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 2021-2022 UKR1 season, the UKR1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:
- 2022-2023 UEFA Champions League - Playoff Round:
- 1st place 2021-2022 UKR1 team
- 2022-2023 UEFA Champions League - 2nd Qualifying Round:
- 2nd place 2021-2022 UKR1 team
- 2022-2023 UEFA Europa Conference League - 3rd Qualifying Round:
- 3rd place 2021-2022 UKR1 team
- 2022-2023 UEFA Europa Conference League - 2nd Qualifying Round:
- 4th place 2021-2022 UKR1 team
The winner of the 2021-2022 Ukrainian Cup, typically an UKR1 team, also receives a berth in the Playoff Round of the 2022-2023 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 Jul 2021 - 20 May 2022 | 16: UKR1 (13), UKR2 (3) | ||
Season Format
The 2021-2022 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 2021-2022 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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| League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | 18 | 15 -2-1 | 47 | - | 49 | 10 | 39 | 9 | 8 -0-1 | 24 | 29 | 7 | 22 | 9 | 7 -2-0 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 17 |
| 2 | FC Dynamo Kyiv | 18 | 14 -3-1 | 45 | - | 47 | 9 | 38 | 9 | 6 -2-1 | 20 | 22 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 8 -1-0 | 25 | 25 | 6 | 19 |
| 3 | SC Dnipro-1 | 18 | 13 -1-4 | 40 | - | 35 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 8 -0-1 | 24 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 5 -1-3 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 4 |
| 4 | FC Zorya Luhansk | 18 | 11 -3-4 | 36 | - | 37 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 6 -1-2 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 5 -2-2 | 17 | 24 | 15 | 9 |
| 5 | FC Vorskla Poltava | 18 | 9 -6-3 | 33 | - | 30 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 6 -3-1 | 21 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 3 -3-2 | 12 | 8 | 10 | -2 |
| 6 | FC Oleksandria | 18 | 7 -5-6 | 26 | - | 19 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 4 -0-3 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 3 -5-3 | 14 | 9 | 10 | -1 |
| 7 | SFC Desna Chernihiv | 18 | 7 -4-7 | 25 | - | 22 | 27 | -5 | 9 | 4 -2-3 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 3 -2-4 | 11 | 9 | 15 | -6 |
| 8 | FC Kolos Kovalivka | 18 | 7 -3-8 | 24 | - | 14 | 23 | -9 | 10 | 4 -1-5 | 13 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 8 | 3 -2-3 | 11 | 5 | 11 | -6 |
| 9 | NK Veres Rivne | 18 | 6 -5-7 | 23 | - | 15 | 20 | -5 | 9 | 4 -4-1 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 2 -1-6 | 7 | 7 | 15 | -8 |
| 10 | FC Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | 18 | 6 -1-11 | 19 | - | 17 | 29 | -12 | 8 | 4 -0-4 | 12 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 10 | 2 -1-7 | 7 | 5 | 15 | -10 |
| 11 | FC Rukh Vynnyky | 17 | 4 -6-7 | 18 | - | 16 | 21 | -5 | 8 | 3 -4-1 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 1 -2-6 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -7 |
| 12 | FC Lviv | 18 | 4 -5-9 | 17 | - | 14 | 30 | -16 | 10 | 1 -4-5 | 7 | 7 | 16 | -9 | 8 | 3 -1-4 | 10 | 7 | 14 | -7 |
| 13 | Chornomorets Odessa | 18 | 3 -5-10 | 14 | - | 20 | 40 | -20 | 10 | 2 -3-5 | 9 | 11 | 22 | -11 | 8 | 1 -2-5 | 5 | 9 | 18 | -9 |
| 14 | FC Inhulets' Petrove | 17 | 3 -4-10 | 13 | - | 13 | 28 | -15 | 8 | 2 -2-4 | 8 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 9 | 1 -2-6 | 5 | 6 | 17 | -11 |
| 15 | FC Minai | 18 | 1 -7-10 | 10 | - | 12 | 30 | -18 | 9 | 1 -5-3 | 8 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 9 | 0 -2-7 | 2 | 4 | 18 | -14 |
| 16 | FC Mariupol' | 18 | 2 -2-14 | 8 | - | 21 | 44 | -23 | 9 | 0 -0-9 | 0 | 9 | 25 | -16 | 9 | 2 -2-5 | 8 | 12 | 19 | -7 |
2022-2023 UEFACL 2022-2023 UEFAECL Relegation Playoff Relegation to UKR2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
