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 2022-2023 UKR1 season, the UKR1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:
- 2023-2024 UEFA Champions League - Playoff Round:
- 1st place 2022-2023 UKR1 team
- 2023-2024 UEFA Champions League - 2nd Qualifying Round:
- 2nd place 2022-2023 UKR1 team
- 2023-2024 UEFA Europa League - Playoff Round:
- 3rd place 2022-2023 UKR1 team
- 2023-2024 UEFA Europa Conference League - 3rd Qualifying Round:
- 4th place 2022-2023 UKR1 team
- 2023-2024 UEFA Europa Conference League - 2nd Qualifying Round:
- 5th place 2022-2023 UKR1 team
The winner of the 2022-2023 Ukrainian Cup, typically an UKR1 team, also receives a berth in the Playoff Round of the 2023-2024 UEFA Europa League.
Leagues Pyramid - Ukraine
| Abbrev | League | # of Teams |
|---|---|---|
| UKR1 | VBet Liha (Ukrainian Premier League) | 16 |
| UKR2 | Persha Liha (Ukrainian First League) | 16 |
| UKR3 | Druha Liha (Ukrainian Second League) | 31 |
Competition Structure
Season | # of Teams | ||
| Regular 23 Aug 2022 - 2 Jun 2023 | 16: UKR1 (13), UKR2 (3) | ||
Season Format
The 2022-2023 UKR1 season consists of each UKR1 team playing Home-Away matches with the other 15 UKR1 teams for a total of 30 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 if 2 teams tied for title).
Playoffs
Not applicable.
Relegation
At the end of the 2022-2023 UKR1 15th and 16th place UKR1 teams will be relegated to the UKR2, The 13th and 14th place UKR1 teams will enter into a Home-Away highest aggregate goals wins Promotion/Relegation Playoff with the 3rd and 4th place UKR2 teams.
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Promotion/Relegation Playoff
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| Aggregate | FC Metalurh Zaporizhya (UKR2) | 26 | NK Veres Rivne (UKR1) |
| 10.06.23 |  | 10 | NK Veres Rivne | Stadion Ukrajina |
| 14.06.23 | | 61 | FC Metalurh Zaporizhya | Stadion Avanhard (Rivne) | ||
| NK Veres Rivne remains in UKR1 | ||||||
| Aggregate | FC Inhulets' Petrove (UKR1) | 23 | LNZ Cherkasy FC (UKR2) |
| 10.06.23 |  | 11 | LNZ Cherkasy FC | Stadion Inhulets |
| 14.06.23 | | 21 | FC Inhulets' Petrove | Cherkasy Arena | ||
| LNZ Cherkasy FC is promoted to UKR1 | ||||||
| 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 Shakhtar Donetsk | 30 | 22 -6-2 | 72 | - | 69 | 21 | 48 | 15 | 12 -3-0 | 39 | 30 | 9 | 21 | 15 | 10 -3-2 | 33 | 39 | 12 | 27 |
| 2 | SC Dnipro-1 | 30 | 21 -4-5 | 67 | - | 61 | 27 | 34 | 15 | 11 -2-2 | 35 | 34 | 13 | 21 | 15 | 10 -2-3 | 32 | 27 | 14 | 13 |
| 3 | FC Zorya Luhansk | 30 | 21 -4-5 | 67 | - | 64 | 31 | 33 | 15 | 11 -3-1 | 36 | 35 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 10 -1-4 | 31 | 29 | 14 | 15 |
| 4 | FC Dynamo Kyiv | 30 | 18 -6-6 | 60 | - | 51 | 25 | 26 | 15 | 7 -4-4 | 25 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 15 | 11 -2-2 | 35 | 29 | 12 | 17 |
| 5 | FC Vorskla Poltava | 30 | 13 -6-11 | 45 | - | 38 | 37 | 1 | 15 | 8 -3-4 | 27 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 5 -3-7 | 18 | 19 | 24 | -5 |
| 6 | FC Oleksandria | 30 | 10 -14-6 | 44 | - | 42 | 39 | 3 | 15 | 6 -6-3 | 24 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 15 | 4 -8-3 | 20 | 16 | 17 | -1 |
| 7 | FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | 30 | 12 -5-13 | 41 | - | 26 | 30 | -4 | 15 | 8 -2-5 | 26 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 15 | 4 -3-8 | 15 | 12 | 17 | -5 |
| 8 | FC Kolos Kovalivka | 30 | 10 -6-14 | 36 | - | 23 | 36 | -13 | 15 | 6 -2-7 | 20 | 14 | 16 | -2 | 15 | 4 -4-7 | 16 | 9 | 20 | -11 |
| 9 | Chornomorets Odessa | 30 | 9 -8-13 | 35 | - | 35 | 40 | -5 | 15 | 2 -4-9 | 10 | 12 | 22 | -10 | 15 | 7 -4-4 | 25 | 23 | 18 | 5 |
| 10 | FC Minai | 30 | 8 -9-13 | 33 | - | 22 | 33 | -11 | 15 | 3 -5-7 | 14 | 10 | 17 | -7 | 15 | 5 -4-6 | 19 | 12 | 16 | -4 |
| 11 | FC Rukh Vynnyky | 30 | 7 -11-12 | 32 | - | 31 | 37 | -6 | 15 | 4 -7-4 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 3 -4-8 | 13 | 12 | 22 | -10 |
| 12 | FC Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | 30 | 6 -14-10 | 32 | - | 23 | 42 | -19 | 15 | 4 -5-6 | 17 | 13 | 26 | -13 | 15 | 2 -9-4 | 15 | 10 | 16 | -6 |
| 13 | NK Veres Rivne | 30 | 8 -7-15 | 31 | - | 35 | 45 | -10 | 15 | 3 -4-8 | 13 | 15 | 22 | -7 | 15 | 5 -3-7 | 18 | 20 | 23 | -3 |
| 14 | FC Inhulets' Petrove | 30 | 8 -7-15 | 31 | - | 22 | 34 | -12 | 15 | 5 -2-8 | 17 | 10 | 15 | -5 | 15 | 3 -5-7 | 14 | 12 | 19 | -7 |
| 15 | FC Metalist Kharkiv | 30 | 5 -7-18 | 22 | - | 27 | 58 | -31 | 15 | 2 -5-8 | 11 | 14 | 31 | -17 | 15 | 3 -2-10 | 11 | 13 | 27 | -14 |
| 16 | FC Lviv | 30 | 3 -4-23 | 13 | - | 18 | 52 | -34 | 15 | 2 -2-11 | 8 | 10 | 26 | -16 | 15 | 1 -2-12 | 5 | 8 | 26 | -18 |
2023-2024 UEFACL 2023-2024 UEFAEL 2023-2024 UEFAECL Relegation Playoff Relegation to UKR2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Results
 | 10 | FC Lviv | Obolon' Arena |
 | 21 | FC Shakhtar Donetsk | Stadion Oleksiy Butovsky Vorskla |
 | 11 | FC Dynamo Kyiv | Stadion Metalist (Kharkiv) |
 | 03 | FC Zorya Luhansk | Stadion Mynai |
 | 10 | FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | Dnipro Arena |
 | 03 | Chornomorets Odessa | Stadion Metalist (Kharkiv) |
 | 00 | FC Oleksandria | Arena L'viv |
| 10 | FC Inhulets' Petrove | Stadion Kolos (Boryspil') |
| 30 | NK Veres Rivne | NSC Olimpiyskiy |
| 12 | FC Minai | Stadion Metalist (Kharkiv) |
| 20 | FC Kolos Kovalivka | Stadion Oleksiy Butovsky Vorskla |
| 02 | FC Inhulets' Petrove | Stadion Ukrajina |
| 13 | FC Rukh Vynnyky | Stadion Chornomorets |
| 02 | FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | Stadion Metalist (Kharkiv) |
| 30 | SC Dnipro-1 | Stadion Metalist (Kharkiv) |
| 02 | FC Zorya Luhansk | Stadion KSK Nika |
| 20 | FC Metalist Kharkiv | Stadion Shakhty Zhovtneva |
| 00 | FC Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | Stadion Inhulets |
| 01 | Chornomorets Odessa | Stadion Ukrajina |
| 00 | FC Rukh Vynnyky | Stadion Mynai |