# 2015–16 in Ukrainian football

The 2015–16 season was the 25th 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 | FC Oleksandriya Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk | Metalurh Donetsk Illichivets Mariupol |
| League One | League One | Cherkaskyi Dnipro Obolon-Brovar Kyiv | Stal Alchevsk Bukovyna Chernivtsi |
| League Two | League Two | FC Myr Hornostayivka FC Kolos Kovalivka FC Barsa Sumy FC Inhulets Petrove FC Arsenal-Kyiv NK Veres Rivne FC Nikopol-NHPU | NHPU-Makiivvuhillya Nikopol Shakhtar-3 Donetsk |
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 | Dynamo Kyiv (C) | 26 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 54 | 11 | +43 | 70 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 26 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 76 | 25 | +51 | 63 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round |
| 3 | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 50 | 22 | +28 | 53 | |
| 4 | Zorya Luhansk | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 51 | 26 | +25 | 48 | Qualification to Europa League group stage |
| 5 | Vorskla Poltava | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 32 | 26 | +6 | 42 | Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round |
| 6 | FC Oleksandriya | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 29 | +1 | 38 | Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round |
| 7 | Karpaty Lviv | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 37 | −11 | 30 | |
| 8 | Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 31 | −9 | 29 | |
| 9 | Olimpik Donetsk | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 35 | −13 | 25 | |
| 10 | Metalist Kharkiv | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 19 | 46 | −27 | 24 | Failed to receive attestation for the next season |
| 11 | Chornomorets Odesa | 26 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 39 | −19 | 22 | |
| 12 | Volyn Lutsk | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 20 | |
| 13 | Hoverla Uzhhorod | 26 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 13 | 45 | −32 | 7 | Failed to receive attestation for the next season |
| 14 | Metalurh Zaporizhya (D) | 26 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 7 | 50 | −43 | 3 | Expelled from competition during the season |
* ↑ Shakhtar Donetsk qualified for the Europa League group stage by winning the 2015–16 Ukrainian Cup. However, since they already qualified for European competition based on their league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners was passed down the league.
* ↑ On 31 March 2016, the Adjudicatory Chamber of the UEFA Club Financial Control Body (CFCB) announced that Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk will be excluded from participating in the next UEFA club competition for which they would otherwise qualify in the next three (3) seasons (i.e. the 2016–17, 2017–18 and 2018–19 seasons).
* 1 2 On 22 April 2016, the FFU Committee announced that Metalist Kharkiv and Hoverla Uzhhorod would not be allowed to participate in the professional competitions because of their debts to their players as well as Volyn Lutsk due to the fact that they had not even applied for a license for the following season. On 16 May 2016 the FFU Appeal Committee adopted decision to leave in force the decision of the FFU Football Clubs Attestation Committee of 22 April 2016 and refuse in issuing attestation for the next season for Hoverla Uzhhorod and Metalist Kharkiv by declining their appeals.
* ↑ Volyn Lutsk were deducted a total of eighteen points. Twelve points were deducted initially by FIFA for non-payment of wages owed to former players (Issa Ndoye and Dušan Savić). An additional six points were deducted by the Football Federation of Ukraine due to the club not complying with FIFA directives. On 30 May 2016 some Ukrainian media announced that Volyn was issued the attestation for the next season without financial guarantees. Later same day a FFU representative confirmed that Volyn managed to provide financial guarantees and made all required pre pays on time.
* ↑ Hoverla Uzhhorod had nine points deducted due to not complying with decisions of the FFU Control and Disciplinary Committee (CDC).
* ↑ On 7 October 2015 FC Metalurh Zaporizhia petitioned to the Premier Liha to withdraw the club from the competition's participation due to the lack of financing. On 24 November 2015 Metalurh Zaporizhia informed the Premier Liha about decision of a deliberate assembly of the Metalurh Zaporizhia members in regards to liquidation of the club. Metalurh Zaporizhia were expelled from the competition after the winter break. Technical victories will be awarded to their opponents for the rest of season. In late April, it was announced that the team had not received a license for next season. On 2 March 2016 the Premier Liha cancelled the 17th round game for Metalurh Zaporizhia due to the fact that there are only four players were registered for the second half and only five more are allowed to be registered outside of a transfer window. Also the club failed to inform the league and the visiting team about place and time of the upcoming game.

### League 1

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Zirka Kirovohrad (C, P) | 30 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 49 | 22 | +27 | 65 | Promoted to Ukrainian Premier League |
| 2 | Cherkaskyi Dnipro | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 45 | 27 | +18 | 55 | |
| 3 | Obolon-Brovar Kyiv | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 45 | 35 | +10 | 54 | |
| 4 | Illichivets Mariupol | 30 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 34 | 23 | +11 | 53 | |
| 5 | Helios Kharkiv | 30 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 33 | 24 | +9 | 51 | |
| 6 | Hirnyk Kryvyi Rih (D) | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 39 | 27 | +12 | 49 | Withdrew after the season |
| 7 | MFC Mykolaiv | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 34 | 27 | +7 | 44 | |
| 8 | Desna Chernihiv | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 30 | 29 | +1 | 40 | |
| 9 | Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 31 | 33 | −2 | 40 | |
| 10 | FC Poltava | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 29 | 32 | −3 | 38 | |
| 11 | Dynamo-2 Kyiv (D) | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 27 | 34 | −7 | 36 | Withdrew after the season |
| 12 | Hirnyk-Sport Komsomolsk | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 30 | 35 | −5 | 33 | |
| 13 | Avanhard Kramatorsk | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 28 | 42 | −14 | 32 | |
| 14 | FC Sumy | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 35 | 54 | −19 | 30 | Avoided relegation playoff |
| 15 | FC Ternopil | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 47 | −29 | 22 | Avoided relegation |
| 16 | Nyva Ternopil (D) | 30 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 10 | 26 | −16 | 7 | Withdrew during the season |
* ↑ Several weeks after the season completed the administration of Hirnyk Kryvyi Rih announced that the club would withdraw from the PFL. (23 June 2016)
* 1 2 3 The Control Disciplinary Committee of the Football Federation of Ukraine deducted three points and fined the clubs Nyva Ternopil, FC Ternopil and MFC Mykolaiv for match fixing during the 2014–15 season. (2 September 2015)
* ↑ The management of the senior club FC Dynamo Kyiv prior to the last game of the season announced that the reserve club, Dynamo-2 Kyiv would be terminating after the completion of the season.
* ↑ Originally the fourteenth placed was to have played in a promotion-relegation playoff series against the third team in the Second League competition. However, two days before the end of the season, on 30 May 2016 the PFL ruled that due to sporting principles to keep 16 teams in the First League the promotion-relegation playoff match between the third placed team in the Second League against the 14th placed team in the First League was cancelled and that the third placed team in the Second League would be automatically promoted to the First League.
* ↑ Originally, as per competition regulations, the fifteenth placed team, FC Ternopil was to be relegated to the Ukrainian Second League. However, after the season at the Conference of the PFL in preparation for the 2016–17 Ukrainian First League season the committee decided to expand the competition to eighteen teams and include FC Ternopil.
* ↑ Nyva Ternopil announced that it will not play the first games of the spring half of the competition. The club indicated that it would compete in the Ternopil Oblast competition. The Football Federation of Ukraine formally expelled the club from the competition on 1 April 2016. Later In April 2016, the club joined the 2016 Ukrainian Football Amateur League.

### League 2

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Kolos Kovalivka (C, P) | 26 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 62 | 22 | +40 | 60 | Promoted to Ukrainian First League |
| 2 | Veres Rivne (P) | 26 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 41 | 24 | +17 | 52 | Promoted to Ukrainian First League |
| 3 | Inhulets Petrove (P) | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 37 | 16 | +21 | 50 | Promoted to Ukrainian First League |
| 4 | Bukovyna Chernivtsi (P) | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 39 | 22 | +17 | 47 | Promoted to Ukrainian First League |
| 5 | Skala Stryi (P) | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 41 | 23 | +18 | 46 | Promoted to Ukrainian First League |
| 6 | Arsenal Kyiv (P) | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 37 | 30 | +7 | 43 | Promoted to Ukrainian First League |
| 7 | Real Pharma Odesa | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 31 | 29 | +2 | 41 | |
| 8 | Kremin Kremenchuk | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 43 | 31 | +12 | 40 | |
| 9 | Enerhiya Nova Kakhovka | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 31 | 38 | −7 | 33 | |
| 10 | Krystal Kherson | 26 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 31 | 47 | −16 | 28 | |
| 11 | Myr Hornostayivka | 26 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 38 | 47 | −9 | 27 | |
| 12 | Barsa Sumy | 26 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 51 | −37 | 18 | Withdrew after the season |
| 13 | Arsenal-Kyivshchyna Bila Tserkva | 26 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 24 | 56 | −32 | 17 | |
| 14 | FC Nikopol-NPHU | 26 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 51 | −33 | 12 | |
* ↑ On 19 June 2015 the Professional Football League of Ukraine confirmed the number of clubs and criteria for relegation for the next season. It was decided that top two clubs would be promoted for the next season with the third playing play-off against the 14th placed team in the First League. However, two days before the end of the season, on 30 May 2016 the PFL ruled that due to sporting principles to keep 16 teams in the First League the promotion-relegation playoff match between the third placed team against the 14th placed team in the First League is cancelled and that the third placed team will be automatically promoted to the first League.
* ↑ After the season the Administration of Barsa Sumy informed the PFL that they would withdraw from the professional league. (7 July 2016)

### 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

2015 Vyshcha Liha (women)