Game Day. "Metalist 1925" - "Dynamo"
April 11, 2026. Zhytomyr, Central Stadium. 23rd round of the Ukrainian Premier League. The match starts at 15:30
Referee - Roman Blavatsky (Lviv)
Assistant referees - Dmytro Zaporozhenko (Zaporizhzhia) and Andriy Semenov (Dnipro)
Fourth official - Sofia Prychyna (Lviv region)
VAR referee - Dmytro Yevtukhov (Dnipro)
VAR assistant - Mariana Striletska (Sumy)
VAR observer - Oleh Derevinsky (Khmelnytsky)
UAF arbitration observer - Yuriy Moseychuk (Chernivtsi)
UAF Delegate - Vasyl Babiy (Zhytomyr)
Live broadcast of the match on the TV channel UPL.TV
Preview: The Kharkiv team approaches the match with a classic weekly cycle after a goalless draw with "Kolos" in the last round. The match in Kovalivka was memorable not only for Kalyuzhny's expulsion, who missed the match against "Dynamo" due to disqualification, but also for two anniversaries. Kalyuzhny played his 50th match in the "Metalist 1925" shirt, and the head coach of the team, Mladen Bartulovich, had his 50th match as the head coach in the UPL. The draw with "Kolos" allowed the team to earn 35 points and stay in 5th place (goal difference: 24-13).
Meanwhile, "Dynamo" approaches the match against the backdrop of a negative result in the previous round. The Kyiv team sensationally lost at home to Lviv's "Karpaty" - 0:1. After the last round, Igor Kostyuk has two losses against "Dynamo" in the UPL, as there was a loss in the match against "Poltava" (by the way, that was the last time the blue and white team dropped points in the UPL). Interestingly, due to disqualification, the best scorer of the team, Matviy Ponomarenko, will not be able to help Kyivans, who has scored 9 goals and holds a spot in the league's top scorers list. The team is in 4th place with 41 points (goal difference: 49-24).
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Ukrainian Premier League. Round 23
Friday, April 10
13:00 "Poltava" - "Polissya" - 0:4
18:00 "Rukh" - "Kolos" - 0:0
Saturday, April 11
13:00 "Karpaty" - "Oleksandriya" -
15:30 "Metalist 1925" - "Dynamo" -
18:00 "Veres" - "Obolon"
Sunday, April 12
13:00 "Kudrivka" - "Kryvbas" -
15:30 "Zorya" - "Epicenter"
Monday, April 13
13:00 "LNZ" - "Shakhtar"
"Dynamo" (Kyiv). Profile
Established in - 1927
Club colors - white and blue
Home stadium - "Dynamo" named after Valeriy Lobanovskyi (capacity: 16,873 spectators)
President - Ihor Surkis
Head coach - Ihor Kostyuk
Official website - fcdynamo.com
Historical background:
History: Football club "Dynamo" (Kyiv) was founded in 1927 in the capital of Ukraine. The team quickly became one of the leading clubs in the country, winning its first trophies during the Soviet period. "Dynamo" is known for its impressive performances in the Soviet championship, where it became champion 13 times and won the Cup 9 times. In European tournaments, Kyivans also made a name for themselves: they won the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup twice and the UEFA Super Cup once.
After Ukraine gained independence, "Dynamo" became the flagship of Ukrainian football - the club has the most championship titles in the UPL and Ukrainian Cups. Over the years, the team regularly reached the group stage of the Champions League and the Europa League, and its players became symbols of Ukrainian football on the international stage.
The previous season, Kyivans finished with gold medals, earning the right to participate in the Champions League qualification.
Achievements: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup - 1975, 1986
UEFA Super Cup - 1975
UEFA Super Cup Finalist - 1986
Ukrainian Champion - 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2015, 2016, 2021, 2025
Ukrainian Championship Runner-up - 1992, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
Ukrainian Championship Bronze Medalist - 2013
Ukrainian Cup Winner - 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2014, 2015, 2020, 2021
Ukrainian Cup Finalist - 2002, 2008, 2011, 2017, 2018, 2025
Ukrainian Super Cup - 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020
Ukrainian Super Cup Finalist - 2005, 2008, 2014, 2015, 2017
Ukrainian Top League Cup - 1992, 2003
Soviet Champion - 1961, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1985, 1986, 1990
Soviet Championship Runner-up - 1936 (spring), 1952, 1960, 1965, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1976 (fall), 1978, 1982, 1988
Soviet Championship Bronze Medalist - 1937, 1979, 1989
Soviet Cup Winner - 1954, 1964, 1966, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1990
Soviet Cup Finalist - 1973
Geography: Fans of Dynamo Kyiv are located throughout Ukraine, but the main center of support is, of course, the capital, where a powerful ultras movement has formed. Fan clubs exist in many regional cities - from Lviv and Kharkiv to Odesa and Dnipro. Abroad, the club is actively supported by the Ukrainian diaspora, especially in Poland, Germany, Italy, Spain, the USA, and Canada. White and blue flags can always be seen at European cup matches, and the fan community on social media unites thousands of supporters from around the world. By the way, this season Dynamo's European cup matches are hosted in Lublin, Poland, at the arena of the same name. In summary, it can be said that Dynamo still has almost the largest fan base among all football clubs in the country.
Head Coach: Ihor Kostiuk - a former Ukrainian player who played for a number of teams: Dynamo, Dynamo 2, Vorskla, Zakarpattia, Arsenal, Borysfen, Borysfen-2, and CSKA. The coach also has 1 match as part of the Ukrainian national team.
He started his coaching career back in the days of CSKA, becoming a player-coach on Andriy Kovtun's staff. After a break in coaching in 2012, Kostiuk returned to Dynamo's structure, coaching the U19 and U21 teams at different times.
Transfermarkt: According to the portal's estimates, the total value of Dynamo players is 80 million and 100 thousand euros. The trio of attacking players consists of Ukrainian players: Volodymyr Brazhko - 10 million euros, Taras Mykhavko - 9 million euros, and Mykola Shaparenko - 8 million euros. The team also has foreign players from Nigeria, the Dominican Republic, and Romania.
