Took place the draw for the next season of the Ukrainian championship – it’s safe to say that in the Premier League will play 12 clubs.
At the end of last season from the Premier League for financial reasons dropped out of the Zaporozhye “metallurg”, “Dnipro” and “Metalist”. The same fate could be expected and “Volyn”, Lutsk club but was asked to extend the certification window and managed to close all my debts.
Thus, the only newcomer to the Premier League from the First League became Kirovograd “Star”. The second place could claim the Cherkassk “Dnepr” sudden salvation “Volyn” left the club without tickets to the elite of Ukrainian football.
According to the draw of the first stage of the Premier League, the current champion of the country “Dynamo” the title defense will start duel with “Alexandria” and “Shakhtar” in the first round will test the “Star”.
Key matches of the first round of the first stage of the Premier League:
3rd round: “Dynamo” – “Dnepr”;
5th round: Shakhtar – Dnipro;
6th round: Dnipro – Zorya;
7th round: Shakhtar – Dynamo;
10th round: Shakhtar – Zorya;
The calendar of the first stage of the championship of Ukraine on football of the season 2016-2017.
We will remind, at the end of the first stage 12 clubs will be divided into two sixes – the first will lead the fight for the championship and European Cup positions, and the second will determine the main loser of the season.
