Ukrainian Premier League
FIFA Region
UEFA
Season
2020-2021
Location
Ukraine
Abbreviation
UKR1
Summary
The Ukrainian Premier League (UKR1) is the top level of league-style competition in Ukraine's football league system. At the end of the 2020-2021 UKR1 season, the UKR1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:
- 2021-2022 UEFA Champions League - Group Stage:
- 1st place 2020-2021 UKR1 team
- 2021-2022 UEFA Champions League - 3rd Qualifying Round:
- 2nd place 2020-2021 UKR1 team
- 2021-2022 UEFA Europa Conference League - 3rd Qualifying Round:
- 3rd place 2020-2021 UKR1 team
- 2021-2022 UEFA Europa Conference League - 2nd Qualifying Round:
- 4th place 2020-2021 UKR1 team
The winner of the 2020-2021 Ukrainian Cup, typically an UKR1 team, also receives a berth in the Playoff Round of the 2021-2022 UEFA Europa League.
Leagues Pyramid - Ukraine
| Abbrev | League | # of Teams |
|---|---|---|
| UKR1 | Vyshcha Liha (Ukrainian Premier League) | 14 |
| UKR2 | Persha Liha (Ukrainian First League) | 18 |
| UKR3 | Druha Liha (Ukrainian Second League) | 22 |
Competition Structure
Season | # of Teams | ||
| Regular 21 Aug 2020 - 14 May 2021 | 14: UKR1 (11), UKR2 (3) | ||
Season Format
The 2020-2021 UKR1 season consists of each UKR1 team playing Home-Away matches with the other 13 UKR1 teams for a total of 26 league matches per team. Table ranking ties are broken by (1) head-to-head points, (2) head-to-head goal difference, (3) head-to-head goals scored, (4) goal difference, (5) goals scored, then (6) a draw (or 1 match playoff).
Playoffs
Not applicable.
Relegation
At the end of the 2020-2021 UKR1 14th place UKR1 teams will be relegated to the UKR2, and the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place UKR2 teams will be promoted to the 2021-2022 UKR1.
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| League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | FC Dynamo Kyiv | 13 | 9 -3-1 | 30 | - | 25 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 3 -3-1 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 6 -0-0 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 13 |
| 2 | FC Shakhtar Donetsk | 13 | 8 -5-0 | 29 | - | 33 | 11 | 22 | 7 | 5 -2-0 | 17 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 3 -3-0 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 7 |
| 3 | SFC Desna Chernihiv | 13 | 6 -5-2 | 23 | - | 18 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 5 -1-1 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1 -4-1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 4 | FC Zorya Luhansk | 12 | 5 -5-2 | 20 | - | 23 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 2 -3-1 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 -2-1 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 8 |
| 5 | FC Vorskla Poltava | 13 | 5 -5-3 | 20 | - | 17 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 -2-0 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 2 -3-3 | 9 | 6 | 7 | -1 |
| 6 | FC Kolos Kovalivka | 13 | 4 -6-3 | 18 | - | 18 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 2 -4-1 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 -2-2 | 8 | 8 | 10 | -2 |
| 7 | FC Olimpik Donetsk | 12 | 5 -2-5 | 17 | - | 20 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 3 -2-3 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 2 -0-2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 8 | FC Oleksandria | 13 | 4 -4-5 | 16 | - | 19 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 4 -2-2 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 0 -2-3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -3 |
| 9 | FC Mariupol' | 13 | 4 -4-5 | 16 | - | 14 | 19 | -5 | 1 | 0 -0-1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 12 | 4 -4-4 | 16 | 13 | 17 | -4 |
| 10 | FC Inhulets' Petrove | 13 | 1 -8-4 | 11 | - | 13 | 20 | -7 | 8 | 1 -5-2 | 8 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 5 | 0 -3-2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -3 |
| 11 | FC Minai | 12 | 2 -4-6 | 10 | - | 9 | 23 | -14 | 6 | 2 -1-3 | 7 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 6 | 0 -3-3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | -8 |
| 12 | FC Rukh Vynnyky | 13 | 1 -6-6 | 9 | - | 12 | 23 | -11 | 7 | 1 -4-2 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 -2-4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | -11 |
| 13 | FC Lviv | 12 | 2 -3-7 | 9 | - | 8 | 26 | -18 | 5 | 1 -1-3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -8 | 7 | 1 -2-4 | 5 | 4 | 14 | -10 |
| 14 | SC Dnipro-1 | 13 | 2 -2-9 | 8 | - | 16 | 28 | -12 | 7 | 1 -1-5 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 6 | 1 -1-4 | 4 | 9 | 16 | -7 |
UEFACL UEFAECL Relegation to UKR2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fixtures
Fri - 12 Feb 2021
 | FC Vorskla Poltava | Arena L'viv |
 | FC Inhulets' Petrove | Dnipro Arena |
 | FC Oleksandria | Stadion Volodymyra Boyka |
 | SFC Desna Chernihiv | Slavutych-Arena |
 | FC Olimpik Donetsk | NSC Olimpiyskiy |
 | FC Shakhtar Donetsk | Obolon' Arena |
Fri - 19 Feb 2021
| FC Vorskla Poltava | Stadion Inhulets |
| SC Dnipro-1 | Stadion Dynamo im Valery Lobanovsky |
| FC Minai | Stadion KSK Nika |
 | FC Kolos Kovalivka | Stadion Ukraina |
| FC Zorya Luhansk | Stadion Volodymyra Boyka |
| FC Dynamo Kyiv | Olimpiysʹkyy Navchalʹno-Sportyvnyy Tsentr Chernihiv |
| FC Rukh Vynnyky | NSC Olimpiyskiy |
Fri - 26 Feb 2021
| FC Olimpik Donetsk | Stadion Mynai |
| SC Dnipro-1 | Stadion Volodymyra Boyka |
| FC Oleksandria | Stadion Oleksiy Butovsky Vorskla |
| FC Rukh Vynnyky | Obolon' Arena |
| FC Inhulets' Petrove | Olimpiysʹkyy Navchalʹno-Sportyvnyy Tsentr Chernihiv |
| FC Dynamo Kyiv | Stadion Ukraina |
Results
Sun - 13 Dec 2020
| 02 | FC Zorya Luhansk | Stadion KSK Nika |
| 20 | FC Mariupol' | Olimpiysʹkyy Navchalʹno-Sportyvnyy Tsentr Chernihiv |
| 03 | FC Shakhtar Donetsk | Stadion Inhulets | |||
| Match awarded 3-0 to FC Shakhtar Donetsk by FA decision. | ||||||
Sat - 12 Dec 2020
| 41 | SC Dnipro-1 | Arena L'viv |
| 22 | FC Kolos Kovalivka | NSC Olimpiyskiy |
| 11 | FC Minai | Stadion Oleksiy Butovsky Vorskla |
Fri - 11 Dec 2020
| 11 | FC Lviv | Stadion Dynamo im Valery Lobanovsky |
Sun - 6 Dec 2020
| 11 | FC Oleksandria | Stadion Kovalivka |
| 10 | FC Vorskla Poltava | Olimpiysʹkyy Navchalʹno-Sportyvnyy Tsentr Chernihiv |
| 31 | SC Dnipro-1 | Slavutych-Arena |
| 31 | FC Rukh Vynnyky | Stadion Dynamo im Valery Lobanovsky |
Sat - 5 Dec 2020
| 12 | FC Dynamo Kyiv | Stadion Volodymyra Boyka |
| 51 | FC Minai | NSC Olimpiyskiy |
| 11 | FC Inhulets' Petrove | Stadion Ukraina |
Sun - 29 Nov 2020
| 21 | FC Olimpik Donetsk | Stadion Zirka |
| 11 | SFC Desna Chernihiv | Stadion Kovalivka |
| 03 | FC Zorya Luhansk | Stadion Avanhard (Uzhorod) |
Sat - 28 Nov 2020
| 01 | FC Shakhtar Donetsk | Dnipro Arena |
| 20 | FC Vorskla Poltava | NSC Olimpiyskiy |
| 00 | FC Rukh Vynnyky | Stadion KSK Nika |