Almost five debutants of the top division on average for one match of the first round.

Yesterday's matches between Dynamo and Vorskla, as well as Desna and Shakhtar, ended the first round of the Ukrainian championship of 2018/19 season.

According to the results of six matches of the round, 29 players for the first time played in the match of the Ukrainian Premier League.

The official website of the UPL reports that it debuted at the highest level:

Vladimir Krynsky (Olympic), Artem Yarmolenko, Ivan Trubochkin (both Chernomorets), Raphael, Levan Arveladze (both Zarya), Maxim Kuchinsky (Karpaty), Sergei Chobotenko (Mariupol), Oskar Piris, Balta Elic, Vladislav Dubinchak, Andrei Strizhak, Andrei Dombrovsky, Vadim Semchuk, Lola Ngeitala, Sergei Semenyuk, Marko Nikolic, Alexey Maydanevich (all - Arsenal-Kiev), Luka Koberidze, Andrey Mostovoi, Denis Favorov (all - Desna), Fernando, Maicon (both Shakhtar), Artem Gabelok (Vorskla), Paramono.

It is also reported that the defender Shakhtar Yaroslav Rakitsky held his 200th match in the tournament. The 100th time in the UCL played Andrew Zaporozhan (Alexandria) and Artem Shabanov (Dynamo).