Promoted teams Six teams have been promoted from the
1995–96 Ukrainian Football Amateur League: •
Pokuttya Kolomyia - Group 1 winner
(debut) •
Papirnyk Malyn - Group 3 winner
(debut) •
Fakel Varva - Group 4 winner
(debut) •
Lokomotyv Smila - Group 3 runner-up
(debut) •
Avanhard Merefa - Group 4 third
(debut) •
Portovyk Kerch - Group 6 winner
(debut) Two teams were added also without participation in the Ukrainian Football Amateur League: •
Nyva Bershad - undetermined
(debut), supposedly instead of Sportinvest Kryvyi Rin (withdrew at the last season winter break, yet placed above the 18th position) •
FC Petrivtsi - undetermined
(debut) Relegated teams Two teams have been relegated from the
1995–96 Ukrainian First League: • Ratusha Kamyanets-Podilskyi – 21st place
(debut) •
Skala Stryi – 22nd place
(debut) Withdrawn teams • Ratusha Kamyanets-Podilskyi •
Skala Stryi •
Chayka Sevastopol •
Druzhba Berdiansk •
Dnistrovets Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi •
Nyva-Kosmos Myronivka •
Avanhard Zhydachiv Merged and renamed teams • Skhid Slavutch changed its name to
Nerafa Slavutych. • Khutrovyk Tysmenytsia changed its name to
FC Tysmenytsia. • Obolon Kyiv changed its name to
Obolon-PPO Kyiv in cooperation with the
Ukrainian Armed Forces (PPO is an abbreviation for
Anti-Air Defense). • During winter break, Avanhard Merefa moved to Kharkiv and changed its name to
Avanhard-Metalist Kharkiv.
Location map ==Group A==