Football league season
1996–97 Ukrainian First League was the sixth season of the Ukrainian First League which was won by Metalurh Donetsk. The season started on August 4, 1996, and finished on June 20, 1997.
Three clubs promoted from the 1995–96 Ukrainian Second League.
- Group A
- FC CSKA Kyiv – champion (returning after four seasons, previously in 1992 as SKA Kyiv)
- Group B
Relegated teams
Three clubs were relegated from the 1995-96 Ukrainian Top League:
Renamed teams
- FC Zakarpattia Uzhhorod changed its name to FC Verkhovyna Uzhhorod before the season.
- FC CSKA Kyiv changed its name to FC CSKA-2 Kyiv before the season since becoming the farm team of the Borysfen-CSKA merger.
- FC Dnipro Cherkasy changed its name to FC Cherkasy during the winter break.
Teams
In 1996-97 season, the Ukrainian First League consists of the following teams:
Locations of teams in
First League
Final table
Top scorers
Statistics are taken from here.[1]
See also
References