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The 2024–25 Ukrainian Premier League season, referred to as the Ukrainian Premier League VBET for sponsorship reasons, is the 34th top-level football club competition since the fall of the Soviet Union and the 17th since the establishment of the Ukrainian Premier League.
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| Season | 2024–25 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 3 August 2024 – 24 May 2025 17 December 2024 – 22 February 2025 (winter break) |
| Matches played | 132 |
| Goals scored | 312 (2.36 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Vladyslav Vanat (10 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Shakhtar 6–0 Inhulets (23 November 2024) |
| Biggest away win | Vorskla 0–5 Shakhtar (4 August 2024) |
| Highest scoring | Oleksandriya 4–3 Shakhtar (24 August 2024) Shakhtar 5–2 Karpaty (14 September 2024) Dynamo 5–2 Inhulets (3 November 2024) |
| Longest winning run | 5 matches Dynamo |
| Longest unbeaten run | 17 matches Dynamo |
| Longest winless run | 14 matches Inhulets |
| Longest losing run | 4 matches Obolon |
| Highest attendance | 6,300 Karpaty 1–3 Dynamo (17 August 2024) |
| Lowest attendance | 0 9 matches |
| Total attendance | 136,830 |
| Average attendance | 1,069 |
← 2023–24 2025–26 →
All statistics correct as of 16 December 2024. | |
This season the Ukrainian Premier League remained at 16 teams.
Promoted teams
- Inhulets Petrove – first-placed team of the 2023–24 Ukrainian First League (returning after a season)
- Karpaty Lviv – second-placed team of the 2023–24 Ukrainian First League (returning, last competed in 2019–20, for the first time since its reorganization in 2020)
- Livyi Bereh Kyiv – winner of pre-season Mini-tournament. Third-placed team of the 2023–24 Ukrainian First League (debut)
Relegated teams
- FC Mynai – relegated after four seasons in the top flight.
- Metalist 1925 Kharkiv – relegated after three seasons in the top flight.
Withdrawn teams
Location map
Kyiv
Lviv
Home venues of teams in the 2024–25 Ukrainian Premier League.
Several teams (Zorya and Shakhtar) are playing their home games in different cities due to ongoing hostilities.
Several teams (Zorya and Shakhtar) are playing their home games in different cities due to ongoing hostilities.
Stadiums
The minimum threshold for the stadium's capacity in the UPL is 4,500 (Article 10, paragraph 8.3).[3]
The following stadiums are regarded as home grounds:
| Rank | Stadium | Place | Club | Capacity | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arena Lviv | Lviv | Rukh Lviv | 34,725 | |
| Shakhtar Donetsk | used as home ground in 9 matches | ||||
| 2 | Chornomorets Stadium | Odesa | Chornomorets Odesa | 34,164 | |
| 3 | Ukraina Stadium | Lviv | Karpaty Lviv | 28,051 | |
| 4 | Butovsky Vorskla Stadium | Poltava | Vorskla Poltava | 23,842 | |
| 5 | Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium | Kyiv | Dynamo Kyiv | 16,873 | |
| Zorya Luhansk | used as home ground during the season | ||||
| 6 | Tsentralnyi Stadion | Cherkasy | LNZ Cherkasy | 10,321 | |
| 7 | Avanhard Stadium | Rivne | Veres Rivne | 7,122 | |
| 8 | CSC Nika Stadium | Oleksandriya | FC Oleksandriya | 7,000 | |
| 9 | Tsentralnyi Stadion | Zhytomyr | Polissya Zhytomyr | 5,928 | |
| 10 | Obolon Arena | Kyiv | Obolon Kyiv | 5,103 | |
| 11 | Kolos Stadium | Kovalivka | Kolos Kovalivka | 5,050 | |
| LNZ Cherkasy | used as home ground in 1 match | ||||
| Inhulets Petrove | used as home ground in 1 match | ||||
| 12 | Arena Livyi Bereh | Zolochivska hromada | Livyi Bereh Kyiv | 4,700 | |
| Shakhtar Donetsk | used as home ground in 1 match | ||||
| 13 | Hirnyk Stadium | Kryvyi Rih | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | 3,219 | |
| Inhulets Petrove | used as reserve home ground during the season |
Personnel and sponsorship
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inhulets Petrove |  Vladyslav Lupashko |
Mutual agreement | 5 June 2024 | Pre-season | Vasyl Kobin |
15 June 2024[5] |
| LNZ Cherkasy |  Oleg Dulub |
End of the contract | 10 June 2024[6] |  Andrés Carrasco |
11 June 2024[7] | |
| Chornomorets Odesa | Roman Hryhorchuk |
Mutual consent[8] | 26 June 2024[8] | Stepan Matviyiv (caretaker) |
26 June 2024 | |
| Stepan Matviyiv (caretaker) |
End of the contract | 30 June 2024 | Serhiy Politylo (caretaker) |
1 July 2024[9][10] | ||
| Anatoliy Didenko (caretaker) | ||||||
| Anatoliy Didenko & Serhiy Politylo (caretakers) |
End of caretaker spell[B] | 13 July 2024 | Oleksandr Babych |
9 July 2024[11] | ||
| Karpaty Lviv | Myron Markevych |
Mutual consent[12] | 17 July 2024 | Vladyslav Lupashko |
19 July 2024 | |
| Zorya Luhansk | Yuriy Koval (caretaker) |
Return to previous position | 26 August 2024 | 8th |  Mladen Bartulović (interim) |
26 August 2024 |
| Obolon Kyiv | Valeriy Ivashchenko |
Fired | 4 September 2024[13] | 16th | Oleksandr Antonenko (interim) |
4 September 2024 |
| Oleksandr Antonenko (interim) |
End of interim | 5 September 2024 | Serhiy Shyshchenko |
5 September 2024 | ||
| Vorskla Poltava | Serhiy Dolhanskyi (caretaker) |
Return to previous coaching role | 23 October 2024 | 12th | Yuriy Maksymov |
24 October 2024 |
| LNZ Cherkasy | Andrés Carrasco |
Suspended | 11 December 2024 | 10th | Artem Chorniy (caretaker) |
11 December 2024 |
| Sacked after suspended | 12 December 2024 | Andriy Dykan (caretaker) |
12 December 2024 | |||
| Artem Chorniy & Andriy Dykan (caretakers) |
End of caretaker spell | 18 December 2024 | Roman Hryhorchuk |
18 December 2024 |
Notes:
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dynamo Kyiv | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 11 | +26 | 43 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Oleksandriya | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 12 | +14 | 38 | Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 41 | 15 | +26 | 33 | |
| 4 | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 13 | +9 | 31 | |
| 5 | Polissya Zhytomyr | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 16 | +8 | 27 | |
| 6 | Karpaty Lviv | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 21 | +1 | 24 | |
| 7 | Rukh Lviv | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 14 | +7 | 23 | |
| 8 | Zorya Luhansk | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 20 | −2 | 22 | |
| 9 | Veres Rivne | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 24 | −7 | 19[a] | |
| 10 | LNZ Cherkasy | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 26 | −8 | 19[a] | |
| 11 | Kolos Kovalivka | 17 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 18 | |
| 12 | Vorskla Poltava | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 25 | −10 | 16[b] | |
| 13 | Livyi Bereh Kyiv | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 20 | −11 | 16[b] | Qualification for the Relegation play-off |
| 14 | Obolon Kyiv | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 29 | −19 | 14 | |
| 15 | Chornomorets Odesa | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 25 | −14 | 12 | Relegation to Ukrainian First League |
| 16 | Inhulets Petrove | 16 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 31 | −19 | 9 |
Updated to match(es) played on 16 December 2024. Source: upl.ua
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw or "Golden match" if two teams tied for title (Article 22, paragraph 3).[14]
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw or "Golden match" if two teams tied for title (Article 22, paragraph 3).[14]
Notes:
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Teams play each other twice on a home and away basis.
| Home \ Away | CHO | DYN | INH | KAR | KOL | KRY | LIV | LNZ | OBL | OLK | PZH | RUX | SHA | VER | VOR | ZOR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chornomorets Odesa | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | |||||||
| Dynamo Kyiv | 3–1 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | ||||||
| Inhulets Petrove | 0–2 | ppd | ||||||||||||||
| Karpaty Lviv | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 5–0 | 1–1 | |||||||
| Kolos Kovalivka | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | |||||||
| Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | ||||||||
| Livyi Bereh Kyiv | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | |||||||
| LNZ Cherkasy | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | ||||||||
| Obolon Kyiv | 1–5 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 0–2 | ||||||||
| Oleksandriya | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 1–0 | |||||
| Polissia Zhytomyr | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |||||||
| Rukh Lviv | 1–1 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | ||||||||
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 2–1 | a | 6–0 | 5–2 | 5–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | ||||||
| Veres Rivne | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | ||||||
| Vorskla Poltava | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–5 | |||||||||
| Zorya Luhansk | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 |
Matches affected by air alerts
Round 2.
Shakhtar vs Polissia. The match had been interrupted in the 61st minute for 30 minutes.[15]
Round 3.
Vorskla vs Obolon. Kick off time was delayed for 35 minutes. The match had been interrupted in the 16th minute.[16]
Zorya vs Oleksandriya. Kick off time was delayed for 45 minutes.[17]
Round 4.
Livyi Bereh vs Chornomorets. Kick off time was delayed for 90 minutes.[18]
LNZ vs Karpaty. Kick off time was postponed for 6 hours.[19]
Round 5.
Kryvbas vs Shakhtar. The match, which kicked off on 1 September 2024, has been interrupted in the 50th minute.[20] It will be resumed in 2025.
Round 6.
Vorskla vs Rukh. Beginning of the second half was delayed for 20 minutes.[21]
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After the withdrawal of Dnipro-1 from the Ukrainian Premier League the administration concured a playoff between the relegated teams from the 2024–25 Ukrainian Premier League season and the third and fourth placed teams from the 2023–24 Ukrainian First League Promotion group.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Livyi Bereh Kyiv | 1 – 1 5 – 4 (pen.) |
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv |
| Epitsentr Kamianets-Podilskyi | 3 – 3 3 – 5 (pen.) |
FC Mynai |
Semi-Finals
| Livyi Bereh Kyiv | 1 – 1 | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| 5 – 4 | ||
Livyi Bereh Kyiv advance to the Final of the Mini-Tournament play-offs
| Epitsentr Kamianets-Podilskyi | 3 – 3 | FC Mynai |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| 3 – 5 | ||
FC Mynai advance to the Final of the Mini-Tournament play-offs
Final
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Livyi Bereh Kyiv | 3 – 0 | FC Mynai |
Livyi Bereh Kyiv promoted to the Ukrainian Premier League
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Teams that placed 13th and 14th in the 2024–25 Ukrainian Premier League play two-leg play-off with the third and fourth teams of the 2024–25 Ukrainian First League.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBD | x–x | TBD | ||
| TBD | x–x | TBD |
First Semi-final
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Second Semi-final
| v | ||
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Monthly awards
| Month | Player of the Month | Coach of the Month | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Club | Coach | Club | ||
| August 2024 | Oleksandr Nazarenko |
Polissya Zhytomyr | Ruslan Rotan |
FC Oleksandriya | [24] |
| September 2024 | Volodymyr Brazhko |
Dynamo Kyiv | Imad Ashur |
Polissya Zhytomyr | [25] |
| October 2024 | Oleksandr Nazarenko |
Polissya Zhytomyr | Vladyslav Lupashko |
Karpaty Lviv | [26] |
| November 2024 | Yehor Tverdokhlib |
Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | Oleh Shandruk |
Veres Rivne | [27] |
| December 2024 / February 2025 | |||||
| March 2025 | |||||
| April 2025 | |||||
| May 2025 | |||||
Round awards
| Round | Player | Coach | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Club | Reference | Coach | Club | Reference | |
| Round 1 | Mykola Matviyenko |
Shakhtar Donetsk | [28] |  Marino Pušić |
Shakhtar Donetsk | [28] |
| Round 2 | Mykola Shaparenko |
Dynamo Kyiv | [29] | Imad Ashur |
Polissya Zhytomyr | [29] |
| Round 3 | Oleksandr Pikhalyonok |
Dynamo Kyiv | [30] | Ruslan Rotan |
FC Oleksandriya | [31] |
| Round 4 | Oleksandr Filippov |
FC Oleksandriya | [32] | Ruslan Rotan |
FC Oleksandriya | [32] |
| Round 5 | Illya Kvasnytsia |
Rukh Lviv | [33] | Vitaliy Pervak |
Livyi Bereh Kyiv | [33] |
| Round 6 | Artem Bondarenko |
Shakhtar Donetsk | [34] | Marino Pušić |
Shakhtar Donetsk | [34] |
| Round 7 | Mykyta Kravchenko |
FC Oleksandriya | [35] | Oleksandr Pozdeyev |
Kolos Kovalivka | [35] |
| Heorhiy Sudakov |
Shakhtar Donetsk | [36] | Vitaliy Ponomaryov |
Rukh Lviv | [36] | |
| Round 8 | Oleksiy Hutsulyak |
Polissya Zhytomyr | [37] | Ruslan Rotan |
FC Oleksandriya | [37] |
| Round 9 | Heorhiy Sudakov |
Shakhtar Donetsk | [38] | Oleksandr Babych |
Chornomorets Odessa | [38] |
| Round 10 | Illya Putrya |
LNZ Cherkasy | [39] | Oleksandr Shovkovskyi |
Dynamo Kyiv | [39] |
| Round 11 | Hrvoje Ilić |
Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | [40] | Yuriy Vernydub |
Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | [40] |
| Round 12 | Mykola Shaparenko |
Dynamo Kyiv | [41] | Ruslan Rotan |
FC Oleksandriya | [41] |
| Round 13 |  Miguel Campos |
FC Oleksandriya | [42] | Oleh Shandruk |
Veres Rivne | [42] |
| Round 14 | Oleksandr Zubkov |
Shakhtar Donetsk | [43] | Yuriy Maksymov |
Vorskla Poltava | [43] |
| Round 15 | Yehor Tverdokhlib |
Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | [44] | Vasyl Kobin |
Inhulets Petrove | [44] |
| Round 16 | Vladyslav Vanat |
Dynamo Kyiv | [45] | Oleksandr Shovkovskyi |
Dynamo Kyiv | [45] |
| Round 17 | Bohdan Mykhaylichenko |
Polissya Zhytomyr | [46] | Serhiy Shyshchenko |
Obolon Kyiv | [46] |
| winter break | ||||||
| Round 18 | ||||||
| Round 19 | ||||||
| Round 20 | ||||||
| Round 21 | ||||||
| Round 22 | ||||||
| Round 23 | ||||||
| Round 24 | ||||||
| Round 25 | ||||||
| Round 26 | ||||||
| Round 27 | ||||||
| Round 28 | ||||||
| Round 29 | ||||||
| Round 30 | ||||||
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- 2024–25 Ukrainian Cup
- 2024–25 Ukrainian First League
- 2024–25 Ukrainian Second League
- 2024–25 Ukrainian Football Amateur League
- 2024–25 Ukrainian Women's League
- List of Ukrainian football transfers summer 2024
- List of Ukrainian football transfers winter 2024–25
- Born on territory of Bosnian republic in Yugoslavia before its dissolution, Marino Pušić is of mixed ethnic background and carries a dual citizenship.[4]
- Despite the appointment to the position of head coach, Oleksandr Babych has not yet taken up his duties, so the team was led by Anatoliy Didenko
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