Undefeated Dynamo Kyiv took the perch of the Premier League championship over the weekend after shutting out Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 3-0 on the road. It was Dnipro’s first loss 11 rounds into the season in front of 22,609 spectators, dropping to second place. After losing for the third time this season, Shakhtar remained in third place after being upset 2-1 by Metalurg Donetsk on neutral turf in northern Kyiv’s Obolon Stadium.
Three displaced soccer clubs are now in
the top five of the domestic league: Shakhtar Donetsk (third), Zorya Luhansk
(fourth) and Olimpik Donetsk (fifth).
Dynamo resumes Europa League play at
home on Nov. 6 against Aalborg BK of Denmark in the group stage. It will be
broadcast on TRK Ukraina channel at 10:05 p.m. local time.
Domestic league play will run through
mid-December before the winter break settles in, and will resume in March. There
will be two
additional Europa League matches – on Nov. 27 and Dec. 11 – prior to winter
break, resuming in February.
Ukraine Premier League
Championship after 11 rounds (top five clubs)
No. | Team | Matches played | Wins | Draws | Losses | Points |
1 | Dynamo Kyiv | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 26 |
2 | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 25 |
3 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 21 |
4 | Zorya Luhansk | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
5 | Olimpik Donetsk | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
