The Ukrainian Premier League has confirmed and published the match dates for the opening round of the UPL-2026/27.

The first round of the new season opens with a match between Zorey and Kolos on Friday, 31 June, at 18:00.

Dynamo Kiev will play its match in a week, 2 September, if Kiev ties with the Left Bank, which will return to the summer division.

The match between Kudrivka and Donetsk Shakhtar will close the round on Monday, 3 September.

UPL. 1st round 31 Lipnya (Friday) Zorya - Kolos 18:00 1 Serpnya (Saturday) Kryvbas - Karpaty 13:00.

Kharkiv - Veres 15:30 2nd sickle (week) Chornomorets - Polissia 13:00.

Epicenter - Obolon 15:30.

Dynamo - Liviy Bereg 18:00 3 sickles (Monday) Bukovyna - LNZ 15:30.

Kudrivka - Shakhtar 18:00 Guess what, after the last season, Shakhtar became the champion of the UPL, LNZ in another place, and the top three was completed by Polissya. Dynamo finished fourth.