European Cup matches of Dnepr with Puskas Academy will not take place.
The European Football Union (UEFA) has excluded Dnepr-1 from the list of participants in the Conference League in the 2024/25 season.
This was reported on the official UEFA website.
In the second round of the Conference League qualification, the Dnipro team had to play with the Hungarian Puskas Academy. The matches were planned to be held on July 25 and August 1.
Previously, due to financial problems, Dnepr-1 was excluded from the UPL participants. Now UEFA has determined the club's fate in European competition – Yuri Maximov's charges were awarded technical defeats (twice 0:3) in matches with Puskas Academy.
The Hungarian club without a fight advanced to the third round of the Conference League qualifications, where it will meet the winner of the pair “Zimbru” (Moldova) – “Ararat-Armenia” (Armenia).
And Ukraine lost its first of five representatives in European competition this season.
Thus, our country will be represented only by Polesie in the second qualifying round of the Conference League. The Zhytomyr team's opponent will be the Slovenian “Olympia”, the matches will take place on July 25 and August 1.
If the Zhytomyr club manages to get past “Olympia”, then in the third qualifying round of the Conference League they will fight against the one who loses in the “Sheriff” pair ” (Moldova) – “Elfsborg” (Sweden).
Previously it became known who will replace “Dnepr-1” in the new UPL season.
In addition In addition, Dynamo recognized a potential opponent in the third qualifying round of the Champions League. Also, the people of Kievhave received a potential opponentin the 3rd round of Europa League qualifying, where they will play in the event of elimination from the Serbian “Partizan” in the 2nd round of Champions League qualifying.