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Season | 2022–23 |
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Dates | 23 August 2022 – 4 June 2023 |
Champions |
Shakhtar Donetsk 14th Ukrainian league title |
Relegated |
Lviv Metalist Kharkiv Inhulets Petrove |
Champions League | Shakhtar Donetsk Dnipro-1 |
Europa League | Zorya Luhansk |
Europa Conference League |
Dynamo Kyiv Vorskla Poltava |
Matches played | 191 |
Goals scored | 479 (2.51 per match) |
Top goalscorer |
Artem Dovbyk (24 goals) |
Biggest home win |
Dnipro-1 5–0
Metalist (3 May 2023) |
Biggest away win |
Metalist 1925 0–7
Shakhtar (5 March 2023) |
Highest scoring |
Metalist 5–5
Veres (15 April 2023) |
Longest winning run |
Dnipro-1 Shakhtar (6 matches) |
Longest unbeaten run |
Dnipro-1 (13 matches) |
Longest winless run |
Metalist (17 matches) |
Longest losing run |
Lviv (6 matches) |
Total attendance | 0 |
Average attendance | 0 |
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All statistics correct as of 4 June 2022. |
The 2022–23 Ukrainian Premier League season, referred to as the VBet Liha for sponsorship reasons, was the 32nd top-level football club competition since the fall of the Soviet Union and the 15th since the establishment of the Ukrainian Premier League.
The defending champions are the 16-time winners Dynamo Kyiv. The previous 2021–22 season was abandoned due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. [2] Although Shakhtar Donetsk were at the top of the table when the league was abandoned, no title was officially awarded ("The handing out of awards to the league's medalists will not take place"). [3]
The current season began on 23 August 2022 and ended on 3 June 2023. [4] Shakhtar Donetsk were crowned champions for the 14th time in their history.
Due to the full-scale invasion of Russia, teams were discussing the possibility of playing in western Ukraine as well as Poland. On 27 May 2022, a conference was held in the House of Football involving participants of the Ukrainian Premier League along with the UAF presidium. Topics discussed at the conference included the continuation of the league, possible places and dates of conducting it as well as its format for the future season. [5] On 25 June, the league's executive director, Yevhen Dykyi, explained that the season was expected to start on 20 August in the usual format with 16 participants. [6] [7] Later, the president of the Ukrainian Association of Football clarified that the only teams allowed to play abroad would be those still in continental competitions, subject to their opponents' agreement. [8]
Some football functionaries criticised conducting the competitions due to risks of deliberate Russian missile attacks. [9]
PUMA Orbita Ball is official football ball of the 2022–23 Ukrainian Premier League, and the Puma brand became an official technical sponsor. [10] It is the leading ball model, certified by FIFA, designed specifically for professional football. [10]
This season the Ukrainian Premier League has kept 16 teams, which includes 14 teams from the previous season and the top two teams from the 2021–22 Ukrainian First League. Two teams had their status suspended due to the Russian occupation and/or destruction of their sports infrastructure.
In case if one or both Desna and Mariupol decide to return to the league competitions next season, it is predetermined that the league team pool would be increased to 18 teams. [11]
The minimum threshold for the stadium's capacity in the UPL is 4,500 (Article 10, paragraph 8.3). [12] With the ongoing Russian aggression clubs were forced to relocate to western parts of the country with the Ukrainian Association of Football listed its certified stadiums for the season competitions. [13] It was decided that the main regions in which permitted to conduct competitions are Kyiv city, Kyiv Oblast, Lviv Oblast and Zakarpattia Oblast. [11] A match could take place in other regions on permission of a regional military administration and agreement from the opposing club.
The following stadiums are regarded as home grounds:
Rank | Stadium | Place | Club | Capacity | Notes |
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1 | NSC Olimpiyskiy | Kyiv | Shakhtar Donetsk | 70,050 | used as home ground during the season [14] |
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | used as home ground during the season | ||||
FC Oleksandriya | used as home ground during the season | ||||
Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | used as home ground during the season | ||||
2 | Arena Lviv | Lviv | Dynamo Kyiv | 34,915 | used as home ground in Round 2 and 4 |
Shakhtar Donetsk | used as home ground in Round 4 | ||||
3 | Chornomorets Stadium | Odesa | Chornomorets Odesa | 34,164 | |
4 | Ukraina Stadium | Lviv | Rukh Lviv | 27,925 | |
5 | Butovsky Vorskla Stadium | Poltava | Vorskla Poltava | 24,795 | |
6 | Dynamo Stadium | Kyiv | Dynamo Kyiv | 16,873 | |
Zorya Luhansk | used as home ground during the season [14] | ||||
7 | Avanhard Stadium | Uzhhorod | Metalist Kharkiv | 12,000 | used as home ground during the season |
Vorskla Poltava | used as home ground in Round 2 | ||||
Zorya Luhansk | used as home ground in Round 1 | ||||
Dnipro-1 | used as home ground during the season | ||||
8 | Kolos Stadium | Kovalivka | Kolos Kovalivka | 5,050 | |
9 | Avanhard Stadium | Rivne | Veres Rivne | 4,650 | |
10 | Skif Stadium | Lviv | FC Lviv | 4,033 | |
11 | Hirnyk Stadium | Kryvyi Rih | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | 2,500 | |
12 | Inhulets Stadium | Petrove | Inhulets Petrove | 1,869 | |
13 | Bannikov Stadium | Kyiv | Chornomorets Odesa | 1,678 | used as home ground in Round 1 |
14 | Mynai Arena | Mynai | FC Mynai | 1,312 | |
Vorskla Poltava | used as home ground in Round 4 |
Notes:
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Vorskla Poltava |
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Dismissed | 2 June 2022 [16] | Pre-season |
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1 July 2022 [17] |
Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih |
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Mutual agreement | 6 June 2022 [18] |
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21 June 2022 [19] | |
Zorya Luhansk |
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Moved to Vorskla Poltava | 28 June 2022 [17] [20] |
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28 June 2022 [21] [22] | |
Dnipro-1 |
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End of contract | 30 June 2022 |
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29 July 2022 [23] | |
Shakhtar Donetsk |
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Mutual agreement | 11 July 2022 [24] |
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14 July 2022 [25] | |
Metalist Kharkiv |
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Moved to SC Dnipro-1 | 13 July 2022 [26] |
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13 July 2022 [27] [28] | |
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv |
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Sacked | 22 October 2022 | 10th |
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23 October 2022 [29] |
Inhulets Petrove |
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Mutual consent | 13 November 2022 | 15th |
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13 November 2022 [30] [31] |
Oleksandriya |
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Dismissed | 14 December 2022 [32] [33] [34] | 5th |
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21 December 2022 [35] |
Inhulets Petrove |
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End of interim | 29 December 2022 | 14th |
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29 December 2022 [36] [37] |
Metalist Kharkiv |
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Change of role | 27 January 2023 | 11th |
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27 January 2023 [38] |
Rukh Lviv |
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Sacked | 19 March 2023 [39] | 14th |
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20 March 2023 [40] |
FC Lviv |
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Resigned | 21 March 2023 [41] | 16th |
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21 March 2023 [42] |
FC Lviv |
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Resigned | 1 June 2023 | 16th |
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1 June 2023 |
Inhulets Petrove |
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Mutual agreement | 4 June 2023 [43] | 14th |
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4 June 2023 [43] |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Shakhtar Donetsk (C) | 30 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 69 | 21 | +48 | 72 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
2 | Dnipro-1 | 30 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 61 | 27 | +34 | 67 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
3 | Zorya Luhansk | 30 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 61 | 34 | +27 | 64 | Qualification for the Europa League play-off round |
4 | Dynamo Kyiv | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 51 | 25 | +26 | 60 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League third qualifying round |
5 | Vorskla Poltava | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 38 | 37 | +1 | 45 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round |
6 | Oleksandriya | 30 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 42 | 39 | +3 | 44 | |
7 | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 26 | 30 | −4 | 41 | |
8 | Mynai | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 30 | −5 | 36 [a] | |
9 | Kolos Kovalivka | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 36 | −13 | 36 [a] | |
10 | Chornomorets Odesa | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 35 | 40 | −5 | 35 | |
11 | Rukh Lviv | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 31 | 37 | −6 | 32 [b] | |
12 | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | 30 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 23 | 42 | −19 | 32 [b] | |
13 | Veres Rivne (O) | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 35 | 45 | −10 | 31 [c] | Qualification for the Relegation play-offs |
14 | Inhulets Petrove (R) | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 34 | −12 | 31 [c] | |
15 | Metalist Kharkiv (R) | 30 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 27 | 58 | −31 | 22 | Relegation to Ukrainian First League |
16 | Lviv (R) | 30 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 18 | 52 | −34 | 13 | Suspended its operations for the next season |
Teams play each other twice on a home and away basis.
Teams that placed 13th and 14th in the 2022–23 Ukrainian Premier League play two-leg play-off with the third and fourth teams of the 2022–23 Ukrainian First League. The draw for play-offs took place on 2 June 2023 [47] and the games will be played on 10 and 14 June 2023. If players of the clubs would be called to the national teams, games will be moved to June 8 and 12.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Inhulets Petrove | 2–3 | LNZ Cherkasy | 1–1 | 1–2 |
Metalurh Zaporizhzhia | 2–6 | Veres Rivne | 1–0 | 1–6 |
Inhulets Petrove | 1 – 1 | LNZ Cherkasy |
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Klymenko ![]() |
Report |
Tyshchenko ![]() |
Metalurh Zaporizhzhia | 1 – 0 | Veres Rivne |
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Sad ![]() |
Report |
Vovchenko ![]() |
LNZ Cherkasy | 2 – 1 | Inhulets Petrove |
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Savin ![]() Korobenko ![]() Tyshchenko ![]() |
Report |
Sitalo ![]() |
LNZ Cherkasy won 3–2 on aggregate and were promoted to the UPL; Inhulets were relegated to the First League
Veres Rivne | 6 – 1 | Metalurh Zaporizhzhia |
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Krapyvnyi ![]() Balan ![]() Hahun ![]() Pasich ![]() Hayduchyk ![]() |
Report | Sokol ![]() Mohylnyi ![]() |
Veres Rivne won 6–2 on aggregrate and both teams remained in their respective divisions
Top goalscorersAs of 6 June 2023 [update] [48]
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As of 28 May 2023 [update] [49] [50]
Rank | Scorer | Team | Assists |
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1 |
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Dnipro-1 | 10 |
2 |
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Shakhtar Donetsk | 8 |
3 |
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Zorya Luhansk | 7 |
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Dynamo Kyiv | ||
5 |
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Shakhtar Donetsk | 6 |
6 |
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Rukh Lviv | 5 |
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Dynamo Kyiv |
As of 28 May 2023 [update] [51]
Rank | Player | Club |
Clean sheets |
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1 |
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Shakhtar Donetsk | 14 |
2 |
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Kolos Kovalivka | 13 |
3 |
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Zorya Luhansk | 9 |
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Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | ||
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Minai | ||
6 |
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Dnipro-1 | 8 |
Month | Player of the Month | Coach of the Month | Ref. | ||
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Player | Club | Coach | Club | ||
August–September 2022 |
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Veres Rivne |
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Veres Rivne | [52] |
October 2022 |
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SC Dnipro-1 |
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Zorya Luhansk | [53] |
November–December 2022 |
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SC Dnipro-1 |
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Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | [54] |
February–March 2023 |
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Chornomorets Odesa |
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Chornomorets Odesa | [55] |
April 2023 |
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SC Dnipro-1 |
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Zorya Luhansk | [56] [57] |
May–June 2023 |
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Zorya Luhansk |
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Rukh Lviv | [58] |