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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. The competition took place during the ongoing war with the Russia since late February 2022. On 7 June 2023 the UPL published highlights of the next season regulation draft announcing that preliminary the next season is expected to start on 29 July 2023.[2] Also, this season had the national cup competitions restored which started on 16 August. The season regulation draft is yet to be approved by the General Assembly of the UPL participants.[3]

Season2023–24
Dates29 July 2023 – 25 May 2024
12 December 2023 – 23 February 2024 (winter break)
ChampionsShakhtar Donetsk
15th Ukrainian league title
RelegatedFC Mynai
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv
SC Dnipro-1 (bankrupt)
Quick facts Season, Dates ...
VBet Liha (UPL)
Official logo[1]
Season2023–24
Dates29 July 2023 – 25 May 2024
12 December 2023 – 23 February 2024 (winter break)
ChampionsShakhtar Donetsk
15th Ukrainian league title
RelegatedFC Mynai
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv
SC Dnipro-1 (bankrupt)
Champions LeagueShakhtar Donetsk
Dynamo Kyiv
Europa LeagueKryvbas Kryvyi Rih
Conference LeagueDnipro-1
Polissya Zhytomyr
Matches240
Goals594 (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.
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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 9 June 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

  • Inhulets Petrove – Relegated after three seasons in the top flight.
  • Metalist Kharkiv – Relegated after one season in the top flight
  • FC Lviv – Relegated after five seasons in the top flight.

Location map

Home venues of teams in the 2023–24 Ukrainian Premier League.
Several teams were playing their home games in different cities due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine

Stadiums

Further information: List of football stadiums in Ukraine

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:

More information Rank, Stadium ...
Rank Stadium Place Club Capacity Notes
1 Arena LvivLviv Rukh Lviv 34,915
Shakhtar Donetsk used as home ground during the season
2 Chornomorets Stadium Odesa Chornomorets Odesa 34,164
3 Dnipro-Arena Dnipro Dnipro-1 31,003
4 Ukraina StadiumLviv Rukh Lviv 27,925 used as home ground in 1 match
Zorya Luhansk used as home ground in 1 match
5 Butovsky Vorskla Stadium Poltava Vorskla Poltava 24,795
6 Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium Kyiv Dynamo Kyiv 16,873
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv used as home ground in 1 match
FC Mynai used as home ground in 1 match
Zorya Luhansk used as home ground in 1 match
7 Avanhard Stadium Uzhhorod Dnipro-1 12,000 used as home ground in 3 matches
Zorya Luhansk used as home ground in 1 match
8 Tsentralnyi StadionCherkasy LNZ Cherkasy 10,321
9 CSC Nika StadiumOleksandriya FC Oleksandriya 7,000
10 Tsentralnyi Stadion Zhytomyr Polissya Zhytomyr 5,928
Zorya Luhansk used as home ground in 1 match
11 Obolon ArenaKyiv Obolon Kyiv 5,100
12 Kolos Stadium Kovalivka Kolos Kovalivka 5,050
LNZ Cherkasy used as home ground in 2 matches
Zorya Luhansk used as home ground in 1 match
13 Arena Livyi Bereh Zolochivska hromada Metalist 1925 Kharkiv 4,700 used as home ground during the season
Zorya Luhansk used as home ground during the season
Shakhtar Donetsk used as home ground in 2 matches
Chornomorets Odesa used as home ground in 1 match
14 Avanhard StadiumRivne Veres Rivne 4,650
15 Skif Stadium Lviv Zorya Luhansk 4,033 used as home ground in 1 match
16 Hirnyk Stadium Kryvyi Rih Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih 2,500
17 Mynai Arena Mynai FC Mynai 1,312
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Personnel and sponsorship

More information Team, President ...
Team President Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Chornomorets Odesa Leonid Klimov Ukraine Roman Hryhorchuk Ukraine Illya Putrya Kelme Vbet
Dnipro-1 Maksym Bereza Ukraine Yuriy Maksymov Ukraine Oleksandr Svatok Nike Windrose
Dynamo Kyiv Ihor Surkis Ukraine Oleksandr Shovkovskyi Ukraine Vitaliy Buyalskyi New Balance A-Bank
Kolos Kovalivka Andriy Zasukha Ukraine Oleksandr Pozdeyev Ukraine Vadym Milko Nike ATTP
Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih Kostyantyn Karamanits Ukraine Yuriy Vernydub Ukraine Dmytro Khomchenovskyi Joma Rudomain
LNZ Cherkasy Andriy Poltavets Belarus Oleg Dulub Ukraine Oleh Tarasenko Macron Vbet
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv Yaroslav Vdovenko Ukraine Viktor Skrypnyk Ukraine Artem Habelok Puma AES group
Mynai Valeriy Peresolyak Serbia Željko Ljubenović Ukraine Oleksandr Bandura Kelme FavBet
Obolon Kyiv Oleksandr Slobodian Ukraine Valeriy Ivashchenko Ukraine Nazariy Fedorivskyi Jako FavBet
Oleksandriya Serhiy Kuzmenko Ukraine Ruslan Rotan Ukraine Vladyslav Kalitvintsev Nike AhroVista
Polissya Zhytomyr Volodymyr Zahurskyi Ukraine Serhiy Shyshchenko (caretaker) Ukraine Vladyslav Ohirya Nike BGV Group
Rukh Lviv Hryhoriy Kozlovskyi Ukraine Vitaliy Ponomaryov Ukraine Marko Sapuha Macron Emily Resort
Shakhtar Donetsk Rinat Akhmetov Bosnia and Herzegovina[A] Marino Pušić Ukraine Taras Stepanenko Puma FavBet
Veres Rivne Ivan Nadieyin Ukraine Oleh Shandruk Ukraine Bohdan Kohut Kelme Vbet
Vorskla Poltava Kostyantyn Zhevago Ukraine Serhiy Dolhanskyi (caretaker) Ukraine Volodymyr Chesnakov Nike Ferrexpo
Zorya Luhansk Yevhen Heller Ukraine Yuriy Koval (caretaker) Ukraine Vyacheslav Churko Puma —
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Managerial changes

More information Team, Outgoing manager ...
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Shakhtar Donetsk Croatia Igor Jovićević Fired 8 June 2023[a][10][11][12][13] Pre-season Netherlands Patrick van Leeuwen 3 July 2023[14]
Veres Rivne Ukraine Yuriy Virt Resigned 14 June 2023[15] Ukraine Serhiy Lavrynenko 16 June 2023[16]
Zorya Luhansk Netherlands Patrick van Leeuwen Signed with Shakhtar 3 July 2023[14] Serbia Nenad Lalatović 4 July 2023[17][18]
SC Dnipro-1 Ukraine Oleksandr Kucher Resigned 20 August 2023[19] 11th Ukraine Valeriy Horodov (interim) 21 August 2023[20][21]
LNZ Cherkasy Ukraine Oleksandr Kovpak Fired 23 August 2023[22][23] 13th Ukraine Yuriy Dudnyk (caretaker) 25 August 2023[24]
Ukraine Yuriy Dudnyk (caretaker) End of interim 30 August 2023[25] 15th Belarus Oleg Dulub 30 August 2023[26]
Zorya Luhansk Serbia Nenad Lalatović Resigned 27 August 2023[27][28] 11th Croatia Mladen Bartulović (caretaker) 27 August 2023[29][30]
Croatia Mladen Bartulović (caretaker) End of interim 9 September 2023 12th Ukraine Valeriy Kryventsov 9 September 2023[31][32]
SC Dnipro-1 Ukraine Valeriy Horodov (interim) 14 September 2023 11th Ukraine Yuriy Maksymov 14 September 2023[33]
Shakhtar Donetsk Netherlands Patrick van Leeuwen Fired 16 October 2023[34] 2nd Croatia Darijo Srna (interim) 16 October 2023[35]
Croatia Darijo Srna (interim) Returned to previous position 24 October 2023 3rd Bosnia and Herzegovina[A] Marino Pušić 24 October 2023[36][37]
Dynamo Kyiv Romania Mircea Lucescu Resigned 3 November 2023[38] 7th Ukraine Oleksandr Shovkovskyi (caretaker) 4 November 2023[39]
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv Ukraine Edmar (caretaker) 5 November 2023[40][41] 9th Ukraine Oleh Holodyuk (caretaker) 5 November 2023[41][42]
Zorya Luhansk Ukraine Valeriy Kryventsov 11 November 2023 13th Ukraine Yuriy Koval (caretaker) 11 November 2023[43]
FC Mynai Ukraine Volodymyr Sharan Mutual agreement 17 November 2023[44] 16th Serbia Željko Ljubenović 18 November 2023[45]
Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine Oleksandr Shovkovskyi (caretaker) Made a head coach 12 December 2023 5th Ukraine Oleksandr Shovkovskyi 12 December 2023[46]
Veres Rivne Ukraine Serhiy Lavrynenko Sacked[47][48] 12 December 2023[49] 15th Ukraine Oleh Shandruk 12 December 2023[50]
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv Ukraine Oleh Holodyuk (caretaker) Change of role 20 December 2023 12th Ukraine Viktor Skrypnyk 20 December 2023[51]
Vorskla Poltava Ukraine Viktor Skrypnyk Mutual agreement 20 December 2023[52] 7th Ukraine Serhiy Dolhanskyi (caretaker) 4 January 2024[53]
Polissya Zhytomyr Ukraine Yuriy Kalitvintsev Resigned 11 March 2024[54] 6th Ukraine Serhiy Shyshchenko (caretaker) 12 March 2024[55]
Kolos Kovalivka Ukraine Yaroslav Vyshnyak Change of role 28 April 2024[56] 12th Ukraine Oleksandr Pozdeyev (caretaker) 28 April 2024
Ukraine Oleksandr Pozdeyev (caretaker) End of interim 12 May 2024[57] 12th Ukraine Oleksandr Pozdeyev 12 May 2024
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Notes:

  1. [a]
    Confirmed on 1 July 2023[9]

League table

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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 (D) 30 14 10 6 40 27 +13 52 Withdrew after the season[c]
5 Polissya Zhytomyr 30 14 8 8 39 30 +9 50 Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round[b]
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[d]
11 Kolos Kovalivka 30 7 11 12 22 31 −9 32[d]
12 Chornomorets Odesa 30 10 2 18 38 47 −9 32[d]
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 Qualification for the mini tournament
16 Metalist 1925 Kharkiv (R) 30 5 8 17 32 57 −25 23
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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).[58]
(C) Champions; (D) Disqualified; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. [a]
    Since already qualified Real Madrid won the Champions League, Shakhtar Donetsk was promoted to the Champions League league phase as the champion with the highest coefficient in Champions League qualifying.
  2. [b]
    Since the 2023–24 Ukrainian Cup winners (Shakhtar Donetsk) finished in the top two, the Europa League spot was passed to the third-placed team, and the second Conference League second qualifying round spot was passed to the fifth-placed team.
  3. [c]
    SC Dnipro-1 that withdrew from all tournaments of the 2024–25 season due to financial hardship after finishing 4th in the league qualified for the Conference League second qualifying round, however it was awarded technical losses in both matches (0:3).
  4. [d]
    Zorya Luhansk finished ahead of Kolos Kovalivka and Chornomorets Odesa on head-to-head points: Zorya Luhansk 7, Kolos Kovalivka 6, Chornomorets Odesa 4

Results

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

More information Home \ Away, CHO ...
Home \ Away CHO DN1 DYN KOL KRY LNZ M25 MYN OBL OLK PZH RUX SHA VER VOR ZOR
Chornomorets Odesa 0–2 3–2 1–0 1–2 1–3 3–0 3–0 2–0 3–2 1–0 2–3 1–4 0–1 0–1 0–0
Dnipro-1 5–2 1–2 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–1 1–2 1–0 2–1 0–1 1–1 2–0 1–2 2–2
Dynamo Kyiv 1–0 0–1 5–0 3–1 1–1 4–2 4–1 2–0 4–2 3–0 2–0 0–1 3–0 2–0 2–0
Kolos Kovalivka 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–3 1–3 1–1 2–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–2 2–0 0–0 0–1
Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih 1–0 3–0 0–2 1–0 2–0 3–0 3–0 1–0 2–1 0–1 1–3 3–3 2–1 1–1 2–2
LNZ Cherkasy 0–2 1–1 2–4 1–1 0–3 0–1 1–2 3–0 0–0 1–2 2–1 0–3 1–0 1–0 2–1
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv 2–1 1–1 2–4 0–0 1–3 1–1 1–0 1–1 0–3 3–3 1–4 1–2 1–2 3–2 2–1
Mynai 2–0 1–1 1–3 3–2 0–1 0–3 2–0 0–1 2–2 2–3 1–1 1–4 0–0 0–0 1–1
Obolon Kyiv 1–1 0–1 2–4 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–3 1–0 0–0 0–3 0–0 0–1 2–4
Oleksandriya 1–5 1–0 0–1 0–1 1–0 1–2 1–0 1–1 2–2 0–3 2–2 0–3[a] 1–0 1–0 0–0
Polissia Zhytomyr 1–4 1–1 3–2 1–0 1–1 0–1 2–1 2–1 2–0 1–2 0–1 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–1
Rukh Lviv 2–0 0–2 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 2–2 0–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 4–1 2–1
Shakhtar Donetsk 3–0 1–3 1–0 3–2 5–2 3–0 2–0 2–0 1–0 2–1 0–0 3–1 2–0 1–2 2–1
Veres Rivne 3–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–0 4–3 3–1 3–0 2–2 0–2 2–5 1–1 1–2 2–2
Vorskla Poltava 2–1 2–3 1–5 0–2 1–4 0–0 2–2 2–2 3–1 1–0 0–3 1–1 0–1 2–1 1–2
Zorya Luhansk 1–0 0–1 0–3 0–1 1–3 1–2 2–1 2–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 1–3 1–1 1–0
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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:
  1. [a]
    The match that originally ended in 0:0 draw was changed to technical result due to an ineligible player for Oleksandriya.[59]

Matches affected by air alerts

Round 1.
Veres vs Polissia. The match had been interrupted in the 89th minute for 30 minutes.[60]
Oleksandriya vs Kryvbas. Kick off time was delayed for 30 minutes.[61]
Round 2.
Oleksandriya vs Metalist 1925. Kick off time was delayed for 75 minutes.[62]
Round 3.
Kryvbas vs LNZ. Kick off time was delayed for 45 minutes.[63]
Round 4.
Kryvbas vs Shakhtar. Kick off time was delayed for 10 minutes.[64]
Round 9.
Kryvbas vs Rukh. Kick off time was delayed for 30 minutes.[65]
Round 10.
Dnipro-1 vs Veres. Kick off time was delayed for 15 minutes.[66]
LNZ vs Oleksandriya. Kick off time was delayed for 75 minutes.[67]
Round 12.
Kryvbas vs Dnipro-1. Kick off time was delayed for 80 minutes.[68]
Round 13.
LNZ vs Kolos. Kick off time was delayed for 170 minutes.[69]
Polissia vs Kryvbas. The match had been interrupted in the 4th minute for almost 2 hours.[70][71]
Dnipro-1 vs Oleksandriya. Kick off time was delayed for 17 minutes. The match had been interrupted three times (in 57th, 69th, 90th minute).[72][73]
Round 14.
Kolos vs Mynai. The match had been interrupted in the 43rd minute for 3 minutes.[74]
Polissia vs Metalist 1925. Kick off time was delayed for 80 minutes.[75]
Obolon vs Vorskla. Kick off time was delayed for 195 minutes.[76]
Kryvbas vs Dynamo. Kick off time was delayed for 40 minutes.[77]
Round 15.
Kolos vs Zorya. Kick off time was delayed for 35 minutes.[78]
Round 16.
Kolos vs Obolon. Kick off time was delayed for 120 minutes.[79]
Chornomorets vs LNZ. Kick off time was delayed for 30 minutes.[80]
Mynai vs Dynamo. The match, which kicked off on 3 December 2023 at the Mynai Arena, has been interrupted in the 2nd minute, then resumed on 17 April 2024 at the Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium.[81][82]
Round 18.
Dnipro-1 vs Mynai. Kick off time was delayed for 40 minutes. The match had been interrupted twice (in the 14th, 27th minute).[83]
Zorya vs Vorskla. Kick off time was delayed for 55 minutes.[84]
Oleksandriya vs Shakhtar. Kick off time was delayed for 105 minutes. The match had been interrupted in the 78th minute.[85]
Round 20.
Veres vs Dynamo. Kick off time was delayed for 40 minutes.[86]
Dnipro-1 vs Rukh. Beginning of the second half was delayed for 30 minutes. The match had been interrupted twice (in the 66th, 78th minute).[87]
Kryvbas vs Obolon. The match had been interrupted in the 54th minute for 15 minutes.[88]
Round 21.
Chornomorets vs Veres. Beginning of the second half was delayed for 55 minutes.[89]
Round 22.
Zorya vs Metalist 1925. Beginning of the second half was delayed for 35 minutes. The match had been interrupted in the 83rd minute.[90]
Vorskla vs Dynamo. The match had been interrupted in the 36th minute for 144 minutes.[91]
Kolos vs Dnipro-1. Kick off time was delayed for 35 minutes.[92]
Round 23.
Mynai vs Polissia. The match had been interrupted in the 21st minute for 55 minutes.[93]
Kryvbas vs Vorskla. Kick off time was delayed for 30 minutes.[94]
Dnipro-1 vs Zorya. The match had been interrupted twice (in the 75th, 86th minute).[95]
Round 24.
Oleksandriya vs Dynamo. The match had been interrupted twice (in the 33rd, 60th minute).[96]
LNZ vs Veres. Beginning of the second half was delayed for 45 minutes.[97]
Round 25.
Chornomorets vs Kryvbas. Beginning of the second half was delayed for 18 minutes.[98]
Vorskla vs Kolos. Kick off time was delayed for 20 minutes.[99]
Round 26.
Dnipro-1 vs Dynamo. The match had been interrupted in the 13th minute for 40 minutes.[100]
Kryvbas vs Metalist 1925. Kick off time was delayed for 30 minutes.[101]
Round 27.
Obolon vs LNZ. Kick off time was delayed for 18 minutes.[102]
Dnipro-1 vs Kryvbas. Kick off time was delayed for 40 minutes. Beginning of the second half was delayed for 30 minutes. The match had been interrupted in the 79th minute.[103]
Round 28.
Vorskla vs Mynai. The match had been interrupted in the 64th minute for 40 minutes.[104]
Kryvbas vs Polissia. The match, which kicked off on 12 May 2024 (kick off time was delayed for 80 minutes), has been interrupted in the 38th minute, then resumed on 13 May 2024 (kick off time for resumption was delayed for 60 minutes; the match had been also interrupted in the 81st minute).[105]
Kolos vs LNZ. Kick off time was delayed for 45 minutes.[106]
Round 29.
Vorskla vs Obolon. The match had been interrupted twice (in the 18th, 34th minute).[107]
Dnipro-1 vs Shakhtar. The match had been interrupted four times (in the 19th, 24th, 75th minute; then kick off time for 75th minute resumption was delayed for 22 minutes).[108]

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.

More information Team 1, Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score ...
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Epitsentr Kamianets-Podilskyi 2–4 Veres Rivne 1–1 1–3
Obolon Kyiv 2–1 Livyi Bereh Kyiv 1–0 1–1
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First leg

More information Epitsentr Kamianets-Podilskyi, 1–1 ...
Epitsentr Kamianets-Podilskyi1–1Veres Rivne
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Arena Livyi Bereh, Zolochivska rural hromada
Attendance: 1,170
Referee: Viktor Kopiyevskyi
More information Obolon Kyiv, 1–0 ...
Obolon Kyiv1–0Livyi Bereh Kyiv
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Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Maksym Kozyriatskyi

Second leg

More information Veres Rivne, 3–1 ...
Veres Rivne3–1Epitsentr Kamianets-Podilskyi
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  • Sten 89'
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Attendance: 3,789
Referee: Oleksiy Derevinskyi

Veres Rivne won 4–2 on aggregate and remained for the 2024–25 Ukrainian Premier League. Epitsentr Kamianets-Podilskyi returned to the 2024–25 Ukrainian First League. Due to withdrawal of Dnipro-1, Epitsentr was selected for the mini tournament.

More information Livyi Bereh Kyiv, 1–1 ...
Livyi Bereh Kyiv1–1Obolon Kyiv
  • Sidnney 54'
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Arena Livyi Bereh, Zolochivska rural hromada
Attendance: 1,711
Referee: Mykola Balakin

Obolon Kyiv won 2–1 on aggregate and remained for the 2024–25 Ukrainian Premier League. Livyi Bereh Kyiv returned to the 2024–25 Ukrainian First League. Due to withdrawal of Dnipro-1, Livyi Bereh was selected for the mini tournament.

Mini tournament

On 22 July 2024 the UAF executive committee approved that the club which will replace SC Dnipro-1 should be the winner of the transitional tournament, organization of which was awarded to the UPL. The draw of the tournament was scheduled for the same date.[110] The tournament was decided to include three games (two semifinals and a final) on 26 and 30 July 2024.[111] The tournament was won by Livyi Bereh that gained promotion to the 2024–25 Ukrainian Premier League.

Semi-finals
26 July 2024 		Final
30 July 2024
      
1L Livyi Bereh Kyiv (p) 1 (5)
PL Metalist 1925 Kharkiv 1 (4)
1L Livyi Bereh Kyiv 3
PL FC Mynai 0
1L Epitsentr Kamianets-Podilskyi 3 (3)
PL FC Mynai (p) 3 (5)

Semi-finals

More information Team 1, Score ...
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Livyi Bereh Kyiv 1–1 (5–4 p) Metalist 1925 Kharkiv
Epitsentr Kamianets-Podilskyi 3–3 (3–5 p) FC Mynai
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More information Livyi Bereh Kyiv, 1–1 (a.e.t.) ...
Livyi Bereh Kyiv1–1 (a.e.t.)Metalist 1925 Kharkiv
Voytsekhovskyi 45+1' Report Kravets 90+5'
Penalties
 5–4
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Livyi Bereh Arena, Zolocha community
Attendance: 1,280
Referee: Andriy Kovalenko, Poltava
More information Epitsentr Kamianets-Podilskyi, 3–3 (a.e.t.) ...
Epitsentr Kamianets-Podilskyi3–3 (a.e.t.)FC Mynai
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Penalties
 3–5
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Attendance: 310
Referee: Oleksandr Omelchenko, Slovyansk

Final

More information Team 1, Score ...
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Livyi Bereh Kyiv 3–0 FC Mynai
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More information Livyi Bereh Kyiv, 3–0 ...
Livyi Bereh Kyiv3–0FC Mynai
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Attendance: 300
Referee: Oleksandr Shandor, Lviv

Livyi Bereh Kyiv won the Mini tournament by beating in its final game Mynai, thus gaining promotion in place of SC Dnipro-1. Epitsentr Kamianets-Podilskyi remained in the Ukrainian First League, while Mynai and Metalist 1925 Kharkiv both were relegated to the Ukrainian First League.

Season statistics

More information Rank, Scorer ...
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Clean sheets

As of 25 May 2024[113]

More information Rank, Player ...
Rank Player Club Clean
sheets
1 Ukraine Dmytro Riznyk Shakhtar Donetsk 13
2 Ukraine Kiril Fesyun Kolos Kovalivka 12
3 Ukraine Heorhiy Bushchan Dynamo Kyiv 11
4 Ukraine Andriy Klishchuk Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih 10
Ukraine Mykyta Shevchenko Oleksandriya
6 Ukraine Dmytro Ledviy Rukh Lviv 9
Ukraine Yevhen Volynets Dnipro-1
8 Ukraine Denys Boyko Polissya Zhytomyr 7
Ukraine Herman Penkov LNZ Cherkasy
10 Ukraine Pavlo Isenko Vorskla Poltava 6
Ukraine Oleksandr Saputin Zorya Luhansk
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Awards

Monthly awards

More information Month, Player of the Month ...
Month Player of the Month Coach of the Month Ref.
Player Club Coach Club
July—August 2023 Cameroon Yvan Dibango Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih Ukraine Roman Hryhorchuk Chornomorets Odesa [114]
September 2023 Ukraine Maksym Zaderaka Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih Ukraine Yuriy Vernydub Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih [115]
October 2023 Republic of the Congo Béni Makouana Polissia Zhytomyr Ukraine Yuriy Kalitvintsev Polissia Zhytomyr [116]
November 2023 Ukraine Volodymyr Brazhko Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine Oleksandr Shovkovskyi Dynamo Kyiv [117]
December 2023 / February 2024 Ukraine Vladyslav Vanat Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine Oleksandr Shovkovskyi Dynamo Kyiv [118]
March 2024 Ukraine Vladyslav Vanat Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine Oleksandr Shovkovskyi Dynamo Kyiv [119]
April 2024 Ukraine Danylo Sikan Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine Oleksandr Shovkovskyi Dynamo Kyiv [120]
May 2024 Venezuela Luifer Hernández Polissia Zhytomyr Ukraine Serhiy Shyshchenko Polissia Zhytomyr [121]
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Player Club Reference Coach Club Reference
Round 1 Ukraine Vladyslav Vanat Dynamo Kyiv [122] Romania Mircea Lucescu Dynamo Kyiv [122]
Round 2 Ukraine Yuriy Klymchuk Rukh Lviv [123] Ukraine Oleksandr Kovpak LNZ Cherkasy [123]
Round 3 Ukraine Oleksandr Bandura FC Mynai [124] Ukraine Vitaliy Ponomaryov Rukh Lviv [124]
Round 4 Ukraine Dmytro Kryskiv Shakhtar Donetsk [125] Ukraine Roman Hryhorchuk Chornomorets Odesa [125]
Round 5 Ukraine Oleksandr Nazarenko Polissia Zhytomyr [126] Ukraine Yuriy Kalitvintsev Polissia Zhytomyr [126]
Round 6 Ukraine Maksym Zaderaka Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih [127] Ukraine Yuriy Vernydub Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih [127]
Round 7 Ukraine Vladyslav Vanat Dynamo Kyiv [128] Ukraine Yuriy Vernydub Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih [128]
Round 8 Ukraine Volodymyr Brazhko Dynamo Kyiv [129] Ukraine Yuriy Vernydub Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih [129]
Round 9 Ukraine Volodymyr Brazhko Dynamo Kyiv [130] Romania Mircea Lucescu Dynamo Kyiv [130]
Round 10 Ukraine Vitaliy Buyalskyi Dynamo Kyiv [131] Ukraine Yuriy Kalitvintsev Polissia Zhytomyr [131]
Round 11 Ukraine Oleksandr Pikhalyonok SC Dnipro-1 [132] Croatia Darijo Srna Shakhtar Donetsk [132]
Round 12 Republic of the Congo Béni Makouana Polissya Zhytomyr [133] Ukraine Yuriy Vernydub Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih [133]
Round 13 Ukraine Oleksandr Zubkov Shakhtar Donetsk [134] Bosnia and Herzegovina[A] Marino Pušić Shakhtar Donetsk [134]
Round 14 Ukraine Vladyslav Vanat Dynamo Kyiv [135] Ukraine Yuriy Maksymov SC Dnipro-1 [135]
Round 15 Ukraine Denys Boyko Polissya Zhytomyr [136] Ukraine Oleksandr Shovkovskyi Dynamo Kyiv [136]
Round 16 Ukraine Oleksandr Zubkov Shakhtar Donetsk [137] Bosnia and Herzegovina[A] Marino Pušić Shakhtar Donetsk [137]
Round 17 Ukraine Oleksandr Zubkov Shakhtar Donetsk [138] Ukraine Oleksandr Shovkovskyi Dynamo Kyiv [138]
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Round 18 Ukraine Vladyslav Vanat Dynamo Kyiv [139] Ukraine Oleksandr Shovkovskyi Dynamo Kyiv [139]
Round 19 Ukraine Dmytro Kryskiv Shakhtar Donetsk [140] Bosnia and Herzegovina[A] Marino Pušić Shakhtar Donetsk [140]
Round 20 Brazil Kevin Shakhtar Donetsk [141] Ukraine Ruslan Rotan Oleksandriya [141]
Round 21 Ukraine Illya Kvasnytsya Rukh Lviv [142] Ukraine Oleh Shandruk Veres Rivne [142]
Round 22 Ukraine Artur Avahimyan Chornomorets Odesa [143] Ukraine Oleksandr Shovkovskyi Dynamo Kyiv [143]
Round 23 Ukraine Artem Bondarenko Shakhtar Donetsk [144] Bosnia and Herzegovina[A] Marino Pušić Shakhtar Donetsk [144]
Round 24 Ukraine Volodymyr Brazhko Dynamo Kyiv [145] Ukraine Oleksandr Shovkovskyi Dynamo Kyiv [145]
Round 25 Ukraine Mykola Shaparenko Dynamo Kyiv [146] Ukraine Oleksandr Shovkovskyi Dynamo Kyiv [146]
Round 26 Ukraine Vladyslav Vanat Dynamo Kyiv [147] Ukraine Oleksandr Shovkovskyi Dynamo Kyiv [147]
Round 27 Ukraine Andriy Yarmolenko Dynamo Kyiv [148] Ukraine Oleh Shandruk Veres Rivne [148]
Round 28 Ukraine Heorhiy Sudakov Shakhtar Donetsk [149] Serbia Željko Ljubenović FC Mynai [149]
Round 29 Brazil Ari Moura Metalist 1925 Kharkiv [150] Serbia Željko Ljubenović FC Mynai [150]
Round 30 Venezuela Luifer Hernández Polissya Zhytomyr [151] Ukraine Serhiy Shyshchenko (caretaker) Polissya Zhytomyr [151]
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  1. [A]
    Born on territory of Bosnian republic in Yugoslavia before its dissolution, Marino Pušić is of mixed ethnic background and carries a dual citizenship.[8]
  1. [1]
    Kick off time was delayed for 30 minutes due to air alert.[109]

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