Shakhtar CEO shared his opinion on the upcoming expansion of the number of UPL participants.

In the second part of his final interview for 2020, Shakhtar CEO Serhiy Palkin also discussed the positive and negative aspects of the future expansion of the number of participants in the Ukrainian Premier League to 16 teams..

“You know, 14 teams were, or are, such a transitional period,” the Shakhtar General Director began his answer to a corresponding question from a journalist. “In general, 14 teams are the worst option for holding the championship.. It's only 26 rounds, which is too little. We will not be able to keep ourselves in good shape if we have only 26 matches a year.

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From next season there will be 16 teams. In terms of standard, this is the perfect balance for our championship.. But the main thing is the quality of the teams that will take part in the UPL. To be honest, I'm not sure if we have 16 teams that will actually match the level of the major league..