2010–11 Ukrainian Premier League

The 2010–11 Ukrainian Premier League season was the 20th since its establishment and third since its reorganization. Shakhtar Donetsk were the defending champions, having won their 5th league title. A total of sixteen teams participated in the competition, fourteen of them contested the 2009–10 season while the remaining two were promoted from the Ukrainian First League.

Ukrainian Premier League
Season2010–11
ChampionsShakhtar Donetsk
6th title
RelegatedMetalurh Zaporizhzhia
Sevastopol
Champions LeagueShakhtar Donetsk
Dynamo Kyiv
Europa LeagueMetalist Kharkiv
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
Karpaty Lviv
Vorskla Poltava
Matches played240
Goals scored609 (2.54 per match)
Top goalscorer17 – Yevhen Seleznyov (Dnipro)
Biggest home winDynamo 9–0 Illichivets (Round 15)
Biggest away winVolyn 0–4 Vorskla (Round 1)
Illichivets 1–5 Dnipro (Round 3)
Illichivets 2–6 Vorskla (Round 17)
Metalurh Zap. 0–4 Illichivets (Round 20)
Metalurh Don. 1–5 Arsenal (Round 27)
Highest scoringDynamo 9–0 Illichivets (Round 15)
Longest winning run11 – Shakhtar (Round 10–20)
Longest unbeaten run11 – Shakhtar (Round 10–20)
Longest losing run7 – Metalurh Zap. (Round 6–12)
Highest attendance50,390 ShakhtarDynamo (Round 12)
Lowest attendance500 ZoryaObolon (Round 22)
Average attendance9228

The competition began on 9 July 2010 with four games. After the 19th Round, the competition was suspended for the winter break and resumed on 3 March 2011.

On 6 May 2011, Shakhtar Donetsk retained the championship with a 2–0 derby victory over rivals Metalurh Donetsk.

The top five teams were exactly the same as the previous season.

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