2017–18 Ukrainian Premier League#Relegation play-offs

On 28 April 2017, the Ukrainian Premier League administration announced that its General Assembly of participants adopted decision about changes to the competition format and calendar for the next 2017–18 season.{{in lang|uk}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20170430110107/http://www.upl.ua/news/view/851 Season 2017–18: 12 clubs, play-off (Сезон-2017/18: 12 клубів, плей-оф!)]. Ukrainian Premier League. 28 April 2017 Before the assembly, the UPL Administration presented to its clubs five variants of competition format.[https://web.archive.org/web/20170430113830/http://zbirna.com/2017/04/15/goryachaya-tema-klubam-predlozhili-pyat-variantov-chempionata/ Hot subject. Clubs were offered five variants of the championship (Горячая тема. Клубам предложили пять вариантов чемпионата)]. zbirna.com. 15 April 2017

• For the next season UPL will keep 12 clubs (that fact was confirmed at the conference of coaches few days prior);[https://web.archive.org/web/20170430112736/http://football.ua/ukraine/333436-v-sledujushhem-sezone-v-upl-budut-igrat-12-komand-no-format-mozhet-izmenitsja.html In the next season the UPL will have 12 clubs, but its competition format may change (В следующем сезоне в УПЛ будут играть 12 команд, но формат может измениться)]. football.ua. 24 April 2017
• Competition will have two stages, with the first stage having 22 rounds and the second stage after team will split into two six-members groups having 10 more rounds in each group;
• Team that placed the 12th will be relegated directly to Persha Liha, teams that placed 10th and 11th will play two-leg play-off with the second and third teams of the Persha Liha.

The format was confirmed by the FFU Executive Committee on 30 May 2017.

The draw for the second stage calendar was announced on 10 February and is scheduled to take place three days later on 13 February 2018.[https://www.ua-football.com/ukrainian/high/1518243280-stalo-izvestno-kogda-sostoitsya-zherebevka-vtorogo-yetapa-chempionata-upl.html There became known when the draw for the UPL championship second stage will take place (Стало известно когда состоится жеребьевка второго этапа чемпионата УПЛ)]. UA-Football. 10 February 2018

On 26 October 2017, the magazine "Futbol" reported quoting the FFU Executive Committee member Artem Frankov that the Ukrainian Premier League at its next earliest session will review a possibility to expand the league back to 16 teams starting since the 2019–20 season.[https://sportarena.com/football/upl/upl-rassmotrit-rasshirenie-turnira-do-16-komand-s/ UPL will review a possibility to expand the tournament to 16 teams starting since the 2019-20 season (УПЛ рассмотрит возможность расширения турнира до 16 команд с сезона-2019/20)]. Sport Arena. 26 October 2017 At the same time number of clubs in the Ukrainian First League will be decreased also to 16 teams.

On 8 November 2017, a conference took place involving officials of the Ukrainian Premier League as well as the Football Federation of Ukraine (FFU) where its participants were discussing a reorganization of competition system in professional and amateur football.[https://sportarena.com/football/upl/upl-i-ffu-obsudili-globalnuyu-reformu-ukrainskogo/# UPL and FFU discussed a global reform of Ukrainian football and a championship format for the 2018-19 season (УПЛ и ФФУ обсудили глобальную реформу украинского футбола и формат чемпионата на сезон 2018/19)]. Sport Arena. 8 November 2017 A decision about the reform was adopted by the FFU Executive Committee on 20 June 2017.

Two teams were promoted to the league (instead of the relegated FC Dnipro and FC Volyn Lutsk):

• FC Mariupol (renamed after the previous season)Volkov, A. [http://football.ua/ukraine/335893-sevidov-esli-arendovat-u-shakhtera-10-12-futbolistov-kto-budet-igrat-protiv-samogo-shakhtera.html Sevidov: If borrow 10-12 players from Shakhtar, then who will play against the same Shakhtar? (Севидов: Если арендовать у Шахтера 10-12 футболистов, кто будет играть против самого Шахтера?)]. Football.ua (interview). 29 May 2017[http://www.upl.ua/news/view/979 With a common position to the successful future! (Через спільну позицію – до успішного майбутнього!)]. Ukrainian Premier League. 2 June 2017 – the champion of the 2016–17 Ukrainian First League (returning after two seasons absence)
• NK Veres Rivne – third place of the 2016–17 Ukrainian First League (returning for the first time since 1994–95, 22 seasons absence)

The following displays the location of teams.

{{Location map+|Ukraine|width=500|float=left|caption=Home venues of teams in the 2017–18 Ukrainian Premier League.
Teams in italics are from the conflict zone of the War in Donbas and are playing their home games in different cities.
Stal Kamianske plays its home games in Kyiv. Veres Rivne plays its home games in Lviv.|places=

{{Location map~|Ukraine|lat=50.433439|long=30.523333|label=Kyiv |position=left}}

{{Location map~ |Ukraine|mark=TransparentPlaceholder.png |lat=52.27 |long=36.55 |label=Kyiv teams :
Dynamo
{{small|Olimpik
Stal}}|position=right }}

{{Location map~|Ukraine|lat=49.819234|long=24.048193|label=Lviv |position=right}}

{{Location map~ |Ukraine|mark=TransparentPlaceholder.png |lat=45.27 |long=21.55 |label=Lviv teams :
Karpaty
Veres|position=right }}

{{Location map~|Ukraine|lat=48.020833|long=37.809722|label=Donetsk |position=top}}

{{Location map~ |Ukraine|mark=TransparentPlaceholder.png |lat=45.27 |long=36.55 |label=Donetsk teams :
Shakhtar
Olimpik|position=right }}

{{Location map~|Ukraine|lat=46.480556|long=30.755556|label={{small|Chornomorets}} }}

{{Location map~|Ukraine|lat=47.116667|long=37.55 |label={{small|Mariupol}} |position=bottom}}

{{Location map~|Ukraine|lat=48.666667|long=33.116667|label={{small|Oleksandriya}} |position=top}}

{{Location map~|Ukraine|lat=48.516667|long=34.616667|label={{small|Stal}} |position=left}}

{{Location map~|Ukraine|lat=50.616111|long=26.240833|label={{small| Veres }} |position=right}}

{{Location map~|Ukraine|lat=49.589444|long=34.551389|label={{small|Vorskla}} |position=left}}

{{Location map~|Ukraine|marksize=9|lat=48.515833 |long=32.266667 |label={{small|Zirka}} |position=left}}

{{Location map~|Ukraine|lat=48.566667|long=39.333333|label={{small|Zorya}} |position=top}}

{{Location map~|Ukraine|mark=Blue pog.svg |marksize=6 |lat=47.833333 |long=35.166667 |label={{small|(Zaporizhia)}}|position=bottom}}

{{Location map~|Ukraine|mark=Blue pog.svg |marksize=6 |lat=48.435556 |long=35.005556 |label={{small|(Dnipro)}}|position=bottom}}

{{Location map~|Ukraine|mark=Blue pog.svg |marksize=6 |lat=49.916667 |long=36.316667 |label={{small|(Kharkiv)}}}}

}}

{{Location map+|Ukraine Kyiv|width=300|float=right|caption=Kyiv city home venues of teams in the League|places=

{{Location map~|Ukraine Kyiv|lat=50.450278|long=30.535278|label={{small|(Dynamo)}}|position=right|mark=Blue pog.svg |marksize=6 }}

{{Location map~|Ukraine Kyiv|lat=50.527056|long=30.5075 |label={{small|(Obolon)}}|position=right|mark=Blue pog.svg |marksize=6 }}

{{Location map~|Ukraine Kyiv|lat=50.433333|long=30.521667|label={{small|Dynamo}} |position=left}}

}}

{{Location map+|Ukraine Lviv|width=200|float=right|caption=Lviv city home venues of teams in the League|places=

{{Location map~|Ukraine Lviv|lat=49.775278|long=24.027778|label={{small|(Lviv)}} |position=top|mark=Blue pog.svg |marksize=6 }}

{{Location map~|Ukraine Lviv|lat=49.819234|long=24.048193|label={{small|Karpaty}} |position=top}}

}}

{{clear}}

Five teams play their matches outside of home towns. The minimum threshold for the stadium's capacity in the UPL is 5,000.

The following stadiums are regarded as home grounds:

Notes:

{{Notelist}}

Notes:

• Ever since Darijo Srna was tested positive for doping (dehydroepiandrosterone among others), on 22 September 2017 he voluntarily stopped participation in competitions and on 20 November 2017 he has been suspended by UEFA for the continental competitions.[https://sportarena.com/football/upl/srna-diskvalifitsirovan-na-17-mesyatsev/ Srna is disqualified for 17 months for doping (Срна дисквалифицирован на 17 месяцев за допинг)]. Sport Arena. 22 February 2018[https://sportarena.com/football/upl/srna-reshil-priostanovit-vystupleniya-za-shahter-iz-za/ Srna decided to place a hold on playing for Shakhtar due to doping probe (Срна решил приостановить выступления за Шахтер из-за допинг пробы)]. Sport Arena. 22 September 2017[https://sportarena.com/football/liga-chempionov/srna-ne-smozhet-igrat-v-etom-sezone-lch/ Srna is suspended from the UEFA competitions (Срна отстранен от соревнований УЕФА)]. Sport Arena. 20 November 2017 The team's captain for Shakhtar has been served either by Taras Stepanenko or Taison. On 22 February 2018, the disqualification was officially applied and retrospectively including the time he was suspended from competitions. The start time of disqualification was identified as 22 March 2017 (date of test taken) and the end time shall be no earlier than 22 August 2018.

Notes:

{{notelist}}

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=First stage

|source=[http://www.upl.ua/tournaments/championship?tab=table&id=22 Ukrainian Premier League] {{in lang|uk}}, [https://www.uefa.com/nationalassociations/ukr/domestic/league/1069/ UEFA], [https://int.soccerway.com/national/ukraine/premier-league/20172018/regular-season/r42443 Soccerway]

|team1=SHA |team2=DYK |team3=VOR |team4=ZOR |team5=VER |team6=MAR |team7=OLD |team8=OLK |team9=ZIR |team10=KAR |team11=CHO |team12=STK

|result1=Q |result2=Q |result3=Q |result4=Q |result5=Q |result6=Q

|result7=R |result8=R |result9=R |result10=R |result11=R |result12=R

|update=complete

|win_CHO=3 |draw_CHO=9 |loss_CHO=10|gf_CHO=16|ga_CHO=36

|win_DYK=13|draw_DYK=6 |loss_DYK=3 |gf_DYK=42|ga_DYK=20

|win_KAR=3 |draw_KAR=10|loss_KAR=9 |gf_KAR=13|ga_KAR=35

|win_MAR=9 |draw_MAR=5 |loss_MAR=8 |gf_MAR=30|ga_MAR=27

|win_OLK=4 |draw_OLK=11|loss_OLK=7 |gf_OLK=19|ga_OLK=23

|win_OLD=7 |draw_OLD=7 |loss_OLD=8 |gf_OLD=24|ga_OLD=26

|win_SHA=16|draw_SHA=3 |loss_SHA=3 |gf_SHA=51|ga_SHA=18

|win_STK=3 |draw_STK=6 |loss_STK=13|gf_STK=15|ga_STK=32

|win_VER=7 |draw_VER=11|loss_VER=4 |gf_VER=26|ga_VER=17

|win_VOR=11|draw_VOR=4 |loss_VOR=7 |gf_VOR=28|ga_VOR=22

|win_ZIR=4 |draw_ZIR=7 |loss_ZIR=11|gf_ZIR=13|ga_ZIR=31

|win_ZOR=8 |draw_ZOR=9 |loss_ZOR=5 |gf_ZOR=38|ga_ZOR=28

|name_CHO=Chornomorets Odesa

|name_DYK=Dynamo Kyiv

|name_KAR=Karpaty Lviv

|name_MAR=FC Mariupol

|name_OLK=FC Oleksandriya

|name_OLD=Olimpik Donetsk

|name_SHA=Shakhtar Donetsk

|name_STK=Stal Kamianske

|name_VER=Veres Rivne

|name_VOR=Vorskla Poltava

|name_ZIR=Zirka Kropyvnytskyi

|name_ZOR=Zorya Luhansk

|show_limit=5

|class_rules = 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.

|res_col_header=QR

|col_Q=green1 |text_Q=Qualification for the Championship round

|col_R=red1 |text_R=Qualification for the Relegation round

}}

{{#invoke:sports results|main

| source = [http://www.upl.ua/tournaments/championship/22?tab=calendar Ukrainian Premier League] {{in lang|uk}}

| update = complete

| a_note = yes

| matches_style = FBR

| team1= CHO | team2= DYK | team3= KAR | team4= MAR | team5= OLK | team6= OLD | team7= SHA | team8= STK | team9= VER | team10= VOR | team11= ZIR | team12= ZOR

| name_CHO = Chornomorets Odesa

| name_DYK = Dynamo Kyiv

| name_KAR = Karpaty Lviv

| name_MAR = Mariupol

| name_OLK = FC Oleksandriya

| name_OLD = Olimpik Donetsk

| name_SHA = Shakhtar Donetsk

| name_STK = Stal Kamianske

| name_VER = Veres Rivne

| name_VOR = Vorskla Poltava

| name_ZIR = Zirka Kropyvnytskyi

| name_ZOR = Zorya Luhansk

| match_CHO_DYK = 2–1

| match_CHO_KAR = 0-0

| match_CHO_MAR = 0–0

| match_CHO_OLK = 2–2

| match_CHO_OLD = 2–1

| match_CHO_SHA = 0-0

| match_CHO_STK = 0–1

| match_CHO_VER = 0–1

| match_CHO_VOR = 0–3

| match_CHO_ZIR = 3–3

| match_CHO_ZOR = 1–1

| match_DYK_CHO = 2–1

| match_DYK_KAR = 5–0

| match_DYK_MAR = 5–1

| match_DYK_OLK = 3–0

| match_DYK_OLD = 1-0

| match_DYK_SHA = 0-0

| match_DYK_STK = 4–1

| match_DYK_VER = 0–0

| match_DYK_VOR = 2-1

| match_DYK_ZIR = 3–0

| match_DYK_ZOR = 3-2

| match_KAR_CHO = 1–1

| match_KAR_DYK = 1-1

| match_KAR_MAR = 0–1

| match_KAR_OLK = 0–0

| match_KAR_OLD = 2-1 | match_KAR_OLD_note = The game stopped after the first half (1:1) due to heavy snowfall. On 3 December 2017, the UPL Administration announced that the game will not be postponed to the next day on 4 December 2017 and a decision on its outcome will be adopted additionally.[http://www.upl.ua/news/view/1504 A decision about the game Karpaty – Olimpik will be announced later (Рішення щодо матчу «Карпати» — «Олімпік» буде оголошене пізніше)]. Ukrainian Premier League. 3 December 2017 On 6 December 2017, the League's administration announced that it will pass to the FFU Control and Disciplinary Committee for review all its materials related to the game.[http://www.upl.ua/news/view/1515 The UPL Administration adopted a decision in regards to the game "Karpaty" – "Olimpik" (Дирекція УПЛ ухвалила рішення щодо матчу «Карпати» – «Олімпік»)]. Ukrainian Premier League. 6 December 2017Konkevych, Yu. [https://sportarena.com/football/upl/pidvishhenij-gradus-lyuti-chomu-ukrayinski-klubi-ne/ Heightened degree of anger. Why Ukrainian clubs cannot find an agreement. (Підвищений градус люті. Чому українські клуби не вміють домовлятися)]. Sport Arena. 6 December 2017 Among many issues related to Karpaty, on 21 December 2017 the FFU CDC adopted a decision for a game between Karpaty and Olimpik to finish after the winter break.[https://sportarena.com/football/upl/match-karpaty-olimpik-budet-doigran/ Game Karpaty – Olimpik will be finished (Матч Карпаты — Олимпик будет доигран)]. Sport Arena. 21 December 2017 The game was played on 21 February 2018.[https://www.ua-football.com/ukrainian/high/1518709544-perenesennyy-match-upl-karpaty-olimpik-mog-byt-doigran-v-turcii.html The postponed game of the UPL Karpaty – Olimpik could have been finished in Turkey (Перенесенный матч УПЛ Карпаты – Олимпик мог быть доигран в Турции)]. UA-Football. 15 February 2018

| match_KAR_SHA = 0–3

| match_KAR_STK = 3–1

| match_KAR_VER = 1–6

| match_KAR_VOR = 1–3

| match_KAR_ZIR = 1–1

| match_KAR_ZOR = 0–2

| match_MAR_CHO = 3–0

| match_MAR_DYK = 3-0 | match_MAR_DYK_note = see 2017–18 Ukrainian Premier League#Mariupol vs Dynamo (security issues)

| match_MAR_KAR = 3-0

| match_MAR_OLK = 1–1

| match_MAR_OLD = 1-0

| match_MAR_SHA = 1–3

| match_MAR_STK = 4–2

| match_MAR_VER = 0–0

| match_MAR_VOR = 0–1

| match_MAR_ZIR = 1–0

| match_MAR_ZOR = 2–5

| match_OLK_CHO = 0–0

| match_OLK_DYK = 0–0

| match_OLK_KAR = 3-0

| match_OLK_MAR = 1-0

| match_OLK_OLD = 0–2

| match_OLK_SHA = 1–2

| match_OLK_STK = 4–1

| match_OLK_VER = 1-1

| match_OLK_VOR = 0–1

| match_OLK_ZIR = 0-0

| match_OLK_ZOR = 1–1

| match_OLD_CHO = 1-0

| match_OLD_DYK = 1–2

| match_OLD_KAR = 0-0

| match_OLD_MAR = 3-2

| match_OLD_OLK = 1–0

| match_OLD_SHA = 2–4

| match_OLD_STK = 2-0

| match_OLD_VER = 0–0

| match_OLD_VOR = 1–4

| match_OLD_ZIR = 1-0

| match_OLD_ZOR = 3-3

| match_SHA_CHO = 5–0

| match_SHA_DYK = 0–1

| match_SHA_KAR = 2–0

| match_SHA_MAR = 3–1

| match_SHA_OLK = 1–2

| match_SHA_OLD = 2-0

| match_SHA_STK = 1–1

| match_SHA_VER = 2–0

| match_SHA_VOR = 3–2

| match_SHA_ZIR = 5–0

| match_SHA_ZOR = 3–1

| match_STK_CHO = 1-1

| match_STK_DYK = 0–2

| match_STK_KAR = 0-0

| match_STK_MAR = 0–1

| match_STK_OLK = 2-0

| match_STK_OLD = 1–1

| match_STK_SHA = 1–2

| match_STK_VER = 0–1

| match_STK_VOR = 0–1

| match_STK_ZIR = 0–1

| match_STK_ZOR = 0–1

| match_VER_CHO = 3-1

| match_VER_DYK = 3-1

| match_VER_KAR = 2–2

| match_VER_MAR = 1-1

| match_VER_OLK = 0–0

| match_VER_OLD = 1-1

| match_VER_SHA = 1–2

| match_VER_STK = 1–1

| match_VER_VOR = 1–0

| match_VER_ZIR = 0–0

| match_VER_ZOR = 0–1

| match_VOR_CHO = 2–1

| match_VOR_DYK = 0–0

| match_VOR_KAR = 0–1

| match_VOR_MAR = 1–0

| match_VOR_OLK = 3–1

| match_VOR_OLD = 1–1

| match_VOR_SHA = 0–3

| match_VOR_STK = 1–1

| match_VOR_VER = 1-0

| match_VOR_ZIR = 2–1

| match_VOR_ZOR = 1–1

| match_ZIR_CHO = 0–1

| match_ZIR_DYK = 0–2

| match_ZIR_KAR = 0–0

| match_ZIR_MAR = 0–3

| match_ZIR_OLK = 0–0 | match_ZIR_OLK_note = The game between Zirka Kropyvnytskyi and Oleksandriya was postponed three days due to the pitch conditions after recent snowstorm.[http://www.upl.ua/news/view/1748 The game "Zirka" – "Oleksandriya" was postponed (Матч «Зірка» – «Олександрія» перенесено)]. Ukrainian Premier League. 1 March 2018

| match_ZIR_OLD = 0–0

| match_ZIR_SHA = 2–4

| match_ZIR_STK = 1–0

| match_ZIR_VER = 1–3

| match_ZIR_VOR = 1-0

| match_ZIR_ZOR = 2–1

| match_ZOR_CHO = 5–0

| match_ZOR_DYK = 4–4

| match_ZOR_KAR = 0-0

| match_ZOR_MAR = 1–1

| match_ZOR_OLK = 2-2

| match_ZOR_OLD = 0–2

| match_ZOR_SHA = 2–1

| match_ZOR_STK = 0–1

| match_ZOR_VER = 1-1

| match_ZOR_VOR = 3-0

| match_ZOR_ZIR = 1-0

}}

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

{{#invoke:sports rbr table|table|sortable=y|legendpos=br

|team1= Shakhtar Donetsk

| pos1= 1/ 4/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 1/ 1/ 2/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1

|team2= Dynamo Kyiv

| pos2= 3/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 2/ 2/ 1/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2

|team3= Vorskla Poltava

| pos3=12/ 5/ 4/ 4/ 4/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 4/ 4/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3

|team4= Zorya Luhansk

| pos4=10/ 9/ 9/11/ 8/ 8/ 7/ 7/ 7/ 7/ 7/ 7/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 4/ 4/ 4/ 4

|team5= Veres Rivne

| pos5= 7/ 8/ 7/ 5/ 6/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 4/ 4/ 4/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 4/ 4/ 3/ 4/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 5

|team6= FC Mariupol

| pos6= 8/ 7/ 5/ 7/ 5/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 5/ 5/ 6/ 6/ 7/ 7/ 7/ 7/ 7/ 7/ 7/ 6/ 7/ 6

|team7= Olimpik Donetsk

| pos7= 2/ 3/ 6/ 3/ 3/ 4/ 4/ 4/ 6/ 6/ 5/ 4/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 4/ 5/ 6/ 7/ 6/ 7

|team8= FC Oleksandriya

| pos8=11/11/10/ 9/10/11/11/11/ 9/ 8/ 8/ 9/ 9/10/10/ 8/ 8/ 8/ 8/ 8/ 8/ 8

|team9= Zirka Kropyvnytskyi

| pos9= 5/ 6/ 8/10/11/ 9/ 8/ 8/ 8/ 9/ 9/ 8/10/ 9/ 8/10/10/ 9/ 9/ 9/10/ 9

|team10= Karpaty Lviv

| pos10= 6/10/11/ 8/ 9/10/10/10/10/10/11/11/ 8/ 8/ 9/11/11/11/11/10/ 9/10

|team11= Chornomorets Odesa

| pos11= 9/12/12/12/12/12/12/12/12/12/12/10/11/11/11/ 9/ 9/10/10/11/11/11

|team12= Stal Kamianske

| pos12= 4/ 2/ 3/ 6/ 7/ 7/ 9/ 9/11/11/10/12/12/12/12/12/12/12/12/12/12/12

|color_1=1st|text_1=

|color_2-6=green1|text_2-6=

|color_7-=red1|text_7-=

|update=complete

|date=November 2017

| notes = {{bulleted list

| After the second round, places of Zirka Kropyvnytskyi (6th) and FC Mariupol (7th) are defined by undisclosed criterion.

| After the third round, places of Zirka Kropyvnytskyi (8th) and Zorya Luhansk (9th) are defined by undisclosed criterion.

}} }}

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=Championship round

|source=[http://www.upl.ua/tournaments/championship?tab=table&id=22 Ukrainian Premier League] {{in lang|uk}}, [https://www.uefa.com/nationalassociations/ukr/domestic/league/1069/ UEFA], [https://int.soccerway.com/national/ukraine/premier-league/20172018/regular-season/r42443 Soccerway]

|team1=SHA |team2=DYK |team3=VOR |team4=ZOR |team5=MAR |team6=VER

|result1=CLGS |result2=CL3Q |result3=ELGS |result4=EL3Q |result5=EL2Q |result6=REL2

|update=complete

|win_SHA=24|draw_SHA=3 |loss_SHA=5 |gf_SHA=71|ga_SHA=24

|win_DYK=22|draw_DYK=7 |loss_DYK=3 |gf_DYK=64|ga_DYK=25

|win_VOR=14|draw_VOR=7 |loss_VOR=11|gf_VOR=37|ga_VOR=35

|win_ZOR=11|draw_ZOR=10|loss_ZOR=11|gf_ZOR=44|ga_ZOR=44

|win_VER=7 |draw_VER=14|loss_VER=11|gf_VER=28|ga_VER=30

|win_MAR=10|draw_MAR=9 |loss_MAR=13|gf_MAR=38|ga_MAR=41

|status_SHA=C

|name_SHA=Shakhtar Donetsk

|name_DYK=Dynamo Kyiv

|name_VOR=Vorskla Poltava

|name_ZOR=Zorya Luhansk

|name_VER=Veres Rivne

|name_MAR=FC Mariupol

|show_limit=5

|class_rules = 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.

|res_col_header=QR

|col_CLGS=green1 |text_CLGS=Qualification for the Champions League group stage

|col_CL3Q=green2 |text_CL3Q={{nowrap|Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round}}

|col_ELGS=blue1 |text_ELGS=Qualification for the Europa League group stage

|col_EL3Q=blue2 |text_EL3Q=Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round

|col_EL2Q=blue3 |text_EL2Q={{nowrap|Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round}}

|col_REL2=black2 |text_REL2=Club suspended after the season

|status_VER=D

|note_res_EL3Q=Since the winners of the 2017–18 Ukrainian Cup, Shakhtar Donetsk, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to the third-placed team, the spot awarded to the third-placed team (Europa League third qualifying round) was passed to the fourth-placed team, and the spot awarded to the fourth-placed team (Europa League second qualifying round) was passed to the fifth-placed team.

|note_res_ELGS=EL3Q

|note_res_EL2Q=EL3Q

}}

{{#invoke:sports results|main

| source = [http://www.upl.ua/tournaments/championship/22?tab=calendar Ukrainian Premier League] {{in lang|uk}}

| update = complete

| a_note = yes

| matches_style = FBR

| team1= DYK | team2= MAR | team3= SHA | team4= VER | team5= VOR | team6= ZOR

| name_DYK = Dynamo Kyiv

| name_MAR = Mariupol

| name_SHA = Shakhtar Donetsk

| name_VER = Veres Rivne

| name_VOR = Vorskla Poltava

| name_ZOR = Zorya Luhansk

| match_DYK_MAR = 1–1

| match_DYK_SHA = 2-1

| match_DYK_VER = 1-0

| match_DYK_VOR = 4–0

| match_DYK_ZOR = 4-0

| match_MAR_DYK = 2-3

| match_MAR_SHA = 0-1

| match_MAR_VER = 2-0

| match_MAR_VOR = 1-1

| match_MAR_ZOR = 0-0

| match_SHA_DYK = 0-1

| match_SHA_MAR = 3-0

| match_SHA_VER = 1-0

| match_SHA_VOR = 4–2

| match_SHA_ZOR = 2–1

| match_VER_DYK = 1-4

| match_VER_MAR = 1–1

| match_VER_SHA = 0-2

| match_VER_VOR = 0–0

| match_VER_ZOR = 0-1

| match_VOR_DYK = 0-1

| match_VOR_MAR = 1-0

| match_VOR_SHA = 0-3

| match_VOR_VER = 0-0

| match_VOR_ZOR = 2–0

| match_ZOR_DYK = 0-1

| match_ZOR_MAR = 3-1

| match_ZOR_SHA = 0-3

| match_ZOR_VER = 1-0

| match_ZOR_VOR = 0–3

}}

{{#invoke:sports rbr table|table|sortable=y|legendpos=br

|firstround=23

|team1= Shakhtar Donetsk

| pos1= 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1

|team2= Dynamo Kyiv

| pos2= 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2/ 2

|team3= Vorskla Poltava

| pos3= 3/ 4/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3

|team4= Zorya Luhansk

| pos4= 4/ 3/ 4/ 4/ 4/ 4/ 4/ 4/ 4/ 4

|team5= FC Mariupol

| pos5= 5/ 5/ 6/ 6/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 5/ 5

|team6= Veres Rivne

| pos6= 6/ 6/ 5/ 5/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 6/ 6

|color_1=1st|color_2=2nd|color_3=3rd

}}

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=Relegation round

|highest_pos=7

|source=[http://www.upl.ua/tournaments/championship?tab=table&id=22 Ukrainian Premier League] {{in lang|uk}}, [https://www.uefa.com/nationalassociations/ukr/domestic/league/1069/ UEFA], [https://int.soccerway.com/national/ukraine/premier-league/20172018/regular-season/r42443 Soccerway]

|team7=OLK |team8=KAR |team9=OLD |team10=ZIR |team11=CHO |team12=STK

|result10=REL2 |result11=REL2 |result12=REL1

|status_STK=R,X

|status_CHO=Z

|status_ZIR=R

|status_text_X=Withdrew

|status_text_Z=Readmitted in after withdrawal of FC Poltava. see 2017–18 Ukrainian Premier League #Relegation play-offs for more information.

|update=complete

|win_OLD=9 |draw_OLD=9 |loss_OLD=14|gf_OLD=29|ga_OLD=38

|win_OLK=10|draw_OLK=15|loss_OLK=7 |gf_OLK=32|ga_OLK=27

|win_ZIR=7 |draw_ZIR=10|loss_ZIR=15|gf_ZIR=22|ga_ZIR=40

|win_KAR=8 |draw_KAR=13|loss_KAR=11|gf_KAR=28|ga_KAR=45

|win_CHO=6 |draw_CHO=11|loss_CHO=15|gf_CHO=26|ga_CHO=49

|win_STK=6 |draw_STK=8 |loss_STK=18|gf_STK=23|ga_STK=44

|name_OLD=Olimpik Donetsk

|name_OLK=FC Oleksandriya

|name_ZIR=Zirka Kropyvnytskyi

|name_CHO=Chornomorets Odesa

|name_STK=Stal Kamianske

|name_KAR=Karpaty Lviv

|adjust_points_TBA=

|show_limit=5

|class_rules = 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.

|res_col_header=QR

|col_REL1=black1 |text_REL1={{nowrap|Relegated and later withdrawn}}

|col_REL2=red1 |text_REL2=Qualification for the Relegation play-offs

}}

{{#invoke:sports results|main

| source = [http://www.upl.ua/tournaments/championship/22?tab=calendar Ukrainian Premier League] {{in lang|uk}}

| update = complete

| a_note = yes

| matches_style = FBR

| team1= CHO | team2= KAR | team3= OLK | team4= OLD | team5= STK | team6= ZIR

| name_CHO = Chornomorets Odesa

| name_KAR = Karpaty Lviv

| name_OLK = FC Oleksandriya

| name_OLD = Olimpik Donetsk

| name_STK = Stal Kamianske

| name_ZIR = Zirka Kropyvnytskyi

| match_CHO_KAR = 1–1

| match_CHO_OLK = 1-3

| match_CHO_OLD = 3-1

| match_CHO_STK = 0-1

| match_CHO_ZIR = 1-0

| match_KAR_CHO = 3-1

| match_KAR_OLK = 1-2

| match_KAR_OLD = 0-3

| match_KAR_STK = 3-0

| match_KAR_ZIR = 2-1

| match_OLK_CHO = 0-0

| match_OLK_KAR = 1–1

| match_OLK_OLD = 2-0

| match_OLK_STK = 2-0

| match_OLK_ZIR = 1–0

| match_OLD_CHO = 1-0

| match_OLD_KAR = 0-2

| match_OLD_OLK = 0-0

| match_OLD_STK = 0–2

| match_OLD_ZIR = 0–1

| match_STK_CHO = 1-2

| match_STK_KAR = 0–1

| match_STK_OLK = 1-2

| match_STK_OLD = 0-0

| match_STK_ZIR = 1-1

| match_ZIR_CHO = 2-1

| match_ZIR_KAR = 1-1

| match_ZIR_OLK = 0-0

| match_ZIR_OLD = 2-0

| match_ZIR_STK = 1-2

}}

{{#invoke:sports rbr table|table|sortable=y|legendpos=br

|firstround=23

|team7= FC Oleksandriya

| pos7= 8/ 8/ 8/ 8/ 8/ 7/ 7/ 7/ 7/ 7

|team8= Karpaty Lviv

| pos8=11/11/10/ 9/ 9/ 9/ 9/ 9/ 9/ 8

|team9= Olimpik Donetsk

| pos9= 7/ 7/ 7/ 7/ 7/ 8/ 8/ 8/ 8/ 9

|team10= Zirka Kropyvnytskyi

| pos10= 9/ 9/ 9/10/10/10/10/10/10/10

|team11= Chornomorets Odesa

| pos11=10/12/12/12/12/12/11/12/12/11

|team12= Stal Kamianske

| pos12=12/10/11/11/11/11/12/11/11/12

|color_10-11=red3|color_12=red1

}}

Teams that placed 10th and 11th in the 2017–18 Ukrainian Premier League play two-leg play-off with the second and third teams of the 2017–18 Ukrainian First League. On 11 May 2018, a draw for relegation play-offs took place in the House of Football, Kyiv.[https://www.upl.ua/news/view/1930 There took place a draw for play-off games of the UPL championship (Відбулося жеребкування матчів плей-офф Чемпіонату УПЛ)]. Ukrainian Premier League. 11 May 2018 The games were played on 23 May and 27 May 2018.Levchenko, S. "[https://www.footboom.com/ukrainian/high/1526916876-sudejskiye-naznacheniya-na-matchi-pley-off-za-pravo-igrat-v-premer-lige.html Referee appointments to the playoff matches for the right to play in Premier-Liha (Судейские назначения на матчи плей-офф за право играть в Премьер-лиге)]". Footboom. 21 May 2018

{{TwoLegStart}}

{{TwoLegResult|Zirka Kropyvnytskyi||1–5|Desna Chernihiv||1–1|0–4}}

{{TwoLegResult|Chornomorets Odesa||1–3|FC Poltava||1–0|0–3 {{aet}}}}

{{end}}

{{football box

|date = {{Start date|2018|5|23|df=y}}

|time = 17:00 UTC+3

|team1 = Zirka Kropyvnytskyi

|score = 1–1

|report = [https://www.upl.ua/report/view/4107 Report]

|team2 = Desna Chernihiv

|goals1 = D. Favorov {{goal|77|o.g.}}

|goals2 = Volkov {{goal|32}}

|stadium = Zirka Stadium, Kropyvnytskyi

|attendance = 2,981

|referee = Serhiy Boyko (Kyiv Oblast)

}}

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{{football box

|date = {{Start date|2018|5|23|df=y}}

|time = 19:00 UTC+3

|team1 = Chornomorets Odesa

|score = 1–0

|report = [https://www.upl.ua/report/view/4106 Report]

|team2 = FC Poltava

|goals1 = Kovalets {{goal|36}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Chornomorets Stadium, Odesa

|attendance = 4,124

|referee = Yevhen Aranovskyi (Kyiv)

}}

{{football box

|date = {{Start date|2018|5|27|df=y}}

|time = 17:00 UTC+3

|team1 = FC Poltava

|score = 3–0

|aet = yes

|report = [https://www.upl.ua/report/view/4108 Report]

|team2 = Chornomorets Odesa

|goals1 = Dehtyarev {{goal|67||105}}
Zubeiko {{goal|113|o.g.}}

|goals2 = Romanyuk {{sent off|2|64|110}}

|stadium = Lokomotyv Stadium, Poltava

|attendance = 3,700

|referee = Yuriy Mozharovskyi (Lviv)

}}

FC Poltava won 3–1 on aggregate and was promoted to the 2018–19 Ukrainian Premier League. Chornomorets Odesa was relegated to the 2018–19 Ukrainian First League. But later, the league picked Chornomorets Odesa for the FC Poltava's replacement for the next season after their withdrawal.

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{{football box

|date = {{Start date|2018|5|27|df=y}}

|time = 18:00 UTC+3

|team1 = Desna Chernihiv

|score = 4–0

|report = [https://www.upl.ua/report/view/4109 Report]

|team2 = Zirka Kropyvnytskyi

|goals1 = A.Favorov {{penmiss}} {{small|24'}}
D.Favorov {{goal|38}}
Arveladze {{goal|52||87}}
Volkov {{goal|63}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Chernihiv Stadium, Chernihiv

|attendance = 10,799

|referee = Kostiantyn Trukhanov (Kharkiv)

}}

Desna Chernihiv won 5–1 on aggregate and was promoted to the 2018–19 Ukrainian Premier League. Zirka Kropyvnytskyi was relegated to the 2018–19 Ukrainian First League.

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{{as of|2018|5|19}}[http://www.upl.ua/tournaments/championship/22?tab=attackers Top scorers]. Ukrainian Premier League.

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

{{legend|#ffcccc|Away win}}

{{legend|#ccccff|Home win}}

{{legend|#ffffcc|Draw}}

The best coaches were identified by the All-Ukrainian Football Coaches Association.[http://uafc.org.ua/roman-sanzhar-najkrashhij-trener-prem-yer-ligi-2017-roku/ Roman Sanzhar – the best coach of the Premier League in 2017 (Роман Санжар – найкращий тренер Прем’єр-ліги 2017 року)]. UAFC. 28 December 2017

The laureates of the 2017–18 UPL season were:{{Cite web|url=https://football24.ua/ru/upl_opredelila_laureatov_sezona_20172018_n467535/|title = УПЛ определила лучшего игрока и тренера сезона 2017/2018}}{{Cite web|url=https://upl.ua/ua/news/view/2017|title = Марлос, Пятов, Хацкевич, Циганков і Можаровський — лауреати сезону!}}

• Best player: {{flagicon|UKR}} Marlos (Shakhtar Donetsk)
• Best coach: {{flagicon|BLR}} Alyaksandr Khatskevich (Dynamo Kyiv)
• Best goalkeeper: {{flagicon|UKR}} Andriy Pyatov (Shakhtar Donetsk)
• Best arbiter: {{flagicon|UKR}} Yuriy Mozharovskyi (Lviv)
• Best young player: {{flagicon|UKR}} Viktor Tsyhankov (Dynamo Kyiv)
• Best goalscorer: {{flagicon|ARG}} Facundo Ferreyra (Shakhtar Donetsk)

On 1 June 2017, it was announced that second-placed club FC Desna Chernihiv was denied a license to play in the top division. The argument was that the club was not able to provide guarantees for an adequate financing of infrastructure.[https://sportarena.com/football/upl/veres-poluchil-attestat-i-sygraet-v-premer-lige-s/ Veres passed an attestation and will be playing in the UPL along with a coach Kvartsianyi (Верес получил аттестат и сыграет в УПЛ с тренером Кварцяным)]. Sport Arena. 1 June 2017 The license was received by NK Veres Rivne, the third-placed team during the last season in the second-tier division.[http://football.ua/ukraine/336505-desnu-ne-pustili-v-upl-s-pervojj-ligi-vyjjdet-veres.html Desna was not allowed in UPL, out of the First League there will be promoted Veres (Десну не пустили в УПЛ, из Первой лиги выйдет Верес)]. Football.ua. 1 June 2017

Both clubs FC Desna Chernihiv and NK Veres Rivne did not play at their home stadiums in the 2016–17 Ukrainian First League. The first one played in Kyiv at the Obolon Arena, while the other one played in Varash, at the Izotop Stadium of the Rivne Nuclear Power Plant. The administration of Desna released a letter of protest before a meeting of FFU representatives.[http://football.ua/ukraine/336508-rukovodstvo-desny-ne-budet-premer-ligi-ne-budet-finansirovanija.html Desna's administration: if there won't be the Premier Liha, there won't be financing (Руководство Десны: не будет Премьер-лиги — не будет финансирования)]. Football.ua. 1 June 2017 In protest, the Desna administration announced that the club would not play its final game of the season against FC Illichivets Mariupol, but later relented.[https://www.ua-football.com/ukrainian/first/1496408457-match-ilichevec-desna-sostoitsya.html The Illichivets-Desna game will take place (Матч Ильичевец - Десна состоится)]. UA-Football. 2 June 2017 Nonetheless, during the game, players of both teams expressed their protest on the field in a special way: when the whistle was blown the players, instead of starting play, were demonstratively standing around yet kicking a ball.[https://www.ua-football.com/ukrainian/first/1496569394-match-ilichevec-desna-nachalsya-s-akcii-protesta-futbolistov.html The Illichivets-Desna game started with a protest of players (Матч Ильичевец - Десна начался с акции протеста футболистов)]. UA-Football. 4 June 2017

On 2 June 2017, upon conclusion of its conference the UPL administration announced about the final composition of the league and calendar for the upcoming season.{{cite web|url=http://football.ua/ukraine/336638-upl-predstavila-kalendar-igr-pervogo-ehtapa-chempionata-ukrainy-201718.html|title=УПЛ представила календарь игр первого этапа чемпионата Украины 2017/18|website=football.ua|access-date=24 January 2018}} The conference confirmed the admission of Veres to the league and the only club that voted against was FC Dynamo Kyiv, while six votes were for decision and three (including FC Zorya Luhansk) abstained.[https://www.ua-football.com/ukrainian/high/1496828969-rafailov-hotelos-by-chtoby-upl-formirovalas-isklyuchitelno-po-sportivnomu-principu.html Rafailov: I would like that UPL was forming based exclusively on a sports principles (Рафаилов: Хотелось бы, чтобы УПЛ формировалась исключительно по спортивному принципу)]. UA-Football. 7 June 2017 On 2 June 2017, the Desna fans were picketing the House of Football in Kyiv after they arrived on four buses from Chernihiv.[https://football24.ua/500_tisyach_za_mistse_v_upl_yak_fanati_desni_piketuvali_ffu_ta_upl_n387627/ "500 thousands for a place in the UPL?!" How the Desna fans were picketing FFU and UPL ("500 тисяч за місце в УПЛ?!" Як фанати Десни пікетували ФФУ та УПЛ)]. Football24.ua. 2 June 2017

On 7 June 2017, sports media UA-Football requested from Football Federation of Ukraine and FC Desna Chernihiv to publish related documents to have better understanding over the situation and come to some kind of closure on the subject.[https://www.ua-football.com/ukrainian/first/1496823377-otkrytoe-pismo-redakcii-sayta-ua-futbol-k-ffu-i-fk-desna.html Open letter of the UA-Football site administration to the Football Federation of Ukraine and FC Desna (Открытое письмо редакции сайта UA-Футбол к ФФУ и ФК Десна)]. UA-Football. 7 June 2017

Number of football experts negatively commented on the situation,[https://www.ua-football.com/ukrainian/first/1496415017-surkis-to-chto-proishodit-s-desnoy-eto-bred-i-pozor-nashey-federacii.html Surkis: That what is happening with Desna is a delirium and a shame for our Federation (Суркис: То, что происходит с Десной - это бред и позор нашей Федерации)]. UA-Football. 7 June 2017[https://www.ua-football.com/ukrainian/high/1496841234-hackevich-becpredel-ne-dolzhen-tvoritsya-eto-sport-my-igraem-dlya-zriteley.html The lawlessness should not be in place, this a sport and we play for spectators (Khatskevych: (Хацкевич: Беcпредел не должен твориться, это спорт - мы играем для зрителей)]. UA-Football. 7 June 2017Verbytskyi, I. [https://football24.ua/u_tsarstvi_moroku_abo_chomu_veres_i_desna__odnakove_zlo_n387691/ In the realm of gloom, or Why Veres and Desna are the same evil (У царстві мороку, або Чому Верес і Десна – однакове зло)]. Football 24. 2 June 2017Haponenko, O. [https://football24.ua/veres_obyigral_desnu_v_finale_kubka_kabinetnogo_futbola_n387679/ Veres won over Desna in the final of the Cabinet's Football Cup (Верес обыграл Десну в финале Кубка Кабинетного футбола)]. Football 24. 2 June 2017 while the PFC Sumy head coach Anatoliy Bezsmertnyi stated that tomorrow these sports functionaries in such way will make Veres the national champions.[https://www.ua-football.com/ukrainian/high/1496840399-bessmertnyy-zavtra-oni-etot-veres-esche-i-chempionom-sdelayut.html Bezsmertnyi: Tomorrow they will make this Veres yet a champion (Бессмертный: Завтра они этот Верес еще и чемпионом сделают)]. UA-Football. 7 June 2017 The former PFL president Svyatoslav Syrota said that the FFU vice-president is lying about Desna problems.[https://football24.ua/sirota_bandurko_zbrehav_pro_problemi_desni_za_vsima_5_kriteriyami_n388096/ Syrota: Bandurko lied about Desna problems on all 5 criteria (Сирота: Бандурко збрехав про проблеми Десни за всіма 5 критеріями)]. Football24.ua. 4 June 2017 President of FC Inhulets Petrove, Oleksandr Porovoznyuk, called on other clubs to withdraw their teams from the league in support for FC Desna Chernihiv.[http://football.ua/ukraine/337033-prezident-ingulca-prizyvaet-vsekh-glav-klubov-pervojj-ligi-snjat-komandy-s-sorevnovanijj.html President of Inhulets calls on all clubs' leaders of the First League to withdraw their teams from competitions (Президент Ингульца призывает всех глав клубов Первой лиги снять команды с соревнований)]. Football.ua. 7 June 2017 President of FC Hirnyk-Sport Horishni Plavni Petro Kaplun stated that it makes him laugh when the president of Veres Oleksiy Khakhlev asks to follow the regulations. He points out that last season Veres was admitted to the Second League with complete disregard to the season's regulations. Kaplun also called on the FFU authorities to pay attention to what owners of professional clubs have to say as they have a right to express their vote of confidence for the FFU leadership.[https://www.ua-football.com/ukrainian/high/1497272181-kaplun-vo-vtoroy-lige-veres-okazalsya-ne-po-reglamentu-a-blagodarya-ruchnomu-golosovaniyu-ispolkoma-ffu.html (Каплун: Во второй лиге Верес оказался не по регламенту, а благодаря ручному голосованию исполкома ФФУ)]. UA-Football. 12 June 2017

Another issue relating to the Russian military intervention in Ukraine became serious when FC Dynamo Kyiv failed to arrive to Mariupol for the away game against FC Mariupol on 27 August 2017.Shvets, S. [https://www.ua-football.com/ukrainian/high/1503818651-mariupol-dinamo-vmesto-anonsa-skandalnogo-matcha-sezon.html Mariupol – Dynamo. Instead of announcement of the most scandalous game of season (Мариуполь - Динамо. Вместо анонса самого скандального матча сезона)]. UA-Football. 27 August 2017

The issue was ongoing ever since the end of previous season when on 2 June 2017 FC Mariupol's promotion to the Ukrainian Premier League became official. On 3 June 2017 the vice president of Dynamo Serhiy Mokhnyk officially announced that the club will not travel for a game in Mariupol city as it is difficult to present guarantees in security due the fact that the city is located near a frontline (about {{convert|23-25|km|mi|abbr=on}}, see War in Donbas). The vice president also offered to conduct the game on a neutral field such as Dnipro Arena.[https://www.ua-football.com/ukrainian/high/1496501472-dinamo-predlagaet-sygrat-match-s-fk-mariupol-na-dnepr-arene.html Dynamo offers to play the game with FC Mariupol at Dnipro-Arena (Динамо предлагает сыграть матч с ФК Мариуполь на Днепр-Арене)]. UA-Football. 3 June 2017 Few days later in more details the same announcement was repeated by Ihor Surkis who also added that if he will receive documented security guarantees, he will send his team to Mariupol.[https://www.ua-football.com/ukrainian/high/1496826010-surkis-dayte-zheleznye-garantii-i-my-sygraem-hot-v-donecke.html Surkis: Give me the iron-strong guarantees and we will play even in Donetsk (Суркис: Дайте железные гарантии - и мы сыграем хоть в Донецке)]. UA-Football. 7 June 2017

The leadership of the Football Federation of Ukraine (FFU) in a face of Andriy Pavelko right away expressed its opposition for the Dynamo's statement. The president of FFU made an emphasis that the game in Mariupol is an important component of uniting policy on national scale. He also underlined that there is no danger in conducting the game in Mariupol.

During preparation for the next season the issue was moved to background. However, when the season started on 16 July 2017, the issue surfaced again. About a week later, on 24 July 2017, Dynamo received recommendation letter from the Ministry of Interior and the Security Service of Ukraine where it was urged not to travel to Mariupol for a game.[http://gordonua.com/news/sport/mvd-i-sbu-rekomendovalo-dinamo-ne-provodit-matchey-v-mariupole-iz-soobrazheniy-bezopasnosti-199130.html MVS and SBU recommend Dynamo not to conduct games in Mariupol due to security concerns (МВД и СБУ рекомендовали "Динамо" не проводить матчей в Мариуполе из соображений безопасности)]. Gordonua. 24 July 2017 The same day Dynamo published its own letter addressed to the Football Federation of Ukraine and Ukrainian Premier League petitioning to transfer the Round 7 game against Mariupol scheduled on 27 August 2017 to another city.[https://www.ua-football.com/ukrainian/high/1500910848-dinamo-prosit-ffu-i-upl-perenesti-match-iz-mariupolya.html Dynamo asks FFU and UPL to transfer the game from Mariupol (Динамо просит ФФУ и УПЛ перенести матч из Мариуполя)]. UA-Football. 24 July 2017 Two days later, on 26 July 2017, almost at the same time both the Minister of Interior (Arsen Avakov)[http://gordonua.com/news/society/mvd-obespechit-bezopasnost-vseh-matchey-premer-ligi-v-mariupole-avakov-199599.html MVS will assure the safety of all Premier League games in Mariupol – Avakov (МВД обеспечит безопасность всех матчей Премьер-лиги в Мариуполе – Аваков)]. Gordonua. 26 July 2017 and the President of UPL (Volodymyr Heninson)[http://gordonua.com/news/sport/perenosit-futbolnye-matchi-iz-mariupolya-net-nikakih-osnovaniy-prezident-upl-199605.html There are no reasons to transfer football games out of Mariupol – the UPL president (Переносить футбольные матчи из Мариуполя нет никаких оснований – президент УПЛ)]. Gordonua. 26 July 2017 made public announcements assuring in safety of conducting football games in the littoral city of the Sea of Azov.

Throughout the rest of month of July two games took place in Mariupol. Until August FC Karpaty Lviv supported the position of Dynamo. Eventually to this "stand off" became involved the general manager of FC Shakhtar Donetsk Serhiy Palkin, while the television channel "Football" launched a wide informational campaign in support to conduct the game. For example, during one of the channel's broadcasting the president of Football Federation of Mariupol city called Hryhoriy Surkis the "main football separatist" and offered him to resolve the issue through Viktor Medvedchuk and the president of the aggressor state (Vladimir Putin).[https://www.ua-football.com/ukrainian/news/1502696822-glava-federacii-futbola-mariupolya-glavnyy-futbolnyy-separatist-dlya-menya-grigoriy-surkis.html President of the Football Federation of Mariupol: For me the main football separatist is Hryhoriy Surkis (Глава Федерации футбола Мариуполя: Главный футбольный сепаратист для меня - Григорий Суркис)]. UA-Football. 14 August 2017[https://football24.ua/golova_federatsiyi_futbolu_mariupolya_zhuravlov_grigoriy_surkis__golovniy_futbolniy_separatist_n400187/ President of Football Federation of Mariupol Zhuravlyov: Hryhoriy Surkis is the main football separatist (Голова федерації футболу Маріуполя Журавльов: Григорій Суркіс – головний футбольний сепаратист)]. Football 24. 14 August 2017[https://football24.ua/golova_federatsiyi_futbolu_mariupolya_zhuravlov_surkis_chasto_yizdit_v_moskvu_mozhe_tam_vin_otrimuye_prohannya_vid_agresora_n400074/ President of Football Federation of Mariupol Zhuravlyov: Surkis often goes to Moscow. Perhaps he receives a request from the aggressor (Голова федерації футболу Маріуполя Журавльов: Суркіс часто їздить в Москву. Може, там він отримує прохання від агресора)]. Football 24. 13 August 2017 On 11 August 2017, the Deputy director of National Police in Donetsk Oblast wrote an official letter to the Football Federation of Ukraine with security guarantees for all games in Mariupol.[https://football24.ua/politsiya_donetskoyi_oblasti_dala_garantiyi_bezpeki_na_matchah_upl_v_mariupoli_n399794/ Donetsk Oblast police provided written security guarantees for the UPL games in Mariupol (Поліція Донецької області дала письмові гарантії безпеки на матчах УПЛ в Маріуполі)]. Football 24. 11 August 2017 Finally the game between FC Mariupol and FC Karpaty took place on August 13 in Mariupol.

On 18 August 2017, FFU issued a press release where it denied the petition of Dynamo in transferring the game.[http://gordonua.com/news/sport/ffu-otkazalas-perenosit-match-dinamo-iz-mariupolya-203066.html FFU refused to transfer the Dynamo's game out of Mariupol (ФФУ отказалась переносить матч "Динамо" из Мариуполя)]. Gordonua. 18 August 2017 The session of the FFU Executive Committee that had taken place on 22 August 2017 should have solved the problem.

Following no show of Dynamo to the game with FC Mariupol on 27 August 2017, FC Mariupol issued a press release where it accused its opponents in attempt to discredit the football club from Mariupol.[https://www.ua-football.com/ukrainian/high/1503837013-mariupol-dinamo-pytaetsya-diskreditirovat-nash-klub.html Mariupol: Dynamo is attempting to discredit our club (Мариуполь: Динамо пытается дискредитировать наш клуб)]. UA-Football. 27 August 2017 On 14 November 2017, The Appeal Committee of the Football Federation of Ukraine did not satisfy the Dynamo appeal and counted the team's technical defeat.[http://football.ua/ukraine/349186-apelljacionnyjj-komitet-ffu-utverdil-tekhnicheskoe-porazhenie-dinamo.html Dynamo counted the technical defeat for failure to appear in Mariupol (Динамо засчитано техническое поражение за неявку в Мариуполь)]. UA-Football 14 November 2017

On 19 February 2018, the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne declined all claims of Dynamo to the Football Federation of Ukraine in relations to the "Mariupol case".[https://sportarena.com/football/upl/ffu-vyigrala-sud-u-dinamo-po-mariupolskomu-delu/ The FFU won court case against Dynamo regarding the "Mariupol case" (ФФУ выиграла суд у Динамо по «мариупольскому делу»)]. Sport Arena. 19 February 2018[http://www.tas-cas.org/fileadmin/user_upload/CAS_Media_Release_FC_Dynamo_Kyiv__5448_.pdf Committee decision. Media release] Court of Arbitration for Sport. Retrieved 14 February 2023

On 28 February 2018, the Ukrainian Premier League has officially updated its standings in correspondence to the earlier decision of the FFU CDC of 11 September 2017.[http://www.upl.ua/news/view/1746 Three teams of FC Dynamo Kyiv were awarded technical losses (Трьом командам ФК «Динамо» Київ зараховані технічні поразки)]. Ukrainian Premier League. 28 February 2018

Due to the 2014 Russian invasion of Ukraine some football clubs were forced to be dissolved, other moved away to other cities in Ukraine. Among the UPL teams, teams from Donetsk, Olimpik and Shakhtar, moved to Kyiv, Zorya Luhansk moved to Zaporizhia, teams from the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Tavriya and Sevastopol, were dissolved. The relocated teams did not hurry with their change of place of registry in hope to be able to return home in near future.

In 2018 Shakhtar has officially changed its place of registry from Donetsk to Mariupol.

During the season several clubs (Shakhtar, Stal, and Veres) changed their city registration for various reasons and informed the Football Federation of Ukraine that since the next season will represent other cities.Konkevych, Yu. [https://sportarena.com/football/upl/shahter-veres-i-stal-uvedomili-ffu-o-smene-propiski/ Shakhtar, Veres, and Stal informed FFU about change of their place of registry (Шахтер, Верес и Сталь уведомили ФФУ о смене прописки)]. Sport Arena. 20 February 2018.

The 2018 presidential elections of the Ukrainian Premier League took place on 6 April 2018. The current president Volodymyr Heninson that serves as the president since February 2016 announced that he will not run for president in 2018.[http://football.ua/ukraine/357398-geninson-ne-budet-ballotirovatsja-na-dolzhnost-prezidenta-upl.html Heninson won't run for the UPL president (Генинсон не будет баллотироваться на должность президента УПЛ)]. Football.ua. 7 March 2018[https://football24.ua/geninson_pidtverdiv_shho_ne_yde_na_vibori_prezidenta_upl_n443635/ Heninson confirmed that he won't run for the UPL president (Генінсон підтвердив, що не йде на вибори президента УПЛ)]. Football 24. 7 March 2018 Among possible candidates specialists note a Swiss lawyer Thomas Grimm or Joe Palmer from AFC Wimbledon. As of 26 March 2018, a day before deadline for submitting candidacy for election, there is only Thomas Grimm whose candidacy was submitted by FC Oleksandriya on 22 March 2018.[https://sportarena.com/football/upl/grimm-poka-edinstvennyj-kandidat-na-post-prezidenta/ Grimm yet is the only candidate for the presidential post of UPL (Гримм пока единственный кандидат на пост президента УПЛ. Палмер не выдвинут)]. Sport Arena. 26 March 2018 On 6 April 2018, Thomas Grimm was elected as a new president with 10 votes for and 2 abstained.[https://sportarena.com/football/upl/dinamo-i-zarya-vozderzhalis-pri-golosovanii-za/ During voting for the UPL president Dynamo and Zorya abstained (Динамо и Заря воздержались при голосовании за президента УПЛ)]. Sport Arena. 6 April 2018Boiko, I.[https://sportarena.com/football/upl/povernennya-glyadachiv-na-tribuni-ta-chim-shhe-maye/ Returning of spectators to stands and with what else the new UPL president is getting ready to be preoccupied (Повернення глядачів на трибуни та чим ще має зайнятись новий президент УПЛ)]. Sport Arena. 6 April 2018

According to FootballHub, in March the FFU Disciplinary Committee prosecuted the Olimpik's junior teams U-19 and U-21 for game fixing.[https://sportarena.com/football/upl/kdk-nakazal-olimpik-za-dogovornye-matchi-smi/ CDC prosecuted Olimpik for match fixing - mass media (КДК наказал Олимпик за договорные матчи — СМИ)]. Sport Arena. 29 March 2018 Earlier the CDC chairman, Francesco Baranca, underlined that Olimpik won't participate in European competitions if its junior teams will be disqualified.

FC Vorskla Poltava could have problems with the league's attestation for next season for debts to its former players.[https://sportarena.com/football/upl/u-vorskly-mogut-byt-problemy-s-attestatsiej-upl-iz-za/ Vorskla could have problems with the UPL attestation due to debts to Zarychnyuk (У Ворсклы могут быть проблемы с аттестацией УПЛ из-за долга перед Заричнюком)]. Sport Arena. 29 March 2018 Another UPL player submitted his claim to the FFU CDC against its former club FC Stal Kamianske.[https://sportarena.com/football/upl/shabanov-podal-zayavlenie-na-stal-v-kdk-ffu/ Shabanov submitted his claim against Stal to the FFU CDC (Шабанов подал заявление на Сталь в КДК ФФУ)]. Sport Arena. 29 March 2018

• 2017–18 Ukrainian First League
• 2017–18 Ukrainian Second League
• 2017–18 Ukrainian Cup
• List of Ukrainian football transfers summer 2017
• List of Ukrainian football transfers winter 2017–18

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{{Cnote2|a|On 29 September 2017, it was announced that Marlos (native of Brazil) officially received Ukrainian citizenship and awaits for the FIFA documents permitting him to play for the Ukraine national football team.[https://football24.ua/marlos_stav_ukrayintsem_n408763/ Marlos officially received Ukrainian citizenship (Марлос офіційно отримав громадянство України)]. football24.ua. 29 September 2017 On 30 September 2017, FFU announced that Marlos is called up to play for the Ukraine national football team in the upcoming games of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification against Kosovo and Croatia.[https://sportarena.com/football/wc2018/marlos-vyzvan-v-sbornuyu-ukrainy-na-horvatiyu-i-kosovo/ Marlos is called to the Ukraine national football team up against Croatia and Kosovo (Марлос вызван в сборную Украины на Хорватию и Косово)]. Sport Arena. 30 September 2017}}

{{Cnote2|b|On 12 January 2018, Khoblenko signed with Lech Poznan.[https://sportarena.com/football/hoblenko-igrok-leha/ Khoblenko is a player of Lech (Хобленко — игрок Леха)]. Sport Arena. 12 January 2018}}

{{Cnote2|c|On 5 March 2018, Serhiychuk signed with FC Vorskla Poltava.[https://sportarena.com/football/upl/vorskla-podpisala-sergijchuka-do-kontsa-goda/ Vorskla signed Serhiychuk until the end of season (Ворскла подписала Сергийчука до конца года)]. Sport Arena. 5 March 2018}}

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{{Reflist}}

• [http://www.upl.ua/ Official website] of the Ukrainian Premier League
• [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uuuv1uUTXvU&t= Mariupol – Dynamo: discussion around the game that failed to take place only begins (Маріуполь - Динамо: дискусія довкола матчу, що не відбувся, тільки починається)]. PROFUTBOL (ПРОФУТБОЛ). 27 August 2017. (YouTube video, Ukrainian/Russian)
• Nazarkevych, Yu. [https://www.upl.ua/ua/news/view/1454 The Rivne's record (Рівненський рекорд)]. Ukrainian Premier League. 19 November 2017

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