Ukrainian Premier League
FIFA Region
UEFA
Season
2024-2025
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 2024-2025 UKR1 season, the UKR1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:
- 2025-2026 UEFA Champions League - 2nd Qualifying Round:
- 1st place 2024-2025 UKR1 team
- 2025-2026 UEFA Europa Conference League - 2nd Qualifying Round:
- 2nd and 3rd place 2024-2025 UKR1 teams
The winner of the 2024-2025 Ukrainian Cup, typically an UKR1 team, also receives a berth in the 1st Qualifying Round of the 2025-2026 UEFA Europa League.
Leagues Pyramid - Ukraine
| Abbrev | League | # of Teams |
|---|---|---|
| UKR1 | VBet Liha (Ukrainian Premier League) | 16 |
| UKR2 | Persha Liha (Ukrainian First League) | 20 |
| UKR3 | Druha Liha (Ukrainian Second League) | 15 |
Competition Structure
Season | # of Teams | ||
| Regular 2 Aug 2024 - 23 May 2025 | 16: UKR1 (12 minimum), UKR2 (4 maximum) | ||
Season Format
The 2024-2025 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 2024-2025 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 Dynamo Kyiv | 25 | 19 -6-0 | 63 | - | 53 | 15 | 38 | 14 | 11 -3-0 | 36 | 30 | 9 | 21 | 11 | 8 -3-0 | 27 | 23 | 6 | 17 |
| 2 | FC Oleksandria | 25 | 17 -6-2 | 57 | - | 39 | 18 | 21 | 13 | 10 -3-0 | 33 | 25 | 7 | 18 | 12 | 7 -3-2 | 24 | 14 | 11 | 3 |
| 3 | FC Shakhtar Donetsk | 25 | 16 -5-4 | 53 | - | 59 | 22 | 37 | 13 | 9 -2-2 | 29 | 33 | 13 | 20 | 12 | 7 -3-2 | 24 | 26 | 9 | 17 |
| 4 | FC Polissya Zhytomyr | 25 | 11 -9-5 | 42 | - | 34 | 24 | 10 | 12 | 5 -6-1 | 21 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 6 -3-4 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 2 |
| 5 | FC Karpaty Lviv | 25 | 11 -6-8 | 39 | - | 33 | 26 | 7 | 13 | 8 -3-2 | 27 | 24 | 8 | 16 | 12 | 3 -3-6 | 12 | 9 | 18 | -9 |
| 6 | FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | 23 | 10 -5-8 | 35 | - | 25 | 24 | 1 | 11 | 4 -3-4 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 12 | 6 -2-4 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 1 |
| 7 | NK Veres Rivne | 24 | 8 -8-8 | 32 | - | 29 | 32 | -3 | 13 | 4 -6-3 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 4 -2-5 | 14 | 10 | 16 | -6 |
| 8 | FC Zorya Luhansk | 23 | 10 -2-11 | 32 | - | 28 | 31 | -3 | 12 | 6 -0-6 | 18 | 15 | 16 | -1 | 11 | 4 -2-5 | 14 | 13 | 15 | -2 |
| 9 | FC Rukh Vynnyky | 25 | 7 -9-9 | 30 | - | 25 | 24 | 1 | 12 | 3 -4-5 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 4 -5-4 | 17 | 12 | 13 | -1 |
| 10 | FC Kolos Kovalivka | 25 | 6 -9-10 | 27 | - | 22 | 22 | 0 | 12 | 1 -6-5 | 9 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 13 | 5 -3-5 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 4 |
| 11 | LNZ Cherkasy FC | 24 | 7 -4-13 | 25 | - | 23 | 35 | -12 | 12 | 5 -1-6 | 16 | 14 | 15 | -1 | 12 | 2 -3-7 | 9 | 9 | 20 | -11 |
| 12 | FC Obolon' Kyiv | 25 | 6 -6-13 | 24 | - | 14 | 40 | -26 | 12 | 3 -4-5 | 13 | 7 | 17 | -10 | 13 | 3 -2-8 | 11 | 7 | 23 | -16 |
| 13 | FK Livyi Bereh | 24 | 6 -5-13 | 23 | - | 13 | 27 | -14 | 13 | 3 -3-7 | 12 | 8 | 16 | -8 | 11 | 3 -2-6 | 11 | 5 | 11 | -6 |
| 14 | FC Vorskla Poltava | 25 | 5 -6-14 | 21 | - | 19 | 35 | -16 | 13 | 2 -3-8 | 9 | 7 | 19 | -12 | 12 | 3 -3-6 | 12 | 12 | 16 | -4 |
| 15 | Chornomorets Odessa | 24 | 5 -3-16 | 18 | - | 15 | 36 | -21 | 11 | 4 -1-6 | 13 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 13 | 1 -2-10 | 5 | 8 | 24 | -16 |
| 16 | FC Inhulets' Petrove | 23 | 3 -7-13 | 16 | - | 16 | 36 | -20 | 9 | 2 -0-7 | 6 | 5 | 15 | -10 | 14 | 1 -7-6 | 10 | 11 | 21 | -10 |
2025-2026 UEFACL 2025-2026 UEFAECL Relegation Playoff Relegation to UKR2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fixtures
Sun - 20 Apr 2025
 | FC Zorya Luhansk | Stadion SK Hirnyk |
 | LNZ Cherkasy FC | Stadion Inhulets |
 | Chornomorets Odessa | Stadion Avanhard (Uzhorod) |
Fri - 25 Apr 2025
| FK Livyi Bereh | Slavutych-Arena |
 | FC Inhulets' Petrove | Stadion KSK Nika |
Sat - 26 Apr 2025
| FC Rukh Vynnyky | Stadion Chornomorets |
| FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | Cherkasy Arena |
 | FC Karpaty Lviv | Obolon' Arena |
Sun - 27 Apr 2025
 | NK Veres Rivne | Stadion Oleksiy Butovsky Vorskla |
 | FC Polissya Zhytomyr | Obolon' Arena |
 | FC Dynamo Kyiv | Stadion Metalist (Kharkiv) |
Fri - 2 May 2025
| FC Vorskla Poltava | Obolon' Arena |
| FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | Arena L'viv |
| FC Inhulets' Petrove | NSC Olimpiyskiy |
| FC Zorya Luhansk | Cherkasy Arena |
| FC Oleksandria | Stadion Spartak (Varna) |
| FC Obolon' Kyiv | Stadion Avanhard (Uzhorod) |
| FC Shakhtar Donetsk | Stadion Chornomorets |
| FC Karpaty Lviv | Stadion Livyi Bereh |
Fri - 9 May 2025
| FC Dynamo Kyiv | Stadion Spartak (Varna) |
Results
Sat - 17 May 2025
| FC Shakhtar Donetsk | Stadion Inhulets |
Sat - 3 May 2025
| FC Inhulets' Petrove | Stadion Dynamo im Valery Lobanovsky |
Fri - 25 Apr 2025
| FC Oleksandria | Stadion Inhulets |
Sat - 19 Apr 2025
| 24 | FC Kolos Kovalivka | Stadion Metalist (Kharkiv) |
| 11 | FC Polissya Zhytomyr | Stadion Livyi Bereh |
| 31 | FC Rukh Vynnyky | Arena L'viv |
Fri - 18 Apr 2025
| 30 | FC Obolon' Kyiv | NSC Olimpiyskiy |
| 13 | FC Oleksandria | Stadion Oleksiy Butovsky Vorskla |
Wed - 16 Apr 2025
| 12 | FC Shakhtar Donetsk | Stadion SK Hirnyk |
Mon - 14 Apr 2025
| 12 | FC Karpaty Lviv | Stadion Inhulets |
Sun - 13 Apr 2025
| 12 | NK Veres Rivne | Slavutych-Arena |
| 02 | FC Kolos Kovalivka | Stadion Livyi Bereh |
| 02 | FC Polissya Zhytomyr | Stadion Oleksiy Butovsky Vorskla |
Sat - 12 Apr 2025
| 10 | Chornomorets Odessa | Obolon' Arena |
| 11 | FC Oleksandria | Arena L'viv |
| 02 | FC Dynamo Kyiv | Stadion SK Hirnyk |
Fri - 11 Apr 2025
| 14 | FC Shakhtar Donetsk | Cherkasy Arena |
Mon - 7 Apr 2025
| 11 | FC Karpaty Lviv | Stadion Spartak (Varna) |
| 01 | FC Rukh Vynnyky | Obolon' Arena |
Sun - 6 Apr 2025
| 30 | NK Veres Rivne | Stadion Metalist (Kharkiv) |