2016-17_Ukrainian_Premier_League
2016–17 Ukrainian Premier League
26th season of top-tier football league in Vyshcha Liha
The 2016–17 Ukrainian Premier League season is the 26th top-level football club competitions since the fall of the Soviet Union and the ninth since the establishment of the Ukrainian Premier League. The league is scheduled to play its first 18 rounds before the winter break (10 December 2016 – 25 February 2017) finishing its first stage of tournament in March. The second stage is scheduled to start on 1 April 2017 and finish on 31 May 2017.
Quick Facts Season, Champions ...
Title sponsor logo[1] | |
| Season | 2016–17 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Shakhtar Donetsk 10th title |
| Champions League | Shakhtar Donetsk Dynamo Kyiv |
| Europa League | Zorya Luhansk |
| Matches played | 186 |
| Goals scored | 437 (2.35 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | 15 – Andriy Yarmolenko (Dynamo) |
| Biggest home win | 6 – Oleksandriya 6–0 Volyn (Round 19) Dynamo 6–0 Oleksandriya (Round 28) |
| Biggest away win | 4 – Olimpik 0–4 Dynamo (Round 9) Olimpik 0–4 Shakhtar (Round 25) |
| Highest scoring | 7 – Dynamo 3–4 Shakhtar (Round 18) |
| Longest winning run | 10 – Shakhtar (Round 12–21) |
| Longest unbeaten run | 23 – Shakhtar (Round 1–23) |
| Longest winless run | 12 – Karpaty (Round 2–13) Volyn (Round 13–24) |
| Longest losing run | 7 – Volyn (Round 18–24) |
| Highest attendance | 51,732 – Dynamo–Shakhtar (Round 26) |
| Lowest attendance | 0 – three games[lower-alpha 1] |
← 2015–16 2017–18 →
All statistics correct as of 24 April 2017. | |
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The league's title sponsor for 2016–17 season as for the previous season is a bookmaker company Parimatch, the title of which is displayed on the season shield.
With the continuation of the military conflict in the eastern oblasts (regions) of Ukraine since 2014 and the Russian occupation of Crimea (see the map), the league was forced to change its format again and will now be contested by 12 teams after being cut from 14 in the 2015–16 season.
Dynamo Kyiv were the defending champions. On 6 May 2017 in Kharkiv, Shakhtar Donetsk secured its 10th championship title with a win over Zorya Luhansk and four more rounds to play in the season.[3] The 10th title that Shakhtar earned this season would allow the club to place a star on the club's crest to indicate this feat.[3]
On 29 February 2016, the Ukrainian Premier League administration announced that there will be changes to the competition format for the 2016–17 season.[4] It was confirmed that the championship would be played in two different phases, the first phase will be using a standard double round-robin tournament system and the second phase will be broken into two groups one from 1st to 6th place which will play for the championship and the European spots and the second group made up of teams from 7th place to 12th which will play to avoid relegation. The bottom two teams will be relegated and would be replaced by the champion and the runner-up of the 2016–17 Ukrainian First League. The points gained in the first stage are passed on to the second stage.
The new format was to be presented by the FFU Executive Committee.[5] On 29 April 2016, the FFU Executive Committee approved the changes to the new UPL format for 2016–17 season.[6] The fixtures were announced on 7 June 2016.[7] The competition commenced on 21 July when Shakhtar Donetsk hosted Zirka Kropyvnytskyi in Lviv.[8] The first eighteen rounds will be played before winter break which will begin after 10 December 2016. The competition is to resume 25 February 2017. The first phase will end on 18 March 2017 after which the league will split according to the first phase final standings with the second phase starting on 1 April 2017. The season will be concluded on 31 May 2017.
On 7 March 2017, the official website of Dynamo announced that the draw for the second stage of 2016–17 Ukrainian Premier League on 10 March 2017 at the VIP-lounge of Olympiyskyi NSC at 12:00 LST.[9] On 10 March 2017 at Olimpiyskyi NSC took place a draw for the second stage of the tournament.[10]
Promoted teams
- Zirka Kropyvnytskyi – the champion of the 2015–16 Ukrainian First League (returning for the first time since 2003–04 season, 13 seasons absence).
Renamed teams
As part of ongoing decommunization in Ukraine, several populated places in Ukraine changed their names, therefore the league adopted the same changes and applied them to the respective clubs in parentheses.
- FC Dnipro is shown as out of Dnipro.[11]
- FC Stal Kamianske is shown as out of Kamianske.[12]
- FC Zirka Kropyvnytskyi is shown as out of Kropyvnytskyi.[13]
Location map
Home venues of teams in the 2016–17 Ukrainian Premier League.
Teams in italics are from a conflict zone of the war in Donbas and are playing their home games in different cities.
Stal Kamianske plays its home games also in Dnipro.
Teams in italics are from a conflict zone of the war in Donbas and are playing their home games in different cities.
Stal Kamianske plays its home games also in Dnipro.
Stadiums
The following stadiums are regarded as home grounds:
More information Rank, Stadium ...
| Rank | Stadium | Club | Capacity[14] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NSC Olimpiyskiy | Dynamo Kyiv | 70,050 | |
| 2 | OSC Metalist | Shakhtar Donetsk | 40,003 | Used as home ground in round 7 and second half of season |
| 3 | Arena Lviv | Karpaty Lviv | 34,915 | |
| Shakhtar Donetsk | Used as home ground during first half of season | |||
| Olimpik Donetsk | Used as home ground in round 19[15][16] | |||
| 4 | Chornomorets Stadium | Chornomorets Odesa | 34,164 | |
| 5 | Dnipro-Arena | Dnipro | 31,003 | |
| 6 | Yuvileiny Stadium | Olimpik Donetsk | 25,830 | Used as home ground during first half of season |
| 7 | Vorskla Stadium | Vorskla Poltava | 24,795 | |
| Olimpik Donetsk | Used as home ground in round 21[17][18][19] | |||
| 8 | Meteor Stadium | Stal Kamianske | 24,381 | Used as home ground during season[20] |
| 9 | Lobanovsky Dynamo Stadium | Olimpik Donetsk | 16,873 | Used as home ground in the second half |
| 10 | Zirka Stadium | Zirka Kropyvnytskyi | 13,667 | |
| Olimpik Donetsk | Used as home ground in round 3 | |||
| 11 | Avanhard Stadium | Volyn Lutsk | 12,080 | |
| 12 | Slavutych-Arena | Zorya Luhansk | 11,883 | Used as home ground during season |
| Zirka Kropyvnytskyi | Used as home ground in round 17 | |||
| 13 | Tsentralnyi Stadion | Olimpik Donetsk | 10,321 | Used as home ground in round 17 |
| 14 | CSC Nika Stadium | FC Oleksandriya | 7,000 |
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Personnel and sponsorship
More information Team, President ...
| Team | President | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chornomorets Odesa | Leonid Klimov |  Oleksandr Babych |
Serhiy Lyulka |
Legea | 2+2 |
| Dnipro | Ihor Kolomoyskyi | Dmytro Mykhaylenko (caretaker) |
Ruslan Rotan |
Nike | Biola |
| Dynamo Kyiv | Ihor Surkis | Serhii Rebrov |
Andriy Yarmolenko |
adidas | — (Ostchem on the backside) |
| Karpaty Lviv | Petro Dyminskyi |  Oleg Dulub |
Ihor Khudobyak |
Joma | Pari-Match |
| FC Oleksandriya | Serhiy Kuzmenko | Volodymyr Sharan |
Andriy Zaporozhan |
Nike | UkrAhroKom |
| Olimpik Donetsk | Vladyslav Helzin | Roman Sanzhar |
Dmytro Hryshko |
Joma | Altkom |
| Shakhtar Donetsk | Rinat Akhmetov |  Paulo Fonseca |
 Darijo Srna |
Nike | SCM |
| Stal Kamianske | Vardan Israelian | Leonid Kuchuk |
Maksym Kalenchuk |
Joma | ISD |
| Volyn Lutsk | Vitaliy Kvartsyanyi | Vitaliy Kvartsyanyi |
Anatoliy Didenko |
Joma | — |
| Vorskla Poltava | Roman Cherniak | Vasyl Sachko |
Volodymyr Chesnakov |
adidas | Ferrexpo |
| Zirka Kropyvnytskyi | Maksym Berezkin | Roman Monaryov |
 Federico Pereyra |
Joma | — |
| Zorya Luhansk | Yevhen Heller | Yuriy Vernydub |
Mykyta Kamenyuka |
Nike | — |
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Managerial changes
More information Team, Outgoing manager ...
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shakhtar Donetsk |  Mircea Lucescu |
Resigned | 21 May 2016[21][22] | Pre-season | Paulo Fonseca |
1 June 2016[23] |
| Karpaty Lviv | Volodymyr Bezubyak[lower-alpha 2] |
End of contract | 8 May 2016[25] | Valeriy Yaremchenko |
6 June 2016[26][lower-alpha 3] | |
| Karpaty Lviv | Valeriy Yaremchenko |
Resigned | 17 June 2016[28] | Anatoliy Chantsev (caretaker) |
17 June 2016[28] | |
| Dnipro | Myron Markevych |
Resigned | 30 June 2016[29] | Dmytro Mykhaylenko (caretaker) |
30 June 2016[30] | |
| Karpaty Lviv | Anatoliy Chantsev (caretaker) |
Resigned (state of health) | 5 July 2016[31] | Serhiy Zaytsev (caretaker) |
5 July 2016[31] | |
| Stal Kamianske |  Erik van der Meer |
Resigned (family circumstances) | 10 August 2016[32] | 7th | Joop Gall (caretaker) Joop Gall |
10 August 2016 permanent since 28 August 2016[33] |
| Zirka Kropyvnytskyi | Serhiy Lavrynenko |
Mutual consent | 19 August 2016 | 11th | Dario Drudi (caretaker) |
19 August 2016 |
| Karpaty Lviv | Serhiy Zaytsev (caretaker) |
End as caretaker | 7 October 2016[34] | 12th | Oleg Dulub |
7 October 2016[34] |
| Zirka Kropyvnytskyi | Dario Drudi (caretaker) |
Mutual consent | 15 November 2016[35] | 9th | Viktor Dohadailo (caretaker, until end of 2016) Roman Monaryov (caretaker)[lower-alpha 4] |
15 November 2016[35] |
| Stal Kamianske | Joop Gall |
Mutual consent | 11 January 2017[37] | 9th (winter break) |
Leonid Kuchuk[38] |
15 January 2017 |
| Chornomorets Odesa | Oleksandr Babych (caretaker) |
Received "PRO" license | 25 February 2017[39] | 7th (winter break) |
Oleksandr Babych |
25 February 2017 |
| Zirka Kropyvnytskyi | Roman Monaryov (caretaker) |
Signed permanent contract | 11 May 2017[40] | 9th | Roman Monaryov |
11 May 2017[40] |
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Notes:
- FC Volyn Lutsk was penalized by the Football Federation of Ukraine for its fans and two of its home games were played behind the "closed doors" (without stadium spectators).[2] FC Dnipro was penalized by the Football Federation of Ukraine for its fans and home game against Chornomorets was played behind the "closed doors" (without stadium spectators).
- Volodymyr Bezubyak was a senior coach of Karpaty Lviv instead of a regular position of a head coach. The president Dyminsky came out with a new "know-how" and appointed Luzhnyi as a manager of all teams including the club's academy, while Bezubyak continued to coach the first team.[24]
- The Karpaty's official head coach Oleh Luzhnyi was not confirmed on the position of head coach of Karpaty Lviv for the upcoming season.[27] He was fired for not achieving the club's goal, but to the press he denied that he was managing anything.[24]
- Both Viktor Dohadailo and Roman Monaryov were announced as replacements for the resigned Argentinian specialist.[35] The Premier League posts Dohadailo as the only head coach of the senior team after the coach substitution.[36] Roman Monaryov became the only head coach since the start of 2017.
First stage table
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 22 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 47 | 14 | +33 | 60 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 2 | Dynamo Kyiv | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 43 | 23 | +20 | 46 | |
| 3 | Zorya Luhansk | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 34 | 21 | +13 | 40 | |
| 4 | Olimpik Donetsk | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 30 | −2 | 34 | |
| 5 | FC Oleksandriya | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 37 | 28 | +9 | 33 | |
| 6 | Chornomorets Odesa | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 23 | −6 | 27 | |
| 7 | Vorskla Poltava | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 28 | −4 | 24 | Qualification for the Relegation round |
| 8 | Stal Kamianske | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 25 | −5 | 24 | |
| 9 | Zirka Kropyvnytskyi | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 33 | −13 | 23 | |
| 10 | Karpaty Lviv[lower-alpha 1] | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 30 | −9 | 13 | |
| 11 | FC Dnipro[lower-alpha 2] | 22 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 21 | 30 | −9 | 10 | |
| 12 | Volyn Lutsk | 22 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 40 | −27 | 10 |
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Source: UEFA, Ukrainian Premier League, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Draw.[44]
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Draw.[44]
Notes:
- Karpaty Lviv was deducted six points according to a decision by FIFA Disciplinary Committee on 4 March 2016.[41]
- FC Dnipro was deducted a total of 12 points (six points by the FIFA Disciplinary Committee for failing to clear their debts with former coach Juande Ramos and his assistants,[42] and six points by the Ukrainian Premier League for failing to comply with the decision of FIFA Disciplinary Committee to pay debts to former player Danilo Sousa Campos[43]).
First stage results
More information Home \ Away, CHO ...
| Home \ Away | CHO | DNI | DYK | KAR | OLK | OLD | STK | SHA | VOL | VOR | ZIR | ZOR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chornomorets Odesa | — | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Dnipro | 1–1 | — | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 |
| Dynamo Kyiv | 2–1 | 1–0 | — | 4–1 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–4 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 |
| Karpaty Lviv | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | — | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 |
| FC Oleksandriya | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 6–0 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 0–1 |
| Olimpik Donetsk | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–4 | 0–0[lower-alpha 1] | 0–2 | — | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 4–2[lower-alpha 2] | 0–2 |
| Stal Kamianske | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 4–1 | 2–3 | — | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 |
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | 3–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 |
| Volyn Lutsk | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| Vorskla Poltava | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | — | 0–0 | 1–2 |
| Zirka Kropyvnytskyi | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 |
| Zorya Luhansk | 4–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | — |
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Source: Ukrainian Premier League (in Ukrainian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
- Round 17 match not played due to frozen pitch at Yuvileny Stadium[45] The game was postponed until spring of 2017, but no specific date was announced. On 8 March 2017 there surfaced an information that the game was scheduled to take place on 14 March 2017, yet no such information was posted at the website of Premier League.[46] On 14 March 2017 the Ukrainian Premier League announced that the game would take place on 26 March in Cherkasy at the Central Stadium.[47]
- Olympic Donetsk played their home match at Zirka Stadium[48]
First stage positions by round
The following table represents the teams position after each round in the competition played chronologically.
More information Team ╲ Round, Shakhtar Donetsk ...
| 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 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Dynamo Kyiv | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Zorya Luhansk | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Olimpik Donetsk | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| FC Oleksandriya | 10 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Chornomorets Odesa | 6 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Vorskla Poltava | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Stal Kamianske | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
| Zirka Kropyvnytskyi | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
| Karpaty Lviv | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
| Dnipro | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
| Volyn Lutsk | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
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Championship round table
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shakhtar Donetsk (C) | 32 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 66 | 24 | +42 | 80 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Dynamo Kyiv | 32 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 69 | 33 | +36 | 67 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
| 3 | Zorya Luhansk | 32 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 45 | 31 | +14 | 54 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage[lower-alpha 1] |
| 4 | Olimpik Donetsk | 32 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 33 | 44 | −11 | 44 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[lower-alpha 1] |
| 5 | FC Oleksandriya | 32 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 41 | 43 | −2 | 40 | |
| 6 | Chornomorets Odesa | 32 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 25 | 37 | −12 | 38 |
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Source: UEFA, Ukrainian Premier League, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Draw.[44]
(C) Champions
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Draw.[44]
(C) Champions
Notes:
- Since winners of 2016–17 Ukrainian Cup, Shakhtar Donetsk, qualified for European competition based on their league position, the spot awarded to the cup winner (Europa League group stage) was passed to the third-placed team and the spot for the third-placed team (Europa League third qualifying round) was passed to the fifth-placed team.
Championship round results
More information Home \ Away, CHO ...
| Home \ Away | CHO | DYK | OLK | OLD | SHA | ZOR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chornomorets Odesa | — | 1–4 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 |
| Dynamo Kyiv | 2–1 | — | 6–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| FC Oleksandriya | 1–1 | 1–4 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| Olimpik Donetsk | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | — | 0–4 | 1–1 |
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | 3–2 |
| Zorya Luhansk | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | — |
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Source: Ukrainian Premier League (in Ukrainian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Championship round positions by round
More information Team ╲ Round, Shakhtar Donetsk ...
| Team ╲ Round | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Dynamo Kyiv | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Zorya Luhansk | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Olimpik Donetsk | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| FC Oleksandriya | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Chornomorets Odesa | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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Relegation round table
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Vorskla Poltava[lower-alpha 1] | 32 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 42 | |
| 8 | Stal Kamianske | 32 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 27 | 31 | −4 | 41 | |
| 9 | Zirka Kropyvnytskyi | 32 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 29 | 43 | −14 | 34 | |
| 10 | Karpaty Lviv[lower-alpha 2] | 32 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 35 | 41 | −6 | 30 | |
| 11 | FC Dnipro[lower-alpha 3] (R) | 32 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 31 | 40 | −9 | 13 | Relegation to Ukrainian Second League |
| 12 | Volyn Lutsk[lower-alpha 4] (R) | 32 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 51 | −34 | 10 | Relegation to Ukrainian First League |
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Source: UEFA, Ukrainian Premier League, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Draw.[44]
(R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored; 7) Draw.[44]
(R) Relegated
Notes:
- Vorskla Poltava was awarded the UPL Prestige Trophy for winning the consolation tournament.[49]
- Karpaty Lviv was deducted six points according to a decision by FIFA Disciplinary Committee on 4 March 2016.[41]
- FC Dnipro was deducted a total of 24 points (six points by the FIFA Disciplinary Committee for failing to clear their debts with former coach Juande Ramos and his assistants,[42] six points by the Ukrainian Premier League for failing to comply with the decision of FIFA Disciplinary Committee to pay debts to former player Danilo Sousa Campos,[43] three more points by the FFU Control and Disciplinary Committee for failing execute one of the decisions of the committee,[50] and 9 more points on 9 June 2017, after the end of the tournament.[51]). On the decision of FIFA, FFU enforced relegation of FC Dnipro straight to the Second League, skipping the First League. In a near future FFU will adopt a decision which team will be replacing Dnipro in the First League.[52]
- Volyn Lutsk was deducted six points on the request of Football Federation of Ukraine which received a letter from the FIFA Disciplinary Committee on 11 May 2017 urging to implement its decision of 15 March 2017, due to debts with former player Saša Stević.[53]
Relegation round results
More information Home \ Away, DNI ...
| Home \ Away | DNI | KAR | STK | VOL | VOR | ZIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dnipro | — | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–3[lower-alpha 1] | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| Karpaty Lviv | 2–2 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 |
| Stal Kamianske | 0–1 | 3–2 | — | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Volyn Lutsk | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| Vorskla Poltava | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 |
| Zirka Kropyvnytskyi | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | — |
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Source: Ukrainian Premier League (in Ukrainian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
Relegation round positions by round
More information Team ╲ Round, Vorskla Poltava ...
| Team ╲ Round | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vorskla Poltava | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Stal Kamianske | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Zirka Kropyvnytskyi | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Karpaty Lviv | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Dnipro | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Volyn Lutsk | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
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Top goalscorers
The season top goalscorers were:[56][57]
More information Rank, Player ...
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals (Pen.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andriy Yarmolenko |
Dynamo Kyiv | 15 (5) |
| 2 | Facundo Ferreyra |
Shakhtar Donetsk | 13 (1) |
| 3 | Gustavo Blanco Leschuk |
Karpaty / Shakhtar | 11 |
| 4 |  Júnior Moraes[lower-alpha 1] |
Dynamo Kyiv | 10 (2) |
| 5 | Artem Besyedin |
Dynamo Kyiv | 9 |
| Denys Harmash |
Dynamo Kyiv | 9 | |
| 7 | Dmytro Khlyobas |
Vorskla Poltava | 8 |
| 8 | Viktor Kovalenko |
Shakhtar Donetsk | 7 |
| Anton Postupalenko |
Olimpik Donetsk | 7 | |
 Kwame Karikari |
Stal Kamianske | 7 (1) | |
| Dmytro Korkishko |
Chornomorets Odesa | 7 (1) |
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Hat-tricks
More information Player, For ...
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Júnior Moraes |
Dynamo Kyiv | Oleksandriya | 5–1 |
23 July 2016[59] |
| Andriy Bohdanov |
Olimpik Donetsk | Dnipro | 3–0 |
11 September 2016[60] |
| Júnior Moraes |
Dynamo Kyiv | Volyn Lutsk | 4–1 |
26 November 2016[61] |
| Stanislav Kulish(4) |
Oleksandriya | Volyn Lutsk | 6–0 |
25 February 2017[62] |
| Kwame Karikari |
Stal Kamianske | Oleksandriya | 4–1 |
18 March 2017[63] |
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(number) Player scored (number) goals if more than 3
Away win
Home win
Draw
Monthly awards
On 16 November 2016, the Premier League administration announced start of voting for the Best player of the month.[64]
More information Month, Player of the Month ...
| Month | Player of the Month | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Club | Reference | |
| October 2016 | Roman Yaremchuk |
FC Oleksandriya | [65] |
| November 2016 | Marlos |
Shakhtar Donetsk | [66] |
| March 2017 | Ihor Khudobyak |
Karpaty Lviv | [67] |
| April 2017 | Oleksandr Hladkyy |
Karpaty Lviv | [68] |
| May 2017 | Marlos |
Shakhtar Donetsk | [69] |
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Round awards
On 17 November 2016, the Premier League administration along with Pari-Match introduced another award, "Best player of the round".[70][71] On 1 March 2017, the All-Ukrainian association of Football Coaches introduced award "Best coach of the round".[72]
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Season awards
The laureates of the 2016–17 UPL season were:[107]
- Best player:
Andriy Yarmolenko (Dynamo Kyiv) - Best coach:
Paulo Fonseca (Shakhtar Donetsk) - Best goalkeeper: Andriy Pyatov (Shakhtar Donetsk)
- Best arbiter: Anatoliy Abdula (Kharkiv)
- Best young player: Artem Dovbyk (FC Dnipro)
- Best goalscorer: Andriy Yarmolenko (Dynamo Kyiv)
FIFA sanctions
Number of sanctions were implemented by FIFA against some Ukrainian clubs due to their refuse to follow their contractual agreements with players and coaching staff.
In summer of 2016 FIFA imposed sanctions against FC Volyn Lutsk due to the "Ramon Lopes case" denying Volyn the right to register new players other than out of own academy (sport school). The sanctions were in place until 1 March 2017. On 24 February 2017 it became known that sanctions were extended to the end of season.[108]
Separate and much bigger sanctions were implemented against FC Dnipro for number of instances among which are cases with Danilo Sousa Campos, Juande Ramos and others (see above). Before the winter break the club had 12 tournament points deducted, while more sanctions are anticipated to be introduced.[109][110]
The FIFA sanctions were also implemented against FC Karpaty Lviv due to the "Semir Štilić case" (see above).
Other scandals
Previous agreement between Chornomorets and Zorya provided the Luhansk club with the Chornomorets home venue in Odesa for the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League. However the Odesa club failed to payback revenue to Zorya from tickets that were sold for the games. Zorya Luhansk took this case to court, while Chornomorets Odesa has paid portion of the debt already.[111]
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