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2023–24 Ukrainian Premier League

The 2023–24 Ukrainian Premier League season, referred to as the VBet Liha for sponsorship reasons, was the 33rd top-level football club competition since the fall of the Soviet Union and the 16th since the establishment of the Ukrainian Premier League. On June 7, 2023 the UPL published highlights of the next season regulation draft announcing that preliminary the next season is expected to start on July 29.[2] Also, this season had the national cup competitions restored which started on August 16. The season regulation draft is yet to be approved by the General Assembly of the UPL participants.[3]

VBet Liha (UPL)
Official logo[1]
Season2023–24
Dates29 July 2023 – 19 May 2024
12 December 2023 – 23 February 2024 (winter break)
ChampionsShakhtar Donetsk
RelegatedFC Mynai
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv
Champions LeagueShakhtar Donetsk
Dynamo Kyiv
Europa LeagueKryvbas Kryvyi Rih
Conference LeagueDnipro-1
Polissya Zhytomyr
Matches played240
Goals scored594 (2.48 per match)
Top goalscorerVladyslav Vanat (Dynamo)
(14 goals)
Biggest home winDynamo 5–0 Kolos
(5 May 2024)
Biggest away winOleksandriya 1–5 Chornomorets
(22 September 2023)
Vorskla 1–5 Dynamo
(31 March 2024)
Highest scoring7 goals (4 matches)
Highest attendance2800
Vorskla 1–5 Dynamo
(31 March 2024)
Veres 2–2 Oleksandriya
(19 May 2024)
Total attendance86 019
All statistics correct as of 03 June 2024.

Teams

This season the Ukrainian Premier League remained at 16 teams. Two teams had their status suspended due to the Russian occupation and/or destruction of their sports infrastructure. If one or both of Desna and Mariupol decide to return to the league competitions next season, it has been determined that the league would be increased to 18 teams.[4] On June 9, 2023 the president of FC Desna stated that the club would return to professional football the next season in 2024 and would start from the Second League due to issues with player transfers.[5][6]

Relegated teams

Location map

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Home venues of teams in the 2023–24 Ukrainian Premier League.
Teams in italics are from areas bordering the Russian Federation and are playing their home games in different cities due to ongoing hostilities.

Stadiums

The minimum threshold for the stadium's capacity in the UPL is 4,500 (Article 10, paragraph 7.3).[7]

The following stadiums are regarded as home grounds:

RankStadiumPlaceClubCapacityNotes
1Arena LvivLvivRukh Lviv34,915
Shakhtar Donetskused as home ground during the season
2Chornomorets StadiumOdesaChornomorets Odesa34,164
3Dnipro-ArenaDniproDnipro-131,003
4Ukraina StadiumLvivRukh Lviv27,925used as home ground in 1 match
Zorya Luhanskused as home ground in 1 match
5Butovsky Vorskla StadiumPoltavaVorskla Poltava24,795
6Lobanovskyi Dynamo StadiumKyivDynamo Kyiv16,873
Metalist 1925 Kharkivused as home ground in 1 match
FC Mynaiused as home ground in 1 match
Zorya Luhanskused as home ground in 1 match
7Avanhard StadiumUzhhorodDnipro-112,000used as home ground in 3 matches
Zorya Luhanskused as home ground in 1 match
8Tsentralnyi StadionCherkasyLNZ Cherkasy10,321
9CSC Nika StadiumOleksandriyaFC Oleksandriya7,000
10Tsentralnyi StadionZhytomyrPolissya Zhytomyr5,928
Zorya Luhanskused as home ground in 1 match
11Obolon ArenaKyivObolon Kyiv5,100
12Kolos StadiumKovalivkaKolos Kovalivka5,050
LNZ Cherkasyused as home ground in 2 matches
Zorya Luhanskused as home ground in 1 match
13Arena Livyi BerehZolochivska hromadaMetalist 1925 Kharkiv4,700used as home ground during the season
Zorya Luhanskused as home ground during the season
Shakhtar Donetskused as home ground in 2 matches
Chornomorets Odesaused as home ground in 1 match
14Avanhard StadiumRivneVeres Rivne4,650
15Skif StadiumLvivZorya Luhansk4,033used as home ground in 1 match
16Hirnyk StadiumKryvyi RihKryvbas Kryvyi Rih2,500
17Mynai ArenaMynaiFC Mynai1,312

Personnel and sponsorship

TeamPresidentHead coachCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
Chornomorets OdesaLeonid Klimov Roman Hryhorchuk Illya PutryaKelmeVbet
Dnipro-1Maksym Bereza Yuriy Maksymov Oleksandr SvatokNikeWindrose
Dynamo KyivIhor Surkis Oleksandr Shovkovskyi Vitaliy BuyalskyiNew BalanceA-Bank
Kolos KovalivkaAndriy Zasukha Yaroslav Vyshnyak Vadym MilkoNikeATTP
Kryvbas Kryvyi RihKostyantyn Karamanits Yuriy Vernydub Dmytro KhomchenovskyiJomaRudomain
LNZ CherkasyAndriy Poltavets Oleg Dulub Oleh TarasenkoMacronVbet
Metalist 1925 KharkivYaroslav Vdovenko Viktor Skrypnyk Artem HabelokPumaAES group
MynaiValeriy Peresolyak Željko Ljubenović Oleksandr BanduraKelmeFavBet
Obolon KyivOleksandr Slobodian Valeriy Ivashchenko Nazariy FedorivskyiJakoFavBet
OleksandriyaSerhiy Kuzmenko Ruslan Rotan Vladyslav KalitvintsevNikeAhroVista
Polissya ZhytomyrVolodymyr Zahurskyi Serhiy Shyshchenko (caretaker) Vladyslav OhiryaNikeBGV Group
Rukh LvivHryhoriy Kozlovskyi Vitaliy Ponomaryov Marko SapuhaMacronEmily Resort
Shakhtar DonetskRinat Akhmetov [A] Marino Pušić Taras StepanenkoPumaFavBet
Veres RivneIvan Nadieyin Oleh Shandruk Bohdan KohutKelmeVbet
Vorskla PoltavaKostyantyn Zhevago Serhiy Dolhanskyi (caretaker) Volodymyr ChesnakovNikeFerrexpo
Zorya LuhanskYevhen Heller Yuriy Koval (caretaker) Vyacheslav ChurkoPuma—

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyTableIncoming managerDate of appointment
Shakhtar Donetsk Igor JovićevićFired8 June 2023[a][10][11][12][13]Pre-season Patrick van Leeuwen3 July 2023[14]
Veres Rivne Yuriy VirtResigned14 June 2023[15] Serhiy Lavrynenko16 June 2023[16]
Zorya Luhansk Patrick van LeeuwenSigned with Shakhtar3 July 2023[14] Nenad Lalatović4 July 2023[17][18]
SC Dnipro-1 Oleksandr KucherResigned20 August 2023[19]11th Valeriy Horodov (interim)21 August 2023[20][21]
LNZ Cherkasy Oleksandr KovpakFired23 August 2023[22][23]13th Yuriy Dudnyk (caretaker)25 August 2023[24]
Yuriy Dudnyk (caretaker)End of interim30 August 2023[25]15th Oleg Dulub30 August 2023[26]
Zorya Luhansk Nenad LalatovićResigned27 August 2023[27][28]11th Mladen Bartulović (caretaker)27 August 2023[29][30]
Mladen Bartulović (caretaker)End of interim9 September 202312th Valeriy Kryventsov9 September 2023[31][32]
SC Dnipro-1 Valeriy Horodov (interim)14 September 202311th Yuriy Maksymov14 September 2023[33]
Shakhtar Donetsk Patrick van LeeuwenFired16 October 2023[34]2nd Darijo Srna (interim)16 October 2023[35]
Darijo Srna (interim)Returned to previous position24 October 20233rd [A] Marino Pušić24 October 2023[36][37]
Dynamo Kyiv Mircea LucescuResigned3 November 2023[38]7th Oleksandr Shovkovskyi (caretaker)4 November 2023[39]
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv Edmar (caretaker)5 November 2023[40][41]9th Oleh Holodyuk (caretaker)5 November 2023[41][42]
Zorya Luhansk Valeriy Kryventsov11 November 202313th Yuriy Koval (caretaker)11 November 2023[43]
FC Mynai Volodymyr SharanMutual agreement17 November 2023[44]16th Željko Ljubenović18 November 2023[45]
Dynamo Kyiv Oleksandr Shovkovskyi (caretaker)Made a head coach12 December 20235th Oleksandr Shovkovskyi12 December 2023[46]
Veres Rivne Serhiy LavrynenkoSacked[47][48]12 December 2023[49]15th Oleh Shandruk12 December 2023[50]
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv Oleh Holodyuk (caretaker)Change of role20 December 202312th Viktor Skrypnyk20 December 2023[51]
Vorskla Poltava Viktor SkrypnykMutual agreement20 December 2023[52]7th Serhiy Dolhanskyi (caretaker)4 January 2024[53]
Polissya Zhytomyr Yuriy KalitvintsevResigned11 March 2024[54]6th Serhiy Shyshchenko (caretaker)12 March 2024[55]

Notes:

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation[a]
1Shakhtar Donetsk (C)3022536324+3971Qualification for the Champions League league stage[b]
2Dynamo Kyiv3022357228+4469Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih3017675130+2157Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round
4Dnipro-130141064027+1352Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
5Polissya Zhytomyr3014883930+950
6Rukh Lviv30121354431+1349
7LNZ Cherkasy30118113134−341
8Oleksandriya30810123038−834
9Vorskla Poltava3096153046−1633
10Zorya Luhansk30711122937−832[c]
11Kolos Kovalivka30711122231−932[c]
12Chornomorets Odesa30102183847−932[c]
13Veres Rivne (O)30610143146−1528Qualification for the Ukrainian Premier League play-off
14Obolon Kyiv (O)30511141841−2326
15Mynai (R)30510152750−2325Relegation to Ukrainian First League
16Metalist 1925 Kharkiv (R)3058173257−2523
Source: upl.ua
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw or "Golden match" if two teams tied for title (Article 22, paragraph 3).[56]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Results

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

Home \ AwayCHODN1DYNKOLKRYLNZM25MYNOBLOLKPZHRUXSHAVERVORZOR
Chornomorets Odesa0–23–21–01–21–33–03–02–03–21–02–31–40–10–10–0
Dnipro-15–21–21–11–00–01–01–11–21–02–10–11–12–01–22–2
Dynamo Kyiv1–00–15–03–11–14–24–12–04–23–02–00–13–02–02–0
Kolos Kovalivka2–00–21–10–31–31–12–00–00–00–00–10–22–00–00–1
Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih1–03–00–21–02–03–03–01–02–10–11–33–32–11–12–2
LNZ Cherkasy0–21–12–41–10–30–11–23–00–01–22–10–31–01–02–1
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv2–11–12–40–01–31–11–01–10–33–31–41–21–23–22–1
Mynai2–01–11–33–20–10–32–00–12–22–31–11–40–00–01–1
Obolon Kyiv1–10–12–40–00–01–01–01–10–31–00–00–30–00–12–4
Oleksandriya1–51–00–10–11–01–21–01–12–20–32–20–3[a]1–01–00–0
Polissia Zhytomyr1–41–13–21–01–10–12–12–12–01–20–12–01–11–01–1
Rukh Lviv2–00–21–21–11–11–01–10–02–20–01–11–13–14–12–1
Shakhtar Donetsk3–01–31–03–25–23–02–02–01–02–10–03–12–01–22–1
Veres Rivne3–11–11–10–20–20–04–33–13–02–20–22–51–11–22–2
Vorskla Poltava2–12–31–50–21–40–02–22–23–11–00–31–10–12–11–2
Zorya Luhansk1–00–10–30–11–31–22–12–00–00–00–10–01–31–11–0
Source: UPL calendar
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.
Notes:

Relegation play-offs

Teams that placed 13th and 14th in the 2023–24 Ukrainian Premier League play two-leg play-off with the third and fourth teams of the 2023–24 Ukrainian First League.

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Epitsentr Kamianets-Podilskyi2–4Veres Rivne1–11–3
Obolon Kyiv2–1Livyi Bereh Kyiv1–01–1

First leg

Epitsentr Kamianets-Podilskyi1–1Veres Rivne
  • Moroz 28'
Report
Arena Livyi Bereh, Zolochivska rural hromada
Attendance: 1,170
Referee: Viktor Kopiyevskyi
Obolon Kyiv1–0Livyi Bereh Kyiv
Report
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Maksym Kozyriatskyi

Second leg

Veres Rivne3–1Epitsentr Kamianets-Podilskyi
Report
  • Sten 89'
Attendance: 3,789
Referee: Oleksiy Derevinskyi
Livyi Bereh Kyiv1–1Obolon Kyiv
  • Sidnney 54'
Report
Arena Livyi Bereh, Zolochivska rural hromada
Attendance: 1,711
Referee: Mykola Balakin

Season statistics

Clean sheets

As of 25 May 2024[59]

RankPlayerClubClean
sheets
1 Dmytro RiznykShakhtar Donetsk13
2 Kiril FesyunKolos Kovalivka12
3 Heorhiy BushchanDynamo Kyiv11
4 Andriy KlishchukKryvbas Kryvyi Rih10
Mykyta ShevchenkoOleksandriya
6 Dmytro LedviyRukh Lviv9
Yevhen VolynetsDnipro-1
8 Denys BoykoPolissya Zhytomyr7
Herman PenkovLNZ Cherkasy
10 Pavlo IsenkoVorskla Poltava6
Oleksandr SaputinZorya Luhansk

Awards

Monthly awards

MonthPlayer of the MonthCoach of the MonthRef.
PlayerClubCoachClub
July—August 2023 Yvan DibangoKryvbas Kryvyi Rih Roman HryhorchukChornomorets Odesa[60]
September 2023 Maksym ZaderakaKryvbas Kryvyi Rih Yuriy VernydubKryvbas Kryvyi Rih[61]
October 2023 Béni MakouanaPolissia Zhytomyr Yuriy KalitvintsevPolissia Zhytomyr[62]
November 2023 Volodymyr BrazhkoDynamo Kyiv Oleksandr ShovkovskyiDynamo Kyiv[63]
December 2023 / February 2024 Vladyslav VanatDynamo Kyiv Oleksandr ShovkovskyiDynamo Kyiv[64]
March 2024 Vladyslav VanatDynamo Kyiv Oleksandr ShovkovskyiDynamo Kyiv[65]
April 2024 Danylo SikanShakhtar Donetsk Oleksandr ShovkovskyiDynamo Kyiv[66]
May 2024

Round awards

RoundPlayerCoach
PlayerClubReferenceCoachClubReference
Round 1 Vladyslav VanatDynamo Kyiv[67] Mircea LucescuDynamo Kyiv[67]
Round 2 Yuriy KlymchukRukh Lviv[68] Oleksandr KovpakLNZ Cherkasy[68]
Round 3 Oleksandr BanduraFC Mynai[69] Vitaliy PonomaryovRukh Lviv[69]
Round 4 Dmytro KryskivShakhtar Donetsk[70] Roman HryhorchukChornomorets Odesa[70]
Round 5 Oleksandr NazarenkoPolissia Zhytomyr[71] Yuriy KalitvintsevPolissia Zhytomyr[71]
Round 6 Maksym ZaderakaKryvbas Kryvyi Rih[72] Yuriy VernydubKryvbas Kryvyi Rih[72]
Round 7 Vladyslav VanatDynamo Kyiv[73] Yuriy VernydubKryvbas Kryvyi Rih[73]
Round 8 Volodymyr BrazhkoDynamo Kyiv[74] Yuriy VernydubKryvbas Kryvyi Rih[74]
Round 9 Volodymyr BrazhkoDynamo Kyiv[75] Mircea LucescuDynamo Kyiv[75]
Round 10 Vitaliy BuyalskyiDynamo Kyiv[76] Yuriy KalitvintsevPolissia Zhytomyr[76]
Round 11 Oleksandr PikhalyonokSC Dnipro-1[77] Darijo SrnaShakhtar Donetsk[77]
Round 12 Béni MakouanaPolissya Zhytomyr[78] Yuriy VernydubKryvbas Kryvyi Rih[78]
Round 13 Oleksandr ZubkovShakhtar Donetsk[79] [A] Marino PušićShakhtar Donetsk[79]
Round 14 Vladyslav VanatDynamo Kyiv[80] Yuriy MaksymovSC Dnipro-1[80]
Round 15 Denys BoykoPolissya Zhytomyr[81] Oleksandr ShovkovskyiDynamo Kyiv[81]
Round 16 Oleksandr ZubkovShakhtar Donetsk[82] [A] Marino PušićShakhtar Donetsk[82]
Round 17 Oleksandr ZubkovShakhtar Donetsk[83] Oleksandr ShovkovskyiDynamo Kyiv[83]
winter break
Round 18 Vladyslav VanatDynamo Kyiv[84] Oleksandr ShovkovskyiDynamo Kyiv[84]
Round 19 Dmytro KryskivShakhtar Donetsk[85] [A] Marino PušićShakhtar Donetsk[85]
Round 20 KevinShakhtar Donetsk[86] Ruslan RotanOleksandriya[86]
Round 21 Illya KvasnytsyaRukh Lviv[87] Oleh ShandrukVeres Rivne[87]
Round 22 Artur AvahimyanChornomorets Odesa[88] Oleksandr ShovkovskyiDynamo Kyiv[88]
Round 23 Artem BondarenkoShakhtar Donetsk[89] [A] Marino PušićShakhtar Donetsk[89]
Round 24 Volodymyr BrazhkoDynamo Kyiv[90] Oleksandr ShovkovskyiDynamo Kyiv[90]
Round 25 Mykola ShaparenkoDynamo Kyiv[91] Oleksandr ShovkovskyiDynamo Kyiv[91]
Round 26 Vladyslav VanatDynamo Kyiv[92] Oleksandr ShovkovskyiDynamo Kyiv[92]
Round 27 Andriy YarmolenkoDynamo Kyiv[93] Oleh ShandrukVeres Rivne[93]
Round 28 Heorhiy SudakovShakhtar Donetsk[94] Željko LjubenovićFC Mynai[94]
Round 29 Ari MouraMetalist 1925 Kharkiv[95] Željko LjubenovićFC Mynai[95]
Round 30 Luifer HernándezPolissya Zhytomyr[96] Serhiy Shyshchenko (caretaker)Polissya Zhytomyr[96]

See also

Notes

References

External links

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