2004–05 Ukrainian First League

Football league season

The 2004–05 Ukrainian First League was the 14th since its establishment. Eighteen teams competed in the competition.

The competition began on July 17, 2004 with six matches. The competition had a winter break and resumed March 19, 2005.

Teams

Promoted teams

Two clubs promoted from the 2003-04 Ukrainian Second League.

Group A

• FC Hazovyk-Skala Stryi – champion (debut)

Group B

• FC Dynamo-Ihroservis Simferopol – champion (debut)

Group C

• FC Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk – champion (debut)

Relegated teams

One club was relegated from the 2003-04 Ukrainian Top League:

• FC Karpaty Lviv – 15th place (debut)

Renamed teams

• Before the start of season, FC Krasyliv-Obolon Krasyliv merged with lower league FC Podillya Khmelnytskyi and changed its name to FC Podillya Khmelnytskyi, while the lower league clubs was dissolved.
• Before the start of season, FC Nafkom-Akademia Irpin was relocated and changed its name to FC Nafkom Brovary.
• Before the start of season, FC Naftovyk Okhtyrka changed its name to FC Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka.
• At the end of season, FC Spartak-Horobyna Sumy changed its name to FC Spartak Sumy.

Location

In 2004-05 season, the Ukrainian First League consists of the following teams:

Shakhtar-2

Zoria

Dynamo-2
CSKA

Nafkom

Karpaty

Stal A.

Naftovyk

Spartak IF

Dynamo

Arsenal

Hazovyk

Polissia

Spartak S

Podillya

Stal D.

Nyva

Mykolaiv

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Locations of teams in First League

Final table

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(C) Champions; (D) Disqualified; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

• FC Polissya Zhytomyr became insolvent during the mid season winter break and the UFF awarded technical victories against them in the second half of the season.

Top scorers

Statistics are taken from here.^[1]

References

1. Statistics (in Russian)

External links

• (in Ukrainian) Persha Liha at Official Site of the Professional Football league of Ukraine