Premjer-Liha 2017/18

Premjer-Liha 2017/18
master	Shakhtar Donetsk
Champions League	Shakhtar Donetsk
Champions League qualification	Dynamo Kiev
Europe League	Vorskla Poltava
Europa League qualification	Zorya Luhansk FK Mariupol
Cup winners	Shakhtar Donetsk
Relegation ↓	FK Sirka Kropywnyzkyj Chornomorez Odessa
Relegated	FK Sirka Kropywnyzkyj Chornomorez Odessa FK Stal
Teams	12
Games	132 + 60 play-off games  (of which 192 played)
Gates	442  (ø 2.3 per game)
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Perscha Liha 2017/18 ↓

The Premjer-Liha 2017/18 ( Ukrainian Прем'єр-ліга ) was the 27th season of the highest Ukrainian football league and the tenth edition under this name (previously: Wyschtscha Liha, German Supreme League ). Twelve teams took part in the competition.

The defending champion was Shakhtar Donetsk , the team was able to defend their title.

mode

After a double round (22 games) the first six teams played for the championship, the last six teams against relegation.

Teams

Rivne Mariupol Oleksandrija Lviv Kiev Kamjanske Luhansk Poltava Odessa Kropyvnytskyi Donetsk Associations in Donetsk: Shakhtar Olimpik

Associations of the Premjer-Liha 2017/18

society	city	Stadion	capacity
Dynamo Kiev	Kiev	Kiev Olympic Stadium	70,050
Shakhtar Donetsk	Donetsk	Metalist Stadium (Kharkiv)	38,633
Chornomorets Odessa	Odessa	Chornomorets Central Stadium	34.164
Karpaty Lviv	Lviv	Ukrajina	28.051
Vorskla Poltava	Poltava	Worskla Stadium	24,586
FK Stal	Kamjanske	Meteor Stadium (Dnipro)	24,381
FK Sirka Kropywnyzkyj	Kropyvnytskyi	Sirka Stadium	14,628
FK Mariupol	Mariupol	Illichivets Stadium	12,680
Zorya Luhansk	Luhansk	Slavutych arena (Zaporizhia)	11,983
NK Weres Rivne	Rivne	Lviv Arena	34,915
FK Oleksandrija	Oleksandrija	KSC Nika	05,692
Olimpik Donetsk	Donetsk	Valery Lobanovsky Stadium (Kiev)	16,873

Main round

table

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Shakhtar Donetsk (M, P)	22nd	16	3	3	051:180	+33	51
2.	Dynamo Kiev	22nd	13	6th	3	042:200	+22	45
3.	Vorskla Poltava	22nd	11	4th	7th	028:220	+6	37
4th	Zorya Luhansk	22nd	8th	9	5	038:280	+10	33
5.	NK Weres Rivne (N)	22nd	7th	11	4th	026:170	+9	32
6th	FK Mariupol (N)	22nd	9	5	8th	030:270	+3	32
7th	Olimpik Donetsk	22nd	7th	7th	8th	024:260	−2	28
8th.	FK Oleksandrija	22nd	4th	11	7th	019:230	−4	23
9.	FK Sirka Kropywnyzkyj	22nd	4th	7th	11	013:310	−18	19th
10.	Karpaty Lviv	22nd	3	10	9	013:350	−22	19th
11.	Chornomorets Odessa	22nd	3	9	10	016:360	−20	18th
12.	FK Stal	22nd	3	6th	13	015:320	−17	15th

Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored

Participation in the championship round

Participation in the relegation round

(M)	reigning master
(P)	reigning Ukrainian cup winner
(N)	Newcomer from the Perscha Liha 2016/17

Crosstab

2017/18					WHO		MAR			ODE
Shakhtar Donetsk		0: 1	3: 2	3: 1	2-0	2-0	3: 1	1: 2	5-0	5-0	2-0	1: 1
Dynamo Kiev	0-0		2: 1	3: 2	0-0	1-0	5: 1	3-0	3-0	2: 1	5-0	4: 1
Vorskla Poltava	0: 3	0-0		1: 1	1-0	1: 1	1-0	3: 1	2: 1	2: 1	0: 1	1: 1
Zorya Luhansk	2: 1	4: 4	3-0		1: 1	0: 2	1: 1	2: 2	1-0	5-0	0-0	0: 1
NK Weres Rivne	1: 2	3: 1	1-0	0: 1		1: 1	1: 1	0-0	0-0	3: 1	2: 2	1: 1
Olimpik Donetsk	2: 4	1: 2	1: 4	3: 3	0-0		3: 2	1-0	1-0	1-0	0-0	2-0
FK Mariupol	1: 3	3: 0 1	0: 1	2: 5	0-0	1-0		1: 1	1-0	3-0	3-0	4: 2
FK Oleksandrija	1: 2	0-0	0: 1	1: 1	1: 1	0: 2	1-0		0-0	0-0	3-0	4: 1
FK Sirka Kropywnyzkyj	2: 4	0: 2	1-0	2: 1	1: 3	0-0	0: 3	0-0		0: 1	0-0	1-0
Chornomorets Odessa	0-0	2: 1	0: 3	1: 1	0: 1	2: 1	0-0	2: 2	3: 3		0-0	0: 1
Karpaty Lviv	0-0	1: 1	1: 3	0: 2	1: 6	2: 1 2	0: 1	0-0	1: 1	1: 1		3: 1
FK Stal	1: 2	0: 2	0: 1	0: 1	0: 1	1: 1	0: 1	2-0	0: 1	1: 1	0-0

¹The match between FK Mariupol and Dynamo Kiev on matchday 7 was not played. Dynamo did not compete due to safety concerns. The result was rated 3-0 for Mariupol by the FFU in February 2018, an appeal from Kiev to the CAS sports court was not allowed.

² The game Karpaty Lviv against Olimpik Donetsk on matchday 18 was canceled at the score of 1: 1 after the first half due to heavy snowfall and repeated on February 21, 2018.

Championship round

Closing table Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points  1. Shakhtar Donetsk (M, P)  32  24  3  5 071:240 +47 75  2. Dynamo Kiev  32  22nd  7th  3 064:250 +39 73  3. Vorskla Poltava  32  14th  7th  11 037:350  +2 49  4th Zorya Luhansk  32  11  10  11 044:440  ± 0 43  5. FK Mariupol (N)  32  10  9  13 038:410  −3 39  6th NK Weres Rivne (N)  32  7th  14th  11 028:300  −2 35 Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored Ukrainian champions and participation in the group stage of the 2018/19 UEFA Champions League Participation in the 3rd qualifying round of the 2018/19 UEFA Champions League Participation in the group stage of the 2018/19 UEFA Europa League instead of the cup winner Participation in the 3rd qualifying round for the 2018/19 UEFA Europa League Participation in the 2nd qualifying round for the 2018/19 UEFA Europa League (M) reigning master (P) reigning Ukrainian cup winner (N) Newcomer from the Perscha Liha 2016/17

Crosstab Championship round MAR WHO Shakhtar Donetsk 0: 1 4: 2 2: 1 3-0 1-0 Dynamo Kiev 2: 1 4-0 4-0 1: 1 1-0 FK Oleksandrija 0: 3 0: 1 2-0 1-0 0-0 FK Mariupol 0: 3 0: 1 0: 3 3: 1 1-0 Zorya Luhansk 0: 1 2: 3 1: 1 0-0 2-0 FK Lviv 0: 2 1: 4 0-0 0: 1 1: 1

Relegation round

Closing table Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points  7th FK Oleksandrija  32  10  15th  7th 032:270  +5 45  8th. Karpaty Lviv  32  8th  13  11 028:450 −17 37  9. Olimpik Donetsk (N)  32  9  9  14th 029:380  −9 36 10. FK Sirka Kropywnyzkyj  32  7th  10  15th 022:400 −18 31 11. Chornomorets Odessa  32  6th  11  15th 026:490 −23 29 12. FK Stal  32  6th  8th  18th 023:440 −21 26th Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored Participation in the relegation play-offs Descent into the Perscha Liha (N) Newcomer from the Perscha Liha 2016/17

Crosstab Relegation round ODE FK Oleksandrija 1: 1 2-0 1-0 0-0 2-0 Karpaty Lviv 1: 2 0: 3 2: 1 3: 1 3-0 Olimpik Donetsk 0-0 0: 2 0: 1 1-0 0: 2 FK Sirka Kropywnyzkyj 0-0 1: 1 2-0 2: 1 1: 2 Chornomorets Odessa 1: 3 1: 1 3: 1 1-0 0: 1 FK Stal 1: 2 0: 1 0-0 1: 1 1: 2

Relegation play-offs

date		total		First leg	Return leg
May 23rd and 27th	FK Sirka Kropywnyzkyj	1: 5	Desna Chernihiv	1: 1	0: 4
May 23rd and 27th	Chornomorets Odessa	1: 3	FK Poltava	1-0	0: 3 a.d.

Web links

• Official website of the Professional Football League of Ukraine (Ukrainian)
• Official website of the Federazija Futbolu Ukraiiny (Ukrainian)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Ukraine 2017/18. In: rsssf.com. Retrieved January 18, 2018 . 
2. ↑ Динамо засчитали техническое поражение за неявку в Мариуполь (defeat for Dynamo because of no-show in Mariupol). In: football.ua. November 14, 2017. Retrieved January 18, 2018 (Ukrainian). 
3. ↑ Трьом командам ФК «Динамо» Київ зараховані технічні поразки , upl.ua (Ukrainian)