From 1 April to 31 may 12 clubs in the elite of Ukrainian football will compete in the second stage of the Premier League.
After a traditional two-round tournament, the participants of the championship of Ukraine was divided into two groups – the top 6 at the head of “Shakhtar” will compete for the championship and will compete for places in the European competitions, and the clubs ranked 7 to 12, will determine the two losers of the season.
When discussing the format of the championship “Shakhtar” offered after the first stage halve points balance of all clubs, but Dinamo rejected that option. It is symbolic that now the people of Kiev have become hostages of this solution is difficult to imagine how the “miner” needs to relax in 10 matches to miss a 14-point advantage.
Dynamo a comfortable lead from Zorya, Luhansk, in turn, are six points ahead of Marseille, which along with “Alexandria” close to
getting into the Europa League. Complements top-6 “Chernomorets”, whose chances to improve their position.
For the preservation of residence in the Premier League fighting lead Karpaty, Dnipro and Volyn. “Vorskla”, “Steel” and “Star” will compete for seventh place.
Additional intrigue of the second part of the season will be the scoring race. While leading the Dynamo Kyiv striker Junior Moraes (10 goals), but the Brazilian see out the season in China and can no longer improve their scoring balance. The main contenders for the title of best sniper of the season are two strikers of Shakhtar – Facundo Ferreyra (9) and Gustavo Blanco Leshchuk (8).
Standings in the first stage:
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