Ukrainian First League
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The Persha Liha (Ukrainian: Перша ліга) or Ukrainian First League is a level of national football competitions (second tier) in Ukraine governed by the Professional Football League at the discretion of the Ukrainian Association of Football. Members of the league also participate in the Ukrainian Cup. The league is the intermediate level of competitions within the three-tiered "competition pyramid".
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Founded | 1991; 33 years ago (1991) |
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Country | Ukraine |
Number of teams | 20 (for 2023–24) |
Level on pyramid | 2 |
Promotion to | Ukrainian Premier League |
Relegation to | Ukrainian Second League |
Domestic cup(s) | Ukrainian Cup |
Current champions | Polissya Zhytomyr (2022–23) |
Most championships | 3 – Dynamo-2 Kyiv, Hoverla Uzhhorod, Zirka Kropyvnytskyi |
Top goalscorer | 116 – Vadym Plotnikov and Serhiy Chuichenko (2018)[1] |
Sponsor(s) | FavBet (2014–15) |
Website | pfl |
Current: 2023–24 Ukrainian First League |
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