2022–23 in Ukrainian football

The 2022–23 season is the 32nd season of competitive association football in Ukraine since dissolution of the Soviet Union.

Football in Ukraine
Season2022–23
Ukraine

Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine and declaration of martial law in the country, the last season was interrupted and it was not certain whether or not next season would take place. Soon after the Russian forces were repelled from the northern Ukraine and Kyiv area, it was announced that the Ukrainian Association of Football (UAF) encourages for clubs to restart the season. The UAF approved round-robin tournaments in all national league competitions under strict safety precautions, yet it was decided not to carry out competitions of single eliminations.

Usually starting with the season opening match of the Ukrainian Super Cup, the 2022–23 season started on the Ukrainian Flag Day 23 August 2022 with Round 1 games of the Ukrainian Premier League.

Not all competitions resumed. There were cancelled most competitions among youth and children, the main knockout competitions Ukrainian Cup and Ukrainian Super Cup, competitions in some regions (oblasts) were scratched, while selected clubs played in neighboring regions competitions.

National teams

Ukraine national football team
Main article: Ukraine national football team

Ukraine U-21 national football team
Main article: Ukraine national under-21 football team

UEFA European Under-21 Championship


Ukraine women's national football team
Main article: Ukraine women's national football team


UEFA competitions
Points by club
Club Points
Shakhtar9.0
Dnipro-18.0
Dynamo4.5
Zorya1.0
Vorskla
1.0
TOTAL23.5
AVERAGE4.700

UEFA Champions League
Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Champions League

Qualifying phase and play-off round
Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round
Second qualifying round
Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Champions League second qualifying round (League Path)
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine 2–1 Turkey Fenerbahçe 0–0 2–1 (a.e.t.)
Third qualifying round
Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Champions League third qualifying round (League Path)
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine 3–1 Austria Sturm Graz 1–0 2–1 (a.e.t.)
Play-off round
Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Champions League play-off round (League Path)
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine 0–5 Portugal Benfica 0–2 0–3

Group stage
Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Champions League group stage
Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RMA RBL SHA CEL
1 Spain Real Madrid 6 4 1 1 15 6 +9 13 Advance to knockout phase — 2–0 2–1 5–1
2 Germany RB Leipzig 6 4 0 2 13 9 +4 12 3–2 — 1–4 3–1
3 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 6 1 3 2 8 10 −2 6 Transfer to Europa League 1–1 0–4 — 1–1
4 Scotland Celtic 6 0 2 4 4 15 −11 2 0–3 0–2 1–1 —
Source: UEFA

UEFA Europa League
Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Europa League

Qualifying phase and play-off round
Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round
Play-off round
Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Europa League play-off round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Dnipro-1 Ukraine 1–5 Cyprus AEK Larnaca 1–2 0–3

Group stage
Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Europa League group stage
Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification FEN REN AEK DKV
1 Turkey Fenerbahçe 6 4 2 0 13 7 +6 14 Advance to round of 16 — 3–3 2–0 2–1
2 France Rennes 6 3 3 0 11 8 +3 12 Advance to knockout round play-offs 2–2 — 1–1 2–1
3 Cyprus AEK Larnaca 6 1 2 3 7 10 −3 5 Transfer to Europa Conference League 1–2 1–2 — 3–3
4 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 6 0 1 5 5 11 −6 1 0–2 0–1 0–1 —
Source: UEFA

UEFA Europe Conference League
Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League

Qualifying phase and play-off round
Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying phase and play-off round
Second qualifying round
Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League second qualifying round (Main Path)
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Vorskla Poltava Ukraine 3–4 Sweden AIK 3–2 0–2 (a.e.t.)
Third qualifying round
Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League third qualifying round (Main Path)
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Zorya Luhansk Ukraine 1–3 Romania Universitatea Craiova 1–0 0–3

Group stage
Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League group stage
Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification AZ DNI APL VAD
1 Netherlands AZ 6 5 0 1 12 6 +6 15 Advance to round of 16 — 2–1 3–2 4–1
2 Ukraine Dnipro-1 6 3 1 2 9 7 +2 10 Advance to knockout round play-offs 0–1 — 1–0 2–2
3 Cyprus Apollon Limassol 6 2 1 3 5 7 −2 7 1–0 1–3 — 1–0
4 Liechtenstein Vaduz 6 0 2 4 5 11 −6 2 1–2 1–2 0–0 —
Source: UEFA

UEFA Women's Champions League
Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Women's Champions League

Qualifying round
Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying rounds
Round 1
Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Women's Champions League round 1

Both games of Round 1 took place at Stadion Varteks, Varaždin

Semi-finals
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Vorskla Poltava Ukraine 5–0 Georgia (country) Lanchkhuti
Final
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Vorskla Poltava Ukraine 2–0 Kazakhstan BIIK Kazygurt
Round 2
Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Women's Champions League round 2

Both games of Round 2 took place at Loro Boriçi Stadium, Shkodër

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Vorskla Poltava Ukraine 2–3 Albania Vllaznia Shkodër 1–1 1–2

Men's club football

Due to emergency situation in the country in general, the PFL of Ukraine made some changes to its competitions and league pyramid changing the second tier to multi-group competition and the third tier to single group competition. This is the first time the second-tier competition organized in multi group format since the very first championship of 1992.

League Promoted to league Omitted from league
Premier League
PFL League 1 Groups
A
B
PFL League 2 Groups
A
B

Note: For all scratched clubs, see section Clubs removed for more details

Premier League
Main article: 2022–23 Ukrainian Premier League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Shakhtar Donetsk (X) 26 19 6 1 60 18 +42 63 Qualification to Champions League play-off round
2 Dnipro-1 (Y) 26 19 4 3 57 21 +36 61 Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
3 Zorya Luhansk (Y) 26 18 4 4 57 28 +29 58 Qualification to Europa League play-off round
4 Dynamo Kyiv (Y) 26 15 5 6 39 23 +16 50 Qualification to Europa Conference League third qualifying round
5 Oleksandriya 26 10 12 4 39 30 +9 42 Qualification to Europa Conference League second qualifying round
6 Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih 26 10 5 11 22 28 −6 35
7 Vorskla Poltava 26 9 6 11 31 35 −4 33
8 Kolos Kovalivka 26 9 6 11 21 29 −8 33
9 Chornomorets Odesa 26 7 8 11 30 36 −6 29
10 Veres Rivne 26 7 6 13 31 38 −7 27[lower-alpha 1]
11 Metalist 1925 Kharkiv 26 5 12 9 20 39 −19 27[lower-alpha 1]
12 Inhulets Petrove 26 7 6 13 20 31 −11 27[lower-alpha 1]
13 Mynai 26 6 8 12 19 29 −10 26 Relegation play-offs
14 Rukh Lviv 26 5 9 12 26 36 −10 24
15 Metalist Kharkiv 26 5 7 14 26 49 −23 22 Relegation to the Ukrainian First League
16 Lviv (T) 26 3 4 19 18 46 −28 13
Updated to match(es) played on 15 May 2023. 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).[1]
(T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated; (X) Guaranteed qualification to Europa League, but can still qualify for Champions League; (Y) Guaranteed qualification to Europa Conference League, but can still qualify for Europa League or Champions League
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head points: Veres 6, Metalist 1925 3, Inhulets 3

PFL League 1 (First League)
Main article: 2022–23 Ukrainian First League

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Polissya Zhytomyr 14 13 1 0 34 6 +28 40 Qualified to the Promotion group
2 Karpaty Lviv 14 9 1 4 22 13 +9 28
3 Epitsentr Kamianets-Podilskyi 14 8 3 3 17 11 +6 27
4 Nyva Ternopil 14 5 5 4 15 8 +7 20
5 Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk 14 4 3 7 11 22 −11 15 Qualified to the Relegation group
6 Dinaz Vyshhorod 14 2 4 8 14 28 −14 10
7 Bukovyna Chernivtsi 14 2 3 9 9 21 −12 9
8 Mariupol 14 1 4 9 12 25 −13 7
Source: PFL.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 in all games; 6) Goals scored in all games (Note: calculation by criteria indicated in rules 2, 3, 4 is conducted with consideration of all teams that have an equal number of tournament points at the moment of calculation and not only among those which after preliminary criteria have appeared more successful).[2]

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 LNZ Cherkasy 14 9 3 2 22 6 +16 30 Qualified to the Promotion group
2 Obolon Kyiv 14 9 2 3 20 9 +11 29
3 Kremin Kremenchuk 14 6 3 5 28 24 +4 21
4 Metalurh Zaporizhzhia 14 5 5 4 17 16 +1 20
5 Chernihiv 14 4 4 6 13 17 −4 16 Qualified to the Relegation group
6 Poltava 14 4 3 7 15 19 −4 15
7 Skoruk Tomakivka 14 3 5 6 15 22 −7 14
8 Hirnyk-Sport Horishni Plavni 14 1 5 8 8 25 −17 8
Source: PFL.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 in all games; 6) Goals scored in all games (Note: calculation by criteria indicated in rules 2, 3, 4 is conducted with consideration of all teams that have an equal number of tournament points at the moment of calculation and not only among those which after preliminary criteria have appeared more successful).[2]

Promotion group

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Polissya Zhytomyr (P) 12 9 1 2 22 7 +15 28 Promotion to Ukrainian Premier League
2 Obolon Kyiv (P) 12 8 3 1 17 6 +11 27
3 LNZ Cherkasy 12 5 4 3 14 9 +5 19 Qualification to promotion play-offs
4 Metalurh Zaporizhzhia 12 5 2 5 16 15 +1 17
5 Karpaty Lviv 12 5 2 5 10 11 −1 17
6 Epitsentr Kamianets-Podilskyi 12 3 3 6 9 15 −6 12
7 Kremin Kremenchuk 12 1 3 8 8 26 −18 6[lower-alpha 1]
8 Nyva Ternopil 12 0 6 6 7 14 −7 6[lower-alpha 1]
Updated to match(es) played on 14 May 2023. Source: PFL.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 in all games; 6) Goals scored in all games (Note: calculation by criteria indicated in rules 2, 3, 4 is conducted with consideration of all teams that have an equal number of tournament points at the moment of calculation and not only among those which after preliminary criteria have appeared more successful).[2]
(P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head points: Kremin 3, Nyva 0

Relegation group

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
9 Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk 12 5 6 1 19 10 +9 21
10 FC Chernihiv 12 5 4 3 15 13 +2 19[lower-alpha 1]
11 Skoruk Tomakivka 12 4 7 1 15 9 +6 19[lower-alpha 1]
12 Bukovyna Chernivtsi 12 4 5 3 15 12 +3 17
13 Dinaz Vyshhorod 12 3 6 3 13 16 −3 15
14 SC Poltava 12 3 4 5 14 20 −6 13
15 FSC Mariupol 12 3 3 6 18 19 −1 12 Qualification to relegation play-offs
16 Hirnyk-Sport Horishni Plavni 12 1 5 6 9 19 −10 8 Relegation to Ukrainian Second League
Updated to match(es) played on 14 May 2023. Source: PFL.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 in all games; 6) Goals scored in all games (Note: calculation by criteria indicated in rules 2, 3, 4 is conducted with consideration of all teams that have an equal number of tournament points at the moment of calculation and not only among those which after preliminary criteria have appeared more successful).[2]
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head points: Chernihiv 4, Skoruk 1

PFL League 2 (Second League)
Main article: 2022–23 Ukrainian Second League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Nyva Buzova (C, P) 17 13 3 1 36 7 +29 42 Promotion to Ukrainian First League
2 Nyva Vinnytsia 17 9 5 3 25 16 +9 32 Qualification to promotional play-off
3 FC Khust 16 9 4 3 29 13 +16 31[lower-alpha 1]
4 Chaika Petropavlivska Borshchahivka 16 9 4 3 29 18 +11 31[lower-alpha 1]
5 FC Zviahel 16 9 3 4 26 13 +13 30
6 Real Pharma Odesa 16 7 3 6 24 23 +1 24
7 Vast Mykolaiv 16 5 2 9 21 25 −4 17
8 Metalurh-2 Zaporizhzhia 16 3 3 10 19 33 −14 12
9 Kremin-2 Kremenchuk 16 2 2 12 7 38 −31 8
10 Rubikon Kyiv 18 1 1 16 6 36 −30 4 Withdrew
Updated to match(es) played on 14 May 2023. Source: PFL.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 in all games; 6) Goals scored in all games (Note: calculation by criteria indicated in rules 2, 3, 4 is conducted with consideration of all teams that have equal number of tournament points at the moment of calculation and not only among those which after preliminary criteria have appeared more successful).
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head points: Khust 4, Chaika 1

Women's club football
PromotedOmitted
Dynamo Kyiv
Shakhtar Donetsk
Dnipro-1
Veres Rivne		Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv
Voskhod Stara Mayachka
Karpaty Lviv

Note: For the scratched clubs, see section Clubs removed for more details

Vyshcha Liha
Main article: 2022–23 Ukrainian Women's League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Vorskla Poltava (C, Q) 20 20 0 0 120 4 +116 60 Qualification for the Champions League qualifying second round
2 Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih (Q) 20 17 0 3 109 9 +100 51 Qualification for the Champions League qualifying first round
3 Shakhtar Donetsk 20 15 0 5 69 25 +44 45
4 Kolos Kovalivka 19 13 1 5 37 12 +25 40
5 Ladomyr Volodymyr 20 11 0 9 79 45 +34 33
6 Dynamo Kyiv 20 9 2 9 34 34 0 29
7 Dnipro-1 20 8 2 10 45 44 +1 26
8 Mariupol 20 6 1 13 23 71 −48 19
9 Pantery Uman 19 5 2 12 17 66 −49 17
10 Veres Rivne 20 5 1 14 29 68 −39 16
11 EMS Podillia Vinnytsia 20 4 2 14 19 59 −40 14
12 Ateks Kyiv (Q) 20 0 1 19 8 152 −144 1 Relegation to the Persha Liha
Updated to match(es) played on 17 May 2023. Source: womensfootball.com.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.[3]
(C) Champion; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Managerial changes

This is a list of managerial changes among Ukrainian professional football clubs:

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Table Incoming manager Date of appointment Table
Vorskla Poltava Ukraine Yuriy Maksymov Dismissed 2 June 2022[4] Pre-season Ukraine Viktor Skrypnyk 1 July 2022[5] Pre-season
Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih Ukraine Oleksandr Babych Mutual agreement 6 June 2022[6] Ukraine Yuriy Vernydub 21 June 2022[7]
Zorya Luhansk Ukraine Viktor Skrypnyk Moved to Vorskla Poltava 28 June 2022[8][9] Netherlands Patrick van Leeuwen 28 June 2022[10][11]
SC Dnipro-1 Croatia Igor Jovićević End of contract 30 June 2022 Ukraine Oleksandr Kucher 29 July 2022[12]
Shakhtar Donetsk Italy Roberto De Zerbi Mutual agreement 11 July 2022[13] Croatia Igor Jovićević 14 July 2022[14]
Metalist Kharkiv Ukraine Oleksandr Kucher Moved to SC Dnipro-1 13 July 2022[15] Ukraine Oleh Ratiy (caretaker) 13 July 2022[16][17]
Bukovyna Chernivtsi Ukraine Yuriy Kyslytsia (acting) End of interim 31 July 2022[18] Ukraine Andriy Melnychuk 31 July 2022[18]
Kryvbas (women) Moldova Alina Stetsenko 1 August 2022 Ukraine Volodymyr Yefimako 22 August 2022[19]
Epitsentr Kamianets-Podilskyi Ukraine Oleh Naduda Change of role 2 September 2022[20] 3rd Ukraine Serhiy Nahornyak 2 September 2022[20] 3rd
LNZ Cherkasy Ukraine Yuriy Bakalov Dismissed 6 September 2022[21] 5th Ukraine Oleksandr Kovpak (acting) 6 September 2022[21] 5th
Veres (women) Ukraine Mykola Sidorchuk Joined Armed Forces Pre-season Ukraine Olena Ruda 8 September 2022[22] Pre-season
Nyva Ternopil Ukraine Andriy Kuptsov Resigned 14 September 2022[23] 6th Ukraine Serhiy Zadorozhnyi (acting) 14 September 2022[23] 6th

Clubs removed

Notes

      References
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      2. "РЕГЛАМЕНТ Всеукраїнських змагань з футболу серед команд клубів Професіональної футбольної ліги сезону 2020/21" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). 28 August 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-09-07. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
      3. "ВСЕУКРАЇНСЬКИХ ЗМАГАНЬ З ФУТБОЛУ СЕРЕД ЖІНОЧИХ КЛУБІВ СЕЗОНУ 2021-2022 РОКІВ" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 27 September 2021.
      4. "Максимов: О своей отставке из Ворсклы узнал от соседа по даче". ua-football. 2 June 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
      5. "Официально: Виктор Скрипник возглавит полтавскую Ворсклу". ua-football. 9 June 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
      6. "ФК "Кривбас" дякує за роботу Олександру Бабичу та його тренерському штабу". fckryvbas. 6 June 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
      7. "Официально. Вернидуб возглавил Кривбасс. Он и дальше будет служить в ВСУ". ua-football. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
      8. "Официально: Виктор Скрипник возглавит полтавскую Ворсклу". ua-football. 9 June 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
      9. "Дякуємо Віктору Скрипнику та його тренерському штабу!". Zorya Luhansk. 28 June 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-06-28. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
      10. "Официально. Заря объявила о назначении нового главного тренера". ua-football. 28 June 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
      11. "Патрік ван Леувен – головний тренер «Зорі»!". Zorya Luhansk. 28 June 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-06-28. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
      12. "«Дніпро-1» офіційно оголосив про призначення Олександра Кучера головним тренером". ua-football.com. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
      13. "Thank you, Mister!". FC Shakhtar Donetsk. 11 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
      14. "Igor Jovicevic". FC Shakhtar Donetsk. 14 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
      15. "Александр Ярославский провел встречу с менеджментом ФК «Металлист» и командой: итоги" (in Russian). FC Metalist Kharkiv. 13 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
      16. "ОЛЕГ РАТІЙ — ВИКОНУВАЧ ОБОВ'ЯЗКІВ ГОЛОВНОГО ТРЕНЕРА «МЕТАЛІСТА»" (in Ukrainian). FC Metalist Kharkiv. 14 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
      17. "Офіційно: Олег Ратій - виконувач обов'язків головного тренера "Металіста"" (in Ukrainian). Footboom. 14 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
      18. Андрей Мельничук официально возглавил Буковину. Sport Arena. 31 July 2022
      19. ВОЛОДИМИР ЄФІМАКО – ГОЛОВНИЙ ТРЕНЕР ЖФК КРИВБАС. womensfootball.com.ua. 22 August 2022
      20. Нагорняк став головним тренером Епіцентру. Sport Arena. 2 September 2022
      21. ЛНЗ офіційно призначив Ковпака виконувачем обов’язків головного тренера. Sport Arena. 6 September 2022
      22. НК ВЕРЕС: ПРЕДСТАВЛЕННЯ НОВОГО ТРЕНЕРА ТА АНОНС СТАРТУ ВІД КАПІТАНА. womensfootball.com.ua. 8 September 2022
      23. Спортивний директор тернопільської Ниви Задорожний тимчасово виконуватиме обов’язки головного тренера. Sport Arena. 14 September 2022
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