| Season | 2013–14 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Shakhtar Donetsk 9th title |
| Relegated | Tavriya Simferopol |
| Champions League | Shakhtar Donetsk Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk |
| Europa League | Dynamo Kyiv Metalist Kharkiv Chornomorets Odesa Zorya Luhansk |
| Matches | 222 |
| Goals | 585 (2.64 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | 20 –Luiz Adriano(Shakhtar) |
| Biggest home win | Dynamo 9–1Metalurh D (Round 12) |
| Biggest away win | Tavriya 0–4Shakhtar (Round 5) Karpaty 0–4Dnipro (Round 13) |
| Highest scoring | Dynamo 9–1Metalurh D (Round 12) |
| Longest winning run | 7 games Chornomorets (Round 4–10) |
| Longest unbeaten run | 14 games Metalist (Round 1–11, 13–15) |
| Longest winless run | 15 games Metalurh Z (Round 4–14, 16–19) |
| Longest losing run | 8 games Metalurh Z (Round 6–13) |
| Highest attendance | 59,360 Dynamo –Shakhtar (Round 24)[1] |
| Lowest attendance | 0[2] – 6 matches (Round 29) |
| Total attendance | 2,426,553[3] |
| Average attendance | 11,286[3] |
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The2013–14Ukrainian Premier League season was the 23rd since its establishment.
A total of sixteen teams participated in the league. Fifteen teams from last season's competition and one promoted club from the2012–13 Ukrainian First League formed the league. The competition commenced on the 12 July 2013 whenTavriya Simferopol hostedZorya Luhansk.[4] Eighteen rounds were played prior to the winter recess.[5] The competition was affected by the political turmoil that affected Ukraine during the spring session.
In November 2013, during the winter break of the Ukrainian Premier League, a wave ofdemonstrations andcivil unrest labelledEuromaidan started in Ukraine.[6] The competition was to resume on 1 March 2014,[5] but due to the Russian invasion continuing on with theCrimean crisis, the Premier League delayed the start of the spring stage.[7] A decision was made by theUkrainian Premier League to resume the competition on 15 March.[1]
After theannexation of Crimea byRussia in March 2014 the teams fromCrimea, namelySevastopol andTavriya Simferopol, continued to participate in the competition.[6][8]
During the May2014 pro-Russian conflict in Ukraine theFootball Federation of Ukraine (after being advised to do so by theUkrainian Interior Ministry[9]) decided that all matches across all Ukrainian leagues, as well as the2014 Ukrainian Cup Final, would be played behind closed doors for security reasons.[10]
The unrest in Ukraine since November 2013 led to an unexpected sense of unity among rival Ukrainian football fans.[9] Various formerly bitter rival football fans (also those fromRussophonecities in Ukraine) held pro-Ukrainian Unity marches.[9][11]
Stal Alchevsk were to be promoted after finishing runners-up but their club administration refused promotion.[13]
Hoverla Uzhhorod, the 15th placed team was allowed to stay in the Premier League after they passed attestation.[14]
Metalurh Zaporizhzhia, the last-placed of the2012–13 Ukrainian Premier League was to be relegated to theUkrainian First League at the end of the previous season[15] but since no other team applied for entry from theUkrainian First League they remained in the competition.[14]
The following stadiums are regarded as home grounds:
| Rank | Stadium | Club | Capacity | Highest attendance | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NSC Olimpiyskiy | Dynamo Kyiv | 70,050 | 59,360 | Round 24 (Shakhtar) | Originally scheduled as Round 19[1] |
| Tavriya Simferopol | 11,575 | Round 19 (Dynamo) | Used as home ground in Round 19[16] | |||
| Illichivets Mariupol | 0[2] | Round 29 (Dynamo) | Used as home ground in Round 29[17] | |||
| 2 | Donbas Arena | Shakhtar Donetsk | 52,518 | 52,667 | Round 4 (Dynamo) | |
| 3 | OSC Metalist | Metalist Kharkiv | 40,003 | 39,853 | Round 9 (Dynamo) | |
| 4 | Chornomorets Stadium | Chornomorets Odesa | 34,164 | 26,542 | Round 26 (Dynamo) | Originally scheduled as Round 20[1] |
| 5 | Dnipro-Arena | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 31,003 | 28,092 | Round 7 (Shakhtar) | |
| 6 | Ukraina Stadium | Karpaty Lviv | 28,051 | 18,800 | Round 23 (Dynamo) | Originally scheduled as Round 25[1] |
| 7 | Vorskla Stadium | Vorskla Poltava | 24,795 | 12,500 | Round 11 (Dynamo) | |
| 8 | Meteor Stadium | Metalurh Donetsk | 24,381 | 0[2] | Round 29 (Metalurh Z.) | Used as home ground in Round 29[18] |
| 9 | Avanhard Stadium | Zorya Luhansk | 22,288 | 13,700 | Round 15 (Dynamo) | |
| 10 | RSC Lokomotiv | Tavriya Simferopol | 19,978 | 10,500 | Round 5 (Shakhtar) | |
| 11 | Dynamo Stadium | Arsenal Kyiv | 16,873 | 10,841 | Round 13 (Dynamo) | |
| Sevastopol | 850 | Round 20 (Metalist) | Used as home ground in postponed Round 20 match | |||
| Metalist Kharkiv | 1,500 | Round 30 (Vorskla) | Used as home ground in Round 30 match[19] | |||
| 12 | Illichivets Stadium | Illichivets Mariupol | 12,680 | 5,600 | Round 4 (Karpaty) Round 6 (Metalurh Don.) | |
| 13 | Avanhard Stadium | Volyn Lutsk | 12,080 | 10,000 | Round 16 (Dynamo) | |
| 14 | Avanhard Stadium | Hoverla Uzhhorod | 12,000 | 10,200 | Round 2 (Dynamo) | |
| 15 | Slavutych-Arena | Metalurh Zaporizhzhia | 11,983 | 11,000 | Round 5 (Dnipro) | |
| 16 | Central Stadium,Cherkasy | Zorya Luhansk | 10,321 | 0[2] | Round 29 (Shakhtar) | Used as home ground in Round 29[20] |
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 2,300 | Round 30 (Volyn) | Used as home ground in Round 30[21] | |||
| 17 | SC Sevastopol | Sevastopol | 5,644[22] | 5,641 | Round 2 (Shakhtar) | |
| 18 | Obolon Arena | Chornomorets Odesa | 5,100 | 3,200 | Round 30 (Karpaty) | Used as home ground in Round 30[23] |
| 19 | Metalurh Stadium | Metalurh Donetsk | 5,094 | 4,200 | Round 16 (Metalist) | |
Notes:

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shakhtar Donetsk(C) | 28 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 62 | 23 | +39 | 65 | Qualification for theChampions League group stage |
| 2 | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 28 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 56 | 28 | +28 | 59 | Qualification for theChampions League third qualifying round[a] |
| 3 | Metalist Kharkiv | 28 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 54 | 29 | +25 | 57 | Qualification for theEuropa League play-off round |
| 4 | Dynamo Kyiv | 28 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 55 | 33 | +22 | 53 | Qualification for theEuropa League group stage[b] |
| 5 | Chornomorets Odesa | 28 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 30 | 22 | +8 | 46 | Qualification for theEuropa League third qualifying round |
| 6 | Metalurh Donetsk | 28 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 45 | 42 | +3 | 43 | |
| 7 | Zorya Luhansk | 28 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 35 | 30 | +5 | 42 | Qualification for theEuropa League second qualifying round |
| 8 | Vorskla Poltava | 28 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 36 | 38 | −2 | 40 | |
| 9 | Sevastopol(D) | 28 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 32 | 43 | −11 | 35 | Club expelled after season[c] |
| 10 | Illichivets Mariupol | 28 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 27 | 33 | −6 | 34 | |
| 11 | Karpaty Lviv | 28 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 33 | 39 | −6 | 32 | |
| 12 | Hoverla Uzhhorod | 28 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 26 | 39 | −13 | 26 | |
| 13 | Volyn Lutsk | 28 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 25 | 51 | −26 | 24[d] | |
| 14 | Metalurh Zaporizhzhia | 28 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 54 | −35 | 12 | |
| 15 | Tavriya Simferopol(D) | 28 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 46 | −31 | 10 | Club expelled after season[c] |
| 16 | Arsenal Kyiv(D) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Club officially expelled from the league[e] |
The following table displays match results between each team in the competition.
| Home \ Away | ARK | CHO | DNI | DYK | HOV | ILL | KAR | MET | MDO | MZA | SEV | SHA | TAV | VOL | VOR | ZOR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal Kyiv | — | — | — | 0–2 | — | 1–2 | — | 1–2 | — | — | 3–1 | — | — | 2–1 | 1–1 | — |
| Chornomorets Odesa | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0[a] | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| Dnipro | 3–0 | 2–0 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 2–2[b] | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 |
| Dynamo Kyiv | — | 1–2 | 1–1 | — | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 9–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 |
| Hoverla Uzhhorod | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | — | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 6–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 |
| Illichivets Mariupol | — | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–2[c] | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 |
| Karpaty Lviv | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | — | 2–4 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 |
| Metalist Kharkiv | — | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | — | 1–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–0[a] | 1–1 |
| Metalurh Donetsk | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | — | 2–0[c] | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 2–0 |
| Metalurh Zaporizhzhia | — | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 0–0 | — | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| Sevastopol | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–0[d] | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2[e] | 4–2 | 5–0 | — | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 |
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 7–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | — | 2–1 | 2–0[a] | 3–0 | 4–0 |
| Tavriya Simferopol | 3–0[f] | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–2[g] | 1–3 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | — | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 |
| Volyn Lutsk | — | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | — | 0–0 | 0–2 |
| Vorskla Poltava | — | 0–1 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | — | 1–1 |
| Zorya Luhansk | 4–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–3[c] | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | — |
The following table represents the teams' position after each round in the competition. The competition resumes with the spring stage with Round 21 due to the postponement of the competition due to the civil unrest in the country after theriots in Kyiv and continuing on with theannexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation. Originally scheduled Round 19 was played 15–17 April after Round 25 and Round 20 was played 23–24 April after Round 26.[1]
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Dnipro | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Metalist Kharkiv | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| FC Dynamo Kyiv | 9 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Chornomorets Odesa | 8 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Metalurh Donetsk | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| Zorya Luhansk | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
| Vorskla Poltava | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Sevastopol | 7 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
| Illichivets Mariupol | 6 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
| Karpaty Lviv | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
| Hoverla Uzhhorod | 14 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
| Volyn Lutsk | 10 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
| Metalurh Zaporizhzhia | 12 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Tavriya Simferopol | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Arsenal Kyiv | 16 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |

The top ten goalscorers were as follows:[75]
| Rank | Scorer | Goals (Pen.) | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 (1) | Shakhtar Donetsk | |
| 2 | 19 (4) | Metalurh Donetsk | |
| 3 | 15 | Metalist Kharkiv | |
| 4 | 13 | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | |
| 13 | Dynamo Kyiv | ||
| 13 (1) | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | ||
| 7 | 12 (1) | Zorya Luhansk | |
| 12 (2) | Dynamo Kyiv | ||
| 9 | 10 | Karpaty Lviv | |
| 10 (1) | Chornomorets Odesa |
Notes:
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3–1 | 30 August 2013[77] | |||
3–2 | 29 September 2013[78] | |||
7–0 | 5 October 2013[79] | |||
4–1 | 29 November 2013[80] | |||
5–1 | 15 April 2014[81] | |||
4–2 | 11 May 2014[82] |
Notes:
| Month | UA-Football Player of the Month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Nat | Club | Link | |
| July | Marko Devich | Metalist Kharkiv | 3G | |
| August | Roman Zozulya | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 2G 1A | |
| September | Marko Devich | Metalist Kharkiv | 5G | |
| October | Yevhen Konoplyanka | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 1G | |
| November | Andriy Yarmolenko | Dynamo Kyiv | 2G | |
| March | Matheus | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 3G 1A | |
| April | Júnior Moraes | Metalurh Donetsk | 5G | |
| May | Yevhen Konoplyanka | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 1G 1A | |
The laureates of the 2013–14 UPL season were:[83]
Shakhtar Donetsk qualified for European football
Shakhtar Donetsk and Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk qualified for European football
CL1-2=Shakhtar Donetsk 78.193 (ch/GS) or (ch/Q3)
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk and Metalist Kharkiv qualified for European football
CL1=Shakhtar Donetsk 78.193 (ch/GS), EL1-2=Dinamo Kyiv 56.193 (eu/Q4), EL3=Chornomorets Odesa 16.193 (eu/Q3)