2017–18 Vyshcha Liha (women)

Ukrainian Women's League
Season2017–18
ChampionsZhytlobud-1 Kharkiv
RelegatedAteks SDIuShOR-16 Kyiv
Lehenda-ShVSM Chernihiv (withdrew)
UEFA Women's Champions LeagueZhytlobud-1 Kharkiv
← 2017

The 2017–18 season of the Ukrainian Championship Higher League is the 27th season of Ukraine's top women's football league. The season has shifted from spring-fall season to fall-spring. It ran from 18 August 2017 to 27 May 2018.[1]

Teams

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Locations of teams in the 2017–18 Ukrainian Championship Higher League

Team changes

Promoted from 2017 to 2018 Persha Liha Relegated from 2017 to 2018 Vyshcha Liha
Ladomyr Volodymyr-Volynskyi none

Stadiums

Team Home city Home ground Capacity
Iatran Uman Raion Tsentralnyi Raionyi Stadion 1,600
Iednist Plysky Iednist Stadion 1,500
Ladomyr Volodymyr-Volynskyi Olimp Stadion 2,000+[2]
Ateks SDIuShOR-16 Vyshneve
Kyiv		 Munitsypalnyi Stadion
Stadion of the School 231
KNUTE Stadion
Pantery Uman Stadion Umanfermmash
Zlahoda-Dnipro-1 Dnipro Stadion Trudovi Rezervy
Molodizhnyi Stadion
Rodyna Mlyniv
Kostopil		 Stadion Kolos
Stadion Kolos
Lehenda-ShVSM Chernihiv Stadion Tekstylschyk[3] 3,000
Zhytlobud-1 Liubotyn Stadion Olimpiyets
Zhytlobud-2 Kharkiv Sonyachny Stadium 4,924

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv 18 17 1 0 110 4 +106 52 Qualification to Champions League
2 Zhytlobud-2 Kharkiv 18 16 1 1 104 5 +99 49
3 Lehenda-ShVSM Chernihiv 18 11 2 5 51 26 +25 35 Merged
4 Iatran Berestivets 18 10 4 4 31 20 +11 34
5 Iednist Plysky 18 6 3 9 21 32 −11 21
6 Pantery Uman 18 6 2 10 37 44 −7 20
7 Zlahoda-Dnipro-1 18 5 4 9 15 55 −40 19
8 Ladomyr Volodymyr-Volynskyi 18 5 3 10 28 49 −21 18
9 Rodyna Kostopil 18 1 5 12 10 55 −45 8
10 Ateks SDIuShOR-16 Kyiv 18 0 1 17 6 123 −117 −2 Merged
Source: womensfootball.com.ua
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored.[4]

Results

Home \ Away ATK IAT IED LAD LCH PAN ROD ZH1 ZH2 ZD1
Ateks SDIuShOR-16 Kyiv — 2–5 0–4 0–9 0–5 1–2 0–0 0–10 0–22 1–3
Iatran Berestivets 5–0 — 2–0 1–1 1–0 3–1 1–0 1–2 0–1 1–1
Iednist Plysky 4–0 0–2 — 1–2 2–2 1–0 1–0 0–3 1–3 3–0
Ladomyr Volodymyr-Volynskyi 4–0 1–4 1–0 — 1–2 2–5 2–0 0–3 0–5 0–2
Lehenda-ShVSM Chernihiv 17–0 0–0 2–0 4–2 — 5–2 2–0 0–1 1–4 2–0
Pantery Uman 9–0 1–2 1–1 5–1 1–4 — 1–1 1–3 0–2 0–2
Rodyna Kostopil 4–1 0–0 0–2 1–1 1–2 0–3 — 1–10 0–7 1–1
Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv 15–0 6–0 5–0 7–0 4–0 9–0 11–0 — 0–0 11–0
Zhytlobud-2 Kharkiv +:- 4–0 8–0 8–0 7–0 7–0 8–0 1–3 — 8–0
Zlahoda-Dnipro-1 2–1 0–3 1–1 1–1 0–3 0–5 2–1 0–7 0–6 —
Source: WFPL.UA
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

As of 27 May 2018[5]
Rank Player Club Goals[6]
1 Ukraine Olha Ovdiychuk Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv 28 (3)
2 Ukraine Yana Kalinina Zhytlobud-2 Kharkiv 27
3 Ukraine Anna Voronina Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv 23
4 Ukraine Maria Mykhailiuk Lehenda-ShVSM Chernihiv 18
5 Ukraine Oksana Bilokur Pantery Uman 15
6 Ukraine Veronika Andrukhiv Zhytlobud-2 Kharkiv 11
7 Ukraine Olena Lymar Lehenda-ShVSM Chernihiv 10
Ukraine Tayisia Nesterenko Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv 10
Ukraine Yulia Shevchuk Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv 10
Ukraine Daryna Apanashchenko Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv 10 (1)

Persha Liha

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Iantarochka Novoyavorivsk 6 4 1 1 19 5 +14 13 Qualified to Persha Liha play-offs
2 Kolos-Mriya 6 4 1 1 18 5 +13 13
3 Polissia Zhytomyr 6 2 0 4 7 15 −8 3
4 Ateks-Obolon Kyiv 6 1 0 5 3 22 −19 3
Source: womensfootball.com.ua
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored.[4]

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Voskhod Velyka Bahachka 6 5 0 1 33 9 +24 15 Qualified to Persha Liha play-offs
2 VO DYuSSh Vinnytsia 6 4 1 1 25 8 +17 13
3 Orion-Avto Mykolaiv 6 1 2 3 10 13 −3 2
4 Bahira Kropyvnytskyi 6 0 1 5 5 43 −38 1
Source: womensfootball.com.ua
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored.[4]

Group 3

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Mariupolchanka Mariupol 4 4 0 0 29 2 +27 12 Qualified to Persha Liha play-offs
2 SumDU-Barsa Sumy 4 1 0 3 9 14 −5 3
3 Luhanochka-Spartak 4 1 0 3 4 26 −22 3
Source: womensfootball.com.ua
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored.[4]

Play-offs

Semifinals

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Iantarochka 2 – 1 Kolos
Voskhod 3 – 2 Mariupolchanka

Voskhod Velyka Bahachka and Iantarochka Novoyavorivsk gained promotion to the Ukrainian Women's League. Later Iantarochka yielded its place to WFC Lviv.

Third place

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Kolos 0 – 8 Mariupolchanka

Final

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Iantarochka 0 – 3 Voskhod

Voskhod Velyka Bahachka was crown as the champions of the 2017–18 Persha Liha.

References

  1. ^ "Календарь. 2017/18. Чемпионат Украины. Высшая Лига" [Calendar of the 2017–18 Ukrainian Championship Higher League]. wfpl.com.ua (in Russian). Ukrainian Women's League. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  2. ^ Volodymyr Krupchuk, Sofia Tkachuk. "Provincial stadiums of Ukraine: 'Olimp' in the Duchy's capital (Провінційні стадіони України: "Олімп" у столиці князівства)". Depo Sector. 26 June 2016
  3. ^ Возвращение «Легенды». В Чернигове стартовал новый сезон украинского футбола. ФОТОрепортаж. Vysokyi Val. 22 April 2017
  4. ^ a b c d "Турнирная таблица 2019/20. Чемпионат Украины. Высшая лига" (in Russian). Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  5. ^ Чемпіонат України. Вища Ліга. 2017/2018 - Турнірна таблиця. womensfootball.ua
  6. ^ "Чемпіонат України. Вища Ліга. 2017/2018 - Турнірна таблиця". womensfootball.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 26 February 2020.