th season of competitive association football in Ukraine since dissolution of the Soviet Union.

## Men's club football

| League | League | Promoted to league | Relegated from league |
| Premier League | Premier League | Zakarpattia Uzhhorod Obolon Kyiv | FC Lviv FC Kharkiv |
| League One | League One | Nyva Ternopil Arsenal Bila Tserkva Zirka Kirovohrad | Ihroservis Simferopol Knyazha Shchaslyve Komunalnyk Luhansk |
| League Two | League Two | FC Morshyn FC Lviv-2 | Desna-2 Chernihiv Obolon-2 Kyiv Knyazha-2 Shchaslyve Nafkom Brovary FC Korosten Dnipro Cherkasy Tytan Donetsk Arsenal Kharkiv PFC Sevastopol-2 |
Note: For all scratched clubs, see section Clubs removed for more details

### Premier League

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Shakhtar Donetsk (C) | 30 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 62 | 18 | +44 | 77 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Dynamo Kyiv | 30 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 61 | 16 | +45 | 71 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round |
| 3 | Metalist Kharkiv | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 49 | 23 | +26 | 62 | Qualification to Europa League play-off round |
| 4 | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 48 | 25 | +23 | 54 | Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round |
| 5 | Karpaty Lviv | 30 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 44 | 35 | +9 | 50 | Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round |
| 6 | Tavriya Simferopol | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 45 | Qualification to Europa League play-off round |
| 7 | Arsenal Kyiv | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 44 | 41 | +3 | 42 | |
| 8 | Metalurh Donetsk | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 41 | 33 | +8 | 40 | |
| 9 | Metalurh Zaporizhya | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 31 | 48 | −17 | 35 | |
| 10 | Vorskla Poltava | 30 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 29 | 32 | −3 | 31 | |
| 11 | Obolon Kyiv | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 26 | 50 | −24 | 31 | |
| 12 | Illichivets Mariupol | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 31 | 56 | −25 | 29 | |
| 13 | Zorya Luhansk | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 47 | −24 | 28 | |
| 14 | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | 30 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 31 | 47 | −16 | 25 | |
| 15 | Chornomorets Odesa (R) | 30 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 21 | 44 | −23 | 24 | Relegation to Ukrainian First League |
| 16 | Zakarpattia Uzhhorod (R) | 30 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 44 | −26 | 19 | Relegation to Ukrainian First League |

### League 1

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | PFC Sevastopol (C, P) | 34 | 24 | 4 | 6 | 68 | 27 | +41 | 76 | Promoted to Ukrainian Premier League |
| 2 | Volyn Lutsk (P) | 34 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 71 | 30 | +41 | 74 | Promoted to Ukrainian Premier League |
| 3 | Stal Alchevsk | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 55 | 35 | +20 | 65 | |
| 4 | FC Lviv | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 49 | 22 | +27 | 63 | |
| 5 | PFC Oleksandria | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 58 | 34 | +24 | 63 | |
| 6 | Krymteplitsia Molodizhne | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 53 | 28 | +25 | 59 | |
| 7 | Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka | 34 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 45 | 37 | +8 | 57 | |
| 8 | Desna Chernihiv (D) | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 38 | 30 | +8 | 48 | Withdrew |
| 9 | Arsenal Bila Tserkva | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 48 | 44 | +4 | 46 | |
| 10 | Helios Kharkiv | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 42 | 47 | −5 | 46 | |
| 11 | Dniester Ovidiopol | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 44 | 47 | −3 | 44 | |
| 12 | Zirka Kirovohrad | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 38 | 40 | −2 | 43 | |
| 13 | Dynamo-2 Kyiv | 34 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 35 | 46 | −11 | 41 | |
| 14 | Feniks-Illichivets Kalinine | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 39 | 52 | −13 | 37 | |
| 15 | Enerhetyk Burshtyn | 34 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 32 | 49 | −17 | 35 | |
| 16 | Prykarpattya Ivano-Frankivsk | 34 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 26 | 68 | −42 | 22 | |
| 17 | FC Kharkiv (D) | 34 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 23 | 76 | −53 | 14 | Withdrew (expelled) from PFL |
| 18 | Nyva Ternopil (R) | 34 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 18 | 72 | −54 | 7 | Relegated to Ukrainian Second League |
* ↑ Desna Chernihiv completed the season but failed attestation for the 2010-11 season and their licence was removed. (June 21st, 2010)
* ↑ Zirka Kirovohrad deducted 3 points for failure of payment to contracted players. (January 28th, 2010)
* ↑ FC Kharkiv were relegated to the Second League. After the season completed the club failed attestation and their license was withdrawn by the respective committee of the Football Federation of Ukraine for providing false information of the club's affairs.(June 23rd, 2010)
* ↑ Nyva Ternopil initially deducted 3 points for failure of payment of license fees. (October 2nd, 2009) Another 3 points were for non payment to players. (June 9th, 2010)

### League 2

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | FC Bukovyna Chernivtsi | 20 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 12 | +23 | 48 | Promoted to First League |
| 2 | PFC Nyva Vinnytsia | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 43 | 16 | +27 | 40 | Playoff game winner Promoted to First League |
| 3 | FC Bastion Illichivsk | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 44 | 20 | +24 | 40 | |
| 4 | MFK Mykolaiv | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 13 | +17 | 39 | |
| 5 | FC Dynamo Khmelnytskyi | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 16 | +12 | 33 | |
| 6 | FC Yednist' Plysky | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 21 | +1 | 29 | |
| 7 | FC Ros Bila Tserkva | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 30 | −12 | 21 | |
| 8 | FC Lviv-2 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 25 | −12 | 19 | Withdrew |
| 9 | FC Veres Rivne | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 41 | −25 | 16 | |
| 10 | FC Karpaty-2 Lviv | 20 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 17 | 43 | −26 | 16 | Withdrew |
| 11 | FC Skala Morshyn | 20 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 40 | −29 | 6 | Name change |
* 1 2 Karpaty-2 Lviv and FC Lviv-2 did not renew their license after the season.
* ↑ FC Skala Morshyn renamed themselves from FC Morshyn during the winter break.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Tytan Armyansk | 26 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 50 | 20 | +30 | 66 | Promoted to First League |
| 2 | Kremin Kremenchuk | 26 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 41 | 21 | +20 | 54 | Playoff game |
| 3 | FC Poltava | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 16 | +18 | 54 | |
| 4 | Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 38 | 23 | +15 | 51 | |
| 5 | Olimpik Donetsk | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 45 | 28 | +17 | 49 | |
| 6 | Shakhtar Sverdlovsk | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 15 | +11 | 46 | |
| 7 | Shakhtar-3 Donetsk | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 33 | 29 | +4 | 36 | |
| 8 | FC Sumy | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 32 | 34 | −2 | 36 | |
| 9 | Hirnyk Kryvyi Rih | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 29 | 43 | −14 | 28 | |
| 10 | Olkom Melitopol | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 31 | 42 | −11 | 26 | |
| 11 | Hirnyk-Sport Komsomolsk | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 35 | −14 | 22 | |
| 12 | Illichivets-2 Mariupol | 26 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 40 | −24 | 15 | |
| 13 | Dnipro-75 Dnipropetrovsk | 26 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 21 | −2 | 14 | Expelled |
| 14 | Metalurh-2 Zaporizhzhia | 26 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 18 | 66 | −48 | 10 | |
* ↑ Sumy completed the season but failed license attestation from the Professional Football League of Ukraine for the next season due to various administrative and financial issues.
* ↑ Dnipro-75 Dnipropetrovsk deducted 3 points by the PFL on August 27, 2009 due to failure of payment of league dues.

### Playoff game

At the meeting of the Professional Football League of Ukraine after the season, it was confirmed that Ukrainian First League team FC Desna Chernihiv failed attestation and hence would have their license withdrawn. To allow an extra team to be promoted, the PFL determined that a playoff game between the 2nd placed teams from Druha Liha – Kremin Kremenchuk and Nyva Vinnytsia would determine the vacancy created. This playoff game was played June 28, 2010.

### Cup competitions
#### Super Cup
## Women's club football

| League | League | Promoted to league | Relegated from league |
| Higher League | Higher League | Voskhod Stara Maiachka | Lehenda-ShVSM Chernihiv Ateks SDIuShOR-16 Kyiv |
Note: For all scratched clubs, see section Clubs removed for more details

### Higher League

2010 Vyshcha Liha (women)