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2025–26 in Ukrainian football

Football in Ukraine
Season2025–26
Men's football
Super Cupnot held
Ukraine

The 2025–26 season is the 35th season of competitive association football in Ukraine since the dissolution of the Soviet Union.

With the continuation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, the Ukrainian Association of Football (UAF) decided to go forward with the continuation of another season. The UAF approved round-robin tournaments in all national league competitions under strict safety precautions.

National teams

Ukraine national football team

Main article: Ukraine national football team

2026 FIFA World Cup

Main article: 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
Group D
Main article: 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification France Ukraine Iceland Azerbaijan
1  France 6 5 1 0 16 4 +12 16 Qualification for 2026 FIFA World Cup — 4–0 2–1 3–0
2  Ukraine 6 3 1 2 10 11 −1 10 Advance to play-offs 0–2 — 2–0 2–1
3  Iceland 6 2 1 3 13 11 +2 7 2–2 3–5 — 5–0
4  Azerbaijan 6 0 1 5 3 16 −13 1 1–3 1–1 0–2 —
Source: FIFA, UEFA
Path B
Main article: 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA second round
Home teamScoreAway team
Semi-finals
Ukraine 26 Mar (SF3) Sweden
Poland 26 Mar (SF4) Albania
Final
Winner semi-final 331 MarWinner semi-final 4

Ukraine women's national football team

Main article: Ukraine women's national football team

2027 FIFA Women's World Cup

Main article: 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA)
Group A3
Main article: 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA League A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation Spain England Iceland Ukraine
1  Spain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup — 5 Jun 3 Mar 18 Apr
2  England 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to play-offs 14 Apr — 7 Mar 9 Jun
3  Iceland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 Jun 18 Apr — 14 Apr
4  Ukraine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to play-offs and relegation to League B 7 Mar 3 Mar 5 Jun —
First match(es) will be played: 3 March 2026. Source: UEFA

UEFA competitions

2025–26 season (UEFA competitions)
Men's teams in Europe
Dynamo Kyiv (UCL)
Shakhtar Donetsk (UEL)
Polissya Zhytomyr (UECL)
Oleksandriya (UECL)
Women's teams in Europe
Vorskla Poltava (UWCL)
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv (UWCL)
Kolos Kovalivka (UWEC)

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 2025–26 UEFA Champions League

Qualifying phase and play-off round

Main article: 2025–26 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round
Second qualifying round
Main article: 2025–26 UEFA Champions League second qualifying round (Champion Path)
Second qualifying round
Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Champions Path
Hamrun Spartans Malta0–6Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv0–30–3
Third qualifying round
Main article: 2025–26 UEFA Champions League third qualifying round (Champion Path)
Third qualifying round
Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Champions Path
Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine0–3Cyprus Pafos0–10–2

UEFA Europa League

Main article: 2025–26 UEFA Europa League

Qualifying phase and play-off round

Main article: 2025–26 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round
First qualifying round
Main article: 2025–26 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round
First qualifying round
Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine6–0Finland Ilves6–00–0
Second qualifying round
Main article: 2025–26 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round
Second qualifying round
Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Beşiktaş Turkey2–6Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk2–40–2
Third qualifying round
Main article: 2025–26 UEFA Europa League third qualifying round
Second qualifying round
Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Panathinaikos Greece0–0 (4–3 p)Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk0–00–0
Play-off round
Main article: 2025–26 UEFA Europa League Play-off round
Second qualifying round
Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel3–2Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv3–10–1

UEFA Europe Conference League

Main article: 2025–26 UEFA Europa Conference League

Qualifying phase and play-off round

Main article: 2025–26 UEFA Conference League qualifying rounds
Second qualifying round
Main article: 2025–26 UEFA Conference League qualifying phase and play-off round (Main Path)
Second qualifying round
Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Main Path
Polissya Zhytomyr Ukraine5–3Andorra FC Santa Coloma1–24–1
Oleksandriya Ukraine0–6Serbia Partizan0–20–4
Third qualifying round
Main article: 2025–26 UEFA Conference League qualifying § Third qualifying round
Third qualifying round
Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Main Path
Polissya Zhytomyr Ukraine4–2Hungary Paks3–01–2
Play-off round
Main article: 2025–26 UEFA Conference League qualifying § Play-off round
Third qualifying round
Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Main Path
Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine3–2Switzerland Servette1–12–1 (a.e.t.)
Polissya Zhytomyr Ukraine2–6Italy Fiorentina0–32–3

League stage

Main article: 2025–26 UEFA Conference League league phase
Dynamo Kyiv

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
25 Romania Universitatea Craiova 6 2 1 3 6 8 −2 7
26 Gibraltar Lincoln Red Imps 6 2 1 3 7 15 −8 7
27 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 6 2 0 4 9 9 0 6
28 Poland Legia Warsaw 6 2 0 4 8 8 0 6
29 Slovakia Slovan Bratislava 6 2 0 4 5 9 −4 6
Source: UEFA[1]
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers
Home teamScoreAway team
Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine0–2England Crystal Palace
Samsunspor Turkey3–0Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine6–0Bosnia and Herzegovina Zrinjski Mostar
Omonia Cyprus2–0Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
Fiorentina Italy2–1Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine2–0Armenia Noah
Shakhtar Donetsk

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
4 Czech Republic Sparta Prague 6 4 1 1 10 3 +7 13 Advance to round of 16 (seeded)
5 Spain Rayo Vallecano 6 4 1 1 13 7 +6 13
6 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 6 4 1 1 10 5 +5 13
7 Germany Mainz 05 6 4 1 1 7 3 +4 13
8 Cyprus AEK Larnaca 6 3 3 0 7 1 +6 12
Source: UEFA[2]
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers
Home teamScoreAway team
Aberdeen Scotland2–3Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine1–2Poland Legia Warsaw
Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine2–0Iceland Breiðablik
Shamrock Rovers Republic of Ireland1–2Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
Hamrun Spartans Malta0–2Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine0–0Croatia Rijeka

Knockout stage

Main article: 2025–26 UEFA Conference League knockout phase
Round of 16
Main article: 2025–26 UEFA Conference League knockout phase § Round of 16

UEFA Women's Champions League

Main article: 2025–26 UEFA Women's Champions League

Qualifying rounds

Main article: 2025–26 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying rounds
Round 2
Main article: 2025–26 UEFA Women's Champions League round 2
Champions Path
Tournament 5

Hosted by Gintra.

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
27 August
 
 
Lithuania Gintra2
 
30 August
 
Romania Farul Constanța1
 
Lithuania Gintra0
 
27 August
 
Ukraine Vorskla Poltava2
 
Ukraine Vorskla Poltava5
 
 
Georgia (country) Lanchkhuti0
 
Third place
 
 
30 August
 
 
Romania Farul Constanța4
 
 
Georgia (country) Lanchkhuti1
League Path
Tournament 1

Hosted by Hammarby.

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
27 August
 
 
Sweden Hammarby5
 
30 August
 
Ukraine Metalist 1925 Kharkiv4
 
Sweden Hammarby0
 
27 August
 
England Manchester United1
 
England Manchester United4
 
 
Netherlands PSV Eindhoven0
 
Third place
 
 
30 August
 
 
Ukraine Metalist 1925 Kharkiv0
 
 
Netherlands PSV Eindhoven2
Round 3
Main article: 2025–26 UEFA Women's Champions League round 3

The winners of the ties advanced to the group stage. The losers will be transferred to the 2025–26 UEFA Women's Europa Cup second qualifying round.

Third qualifying round
Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Champions Path
Vorskla Poltava Ukraine0–2Belgium OH Leuven0–20–0

UEFA Women's Europa Cup

Main article: 2025–26 UEFA Women's Europa Cup

Qualifying rounds

Main article: 2025–26 UEFA Women's Europa Cup qualifying rounds
Round 1
Main article: 2025–26 UEFA Women's Europa Cup round 1
First Qualifying Round
Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Vllaznia Albania4–0Ukraine Kolos Kovalivka2–02–0
Round 2
Main article: 2025–26 UEFA Women's Europa Cup round 2
Second Qualifying Round
Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Vorskla Poltava Ukraine1–2Denmark Fortuna Hjørring1–10–1

Men's club football

League Promoted to league Relegated from league
Premier League
PFL League 1
PFL League 2 Groups
A
B

Note: For all scratched clubs, see section Clubs removed for more details.

Premier League

Main article: 2025–26 Ukrainian Premier League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 LNZ Cherkasy 17 12 2 3 22 8 +14 38 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2 Shakhtar Donetsk 16 10 5 1 42 12 +30 35 Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
3 Polissya Zhytomyr 17 10 3 4 28 11 +17 33
4 Dynamo Kyiv 17 8 5 4 36 21 +15 29
5 Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih 17 7 6 4 28 24 +4 27
6 Kolos Kovalivka 17 6 7 4 17 15 +2 25
7 Metalist 1925 Kharkiv 16 6 7 3 18 12 +6 25
8 Zorya Luhansk 16 6 5 5 19 18 +1 23
9 Veres Rivne 16 5 6 5 16 19 −3 21
10 Karpaty Lviv 16 4 7 5 20 21 −1 19
11 Rukh Lviv 17 6 1 10 15 24 −9 19
12 Obolon Kyiv 16 4 5 7 12 27 −15 17
13 Kudrivka 16 4 3 9 19 30 −11 15 Qualification for the Relegation play-off
14 Epitsentr Kamianets-Podilskyi 17 4 2 11 18 29 −11 14
15 Oleksandriya 16 2 5 9 14 28 −14 11 Relegation to Ukrainian First League
16 Poltava 17 2 3 12 16 41 −25 9
Updated to match(es) played on 22 February 2026. Source: upl.ua
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).[3]

Relegation play-offs

Teams that placed 13th and 14th in the 2025–26 Ukrainian Premier League play two-leg play-off with the third and fourth teams of the 2025–26 Ukrainian First League.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
TBD x–x TBD
TBD x–x TBD

First Semi-final

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Second Semi-final

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PFL League 1 (First League)

Main article: 2025–26 Ukrainian First League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Bukovyna Chernivtsi 18 15 3 0 42 13 +29 48 Promotion to Ukrainian Premier League
2 Livyi Bereh Kyiv 18 12 3 3 31 12 +19 39
3 Chornomorets Odesa 18 11 5 2 27 11 +16 38 Qualification to promotion play-offs
4 Inhulets Petrove 18 10 6 2 32 14 +18 36
5 Ahrobiznes Volochysk 18 10 3 5 21 17 +4 33
6 Prykarpattia-Blaho 18 7 4 7 24 21 +3 25
7 UCSA Tarasivka 18 6 5 7 18 20 −2 23[a]
8 Nyva Ternopil 18 6 5 7 18 22 −4 23[a]
9 Vorskla Poltava 18 5 6 7 16 17 −1 21
10 Viktoriya Sumy 18 5 4 9 21 25 −4 19[b]
11 Chernihiv 17 5 4 8 16 20 −4 19[b]
12 Metalist Kharkiv 17 4 4 9 15 21 −6 16[c]
13 Probiy Horodenka 18 4 4 10 16 27 −11 16[c] Qualification to relegation play-off
14 Feniks-Mariupol 18 4 4 10 11 22 −11 16[c]
15 Podillya Khmelnytskyi 18 3 5 10 13 29 −16 14 Relegation to Ukrainian Second League
16 Metalurh Zaporizhzhia 18 1 5 12 7 37 −30 8
Updated to match(es) played on 15 December 2025. Source: PFL.ua
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 in all games; 6) Goals scored in all games (Note: calculation by criteria indicated in rules 2, 3, 4 is conducted with consideration of all teams that have an equal number of tournament points at the moment of calculation and not only among those which after preliminary criteria have appeared more successful).[4]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Ranked on head-to-head points: UCSA 3, Nyva 0.
  2. ^ a b Ranked on head-to-head points: Viktoriya 6, Chernihiv 0.
  3. ^ a b c Ranked on head-to-head points: Metalist 4, Pronbiy 2, Feniks-Mariupol 1.

Relegation play-offs

The relegation–promotion play-off games are expected to be scheduled to take place between the 13th and 14th placed teams with the third and fourth placed teams of the Second League.

Second League teams Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score First League teams 1st leg 2nd leg
TBA x – x TBA
TBA x – x TBA

First Semi-final

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Second Semi-final

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PFL League 2 (Second League)

Main article: 2025–26 Ukrainian Second League

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Kulykiv-Bilka 20 14 3 3 38 13 +25 45 Qualification to the league's title play-off
2 Polissya-2 Zhytomyr 19 11 6 2 44 18 +26 39 Qualification to the third place play-off
3 Sambir-Nyva-2 Ternopil 19 12 2 5 22 17 +5 38
4 Nyva Vinnytsia 20 9 3 8 28 26 +2 30
5 Skala 1911 Stryi 19 9 2 8 44 31 +13 29
6 Atlet Kyiv 19 9 1 9 28 33 −5 28
7 Lisne 20 8 3 9 32 30 +2 27 Expelled[a]
8 Uzhhorod 19 7 3 9 23 25 −2 24
9 Vilkhivtsi 19 6 4 9 30 36 −6 22
10 Bukovyna-2 Chernivtsi 19 4 5 10 21 31 −10 17
11 Real Pharma Odesa 19 0 2 17 14 64 −50 2
Updated to match(es) played on 30 November 2025. Source: PFL.ua
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 in all games; 6) Goals scored in all games (Note: calculation by criteria indicated in rules 2, 3, 4 is conducted with consideration of all teams that have equal number of tournament points at the moment of calculation and not only among those which after preliminary criteria have appeared more successful).[6]
Notes:
  1. ^ Lisne was expelled from the league after Round 19 for failing to appear to two matches (against Uzhhorod in R14 and Vilkhivtsi in R19). All their remaining fixtures were awarded technical results –:+ against them.[5]

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Kolos-2 Kovalivka 19 14 3 2 39 13 +26 45 Qualification to the league's title play-off
2 Lokomotyv Kyiv 19 14 2 3 41 11 +30 44 Qualification to the third place play-off
3 Trostianets 19 10 5 4 34 18 +16 35
4 Oleksandriya-2 20 9 7 4 24 18 +6 34[a]
5 Chaika Petropavlivska Borshchahivka 19 10 4 5 35 27 +8 34[a]
6 Rebel Kyiv 19 10 3 6 19 13 +6 33
7 Livyi Bereh-2 Kyiv 19 7 6 6 28 18 +10 27
8 Chornomorets-2 Odesa 19 2 8 9 16 33 −17 14
9 Hirnyk-Sport Horishni Plavni 19 2 3 14 14 44 −30 9
10 Penuel Kryvyi Rih 19 1 5 13 16 38 −22 8
11 Dinaz Vyshhorod 19 2 2 15 12 45 −33 8
Updated to match(es) played on 2 December 2025. Source: PFL.ua
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 in all games; 6) Goals scored in all games (Note: calculation by criteria indicated in rules 2, 3, 4 is conducted with consideration of all teams that have equal number of tournament points at the moment of calculation and not only among those which after preliminary criteria have appeared more successful).[6]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Oleksandriya 4, Chaika 1.

The league's play-offs

Cup competitions

Ukrainian Cup

Main article: 2025–26 Ukrainian Cup

2026 Ukrainian Cup final

Women's club football

Promoted Relegated
  • none
  • Obolon Kyiv

Note: For the scratched clubs, see section Clubs removed for more details

Vyshcha Liha

Main article: 2025–26 Ukrainian Women's League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Vorskla Poltava (Q) 15 14 0 1 58 8 +50 42 Qualification for the Championship Group
2 Metalist 1925 Kharkiv (Q) 14 13 0 1 69 4 +65 39
3 Seasters Odesa 14 9 2 3 30 16 +14 29
4 Kolos Kovalivka 15 8 1 6 38 18 +20 25
5 Shakhtar Donetsk 15 7 2 6 18 23 −5 23
6 Polissia Zhytomyr 15 6 2 7 29 42 −13 20 Qualification for the Relegation Group
7 Ladomyr Volodymyr (Q) 15 4 1 10 16 44 −28 13
8 Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih (Q) 15 2 4 9 13 45 −32 10
9 Pantery Uman (Q) 15 2 3 10 12 34 −22 9
10 EMS Podillia Vinnytsia (Q) 15 0 3 12 10 59 −49 3
Updated to match(es) played on 14 December 2025. Source: womensfootball.com.ua
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]
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
6 To be determined 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to Elite League[8]
7 Ladomyr Volodymyr 15 4 1 10 16 44 −28 13
8 Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih 15 2 4 9 13 45 −32 10
9 Pantery Uman 15 2 3 10 12 34 −22 9 Qualification to Higher League[8]
10 EMS-Podillia Vinnytsia 15 0 3 12 10 59 −49 3
First match(es) will be played: in spring of 2026. Source: womensfootball.com.ua
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]

Managerial changes

This is a list of managerial changes among Ukrainian professional football clubs:

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Pre-season

Clubs removed

Permanently lost professional status

Temporary inactive status

Notes

References

  1. ^ "League phase table". UEFA. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
  2. ^ "League phase table". UEFA. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
  3. ^ Defining of teams' places in competitions (Визначення місць команд у змаганнях). 2021–22 Ukrainian Premier League regulations.
  4. ^ "РЕГЛАМЕНТ Всеукраїнських змагань з футболу серед команд клубів Професіональної футбольної ліги сезону 2020/21" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). 28 August 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-09-07. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  5. ^ ОФІЦІЙНО. УАФ виключила клуб з учасників чемпіонату України. sport.ua. 21 November 2025
  6. ^ a b Season's regulations. pfl.ua. 26 July 2025
  7. ^ a b "ВСЕУКРАЇНСЬКИХ ЗМАГАНЬ З ФУТБОЛУ СЕРЕД ЖІНОЧИХ КЛУБІВ СЕЗОНУ 2021-2022 РОКІВ" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  8. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference womensfootball.com.ua was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference web.archive.org was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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