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 (X) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for 2026 FIFA World Cup — 13 Nov 9 Sep 10 Oct
2  Ukraine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to play-offs 5 Sep — 16 Nov 13 Oct
3  Iceland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 Oct 10 Oct — 5 Sep
4  Azerbaijan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 Nov 9 Sep 13 Nov —
First match(es) will be played: 5 September 2025. Source: FIFA, UEFA
(X) Assured of a play-off spot based on Nations League ranking; may still qualify directly


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)


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 IsraelMatch 1Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv21 Aug28 Aug

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 UkraineMatch 3Switzerland Servette21 Aug28 Aug
Polissya Zhytomyr UkraineMatch 11Italy Fiorentina21 Aug28 Aug

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 Gintra
 
30 August
 
Romania Farul Constanța
 
 
27 August
 
 
Ukraine Vorskla Poltava
 
 
Georgia (country) Lanchkhuti
 
Third place
 
 
30 August
 
 
 
 
League Path
Tournament 1

Hosted by Hammarby.

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
27 August
 
 
Sweden Hammarby
 
30 August
 
Ukraine Metalist 1925 Kharkiv
 
 
27 August
 
 
England Manchester United
 
 
Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
 
Third place
 
 
30 August
 
 
 
 

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

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 Dynamo Kyiv 3 3 0 0 10 2 +8 9 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Shakhtar Donetsk 3 2 1 0 6 3 +3 7[a] Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
3 LNZ Cherkasy 3 2 1 0 3 0 +3 7[a]
4 Kolos Kovalivka 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7
5 Obolon Kyiv 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 7
6 Kudrivka 3 2 0 1 7 4 +3 6[b]
7 Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 6[b]
8 Metalist 1925 Kharkiv 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
9 Zorya Luhansk 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4[a]
10 Polissya Zhytomyr 3 1 0 2 2 3 −1 3[b]
11 Poltava 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 3[b]
12 Rukh Lviv 3 1 0 2 4 8 −4 3[b]
13 Karpaty Lviv 3 0 2 1 4 6 −2 2 Qualification for the Relegation play-off
14 Veres Rivne 3 0 0 3 0 4 −4 0
15 Epitsentr Kamianets-Podilskyi 3 0 0 3 1 6 −5 0 Relegation to Ukrainian First League
16 Oleksandriya 3 0 0 3 2 8 −6 0
Updated to match(es) played on 18 August 2025. 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).[1]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Ranked on head-to-head points: Zorya Luhansk 1, LNZ Cherkasy 1, Shakhtar Donetsk 0.
  2. ^ a b c d e Ranked on head-to-head points (goal difference): Rukh Lviv 3 (+1), Kudrivka 0 (0), Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih 0 (0), Polissya Zhytomyr 0 (0), SC Poltava 0 (-1).

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 Vorskla Poltava 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7 Promotion to Ukrainian Premier League
2 Chornomorets Odesa 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7
3 Ahrobiznes Volochysk 3 2 1 0 3 0 +3 7 Qualification to promotion play-offs
4 Livyi Bereh Kyiv 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6
5 Prykarpattia-Blaho 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6
6 Bukovyna Chernivtsi 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 5
7 Inhulets Petrove 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 5
8 Nyva Ternopil 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
9 UCSA Tarasivka 3 1 1 1 1 3 −2 4
10 Viktoriya Sumy 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 3[a]
11 Probiy Horodenka 3 1 0 2 5 7 −2 3[a]
12 Chernihiv 3 1 0 2 4 3 +1 3[a]
13 Metalurh Zaporizhia 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1[b] Qualification to relegation play-off
14 Podillya Khmelnytskyi 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1[b]
15 Feniks-Mariupol 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1[b] Relegation to Ukrainian Second League
16 Metalist Kharkiv 2 0 0 2 1 3 −2 0
Updated to match(es) played on 17 August 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).[2]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Ranked on head-to-head points (goal scored): Viktoriya 3 (+2), Probiy 3 (1), Chernihiv 0 (1).
  2. ^ a b c Ranked on head-to-head points: Metalurh 1, Podillya 1, Feniks 0.

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 Sambir-Nyva-2 Ternopil 3 3 0 0 3 0 +3 9 Qualification to the league's title play-off
2 Lisne 4 2 2 0 8 3 +5 8 Qualification to the third place play-off
3 Polissya-2 Zhytomyr 4 2 2 0 10 7 +3 8
4 Bukovyna-2 Chernivtsi 3 2 0 1 6 5 +1 6[a]
5 Atlet Kyiv 4 2 0 2 3 5 −2 6[a]
6 Skala 1911 Stryi 4 2 0 2 12 7 +5 6[a]
7 Uzhhorod 4 1 2 1 4 4 0 5
8 Kulykiv-Bilka 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
9 Nyva Vinnytsia 4 0 1 3 4 7 −3 1
10 Vilkhivtsi 4 0 1 3 4 8 −4 1
11 Real Pharma Odesa 3 0 1 2 1 9 −8 1
Updated to match(es) played on 18 August 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).[3]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Ranked on head-to-head points (goal difference): Bukovyna-2 3 (+1), Atlet 0 (0), Skala 1911 0 (-1).

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Oleksandriya-2 4 3 1 0 5 2 +3 10 Qualification to the league's title play-off
2 Trostianets 4 3 0 1 10 2 +8 9 Qualification to the third place play-off
3 Kolos-2 Kovalivka 3 3 0 0 7 1 +6 9
4 Rebel Kyiv 4 3 0 1 6 3 +3 9
5 Livyi Bereh-2 Kyiv 3 2 0 1 6 2 +4 6
6 Chaika Petropavlivska Borshchahivka 4 1 2 1 4 4 0 5
7 Lokomotyv Kyiv 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 4
8 Hirnyk-Sport Horishni Plavni 4 1 1 2 4 8 −4 4
9 Chornomorets-2 Odesa 3 0 1 2 1 5 −4 1
10 Penuel Kryvyi Rih 4 0 0 4 4 10 −6 0
11 Dinaz Vyshhorod 4 0 0 4 2 11 −9 0
Updated to match(es) played on 20 August 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).[3]

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 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.[4]

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. ^ Defining of teams' places in competitions (Визначення місць команд у змаганнях). 2021–22 Ukrainian Premier League regulations.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ a b Season's regulations. pfl.ua. 26 July 2025
  4. ^ "ВСЕУКРАЇНСЬКИХ ЗМАГАНЬ З ФУТБОЛУ СЕРЕД ЖІНОЧИХ КЛУБІВ СЕЗОНУ 2021-2022 РОКІВ" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 27 September 2021.
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