The 2020–21 Ukrainian Premier League Under-21 and Under-19 season were competitions between the youth teams of the Ukrainian Premier League. The competitions among under-21 teams were expanded due to expansion of the league as well as sanctions against Olimpik had expired. Also, Karpaty Lviv were expelled from the Ukrainian Premier League for no show in the previous season.
During the winter break, it was decided that for competitions among "under-21" teams this was the last season and all participating teams of clubs were given chance to be converted to their clubs' second teams (reserve teams) playing in the football pyramid, predominantly the Second League.The Ukrainian championship among teams U-21: during the winter break squads have recorded changes (ЧЕМПІОНАТ УКРАЇНИ СЕРЕД КОМАНД U-21: ПІД ЧАС ЗИМОВОЇ ПЕРЕРВИ СКЛАДИ ЗАЗНАЛИ ЗМІН). Ukrainian Association of Football. 11 February 2021 The top three were granted with possibility to enter competition of the Ukrainian First League, however, it was subject to be approved in the next season regulations in 2021 summer.The youth teams of UPL clubs may be applied for the First and Second leagues (Молодіжні команди клубів УПЛ можуть бути заявлені в Першій і Другій лігах). UA-Football. 8 February 2021
Teams Entering Replaced MynaiRukh LvivInhulets PetroveOlimpik Donetsk Karpaty Lviv
Under-21 competition Standings
Top scorers ScorerTeamGoals (Pen.) Vladyslav VanatDynamo Kyiv U-2126 (5) Anton BaidalMariupol U-2117 (5) Vikentiy VoloshynDynamo Kyiv U-2115 Bohdan ViunnykShakhtar Donetsk U-2115 (3) Yaroslav NadolskyiDynamo Kyiv U-2113
Source: Ukrainian Premier League website
Under-19 competition
Top scorers ScorerGoals (Pen.)Team Kiril Popov19 (1)Dynamo Kyiv U-19 Leon Hladkovskyi12 (2)Vorskla Poltava U-19 Artem Liehostayev10 (1)Zorya Luhansk U-19 Artur Mykytyshyn9Shakhtar Donetsk U-19 Ruslan Nepeypiyev9Rukh Lviv U-19
Source: Ukrainian Premier League website
See also 2020–21 Ukrainian Premier League
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