On July 28-30, matches of the opening round of the Ukrainian Premier League (UPL) of the 2023/24 season will take place. The new championship will open on Friday with a duel between Obolon Kyiv, which returned to the top division after 11 years of absence, against Kolos from Kovalivka. On the same day, Polissya Zhytomyr, with whom the world heavyweight boxing champion Oleksandr Usyk signed a contract, will debut in the Premier League with a match against Veres Rivne.. On Saturday, the current champion of Ukraine, Shakhtar Donetsk, will play with Metalist 1925. And the bronze medalist of the last season, Zorya Luhansk, will measure strength with Rukh. Three more matches of the first round are scheduled for Sunday. Cherkasy LNZ in its historic match in the UPL will meet with Odessa " Kiev " Match " Dnipro will compete with the Greek " Matches of the 2nd round of the UPL will be held on August 5 (base date). The 2023/24 Premier League season will feature 16 clubs competing in two rounds.

The first part of the championship will last until December 9. After the winter break, the tournament will resume on February 24. Newcomers to UPL-2023/24 are Polesie, Obolon and LNZ. CHAMPIONSHIP OF UKRAINE / UPL-2023/24 1 ROUND Friday, July 28 17:00 OBOLON _: _ KOLOS 19:00 VERES _: _ POLESIE Saturday, July 29 15:00 RUKH _: _ ZARYA 17:00 METALLIST 1925 _: _ SHAKHTER Sunday Senje, July 30 15:00 LNZ _: _ CHERNOMORESTS 17:00 DYNAMO _: _ MINAY 19:00 ALEXANDRIA _: _ KRIVBASS Relocated VORSKLA _: _ DNEPR-1.