Premjer-Liha 2019/20

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Premjer-Liha 2019/20
Premjer-Liha logo
master Shakhtar Donetsk
Champions League Shakhtar Donetsk
Champions League
qualification		 Dynamo Kiev
Europe League Zorya Luhansk
Europa League
qualification		 Desna Tschernihiw
Kolos Kowaliwka
Cup winners Dynamo Kiev
Relegated Karpaty Lviv (exclusion)
Teams 12
Games 132 + 56 play-off games  (of which 188 played)
Gates 526  (ø 2.8 per game)
Top scorer Júnior Moraes (Shakhtar Donetsk), 20 goals
← Premjer-Liha 2018/19

The Premjer-Liha 2019/20 ( Ukrainian Прем'єр-ліга ; after the sponsor also Favbet League ) was the 29th season of the highest Ukrainian league in football and the twelfth edition under this name (previously: Wyschtscha Liha, German Supreme League ). Twelve teams took part in the competition.

The defending champion Shakhtar Donetsk won his fourth national title in a row.

Changes compared to the 2018/19 season

  • The third Europa League starting place was played between places 4 to 7 of the placement rounds in three games.
  • The two relegation places fell away, only the last placed was relegated.

Game operations during the COVID-19 pandemic

Due to the global COVID-19 pandemic , gaming operations were suspended until further notice after the first day of the placement rounds had been completed. Following a decision by the Ukrainian Ministry of Health, the resumption of gaming was approved on May 30th.

mode

After an initial phase of the season with home and away games, in which all twelve teams are involved (a total of 22 games per team), the first six teams in the table play for the title in a championship group, while the remaining six teams in a relegation group against relegation fight.

Teams

society city Stadion capacity
Dynamo Kiev Kiev Kiev Olympic Stadium 70,050
Shakhtar Donetsk Donetsk Metalist Stadium ( Kharkiv ) 38,633
FK Lviv Lviv Lviv Arena 34,915
SK Dnipro-1 Dnipro Dnipro Arena 31.003
Karpaty Lviv Lviv Ukrajina 28.051
Vorskla Poltava Poltava Worskla Stadium 24,586
Olimpik Donetsk Donetsk Valery Lobanovsky Stadium (Kiev) 16,873
FK Mariupol Mariupol Illichivets Stadium 12,680
Desna Teschernihiw Chernihiv Chernihiv Stadium 12,060
Zorya Luhansk Luhansk Slavutych arena ( Zaporizhia ) 11,983
FK Oleksandrija Oleksandrija KSC Nika 05,692
Kolos Kovalivka Kovalivka Obolon Arena (Kiev) 05,100

Main round

table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Shakhtar Donetsk (M, P)  22nd  19th  2  1 059:140 +45 59
 2. Dynamo Kiev  22nd  14th  3  5 044:170 +27 45
 3. FK Oleksandrija  22nd  13  4th  5 039:180 +21 43
 4th Zorya Luhansk  22nd  13  3  6th 036:150 +21 42
 5. FK Lviv  22nd  11  4th  7th 030:230  +7 37
 6th FK Mariupol  22nd  8th  2  12 025:390 −14 26th
 7th Vorskla Poltava  22nd  7th  4th  11 026:340  −8 25th
 8th. Desna Chernihiv  22nd  6th  7th  9 021:350 −14 25th
 9. Karpaty Lviv  22nd  5  5  12 016:350 −19 20th
10. Olimpik Donetsk  22nd  6th  2  14th 015:380 −23 20th
11. SK Dnipro-1 (N)  22nd  5  3  14th 017:370 −20 18th
12. Kolos Kowaliwka (N)  22nd  2  7th  13 017:400 −23 13
Stand: Final stand

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 2018/19

    Crosstab

    2019/20 Shakhtar Donetsk Dynamo Kiev FK Oleksandrija Zorya Luhansk FK Lviv MAR Vorskla Poltava OF Karpaty Lviv Olimpik Donetsk DNI COL
    Shakhtar Donetsk 1-0 0-0 4: 3 4: 1 5: 1 4-0 1-0 3-0 3-0 4: 1 6-0
    Dynamo Kiev 1: 2 1-0 1: 2 4-0 3-0 2: 1 1: 2 1: 1 1: 1 2-0 2-0
    FK Oleksandrija 1: 3 1: 3 1-0 2-0 3: 1 3-0 0: 3 2: 1 2: 1 2-0 1: 2
    Zorya Luhansk 1: 2 2: 2 1: 2 2-0 0-0 4-0 2: 1 2-0 1-0 1: 1 2-0
    FK Lviv 0: 2 0: 3 1: 1 0-0 0: 1 2-0 1: 4 0-0 0: 1 0: 2 3: 2
    FK Mariupol 1: 1 0: 1 2: 1 1: 2 0-0 3-0 0: 4 2: 2 1: 1 1-0 2-0
    Vorskla Poltava 1-0 0: 5 0: 1 0: 1 3: 2 1: 1 0: 1 2: 1 1-0 1: 1 1-0
    Desna Chernihiv 0: 1 0: 1 2-0 1-0 1: 2 4-0 2-0 0-0 1-0 1: 1 0-0
    Karpaty Lviv 0: 3 0: 2 0: 4 0: 1 0-0 1: 1 2: 1 2: 6 1: 2 1: 1 1: 2
    Olimpik Donetsk 0: 4 1: 3 0-0 0: 5 0: 1 1: 2 2-0 1: 2 1: 3 3: 2 0: 1
    SK Dnipro-1 0: 2 3: 1 1: 2 1: 4 2: 3 3-0 1-0 0: 1 2-0 2-0 2: 1
    Kolos Kovalivka 3: 4 0: 4 1: 1 1: 3 1-0 2: 1 0: 3 2-0 2: 1 1: 2 4-0

    Championship round

    table

    Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
     1. Shakhtar Donetsk (M, P)  32  26th  4th  2 080:260 +54 82
     2. Dynamo Kiev  32  18th  5  9 065:350 +30 59
     3. Zorya Luhansk  32  17th  7th  8th 050:290 +21 58
     4th Desna Chernihiv  32  17th  5  10 059:330 +26 56
     5. FK Oleksandrija  32  14th  7th  11 049:470  +2 49
     6th Kolos Kowaliwka (N)  32  10  2  20th 033:590 −26 32
    Stand: Final stand
    Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored
  • Ukrainian champions and participation in the 2020/21 UEFA Champions League group stage
  • Participation in the 3rd qualifying round for the 2020/21 UEFA Champions League
  • Participation in the 3rd qualifying round for the 2020/21 UEFA Europa League
  • Participation in the Europa League playoff (winner takes part in the 2nd qualifying round for the competition)
    • (M) reigning master
    (P) reigning Ukrainian cup winner
    (N) Newcomers from the Perscha Liha

    Crosstab

    Championship round Shakhtar Donetsk Dynamo Kiev Zorya Luhansk OF FK Oleksandrija COL
    Shakhtar Donetsk 3: 1 0-0 3: 2 3: 2 2-0
    Dynamo Kiev 2: 3 3: 1 1: 1 5: 1 2: 1
    Zorya Luhansk 1-0 1: 3 1: 1 2: 2 1-0
    Desna Chernihiv 2: 4 3: 2 1: 2 1: 3 5: 1
    FK Oleksandrija 2: 2 2: 2 1-0 1: 5 4: 2
    Kolos Kovalivka 0: 1 2-0 0: 2 0: 2 2: 1

    Relegation round

    table

    Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
     7th SK Dnipro-1 (N)  32  15th  4th  13 042:420  ± 0 49
     8th. FK Mariupol  32  12  9  11 040:460  −6 45
     9. Olimpik Donetsk  32  10  6th  16 032:470 −15 36
    10. Vorskla Poltava  32  9  7th  16 023:480 −25 34
    11. FK Lviv  32  5  9  18th 025:570 −32 24
    12. Karpaty Lviv 1  32  2  9  21st 019:480 −29 15th
    Stand: Final stand
    Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored
  • Participation in the Europa League playoff (winner takes part in the 2nd qualifying round for the competition)
  • Descent into the Perscha Liha
    • (N) Newcomers from the Perscha Liha
    1After Karpaty Lviv failed to play two games due to COVID-19 infections, the team was excluded from the competition and relegated. The two non-played games against FK Mariupol were each rated 3-0 for Mariupol, the rest as a goalless victory for the respective opponent.

    Crosstab

    Relegation round DNI MAR FK Lviv Vorskla Poltava Olimpik Donetsk Karpaty Lviv
    SK Dnipro-1 2-0 3: 2 3-0 3: 1 -
    FK Mariupol 2: 1 3-0 1: 1 1: 4 3: 0 1
    FK Lviv 1: 2 0: 2 2: 2 1: 5 1: 1
    Vorskla Poltava 2-0 1: 2 1: 1 0-0 1: 1
    Olimpik Donetsk 0: 2 2: 2 2-0 1: 1 -
    Karpaty Lviv - 0: 3 1 1: 1 - -

    Europa League play-offs

    1 round

    The sixth of the placement rounds played against the seventh, the fifth against the eighth. The winners qualified for the next round. The games were played on July 25, 2020.

    Result
    Kolos Kovalivka 4: 1 SK Dnipro-1
    FK Oleksandrija 1: 2 FK Mariupol

    final

    The winners of the first round were determined on July 29, 2020 for participants in the second qualifying round for the 2020/21 UEFA Europa League .

    Result
    Kolos Kovalivka 1: 0 a.d. FK Mariupol

    Web links

    Individual evidence

    1. ↑ Global league-by-league breakdown of football's response to coronavirus so far , squawka.com, accessed on March 20, 2020 (English)
    2. ↑ Favbet League will resume on May 30 , upl.ua, accessed on May 30, 2020 (English)
    3. ↑ a b c d e f table and game plan , upl.ua (English)