2003–04 Ukrainian First League
The 2003–04 Ukrainian First League was the thirteenth season of the
Zakarpattia Uzhhorod
. The season started on July 18, 2003, and finished on June 18, 2004.
Promotion and relegation
Promoted teams
Two clubs promoted from the 2002–03 Ukrainian Second League.
- Group A
- none
- Group B
- Nafkom-Akademiya Irpin – champion (debut)
- Group C
- Zorya Luhansk – champion (returning after five seasons)
Relegated teams
One club was relegated from the
2002-03 Ukrainian Top League
:
- Metalist Kharkiv – 14th place (returning after five seasons)
Renamed teams
- Before the season FC Krasyliv changed to FC Krasyliv-Obolon .
- Before the season FC Vinnytsia changed its name to FC Nyva Vinnytsia.
- During the winter break FC Systema-Boreks Borodianka changed to FC Boreks-Borysfen Borodianka.
- During the second half FC Spartak Sumy changed to FC Spartak-Horobyna Sumy.
Teams
In 2003-04 season, the Ukrainian First League consists of the following teams:
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Final table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zakarpattia Uzhhorod (C, P)
|
34 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 49 | 27 | +22 | 70 | Promoted to Vyshcha Liha |
| 2 | Metalist Kharkiv (P) | 34 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 51 | 24 | +27 | 66 | |
| 3 | Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka
|
34 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 52 | 33 | +19 | 62 | |
| 4 | Dynamo-2 Kyiv | 34 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 65 | 35 | +30 | 59 | |
| 5 | Stal Alchevsk | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 45 | 27 | +18 | 58 | |
| 6 | Spartak Ivano-Frankivsk | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 42 | 38 | +4 | 55 | |
| 7 | Arsenal Kharkiv | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 41 | 40 | +1 | 52 | |
| 8 | Nyva Vinnytsia | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 34 | 24 | +10 | 52 | |
| 9 | Spartak-Horobina Sumy | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 40 | 41 | −1 | 46 | |
| 10 | Shakhtar-2 Donetsk | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 44 | |
| 11 | CSKA Kyiv | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 29 | 39 | −10 | 42 | |
| 12 | Mykolaiv
|
34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 42 | |
| 13 | Krasyliv-Obolon Krasyliv | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 35 | 54 | −19 | 40 | |
| 14 | Nafkom-Akademia Irpin | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 35 | 43 | −8 | 38 | |
| 15 | Zorya Luhansk | 34 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 28 | 42 | −14 | 37 | |
| 16 | Karpaty-2 Lviv (R) | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 37 | 48 | −11 | 33 | Relegated to Second League |
| 17 | Borex-Borysfen Borodyanka (R)
|
34 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 29 | 52 | −23 | 29 | |
| 18 | Polissya Zhytomyr | 34 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 22 | 67 | −45 | 16 | Avoided relegation |
- Khmelnytskyi. FC Podillya Khmelnytskyifinished 2nd in Druha Liha Group A (Western Ukraine) in 2003/04 and will reorganize in amateur level.
- Nafkom-Akademija Irpen 14th 2003/04, moved to Brovary and changed their name to Nafkom Brovary.
- Zirka Kirovohrad 16th Premier League 2003/04 was relegated to First Division, but informed the Ukrainian Football Federation (UFF) that they wished to reorganize their operations, therefore it will enter the 2004/05 competition in Druha Liha B. Nonetheless, the UFF reinstalled FC Polissya Zhytomyr (18th 2003/04) since, the 16th, FC Karpaty-2 Lviv could not remain in First Division, because their senior club was also relegated to Persha Liha, and the 17th Borex-Borysfen Borodyankaalso became insolvent and chose to reorganize in the Druha Liha.
- Naftovyk-Ukrnafta OkhtyrkaJuly 15, 2004.
| Persha Liha 2003-04 Winners |
|---|
OSC Zakarpattia Uzhhorod First title |
Top scorers
Statistics are taken from here.[1]
| Scorer | Goals (pen.) | Team |
|---|---|---|
 Oleksandr Aliyev
|
16 (2)
|
Dynamo-2 Kyiv |
| Serhiy Pivnenko
|
15 (5)
|
Shakhtar-2 Donetsk |
| Serhiy Levchenko
|
13 (1)
|
Nafkom-Akademia Irpin |
| Viktor Matsiuk
|
12
|
Zakarpattia Uzhhorod
|
| Vladyslav Korobkin
|
11 (4)
|
FC Krasyliv |
| Bohdan Yesyp
|
10
|
Naftovyk Okhtyrka |
| Volodymyr Melnychenko
|
10
|
Naftovyk Okhtyrka |
| Artem Starhorodskyi
|
9
|
Boreks-Borysfen / Naftovyk
|
| Serhiy Seleznyov
|
9 (2)
|
Metalist Kharkiv |
| Oleksiy Yakymenko
|
9 (4)
|
Stal A. / Zoria |
References
- ^ Statistics (in Russian)