The 2009–10
Ukrainian Premier League
The Ukrainian Premier League ( ) or UPL is a professional association football league in Ukraine and the highest level of the Ukrainian football league system.
Originally known as the Vyshcha Liha ( , ) it was formed in 1991 during the 1992 in ...
season was the nineteenth since its establishment and second since its reorganization.
Dynamo Kyiv
The Football Club 'Dynamo Kyiv', also known as Dynamo Kyiv, or simply Dynamo, ( ) is a Ukrainian professional football club based in Kyiv. Founded in 1927 as a Kyivan football team of republican branch of the bigger Soviet Dynamo Sports Society ...
were the defending champions, having won their 13th league title. A total of 16 teams participated in the league, 14 of which participated in the
2008–09 season, and two of which were promoted from the
Ukrainian First League
The Persha Liha ( ) or Ukrainian First League is a Ukrainian football league system, level of national football competitions (second tier) in Ukraine governed by the Professional Football League of Ukraine, Professional Football League at the disc ...
.
The season began on 17 July 2009. The winter break in the season was from 13 December 2009 until 28 February 2010. The last round of the season was played on 9 May 2010.
On 5 May 2010,
Shakhtar Donetsk
Football Club Shakhtar Donetsk () is a Ukrainian professional Association football, football club that was based in the city of Donetsk until 2014 when, due to the War in Donbas (2014–2022), War in Donbas, the club was forced to move to Lvi ...
regained the title after a 1–0 win against rivals Dynamo Kyiv.
Teams
Promoted
*
FC Zakarpattia Uzhhorod, champion of the
2008–09 Ukrainian First League – ''(returning after absence of a season)''
*
FC Obolon Kyiv
FC Obolon Kyiv (, ) is a Ukrainian professional football club based in Kyiv (Obolonskyi District). Its home colors are green shirts and white shorts; while its away uniforms are white shirts and green shorts. Its main sponsor was the brewery Ob ...
, runner-up of the
2008–09 Ukrainian First League – ''(returning after absence of 4 seasons)''
Location map
Managers and captains
''Note:''
* At the start of the season,
Artem Milevskyi was selected to captain the side by manager
Gazzayev, but on signing
Andriy Shevchenko
Andriy Mykolayovych Shevchenko (, ; born 29 September 1976) is a Ukrainian former Manager (association football), football manager and Football player, player. Shevchenko is considered one of the greatest Striker (association football), strik ...
before Round 6, club president
Ihor Surkis appointed Shevchenko captaincy in the club. However, Gazzayev informed the media that Milevskyi would remain the captain and Shevchenko would be the club leader.
Managerial changes
Stadiums
Qualification to European competitions for 2010–11
* Since Ukraine finished in seventh place of the UEFA country ranking after the 2008–09 season, the league will gain one more qualification spot for
2010–11 UEFA Europa League
The 2010–11 UEFA Europa League was the second season of the UEFA Europa League, Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 40th edition overall including its predecessor, the UEFA Cup. It began on 1 July 2010, with ...
. The Ukrainian Cup winner will now qualify for the
play-off round.
Qualified teams
* After the 24th Round, both Dynamo Kyiv and Shakhtar Donetsk qualified for European football for the 2010–11 season.
* After the 26th Round, both Dynamo Kyiv and Shakhtar Donetsk qualified for
2010–11 UEFA Champions League
The 2010–11 UEFA Champions League was the 56th season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 19th under the UEFA Champions League format. The final was held at Wembley Stadium in London on 28 May 2011, where Ba ...
.
* After the 27th Round, Metalist Kharkiv qualified for the
2010–11 UEFA Europa League
The 2010–11 UEFA Europa League was the second season of the UEFA Europa League, Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 40th edition overall including its predecessor, the UEFA Cup. It began on 1 July 2010, with ...
.
* After the 28th Round, both Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk and Karpaty Lviv qualified for the
2010–11 UEFA Europa League
The 2010–11 UEFA Europa League was the second season of the UEFA Europa League, Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 40th edition overall including its predecessor, the UEFA Cup. It began on 1 July 2010, with ...
.
* Shakhtar Donetsk captured the championship after a 1–0 win against rivals Dynamo Kyiv in the 29th Round, thus securing a place in the
Champions League group stage.
Dynamo Kyiv enters the
Champions League third qualification round as runners up.
* Metalist Kharkiv's 4–1 away victory over Zorya Luhansk in the 29th Round secured them a third-place finish in the competition and a place in the
Europa League play-off round. Also in the same round, Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk completed a 4–1 home victory against Illichivets which secured fourth-place and entry into
Europa League third qualification round, since Karpaty Lviv lost 0–2 at home to Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih, leaving them in fifth place and qualification into the
second qualification round.
Timeline of qualification
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League table
Results
Round by round
The following table is a historic representation of the team's position in the standings after the completion of each round.
Rescheduled games
* Due to the participation of
Shakhtar Donetsk
Football Club Shakhtar Donetsk () is a Ukrainian professional Association football, football club that was based in the city of Donetsk until 2014 when, due to the War in Donbas (2014–2022), War in Donbas, the club was forced to move to Lvi ...
in the
2009 UEFA Super Cup
The 2009 UEFA Super Cup was the 34th UEFA Super Cup, an annual Association football, football match between the winners of the previous season's UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League, UEFA Cup competitions. The match was contested by 2008– ...
on 28 August 2009, their Round 5 match against
Metalist Kharkiv was rescheduled to 23 September 2009 ''(after Round 7)''. Upon completion of this game Metalist moved from 6th to 5th in the standings.
* All Round 13 matches were cancelled due to a strike by the referees, delegates and inspectors from the
Football Federation of Ukraine
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. Games were to be played 7 November and 8. The first match was played on 9 December 2009 initiating Round 16. The rest of the matches are scheduled after the winter break to be played 24 March 2010, and 7 April 2010. For historical tabulation purpose the Round-by-Round displays chronologically when the round was played and not the name used by the FPL.
Top goalscorers

Last updated: 9 May 2010
Season awards
By the competition's statute, the following awards was presented.
The award presentation took place on 15 June 2010 at ''InterContinental'' in
Kyiv
Kyiv, also Kiev, is the capital and most populous List of cities in Ukraine, city of Ukraine. Located in the north-central part of the country, it straddles both sides of the Dnieper, Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2022, its population was 2, ...
.
The laureates of the 2009–10 UPL season were:
* Best player:
Darijo Srna
Darijo Srna (; born 1 May 1982) is a Croatian former professional association football, footballer and current director of football of Ukrainian Premier League club FC Shakhtar Donetsk, Shakhtar Donetsk. During most of his career he played as a r ...
(
Shakhtar Donetsk
Football Club Shakhtar Donetsk () is a Ukrainian professional Association football, football club that was based in the city of Donetsk until 2014 when, due to the War in Donbas (2014–2022), War in Donbas, the club was forced to move to Lvi ...
)
* Best coach:
Mircea Lucescu
Mircea Lucescu (; born 29 July 1945) is a Romanian professional Association football, football Manager (association football), manager and former player, currently the head coach of the Romania national football team, Romania national team. He i ...
(
Shakhtar Donetsk
Football Club Shakhtar Donetsk () is a Ukrainian professional Association football, football club that was based in the city of Donetsk until 2014 when, due to the War in Donbas (2014–2022), War in Donbas, the club was forced to move to Lvi ...
)
* Best goalkeeper:
Andriy Pyatov (
Shakhtar Donetsk
Football Club Shakhtar Donetsk () is a Ukrainian professional Association football, football club that was based in the city of Donetsk until 2014 when, due to the War in Donbas (2014–2022), War in Donbas, the club was forced to move to Lvi ...
)
* Best arbiter:
Viktor Shvetsov (
Odesa
Odesa, also spelled Odessa, is the third most populous List of cities in Ukraine, city and List of hromadas of Ukraine, municipality in Ukraine and a major seaport and transport hub located in the south-west of the country, on the northwestern ...
)
* Best goalscorer:
Artem Milevskyi (
Dynamo Kyiv
The Football Club 'Dynamo Kyiv', also known as Dynamo Kyiv, or simply Dynamo, ( ) is a Ukrainian professional football club based in Kyiv. Founded in 1927 as a Kyivan football team of republican branch of the bigger Soviet Dynamo Sports Society ...
)
* Fair play prize:
Metalurh Donetsk
Pride of flag is a club award given to the club who provided the most players for the national team and youth teams: U-21, U-19, U-17. In 2009, the award was given to Dynamo Kyiv, while the first runner-up was Shakhtar Donetsk and second – Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk.
[Final Standing (pdf)]
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See also
* 2009–10 Ukrainian Second League
* 2009–10 Ukrainian Premier League Reserves
* 2009–10 Ukrainian First League
* 2009–10 Ukrainian Cup
*2009–10 UEFA Europa League
The 2009–10 UEFA Europa League was the first season of the UEFA Europa League, Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA. The competition was previously known as the UEFA Cup, which had been in existence for 38 years.
Spai ...
References
External links
Ukrainian Football Premier League official page
soccerway.com
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