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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| League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | FC Shakhtar Donetsk | 20 | 14 -5-1 | 47 | - | 48 | 12 | 36 | 11 | 9 -1-1 | 28 | 30 | 8 | 22 | 9 | 5 -4-0 | 19 | 18 | 4 | 14 |
| 2 | LNZ Cherkasy FC | 21 | 15 -2-4 | 47 | - | 30 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 7 -1-3 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 8 -1-1 | 25 | 18 | 6 | 12 |
| 3 | FC Polissya Zhytomyr | 21 | 13 -3-5 | 42 | - | 36 | 14 | 22 | 11 | 5 -3-3 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 8 -0-2 | 24 | 22 | 7 | 15 |
| 4 | FC Dynamo Kyiv | 21 | 12 -5-4 | 41 | - | 49 | 23 | 26 | 10 | 6 -2-2 | 20 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 6 -3-2 | 21 | 27 | 15 | 12 |
| 5 | FC Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | 20 | 9 -7-4 | 34 | - | 24 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 4 -3-2 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 5 -4-2 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 8 |
| 6 | FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | 21 | 9 -7-5 | 34 | - | 33 | 28 | 5 | 10 | 6 -3-1 | 21 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 3 -4-4 | 13 | 13 | 18 | -5 |
| 7 | FC Kolos Kovalivka | 20 | 7 -8-5 | 29 | - | 19 | 20 | -1 | 10 | 3 -5-2 | 14 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 10 | 4 -3-3 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 0 |
| 8 | FC Zorya Luhansk | 20 | 7 -7-6 | 28 | - | 27 | 24 | 3 | 10 | 4 -4-2 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 3 -3-4 | 12 | 13 | 14 | -1 |
| 9 | FC Karpaty Lviv | 20 | 5 -8-7 | 23 | - | 25 | 26 | -1 | 10 | 1 -5-4 | 8 | 11 | 16 | -5 | 10 | 4 -3-3 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 4 |
| 10 | NK Veres Rivne | 19 | 5 -7-7 | 22 | - | 16 | 23 | -7 | 10 | 3 -3-4 | 12 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 9 | 2 -4-3 | 10 | 8 | 10 | -2 |
| 11 | FK Kudrivka | 21 | 5 -6-10 | 21 | - | 24 | 35 | -11 | 11 | 4 -4-3 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 10 | 1 -2-7 | 5 | 8 | 20 | -12 |
| 12 | FC Obolon' Kyiv | 19 | 5 -6-8 | 21 | - | 14 | 29 | -15 | 10 | 2 -4-4 | 10 | 6 | 18 | -12 | 9 | 3 -2-4 | 11 | 8 | 11 | -3 |
| 13 | FK Epitsentr Kam-Pod | 21 | 6 -2-13 | 20 | - | 25 | 35 | -10 | 10 | 2 -1-7 | 7 | 15 | 19 | -4 | 11 | 4 -1-6 | 13 | 10 | 16 | -6 |
| 14 | FC Rukh Vynnyky | 21 | 6 -1-14 | 19 | - | 16 | 32 | -16 | 10 | 3 -0-7 | 9 | 11 | 22 | -11 | 11 | 3 -1-7 | 10 | 5 | 10 | -5 |
| 15 | FC Oleksandria | 20 | 2 -5-13 | 11 | - | 14 | 37 | -23 | 10 | 2 -1-7 | 7 | 7 | 19 | -12 | 10 | 0 -4-6 | 4 | 7 | 18 | -11 |
| 16 | SK Poltava | 21 | 2 -3-16 | 9 | - | 16 | 53 | -37 | 10 | 1 -1-8 | 4 | 6 | 23 | -17 | 11 | 1 -2-8 | 5 | 10 | 30 | -20 |
2026-2027 UEFACL 2026-2027 UEFAECL Relegation Playoff Relegation to UKR2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fixtures
Sun - 22 Mar 2026
 | FC Kolos Kovalivka | Stadion Avanhard (Rivne) |
 | FC Obolon' Kyiv | Stadion Ukrajina |
Sat - 4 Apr 2026
| FC Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | Stadion Kolos (Kovalivka) |
| FC Zorya Luhansk | Obolon' Arena |
 | LNZ Cherkasy FC | Stadion SK Hirnyk |
 | NK Veres Rivne | Tsentralnyi Stadion (Zhytomyr) |
 | FC Rukh Vynnyky | Arena L'viv |
 | FC Karpaty Lviv | Stadion Dynamo im Valery Lobanovsky |
 | FC Oleksandria | Stadion Molodizhnyy |
 | FK Kudrivka | Ternopilskyi Miskyi Stadion im Romana Shukhevycha |
Sat - 11 Apr 2026
| FC Oleksandria | Stadion Ukrajina |
| FC Dynamo Kyiv | Tsentralnyi Stadion (Zhytomyr) |
| FK Epitsentr Kam-Pod | Stadion Dynamo im Valery Lobanovsky |
| FC Obolon' Kyiv | Stadion Avanhard (Rivne) |
| FC Kolos Kovalivka | Arena L'viv |
| FC Shakhtar Donetsk | Cherkasy Arena |
| FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | Stadion Yuvilejnyj (Bucha) |
| FC Polissya Zhytomyr | Stadion Molodizhnyy |
Sat - 18 Apr 2026
| FC Karpaty Lviv | Ternopilskyi Miskyi Stadion im Romana Shukhevycha |
| FC Polissya Zhytomyr | Arena L'viv |
Results
Sat - 21 Mar 2026
| PSPD | FC Shakhtar Donetsk | Stadion Dynamo im Valery Lobanovsky |
| 12 | LNZ Cherkasy FC | Arena L'viv |
| 21 | FK Epitsentr Kam-Pod | Stadion SK Hirnyk |
Thu - 19 Mar 2026
| 20 | SK Poltava | Tsentralnyi Stadion (Zhytomyr) |
| 05 | FC Dynamo Kyiv | Stadion KSK Nika |
Wed - 18 Mar 2026
| 02 | FC Polissya Zhytomyr | Stadion Yuvilejnyj (Bucha) |
Sun - 15 Mar 2026
| 10 | FC Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | Arena L'viv |
| 11 | FC Zorya Luhansk | Stadion Kolos (Kovalivka) |
| 20 | FC Rukh Vynnyky | Ternopilskyi Miskyi Stadion im Romana Shukhevycha |
Sat - 14 Mar 2026
| 20 | FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | Tsentralnyi Stadion (Zhytomyr) |
| 00 | NK Veres Rivne | Stadion Yuvilejnyj (Bucha) |
| 20 | FC Oleksandria | Cherkasy Arena |
Fri - 13 Mar 2026
| 21 | FC Obolon' Kyiv | Stadion Dynamo im Valery Lobanovsky |
| 04 | FC Karpaty Lviv | Stadion Molodizhnyy |
Mon - 9 Mar 2026
| 03 | LNZ Cherkasy FC | Stadion Avanhard (Rivne) |
| 03 | FC Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | Arena L'viv |
Sun - 8 Mar 2026
| 12 | FC Dynamo Kyiv | Tsentralnyi Stadion (Zhytomyr) |
| 11 | FK Kudrivka | Stadion Ukrajina |
| 40 | SK Poltava | Stadion Dynamo im Valery Lobanovsky |
Sat - 7 Mar 2026
| 00 | FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | Obolon' Arena |