The 2016–17

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 26th top-level football club competitions since the

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and the ninth since the establishment of the

. The league played 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 started on 1 April 2017 and finished on 31 May 2017. The league's title sponsor for 2016–17 season as for the previous season is a

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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

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since 2014 and the Russian occupation of Crimea (see the

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), 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 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 two-time defending champions. On 6 May 2017 in

Kharkiv Kharkiv, also known as Kharkov, is the second-largest List of cities in Ukraine, city in Ukraine.

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 ...

secured its 10th championship title with a win over

Zorya Luhansk FC Zorya Luhansk ( ) is a Ukrainian football team. Zorya Luhansk was based in the city of Luhansk, Ukraine. However, due to the Russo-Ukrainian War, the team currently plays its games at Slavutych-Arena in Zaporizhzhia. The modern club as a ...

and four more rounds to play in the season.The first star for the "miners" (Перша зірочка для «гірників»)
Ukrainian Premier League. 6 May 2017 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.

Changes and announcements

On 29 February 2016, the

administration announced that there will be changes to the competition format for the 2016–17 season. It was confirmed that the championship would be played in two different phases, the first phase will be using a standard double

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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 2016–17 Ukrainian First League was the 26th since its establishment. The fixtures were announced on 16 July 2016, and the competition commenced on 24 July 2016. The spring session started on 12 March 2017 with the competition ending on 2 Ju ...

. The points gained in the first stage are passed on to the second stage. The new format was to be presented by the

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Executive Committee. On 29 April 2016, the FFU Executive Committee approved the changes to the new UPL format for 2016–17 season. The fixtures were announced on 7 June 2016. The competition commenced on 21 July when

hosted Zirka Kropyvnytskyi in

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. 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. On 10 March 2017 at Olimpiyskyi NSC took place a draw for the second stage of the tournament.

Teams

Promoted teams

* Zirka Kropyvnytskyi – the champion of the

2015–16 Ukrainian First League The 2015–16 Ukrainian First League was the 25th since its establishment. The competition commenced on 26 July 2015 with eight matches. The competition had a winter break which began after Round 18 on November 22. The competition resumed on 26 Ma ...

''(returning for the first time since 2003–04 season, 13 seasons absence)''.

Renamed teams

As part of ongoing

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, several

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changed their names, therefore the league adopted the same changes and applied them to the respective clubs in parentheses. *

FC Dnipro Football Club Dnipro (, ) was a Ukrainian football club based in Dnipro. The club played its last season in the 2018–19 Ukrainian Amateur League. The club was owned by Ukrainian businessman Ihor Kolomoyskyi. In 2018, FC Dnipro was forced ...

is shown as out of

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. *

FC Stal Kamianske FC Stal Kamianske () was a professional Ukrainian football club based in Kamianske, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine. After being relegated to the Ukrainian First League after the 2017–18 Ukrainian Premier League season, the club re-registered ...

is shown as out of

Kamianske Kamianske (, ; ), previously known as Dniprodzerzhynsk from 1936 to 2016, is an industrial city in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine, and a port on the Dnieper, Dnieper River. It serves as the administrative center of Kamianske Raion and Kamianske ...

. *

FC Zirka Kropyvnytskyi FC Zirka Kropyvnytskyi () is a Ukrainian amateur football club from Kropyvnytskyi, Kirovohrad Oblast, with its team currently playing in the Ukrainian Amateur League. The club traces its history of a football team that existed at the British fac ...

is shown as out of

Kropyvnytskyi Kropyvnytskyi (, ) is a city in central Ukraine, situated on the Inhul, Inhul River. It serves as the administrative center of Kirovohrad Oblast. Population: Over its history, Kropyvnytskyi has changed its name several times. The settlement ...

Location map

Stadiums

The following stadiums are regarded as home grounds:

Personnel and sponsorship

Managerial changes

''Notes:''

First stage

First stage table

First stage results

First stage positions by round

The following table represents the teams position after each round in the competition played chronologically.

Championship round

Championship round table

Championship round results

Championship round positions by round

Relegation round

Relegation round table

Relegation round results

Relegation round positions by round

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

The season top goalscorers were:

Hat-tricks

^''(number)'' Player scored (number) goals if more than 3

Awards

Monthly awards

On 16 November 2016, the Premier League administration announced start of voting for the Best player of the month.

Round awards

On 17 November 2016, the Premier League administration along with Pari-Match introduced another award, "Best player of the round". On 1 March 2017, the All-Ukrainian association of Football Coaches introduced award "Best coach of the round".

Season awards

The laureates of the 2016–17 UPL season were: * Best player:

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(

) * Best coach:

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(

) * Best goalkeeper:

Andriy Pyatov Andriy Valeriyovych Pyatov (; born 28 June 1984) is a Ukrainian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper, primarily for Ukrainian Premier League club Shakhtar Donetsk. Club career Artemida Kirovohrad Pyatov started his career i ...

(

) * Best arbiter: Anatoliy Abdula (

Kharkiv Kharkiv, also known as Kharkov, is the second-largest List of cities in Ukraine, city in Ukraine.

) * Best young player:

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(

) * Best goalscorer:

(

)

Scandals

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 FC Volyn Lutsk ( ) was a Ukrainian association football, football club based in Lutsk. Since its establishment in 1960, the club became the only major (professional) football club within Volyn Oblast and uncontested leader of football in the reg ...

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. Separate and much bigger sanctions were implemented against

for number of instances among which are cases with Danilo Sousa Campos,

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and others (see above). Before the winter break the club had 12 tournament points deducted, while more sanctions are anticipated to be introduced. The FIFA sanctions were also implemented against

FC Karpaty Lviv Football Club Karpaty Lviv ( ) is a Ukrainian professional football club based in Lviv. In 2020–21 the club was reorganized and changed owner. During that period there existed two clubs with the same name, one at professional level competitio ...

due to the "

Semir Štilić Semir Štilić (born 8 October 1987) is a Bosnian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Besides his homeland, he also played in Poland, Ukraine, Turkey and Cyprus. A former youth international for Bosnia and Herz ...

case" (see above).

Other scandals

Previous agreement between Chornomorets and Zorya provided the Luhansk club with the Chornomorets home venue in

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 ...

for the

2016–17 UEFA Europa League The 2016–17 UEFA Europa League was the 46th season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the eighth season since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup to the UEFA Europa League. The final was played between Ajax and ...

. 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.Court hearing between "Zorya" and "Chornomorets" was postponed until 4 April (Суд между "Зарей" и "Черноморцем" перенесен на 4 апреля)
Campeones. 6 March 2017

Notes

References

External links

Current season
on the

website
Season's regulations on 2016-17 season
on the

website
News, stats, updates
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Wartime seasons in Ukrainian football

Changes and announcements

Teams

Promoted teams

Renamed teams

Location map

Stadiums

Personnel and sponsorship

Managerial changes

First stage

First stage table

First stage results

First stage positions by round

Championship round

Championship round table

Championship round results

Championship round positions by round

Relegation round

Relegation round table

Relegation round results

Relegation round positions by round

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

Hat-tricks

Awards

Monthly awards

Round awards

Season awards

Scandals

FIFA sanctions

Other scandals

See also

Notes

References

External links