2021–22 Ukrainian Premier League

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Official logo[1]
Season2021-22
Dates24 July 2021 – 21 May 2022[a]
(winter break 11 December 2021 – 26 February 2022)
Matches played39
Goals scored108 (2.77 per match)
Top goalscorer5 players
(4 goals)
Biggest home win4 goals
Dynamo 4–0 Veres
(1 August 2021)
Dynamo 4–0 Desna
(22 August 2021)
Biggest away win4 goals
Inhulets 1–5 Zorya
(2 August 2021)
Highest scoring7 goals
Mariupol 3–4 Zorya
(22 August 2021)
Highest attendance12,936
Dynamo v Veres
(1 August 2021)
Lowest attendance1,140
Veres v Kolos
(24 July 2021)
Total attendance171806[2]
Average attendance4405
2022–23 →
All statistics correct as of 23 August 2021
  1. ^ without including post-season relegation playoffs
.

The 2021–22 Ukrainian Premier League season is the 31st top-level football club competition since the fall of the Soviet Union and the 14th since the establishment of the Ukrainian Premier League. On 1 July 2021 UPL announced that the new title sponsor for the next three years will be another bookmaking company VBet.[3]

The defending champion is the 16-times winner Dynamo Kyiv.

Summary[]

As it was expected the 2021–22 season expanding again to 16 teams as part of the league's expansion plan.

Due to the low-intensity war with Russia that is ongoing since 2014, teams from Donbas area forced to play elsewhere.

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in the World and Ukraine, in particular, attendance of football matches is limited and regulated by local health departments in each region.[4]

Because of a conflict between the president of FC Olimpik Donetsk Vladyslav Helzin and the Ukrainian Association of Football officials over a post match incident which culminated in sanctions against the Olimpik's president, Helzin decided to voluntarily withdraw his football club from the Ukrainian Premier League and transfer away ownership of the club. The decision took place just couple of weeks before the start of the new season with the season calendar already preset. Both PFL and UPL had to call on emergency clubs' meetings to confirm changes and reinstate membership of the already relegated FC Mynai in the UPL and relegate Olimpik Donetsk to the second tier (First League) instead. Due to that, the Round 1 match between Dynamo and its visiting opponent was suspended for later date.

Teams[]

This season, as it was announced earlier, the Ukrainian Premier League has been expanded to 16 teams, which includes 13 teams from the previous season and the top three teams from the 2020–21 Ukrainian First League.

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Relegated teams[]

Location map[]

The following displays the location of teams.

2021–22 Ukrainian Premier League is located in Ukraine
Kyiv
Kyiv
Kyiv teams : Dynamo Shakhtar
Kyiv teams :
Dynamo
Shakhtar
Shakhtar
Desna
Desna
Dnipro-1
Kolos
Oleksandriya
Oleksandriya
Lviv
Lviv
Lviv teams : Rukh FC Lviv
Lviv teams :
Rukh
FC Lviv
Zorya
Zorya
Chornomorets
Chornomorets
Veres
Vorskla
Vorskla
Zorya
Zorya
Mariupol
Mariupol
Mynai
Metalist 1925
Inhulets
Inhulets
Inhulets
Home venues of teams in the 2021–22 Ukrainian Premier League.
Teams in italics are from a conflict zone of the War in Donbas and are playing their home games in different cities.

Stadiums[]

Further information: List of football stadiums in Ukraine

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).[5]

The following stadiums are regarded as home grounds:

Rank Stadium Place Club Capacity Notes
1 NSC Olimpiyskiy Kyiv Dynamo Kyiv 70,050
Shakhtar Donetsk used as home ground during the season
2 Metalist OSC Kharkiv Metalist 1925 Kharkiv 41,307
3 Arena Lviv Lviv FC Lviv 34,915
Rukh Lviv
4 Chornomorets Stadium Odesa Chornomorets Odesa 34,164
5 Dnipro-Arena Dnipro SC Dnipro-1 31,003
6 Butovsky Vorskla Stadium Poltava Vorskla Poltava 24,795
7 Zirka Stadium Kropyvnytskyi Inhulets Petrove 14,628 used as home ground during the season[Note INHULETS]
8 Volodymyr Boiko Stadium Mariupol FC Mariupol 12,680
9 Avanhard Stadium Lutsk Veres Rivne 12,080 used as home ground during the season[Note VERES]
10 Avanhard Stadium Uzhhorod FC Mynai 12,000
11 Slavutych-Arena Zaporizhzhia Zorya Luhansk 12,000 used as home ground during the season
12 CSC Nika Stadium Oleksandriya FC Oleksandriya 7,000
13 Chernihiv Stadium Chernihiv Desna Chernihiv 5,500
14 Kolos Stadium Kovalivka Kolos Kovalivka 5,000

Notes

  1. ^
    VERES: Veres Rivne main arena is still under renovations without concrete dates of being finished. In the beginning of June of 2021, the club confirmed the Lutsk Avanhard in neighboring Volyn Oblast as its home stadium (technically still staying within the historic Volhynia region).[6]
  2. ^
    INHULETS: While wishing to start the 2021–22 season at its new stadium, Inhulets will present its new arena with some delay.[7][8]

Personnel and sponsorship[]

Team President Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Chornomorets Odesa Leonid Klimov Ukraine Yuriy Moroz Ukraine Serhiy Kravchenko Spain Kelme Hefest
Desna Chernihiv Volodymyr Levin Ukraine Oleksandr Ryabokon Ukraine Yehor Kartushov United States Nike Parimatch
SC Dnipro-1 Yuriy Bereza Croatia Igor Jovićević Ukraine Serhiy Lohinov United States Nike Parimatch
Dynamo Kyiv Ihor Surkis Romania Mircea Lucescu Ukraine Serhiy Sydorchuk United States New Balance A-Bank
Inhulets Petrove Ukraine Serhiy Lavrynenko Croatia Mladen Bartulović Spain Joma etg.ua
Kolos Kovalivka Andriy Zasukha Belarus Syarhey Kuznyatsow (interim) Ukraine Vitaliy Havrysh United States Nike Svitanok
FC Lviv Ukraine Taras Chopyk (interim) Brazil China Germany Jako Parimatch
FC Mariupol Ukraine Ostap Markevych Ukraine Dmytro Myshnyov Germany Puma Parimatch
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv Ukraine Valeriy Kriventsov Ukraine Denys Sydorenko Germany Puma AES group
FC Mynai Ukraine Vasyl Kobin Ukraine Danylo Knysh Spain Kelme FavBet
FC Oleksandriya Serhiy Kuzmenko Ukraine Yuriy Hura Latvia Kaspars Dubra United States Nike AhroVista
Rukh Lviv Belarus Leonid Kuchuk Ukraine Yaroslav Martynyuk Italy Macron First Casino
Shakhtar Donetsk Rinat Akhmetov Italy Roberto De Zerbi Ukraine Andriy Pyatov Germany Puma Parimatch
Veres Rivne Ukraine Yuriy Virt Ukraine Bohdan Kohut Spain Kelme Parimatch
Vorskla Poltava Kostyantyn Zhevago Ukraine Yuriy Maksymov Ukraine Volodymyr Chesnakov United States Nike Ferrexpo
Zorya Luhansk Yevhen Heller Ukraine Viktor Skrypnyk Ukraine Mykyta Shevchenko United States Nike Marsbet

Managerial changes[]

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Table Incoming manager Date of appointment Table
Shakhtar Donetsk Portugal Luís Castro Mutual agreement 12 May 2021[9] Pre-season Italy Roberto De Zerbi 25 May 2021[10] Pre-season
Oleksandriya Ukraine Volodymyr Sharan 13 May 2021[11] Ukraine Yuriy Hura 18 May 2021[12]
FC Mynai Ukraine Mykola Tsymbal Changed position 15 June 2021[13][14] Ukraine Vasyl Kobin 15 June 2021[13][14]
Chornomorets Odesa Ukraine Oleksiy Antonov 23 June 2021[15] Ukraine Yuriy Moroz 23 June 2021[15]
Rukh Lviv Ukraine Ivan Fedyk Mutual agreement 4 August 2021[16] 14th Belarus Leonid Kuchuk 4 August 2021[17] 14th
FC Lviv Ukraine Anatoliy Bezsmertnyi Resigned 25 August 2021[18] 15th Ukraine Taras Chopyk (interim) 25 August 2021[19][20] 15th
Kolos Kovalivka Ukraine Ruslan Kostyshyn Resigned 29 August 2021[21] 11th Belarus Syarhey Kuznyatsow (caretaker) 29 August 2021[22] 11th

Notes:

League table[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Dynamo Kyiv 6 5 1 0 20 2 +18 16 Qualification to Champions League play-off round
2 Shakhtar Donetsk 6 4 1 1 12 4 +8 13 Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
3 SC Dnipro-1 6 4 1 1 12 6 +6 13 Qualification to Europa Conference League third qualifying round
4 Desna Chernihiv 6 4 0 2 9 10 −1 12 Qualification to Europa Conference League second qualifying round
5 Vorskla Poltava 6 3 2 1 11 5 +6 11
6 FC Oleksandriya 6 3 2 1 7 5 +2 11
7 Zorya Luhansk 6 3 1 2 12 8 +4 10
8 Veres Rivne 6 2 2 2 7 7 0 8
9 Inhulets Petrove 6 2 1 3 8 11 −3 7
10 Rukh Lviv 6 2 1 3 5 8 −3 7
11 Metalist 1925 Kharkiv 6 2 0 4 6 10 −4 6
12 Mynai 5 1 2 2 3 5 −2 5
13 Kolos Kovalivka 5 1 2 2 2 9 −7 5 Relegation play-offs
14 Chornomorets Odesa 6 1 1 4 7 16 −9 4
15 FC Lviv 6 0 2 4 4 12 −8 2 Relegation to the
16 FC Mariupol 6 0 1 5 8 15 −7 1
Updated to match(es) played on 29 August 2021. Source: upl.ua
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head bigger amount of goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Bigger amount of goals scored; 7) Draw or "Golden match" if two teams tied for title (Article 22, paragraph 3).[23]

Results[]

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

Home \ Away CHO DES DN1 DYN INH KOL LVI M25 MAR MYN OLK RUX SHA VER VOR ZOR
Chornomorets Odesa 0–3 2–2 0–3
Desna Chernihiv 3–0 2–1 2–0 0–4
SC Dnipro-1 2–1 2–0
Dynamo Kyiv 4–0 7–0 2–0 a 4–0
Inhulets Petrove 1–1 3–0 1–5
Kolos Kovalivka 1–0 0–1 1–1
FC Lviv 1–2 1–1 1–1 0–3
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv 3–2 1–2 2–1
FC Mariupol 2–3 1–2 3–4
FC Mynai 1–0 1–1
FC Oleksandriya
Rukh Lviv 1–0 2–1
Shakhtar Donetsk a 2–1 2–0 1–2
Veres Rivne 0–0 1–0 1–1
Vorskla Poltava 2–2 4–1 2–0 2–0
Zorya Luhansk 1–2 1–1 0–1 1–0
Updated to match(es) played on 29 August 2021. 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.

Relegation play-offs[]

Interrupted after 2018–19 season, the stage was reinstated. Teams, that placed 13th and 14th in the 2021–22 Ukrainian Premier League, play two-leg play-off with the third and fourth teams of the 2021–22 Ukrainian First League.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
TBD x – x TBD
TBD x – x TBD

First leg[]

TBDx – xTBD
[ Report]
TBDx – xTBD
[ Report]

Second leg[]

TBDx – xTBD
[ Report]
TBDx – xTBD
[ Report]


Season statistics[]

Hat-tricks[]

Player For Against Result Date
Ukraine Vladyslav Kocherhin Zorya Luhansk Inhulets Petrove
5–1
 2 August 2021[26]
  Away win
  Home win
  Draw

Awards[]

Monthly awards[]

Month Player of the Month Coach of the Month Ref.
Player Club Coach Club

Round awards[]

Round Player Coach
Player Club Reference Coach Club Reference
Round 1 Ukraine Artem Dovbyk SC Dnipro-1 [27] Ukraine Valeriy Kryventsov Metalist 1925 Kharkiv [28]
Round 2 Ukraine Vladyslav Kocherhin Zorya Luhansk [29] Ukraine Viktor Skrypnyk Zorya Luhansk [30]
Round 3 Ukraine Denys Bezborodko Desna Chernihiv [31] Ukraine Yuriy Hura Oleksandriya [32]
Round 4 Ukraine Bohdan Shust Inhulets Petrove [33] Ukraine Yuriy Moroz Chornomorets Odesa [34]
Round 5 Ukraine Vitaliy Buyalskyi Dynamo Kyiv [35] Romania Mircea Lucescu Dynamo Kyiv [36]
Round 6 Ukraine Mykhailo Serhiychuk Veres Rivne [37] Ukraine Yuriy Virt Veres Rivne [38]
Round 7
Round 8
Round 9
Round 10
Round 11
Round 12
Round 13
Round 14
Round 15
Round 16
Round 17
Round 18
winter break
Round 19
Round 20
Round 21
Round 22
Round 23
Round 24
Round 25
Round 26
Round 27
Round 28
Round 29
Round 30

See also[]

Notes[]

References[]

  1. ^ Official Logo. Ukrainian Premier League website.
  2. ^ Statistics. upl.ua.
  3. ^ Официально: Титульным спонсором УПЛ стала букмекерская компания VBET. UA-Football. 1 July 2021
  4. ^ (in Ukrainian) Тимчасовий протокол для організації та проведення футбольних матчів в Україні серед професіональних футбольних клубів в умовах карантину з метою запобігання поширенню на території України гострої коронавірусної хвороби COVID-19 (Provisional protocol for organization and holding football matches in Ukraine among professional football clubs under conditions of quarantine with a goal to prevent spread across Ukrainian territory coronavirus disease COVID-19). uaf.ua. 15 March 2021
  5. ^ Locations where completion is conducted (Місця проведення змагань). 2018–19 Ukrainian Premier League regulations.
  6. ^ Veres presented three stadium for its home matches in the UPL (Верес заявив три стадіони для домашніх матчів в УПЛ). UA-Football. 9 June 2021
  7. ^ Povorozniuk: I want that new season Inhulets started at its own stadium (Поворознюк: “Хочу, щоб новий сезон Інгулець розпочав на своєму стадіоні”). stadiums.at.ua (from Sport Arena)
  8. ^ Inhulets is expecting to start the 2021–22 season at its own stadium (Інгулець розраховує почати сезон 2021/22 на новому стадіоні). sport.ua (from Footballua). 6 May 2021
  9. ^ "Thank you, Mr Castro!". FC Shakhtar Donetsk Official Website. 12 May 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  10. ^ "Benvenuto, Roberto!". FC Shakhtar Donetsk Official Website. 25 May 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  11. ^ "Шаран залишає «Олександрію»" (in Ukrainian). FC Oleksandriya Official Website. 13 May 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  12. ^ "Юрій Гура — головний тренер ФК "Олександрія"" (in Ukrainian). FC Oleksandriya Official Website. 18 May 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  13. ^ Jump up to: a b "Кобін повернувся у Минай – фахівець лише у березні попрощався з клубом" (in Ukrainian). football24.ua. 15 June 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  14. ^ Jump up to: a b "Василь Кобін повертається в «Минай»" (in Ukrainian). fcminaj.com. 15 June 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  15. ^ Jump up to: a b "Юрий Мороз — главный тренер «Черноморца»" (in Russian). FC Chornomorets Odesa Official Website. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  16. ^ "Ivan Fedyk leaves the position of head coach of Rukh" (in Ukrainian). FC Rukh Lviv Official Website. 4 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  17. ^ ""Він повертається": Леонід Кучук - новий головний тренер Руху" (in Ukrainian). UA-Football. 4 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  18. ^ "Anatoliy Bezsmertnyi left Lviv" (in Ukrainian). FC Lviv Official Website. 25 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  19. ^ "Rukh – Lviv 1:0. Insipid derby" (in Ukrainian). UA-Football. 29 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  20. ^ "The Lviv's coach: after the match with Rukh we will meet with the club's leadership" (in Ukrainian). UA-Football. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  21. ^ "Ruslan Kostyshyn resigned" (in Ukrainian). FC Kolos Kovalivka Official Website. 29 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  22. ^ "Ruslan Kostyshyn resigned" (in Ukrainian). FC Kolos Kovalivka Official Website. 29 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  23. ^ Defining of teams' places in competitions (Визначення місць команд у змаганнях)[permanent dead link]. 2020–21 Ukrainian Premier League regulations.
  24. ^ Top scorers. Ukrainian Premier League.
  25. ^ (in Ukrainian) Калітвінцев наздогнав Тілля (Kalitvintsev caught up with Thill). Ukrainian Premier League. 24 August 2021
  26. ^ Inhulets–Zorya game report at Official UPL Site
  27. ^ https://upl.ua/ua/news/view/5531
  28. ^ https://upl.ua/ua/news/view/5532
  29. ^ https://upl.ua/ua/news/view/5559
  30. ^ https://upl.ua/ua/news/view/5560
  31. ^ "Денис Безбородько — найкращий гравець 3-го туру VBET Ліги!". Ukrainian Premier League. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  32. ^ https://upl.ua/ua/news/view/5587
  33. ^ "Богдан Шуст — найкращий гравець 4-го туру VBET Ліги!". Ukrainian Premier League. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  34. ^ https://upl.ua/ua/news/view/5624
  35. ^ "Віталій Буяльський — найкращий гравець 5-го туру VBET Ліги!". Ukrainian Premier League. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  36. ^ https://upl.ua/ua/news/view/5649
  37. ^ "Михайло Сергійчук — найкращий гравець 6-го туру VBET Ліги!". Ukrainian Premier League. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  38. ^ https://upl.ua/ua/news/view/5682

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