BALTIMORE, Maryland March 12, 2014 - Despite political upheaval that has the world's gaze fixed on their Eastern European Nation, the Ukrainian Premier Soccer League will restart this weekend after many weeks of inaction. Play had been set to start again on February 28, following a mid-season break, but had been postponed due to the political strife. On Saturday at 11 am, Metalurh Donetsk takes on Illichivets and Karpaty plays Volyn. Then, at 2:30 pm, Dnipro tangles with Sevastopol.
This is the way the league table looked when play was stopped: 1. Shakhtar Donetsk: 12 wins, 2 draws, 3 losses, 38 points; 2. (tie) Metalist: 9 wins, 6 draws, 1 loss, 33 points; 2. (tie) Dynamo Kyiv: 10 wins, 3 draws, 4 losses, 33 points; 4. (tie) Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk: 9 wins, 5 draws, 2 losses, 32 points; 4. (tie) Chornomorets: 9 wins, 5 draws, 3 losses, 32 points; 6. Vorskla: 6 wins, 7 draws, 4 losses, 25 points; 7. Zorya: 6 wins, 6 draws, 5 losses, 24 points; 8. Metalurh Donetsk: 6 wins, 5 losses, 6 draws, 23 points; 9. Volyn: 5 wins, 5 draws, 7 losses, 20 points; 10. (tie) Karpaty: 4 wins, 7 draws, 5 losses, 19 points; 10. (tie) Sevastopol: 5 wins, 4 draws, 8 losses, 19 points; 12. Illichivets' Mariupol: 5 wins, 2 draws, 10 losses, 17 points; 13. Hoverla: 4 wins, 2 draws, 11 losses, 14 points; 14. (tie) Metalurh Zaporizhya: 1 win, 5 draws, 11 losses, 8 points; 14. (tie) Tavriya: 2 wins, 2 draws, 13 losses, 8 points.
One team, Arsenal Kyiv, dropped out. Normally, the bottom two teams are relegated. Meanwhile, the first place team qualifies for the UEFA Champions League. The second place team is a Champions League qualifier. The third, fourth and fifth place teams will play in the UEFA Europa League.
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