On October 20-22, the 2023-2024 Ukrainian Super League-Dmart men's volleyball championship will start.

According to the regulations, in the first stage, the teams will play eight rounds in two rounds. Matches will take place on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. The first and second places qualify directly for the semi-finals. The teams that took 3-6 places go to the 1/4 finals of the play-off stage. Teams that took 7-9 places based on the results of the previous stage enter the play-out phase.

The team that took the 3rd place will play against the team that took the 6th place and the team that took the 4th place will play against the team that took the 5th place 1/4 finals are held until 2 victories.

The winners of the quarterfinals (3rd-6th and 4th-5th places), as well as the 1st and 2nd places based on the results of the first stage, will meet in the semi-finals. The matches of the 1st and 2nd finals are played until 2 victories. The finals for 1st-2nd and 3rd-4th places consist of 5 meetings up to 3 victories. Teams that took 7-9 places based on the results of the previous stage will play each other. The games will be held in one round, two rounds. The teams that lost in the 1/4 finals will play for 5-6 places. Matches will take place from 3 meetings up to 2 victories. The team that took the 9th place in the Super League according to the results of the second stage plays transitional matches for the right to play in the elite division in the next season with the team that took the 2nd place in the Higher League. The matches are played according to the principle of "playoffs" from five matches to three victories.

In the 2023-2024 season, nine teams will play in the Super League-Dmart: VC "Prometey" (Dnipro), "Epicenter-Podolyany" (Horodok), VSC "Law Academy" (Kharkiv), VC "Zhytychi-Polissia" ( Zhytomyr), VC "MHP-Ladyzhyn" (Vinnytsia), "Security Police-ZUNU-Dynamo" (Ternopil), "The team of the Poltava region. "VC Reshetylivka-Barkom-Kazhany" (Reshetylivka), VSC "Bukovyna" (Chernivtsi)" Burevisnyk-ShVSM" (Chernihiv).​​​​​​​

Due to participation in European Cups, VC "Zhytichi-Polyssia" and "Epicenter-Podolyany" will start their matches in the Super League a little later, namely on November 10-12, 2023.

Therefore, the first round of the men's championship will be somewhat shortened. However, no less interesting.

The teams have significantly updated their rosters and are ready for new challenges in the elite division.

We will write more about each upcoming match in the preview of each day, so follow the news on the official website PVLU.

Super League-Dmart 2023-2024. First round. Schedule of matches:

October 20 (Friday)

16:00 VC "Prometey" - "The team of the Poltava region. "VC Reshetylivka-Barkom-Kazhany"

19:00 VC "MHP-Ladyzhyn-ShVSM-Kolos" - VSC "Bukovyna"

October 21 (Saturday)

12:00 "The team of the Poltava region. "VC Reshetylivka-Barkom-Kazhany" - "Burevisnyk-ShVSM"

15:00 VSC "Bukovyna" - VSC "Law Academy"

October 22 (Sunday)

12:00 "Burevisnyk-ShVSM" - VC "Prometey"

15:00 VSC "Law Academy" - VC "MHP-Ladyzhyn-ShVSM-Kolos"

All matches are played without spectators, so watch the online broadcasts of the games on the DIVISPORT YouTube channel or on Megogo and Sweet.TV platforms.