Ukraine - First League 2014/15

The Persha Liha  or Ukrainian First League is a football league in Ukraine and the second tier of national football competitions. Members of the league also participate in the Ukrainian Cup. Unlike the Ukrainian Premier League.

The 2014–15 Ukrainian First League will be the 24th since its establishment. The competition commenced on 26 July 2014 with seven matches. Due to sponsorship reasons the league is called Favbet League 1.

The number of teams for the competition was confirmed on 7 July 2014.

Promoted teams

Four teams were promoted from the 2013–14 Ukrainian Second League.

• Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk 
• Hirnyk-Sport Komsomolsk
• FC Ternopil 
• Hirnyk Kryvyi Rih 

Relegated teams

No teams were relegated from the 2013–14 Ukrainian Premier League. Tavriya Simferopol was to be relegated from the Ukrainian Premier League but the team terminated its existence after the annexation of Crimea by Russia. 

Withdrawn teams

• Tytan Armyansk withdrew from the PFL and later terminated their existence due to the annexation of Crimea.

Suspended teams

• FC Avanhard Kramatorsk were suspended from the PFL due to the insurgency in Donbass.

Merged teams

PFC Oleksandriya refused promotion to the Premier League. Prior to the season PFC Oleksandriya and UkrAhroKom Holovkivka merged into one club renaming themselves to FC Oleksandriya.

Teams 2014/15:

- Bukovyna Chernivtsi
- Desna Chernihiv
- Dynamo-2 Kyiv
- Helios Kharkiv
- Hirnyk Kryvyi Rih
- Hirnyk-Sport Komsomolsk
- MFC Mykolaiv
- Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka
- Nyva Ternopil 
- FC Oleksandriya    
- FC Poltava
- Stal Alchevsk
- Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk    
- FC Sumy
- FC Ternopil            
- Zirka Kirovohrad

FK Oleksandriya was champion

Source: http://pfl.ua