Ukrainian Premier League Under-21 and Under-19

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The Ukrainian Premier League youth competitions is a complex of youth competitions within the Ukrainian Premier League and is part of youth competitions in Ukraine. The events include championship among two age categories under 19 and under 21 years old.

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Following the 2020–21 season, competitions among under-21 teams were discontinued.

History

First steps

Soon after establishing the Professional Football League of Ukraine (PFL) in 1996, a discussion arose about developing younger generation of football players. In 1998 in Ukraine started competition of academies of football clubs which participate in competitions of PFL (Higher, First and Second leagues). In 2001 there was established a separate organization, Ukrainian Youth Football League (Ukrainian : Дитячо-юнацька футбольна ліга України), that took over administration of youth competitions. Originally, competitions were conducted in four age groups between 14 and 17. In 2002 in coordination with the PFL there was introduced competition among youth under 19 years of age. [1]

Ukrainian Youth Football League championship among junior teams (Unofficial competitions)

SeasonChampionRunner-upThird placeMost valuable player
2002-03 FC Shakhtar Donetsk FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih SC Tavriya Simferopol
2003-04 SC Tavriya Simferopol FC Shakhtar Donetsk MFC Oleksandriya
2004-05 MFC Oleksandriya FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih FC Lokomotyv Odessa
2005-06 FC Obriy Nikopol FC Lokomotyv Odessa FC Luzhany

Reserves competitions

In 2004 the PFL introduced competition among the Vyshcha Liha (Higher League) clubs' double teams (reserve teams). The reason for introduction of the Vyshcha Liha competitions among doubles was partly connected with necessity to free the PFL lower league competitions from the Higher League clubs' second teams. With introduction of the double competitions in 2004, professional clubs started to remove their second teams from the 2004-05 Ukrainian Second League and even more in the following season. The age restriction for the Vyshcha Liha double teams at first was conditional. In 2006 the PFL discontinued joint youth competition among under-19 teams conducted along with the Youth Football League.

Conversion of reserve competitions and addition of other UPL junior competitions

In 2008 there was established the Ukrainian Premier League which took the administration over the Higher League clubs' competitions including the competitions among doubles. Those competitions were renamed as the UPL championship and the UPL youth championship. The UPL youth competition became age restrictive and involved players of under-21 years of age.

In 2012 now as part of the Ukrainian Premier League, there was reestablished competitions among under-19 teams. To avoid ambiguity, the UPL youth championship was renamed as the UPL U-21 championship, while the other competition received the name of UPL U-19 championship.

Plans of establishing separate professional junior league competitions

In 2016 the competitions among youth teams with age category under 19 years of age were reintroduced in the Professional Football League now for teams of the Persha Liha and Druha Liha (First and Second leagues), as well as amateur level youth football-oriented institutions, i.e. youth football clubs, sports schools. The competitions received the name of Persha Liha U-19 competitions. In 2017 discussions were taking place to expand the UPL to include competitions of the Persha Liha (First League) as well as the Persha Liha U-19 competitions and allowing exchange between Premier League and First League among the youth teams.

The UPL youth competitions are considered as a development league and therefore its participants' performance does not result in the team's relegation from it. The relegation occurs only based on their final league position of their respective senior teams in the Ukrainian Premier League. If the senior team is relegated from the Ukrainian Premier League, then its reserve team is relegated from the Premier Reserve League and replaced by a reserve team of another newly promoted club from the Ukrainian First League.

Under-21 results

UPL U-21 championship
Founded2004 (as UPL reserves championship)
CountryFlag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Current champions Dynamo Kyiv
Most championships8 – Dynamo Kyiv

Top League championship among reserve teams

SeasonChampionRunner-upThird placeTop goalscorer
2004–05 Dynamo Kyiv Metalist Kharkiv Illichivets Mariupol Flag of Argentina.svg Roberto Nanni (Dynamo Kyiv, 9 goals)
Flag of Belarus.svg Syarhey Karnilenka (Dynamo Kyiv, 9 goals)
2005–06 Dynamo Kyiv Metalist Kharkiv Illichivets Mariupol Flag of Ukraine.svg Serhiy Davydov (Metalist Kharkiv, 21 goals)
2006–07 Dynamo Kyiv Shakhtar Donetsk Chornomorets Odesa Flag of Ukraine.svg Oleksandr Aliyev (Dynamo Kyiv, 21 goals)
2007–08 Dynamo Kyiv Metalurh Zaporizhya Metalist Kharkiv Flag of Ukraine.svg Oleksandr Aliyev (Dynamo Kyiv, 18 goals)

Ukrainian Premier League youth's (U-21) championship

SeasonChampionRunner-upThird placeTop goalscorer
2008–09 Shakhtar Donetsk Dynamo Kyiv Chornomorets Odesa Flag of Ukraine.svg Roman Zozulya (Dynamo Kyiv, 19 goals)
2009–10 Karpaty Lviv Shakhtar Donetsk Dynamo Kyiv Flag of Ukraine.svg Yuriy Furta (Karpaty Lviv, 15 goals)
Flag of Ukraine.svg Artem Hromov (Vorskla Poltava, 15 goals)
2010–11 Shakhtar Donetsk Metalist Kharkiv Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Flag of Ukraine.svg Yevhen Budnik (Metalist Kharkiv, 13 goals)
Flag of Ukraine.svg Oleh Barannik (Vorskla Poltava, 13 goals)
2011–12 Shakhtar Donetsk Zorya Luhansk Obolon Kyiv Flag of Ukraine.svg Vladyslav Kulach (Shakhtar Donetsk, 14 goals)
2012–13 Zorya Luhansk Dynamo Kyiv Shakhtar Donetsk Flag of Ukraine.svg Yevhen Troyanovskyi (Metalurh Donetsk, 16 goals)
2013–14 Illichivets Mariupol Shakhtar Donetsk Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Flag of Ukraine.svg Oleh Barannik (Vorskla Poltava, 18 goals)
2014–15 Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Dynamo Kyiv Vorskla Poltava Flag of Ukraine.svg Artur Zahorulko (Shakhtar Donetsk, 17 goals)
2015–16 Dynamo Kyiv Shakhtar Donetsk Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Flag of Ukraine.svg Andriy Boryachuk (Shakhtar Donetsk, 20 goals)
2016–17 Dynamo Kyiv Shakhtar Donetsk Karpaty Lviv Flag of Ukraine.svg Stanislav Bilenkyi (Olimpik Donetsk, 16 goals)
2017–18 Shakhtar Donetsk Dynamo Kyiv FC Oleksandriya Flag of Ukraine.svg Bohdan Lyednyev (Dynamo Kyiv, 16 goals)
2018–19 Dynamo Kyiv FC Oleksandriya Shakhtar Donetsk Flag of Ukraine.svg Andriy Kulakov (Shakhtar Donetsk, 14 goals)
2019–20 (Shakhtar Donetsk)(Dynamo Kyiv)(Vorskla Poltava)( Flag of Ukraine.svg Illia Shevtsov (Desna Chernihiv , 13 goals))
2020–21 Dynamo Kyiv Shakhtar Donetsk Rukh Lviv Flag of Ukraine.svg Vladyslav Vanat (Dynamo Kyiv, 26 goals)

Top three

All-time U-21 UPL scorers
RankPlayerGoalsGames
1 Flag of Ukraine.svg Oleksandr Aliev 68
2 Flag of Ukraine.svg Oleh Barannik 58
3 Flag of Ukraine.svg Serhiy Davydov 50
4 Flag of Ukraine.svg Yevhen Bokhashvili 49
5 Flag of Ukraine.svg Oleksandr Antonenko 41
6 Flag of Ukraine.svg Artur Zahorulko 40
7 Flag of Ukraine.svg Yuriy Furta 37
8 Flag of Ukraine.svg Andriy Boryachuk 36
9 Flag of Ukraine.svg Yevhen Budnik 35
Flag of Ukraine.svg Yevhen Troyanovskyi 35
Players in bold are still playing in UPL under-21
Data as of 31 October 2018 [2]
ClubWinnerRunner-upWinning years
Dynamo U-21842005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021
Shakhtar U-21462009, 2011, 2012, 2018, (2020)
Zorya U-21112013
Dnipro U-21102015
Mariupol U-21102014
Karpaty U-21102010
Metalist U-2103
Oleksandriya U-2101
Metalurh U-2101

All-time table

There was a total of 17 seasons in the UPL competitions among under-21 teams.

  clubs that lost professional status or were dissolved
RankTeamSeasonsPWDLGFGAPtsAchievementOther names used
1 Dynamo Kyiv 1544427682761059430940champions (7)
2 Shakhtar Donetsk 1544426079105971521859champions (4)
3 Vorskla Poltava 15444201801637025736833rd (1)
4 Dnipro 1338019072118691475642champions (1)
5 Metalist Kharkiv 1234817959110587436596vice champions (3)
6 Karpaty Lviv 1338417474136632536596champions (1)
7 Chornomorets Odesa 14414168751716326365793rd (2)
8 FC Mariupol 1235616468124569497560champions (1)
9 Zorya Luhansk 1338416064160534550544champions (1)
10 Metalurh Zaporizhia 1131912668125470456446vice champions (1)
11 Metalurh Donetsk 11322119571464894954145th (1)
12 Arsenal Kyiv 1030290511613435373216th (1)
13 Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih 927082471413134732938th (1)
14 Volyn Lutsk 926079431383775782809th (1)
15 Tavriya Simferopol 10297696016832759726710th (1)
16 FC Oleksandriya 5152534257185187201vice champions (1)
17 Obolon Kyiv 41205024461651681743rd (1)
18 FC Kharkiv 41204418581682221506th (1)
19 Olimpik Donetsk 51484123841742811464th (1)
20 Hoverla Uzhhorod 8228343915517959714112th (1)
21 Stal Kamianske 3903125341331661184th (1)
22 Stal Alchevsk 260171132721066214th (1)
23 FC Sevastopol 25619532891266210th (1)
24 FC Lviv 26214840641405011th (1)
25 Zirka Kropyvnytskyi 26481442541433812th (1)
26 Naftovyk Okhtyrka 1301061438463611th (1)
27 Borysfen Boryspil 130791429413014th (1)
28 Desna Chernihiv 132842041812810th (1)
29 Veres Rivne 132691731602710th (1)

Under-19 results

UPL U-19 championship
Founded2012
CountryFlag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Current champions Dynamo Kyiv
Most championships6 – Dynamo Kyiv

Premier League junior (U-19) championship

SeasonChampionRunner-upThird placeTop goalscorer
2012–13 Dynamo Kyiv Illichivets Mariupol Shakhtar Donetsk Flag of Ukraine.svg Roman Yaremchuk (Dynamo Kyiv, 14 goals)
2013–14 Metalist Kharkiv Shakhtar Donetsk Karpaty Lviv Flag of Ukraine.svg Artur Miranyan (Shakhtar Donetsk, 12 goals)
2014–15 Shakhtar Donetsk Dynamo Kyiv Karpaty Lviv Flag of Ukraine.svg Ihor Karpenko (Karpaty Lviv, 16 goals)
2015–16 Dynamo Kyiv Olimpik Donetsk Shakhtar Donetsk Flag of Ukraine.svg Vladyslav Khomutov (Olimpik Donetsk, 15 goals)
2016–17 Dynamo Kyiv Oleksandriya Shakhtar Donetsk Flag of Ukraine.svg Mykhailo Plokhotnyuk (Chornomorets Odesa, 19 goals)
2017–18 Dynamo Kyiv Shakhtar Donetsk Karpaty Lviv Flag of Ukraine.svg Yevhen Isayenko (Dynamo Kyiv, 17 goals)
2018–19 Dynamo Kyiv Shakhtar Donetsk Karpaty Lviv Flag of Ukraine.svg Artem Bondarenko (Shakhtar Donetsk, 20 goals)
2019–20 (Dynamo Kyiv)(Shakhtar Donetsk)(Vorskla Poltava)( Flag of Ukraine.svg Abdulla Abdullayev (Shakhtar Donetsk , 21 goals))
2020–21 Shakhtar Donetsk Dynamo Kyiv Zorya Luhansk Flag of Ukraine.svg Kiril Popov (Dynamo Kyiv, 19 goals)
2021–22 (Rukh Lviv)(Dynamo Kyiv)(Shakhtar Donetsk) Flag of Ukraine.svg Daniel Kivinda (SC Dnipro-1, 14 goals)
2022–23 Rukh Lviv Dynamo Kyiv Shakhtar Donetsk Flag of Ukraine.svg Vladyslav Pohorilyi (Shakhtar Donetsk, 16 goals)
2023–24 Dynamo Kyiv Shakhtar Donetsk SC Dnipro-1 Flag of Ukraine.svg Matviy Ponomarenko (Dynamo Kyiv, 24 goals)

Top three

ClubWinnerRunner-upWinning years
Dynamo U-19642013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, (2020), 2024
Shakhtar U-19242015, 2021
Rukh U-1910(2022), 2023
Metalist U-19102014
Mariupol U-1901
FC Oleksandriya U-1901
Olimpik U-1901

All-time table

  clubs that lost professional status or were dissolved
RankTeamSeasonsPWDLGFGAPtsAchievementOther names used
1 Dynamo Kyiv 71881392029495168437champions (5)
2 Shakhtar Donetsk 71881282832472171412champions (1)
3 Karpaty Lviv 718810426583622563383rd (4)
4 Zorya Luhansk 71857637722642462655th (2)
5 Chornomorets Odesa 71887334812542652534th (2)
6 Vorskla Poltava 71846844722592712485th (1)
7 FC Mariupol 6157603067228260210vice champions (1)
8 Volyn Lutsk 61576118782492692014th (1)
9 Dnipro 51366020562322202004th (1)
10 Metalurh Zaporizhia 51345613672152251757th (1)
11 Olimpik Donetsk 5132462858171188166vice champions (1)
12 FC Oleksandriya 4108432045141140149vice champions (1)
13 Metalist Kharkiv 4110431552162166144champions (1)
14 Skala Stryi 41083822481301781366th (1)
15 Arsenal Kyiv 51303221671682741177th (1)
16 Metalurh Donetsk 3783210361221391066th (1)
17 Stal Kamianske 382271639106152975th (1)
18 Hoverla Uzhhorod 41042211711032637712th (1)
19 Tavriya Simferopol 2511510266493559th (1)
20 Veres Rivne 12614664932484th (1)
21 FC Lviv 126941330503110th (1)
22 Zirka Kropyvnytskyi 2526937301242714th (2)
23 Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih 128681432562616th (1)
24 FC Sevastopol 120441218431615th (1)
25 Desna Chernihiv 126102516124314th (1)

People of the Under-19 competitions

All-time Premier League appearance leaders
PlayerGamesYears
Flag of Ukraine.svg Vitaliy Kholod 782021–
Flag of Ukraine.svg Oleh Kryvoruchko 752021–
Flag of Ukraine.svg Ivan Pakholyuk 742021–
Flag of Ukraine.svg Artem Benedyuk 732021–
Flag of Ukraine.svg Stanislav Prus 2021–
Players in bold are still playing in Premier League
Data as of 7 January 2024 [3]
All-time Premier League scorers
PlayerGoalsYears
Flag of Ukraine.svg Vladyslav Vanat 362019–2021
Flag of Ukraine.svg Yevhen Isayenko 342018–2019
Flag of Armenia.svg Artur Miranyan 332013–2014
Flag of Ukraine.svg Artem Dudik 322014–2016
Flag of Ukraine.svg Mykhailo Plokhotnyuk 312016–2018
Players in bold are still playing in Premier League
Data as of 6 January 2024 [4]
All-time top-10 managers with league games
RankCoachGamesClubsSeasons
1 Flag of Ukraine.svg Ihor Kostyuk 157Dynamo Kyiv2018
2 Flag of Ukraine.svg Vadym Mandriyevskyi 105Vorskla Poltava20152018
3 Flag of Ukraine.svg Yuriy Dudnyk 103Zorya Luhansk20132016
4 Flag of Ukraine.svg Oleksandr Pozdeyev 92Kolos Kovalivka2021
5 Flag of Ukraine.svg Oleh Kolobych 91Veres Rivne → FC Lviv20182021
Flag of Ukraine.svg Vasyl Baranov 91Zorya (50), Vorskla (41)2017
Coaches in bold are still active in the League
Data as of 10 January 2024 [5]

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