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2020–21 Ukrainian Premier League

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The 2020–21 Ukrainian Premier League season was the 30th top-level football club competition since the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the 13th since the establishment of the Ukrainian Premier League.

FavBet Liha (UPL)
Official logo[1]
Season2020–21
Dates21 August 2020 – 9 May 2021[2][3]
(winter break 13 December 2020 – 13 February 2021)
ChampionsDynamo Kyiv
16th Ukrainian league title
29th domestic league title
RelegatedOlimpik
Champions LeagueDynamo Kyiv
Shakhtar Donetsk
Europa LeagueZorya Luhansk
Europa Conference LeagueKolos Kovalivka
Vorskla Poltava
Matches played182
Goals scored481 (2.64 per match)
Top goalscorer15 – Vladyslav Kulach (Vorskla Poltava)
Biggest home win5 – Dynamo 5–0 Inhulets (Round 23)
Biggest away win5 – Lviv 0–5 Zorya (Round 4)
Highest scoring7 – Vorskla 5–2 Rukh (Round 1), Oleksandriya 4–3 Inhulets (Round 6), Mariupol 4–3 Inhulets (Round 20)
Highest attendance7,953 – Rukh 1–1 Shakhtar (Round 2)[a]
Total attendance106713[a]
Average attendance1694[a]
All statistics correct as of 9 May 2021.

The defending champion was the 13-times winner Shakhtar Donetsk. On 25 April 2021, Dynamo Kyiv won the record 16th title with three matches remaining, after the victory over Inhulets Petrove in the Round 23 home game.[5]

The season started on 21 August 2020 and was initially set to end on 15 May 2021.[2] On 7 April 2021 it was announced that most of clubs voted to end competitions a week early on 9 May 2021.[3][6]

Summary

This season was the first since the 2015–16, when the league consisted of double round-robin tournament, without the second stage and division to the two groups. This season also had the latest start of the competition in history.[7]

A season, that usually starts in July, was postponed for a month due to the COVID-19 pandemic situation in Ukraine. From 10 September[8] to 13 October 2020, attendance restrictions were lifted and stadiums were allowed some spectators not to exceed about 25% of stadium capacity.[9]

At least four managers of the UPL openly expressed their opinion not to postpone any games due to the COVID-19 cases.[10] Nevertheless, two games of the season's fall half were postponed to spring.

For the next 2021–22 season, the league is expected to expand again to 16 teams as part of the league's expansion plan. As a consequence, this season the lowest-ranked team from Ukrainian Premier League got relegated to Ukrainian First League, and at the same time the top three teams from the First League will gain promotion to the Premier League next season.

Teams

This season, as it was announced earlier, the Ukrainian Premier League has been expanded to 14 teams, which includes 11 teams from the previous season and the top three teams from the 2019–20 Ukrainian First League.[11]

Location map

The following displays the location of teams.

Kyiv
Kyiv teams :
Dynamo
Olimpik
Shakhtar
Donetsk
Donetsk teams :
Olimpik
Shakhtar
Inhulets
Lviv
Lviv teams :
Lviv
Rukh
Zorya
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Home venues of teams in the 2020–21 Ukrainian Premier League.
Teams in italics are from a conflict zone of the War in Donbass and are playing their home games in different cities.

Stadiums

Three of the qualified to the date teams play their matches outside of home towns. The minimum threshold for the stadium's capacity in the UPL is 5,000 (Article 10, paragraph 7.2).[12]

The following stadiums are regarded as home grounds:

RankStadiumPlaceClubCapacityNotes
1NSC OlimpiyskiyKyivDynamo Kyiv70,050[Note MYN–DYN]
Shakhtar Donetskused as home ground during the season[13]
FC Mynaiused as home ground in round 4
2OSC MetalistKharkivFC Lviv40,003used as home ground in round 19
FC Mariupolused as home ground in rounds 20, 22, 23
3Arena LvivLvivRukh Lviv34,915[14]
FC Lviv
4Dnipro-ArenaDniproSC Dnipro-131,003[Note INH–DN1]
Inhulets Petroveused as home ground in round 1
5Ukraina StadiumLvivFC Lviv28,051used as home ground in rounds 1-4
6Butovsky Vorskla StadiumPoltavaVorskla Poltava24,795
Inhulets Petroveused as home ground in round 15
7Lobanovsky Dynamo StadiumKyivOlimpik Donetsk16,873used as home ground during the season
FC Mariupolused as home ground in round 12
Dynamo Kyivused as home ground in rounds 13, 14
Kolos Kovalivkaused as home ground in round 14[15]
Desna Chernihivused as home ground in round 15, 16[16]
8Zirka StadiumKropyvnytskyiInhulets Petrove14,628used as home ground during the season[17][18][19][Note INH–DN1]
9Volodymyr Boiko StadiumMariupolFC Mariupol12,680Mariupol returned to home stadium in round 19 due to renovations during the first half[20]
10Avanhard StadiumLutskFC Lviv12,080used as home ground in round 1
11Avanhard StadiumUzhhorodFC Mynai12,000used as home ground during the season[Note MYN–DYN]
12Slavutych-ArenaZaporizhzhiaZorya Luhansk12,000used as home ground during the season
FC Mariupolused as home ground in rounds 14, 15
13CSC Nika StadiumOleksandriyaFC Oleksandriya7,000
14Chernihiv StadiumChernihivDesna Chernihiv5,500
Olimpik Donetskused as home ground in round 10, 24
15Obolon ArenaKyivDesna Chernihiv5,100used as home ground in round 9
16Kolos StadiumKovalivkaKolos Kovalivka5,000[21]Opened before Round 2[22][23][24]
17Skif StadiumLvivRukh Lviv3,742used as home ground in round 17

Notes

Personnel and sponsorship

TeamPresidentHead coachCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
Desna ChernihivVolodymyr Levin Oleksandr Ryabokon Vladyslav OhiryaNikeParimatch
SC Dnipro-1Yuriy Bereza Igor Jovićević Serhiy LohinovNike—
Dynamo KyivIhor Surkis Mircea Lucescu Serhiy SydorchukNew BalanceA-Bank
Inhulets PetroveOleksandr Povoroznyuk Serhiy Lavrynenko Mladen BartulovićJomaetg.ua
Kolos KovalivkaAndriy Zasukha Ruslan Kostyshyn Vitaliy HavryshNikeSvitanok
FC LvivBohdan Kopytko[28] Anatoliy Bezsmertnyi Rafael SabinoJakoParimatch
FC MariupolTariq Mehmood Chaudhry Ostap Markevych Dmytro MyshnyovNikeFavorite Sport
FC MynaiValeriy Peresolyak Mykola Tsymbal Andrey PopovichNikeFavBet
FC OleksandriyaSerhiy Kuzmenko Volodymyr Sharan Yuriy PankivNikeAhroVista
Olimpik DonetskVladyslav Helzin Roman Sanzhar Serhiy PolityloJomaParimatch
Rukh LvivHryhoriy Kozlovskyi Ivan Fedyk Yaroslav MartynyukPumaGrand Hotel
Shakhtar DonetskRinat Akhmetov Luís Castro Andriy PyatovNikeParimatch
Vorskla PoltavaKostyantyn Zhevago Yuriy Maksymov Volodymyr ChesnakovNikeFerrexpo
Zorya LuhanskYevhen Heller Viktor Skrypnyk Mykyta ShevchenkoNikeFavorite Sport

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyTableIncoming managerDate of appointmentTable
Dynamo Kyiv Oleksiy MykhaylychenkoMutual agreement[29]20 July 2020[30]Pre-season Mircea Lucescu23 July 2020[31]Pre-season
Olimpik Donetsk Ihor Klymovskyi (interim)Made permanent20 July 2020[32] Ihor Klymovskyi20 July 2020[32]
FC Mariupol Oleksandr BabychEnd of contract30 July 2020[33] Ostap Markevych3 August 2020[34]
SC Dnipro-1 Dmytro MykhaylenkoResigned[35]18 September 2020[36]11th Igor Jovićević22 September 2020[37]11th
FC Lviv Giorgi TsetsadzeResigned24 October 2020[38]14th Vitaliy Shumskyi (interim)28 October 2020[39]14th
Olimpik Donetsk Ihor KlymovskyiMutual consent25 February 2021[40]8th Yuriy Kalitvintsev25 February 2021[41]8th
FC Lviv Vitaliy Shumskyi (interim)Mutual consent1 March 2021[42]14th Anatoliy Bezsmertnyi2 March 2021[43]14th
FC Mynai Vasyl KobinResigned24 March 2021[44]13th Mykola Tsymbal26 March 2021[45]13th
Olimpik Donetsk Yuriy KalitvintsevMutual consent3 May 2021[46]13th Roman Sanzhar4 May 2021[47]13th

League table

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Dynamo Kyiv (C)2620515915+4465Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2Shakhtar Donetsk2616645419+3554Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
3Zorya Luhansk2615564422+2250Qualification for the Europa League play-off round
4Kolos Kovalivka26101153626+1041Qualification for the Europa Conference League third qualifying round
5Vorskla Poltava2611873730+741Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round
6Desna Chernihiv2610883832+638
7SC Dnipro-12686123638−230
8FC Lviv2685132551−2629[a]
9FC Oleksandriya2685133337−429[a]
10Rukh Lviv26610102739−1228
11FC Mariupol2668122741−1426[b]
12Inhulets Petrove26511102439−1526[b]
13Olimpik Donetsk (R)2664162848−2022Relegation to Ukrainian First League
14FC Mynai2646161647−3118Readmitted
Source: Ukrainian Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head higher number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Higher number of goals scored; 7) Draw or "Golden match" if two teams tied for title (Article 22, paragraph 3).[48]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Results

Teams play each other twice on a home and away basis.

Home \ AwayDESDN1DYNINHKOLLVIMARMYNOLKOLDRUXSHAVORZOR
Desna Chernihiv0–21–13–02–20–12–01–04–12–03–12–21–03–1
SC Dnipro-12–01–22–00–25–11–23–00–01–31–10–12–20–1
Dynamo Kyiv0–02–05–02–23–10–03–01–03–13–00–32–01–1
Inhulets Petrove1–11–10–20–01–01–11–11–02–10–00–3[a]2–21–1
Kolos Kovalivka1–11–10–30–04–01–02–21–11–21–20–03–01–0
FC Lviv1–01–31–41–10–21–31–03–11–11–13–21–00–5
FC Mariupol4–12–21–24–31–41–20–00–11–10–30–30–10–1
FC Mynai3–13–20–40–10–01–20–11–02–10–00–41–20–3
FC Oleksandriya2–24–11–24–30–21–04–13–02–00–02–00–20–2
Olimpik Donetsk0–20–21–40–31–21–13–33–03–23–10–10–12–1
Rukh Lviv0–44–10–22–21–20–00–02–02–13–01–11–10–2
Shakhtar Donetsk4–02–10–11–03–15–14–15–11–12–02–01–10–1
Vorskla Poltava1–10–11–52–03–02–10–01–13–13–05–20–24–2
Zorya Luhansk2–13–10–22–01–14–00–11–02–12–14–02–20–0
Source: UPL calendar
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:

Season statistics

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Artem BondarenkoFC MariupolInhulets Petrove4–33 April 2021[52]
Vladyslav KulachVorksla PoltavaZorya Luhansk4–217 April 2021[53]
Vitaliy BuyalskyiDynamo KyivVorskla Poltava5–11 May 2021[54]


  Away win
  Home win
  Draw

Awards

Monthly awards

MonthPlayer of the MonthCoach of the MonthRef.
PlayerClubCoachClub
September 2020 Ruslan StepanyukVorskla Poltava Yuriy MaksymovVorskla Poltava[55]
October 2020 Vladyslav KulachVorskla Poltava Igor JovićevićSC Dnipro-1[56]
November 2020 Vladyslav KocherhinZorya Luhansk Serhiy LavrynenkoInhulets Petrove[57]
December 2020 Dmytro IvanisenyaZorya Luhansk Ivan FedykRukh Lviv[58]
February 2021 Allahyar SayyadmaneshZorya Luhansk Viktor SkrypnykZorya Luhansk[59]
March 2021 ChinaFC Lviv Mircea LucescuDynamo Kyiv[60]
April 2021 Illya ZabarnyiDynamo Kyiv Mircea LucescuDynamo Kyiv[61]
May 2021 Yehor NazarynaZorya Luhansk Mircea LucescuDynamo Kyiv[62]

Round awards

RoundPlayerCoach
PlayerClubReferenceCoachClubReference
Round 1 Yevhen VolynetsKolos Kovalivka[63] Oleksandr RyabokonDesna Chernihiv[64]
Round 2 Volodymyr LysenkoKolos Kovalivka[65] Ihor KlymovskyiOlimpik Donetsk[66]
Round 3 Shahab ZahediOlimpik Donetsk[67] Yuriy MaksymovVorskla Poltava[68]
Round 4 Oleksandr HladkyiZorya Luhansk[69] Volodymyr SharanFC Oleksandriya[70]
Round 5 Oleksiy HutsulyakDesna Chernihiv[71] Ihor KlymovskyiOlimpik Donetsk[72]
Round 6 Viktor KovalenkoShakhtar Donetsk[73] Igor JovićevićSC Dnipro-1[74]
Round 7 Dmytro RiznykVorskla Poltava[75] Viktor SkrypnykZorya Luhansk[76]
Round 8 Viktor TsyhankovDynamo Kyiv[77] Vitaliy ShumskyiFC Lviv[78]
Round 9 Taras StepanenkoShakhtar Donetsk[79] Ruslan KostyshynKolos Kovalivka[80]
Round 10 Anatoliy NuriyevFC Mynai[81] Yuriy MaksymovVorskla Poltava[82]
Round 11 Benjamin VerbičDynamo Kyiv[83] Serhiy LavrynenkoInhulets Petrove[84]
Round 12 Artem HromovZorya Luhansk[85] Viktor SkrypnykZorya Luhansk[86]
Round 13 Valeriy FedorchukRukh Lviv[87] Ivan FedykRukh Lviv[88]
winter break
Round 14 Oleksandr HladkyyZorya Luhansk[89] Vitaliy ShumskyiFC Lviv[90]
Round 15 Pavlo OrikhovskyiKolos Kovalivka[91] Igor JovićevićSC Dnipro-1[92]
Round 16 Allahyar SayyadmaneshZorya Luhansk[93] Viktor SkrypnykZorya Luhansk[94]
Round 17 Oleksandr HladkyyZorya Luhansk[95] Oleksandr RyabokonDesna Chernihiv[96]
Round 18 Serhiy SydorchukDynamo Kyiv[97] Mircea LucescuDynamo Kyiv[98]
Round 19 ChinaFC Lviv[99] Anatoliy BezsmertnyiFC Lviv[100]
Round 20 Artem BondarenkoFC Mariupol[101] Mircea LucescuDynamo Kyiv[102]
Round 21 Andriy TotovytskyiDesna Chernihiv[103] Oleksandr RyabokonDesna Chernihiv[104]
Round 22 Vladyslav KulachVorskla Poltava[105] Mircea LucescuDynamo Kyiv[106]
Round 23 Illya ZabarnyiDynamo Kyiv[107] Volodymyr SharanFC Oleksandriya[108]
Round 24 Vitaliy BuyalskyiDynamo Kyiv[109] Serhiy LavrynenkoInhulets Petrove[110]
Round 25 Andriy BoryachukRukh Lviv[111] Viktor SkrypnykZorya Luhansk[112]
Round 26 Danylo SikanFC Mariupol[113] Mircea LucescuDynamo Kyiv[114]

See also

Notes

References

External links

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