The matches of the 8th round of the 

Ukrainian Premier League

 (UPL) will be played from October 18 to 20.

It will open on Tuesday with a match between Lviv and Veres.

The next day, the leader of the championship, "Dnipro-1", will meet with "Ingulets".

And Shakhtar Donetsk, which 

 beat Dynamo Kyiv

in a bright match last weekend, will play against "Colossus".

On Thursday, the eighth round of the UPL will be closed by the duel between "Dynamo" and "Metalist" Kharkiv.

Note that all matches in wartime conditions take place without spectators and in compliance with mandatory safety rules.

In the event of an air raid, the teams will go to the bomb shelter.

Shelters should be located no further than 500 m from the arena.

  • After seven rounds in the Championship of Ukraine, "Dnipro-1" is leading, having scored 18 points out of 18 possible.

    "Shakhtar" occupies the second place with 16 points.

    In third place - "Metalist" (13).

    "Dynamo" is only 9th with 9 points.

  • The matches of the 9th round of the UPL will take place on October 22-24.

  • 16 teams are participating in the 2022/23 season.

    They will compete in two rounds.

    The first part of the championship will last until November 26.

    After the winter break, the tournament will resume on March 4, 2023. 

  • UPL-2022/23 newcomers were "Kryvbas" from Kryvyi Rih and "Metalist" from Kharkiv.

  • The full-scale war that Russia unleashed against Ukraine led to the large-scale destruction of sports infrastructure in many of our cities.

    In this regard, Chernihiv "Desna" and "Mariupol" will not be able to take part in the new UPL season.

CHAMPIONSHIP OF UKRAINE / UPL-2022/23


ROUND 1 / ROUND 2 / ROUND 3 / ROUND 4 / ROUND 5 / ROUND 6 / ROUND 7 / ROUND 8

Tuesday, October 18

13:00

LVIV

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HEATHER

15:00

BLACK SEA

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STAR

15:00

ALEXANDRIA

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KRYVBAS

Wednesday, October 19

13:00

DNIPRO-1

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INGULETS

13:00

Vorskla

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MOVEMENT

15:00

METALIST 1925

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PASS

17:00

MINER

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EAR

Thursday, October 20

17:00

DYNAMO

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METALIST

UPL table after the 7th round

Photo: flashscore.ua

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