FC Arsenal Kyiv

Arsenal Kiev
Full name Football Club Arsenal Kyiv
Nickname(s) The Cannoneers
Founded 1925
President Oleksiy Kikireshko
Head coach Serhiy Litovchenko
League Ukrainian First League
2016-17 10th
Website Club website
Departments of CSK ZSUkraine
Football (I) Football (II) Basketball Handball

Football Club Arsenal Kyiv (Ukrainian: Футбо́льний Клуб Арсена́л Ки́їв) is a Ukrainian football club based in Kiev. Originally from Boryspil, in 1995-2001 the club was reconstituted by the Ministry of Defense as a government enterprise.[1] During that period (1995-2001) it competed in the Ukrainian Top League under CSKA Kyiv brand as its senior (main) squad. In 1995 it was relocated to Kiev playing at CSK ZSU Stadium and carried such names CSKA-Borysfen and CSKA, while the original FC CSKA Kyiv continued to play in lower leagues as its reserve squad.[2] Due to difficulty of financing, the ownership of senior squad was transferred to the Kiev city authorities in 2001 and the club renamed and reconstituted anew.

Later when the club was sold to the Ukrainian politician Vadym Rabinovych, there was a campaign to revive the history of another Arsenal Kyiv which was dissolved in 1964 and consider current Arsenal Kyiv a phoenix club of its predecessor. In 2013 soon after Rabinovych sold the club to another Ukrainian politician it was abandoned and dissolved.

On the efforts of Ukrainian racer Oleksiy Kikireshko, the club was revived in 2014 as Arsenal-Kyiv Shchaslyve.[3]

History

Soviet club (SC Arsenal Kiev)

Created on July 14, 1925, as a multi-sports club of the Arsenal Factory in Kiev, before World War II the club played mostly in regional competitions or amateur competitions for factory workers. In 1936 Arsenal Kiev took part in the Soviet Cup in football where it was eliminated after the first round of competition after a replay.[4]

After World War II the club played in the Ukrainian Soviet competitions under the name of FC Mashynobudivnyk Kiev (the SC Arsenal Kyiv also used to have a hockey team, HC Zenit Kiev).[5] In 1958 Mashynobudivnyk won the competitions and was accepted to the Soviet Class B under the name of FC Arsenal Kiev. In 1959–1964 the club played in the Soviet Class B. During its last season in 1964 the club was renamed into FC Temp Kiev. After the season Arsenal was dissolved, while the amateur team of the Arsenal Factory continued to compete in the Kiev city championships.[6]

Nyva-Borysfen→FC Boryspil→CSKA-Borysfen

The origin of the contemporary Arsenal club is disputed; some consider it to be part of the CSKA Kyiv heritage, others – of FC Boryspil.

Foundation and Nyva Myronivka

Nevertheless, the fact of the matter is that the club takes its roots from the appearance of FC Boryspil and that fact is well documented. FC Boryspil was established on 9 March 1993 by Ukrainian geologist and entrepreneur Dmytro Zlobenko[7] along with his partner Ihor Kovalevych[8] and his science production firm "Geoton".[9] Zlobenko managed to find ways in cooperation with local administrations of Myronivka and Boryspil raions (southeastern part of Kiev Oblast).[9] With the ongoing season, the club merged with the already existing FC Nyva Myronivka that competed at the Ukrainian Transition League[9] (at that time was considered to have semi-professional status) and took over their brand temporary renaming into Nyva-Borysfen, while the original Nyva restarted as FC Nyva Karapyshi in the Kiev Oblast Championship.[8] The idea of club's organization in the beginning came from another former football player and coach from Kiev, Ivan Terletskyi who also offered to seek help from Mikhail Oshenkov,[8] a son of Oleg Oshenkov and who closely worked with Valeriy Lobanovskyi.[10] Among other people who were involved in creation of the new club were children coach out of Kuchakiv Viktor Haiduk, director of the local "Kolos" sports society Mykola Kostianets, head of the Boryspil Raion state administration Mykhailo Muzyka, and Boryspil mayor Oleksandr Prydatko.[11]

The original coach Volodymyr Kolomiets was left managing the club.[9] Some new players were brought to the squad like Igoris Pankratjevas from FC Dynamo Kyiv and Oleksandr Ivanov from FC Metalist Kharkiv.[9] With the help of Anatoliy Kroshchenko (at that time coached FC Dynamo-3 Kyiv), Nyva-Borysfen's squad was increased with Dynamo Kyiv's young footballers.[11] The same year (1993) Nyva-Borysfen won the Kiev Oblast Cup, in order to participate in the Ukrainian Cup competitions.[9] The new Nyva-Borysfen started out with a home loss to FC Naftokhimik Kremenchuk, while its next game it surprisingly won away in Kerch against the local FC Voikovets.[9] At the same time in Boryspil started out reconstruction of Kolos Stadium. Nonetheless, the team failed its goals placing just outside the promotion zone in a tournament table.[9] Luckily, the FFU Executive Committee decided to expand leagues and the "Myronivka Boryspilians" obtained the opportunity to jump on a last train car of the amateur "train" that was moving towards the official professional competitions, while heading back there was a more sad "train" that carried to the Transition League relegated from the last place FC CSK ZSU Kyiv.[9] During the inter-seasonal break there were almost no changes made to the club's squad and coaching staff, except for few players who went on to play for Borysfen Boryspil.

Sponsorship of the Football Federation of Ukraine

Since 1993 Dmytro Zlobenko provided funding for still developing and young Football Federation of Ukraine (FFU). He sponsored various FFU projects, tours and travels of its teams.[9] The amount of financial support was over $500,000.[12] The club administration managed to find a common ground with Yevhen Kotelnykov who at that time was the first vice-president of the Football Federation of Ukraine and played a key role in Ukrainian football.[8] At the club presentation that took place in Kiev was present Anatoliy Konkov who then administered the Ukrainian amateur football.[8]

Among main sponsored events were an international tournament in Spain for Volodymyr Muntyan U-21 team and a tour of the Ukraine national football team (coached by Oleh Bazylevych) to the United States.[8] Later the club's administration helped the Volodymyr Kyianenko U-16 team (predecessor of Ukraine U-17 team) with a travel to the 1994 UEFA European Under-16 Championship where it placed third.[11] Cooperation with the Muntyan's youth team gave certain preferences in signing several better players among which were Hennadiy Moroz and Vitaliy Pushkutsa.[8] The latter was targeted by Dynamo Kyiv and was signed just before Dynamo came with its offer.[8] Alas, a signing of Vitaliy Kosovskyi did not materialized as Dynamo was faster in signing him,[8] also fell through a transfer of Oleh Luzhny.[12]

In 1993, the club among the first in Ukraine built its football stadium in Boryspil (Kolos Stadium) on the funds of private investors.[12] It was completely demolished and built anew in three months.[8] It was completed just before the game for Ukrainian Cup against Dynamo during the 1993-94 season.[8] During the stadium's reconstruction, Borysfen played at a high school stadium in Shchaslyve.[13]

Second League and Borysfen Boryspil

Before the 1993-94 season in the Second League, the place of Nyva-Borysfen was de facto handed over to the newly established FC Borysfen Boryspil. The club also managed to secure head coach services of Viktor Kolotov who along with Anatoliy Demyanenko joined the club coming from CSK ZSU Kyiv.[8][9] Many players that joined the new club previously played for FC Dynamo-2 Kyiv or were affiliated with Dynamo Kyiv football school system,[8][9] few previously also played for FC Nyva-Borysfen. Among those players it is worth to mention such as Oleksandr Shovkovskyi, Vladyslav Vashchuk, Serhiy Fedorov, Oleh Venhlinskyi.[12][9][11] In the preseason FC Borysfen signed several other important players such as Stepan Matviyiv (top scorer of 1992-93 season) and the Soviet international player Hennadiy Litovchenko.[9][8]

FC Borysfen Boryspil became the first Ukrainian club out of Druha Liha that spent its inter-seasonal break abroad in the German neighborhood Ruit (part of Ostfildern, near Stuttgart) which was favorite spot of FC Dynamo Kyiv and Valeriy Lobanovskyi, in particular[9][8] and Graz in Austria.[8][11]

Its first game the club played on 17 August 1993 in Kerch against the local Voikovets tying it at 2.[13]

Fielded squad: Oleksandr Filipchenko – Ihor Fedorov, Dmytro Koryenyev, Mykola Volosyanko, Dmytro Semchuk – Vladimir Matsigura, Oleksandr Venhlinskyi (Oleh Sukhomlynov), Pavlo Nesterchuk, Viktor Byelkin (Mykhailo Bezruchko) – Oleg Solovyov, Serhiy Kovalyov (Oleksandr Ivanov). Coach – Viktor Kolotov.[13]

In the Ukrainian Cup, the club passed two rounds beating such clubs like FC Khimik Zhytomyr and FC Nyva Karapyshi (predecessor of the revived Nyva Myronivka), but was eliminated in the round of 32 losing both games of two legs play-off against FC Dynamo Kyiv.[14]

During the first half the Kolotov's team nine times tied losing points with not very strong opponents.[9] Although in main games were obtained decisive home victories, and succeeded in tying with strong Naftokhimik in Kremenchuk, in a spring Borysfen changed a head coach, its squad and the club's name.[9] After the first half Borysfen was leading with closest pursuer FC Yavir Krasnopillia trailing by a point.[9] At the end of 1993 FC Borysfen was negotiating with Valeriy Lobanovskyi who had his contract expired with United Arab Emirates (UAE national football team).[11][9] After three days of negotiations, Lobanovskyi signed a contract with the Kuwait national football team.[9] The new head coach was appointed Volodymyr Bezsonov who also was coaching CSK ZSU previously as Kolotov.[9] His assistant became Volodymyr Muntyan.[9] During midseason the club lost Litovchenko who left for Admira Wacker

CSKA-Borysfen and CSKA

In 1994 CSKA merged with FC Boryspil under the name CSKA-Borysfen Boryspil (soon thereafter – CSKA-Borysfen Kyiv). After a series of successful seasons FC Boryspil made its way from the Ukrainian Third League to the Ukrainian First League before the merge, while CSKA prior to that was relegated in two seasons from the Ukrainian First League to the Ukrainian Third League. The original CSKA team became a farm team (CSKA-2) of the merged CSKA-Borysfen. The newly merged team advanced to the top flight (from the First League to the Higher League) in one season. Since the 1995–96 season, the club has continuously competed in the top flight.

CSKA-Kyiv (since 1997)

In 1996 CSKA-Borysfen went through another transformation when it split into two different clubs: CSKA Kyiv and Borysfen Boryspil. The management of CSKA-Borysfen decided to recreate a club in Boryspil, while CSKA was reorganized by the Ministry of Defense as the first team of CSKA. Simultaneously, the actual CSKA that was competing at the lower division won a promotion and was later reorganized as the second team, CSKA-2. Borysfen after competing at the amateur level of the Kyiv Oblast applied to enter the professional competitions and gained entry to the lower divisions of the championship.

The army-men also managed to appear in the domestic cup's finals twice (1998 and 2001), where they lost both times: first against city-rivals Dynamo Kyiv and then against Shakhtar Donetsk. The club's greatest achievements include a successful UEFA Cup run in the season of 2001–02, defeating the now defunct Finnish side Jokerit and Serbian giants Red Star Belgrade.

Creation of Arsenal

Original Arsenal Kyiv logo containing some FC CSKA Kyiv elements
Emblem
Arsenal Kyiv (2011–2013)

After the 2000 financial crisis at CSKA, the club, as a state company of the Sports Committee of Ministry of Defense, had its budget cut and was on the brink of being dissolved.[15] On the proposition of CSKA–Kyiv (part of "Unіsport Consaltіng Ltd"), on 19 October 2001 the Kyiv city mayor Oleksandr Omelchenko issued an order on constituting a limited liability company FC Arsenal Kyiv where 51% of the company owned by the Kiev city community.[16][17][18] The other 49% was still owned by the Ministry of Defense and CSKA as a company.[16][17] On 8 November 2001 the Kiev City council has adopted the decision on creation of the club and increase the constituent fund to 80% (9,440 hryvnias), while the other 20% (2,360 hryvnias) belonged to other members of the company.[19][20] The First League second team CSKA-2 Kyiv continued to be affiliated with the Ministry of Defense and once again became the primary team of the Army football club, FC CSKA Kyiv.

Arsenal was created as the Kiev's city team and fully funded by the Kiev City Administration with an annual budget of 40 mln hryvnias (~$8 mln).[21] Under the Omelchenko's guardianship Arsenal played at the main national football venue (today Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex) without any concerns, yet later it was "kicked out" of the capital and for sometime was forced to play in Boryspil or rent the Dynamo's home venues. Omelchenko who was a political opponent of Surkis brothers (Hryhoriy Surkis and Ihor Surkis) insisted that Dynamo should be playing at its home venue Lobanovsky Dynamo Stadium.

While under the city government's ownership, Arsenal struggled financially, resorting to loaning many of its first team's squad players. Soon after election of a new mayor Leonid Chernovetskyi, the city had decreased funding to the club significantly as it sought to reduce its numerous sports holdings and on 13 July 2006 adopted a decision to sell it at auction scheduled on 14 November 2006 and starting at 1.1 mln hryvnias.[22] Preparations to sell the club started earlier and no later than 1 June 2006.[23] The initial auction failed to occur and was rescheduled, while the starting was lowered to 770,000 hryvnias.[24] In May 2007, it was announced that the club would be demoted due to financial issues, however soon afterwards it was revealed that Arsenal would be purchased by Ukrainian oligarch, Vadim Rabinovich. The new owner started actively financing the club and its transfers. In January 2009 the Mayor of Kiev Leonid Chernovetskyi bought Arsenal Kyiv for 1 hryvnia from Rabynovich; Chernovetskiy's 30-year-old son Stepan became the club's president. The following year Rabynovich bought the club back due to the poor management.

Its European competition season in 2001-02, the club played under the brand of CSKA while de facto for the whole year was known as Arsenal.

Bankruptcy

In 2013 after selling of the club by Rabinovich to Onyshchenko, there started a promotional campaign for revival of historical heritage of another Sports Club Arsenal Kyiv that used to exist at the Kiev Arsenal Factory trying to connect the old sports club of 1925 with the newly created club of 2001.

In January 2013 the owner Rabynovych stated that the club could be liquidated.[25] During the next month it was announced that Ukrainian oligarch Oleksandr Onyshchenko was ready to finance the club and claimed that he had paid all the debts.[25] He also accused the previous leadership of the club of not passing the documents for signing the agreements on the transfer of corporate rights to the club.[25] On 29 August, Rabynovych stated that he had resigned from the post of club president.[25] The next day Onyschenko stated that due to the (then) present situation he could decide not to help the club.[25] On 24 October Onyschenko stated that he had stopped financing Arsenal.[25] The next day Arsenal failed to appear for a 2013–14 Ukrainian Premier League match against SC Tavriya Simferopol.[25] On 28 October 2013 it again failed to appear for a 2013–14 Ukrainian Cup match against FC Nyva Ternopil.[25] The next day general director Viktor Holovko announced that the club was filing for bankruptcy and withdrawing from competitions as it was unable to find any sponsors.[25][26][27]

On 15 November 2013 FC Shakhtar Donetsk Chairman Rinat Akhmetov announced that after financial help from the other teams in the league; the Arsenal squad would be able to complete its 2013–14 (Ukrainian Premier League) season.[28] But the next day Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk refused to (re)play the (16th round) match Arsenal had earlier failed to appear for (due to its bankruptcy).[28] On 21 November 2013 the FFU Control and Disciplinary Committee adopted its decision to disqualify "Arsenal" in accordance to the regulation statement about failure to show for two calendar (scheduled) games.[29]

Reorganization in 2014

The Arsenal team that was re-founded in 2001 went bankrupt in late 2013,[25] but the club was soon reformed and currently plays as an amateur team in the Kiev City League competition.[30][31]

In January 2014 an initiative group of former club players and fans with the help of Kiev businessman and rally driver Oleksiy Kikireshko re-established the club as FC Arsenal-Kyiv.

After its last game of the 2014 Kiev city championship on November 9, 2014, which was won by FC Arsenal-Kyiv, the club's president Kikireshko announced that the club submitted a preliminary application on participation in the Ukrainian Second League for the 2015–16 Ukrainian Second League season.[32] and it was accepted. the Ukrainian Second League.[33]

The club appointed Andriy Annenkov in February 2014[34] but resigned after an unsuccessful start to a new season on 8 August 2015.[35]

Supporters and Rivalries

Arsenal supporters are very strongly tied to the anti-fascist movement and in the majority hold strong left-wing views. They maintain friendly relations with Partizan Minsk and SV Babelsberg who have similar political beliefs. Their archrivals are the majority nationalist and right-wing Dynamo Kiev, with whom they contest the Kiev derby. They also have a rivalry with the other Kiev team, CSCA Kiev, not only along political lines but also due to the controversial intertwining of the two club's histories. Other fierce rivals are Karpaty Lviv and Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk.[36]

Stadiums and home fields

The original and very first home stadium became Kolos Stadium. The club's main training facility are located in one of Kiev's suburbs Shchaslyve that is located just outside of the Kiev's city limits on the way towards Boryspil.

In 1995, the club became affiliated with the Armed Forces of Ukraine as CSKA-Borysfen and played at CSK ZSU Stadium which belongs to the Central Sports Club of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

In 2001 after becoming the Kiev municipal team the club "pushed" out of Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex, the leader of Ukrainian football, FC Dynamo Kyiv and reserved the arena until its renovations in 2008 for its preparation to the Euro 2012.

Later Arsenal played at various smaller stadiums such as Bannikov Stadium, Obolon Arena, and others.

Football kits and sponsors

Years[37] Football kit Shirt sponsor Note
pre-2001 Refer to CSKA Kyiv
2001–2002 Nike ukrgasbank as Arsenal Kyiv
2003–04 adidas
2004–07 Nike  –
2007–09 lotto  –
2009–10 Nike  –
2010–13 News One
2013–  –

Presidents

Players

Current squad

As of 9 July 2017[39][40]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
Ukraine GK Serhiy Sitalo
Ukraine GK Dmytro Ivanov
Ukraine GK Herman Hnatysh
Ukraine DF Oleksandr Shevchenko
Ukraine DF Oleksiy Maidanevych
Ukraine DF Dmytro Zozulya
Ukraine DF Artem Starhorodskyi
Ukraine DF Serhiy Semenyuk
Ukraine DF Navid Nasimi
Ukraine DF Kyrylo Matveyev
Ukraine DF Oleksandr Aksyonov
Ukraine DF Dzhemal Kyzylatesh
No. Position Player
Ukraine DF Maksym Kostyuchenko
Ukraine MF Vyacheslav Turchanov
Ukraine MF Yaroslav Piskun
Ukraine MF Ruslan Chernenko
Ukraine MF Vadym Hetman
Iran MF Shayan Taghavi
Ukraine MF Andriy Dombrovskyi
Ukraine FW Vadym Semchuk
Ukraine FW Artem Pylypenko
Ukraine FW Pavlo Fedosov
Ukraine FW Oleksandr Batalskyi

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
No. Position Player

Honours

As "Mashynobudivnyk Kiev"
As "FC Boryspil"
As "CSKA-Borysfen"
As "CSKA Kyiv"

League and cup history

Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Domestic Cup Europe Notes
Nyva-Borysfen
1992–93 Transitional League
4th		 4 34 19 7 8 45 28 45 Promoted
Borysfen
1993–94 Second League
3rd		 1 42 26 13 3 84 28 65 Relocated to Boryspil; in the second half FC Boryspil; Promoted
1994–95 First League
2nd		 2 42 26 9 7 73 31 87 Merged with CSCA Kyiv; Promoted
CSKA-Borysfen
1995–96 Top League
1st		 4 34 15 11 8 47 27 56 1/16 finals
CSKA
1996–97 Top League
1st		 11 30 9 8 13 33 35 35 1/2 finals
1997–98 13 30 9 6 15 30 35 33 Runner-up
1998–99 7 30 11 10 9 37 35 43 1/8 finals CWC 1st round
1999-00 10 30 9 8 13 31 36 35 1/4 finals
2000–01 6 26 10 10 6 30 23 40 Runner-up
Arsenal (mid-season name change)
2001–02 Top League
1st		 12 26 6 5 15 18 28 23 1/4 finals UC 2nd round
2002–03 5 30 16 8 6 24 25 56 1/4 finals
2003–04 9 30 10 7 13 38 44 37 1/8 finals
2004–05 9 30 9 10 11 30 33 37 1/16 finals
2005–06 12 30 9 8 13 31 39 35 1/4 finals
2006–07 14 30 7 9 14 28 44 30 1/32 finals
2007–08 6 30 11 9 10 42 36 42 1/8 finals
2008–09 Premier League
1st		 11 30 8 8 14 26 33 32 1/8 finals
2009–10 7 30 11 9 10 44 41 42 1/16 finals
2010–11 9 30 10 7 13 36 38 37 1/2 finals
2011–12 5 30 14 9 7 44 27 51 1/4 finals
2012–13 8 30 10 9 11 34 41 39 1/4 finals EL 3rd qual round
2013–14 — 14 3 1 10 10 31 10 1/8 finals Expelled [41]
Club reformed in 2014 as Arsenal-Kyiv
2014[3] Kiev Oblast
5th		 10 13 8 1 4 25 22 25 Amateur Cup also participated in the Kiev city championship
2015–16 Second League
3rd		 6 26 13 4 9 37 30 43 1/16 finals Promoted[42]
2016–17 First League
2nd		 10 34 12 9 13 38 39 45 1/16 finals
2017–18

European competitions

Arsenal Kyiv appeared in the European competitions for the first time as CSKA Kyiv in 1998 (1998–99 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup) in away game against the Irish Cork City F.C. which CSKA lost 1-2. The first two qualifications to European competitions were achieved by reaching the final of Ukrainian Cup in 1998 and 2001. During that time Arsenal Kyiv was known as CSKA Kyiv.

The first appearance in the European competitions under Arsenal brand the club made in 2012.

CSKA Kyiv

UEFA Cup Winners Cup
Season Round Club Home Away Aggr.
1998–99 Qualifying round Republic of Ireland Cork City 2–0 1–2 3–2
First Round Russia Lokomotiv Moscow 0–2 1–3 1–5
UEFA Europa League
Season Round Club Home Away Aggr.
2001–02 Qualifying round Finland FC Jokerit2–02–04–0
First round Serbia and Montenegro Red Star Belgrade3–20–03–2
Second round Belgium Club Brugge K.V.0–20–50–7

Arsenal Kyiv

UEFA Europa League
Season Round Club Home Away Aggr.
2012–13 Third qualifying round Slovenia ND Mura 050–312–02–3
Notes

Managers

See also

References

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    FC Arsenal (Kyiv) starts bankruptcy procedure, drops out of competition, says director, Interfax-Ukraine (31 October 2013)
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  34. ↑ http://www.ua-football.com/ukrainian/news/1398594206-v-schastlivom-sozdan-novyy-kievskiy-arsenal-investor-kikireshko.html
  35. ↑ http://www.ua-football.com/ua/ukrainian/2a/1439364188-zmi-annenkov-podav-u-vidstavku-arsenal-ocholit-chervenkov.html
  36. ↑ http://futbolgrad.com/ukrainian-ultras-where-two-wings-collide/
  37. ↑ Jerseys of Ukrainian clubs Archived 25 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine.
  38. ↑ History of CSKA Kyiv. CSKA of Ukraine website
  39. ↑ http://arsenal-kyiv.com/team
  40. ↑ Team squad – Ukrainian Premier League website
  41. ↑ On 29 October 2013, the general director of FC Arsenal Kyiv Viktor Holovko announced that the club is filling for bankruptcy and withdrawing from competitions as it was unable to find any sponsors. "Arsenal Kyiv director general says club out of all competitions, bankruptcy procedures launched". Interfax-Ukraine. 1 November 2013."FC Arsenal (Kyiv) starts bankruptcy procedure, drops out of competition, says director". Interfax-Ukraine. 31 October 2013.
    The General Assembly of the Ukrainian Premier League was unable to reach a quorum and hence no decision was made on the expulsion of the club from the UPL.Гендиректор УПЛ пояснив, чому Данілов не приїхав на Загальні збори [General Director of UPL explained why Danilov did not come to the General Assembly] (in Ukrainian). ua-football.com. 18 December 2013. (18 December 2013)
    On 12 February 2014 Arsenal Kyiv was officially expelled from the league and all club's results were annulled."Decision #53 League Directory" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). 12 February 2014.
  42. ↑ Originally, as per competition regulations the top three teams were promoted from the 2015–16 Ukrainian Second League. (in Ukrainian) "Друга ліга, 24-й тур:"Черкаський Дніпро" та "Оболонь-Бровар" виходять у першу лігу!" [Second league, Round 24: Cherkaskyi Dnipro and Obolon-Brovar enter First League]. Professional Football League of Ukraine. 19 May 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
    However, prior to the season commencing at the Conference of the PFL in preparation for the season the committee decided to expand the competition to eighteen teams and include the fourth, fifth and sixth placed teams. (in Ukrainian) "В Першій лізі можуть стартувати 18 команд" [18 teams may compete in the First League]. UA-Football. 24 June 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
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