According to the results of the Ukrainian Premier League (UPL) of the 2022/23 season, the clubs that will represent our country in the next European competition have been determined. Our association is ranked 12th in the UEFA coefficients table, which allows us to delegate five teams to European club competitions. As in the previous campaign, Ukraine will play Shakhtar Donetsk, Dnipro-1, Zorya Luhansk, Dynamo Kyiv and Vorskla Poltava in the 2023/24 European season. TSN Prosport tells which of the Ukrainian clubs will compete in the Champions League, Europa League and Conference League, as well as when the draw and the first matches of our teams in the next European Cup campaign will take place. ShakhtarShakhtar, as champions of Ukraine, automatically entered the group stage of the Champions League. During the draw of the main round of the most prestigious European tournament, the Pitmen will be in the third pot. It is worth noting that our country might not have received a direct ticket to the group stage of the main European Cup. According to the regulations, the first 10 associations in the UEFA ranking, as well as the winner of the last Champions League draw, have this privilege. Ukraine is now in 12th position. However, the finalists of the last Champions League - Manchester City and Inter - qualified for the next edition of the tournament through the national championships.. And Russia, which is 11th in the UEFA coefficients table, continues to be banned from the competition due to the war against Ukraine.. Consequently, it was the champion of our association who got the last direct ticket to the group stage of the Champions League 2023/24. Shakhtar will recognize their opponents in the main draw of the tournament during the draw on August 31, and the matches of the opening round of the Champions League group stage are scheduled for September 19/20. " In order to get into the group stage of the Champions League, Dnipro will need to overcome three qualifying stages at once. The Dnipro club will enter the fight from the 2nd qualifying round of the Champions League. The draw for this stage is scheduled for June 21, and the matches will take place on July 25/26 and August 1/2. Potential rivals of Oleksandr Kucher's team at the start of the selection are already known. Dnipro will meet with the Greek " If successful at this stage in the 3rd qualifying round of the Champions League, Dnepr-1 will face one of the quartet Marseille (France), Braga (Portugal), PSV (Netherlands), Rangers (Scotland). If Dnipro-1 are eliminated in the Champions League qualification, they will continue to play in the Europa League qualification. In case of failure in the LE, the team will go to the next round of the Conference League. Thus, there is potentially an option for Dnipro residents to remain without European competitions in the fall.. " The Lugansk club starts immediately in the playoffs of the LE qualification, that is, to enter the group stage, it will be necessary to defeat only one opponent. The Europa League qualifying play-off draw will take place on 7 August, and the matches will take place on 24 and 31 August. If Zorya loses in the playoffs of the EL qualifying, then they will immediately go to the group stage of the Conference League. Thus, unlike Dnipro-1, the Lugansk team has already guaranteed itself participation in the group stage of European competitions for the next season.. " In the new campaign, the Kiev club will make its debut in the third most prestigious European Cup - the Conference League. However, on the way to the group stage of this tournament, the White-Blues still have to overcome two rivals. Mircea Lucescu's team starts from the 3rd qualifying round of the Conference League. The draw for this stage will take place on July 24, and the matches on August 10 and 17. " Thanks to this, the team of Viktor Skrypnyk made it to the qualification of the Conference League.
The Poltava team will start their journey in the tournament from the 2nd qualifying round and will have to defeat three opponents on their way to the group stage. The draw for the second qualifying round of the Conference League is scheduled for June 21, and the matches will be played on July 27 and August 3. STARTING CALENDAR OF UKRAINIAN CLUBS IN EURO CUP-2023/24 TOURNAMENT UPL PLACE TEAM STAGE DRAW WHEN MATCHES CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 1 Shakhtar group stage 31 August 19/20 September 2 Dnipro-1 2nd qualifying round 21 June 25/2 July 6 and 1/.