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VBet Liha (UPL) 2022-23 | ||
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Season information | ||
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Dates | 23 August 2022–3 June 2023 | |
Continental cup qualifiers | ||
Champions League | ||
Europa League | ||
Europa Conference League | ||
Season statistics | ||
Matches played | 45 | |
Top goalscorer | Artem Dovbyk (6 goals) | |
Biggest home win | Dnipro-1 3–0 Metalist 1925 (11 September 2022) Dnipro-1 3–0 Zorya (9 October 2022) Dynamo 3–0 Rukh (9 October 2022) | |
Biggest away win | Metalist 1–6 Shakhtar (1 October 2022) | |
Highest scoring | Metalist 1–6 Shakhtar (1 October 2022) | |
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The 2022–23 Ukrainian Premier League season, referred to as the VBet Liha for sponsorship reasons, was the 32nd top-level football club competition since the fall of the Soviet Union and the 15th since the establishment of the Ukrainian Premier League.
The defending champions are the 16-time winners Dynamo Kyiv. The previous 2021–22 season was abandoned due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Although Shakhtar Donetsk were at the top of the table when the league was abandoned, no title was officially awarded ("The handing out of awards to the league's medalists will not take place").
The current season began on 23 August 2022 and will end on 3 June 2023.
Preparation[]
Due to the full-scale invasion of Russia, teams were discussing a possibility to play in western Ukraine as well as Poland. On 27 May 2022 in the Kyiv's House of Football took place a conference of the UPL members along with the UAF presidium where was discussed a perspective of continuation of the Ukrainian championship, possible places and dates of conducting it as well as competition format for the future season. On 25 June the UPL top official Yevhen Dykyi informed that the season is expected to start on 20 August in the usual format with 16 participants. Later the president of the Ukrainian Association of Football clarified that the only teams that would be allowed to play abroad would be those still in continental competitions, if their opponents agree.
Some football functionaries criticised conducting the competitions due to risks of deliberate Russian missile attacks.
Teams[]
This season the Ukrainian Premier League has kept 16 teams, which includes 14 teams from the previous season and the top two teams from the 2021–22 Ukrainian First League. Two teams had their status suspended due to the Russian occupation and/or destruction of their sports infrastructure.
Promoted teams[]
- Metalist Kharkiv – the champion of the 2021–22 Ukrainian First League (debut, a phoenix club of another Metalist Kharkiv that last competed in 2015–16)
- Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih – runner-up of the 2021–22 Ukrainian First League (debut, a phoenix club of another Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih that last competed in 2012–13)
Omitted teams[]
- Mariupol – the 16th place team of the 2021–22 Ukrainian Premier League (ending their five-year stay in the top-flight)
- Desna Chernihiv – the 7th place team of the 2021–22 Ukrainian Premier League (ending their four-year stay in the top-flight)
In case if one or both Desna and Mariupol decide to return to the league competitions next season, it is predetermined that the league team pool would be increased to 18 teams.
Stadiums[]
The minimum threshold for the stadium's capacity in the UPL is 4,500 (Article 10, paragraph 8.3). With the ongoing Russian aggression clubs were forced to relocate to western parts of the country with the Ukrainian Association of Football listed its certified stadiums for the season competitions. It was decided that the main regions in which permitted to conduct competitions are Kyiv city, Kyiv Oblast, Lviv Oblast and Zakarpattia Oblast. A match could take place in other regions on permission of a regional military administration and agreement from the opposing club.
The following stadiums are regarded as home grounds:
See also[]
- 2022–23 Ukrainian First League
- 2022–23 Ukrainian Second League
- 2022–23 Ukrainian Football Amateur League
- 2022–23 Ukrainian Women's League
- List of Ukrainian football transfers summer 2022
External links[]
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Champions League (qualifying phase and play-off round, group stage, knockout phase, Final) · Europa League (qualifying phase and play-off round, group stage, knockout phase, Final) · Europa Conference League (qualifying phase and play-off round, Champions Path, Main Path, group stage, knockout phase, Final) · Super Cup |
International competitions |
2022 FIFA World Cup · UEFA Euro 2024 (qualification) · 2022–23 UEFA Nations League (League A · League B · League C · League D · Finals · Final) |
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