Ukrainian Premier League
FIFA Region
UEFA
Season
2023-2024
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 2023-2024 UKR1 season, the UKR1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:
- 2024-2025 UEFA Champions League - Playoff Round:
- 1st place 2023-2024 UKR1 team
- 2024-2025 UEFA Champions League - 2nd Qualifying Round:
- 2nd place 2023-2024 UKR1 team
- 2024-2025 UEFA Europa League - Playoff Round:
- 3rd place 2023-2024 UKR1 team
- 2024-2025 UEFA Europa Conference League - 3rd Qualifying Round:
- 4th place 2023-2024 UKR1 team
- 2024-2025 UEFA Europa Conference League - 2nd Qualifying Round:
- 5th place 2023-2024 UKR1 team
The winner of the 2023-2024 Ukrainian Cup, typically an UKR1 team, also receives a berth in the Playoff Round of the 2024-2025 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 28 Jul 2023 - 25 May 2024 | 16: UKR1 (13), UKR2 (3) | ||
Season Format
The 2023-2024 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 2023-2024 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.
More Info...
Promotion Playoff - Final
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
Tue - 30 Jul 2024
 | 30 | FC Minai (UKR1) | Stadion Avanhard (Uzhorod) | |||
| FK Livyi Bereh is promoted to UKR1 | ||||||
Promotion Playoff - Semis
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
Fri - 26 Jul 2024
| 11 | FC Metalist 1925 Kharkiv (UKR1) | Stadion Livyi Bereh | |||
| FK Livyi Bereh advances on PKs (5-4) | ||||||
 | 33 | FC Minai (UKR1) | Stadion im HA Tonkocheieva | |||
| FC Minai advances on PKs (3-2) | ||||||
Relegation Playoffs
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| Aggregate | FK Epitsentr (UKR2) | 24 | NK Veres Rivne (UKR1) |
| 29.05.24 | | 11 | NK Veres Rivne | Stadion Livyi Bereh |
| 02.06.24 | | 31 | FK Epitsentr | Stadion Kolos (Boryspil') | ||
| NK Veres Rivne remains in UKR1 | ||||||
| Aggregate | FC Obolon' Kyiv (UKR1) | 21 | FK Livyi Bereh (UKR2) |
| 29.05.24 |  | 10 | FK Livyi Bereh | Obolon' Arena |
| 02.06.24 | | 11 | FC Obolon' Kyiv | Stadion Livyi Bereh | ||
| FC Obolon' Kyiv remains in OKR1 | ||||||
| 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 -5-3 | 71 | - | 64 | 25 | 39 | 15 | 12 -1-2 | 37 | 31 | 12 | 19 | 15 | 10 -4-1 | 34 | 33 | 13 | 20 |
| 2 | FC Dynamo Kyiv | 30 | 22 -3-5 | 69 | - | 71 | 28 | 43 | 15 | 12 -1-2 | 37 | 36 | 9 | 27 | 15 | 10 -2-3 | 32 | 35 | 19 | 16 |
| 3 | FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | 30 | 17 -6-7 | 57 | - | 51 | 30 | 21 | 15 | 9 -3-3 | 30 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 8 -3-4 | 27 | 26 | 16 | 10 |
| 4 | SC Dnipro-1 | 30 | 14 -10-6 | 52 | - | 41 | 28 | 13 | 15 | 6 -5-4 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 15 | 8 -5-2 | 29 | 20 | 12 | 8 |
| 5 | FC Polissya Zhytomyr | 30 | 14 -8-8 | 50 | - | 39 | 30 | 9 | 15 | 7 -4-4 | 25 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 15 | 7 -4-4 | 25 | 20 | 14 | 6 |
| 6 | FC Rukh Vynnyky | 30 | 12 -13-5 | 49 | - | 44 | 31 | 13 | 15 | 5 -8-2 | 23 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 15 | 7 -5-3 | 26 | 24 | 17 | 7 |
| 7 | LNZ Cherkasy FC | 30 | 11 -8-11 | 41 | - | 31 | 34 | -3 | 15 | 5 -3-7 | 18 | 15 | 21 | -6 | 15 | 6 -5-4 | 23 | 16 | 13 | 3 |
| 8 | FC Oleksandria | 30 | 8 -10-12 | 34 | - | 30 | 38 | -8 | 15 | 5 -4-6 | 19 | 12 | 20 | -8 | 15 | 3 -6-6 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 0 |
| 9 | FC Vorskla Poltava | 30 | 9 -6-15 | 33 | - | 30 | 46 | -16 | 15 | 4 -3-8 | 15 | 18 | 29 | -11 | 15 | 5 -3-7 | 18 | 12 | 17 | -5 |
| 10 | FC Zorya Luhansk | 30 | 7 -11-12 | 32 | - | 29 | 37 | -8 | 15 | 4 -4-7 | 16 | 10 | 16 | -6 | 15 | 3 -7-5 | 16 | 19 | 21 | -2 |
| 11 | Chornomorets Odessa | 30 | 10 -2-18 | 32 | - | 38 | 47 | -9 | 15 | 7 -1-7 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 15 | 3 -1-11 | 10 | 17 | 27 | -10 |
| 12 | FC Kolos Kovalivka | 30 | 7 -11-12 | 32 | - | 22 | 31 | -9 | 15 | 3 -6-6 | 15 | 9 | 14 | -5 | 15 | 4 -5-6 | 17 | 13 | 17 | -4 |
| 13 | NK Veres Rivne | 30 | 6 -10-14 | 28 | - | 31 | 46 | -15 | 15 | 4 -6-5 | 18 | 23 | 25 | -2 | 15 | 2 -4-9 | 10 | 8 | 21 | -13 |
| 14 | FC Obolon' Kyiv | 30 | 5 -11-14 | 26 | - | 18 | 41 | -23 | 15 | 3 -6-6 | 15 | 9 | 18 | -9 | 15 | 2 -5-8 | 11 | 9 | 23 | -14 |
| 15 | FC Minai | 30 | 5 -10-15 | 25 | - | 27 | 49 | -22 | 15 | 3 -6-6 | 15 | 16 | 21 | -5 | 15 | 2 -4-9 | 10 | 11 | 28 | -17 |
| 16 | FC Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | 30 | 5 -8-17 | 23 | - | 32 | 57 | -25 | 15 | 4 -5-6 | 17 | 20 | 28 | -8 | 15 | 1 -3-11 | 6 | 12 | 29 | -17 |
2024-2025 UEFACL 2024-2025 UEFAECL Relegation Playoff Relegation to UKR2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Results
Sat - 25 May 2024
 | 20 | FC Shakhtar Donetsk | Stadion Spartak (Varna) |
| 03 | FC Oleksandria | Obolon' Arena |
| 12 | NK Veres Rivne | Stadion Metalist (Kharkiv) |
 | 12 | FC Dynamo Kyiv | Arena L'viv |
 | 01 | FC Kolos Kovalivka | Slavutych-Arena |
 | 02 | SC Dnipro-1 | Stadion Chornomorets |
 | 30 | FC Minai | Stadion Shakhty Zhovtneva |
Fri - 24 May 2024
 | 10 | FC Vorskla Poltava | Cherkasy Arena |
Sun - 19 May 2024
| 31 | FC Obolon' Kyiv | Stadion Oleksiy Butovsky Vorskla |
| 33 | FC Polissya Zhytomyr | Stadion Metalist (Kharkiv) |
| 22 | FC Shakhtar Donetsk | Dnipro Arena |
| 20 | Chornomorets Odessa | Arena L'viv |
| 22 | FC Oleksandria | Stadion Kolos (Boryspil') |
| 32 | FC Kolos Kovalivka | Stadion Mynai |
| 21 | FC Zorya Luhansk | Cherkasy Arena |
Sat - 18 May 2024
| 31 | FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | NSC Olimpiyskiy |
Mon - 13 May 2024
| 01 | FC Polissya Zhytomyr | Stadion Shakhty Zhovtneva |
| 11 | NK Veres Rivne | Slavutych-Arena |
| 13 | LNZ Cherkasy FC | Obolon' Arena |
Sun - 12 May 2024
| 30 | FC Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | Stadion Chornomorets |