The competition had a winter break that started on 30 November 2013[3] and resumed on 28 March 2014.
Originally Hoverla Uzhhorod and Metalurh Zaporizhzhia were to be relegated from the Ukrainian Premier League after finishing in 15th and 16th places.
However, Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih failed attestation and their license was withdrawn by the Ukrainian Premier League.
The competition was reduced by two teams to sixteen at the PFL Conference on 26 June 2013.
[7] Krymteplytsia Molodizhne withdrew from the PFL after the previous season[7] and Shakhtar Sverdlovsk bid for promotion was refused.