The competitions are divided into three groups – A, B, and C. Kryvbas-2 Kryvyi Rih obtained the professional status and entered the Second League.
The game Fortuna - Dynamo-SKA 3:3 was annulled and awarded a technical loss (-:+) to the home team for cheating.
Avanhard Rovenky, Zorya Luhansk, Khimik Severodonetsk participated previously in the First League.
VPS Kramatorsk, Metalurh-2 Zaporizhzhia, Shakhtar Horlivka, Dalis Komyshuvakha obtained the professional status and entered the Second League.
Khimik Severodonetsk, Dalis Komyshuvakha, Metalurh-2 Donetsk, Slovianets Konotop, Pivdenstal Yenakieve refused to participate.