Ukrainian Premier League
FIFA Region
UEFA
Season
2025-2026
Location
Ukraine
Abbreviation
UKR1

Summary

The Ukrainian Premier League (UKR1) is the top level of league-style competition in Ukraine's football league system. At the end of the 2025-2026 UKR1 season, the UKR1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:

  • 2026-2027 UEFA Champions League - 1st Qualifying Round:
    • 1st place 2025-2026 UKR1 team
  • 2026-2027 UEFA Europa Conference League - 2nd Qualifying Round:
    • 2nd and 3rd place 2025-2026 UKR1 teams

The winner of the 2025-2026 Ukrainian Cup, typically an UKR1 team, also receives a berth in the 1st Qualifying Round of the 2026-2027 UEFA Europa League.

Leagues Pyramid - Ukraine

Abbrev League # of Teams
UKR1 VBet Liha
(Ukrainian Premier League)
16
UKR2 Persha Liha
(Ukrainian First League)
16
UKR3 Druha Liha
(Ukrainian Second League)
23

Competition Structure

Season

# of Teams

Regular
1 Aug 2025 - 29 May 2026
  16: UKR1 (12 minimum), UKR2 (4 maximum)

Season Format

The 2025-2026 UKR1 season consists of each UKR1 team playing Home-Away matches with the other 15 UKR1 teams for a total of 30 league matches per team. Table ranking ties are broken by (1) head-to-head points, (2) head-to-head goal difference, (3) head-to-head goals scored, (4) goal difference, (5) goals scored, then (6) a draw (or 1 match playoff if 2 teams tied for title).

Playoffs

Not applicable.

Relegation

At the end of the 2025-2026 UKR1 15th and 16th place UKR1 teams will be relegated to the UKR2, The 13th and 14th place UKR1 teams will enter into a Home-Away highest aggregate goals wins Promotion/Relegation Playoff with the 3rd and 4th place UKR2 teams.


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1FC Shakhtar Donetsk 2014 -5-147-481236119 -1-1283082295 -4-01918414
2LNZ Cherkasy FC 2115 -2-447-301218117 -1-3221266108 -1-12518612
3FC Polissya Zhytomyr 2113 -3-542-361422115 -3-3181477108 -0-22422715
4FC Dynamo Kyiv 2112 -5-441-492326106 -2-22022814116 -3-221271512
5FC Metalist 1925 Kharkiv 209 -7-434-24131194 -3-215853115 -4-2191688
6FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih 219 -7-534-33285106 -3-121201010113 -4-4131318-5
7FC Kolos Kovalivka 207 -8-529-1920-1103 -5-21489-1104 -3-31511110
8FC Zorya Luhansk 207 -7-628-27243104 -4-21614104103 -3-4121314-1
9FC Karpaty Lviv 205 -8-723-2526-1101 -5-481116-5104 -3-31514104
10NK Veres Rivne 195 -7-722-1623-7103 -3-412813-592 -4-310810-2
11FK Kudrivka 215 -6-1021-2435-11114 -4-31616151101 -2-75820-12
12FC Obolon' Kyiv 195 -6-821-1429-15102 -4-410618-1293 -2-411811-3
13FK Epitsentr Kam-Pod 216 -2-1320-2535-10102 -1-771519-4114 -1-6131016-6
14FC Rukh Vynnyky 216 -1-1419-1632-16103 -0-791122-11113 -1-710510-5
15FC Oleksandria 202 -5-1311-1437-23102 -1-77719-12100 -4-64718-11
16SK Poltava 212 -3-169-1653-37101 -1-84623-17111 -2-851030-20
2026-2027 UEFACL
2026-2027 UEFAECL
Relegation Playoff
Relegation to UKR2

Fixtures

Sun - 22 Mar 2026
 NK Veres Rivne   FC Kolos KovalivkaStadion Avanhard (Rivne)
 FC Karpaty Lviv   FC Obolon' KyivStadion Ukrajina
Sat - 4 Apr 2026
 FC Kolos Kovalivka   FC Metalist 1925 KharkivStadion Kolos (Kovalivka)
 FC Polissya Zhytomyr   NK Veres RivneTsentralnyi Stadion (Zhytomyr)
 FC Dynamo Kyiv   FC Karpaty LvivStadion Dynamo im Valery Lobanovsky
 SK Poltava   FC OleksandriaStadion Molodizhnyy
 FK Epitsentr Kam-Pod   FK KudrivkaTernopilskyi Miskyi Stadion im Romana Shukhevycha
Sat - 11 Apr 2026
 FC Karpaty Lviv   FC OleksandriaStadion Ukrajina
 FC Metalist 1925 Kharkiv   FC Dynamo KyivTsentralnyi Stadion (Zhytomyr)
 FC Zorya Luhansk   FK Epitsentr Kam-PodStadion Dynamo im Valery Lobanovsky
 NK Veres Rivne   FC Obolon' KyivStadion Avanhard (Rivne)
 FK Kudrivka   FC Kryvbas Kryvyi RihStadion Yuvilejnyj (Bucha)
 SK Poltava   FC Polissya ZhytomyrStadion Molodizhnyy
Sat - 18 Apr 2026
 FK Epitsentr Kam-Pod   FC Karpaty LvivTernopilskyi Miskyi Stadion im Romana Shukhevycha

Results

Sat - 21 Mar 2026
 FC Zorya Luhansk PSPD FC Shakhtar DonetskStadion Dynamo im Valery Lobanovsky
Thu - 19 Mar 2026
 FC Metalist 1925 Kharkiv 20 SK PoltavaTsentralnyi Stadion (Zhytomyr)
 FC Oleksandria 05 FC Dynamo KyivStadion KSK Nika
Wed - 18 Mar 2026
 FK Kudrivka 02 FC Polissya ZhytomyrStadion Yuvilejnyj (Bucha)
Sun - 15 Mar 2026
 FC Kolos Kovalivka 11 FC Zorya LuhanskStadion Kolos (Kovalivka)
 FK Epitsentr Kam-Pod 20 FC Rukh VynnykyTernopilskyi Miskyi Stadion im Romana Shukhevycha
Sat - 14 Mar 2026
 FC Polissya Zhytomyr 20 FC Kryvbas Kryvyi RihTsentralnyi Stadion (Zhytomyr)
 FK Kudrivka 00 NK Veres RivneStadion Yuvilejnyj (Bucha)
Fri - 13 Mar 2026
 FC Dynamo Kyiv 21 FC Obolon' KyivStadion Dynamo im Valery Lobanovsky
 SK Poltava 04 FC Karpaty LvivStadion Molodizhnyy
Mon - 9 Mar 2026
 NK Veres Rivne 03 LNZ Cherkasy FCStadion Avanhard (Rivne)
Sun - 8 Mar 2026
 FC Polissya Zhytomyr 12 FC Dynamo KyivTsentralnyi Stadion (Zhytomyr)
 FC Karpaty Lviv 11 FK KudrivkaStadion Ukrajina
 FC Zorya Luhansk 40 SK PoltavaStadion Dynamo im Valery Lobanovsky
Sat - 7 Mar 2026