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unusual facts about Ukrainian First League



FC Frunzenets-Liha-99 Sumy

The club reenter the Druha Liha in 2000 as FC Frunzrenets-Liha-99 Sumy, but in 2002 it merged FC Sumy which earned the promotion to the First League.

FC Zhemchuzhyna Yalta

Zhemchuzhyna Yalta was founded in 2010 after the withdrawal of FC Feniks-Illichovets Kalinine from the Ukrainian First League.

Roman Sanzhar

On December 2012 Sanzhar announced his retirement and became the assistant coach for the Ukrainian First League club FC Olimpik Donetsk.

Yuriy Pankiv

In 2009 he signed contract with PFC Oleksandria in the Ukrainian First League, and in 2011 made debut in Premier League together with his team against FC Vorskla Poltava on 8 July.


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Obolon CJSC

On 21 February 2013 FC Obolon Kyiv withdrew voluntary from the Ukrainian First League after Obolon CEO Slobodyan had refused to finance the club after goalkeeper Kostyantyn Makhnovskyi was sold by the club without his consent.