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Season | 2023β24 |
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Dates | 29 July 2023 β 25 May 2024 12 December 2023 β 23 February 2024 (winter break) |
Champions | Shakhtar Donetsk |
Relegated |
FC Mynai Metalist 1925 Kharkiv |
Champions League |
Shakhtar Donetsk Dynamo Kyiv |
Europa League | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih |
Conference League |
Dnipro-1 Polissya Zhytomyr |
Matches played | 240 |
Goals scored | 594 (2.48 per match) |
Top goalscorer |
Vladyslav Vanat (
Dynamo) (14 goals) |
Biggest home win |
Dynamo 5β0
Kolos (5 May 2024) |
Biggest away win |
Oleksandriya 1β5
Chornomorets (22 September 2023) Vorskla 1β5 Dynamo (31 March 2024) |
Highest scoring | 7 goals (4 matches) |
Highest attendance | 2800 Vorskla 1β5 Dynamo (31 March 2024) Veres 2β2 Oleksandriya (19 May 2024) |
Total attendance | 86 019 |
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All statistics correct as of 03 June 2024. |
The 2023β24 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]
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]
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:
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Shakhtar Donetsk |
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Fired | 8 June 2023 [a] [10] [11] [12] [13] | Pre-season |
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3 July 2023 [14] |
Veres Rivne |
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Resigned | 14 June 2023 [15] |
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16 June 2023 [16] | |
Zorya Luhansk |
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Signed with Shakhtar | 3 July 2023 [14] |
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4 July 2023 [17] [18] | |
SC Dnipro-1 |
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Resigned | 20 August 2023 [19] | 11th |
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21 August 2023 [20] [21] |
LNZ Cherkasy |
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Fired | 23 August 2023 [22] [23] | 13th |
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25 August 2023 [24] |
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End of interim | 30 August 2023 [25] | 15th |
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30 August 2023 [26] | |
Zorya Luhansk |
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Resigned | 27 August 2023 [27] [28] | 11th |
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27 August 2023 [29] [30] |
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End of interim | 9 September 2023 | 12th |
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9 September 2023 [31] [32] | |
SC Dnipro-1 |
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14 September 2023 | 11th |
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14 September 2023 [33] | |
Shakhtar Donetsk |
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Fired | 16 October 2023 [34] | 2nd |
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16 October 2023 [35] |
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Returned to previous position | 24 October 2023 | 3rd |
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24 October 2023 [36] [37] | |
Dynamo Kyiv |
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Resigned | 3 November 2023 [38] | 7th |
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4 November 2023 [39] |
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv |
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5 November 2023 [40] [41] | 9th |
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5 November 2023 [41] [42] | |
Zorya Luhansk |
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11 November 2023 | 13th |
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11 November 2023 [43] | |
FC Mynai |
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Mutual agreement | 17 November 2023 [44] | 16th |
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18 November 2023 [45] |
Dynamo Kyiv |
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Made a head coach | 12 December 2023 | 5th |
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12 December 2023 [46] |
Veres Rivne |
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Sacked [47] [48] | 12 December 2023 [49] | 15th |
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12 December 2023 [50] |
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv |
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Change of role | 20 December 2023 | 12th |
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20 December 2023 [51] |
Vorskla Poltava |
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Mutual agreement | 20 December 2023 [52] | 7th |
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4 January 2024 [53] |
Polissya Zhytomyr |
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Resigned | 11 March 2024 [54] | 6th |
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12 March 2024 [55] |
Kolos Kovalivka |
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Change of role | 28 April 2024 [56] | 12th |
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28 April 2024 |
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End of interim | 12 May 2024 [57] | 12th |
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12 May 2024 | |
Polissya Zhytomyr |
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26 May 2024 [58] | 5th |
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26 May 2024 |
Notes:
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Shakhtar Donetsk (C) | 30 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 63 | 24 | +39 | 71 | Qualification for the Champions League league stage [a] |
2 | Dynamo Kyiv | 30 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 72 | 28 | +44 | 69 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
3 | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 51 | 30 | +21 | 57 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round [b] |
4 | Dnipro-1 | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 40 | 27 | +13 | 52 | Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round [b] |
5 | Polissya Zhytomyr | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 39 | 30 | +9 | 50 | |
6 | Rukh Lviv | 30 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 44 | 31 | +13 | 49 | |
7 | LNZ Cherkasy | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 31 | 34 | −3 | 41 | |
8 | Oleksandriya | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 30 | 38 | −8 | 34 | |
9 | Vorskla Poltava | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 30 | 46 | −16 | 33 | |
10 | Zorya Luhansk | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 29 | 37 | −8 | 32 [c] | |
11 | Kolos Kovalivka | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 22 | 31 | −9 | 32 [c] | |
12 | Chornomorets Odesa | 30 | 10 | 2 | 18 | 38 | 47 | −9 | 32 [c] | |
13 | Veres Rivne (O) | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 31 | 46 | −15 | 28 | Qualification for the Relegation play-off |
14 | Obolon Kyiv (O) | 30 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 41 | −23 | 26 | |
15 | Mynai (R) | 30 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 27 | 50 | −23 | 25 | Relegation to Ukrainian First League |
16 | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv (R) | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 32 | 57 | −25 | 23 |
Teams play each other twice on a home and away basis.
Teams that placed 13th and 14th in the 2023β24 Ukrainian Premier League play two-leg play-off with the third and fourth teams of the 2023β24 Ukrainian First League.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Epitsentr Kamianets-Podilskyi | 2β4 | Veres Rivne | 1β1 | 1β3 |
Obolon Kyiv | 2β1 | Livyi Bereh Kyiv | 1β0 | 1β1 |
Epitsentr Kamianets-Podilskyi | 1β1 | Veres Rivne |
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Obolon Kyiv | 1β0 | Livyi Bereh Kyiv |
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Livyi Bereh Kyiv | 1β1 | Obolon Kyiv |
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Top goalscorersAs of 25 May 2024 [update] [61]
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As of 25 May 2024 [update] [62]
Month | Player of the Month | Coach of the Month | Ref. | ||
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Player | Club | Coach | Club | ||
JulyβAugust 2023 |
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Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih |
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Chornomorets Odesa | [63] |
September 2023 |
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Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih |
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Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | [64] |
October 2023 |
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Polissia Zhytomyr |
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Polissia Zhytomyr | [65] |
November 2023 |
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Dynamo Kyiv |
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Dynamo Kyiv | [66] |
December 2023 / February 2024 |
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Dynamo Kyiv |
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Dynamo Kyiv | [67] |
March 2024 |
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Dynamo Kyiv |
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Dynamo Kyiv | [68] |
April 2024 |
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Shakhtar Donetsk |
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Dynamo Kyiv | [69] |
May 2024 |
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Polissia Zhytomyr |
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Polissia Zhytomyr | [70] |