The 2020–21

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season was the 30th top-level football club competition since the

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and the 13th since the establishment of the

. The 13-time winner

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were the four-time defending champions. On 25 April 2021,

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won the record-extending 16th title with three matches remaining, after the victory over Inhulets Petrove in the Round 23 home game. The season started on 21 August 2020 and was initially set to end on 15 May 2021. On 7 April 2021 it was announced that most of clubs voted to end competitions a week early on 9 May 2021.

Summary

This season was the first since the 2015–16, when the league consisted of double round-robin tournament, without the second stage and division to the two groups. This season also had the latest start of the competition in history. A season, that usually starts in July, was postponed for a month due to the

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situation in Ukraine. From 10 September to 13 October 2020, attendance restrictions were lifted and stadiums were allowed some spectators not to exceed about 25% of stadium capacity. At least four managers of the UPL openly expressed their opinion not to postpone any games due to the COVID-19 cases. Nevertheless, two games of the season's fall half were postponed to spring. For the next 2021–22 season, the league is expected to expand again to 16 teams as part of the league's expansion plan. As a consequence, this season the lowest-ranked team from Ukrainian Premier League got relegated to Ukrainian First League, and at the same time the top three teams from the First League will gain promotion to the Premier League next season.

Teams

This season, as it was announced earlier, the Ukrainian Premier League has been expanded to 14 teams, which includes 11 teams from the previous season and the top three teams from the

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Promoted teams

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– the champion of the

''(debut)'' * Rukh Lviv – runner-up of the

''(debut)'' * Inhulets Petrove – third place of the

''(debut)''

Location map

The following displays the location of teams.

Stadiums

Three of the qualified to the date teams play their matches outside of home towns. The minimum threshold for the stadium's capacity in the UPL is 5,000 (Article 10, paragraph 7.2). The following stadiums are regarded as home grounds: Notes

Personnel and sponsorship

Managerial changes

League table

Standings

Results

Teams play each other twice on a home and away basis.

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

Assists

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Hat-tricks

Awards

Monthly awards

Round awards

Notes

References

External links

Official website
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