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 - 9 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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 LeagueHomeRoad
POSMPW - D - LPTSCPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGD
1FC Dynamo Kyiv 2620 -5-165-591544138 -4-128258171312 -1-03734727
2FC Shakhtar Donetsk 2616 -6-454-541935139 -2-22930921137 -4-225241014
3FC Zorya Luhansk 2615 -5-650-442222138 -3-227231013137 -2-42321129
4FC Kolos Kovalivka 2610 -11-541-362610134 -6-31816124136 -5-22320146
5FC Vorskla Poltava 2611 -8-741-37307137 -3-32425169134 -5-4171214-2
6SFC Desna Chernihiv 2610 -8-838-38326138 -3-227241113132 -5-6111421-7
7SC Dnipro-1 268 -6-1230-3638-2134 -3-61518153134 -3-6151823-5
8FC Oleksandria 268 -5-1329-3337-4137 -2-42323158131 -3-961022-12
9FC Lviv 268 -5-1329-2551-26135 -3-5181523-8133 -2-8111028-18
10FC Rukh Vynnyky 266 -10-1028-2739-12134 -5-41716160132 -5-6111123-12
11FC Mariupol' 266 -8-1226-2741-14132 -3-891424-10134 -5-4171317-4
12FC Inhulets' Petrove 265 -11-1026-2439-15133 -8-2171113-2132 -3-891326-13
13FC Olimpik Donetsk 266 -4-1622-2848-20134 -2-7141723-6132 -2-981125-14
14FC Minai 264 -6-1618-1647-31134 -2-7141121-10130 -4-94526-21
2021-2022 UEFACL
2021-2022 UEFAECL
Relegation to UKR2

Results

Sun - 9 May 2021
 FC Minai 12 FC Vorskla PoltavaStadion Avanhard (Uzhorod)
 FC Kolos Kovalivka 03 FC Dynamo KyivStadion Kovalivka
 FC Mariupol' 41 SFC Desna ChernihivStadion Volodymyra Boyka
Thu - 6 May 2021
 FC Minai 04 FC Shakhtar DonetskNSC Olimpiyskiy
Wed - 5 May 2021
 FC Vorskla Poltava 11 SFC Desna ChernihivStadion Oleksiy Butovsky Vorskla
 FC Dynamo Kyiv 00 FC Mariupol'Stadion Volodymyra Boyka
Sun - 2 May 2021
 FC Olimpik Donetsk 03 FC Inhulets' PetroveOlimpiysʹkyy Navchalʹno-Sportyvnyy Tsentr Chernihiv
 FC Zorya Luhansk 10 FC MinaiSlavutych-Arena
 FC Mariupol' 12 FC LvivStadion Volodymyra Boyka
Sat - 1 May 2021
 FC Vorskla Poltava 15 FC Dynamo KyivStadion Oleksiy Butovsky Vorskla