2023–24 SC Dnipro-1 season

SC Dnipro-1
2023–24 season
PresidentMaksym Bereza and Andriy Rusol (50/50)
Yuriy Bereza (honorary president)
General DirectorAndriy Fursov
Head coachOleksandr Kucher
(until 20 August)
Valeriy Horodov
(from 22 August until 13 September, interim)
Yuriy Maksymov
(from 14 September)
StadiumDnipro-Arena
Ukrainian Premier League4th
Ukrainian CupRound of 16
UEFA Champions LeagueSecond qualifying round
UEFA Europa LeagueThird qualifying round
UEFA Europa Conference LeaguePlay-off round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Oleksandr Filippov
Oleksiy Hutsulyak
(9 each)

All:
Oleksandr Filippov
Oleksiy Hutsulyak
(9 each)
Biggest winDnipro-1 5–2 Chornomorets Odesa
Biggest defeatSlavia Prague 3–0 Dnipro-1
Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih 3–0 Dnipro-1
2024–25 →

The 2023–24 season was SC Dnipro-1's seventh season in existence and fifth consecutive season in the Ukrainian Premier League. They are also competing in the Ukrainian Cup, the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Europa League and the UEFA Europa Conference League.

FIFA placed a transfer onto the club for the 2023-2024 winter break following legal negotiations between the club and its former manager Igor Jovicevic.[1] In addition to Jovicevic, Oleksandr Kucher admitted that he also was not get compensated by the club as well, but yet does not rush with pursuing his claim in international institutions.[2]

Players

First-team squad

As of 10 September 2023[3][4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Ukraine UKR Yevhen Volynets
3 DF Ukraine UKR Volodymyr Adamyuk
4 DF Argentina ARG Emiliano Purita
5 MF Ukraine UKR Eduard Sarapiy
6 DF Ukraine UKR Oleh Horin
7 FW Ukraine UKR Oleksandr Filippov
8 MF Ukraine UKR Oleksandr Pikhalyonok
9 MF Ukraine UKR Oleksiy Hutsulyak
10 MF Ukraine UKR Maksym Tretyakov
11 DF Ukraine UKR Denys Miroshnichenko
12 GK Ukraine UKR Yakiv Kinareykin
14 FW Ukraine UKR Ramik Hadzhyiev
17 MF Ukraine UKR Bohdan Lyednyev
18 MF Ukraine UKR Ruslan Babenko
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF Brazil BRA Vitinho (on loan from Atlético Mineiro)
20 DF Ukraine UKR Serhiy Horbunov
22 MF Ukraine UKR Valentyn Rubchynskyi
25 MF Ukraine UKR Ihor Kohut
26 DF Ukraine UKR Oleksandr Kapliyenko (on loan from Metalist Kharkiv)
28 FW Brazil BRA Marcos André
30 DF Ukraine UKR Vasyl Kravets
31 FW Ukraine UKR Daniel Kivinda
33 GK Ukraine UKR Valeriy Yurchuk
34 MF Ukraine UKR Volodymyr Tanchyk
39 DF Ukraine UKR Oleksandr Svatok (captain)
42 MF Ukraine UKR Yevhen Pasich
95 FW Brazil BRA Felipe Pires
99 FW Brazil BRA Bill

Under contract

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF Ukraine UKR Vitaliy Fedoriv

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF Ukraine UKR Mykyta Kononov (at UCSA Kyiv until 30 June 2024)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Argentina ARG Domingo Blanco (at Mexico Club Tijuana until 30 June 2024)

Transfers

In

Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source

Out

Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
FW Ukraine Artem Dovbyk Spain Girona €7,000,000 6 August 2023 [5]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

2 July 2023 Friendly Dnipro-1 Ukraine 4–1 Ukraine FC Khust Uzhhorod
17:00 UTC+3 Stadium: Avanhard Stadium
5 July 2023 Friendly Dnipro-1 Ukraine 4–0 Ukraine FC Mynai Uzhhorod
17:00 UTC+3 Stadium: Avanhard Stadium
9 July 2023 Friendly Dnipro-1 Ukraine 1–0 Ukraine Metalist Kharkiv Uzhhorod
17:00 UTC+3 Stadium: Avanhard Stadium
13 July 2023 Friendly Dnipro-1 Ukraine 4–0 Ukraine Rukh Lviv Uzhhorod
17:00 UTC+3 Stadium: Avanhard Stadium
18 July 2023 Friendly Dnipro-1 Ukraine 2–2 Ukraine Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih Uzhhorod
17:00 UTC+3 Stadium: Avanhard Stadium

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Ukrainian Premier League 6 August 2023 25 May 2024 Matchday 1 4th 30 14 10 6 40 27 +13 046.67
Ukrainian Cup 27 September 2023 Round of 16 Round of 16 1 0 1 0 1 1 +0 000.00
UEFA Champions League 25 July 2023 1 August 2023 Second qualifying round Second qualifying round 2 0 1 1 3 5 −2 000.00
UEFA Europa League 10 August 2023 17 August 2023 Third qualifying round Third qualifying round 2 0 1 1 1 4 −3 000.00
UEFA Europa Conference League 24 August 2023 31 August 2023 Play-off round Play-off round 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 000.00
Total 37 14 14 9 47 40 +7 037.84

Source: Soccerway

Ukrainian Premier League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Dynamo Kyiv 30 22 3 5 72 28 +44 69 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3 Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih 30 17 6 7 51 30 +21 57 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[a]
4 Dnipro-1 30 14 10 6 40 27 +13 52 Withdrew[b]
5 Polissya Zhytomyr 30 14 8 8 39 30 +9 50 Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round[a]
6 Rukh Lviv 30 12 13 5 44 31 +13 49
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).[6]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Since the 2023–24 Ukrainian Cup winners (Shakhtar Donetsk) finished in the top two, the Europa League spot was passed to the third-placed team, and the second Conference League second qualifying round spot was passed to the fifth-placed team.
  2. ^ SC Dnipro-1 that withdrew from all tournaments of the 2024–25 season due to financial hardship after finishing 4th in the league qualified for the Conference League second qualifying round, however it was awarded technical losses in both matches (0:3).

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
17 10 4 3 26 16  +10 34 5 2 2 14 8  +6 5 2 1 12 8  +4

Last updated: 13 December 2023.
Source: [citation needed]

Results by round

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ResultWWDLWDDWWWWLWWWLD
Position43472556311321122
Updated to match(es) played on 27 November 2023. Source: VBET League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

6 August 2023 2 Dnipro-1 2–1 Polissya Zhytomyr Uzhhorod
15:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Avanhard Stadium
Referee: Denys Shurman
13 August 2023 3 Mynai 1–1 Dnipro-1 Mynai
13:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Stadion Mynai
Referee: Viktor Kopiyevskyi
20 August 2023 4 Dnipro-1 1–2 Obolon Kyiv Uzhhorod
15:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Avanhard Stadium
Referee: Mykola Balakin
3 September 2023 6 Dnipro-1 0–0 LNZ Cherkasy Uzhhorod
13:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Avanhard Stadium
Referee: Dmytro Panchyshyn
17 September 2023 7 Dnipro-1 1–1 Kolos Kovalivka Dnipro
15:00
Stadium: Dnipro-Arena
Referee: Igor Paskhal
24 September 2023 8 Zorya Luhansk 0–1 Dnipro-1 Lviv
15:00
Stadium: Ukraina Stadium
Referee: Kateryna Monzul
2 October 2023 9 Dnipro-1 1–0 Metalist 1925 Kharkiv Dnipro
17:00
Stadium: Dnipro-Arena
Attendance: Roman Blavatskyi
7 October 2023 10 Dnipro-1 2–0 Veres Rivne Dnipro
13:15
Stadium: Dnipro-Arena
Referee: Anastasiya Romanyuk
22 October 2023 11 Dynamo Kyiv 0–1 Dnipro-1 Kyiv
17:00
Stadium: Valeriy Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium
Referee: Viktor Kopiyevskyi
25 October 2023 1 Vorskla Poltava 2–3 Dnipro-1 Poltava
15:00
Stadium: Oleksiy Butovsky Vorskla Stadium
Referee: Kateryna Monzul
28 October 2023 12 Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih 3–0 Dnipro-1 Kryvyi Rih
14:15
Stadium: Stadion Shakhty Zhovtneva
Referee: Dmytro Panchyshyn
1 November 2023 5 Rukh Lviv 0–2 Dnipro-1 Lviv
18:00
Stadium: Arena Lviv
Referee: Dmytro Kryvushkin
6 November 2023 13 Dnipro-1 1–0 FC Oleksandriya Dnipro
17:15
Stadium: Dnipro-Arena
Referee: Anastasiya Romanyuk
12 November 2023 14 Shakhtar Donetsk 1–3 Dnipro-1 Lviv
19:00
Stadium: Arena Lviv
Referee: Mykola Balakin
27 November 2023 15 Dnipro-1 5–2 Chornomorets Odesa Dnipro
17:00
Stadium: Dnipro-Arena
Referee: Kateryna Monzul
2 December 2023 16 Dnipro-1 1–2 Vorskla Poltava Dnipro
17:00 Stadium: Dnipro-Arena
Referee: Anastasiya Romanyuk
8 December 2023 17 Polissya Zhytomyr 1–1 Dnipro-1 Korosten
19:00
Stadium: Stadion Spartak
Referee: Mykola Balakin

Ukrainian Cup

UEFA Champions League

Second qualifying round

The draw for the second qualifying round was held on 21 June 2023.

25 July 2023 First leg Dnipro-1 Ukraine 1–3 Greece Panathinaikos Košice, Slovakia
20:00 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Košická futbalová aréna
Attendance: 5,248
Referee: Daniele Chiffi (Italy)
1 August 2023 Second leg Panathinaikos Greece 2–2
(5–3 agg.)
Ukraine Dnipro-1 Athens, Greece
20:30 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium
Attendance: 14,098
Referee: Bastian Dankert (Germany)

UEFA Europa League

Third qualifying round

The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 24 July 2023.

10 August 2023 First leg Slavia Prague Czech Republic 3–0 Ukraine Dnipro-1 Prague, Czech Republic
19:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Fortuna Arena
Attendance: 19,102
Referee: Lawrence Visser (Belgium)
17 August 2023 Second leg Dnipro-1 Ukraine 1–1
(1–4 agg.)
Czech Republic Slavia Prague Košice, Slovakia
20:00 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Košická futbalová aréna
Attendance: 5,855
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain)
Note: Due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ukrainian teams are required to play their home matches at neutral venues until further notice.

UEFA Europa Conference League

Play-off round

The draw for the play-off round was held on 7 August 2023.

23 August 2023 First leg Spartak Trnava Slovakia 1–1 Ukraine Dnipro-1 Trnava, Slovakia
18:30 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Anton Malatinský Stadium
Attendance: 16,566
Referee: Juxhin Xhaja (Albania)
31 August 2023 Second leg Dnipro-1 Ukraine 1–2 (a.e.t.)
(2–3 agg.)
Slovakia Spartak Trnava Košice, Slovakia
20:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Košická futbalová aréna
Attendance: 5,266
Referee: Balázs Berke (Hungary)
Note: Due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ukrainian teams are required to play their home matches at neutral venues until further notice.

References

  1. ^ Береза: На клуб накладено трансферний бан після юридичних розбирань із паном Йовічевичем. sportarena.com. 20 December 2023
  2. ^ «Русол мені не відповів і ніхто не передзвонив»: Кучер розповів про позов до Дніпра-1 та розкрив суму боргу. ukrfootball.ua. 18 January 2024
  3. ^ "СК "Дніпро-1"". 2 October 2017.
  4. ^ "Dnipro-1".
  5. ^ "Girona FC sign Ukrainian striker Artem Dovbyk".
  6. ^ Defining of teams' places in competitions (Визначення місць команд у змаганнях). 2021–22 Ukrainian Premier League regulations.