Ukrainian Super Cup 2018 - Dynamo stands

The 2018 Ukrainian Super Cup became the 15th edition of

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, an annual season opener

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match contested by the winners of the previous season's

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and

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competitions. The match was played at the

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, on 21 July 2018, and contested by

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winner

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and league and cup runner-up

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Previous encounters

Before this game, both teams met in the

ten (10) times, the first being back in

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. Out of the previous ten before this game, Shakhtar won 3 games and Dynamo won 2. Five more games were tied and led to

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, three of which were won by Dynamo and two were won by Shakhtar."Shakhtar" – "Dynamo": history of rivalry in the Ukrainian Super Cup («Шахтар» – «Динамо»: історія протистояння в Суперкубку України)

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. 14 July 2017

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"Choose your color": everyone to the Ukrainian Super Cup! («Обери свій колір»: усі на Суперкубок України!)

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2018–19 in Ukrainian football FC Dynamo Kyiv matches FC Shakhtar Donetsk matches Sport in Odesa