2018–19 Ukrainian Premier League

28th season of top-tier football league in Vyshcha Liha

Football league season

Ukrainian Premier League

Official logo[1]

Season| 2018–19
Dates| 21 July 2018 – 30 May 2019
(winter break 9 December 2018 – 16 February 2019)
Champions| Shakhtar Donetsk
12th title
Relegated| Arsenal–Kyiv
Chornomorets Odesea
Champions League| Shakhtar Donetsk
Dynamo Kyiv
Europa League| FC Oleksandriya
FC Mariupol
Zorya Luhansk
Matches played| 192
Goals scored| 474 (2.47 per match)
Top goalscorer| 19 – Júnior Moraes (Shakhtar)
Biggest home win| 5:0 – (Dynamo-Zorya, Shakhtar-Karpaty, Shakhtar-Lviv)
Biggest away win| 0:5 – (Arsenal-Zorya, Chornomorets-Karpaty)
1:6 – (Karpaty-Shakhtar)
Highest scoring| 2:5 – (Olimpik-Shakhtar)
1:6 – (Karpaty-Shakhtar)
Longest winning run| 8 – (Dynamo)
Longest unbeaten run| 29 – (Shakhtar)
Longest winless run| 12 – (Olimpik)
Longest losing run| 9 – (Chornomorets)
Highest attendance| 46,475 – Dynamo–Shakhtar (Round 3)
Lowest attendance| 0[2] – Dynamo–Vorskla (Round 1)
Total attendance| 797,940
Average attendance| 4156

← 2017–18

2019–20 →

All statistics correct as of 15 May 2019.

The 2018–19 Ukrainian Premier League season was the 28th top-level football club competitions since the fall of the Soviet Union and the eleventh since the establishment of the Ukrainian Premier League.

The tournament started on 21 July 2018 with the competition set to end on 25 May 2019.[3] The league took its winter intermission after Round 18 on 8 December 2018 and resumed its competition of the Championship with Round 19 on 16 February 2019. The first stage ended with Round 22 games on 17 March 2019. The draw for the second stage was announced for 5 March 2019.[4]

The defending champion is the 11-times winner Shakhtar Donetsk.

## Teams[edit]

### Promoted teams[edit]

* Arsenal Kyiv – the champion of the 2017–18 Ukrainian First League (returning as a phoenix club of previous Arsenal Kyiv after five seasons absence)
* Desna Chernihiv – 3rd place of the 2017–18 Ukrainian First League, play-off winners (debut)

### Shuffled teams[edit]

* FC Lviv – a team swap after merging with NK Veres Rivne (returning as a phoenix club of previous FC Lviv after nine seasons absence)

On completion of the 2017–18 Ukrainian Premier League season, Veres Rivne, who had moved their operations to Lviv during the season announced the merging[5] with FC Lviv who competed in the 2017–18 Ukrainian Second League and retain their name.[6][7] This is the first time of such "swap" that has occurred with a team from the Ukrainian Premier League. Its certification the club passed on 5 June 2018.[8] Along with that the FFU certification committee is consulting with the UEFA in regards of the "clubs swap".[9] On 6 June 2018, it was announced that it is too early speculate composition of the league for the next season as the UEFA will make its final decision by allowing or not participation of FC Lviv. It is possible that some of already relegated clubs might be given a second chance if UEFA will insist on impossibility of the Lviv-Veres team swap.[10][11] On 12 June 2018, Ukrainian Premier League updated its website removing any mentioning of NK Veres Rivne ever competing in the league and its record being awarded to FC Lviv.[12] Few days later the league recovered the Veres' record. More to the story, in interview to "Tribuna" a head of the FFU Attestation Committee Viktor Bezsmernyi explained that it was Veres that received certificate for the 2018–19 Ukrainian Premier League and then the club changed its name.[13] At same time the old-new president of Veres Khakhlyov demonstrated the club's certificate for the 2018–19 Ukrainian Second League.[14]

### Withdrawn teams[edit]

* On 21 June 2018, during the club's conference of FC Poltava, the club's leadership announced that it dissolved the club.[15][16][17]

On 22 June 2018, the UPL published an official announcement about situation with FC Poltava, and while shocked with the club's decision the league is confirming that the club is withdrawing and that the league will be seeking its replacement.[18][19] Following withdrawal of FC Poltava, a crisis has seemed to ripen in the league as there is no other team can replace Poltava due to financing or infrastructure issues.[20] Based on the voting conducted among the UPL members, on 26 June 2018, the league picked FC Chornomorets Odesa for the Poltava's replacement and submitted its selection for approval by the FFU Executive Committee.[21][22][23] On 3 July 2018, Chornomorets was officially approved by FFU as 2018–19 Ukrainian Premier League participant.[24]

### Location map[edit]

The following displays the location of teams.

Kyiv

Kyiv teams :
Arsenal
Dynamo
(Kyiv)

Lviv

Lviv teams :
Karpaty
FC Lviv

Donetsk

Donetsk teams :
Shakhtar
Olimpik

Chornomorets

Desna

Mariupol

Oleksandriya

Vorskla

Zorya

(Zaporizhzhia)

(Kharkiv)

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Home venues of teams in the 2018–19 Ukrainian Premier League.
Teams in italics are from a conflict zone of the War in Donbass and are playing their home games in different cities.

Arsenal(Dynamo)

Dynamo

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Kyiv city home venues of teams in the League

Lviv

Karpaty

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Lviv city home venues of teams in the League

### Stadiums[edit]

Three teams play their matches outside of home towns. The minimum threshold for the stadium's capacity in the UPL is 5,000 (Article 10, paragraph 7.2).[25]

The following stadiums are regarded as home grounds:

Rank  | Stadium  | Place  | Club  | Capacity  | Notes

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1  | NSC Olimpiyskiy | Kyiv | Dynamo Kyiv | 70,050  |
2  | OSC Metalist | Kharkiv | Shakhtar Donetsk | 40,003  | used as home ground during the season.
3  | Arena Lviv | Lviv | FC Lviv | 34,915  |
4  | Chornomorets Stadium | Odesa | Chornomorets Odesa | 34,164  |
5  | Ukraina Stadium | Lviv | Karpaty Lviv

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FC Lviv | 28,051  |

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used in Round 5,[26] home ground since Round 19
6  | Vorskla Stadium | Poltava | Vorskla Poltava | 24,795  |
7  | Lobanovsky Dynamo Stadium | Kyiv | Olimpik Donetsk

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Arsenal Kyiv[a] | 16,873  | used as home ground during the season.
8  | Volodymyr Boiko Stadium | Mariupol | FC Mariupol | 12,680  |
9  | Chernihiv Stadium | Chernihiv | Desna Chernihiv | 12,060  |
10  | Slavutych-Arena | Zaporizhzhia | Zorya Luhansk | 12,000  | used as home ground during the season.
11  | CSC Nika Stadium | Oleksandriya | FC Oleksandriya | 7,000  |

Notes:

1. ^ Originally registering Bannikov Stadium as its main stadium for the season, the club's president Piric informed that at least for next year Arsenal will play at Dynamo Stadium.[27] Bannikov Stadium does not meet all the requirements of UPL.[28]

### Personnel and sponsorship[edit]

Team  | President  | Head coach  | Captain  | Kit manufacturer  | Shirt sponsor

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Arsenal Kyiv | Ivica Pirić |  Ihor Leonov |  Serhiy Vakulenko | Zeus  | Favorite Sport, Vegeta
Chornomorets Odesa | Leonid Klimov |  Angel Chervenkov |  Serhiy Litovchenko | Legea | Gefest[a]
Desna Chernihiv | Volodymyr Levin |  Oleksandr Ryabokon |  Denys Favorov | Nike | Favorite Sport
Dynamo Kyiv | Ihor Surkis |  Alyaksandr Khatskevich |  Serhiy Sydorchuk | New Balance[30] | UEFA
No to racism
Karpaty Lviv | Petro Dyminskyi |  Oleksandr Chyzhevskyi (interim)  |  Artem Fedetskyi | Joma | Marathonbet, ZIK[b]
FC Lviv | Bohdan Kopytko[32] |  Bohdan Blavatskyi |  Oleksandr Bandura | Legea  | Glusco[c]
FC Mariupol | Tariq Mehmood Chaudhry |  Oleksandr Babych |  Rustam Khudzhamov | Nike  | Favorite Sport
FC Oleksandriya | Serhiy Kuzmenko |  Volodymyr Sharan |  Andriy Zaporozhan | Nike  | UkrAhroKom
Olimpik Donetsk | Vladyslav Helzin |  Ihor Klymovskyi (interim)  |  Dmytro Hryshko | Joma  | Pari-Match
Shakhtar Donetsk | Rinat Akhmetov |  Paulo Fonseca |  Taison | Nike  | SCM
Vorskla Poltava | Roman Cherniak |  Vitaliy Kosovskyi (interim)  |  Volodymyr Chesnakov | adidas | Ferrexpo
Zorya Luhansk | Yevhen Heller |  Yuriy Vernydub |  Mykyta Kamenyuka | Nike  | Favorite Sport

Notes:

1. ^ The Gefest is a local construction company in Odesa.[29]
2. ^ The ZIK is a media holding of Petro Dyminskyi.[31]
3. ^ The Glusco is a regional company of Rosneft in Ukraine owned by Viktor Medvedchuk.[33][34]

### Managerial changes[edit]

Team  | Outgoing manager  | Manner of departure  | Date of vacancy  | Table  | Incoming manager  | Date of appointment  | Table

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FC Lviv |  Andriy Khanas (interim)  | Club reorganized (in place of NK Veres Rivne) | unannounced  | Pre-season |  Andriy Demchenko (interim)  | 8 June 2018[35][36] | Pre-season
Chornomorets Odesa |  Kostyantyn Frolov | Dismissed (w/o details) | 13 June 2018[37] |  Angel Chervenkov | 13 June 2018[37]
Arsenal Kyiv |  Serhiy Litovchenko | "Laid off"[a] | 22 June 2018[40] |  Fabrizio Ravanelli | 22 June 2018[40]
FC Lviv |  Andriy Demchenko | End of interim  | 29 June 2018[41] |  Gilmar | 3 July 2018[42]
Gilmar | Resigned[b] | 14 August 2018[44] | 7th  |  Yuriy Bakalov | 16 August 2018[45][46][47] | 7th
Karpaty Lviv |  Oleh Boychyshyn | Sacked  | 16 August 2018[48] | 8th  |  José Morais | 16 August 2018[49] | 8th
Arsenal Kyiv |  Fabrizio Ravanelli | Resigned  | 22 September 2018[50] | 12th  |  Vladyslav Humenyuk | 22 September 2018[51] | 12th
Vladyslav Humenyuk | End of interim  | 1 October 2018[52] |  Vyacheslav Hroznyi[c] | 1 October 2018[52]
Olimpik Donetsk |  Roman Sanzhar | Mutual consent  | 3 October 2018[56] | 7th  |  Vyacheslav Shevchuk | 3 October 2018[57] | 7th
Karpaty Lviv |  José Morais | Contract terminated[d] | 28 November 2018[59] | 10th  |  Oleh Boychyshyn (interim)  | 28 November 2018[59] | 10th
Arsenal Kyiv |  Vyacheslav Hroznyi | Mutual agreement  | 9 January 2019[60] | 12th  |  Ihor Leonov | 16 January 2019[61] | 12th
Karpaty Lviv |  Oleh Boychyshyn | End of interim  | 13 January 2019[62] | 10th  |  Fabri | 13 January 2019[62] | 10th
Vorskla Poltava |  Vasyl Sachko | Contract terminated  | 27 March 2019[63] | 7th  |  Vitaliy Kosovskyi (interim)  | 28 March 2019[64] | 7th
FC Lviv |  Yuriy Bakalov | Mutual consent  | 8 April 2019[65][66] | 6th  |  Taras Hrebenyuk (interim)  | 8 April 2019  | 6th
Taras Hrebenyuk | End of interim  | 16 April 2019  | 5th  |  Bohdan Blavatskyi | 16 April 2019[67] | 5th
Olimpik Donetsk |  Vyacheslav Shevchuk | Mutual consent  | 17 April 2019[68] | 10th  |  Ihor Klymovskyi (interim)  | 17 April 2019[69] | 10th
Karpaty Lviv |  Fabri | Resigned (heath concerns)  | 27 May 2019[70] | 10th  |  Oleksandr Chyzhevskyi (interim)  | 27 May 2019[70] | 10th
For changes that took place after 30 May 2019 (last round game day), see 2019–20 Ukrainian Premier League

Notes:

1. ^ On 20 August 2018 in interview to internet newsmedia Footboom Serhiy Litovchenko explained his dismissal from the club pointing out that he still was under contract and will sue the club.[38] On 1 November 2018 the FFU chamber on settling of disagreements fined FC Arsenal-Kyiv and laid a transfer ban onto the club following the case Litovchenko vs FC Arsenal-Kyiv.[39]
2. ^ On 13 August 2018 the Football Federation of Ukraine informed the club that Gilmar does not have the UEFA PRO license and therefore cannot be the club's head coach (manager).[43]
3. ^ On 30 November 2018 in interview to Sport Express Hroznyi stated that he does not have a contract with Arsenal, but rather a gentlemen's agreement and expires on 30 November 2018.[53] Soon thereafter FC Arsenal Kyiv made a press-release announcing that Hroznyi's contract is valid until 30 June 2019.[54] Next day Hroznyi explained that the contract actually does exist, but there is the gentlemen's agreement as well and in case of poor financing he will leave club.[55]
4. ^ Same day he was appointed as a manager of Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC, South Korea (twitter at 19:27 of the Seoul's time).[58]

## First stage[edit]

### First stage table[edit]

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[a]

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1  | Shakhtar Donetsk | 22  | 18  | 3  | 1  | 52  | 9  | +43  | 57  | Qualification for the Championship round
2  | Dynamo Kyiv | 22  | 16  | 2  | 4  | 40  | 11  | +29  | 50
3  | FC Oleksandriya | 22  | 12  | 5  | 5  | 31  | 19  | +12  | 41
4  | Zorya Luhansk | 22  | 8  | 8  | 6  | 28  | 20  | +8  | 32
5  | FC Lviv | 22  | 7  | 9  | 6  | 19  | 20  | −1  | 30
6  | FC Mariupol | 22  | 8  | 6  | 8  | 24  | 33  | −9  | 30
7  | Vorskla Poltava | 22  | 9  | 2  | 11  | 18  | 28  | −10  | 29  | Qualification for the Relegation round
8  | Desna Chernihiv | 22  | 8  | 4  | 10  | 23  | 24  | −1  | 28
9  | Karpaty Lviv | 22  | 5  | 6  | 11  | 26  | 37  | −11  | 21
10  | Olimpik Donetsk | 22  | 4  | 8  | 10  | 25  | 33  | −8  | 20
11  | Chornomorets Odesa | 22  | 4  | 4  | 14  | 12  | 34  | −22  | 16
12  | Arsenal Kyiv | 22  | 3  | 3  | 16  | 12  | 42  | −30  | 12

Source: Ukrainian Premier League Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head higher number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Higher number of goals scored; 7) Draw or "golden match" if tied for title (Article 22, paragraph 3).[71]
Notes:

1. ^ Teams play each other twice (22 matches), before the league split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six) for the last 10 matches.

### First stage results[edit]

Teams play each other twice on a home and away basis, before the league split into two groups – the top six and the bottom six.

Home \ Away  | ARS | CHO | DES | DYN | KAR | LVI | MAR | OLK | OLD | SHA | VOR | ZOR

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Arsenal Kyiv | -- | 1–1  | 0–2  | 0–1 | 1–1  | 0–2  | 1–2  | 0–3  | 1–3  | 0–3  | 2–2  | 0–5
Chornomorets Odesa | 2–1  | -- | 1–0  | 1–1  | 0–5  | 0–1  | 0–1  | 0–3  | 2–1  | 0–1  | 0–1  | 0–3
Desna Chernihiv | 1–0  | 2–0  | -- | 1–2  | 2–2  | 0–1  | 2–0  | 0–2  | 0–1  | 0–2  | 0–2  | 0–2
Dynamo Kyiv | 4–0 | 2–0  | 4–0  | -- | 0–2  | 0–1  | 4–0  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 1–0 | 1–0  | 5–0
Karpaty Lviv | 1–2  | 1–0  | 0–2  | 0–4  | -- | 0–1  | 1–1  | 0–2  | 2–2  | 1–6  | 0–1  | 0–1
FC Lviv | 1–0  | 0–1  | 1–3  | 0–1  | 1–1  | -- | 2–2  | 2–2  | 1–1  | 0–2  | 0–2  | 0–0
FC Mariupol | 1–0  | 0–0  | 1–4  | 0–2[a] | 1–1  | 2–2  | -- | 1–0  | 2–1  | 0–3  | 1–0  | 3–2
FC Oleksandriya | 1–0  | 3–2  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 2–1  | 1–2  | 1–1  | -- | 1–1  | 0–2  | 2–0  | 1–0
Olimpik Donetsk | 0–1  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 1–2  | 1–2  | 1–1  | 1–3  | 2–3  | -- | 2–5  | 1–0  | 1–1
Shakhtar Donetsk | 3–0  | 3–0  | 1–0  | 2–1 | 5–0  | 0–0  | 2–0  | 2–0  | 2–2  | -- | 4–1  | 1–1
Vorskla Poltava | 0–2  | 2–1  | 0–0  | 0–1  | 0–4  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 0–1  | 2–1  | 0–2  | -- | 2–1
Zorya Luhansk | 3–0  | 1–1  | 0–2  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 0–0  | 2–1  | 0–0  | 0–0  | 0–1  | 3–0  | --

Source: UPL calendar (in Ukrainian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Notes:

1. ^ The game Mariupol – Dynamo was postponed to 26 September 2018 due to scheduling.[72][73]

### First stage positions by round[edit]

The following table represents the teams position after each round in the competition played chronologically.

Team ╲ Round| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 10| 11| 12| 13| 14| 15| 16| 17| 18| 19| 20| 21| 22

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Shakhtar Donetsk| 3| 1| 3| 3| 2| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1
Dynamo Kyiv| 6| 3| 2| 2| 1| 3| 3| 3| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 3| 3| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2
FC Oleksandriya| 2| 2| 1| 1| 3| 2| 2| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 2| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3
Zorya Luhansk| 5| 8| 6| 4| 5| 5| 4| 4| 5| 5| 5| 7| 8| 6| 5| 7| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4
FC Lviv| 1| 7| 10| 7| 10| 10| 10| 7| 9| 8| 9| 8| 5| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 5
FC Mariupol| 7| 11| 11| 11| 11| 11| 11| 11| 8| 6| 6| 5| 6| 5| 7| 6| 6| 7| 7| 5| 5| 6
Vorskla Poltava| 9| 10| 9| 10| 7| 8| 7| 5| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 5| 5| 6| 6| 6| 7
Desna Chernihiv| 11| 6| 8| 9| 9| 6| 9| 6| 7| 9| 7| 9| 7| 7| 6| 5| 7| 6| 5| 7| 7| 8
Karpaty Lviv| 12| 4| 4| 8| 8| 9| 8| 10| 10| 10| 10| 10| 10| 9| 9| 10| 10| 10| 9| 9| 9| 9
Olimpik Donetsk| 8| 9| 7| 6| 6| 7| 6| 9| 6| 7| 8| 6| 9| 10| 10| 9| 9| 9| 10| 10| 10| 10
Chornomorets Odesa| 4| 5| 5| 5| 4| 4| 5| 8| 11| 11| 11| 11| 11| 11| 11| 11| 11| 11| 11| 11| 11| 11
Arsenal Kyiv| 10| 12| 12| 12| 12| 12| 12| 12| 12| 12| 12| 12| 12| 12| 12| 12| 12| 12| 12| 12| 12| 12

Source: [citation needed]

## Championship round[edit]

### Championship round table[edit]

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation

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1  | Shakhtar Donetsk (C) | 32  | 26  | 5  | 1  | 73  | 11  | +62  | 83  | Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2  | Dynamo Kyiv | 32  | 22  | 6  | 4  | 54  | 18  | +36  | 72  | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
3  | FC Oleksandriya | 32  | 14  | 7  | 11  | 39  | 34  | +5  | 49  | Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a]
4  | FC Mariupol | 32  | 12  | 7  | 13  | 36  | 47  | −11  | 43[b] | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[a]
5  | Zorya Luhansk | 32  | 11  | 10  | 11  | 39  | 34  | +5  | 43[b] | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[a]
6  | FC Lviv | 32  | 8  | 10  | 14  | 25  | 40  | −15  | 34  |

Source: Ukrainian Premier League (in Ukrainian), UEFA, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head higher number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Higher number of goals scored; 7) Draw or "golden match" if tied for title (Article 22, paragraph 3).[71]
(C) Champions
Notes:

1. ^ a b c Since the winners of the 2018–19 Ukrainian Cup, Shakhtar Donetsk, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to the third-placed team, the spot awarded to the third-placed team (Europa League third qualifying round) was passed to the fourth-placed team, and the spot awarded to the fourth-placed team (Europa League second qualifying round) was passed to the fifth-placed team.
2. ^ a b Head to Head: Mariupol – Zorya +3=0-1, advantage Mariupol.

### Championship round results[edit]

Home \ Away  | DYN | LVI | MAR | OLK | SHA | ZOR

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Dynamo Kyiv | -- | 2–1  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 0–0 | 1–1
FC Lviv | 0–1  | -- | 2–3  | 1–2  | 0–3  | 0–0
FC Mariupol | 0–1  | 2–0  | -- | 1–1  | 0–1  | 3–1
FC Oleksandriya | 0–2  | 0–1  | 2–1  | -- | 0–1  | 0–2
Shakhtar Donetsk | 1–1 | 5–0  | 4–0  | 2–1  | -- | 3–0
Zorya Luhansk | 2–3  | 2–1  | 0–1  | 3–1  | 0–1  | --

Source: UPL calendar (in Ukrainian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

### Championship round positions by round[edit]

Team ╲ Round| 23| 24| 25| 26| 27| 28| 29| 30| 31| 32

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Shakhtar Donetsk| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1
Dynamo Kyiv| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2
FC Oleksandriya| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3
FC Mariupol| 4| 4| 5| 5| 5| 4| 4| 4| 5| 4
Zorya Luhansk| 5| 5| 4| 4| 4| 5| 5| 5| 4| 5
FC Lviv| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6

Source: [citation needed]

## Relegation round[edit]

### Relegation round table[edit]

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation

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7  | Vorskla Poltava | 32  | 12  | 6  | 14  | 31  | 43  | −12  | 42  |
8  | Desna Chernihiv | 32  | 12  | 5  | 15  | 35  | 41  | −6  | 41
9  | Olimpik Donetsk | 32  | 7  | 13  | 12  | 41  | 48  | −7  | 34
10  | Karpaty Lviv (O) | 32  | 8  | 9  | 15  | 44  | 53  | −9  | 33  | Qualification for the Relegation play-offs
11  | Chornomorets Odesa (R) | 32  | 8  | 7  | 17  | 31  | 49  | −18  | 31
12  | Arsenal Kyiv (R, X) | 32  | 7  | 5  | 20  | 26  | 56  | −30  | 26  | Relegated and later withdrawn

Source: Ukrainian Premier League (in Ukrainian), UEFA, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head higher number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Higher number of goals scored; 7) Draw or "golden match" if tied for title (Article 22, paragraph 3).[71]
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated; (X) Withdrew

### Relegation round results[edit]

Home \ Away  | ARS | CHO | DES | KAR | OLD | VOR

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Arsenal Kyiv | -- | 3–3  | 2–0  | 2–3  | 1–1  | 1–0
Chornomorets Odesa | 1–3  | -- | 3–0  | 3–1  | 1–1  | 1–2
Desna Chernihiv | 1–0  | 2–4  | -- | 2–1  | 2–1  | 0–1
Karpaty Lviv | 1–2  | 0–0  | 2–0  | -- | 3–3  | 4–0
Olimpik Donetsk | 2–0  | 2–1  | 0–2  | 3–2  | -- | 1–1
Vorskla Poltava | 2–0  | 1–2  | 3–3  | 1–1  | 2–2  | --

Source: UPL calendar (in Ukrainian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

### Relegation round positions by round[edit]

Team ╲ Round| 23| 24| 25| 26| 27| 28| 29| 30| 31| 32

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Vorskla Poltava| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 7| 7| 7| 7
Desna Chernihiv| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 8| 8| 8| 8
Olimpik Donetsk| 10| 10| 10| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9
Karpaty Lviv| 9| 9| 9| 10| 10| 10| 10| 10| 10| 10
Chornomorets Odesa| 11| 12| 12| 12| 12| 12| 12| 12| 11| 11
Arsenal Kyiv| 12| 11| 11| 11| 11| 11| 11| 11| 12| 12

Source: [citation needed]

## Relegation play-offs[edit]

Teams that placed 10th and 11th in the 2018–19 Ukrainian Premier League play two-leg play-off with the second and third teams of the 2018–19 Ukrainian First League. The draw for play-offs took place on 24 May 2019[74] and the games will be played on 4 and 8 June 2019.[75]

Team 1  | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2  | 1st leg  | 2nd leg

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Chornomorets Odesa | 0 – 2  | Kolos Kovalivka | 0 – 0  | 0 – 2
Karpaty Lviv | 3 – 1  | Volyn Lutsk | 0 – 0  | 3 – 1

### First leg[edit]

4 June 2019

19:00 UTC+3

Chornomorets Odesa| 0 – 0| Kolos Kovalivka

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Chornomorets Stadium, Odesa

Attendance: 5,435

Referee: Anatoliy Abdula (Kharkiv)

* * *

4 June 2019

19:00 UTC+3

Karpaty Lviv| 0 – 0| Volyn Lutsk

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Ukraina Stadium, Lviv

Attendance: 10,104

Referee: Denys Shurman (Vyshneve)

### Second leg[edit]

8 June 2019

17:00 UTC+3

Kolos Kovalivka| 2 – 0| Chornomorets Odesa

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Havrysh 57', 63' (pen.) | Report |

Kolos Stadium, Kovalivka

Attendance: 2,500

Referee: Vitaliy Romanov

Kolos Kovalivka won 2–0 on aggregate and were promoted to the 2019–20 Ukrainian Premier League. Chornomorets Odesa were relegated to the 2019–20 Ukrainian First League

* * *

8 June 2019

19:00 UTC+3

Volyn Lutsk| 0 – 3
~~1 – 3~~| Karpaty Lviv

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Kozhanov 42' | Report | Klyots 37'
Ponde 82' (pen.)
Miroshnichenko 90+5'

Avanhard Stadium, Lutsk

Attendance: 5,200

Referee: Maksym Kozyryatskyi

Karpaty Lviv won 3–0 on aggregate and retained their spot in the 2019–20 Ukrainian Premier League. Volyn Lutsk remained in the 2019–20 Ukrainian First League

Due to fan violence at the game and attack on referee, the original score 1–3 was scratched and replaced with technical score 0–3 loss to Volyn and win for Karpaty. Additionally, the Lutsk department of police started criminal proceedings on the fact of intentional damage to property during the game by the Karpaty fans.[76]

## Season statistics[edit]

### Top goalscorers[edit]

As of 30 May 2019[update][77]

| Rank  | Scorer  | Team  | Goals
(Pen.)

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1  |  Júnior Moraes[a] | Shakhtar Donetsk | 19 (1)
2  |  Viktor Tsyhankov | Dynamo Kyiv | 18 (7)
3  |  Maryan Shved | Karpaty Lviv | 14 (3)
4  |  Yevhen Banada | FC Oleksandriya | 9
Bruno | FC Lviv | 9
Marlos | Shakhtar Donetsk | 9 (1)
Serhiy Vakulenko | Arsenal Kyiv | 9 (5)
8  |  Maksym Dehtyarov | Olimpik Donetsk | 8
Oleksandr Zubkov | FC Mariupol | 8 (1)
Oleksandr Karavayev | Zorya Luhansk | 8 (2)
Serhiy Myakushko | Karpaty Lviv | 8 (3)

Notes:

The UPL top scorer Júnior Moraes

### Top assistants[edit]

As of 30 May 2019[update][80]

| Rank  | Assistant  | Team  | Assists

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1  |  Taison | Shakhtar Donetsk | 12
2  |  Viktor Tsyhankov | Dynamo Kyiv | 11
3  |  Ismaily | Shakhtar Donetsk | 7
Júnior Moraes | Shakhtar Donetsk | 7
Alan Patrick | Shakhtar Donetsk | 7
6  |  Oleksandr Karavayev | Zorya Luhansk | 5
Serhiy Myakushko | Karpaty Lviv | 5

### Hat-tricks[edit]

Player | For | Against | Result | Date

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Júnior Moraes | Shakhtar Donetsk  | Olimpik Donetsk  |

5–2

| 24 August 2018[81]
Viktor Tsyhankov | Dynamo Kyiv  | Karpaty Lviv  |

4–0

| 8 December 2018[82]
Maryan Shved | Karpaty Lviv  | Vorskla Poltava  |

4–0

| 24 February 2019[83]
Dentinho | Shakhtar Donetsk  | Mariupol  |

4–0

| 26 May 2019[84]

(number) Player scored (number) goals if more than 3

Away win

Home win

Draw

Notes:

1. ^ On 19 March 2019, Brazilian footballer Moraes received Ukrainian citizenship and was invited to the Ukraine national football team.[78][79]

* On 18 September 2018 Ukrainian Premier League introduced publishing of UPL statistics using the system of InStat.[85]

## Awards[edit]

### Monthly awards[edit]

Month  | Player of the Month

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Player  | Club  | Ref.
July 2018  |  Benjamin Verbič | Dynamo Kyiv | [86]
August 2018  |  Benjamin Verbič | Dynamo Kyiv | [87]
September 2018  |  Maryan Shved | Karpaty Lviv | [88]
October 2018  |  Ismaily | Shakhtar Donetsk | [89]
November 2018  |  Maryan Shved | Karpaty Lviv | [90]
December 2018  |  Viktor Tsyhankov | Dynamo Kyiv | [91]
March 2019  |  Maryan Shved | Karpaty Lviv | [92]
April 2019  |  Viktor Tsyhankov | Dynamo Kyiv | [93]
May 2019  |  Serhiy Myakushko | Karpaty Lviv | [94]

### Round awards[edit]

Source:[95]

Round  | Player  | Coach

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Player  | Club  | Reference  | Coach  | Club  | Reference
Round 1  |  Oleksandr Karavayev | Zorya Luhansk | [96] |  Yuriy Vernydub | Zorya Luhansk | [97]
Round 2  |  Dmytro Khlyobas | Desna Chernihiv | [98] |  Oleksandr Ryabokon | Desna Chernihiv | [99]
Round 3  |  Benjamin Verbič | Dynamo Kyiv | [100] |  Alyaksandr Khatskevich | Dynamo Kyiv | [101]
Round 4  |  Marlos | Shakhtar Donetsk | [102] |  Volodymyr Sharan | FC Oleksandriya | [103]
Round 5  |  Viktor Tsyhankov | Dynamo Kyiv | [104] |  Vasyl Sachko | Vorskla Poltava | [105]
Round 6  |  Júnior Moraes | Shakhtar Donetsk | [106] |  Oleksandr Ryabokon | Desna Chernihiv | [107]
Round 7  |  Maryan Shved | Karpaty Lviv | [108] |  José Morais | Karpaty Lviv | [109]
Round 8  |  Valeriy Fedorchuk | FC Mariupol | [110] |  Paulo Fonseca | Shakhtar Donetsk | [111]
Round 9  |  Viktor Tsyhankov | Dynamo Kyiv | [112] |  Roman Sanzhar | Olimpik Donetsk | [113]
Round 10  |  Taison | Shakhtar Donetsk | [114] |  Paulo Fonseca | Shakhtar Donetsk | [115]
Round 11  |  Serhiy Hryn | Arsenal Kyiv | [116] |  Vyacheslav Hroznyi | Arsenal Kyiv | [117]
Round 12  |  Andriy Boryachuk | FC Mariupol | [118] |  Volodymyr Sharan | FC Oleksandriya | [119]
Round 13  |  Denys Bezborodko | Desna Chernihiv | [120] |  Yuriy Bakalov | FC Lviv | [121]
Round 14  |  Maryan Shved | Karpaty Lviv | [122] |  Paulo Fonseca | Shakhtar Donetsk | [123]
Round 15  |  Mykola Shaparenko | Dynamo Kyiv | [124] |  Alyaksandr Khatskevich | Dynamo Kyiv | [125]
Round 16  |  Andriy Tsurikov | FC Oleksandriya | [126] |  Volodymyr Sharan | FC Oleksandriya | [127]
Round 17  |  Kyrylo Kovalets | FC Oleksandriya | [128] |  Volodymyr Sharan | FC Oleksandriya | [129]
Round 18  |  Volodymyr Adamyuk | FC Lviv | [130] |  Yuriy Bakalov | FC Lviv | [131]
winter break
Round 19  |  Maryan Shved | Karpaty Lviv | [132] |  Alyaksandr Khatskevich | Dynamo Kyiv | [133]
Round 20  |  Oleksandr Karavayev | Zorya Luhansk | [134] |  Yuriy Vernydub | Zorya Luhansk | [135]
Round 21  |  Viktor Kovalenko | Shakhtar Donetsk | [136] |  Paulo Fonseca | Shakhtar Donetsk | [137]
Round 22  |  Viktor Tsyhankov | Dynamo Kyiv | [138] |  Yuriy Bakalov | FC Lviv | [139]
Round 23  |  Viktor Tsyhankov | Dynamo Kyiv | [140] |  Ihor Leonov | Arsenal Kyiv | [141]
Round 24  |  Viktor Tsyhankov | Dynamo Kyiv | [142] |  Oleksandr Ryabokon | Desna Chernihiv | [143]
Round 25  |  Denys Boyko | Dynamo Kyiv | [144] |  Volodymyr Sharan | FC Oleksandriya | [145]
Round 26  |  Artem Hromov | Zorya Luhansk | [146] |  Yuriy Vernydub | Zorya Luhansk | [147]
Round 27  |  Árni Vilhjálmsson | Chornomorets Odesa | [148] |  Ihor Leonov | Arsenal–Kyiv | [149]
Round 28  |  Oleksandr Zubkov | FC Mariupol | [150] |  Paulo Fonseca | Shakhtar Donetsk | [151]
Round 29  |  Júnior Moraes | Shakhtar Donetsk | [152] |  Paulo Fonseca | Shakhtar Donetsk | [153]
Round 30  |  Viktor Tsyhankov | Dynamo Kyiv | [154] |  Angel Chervenkov | Chornomorets Odesa | [155]
Round 31  |  Dentinho | Shakhtar Donetsk | [156] |  Yuriy Vernydub | Zorya Luhansk | [157]
Round 32  |  Viktor Tsyhankov | Dynamo Kyiv | [158] |  Oleksandr Babych | FC Mariupol | [159]

### The 2018 Coach of the Year award[edit]

The best coaches were identified by the All-Ukrainian Football Coaches Association.[160]

Place  | Coach  | Team  | Mark

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1 |  Volodymyr Sharan | FC Oleksandriya | 4.38
2 |  Paulo Fonseca | Shakhtar Donetsk | 4.24
3 |  Alyaksandr Khatskevich | Dynamo Kyiv | 4.16
4 |  Yuriy Bakalov | FC Lviv | 4.06
5 |  Yuriy Vernydub | Zorya Luhansk | 4.00

### Season awards[edit]

The laureates of the 2018–19 UPL season were:[161][162]

* Best player:  Viktor Tsyhankov (Dynamo Kyiv)
* Best coach:  Paulo Fonseca (Shakhtar Donetsk)
* Best goalkeeper:  Andriy Pyatov (Shakhtar Donetsk)
* Best arbiter:  Anatoliy Abdula (Kharkiv)
* Best young player:  Vitalii Mykolenko (Dynamo Kyiv)
* Best goalscorer:  Júnior Moraes (Shakhtar Donetsk)

## See also[edit]

* 2018–19 Ukrainian First League
* 2018–19 Ukrainian Second League
* 2018–19 Ukrainian Cup
* List of Ukrainian football transfers summer 2018
* List of Ukrainian football transfers winter 2018–19

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66. ^ "Бакалов: Утром встретился с вице-президентом Львова, который и сообщил мне об увольнении" [Bakalov: In the morning I met with a vice-president of Lviv who informed me about my dismissal]. UA-Football (in Russian). 8 April 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
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72. ^ Semenchenko, O. UPL picked the date of conducting the game "Mariupol" – "Dynamo" (УПЛ визначила дату проведення матчу "Маріуполь" - "Динамо"). Footboom. 9 August 2018
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74. ^ There took place a draw of the UPL Championship play-off (Відбулося жеребкування плей-офф Чемпіонату УПЛ). Ukrainian Premier League. 24 May 2019
75. ^ The draw for the UPL play-off round will take place on 24 May (Жеребьевка плей-офф раунда УПЛ состоится 24 мая). UA-Football. 22 May 2019
76. ^ Police opened a criminal case because of damage of property during the Volyn - Карпаты game (Полиция открыла уголовное дело из-за порчи имущества во время матча Волынь - Карпаты). UA-Football. 10 June 2019
77. ^ Top scorers. Ukrainian Premier League.
78. ^ Júnior Moraes received invitation to the Ukraine national team (Жуниор Мораес получил вызов в сборную Украины). UA-Football. 19 March 2019
79. ^ Júnior Moraes profile. Ukrainian Premier League. 25 May 2019
80. ^ Tsyhankov does not let go of Taison (Циганков не відпускає Тайсона). Ukrainian Premier League. 21 May 2019
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82. ^ Karpaty–Dynamo game report at Official UPL Site
83. ^ Vorskla–Karpaty game report Archived 2021-03-07 at the Wayback Machine at Official UPL Site
84. ^ Shakhtar–Mariupol game report at Official UPL Site
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96. ^ "Олександр Караваєв — найкращий гравець 1 туру Чемпіонату УПЛ!". upl.ua.
97. ^ "Юрій Вернидуб – найкращий тренер 1 туру Чемпіонату УПЛ!". upl.ua.
98. ^ "Дмитро Хльобас — найкращий гравець 2 туру Чемпіонату УПЛ!". upl.ua.
99. ^ "Олександр Рябоконь — найкращий тренер 2 туру Чемпіонату УПЛ!". upl.ua.
100. ^ "Беньямін Вербич — найкращий гравець 3 туру Чемпіонату УПЛ!". upl.ua.
101. ^ "Олександр Хацкевич – найкращий тренер 3-го туру УПЛ". upl.ua.
102. ^ "Марлос — найкращий гравець 4 туру Чемпіонату УПЛ!". upl.ua.
103. ^ "Володимир Шаран – найкращий тренер 4 туру Чемпіонату УПЛ!". upl.ua.
104. ^ "Віктор Циганков — найкращий гравець 5 туру Чемпіонату УПЛ!". upl.ua.
105. ^ "Василь Сачко – найкращий тренер 5 туру Чемпіонату УПЛ!". upl.ua.
106. ^ "Мораес — найкращий гравець 6 туру Чемпіонату УПЛ!". upl.ua.
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108. ^ "Мар'ян Швед — найкращий гравець 7 туру Чемпіонату УПЛ!". upl.ua.
109. ^ "Жозе Мораіш – найкращий тренер 7 туру Чемпіонату УПЛ!". upl.ua.
110. ^ "Валерій Федорчук — найкращий гравець 8 туру Чемпіонату УПЛ!". upl.ua.
111. ^ "Паулу Фонсека – найкращий тренер 8 туру Чемпіонату УПЛ!". upl.ua.
112. ^ "Віктор Циганков — найкращий гравець 9 туру Чемпіонату УПЛ!". upl.ua.
113. ^ "Роман Санжар – найкращий тренер 9 туру Чемпіонату УПЛ!". upl.ua.
114. ^ "Тайсон — найкращий гравець 10 туру Чемпіонату УПЛ!". upl.ua.
115. ^ "Паулу Фонсека – найкращий тренер 10 туру Чемпіонату УПЛ!". upl.ua.
116. ^ "Сергій Гринь — найкращий гравець 11 туру Чемпіонату УПЛ!". upl.ua.
117. ^ "В'ячеслав Грозний – найкращий тренер 11 туру Чемпіонату УПЛ!". upl.ua.
118. ^ "Андрій Борячук — найкращий гравець 12 туру Чемпіонату УПЛ!". upl.ua.
119. ^ "Володимир Шаран – найкращий тренер 12 туру Чемпіонату УПЛ!". upl.ua.
120. ^ "Денис Безбородько — найкращий гравець 13 туру Чемпіонату УПЛ!". upl.ua.
121. ^ "Юрій Бакалов – найкращий тренер 13 туру Чемпіонату УПЛ!". upl.ua.
122. ^ "Мар'ян Швед — найкращий гравець 14 туру Чемпіонату УПЛ!". upl.ua.
123. ^ "Паулу Фонсека – найкращий тренер 14 туру Чемпіонату УПЛ!". upl.ua.
124. ^ "Микола Шапаренко — найкращий гравець 15 туру Чемпіонату УПЛ!". upl.ua.
125. ^ "Олександр Хацкевич — найкращий тренер 15 туру Чемпіонату УПЛ!". upl.ua.
126. ^ "Андрій Цуріков — найкращий гравець 16 туру Чемпіонату УПЛ!". upl.ua.
127. ^ "Володимир Шаран — найкращий тренер 16 туру Чемпіонату УПЛ!". upl.ua.
128. ^ "Кирило Ковалець — найкращий гравець 17 туру Чемпіонату УПЛ!". upl.ua.
129. ^ "Володимир Шаран — найкращий тренер 17 туру Чемпіонату УПЛ!". upl.ua.
130. ^ "Володимир Адамюк — найкращий гравець 18 туру Чемпіонату УПЛ!". upl.ua.
131. ^ "Юрій Бакалов — найкращий тренер 18 туру Чемпіонату УПЛ!". upl.ua.
132. ^ "Мар'ян Швед — найкращий гравець 19 туру Чемпіонату УПЛ!". upl.ua.
133. ^ "Олександр Хацкевич — найкращий тренер 19 туру Чемпіонату УПЛ!". upl.ua.
134. ^ источники, Внешние (4 March 2019). "Определен лучший игрок 20-го тура УПЛ". www.ua-football.com.
135. ^ источники, Внешние (4 March 2019). "Назван лучший наставник 20-го тура УПЛ". www.ua-football.com.
136. ^ "Віктор Коваленко — найкращий гравець 21 туру Чемпіонату УПЛ!". upl.ua.
137. ^ "Паулу Фонсека — найкращий тренер 21 туру Чемпіонату УПЛ!". upl.ua.
138. ^ "Віктор Циганков — найкращий гравець 22 туру Чемпіонату УПЛ!". upl.ua.
139. ^ "Юрій Бакалов – найкращий тренер 22 туру Чемпіонату УПЛ!". upl.ua.
140. ^ "Віктор Циганков — найкращий гравець 23 туру Чемпіонату УПЛ!". upl.ua.
141. ^ "Ігор Леонов – найкращий тренер 23 туру Чемпіонату УПЛ!". upl.ua.
142. ^ "Віктор Циганков — найкращий гравець 24 туру Чемпіонату УПЛ!". upl.ua.
143. ^ "Олександр Рябоконь – найкращий тренер 24 туру Чемпіонату УПЛ!". upl.ua.
144. ^ "Денис Бойко — найкращий гравець 25 туру Чемпіонату УПЛ!". upl.ua.
145. ^ "Володимир Шаран – найкращий тренер 25 туру Чемпіонату УПЛ!". upl.ua.
146. ^ "Артем Громов - найкращий гравець 26 туру Чемпіонату УПЛ!". upl.ua.
147. ^ "Юрій Вернидуб – найкращий тренер 26 туру Чемпіонату УПЛ!". upl.ua.
148. ^ "Арні Вільхамссон — найкращий гравець 27 туру Чемпіонату УПЛ!". upl.ua.
149. ^ "Ігор Леонов – найкращий тренер 27 туру Чемпіонату УПЛ!". upl.ua.
150. ^ "Олександр Зубков — найкращий гравець 28 туру Чемпіонату УПЛ!". upl.ua.
151. ^ "Паулу Фонсека – найкращий тренер 28 туру Чемпіонату УПЛ!". upl.ua.
152. ^ "Жуніор Мораес — найкращий гравець 29 туру Чемпіонату УПЛ!". upl.ua.
153. ^ "Паулу Фонсека – найкращий тренер 29-го туру Чемпіонату УПЛ". upl.ua.
154. ^ "Віктор Циганков — найкращий гравець 30 туру Чемпіонату УПЛ!". upl.ua.
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156. ^ "Дентиньо — найкращий гравець 31-го туру Чемпіонату УПЛ!". upl.ua.
157. ^ "Юрій Вернидуб – найкращий тренер 31-го туру УПЛ". upl.ua.
158. ^ "Віктор Циганков — найкращий гравець 32-го туру Чемпіонату УПЛ!". upl.ua.
159. ^ "Олександр Бабич – найкращий тренер 32-го туру УПЛ". upl.ua.
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* England
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Supercups|

* Albania
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