2025–26 Ukrainian Women's League

Ukrainian Women's League
Season2025–26
2026–27 →

The 2025–26 season of the Ukrainian Football Championship is the 35th season of Ukraine's women's football league.

Consisting of two tiers, it commenced on August 3, 2025, with 5 games of Round 1 for the higher tier and September 6, 2025, for the lower tier.

Format

Higher League

The format of competitions for the season has changed a little bit from the previous season. The Higher (Vyshcha) League kept the format consisting of two stages. The number of participants was reduced to 10. At the first stage, all 10 teams play a double round-robin tournament in the first half of the season before the winter break.[1] The top 5 teams qualify for the Championship group, and the bottom 5 teams for the Relegation group. The newly formed groups conduct another double round-robin tournament each.[2]

The top 3 teams of the Championship group qualify for the European club competitions. Also, the top 3 of the Relegation group, along with all 5 clubs of the Championship group, will form the new Elite League for the 2026–27 season.[3] The 2 worst teams, along with the 6 best teams from the First (Persha) League, will form the new Higher (Vyshcha) League for the 2026–27 season.

First League

The First (Persha) League consists of two groups, both with 8 teams. Each group conducts a double round robin tournament, with the top 2 teams from each group qualifying for the championship play-off consisting of semi-finals, final, and the match for third place.[4]

The top 6 teams will be selected for the 2026–27 Higher League.

Vyshcha Liha teams

2025–26 Ukrainian Women's League is located in Ukraine
Vorskla
Vorskla
Ladomyr
Ladomyr
EMS Podillia
EMS Podillia
Seasters
Seasters
Pantery
Pantery
Shakhtar
Shakhtar
Polissia
Polissia
Kryvbas
Kryvbas
Kolos
Kolos
Metalist 1925
Metalist 1925
Locations of teams in the 2025–26 Ukrainian Championship Higher League

Team changes

Promoted Relegated
None Obolon Kyiv (withdrew)

Vyshcha Liha stadiums

Due to ongoing Russian aggression against Ukraine, many teams played their games in Kyiv or its suburbs. Critical role in providing a playing turf for the league's participant played Arsenal Arena and Livyi Bereh in the Kyiv's eastern suburbs Shchaslyve and Hnidyn.

Team Home city Home ground Capacity
Kolos Kovalivka Kolos 5,000
Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih Sparta
Ladomyr Volodymyr Olimp 2,000
Pantery Uman Tsentralny Stadion 7,552
EMS Podillia Vinnytsia Nyva training field
Polissia Zhytomyr Polissia training center
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv Arsenal Arena (Shchaslyve) 1,000
Shakhtar Donetsk
Seasters Odesa Chornomorets 34,164
Vorskla Poltava Vorskla 24,795

Vyshcha Liha managers

Club Head coach Replaced coach
Ladomyr Volodymyr Ukraine Oleh Bortnik
Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih Ukraine Kostiantyn Frolov
Vorskla Poltava Ukraine Iya Andrushchak
Polissia Zhytomyr Ukraine Mykola Podrannyi
EMS-Podillia Vinnytsia Ukraine Oleksandr Dudnik
Seasters Odesa Ukraine Denys Kolchin
Pantery Uman Ukraine Yuriy Derenyuk
Kolos Kovalivka Ukraine Lyudmyla Pokotylo
Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine Roman Zayev
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv Ukraine Nataliya Zinchenko
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Table Incoming manager Date of appointment Table

Vyshcha Liha First Stage

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Metalist 1925 Kharkiv 3 3 0 0 24 1 +23 9 Qualification for the Championship Group
2 Vorskla Poltava 3 3 0 0 20 0 +20 9
3 Seasters Odesa 3 3 0 0 8 2 +6 9
4 Shakhtar Donetsk 2 2 0 0 4 1 +3 6
5 Pantery Uman 3 1 1 1 5 6 −1 4
6 Kolos Kovalivka 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1 Qualification for the Relegation Group
7 Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih 3 0 1 2 1 8 −7 1
8 Ladomyr Volodymyr 3 0 1 2 1 17 −16 1
9 Polissia Zhytomyr 2 0 0 2 3 11 −8 0
10 EMS Podillia Vinnytsia 3 0 0 3 1 19 −18 0
Updated to match(es) played on 17 August 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.[5]

Results

Home \ Away KOL KRY LAD M25 PAN POD PZH SHA STR VOR
Kolos Kovalivka 1–2
Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih 1–1 0–4
Ladomyr Volodymyr 1–1 0–9[a]
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv 7–0
Pantery Uman 3–2 1–3
EMS Podillia Vinnytsia 0–9 1–3
Polissia Zhytomyr 1–8
Shakhtar Donetsk 1–0
Seasters Odesa 3–0
Vorskla Poltava 7–0
Updated to match(es) played on 17 August 2025. Source: womensfootball.com.ua
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. ^ The round 1 match between Ladomyr and Vorskla took place on August 3, 2025, at stadium "Vorskla" in Poltava.[6]

Results by week

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718
Kolos KovalivkaDLL
Kryvbas Kryvyi RihDLL
Ladomyr VolodymyrLLD
Metalist 1925 KharkivWWW
Pantery UmanLWD
EMS Podillia VinnytsiaLLL
Polissia ZhytomyrLL
Shakhtar DonetskWW
Seasters OdesaWWW
Vorskla PoltavaWWW
Updated to match(es) played on 17 August 2025. Source: womensfootball.com.ua
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Persha Liha

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 DIuSSh-1 Khmelnytskyi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to playoffs
2 FC Mynai 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Nadbuzhia Busk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Pohoryna Kostopil 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Prykarpattia-DIuSSh-3 Iv.Frankivsk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Rukh Lviv 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Volodymyrskyi litsei 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Yantarochka Novoyavorivsk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 6 September 2025. Source: womensfootball.com.ua
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference in all matches; 4) Goals scored in all matches; 6) Fair play.[5]

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Ateks Kyiv 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to play-offs
2 Lider Kobeliaky 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Mariupol 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Metalist 1925-2 Kharkiv 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Podil Kyiv 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Yunist Chernihiv 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Zhaivir Shpola 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Zhytomyrskyi litsei 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 6 September 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.[5]


See also

References

  1. ^ Вища ліга 25/26: у Будинку футболу відбулося жеребкування календаря. womensfootball.com.ua. 25 June 2025
  2. ^ Вища ліга 2025-2026. womensfootball.com.ua
  3. ^ Відбулося засідання з клубами Вищої ліги: зміна формату та планування нової ліги. womensfootball.com.ua. 17 June 2025
  4. ^ Перша ліга 25/26. Проект сезону: 2 етапи, 2 групи, 16 команд. womensfootball.com.ua. 26 June 2025
  5. ^ a b c d e "ВСЕУКРАЇНСЬКИХ ЗМАГАНЬ З ФУТБОЛУ СЕРЕД ЖІНОЧИХ КЛУБІВ СЕЗОНУ 2021-2022 РОКІВ" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  6. ^ Game report. womensfootball.com.ua
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