The penalty in the match "Shakhtar" - "Dynamo" became a double anniversary for the Ukrainian championships

Midfielder "Shakhtar" Kevin became the author of two anniversaries in the Ukrainian championship: his penalty against "Dynamo" became the 2500th in the entire history of the tournament, including the 1900th successfully converted.

Photo: O. Popov

Let us remind you that the author of the first penalty and the successful shot from the "mark" was Igor Volkov from Simferopol "Tavriya", who scored on March 7, 1992, in a match against Zaporozhye "Torpedo".

Anniversary penalties in the Ukrainian championship

Note: statistics as of April 29, 2025.

A total of 681 footballers from 50 clubs have taken penalties. Home teams have taken 1636 penalties (1230 goals), while away teams have taken 864 times (670 goals).

The players of "Dynamo" have taken the most penalties from the "mark" - 229 times, converting the most 11-meter shots - 181.

The most penalties have been taken against "Vorskla" - 150 times, while the most goals from the "mark" have been conceded by the goalkeepers of "Karpaty" (1963) - 111 times.

Teams that have taken the most penalties in the Ukrainian championship

Note: statistics as of April 29, 2025.

Most penalties in the UPL were taken from the "mark" by Georgian Vasyl Gigiadze - 30 times, who also converted the most penalties - 27 goals. During penalty shootouts, 251 goalkeepers were involved, and the most often 11-meter shots were taken against Igor Shukhovtsev - 68 times, who also conceded the most goals - 50.

Teams that scored the most penalties in the Ukrainian championship

Note: statistics as of April 29, 2025.