| Season: | 2010–11 |
| League Topscorer: | 20 – Ruslan Hunchak (Bukovyna) |
| Biggest Home Win: | Stal 5–0 Prykarpattya (Round 2) Lviv 6–1 Feniks-Illichivets (Round 18) |
| Biggest Away Win: | Feniks-Illichivets 1–6 Zirka (Round 19) Prykarpattya 1–6 Lviv (Round 34) |
| Highest Scoring: | Lviv 6–1 Feniks-Illichivets (Round 18) Feniks-Illichivets 1–6 Zirka (Round 19) Prykarpattya 1–6 Lviv (Round 34) |
| Matches: | 291 |
| Total Goals: | 762 |
| Longest Wins: | 6 – Chornomorets (Rounds ppd. 15, 20–21, 23–25) |
| Longest Unbeaten: | 14 – Chornomorets (Rounds 11–14, 16–19, ppd. 15, 20–21, 23–25) |
| Longest Losses: | 7 – Prykarpattya (Round 8, 10–15) |
| Highest Attendance: | 10,000 – Bukovyna – Chornomorets (Round 26) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 100 – Dynamo-2 – Chornomorets (Round 8) Dynamo-2 – Tytan (Round 12) Helios – Dnister (Round 14) Arsenal – Dnister (Round 22) |
| Nextseason: | 2011–12 |
The 2010–11 Ukrainian First League was the 20th since its establishment. Eighteen teams competed in the competition. Two teams were promoted from the 2009–10 Ukrainian Second League and a third team replaced a team that withdrew from the competition.
The competition began on July 17, 2010, with six matches. The competition had a winter break and resumed March 19, 2011.
These three teams were promoted from the 2009–10 Ukrainian Second League
Two teams were relegated from the 2009–10 Ukrainian Premier League
At the meeting of the Professional Football League of Ukraine, it was confirmed that FC Desna Chernihiv failed attestation for the season and hence would have their license withdrawn. To allow an extra team to be promoted, the PFL determined that a playoff game between the 2nd placed teams from Druha Liha –Kremin Kremenchuk and Nyva Vinnytsia would determine the vacancy created. This playoff game was played June 28, 2010.[1]
The following displays the location of teams.
The following stadiums were used during the season.
| width=55 | Rank | width=220 | Stadium | width=72 | Capacity | width=160 | Club | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central Stadium (Vinnytsia) | Central Stadium, Vinnytsia | 24,000 | Nyva Vinnytsia | ||||
| 2 | MCS Rukh, Ivano-Frankivsk | 15,000 | Prykarpattya Ivano-Frankivsk | |||||
| 3 | Zirka Stadium, Kirovohrad | 13,667 | Zirka Kirovohrad | |||||
| 4 | Labor Reserve, Bila Tserkva | 13,500 | Arsenal Bila Tserkva | With stadium under construction capacity is reduced to 5,000. | ||||
| 5 | Avanhard Zakarpattya, Uzhhorod | 12,000 | Zakarpattya Uzhhorod | |||||
| 6 | Bukovyna Stadium, Chernivtsi | 12,000 | Bukovyna Chernivtsi | |||||
| 7 | Stal Stadium, Alchevsk | 8,632 | Stal Alchevsk | |||||
| 8 | KSC Nika, Oleksandria | 5,692 | PFC Oleksandria | |||||
| 9 | Naftovyk Stadium, Okhtyrka | 5,256 | Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka | |||||
| 10 | Spartak Stadium, Odesa | 4,800 | Chornomorets Odesa Dnister Ovidiopol | Dniester loans usage of stadium in 2011 due to state of home stadium[2] | ||||
| 11 | Khimik Stadium, Krasnoperekopsk, Crimea | 4,116 | Tytan Armyansk | Used as home ground after the winter break | ||||
| 12 | Khimik Stadium, Armyansk, Crimea | 3,450 | Tytan Armyansk | |||||
| 13 | Khimik Sport Complex, Vinnytsia | 3,283[3] | Nyva Vinnytsia | Used as home stadium in Round 22[4] | ||||
| 14 | ST Sport Arena, Ahrarne, Crimea | 3,250 | Krymteplitsia Molodizhne | |||||
| 15 | Lofort Arena, Dobromyl | 3,220 | ||||||
| 16 | Enerhetyk Stadium, Burshtyn | 3,000 | Enerhetyk Burshtyn | |||||
| 16 | Avanhard Stadium, Mukachevo | 3,000 | Zakarpattya Uzhhorod | Used as home stadium in Round 22[5] | ||||
| 18 | Sport Complex Obukhivsky Raion, Obukhiv, Kyiv Oblast[6] | 2,064 | Arsenal Bila Tserkva | Club forced to play away from home after the winter break. | ||||
| 19 | Helios Arena, Kharkiv | 2,057 | Helios Kharkiv | |||||
| 20 | Dukov Dnister Stadium, Ovidiopol | 1,500 | Dnister Ovidiopol | |||||
| 21 | Stadium Yunist, Kalinino, Crimea | 1,050 | Feniks-Illichovets Kalinino | |||||
| 22 | Dynamo Club Stadium, Chapayevka | 750 | Dynamo-2 Kyiv |
| Club | Coach | Replaced coach | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal Bila Tserkva | |||
| Bukovyna Chernivtsi |  Vadym Zayats | ||
| Chornomorets Odesa | Ihor Nakonechny | ||
| Dnister Ovidiopol | Andriy Parkhomenko | ||
| Dynamo-2 Kyiv | Hennadiy Lytovchenko | ||
| Enerhetyk Burshtyn | Mykola Prystay Roman Pokora Mykhailo Savka Serhiy Ptashnyk | ||
| Feniks-Illichovets Kalinino | |||
| Helios Kharkiv | Volodymyr Shekhovtsov (caretaker) | Roman Pokora Serhiy Kandaurov Volodymyr Shekhovtsov (caretaker) | |
| Krymteplytsia Molodizhne | Mykola Fedorko (caretaker) | Oleksandr Sevidov | |
| FC Lviv | |||
| Naftovyk-Ukrnafta Okhtyrka | |||
| Nyva Vinnytsia | |||
| PFC Oleksandria | |||
| Prykarpattya Ivano-Frankivsk | Ihor Dyriv (caretaker) | Mykola Prystay Serhiy Ptashnyk Petro Kushlyk | |
| Stal Alchevsk | Anatoliy Volobuyev | ||
| Tytan Armyansk | |||
| Zakarpattia Uzhhorod |  Igor Gamula | ||
| Zirka Kirovohrad | Oleksandr Deriberin |
The promotion/relegation playoff stage consisted of two matches. For sponsorship reasons it was named as Umbro playoffs. At match one both second placed teams of the Second League groups played each other to determine the winner. At match two the match was played between the 16th place team of the First League and the winner of another playoff game between the second placed clubs from each group of the Second League.[28]
At the end of the winter break Feniks-Illichivets Kalinino administration notified the PFL that their club was in liquidation and would withdraw from the league. All of their spring fixtures are considered technical losses. The club competed in twenty games in the League and had a record of 3 wins, 2 draws and 14 losses and 1 technical loss with 17 goals scored and 48 allowed.[29]
| Scorer | Goals (Pen.) | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ruslan Hunchak | 20 (1) | Bukovyna Chernivtsi |
| 2 | 15 (4) | ||
| 3 | 14 | ||
| 4 | Oleksandr Kochura | 12 (5) | Zirka Kirovohrad |
| 5 | Dmytro Leonov | 10 | Feniks-Illichivets Kalinino/Arsenal Bila Tserkva |
| 10 (1) | |||
| Kostyantyn Vizyonok | 10 (2) | Tytan Armyansk | |
| Serhiy Herasymets | 10 (5) | ||
| 9 | 9 (1) | ||
| 9 (1) | |||
| 9 (2) | |||
| 9 (6) |