2023–24 FC Obolon Kyiv season

The 2023–24 season will be Obolon Kyiv's 33rd season in existence, and their 13th season since being re-established. It will be their first season back in the Ukrainian Premier League since the 2011–12 season. In addition to the league, Obolon Kyiv will also compete in the Ukrainian Cup.

Season Review

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Squad

As of 1 March 2024^[1]^[2] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	UKR	Nazariy Fedorivskyi
2	DF	UKR	Danylo Karas
3	MF	UKR	Vladyslav Pryimak
4	MF	UKR	Taras Moroz
5	DF	UKR	Oleksandr Osman
7	FW	UKR	Oleh Vyshnevskyi
8	FW	UKR	Rostyslav Taranukha
9	FW	UKR	Ihor Medynskyi
10	MF	UKR	Oleh Slobodyan (captain)
11	FW	UKR	Maksym Hrysyo
13	GK	UKR	Artem Kychak
14	DF	UKR	Oleksandr Chernov
16	DF	UKR	Pavlo Lukyanchuk
17	DF	UKR	Ruslan Chernenko


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	MF	UKR	Serhiy Kosovskyi
21	FW	UKR	Oleksandr Kozlov
23	GK	UKR	Oleksandr Rybka
24	DF	UKR	Yehor Prokopenko
25	MF	UKR	Vitaliy Hrusha
31	GK	UKR	Denys Marchenko
33	DF	AZE	Dmitri Naghiyev
34	DF	UKR	Artem Vovkun
37	DF	UKR	Valeriy Dubko
50	MF	UKR	Yevhen Zaporozhets
55	DF	UKR	Serhiy Sukhanov
70	MF	UKR	Kiril Korkh
90	FW	UKR	Taras Lyakh
95	FW	UKR	Ihor Krasnopir

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Ukrainian Premier League	29 July 2023	TBA	Matchday 1		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Ukrainian Cup	TBA	TBA	TBA		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Total					0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00

Ukrainian Premier League

Main Article: 2023–24 Ukrainian Premier League

League Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
12	Chornomorets Odesa	30	10	2	18	38	47	−9	32^[a]
13	Veres Rivne (O)	30	6	10	14	31	46	−15	28	Qualification for the Relegation play-off
14	Obolon Kyiv (O)	30	5	11	14	18	41	−23	26	Qualification for the Relegation play-off
15	Mynai (R)	30	5	10	15	27	50	−23	25	Qualification for the mini tournament
16	Metalist 1925 Kharkiv (R)	30	5	8	17	32	57	−25	23	Qualification for the mini tournament

Source: upl.ua
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw or "Golden match" if two teams tied for title (Article 22, paragraph 3).^[3]
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Zorya Luhansk finished ahead of Kolos Kovalivka and Chornomorets Odesa on head-to-head points: Zorya Luhansk 7, Kolos Kovalivka 6, Chornomorets Odesa 4

Teams that placed 13th and 14th in the 2023–24 Ukrainian Premier League play two-leg play-off with the third and fourth teams of the 2023–24 Ukrainian First League.

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Epitsentr Kamianets-Podilskyi	2–4	Veres Rivne	1–1	1–3
Obolon Kyiv	2–1	Livyi Bereh Kyiv	1–0	1–1

First leg

29 May 2024

15:30

Epitsentr Kamianets-Podilskyi	1–1	Veres Rivne
Moroz 28'	Report	Hayduchyk 80'

Arena Livyi Bereh, Zolochivska rural hromada

Attendance: 1,170

Referee: Viktor Kopiyevskyi

29 May 2024

18:00

Obolon Kyiv	1–0	Livyi Bereh Kyiv
Moroz 53'	Report

Obolon Arena, Kyiv

Attendance: 1,200

Referee: Maksym Kozyriatskyi

Second leg

2 June 2024

17:00

Veres Rivne	3–1	Epitsentr Kamianets-Podilskyi
Hayduchyk 7', 45+4' Sharay 45+2'	Report	Sten 89'

Avanhard Stadium, Rivne

Attendance: 3,789

Referee: Oleksiy Derevinskyi

Veres Rivne won 4–2 on aggregate and remained for the 2024–25 Ukrainian Premier League. Epitsentr Kamianets-Podilskyi returned to the 2024–25 Ukrainian First League. Due to withdrawal of Dnipro-1, Epitsentr was selected for the mini tournament.

2 June 2024

16:00

Livyi Bereh Kyiv	1–1	Obolon Kyiv
Sidnney 54'	Report	Krasnopir 65'

Arena Livyi Bereh, Zolochivska rural hromada

Attendance: 1,711

Referee: Mykola Balakin

Obolon Kyiv won 2–1 on aggregate and remained for the 2024–25 Ukrainian Premier League. Livyi Bereh Kyiv returned to the 2024–25 Ukrainian First League. Due to withdrawal of Dnipro-1, Livyi Bereh was selected for the mini tournament.On 22 July 2024 the UAF executive committee approved that the club which will replace SC Dnipro-1 should be the winner of the transitional tournament, organization of which was awarded to the UPL. The draw of the tournament was scheduled for the same date.^[4] The tournament was decided to include three games (two semifinals and a final) on 26 and 30 July 2024.^[5] The tournament was won by Livyi Bereh that gained promotion to the 2024–25 Ukrainian Premier League.

Semi-finals 26 July 2024			Final 30 July 2024

1L	Livyi Bereh Kyiv (p)	1 (5)

PL	Metalist 1925 Kharkiv	1 (4)
			1L	Livyi Bereh Kyiv	3

			PL	FC Mynai	0
1L	Epitsentr Kamianets-Podilskyi	3 (3)

PL	FC Mynai (p)	3 (5)

Semi-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Livyi Bereh Kyiv	1–1 (5–4 p)	Metalist 1925 Kharkiv
Epitsentr Kamianets-Podilskyi	3–3 (3–5 p)	FC Mynai

26 July 2024

15:30 UTC+3

Livyi Bereh Kyiv	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Metalist 1925 Kharkiv
Voytsekhovskyi 45+1'	Report	Kravets 90+5'
Penalties
Spivakov Kolesnyk Sidney Dedukh Sokolov	5–4	Boryachuk Panchenko Kravets Sydorov Moura

Livyi Bereh Arena, Zolocha community

Attendance: 1,280

Referee: Andriy Kovalenko, Poltava

26 July 2020

18:00 UTC+3

Epitsentr Kamianets-Podilskyi	3–3 (a.e.t.)	FC Mynai
Myronyuk 12' Bendera 66' Kravchuk 77'	Report	Vakula 19' Prikhna 57' Remenyak 87'
Penalties
Zaporozhets Ravlyk Kravchuk Klymets	3–5	Demydenko Remenyak Dmytruk Korablin Kysil

Avanhard, Rivne

Attendance: 310

Referee: Oleksandr Omelchenko, Slovyansk

Final

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Livyi Bereh Kyiv	3–0	FC Mynai

30 July 2020

18:00 UTC+3

Livyi Bereh Kyiv	3–0	FC Mynai
Sukhoruchko 20' Synytsya 29' M.Kohut 65' Spivakov 89' 90+2'	Report

Avanhard, Rivne

Attendance: 300

Referee: Oleksandr Shandor, Lviv

Livyi Bereh Kyiv won the Mini tournament by beating in its final game Mynai, thus gaining promotion in place of SC Dnipro-1. Epitsentr Kamianets-Podilskyi remained in the Ukrainian First League, while Mynai and Metalist 1925 Kharkiv both were relegated to the Ukrainian First League.

Results Summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
10	3	3	4	6	10	−4	12	1	3	1	3	4	−2	2	0	3	3	6	−3

Results

28 July 2023 1	Obolon Kyiv	0–0	Kolos Kovalivka	Kyiv
17:00 EEST (UTC+3)		Report		Stadium: Obolon Arena Referee: Dmytro Bondarenko

4 August 2023 2	Obolon Kyiv	2–4	Dynamo Kyiv	Kyiv
17:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Chernenko 44' Karas 51'	Report	Vanat 20' Buyalskyi 45+6' Yarmolenko 31' (pen.), 77' (pen.)	Stadium: Obolon Arena Referee: Yurii Ivanov

12 August 2023 3	Chornomorets Odesa	2–0	Obolon Kyiv	Odesa
15:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Vasiliev 15' Iyede 62'	Report		Stadium: Chornomorets Stadium Referee: Dmytro Panchyshyn

20 August 2023 4	Dnipro-1	1–2	Obolon Kyiv	Uzhhorod
15:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Pikhalonok 16' (og)	Report	Taranukha 46' Krasnopir 83'	Stadium: Avanhard Stadium Referee: Mykola Balakin

28 August 2023 5	Obolon Kyiv	0–0	Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih	Kyiv
19:00 EEST (UTC+3)		Report		Stadium: Obolon Arena Referee: Kateryna Monzul

2 September 2023 6	Polissya Zhytomyr	2–0	Obolon Kyiv	Zhytomyr
15:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Hrytsuk 90+5' (og) Kozak 90+9'	Report		Stadium: Tsentralnyi Stadion Referee: Viktor Kopievskii

16 September 2023 7	Shakhtar Donetsk	1–0	Obolon Kyiv	Lviv
17:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Nazaryna 77'	Report		Stadium: Arena Lviv Referee: Mykola Balakin

22 September 2023 8	Obolon Kyiv	0–0	Veres Rivne	Kyiv
17:00 EEST (UTC+3)		Report		Stadium: Obolon Arena Referee: Dmytro Bondarenko

1 October 2023 9	Mynai	0–1	Obolon Kyiv	Mynai
13:00 EEST (UTC+3)		Report	Taranukha 78'	Stadium: Mynai Arena Referee: Oleksandr Afanasiev

1 October 2023 10	Obolon Kyiv	1–0	Metalist 1925 Kharkiv	Kyiv
13:00 EEST (UTC+3)	Krasnopir 33'	Report		Stadium: Obolon Arena Referee: Dmytro Kubriak

References

^ "Наша команда". Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 February 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ Defining of teams' places in competitions (Визначення місць команд у змаганнях). 2021–22 Ukrainian Premier League regulations.
^ Жеребкування стикових матчів за місце в УПЛ: Минай, Металіст 1925, Лівий берег і Епіцентр дізналися свою пару. ukrfootball.ua. 22 July 2024
^ Офіційно. Виконком УАФ вирішив, що команда, яка замінить СК «Дніпро-1» в УПЛ, визначиться в перехідному турнірі. uaf.ua. 22 July 2024

[table_hth_ZOR0.0036772228794532-3] Zorya Luhansk finished ahead of Kolos Kovalivka and Chornomorets Odesa on head-to-head points: Zorya Luhansk 7, Kolos Kovalivka 6, Chornomorets Odesa 4

[1] "Наша команда". Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2020.

[2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 February 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[4] Defining of teams' places in competitions (Визначення місць команд у змаганнях). 2021–22 Ukrainian Premier League regulations.

[5] Жеребкування стикових матчів за місце в УПЛ: Минай, Металіст 1925, Лівий берег і Епіцентр дізналися свою пару. ukrfootball.ua. 22 July 2024

[6] Офіційно. Виконком УАФ вирішив, що команда, яка замінить СК «Дніпро-1» в УПЛ, визначиться в перехідному турнірі. uaf.ua. 22 July 2024

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