| 2023–24 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Yuriy Kalitvintsev (until 11 March) Serhiy Shyshchenko (caretaker, from 11 March) |
| Stadium | Tsentralnyi Stadion |
| Ukrainian Premier League | 5th |
| Ukrainian Cup | Semi-finals |
| ← 2022–232024–25 → | |
The 2023–24 season was the 55th season in the history of Polissya Zhytomyr and the first-ever season in the Ukrainian Premier League. The team also participated in the Ukrainian Cup.
Friendlies
Sepsi OSK
v 
Polissya Zhytomyr
| 25 June 2023 Friendly | Sepsi OSK | 1–0 | Polissya Zhytomyr |
v Polissya Zhytomyr
| 30 June 2023 Friendly | Oțelul Galați | 2–2 | Polissya Zhytomyr |
v Polissya Zhytomyr
| 8 July 2023 Friendly | Rapid Wien | 1–1 | Polissya Zhytomyr |
v Polissya Zhytomyr
| 12 July 2023 Friendly | Hartberg | 2–3 | Polissya Zhytomyr |
v Polissya Zhytomyr
| 15 July 2023 Friendly | Grazer AK | 1–4 | Polissya Zhytomyr |
v Polissya Zhytomyr
| 22 July 2023 Friendly | Kolos Kovalivka | 3–3 | Polissya Zhytomyr |
v Polissya Zhytomyr
| 23 January 2024 Friendly | Real Murcia | 1–2 | Polissya Zhytomyr |
v Polissya Zhytomyr
| 27 January 2024 Friendly | Stal Mielec | 1–1 | Polissya Zhytomyr |
v Polissya Zhytomyr
| 2 February 2024 Friendly | Kalmar | 1–0 | Polissya Zhytomyr |
v 
Stjarnan
| 7 February 2024 Friendly | Polissya Zhytomyr | 1–1 | Stjarnan |
v Livyi Bereh Kyiv
| 17 February 2024 Friendly | Polissya Zhytomyr | 1–0 | Livyi Bereh Kyiv |
Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Ukrainian Premier League | 28 July 2023 | 25 May 2024 | Matchday 1 | 5th | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 39 | 30 | +9 | 046.67 |
| Ukrainian Cup | 23 August 2023 | 4 April 2024 | Fourth preliminary round | Semi-finals | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 025.00 |
| Total | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 42 | 32 | +10 | 044.12 | ||||
Source: Competitions
Ukrainian Premier League
Main article: 2023–24 Ukrainian Premier LeagueLeague table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 51 | 30 | +21 | 57 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round |
| 4 | Dnipro-1 | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 40 | 27 | +13 | 52 | Withdrew |
| 5 | Polissya Zhytomyr | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 39 | 30 | +9 | 50 | Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round |
| 6 | Rukh Lviv | 30 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 44 | 31 | +13 | 49 | |
| 7 | LNZ Cherkasy | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 31 | 34 | −3 | 41 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw or "Golden match" if two teams tied for title (Article 22, paragraph 3).
Notes:
- ^ Since the 2023–24 Ukrainian Cup winners (Shakhtar Donetsk) finished in the top two, the Europa League spot was passed to the third-placed team, and the second Conference League second qualifying round spot was passed to the fifth-placed team.
- SC Dnipro-1 that withdrew from all tournaments of the 2024–25 season due to financial hardship after finishing 4th in the league qualified for the Conference League second qualifying round, however it was awarded technical losses in both matches (0:3).
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 39 | 30 | +9 | 50 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 14 | +6 |
Source: Worldfootball
Results by round
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ground | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H |
| Result | W | L | L | W | W | W | L | W | D | W | W | W | D | W | D | D | D | D | L | L | L | L | W | W | L | W | D | W | D | W |
| Position | 2 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
Veres v Polissya Zhytomyr| 28 July 2023 1 | Veres | 0–2 | Polissya Zhytomyr |
| 6 August 2023 2 | Dnipro-1 | 2–1 | Polissya Zhytomyr |
| 12 August 2023 3 | Polissya Zhytomyr | 0–1 | Rukh Lviv |
| 18 August 2023 4 | LNZ Cherkasy | 1–2 | Polissya Zhytomyr |
| 26 August 2023 5 | Oleksandriya | 0–3 | Polissya Zhytomyr |
| 2 September 2023 6 | Polissya Zhytomyr | 2–0 | Obolon |
| 16 September 2023 7 | Chernomorets Odessa | 1–0 | Polissya Zhytomyr |
| 23 September 2023 8 | Polissya Zhytomyr | 2–1 | Mynai |
| 1 October 2023 9 | Kolos Kovalivka | 0–0 | Polissya Zhytomyr |
| 6 October 2023 10 | Polissya Zhytomyr | 3–2 | Dynamo Kyiv |
| 22 October 2023 11 | Vorskla Poltava | 0–3 | Polissya Zhytomyr |
| 28 October 2023 12 | Zorya Luhansk | 0–1 | Polissya Zhytomyr |
| 6 November 2023 13 | Polissya Zhytomyr | 1–1 | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih |
| 11 November 2023 14 | Polissya Zhytomyr | 2–1 | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv |
| 24 November 2023 15 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 0–0 | Polissya Zhytomyr |
| 1 December 2023 16 | Polissya Zhytomyr | 1–1 | Veres |
| 8 December 2023 17 | Polissya Zhytomyr | 1–1 | Dnipro-1 |
| 25 February 2024 18 | Rukh Lviv | 1–1 | Polissya Zhytomyr |
| 1 March 2024 19 | Polissya Zhytomyr | 0–1 | LNZ Cherkasy |
| 9 March 2024 20 | Polissya Zhytomyr | 1–2 | Oleksandriya |
| 16 March 2024 21 | Obolon | 1–0 | Polissya Zhytomyr |
| 30 March 2024 22 | Polissya Zhytomyr | 1–4 | Chernomorets Odessa |
| 8 April 2024 23 | Mynai | 2–3 | Polissya Zhytomyr |
| 14 April 2024 24 | Polissya Zhytomyr | 1–0 | Kolos Kovalivka |
| 21 April 2024 25 | Dynamo Kyiv | 3–0 | Polissya Zhytomyr |
| 29 April 2024 26 | Polissya Zhytomyr | 1–0 | Vorskla Poltava |
| 5 May 2024 27 | Polissya Zhytomyr | 1–1 | Zorya Luhansk |
| 13 May 2024 28 | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | 0–1 | Polissya Zhytomyr |
| 19 May 2024 29 | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | 3–3 | Polissya Zhytomyr |
| 25 May 2024 30 | Polissya Zhytomyr | 2–0 | Shakhtar Donetsk |
Ukrainian Cup
Main article: 2023–24 Ukrainian Cup Ahrobiznes Volochysk v Polissya Zhytomyr| 23 August 2023 Fourth preliminary round | Ahrobiznes Volochysk | 0–2 | Polissya Zhytomyr | Volochysk |
| Report | Stadium: Stadion Yunist |
| 27 September 2023 Round of 16 | Polissya Zhytomyr | 1–1 (5–4 p) | Dnipro-1 | Zhytomyr |
| Report | Stadium: Tsentralnyi Stadion |
| 2 November 2023 Quarter-finals | Polissya Zhytomyr | 0–0 (4–3 p) | Oleksandriya | Zhytomyr |
| Report | Stadium: Tsentralnyi Stadion |
| 4 April 2024 Semi-finals | Polissya Zhytomyr | 0–1 | Vorskla Poltava | Zhytomyr |
| Report |
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Stadium: Tsentralnyi Stadion |
45'References
- "Калитвинцев покинул пост главного тренера "Полесья": ему уже нашли замену". 11 March 2024.
- Defining of teams' places in competitions (Визначення місць команд у змаганнях). 2021–22 Ukrainian Premier League regulations.