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 - 25 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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Promotion/Relegation Playoff
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| Aggregate | FK Kudrivka (UKR2) | 22 | FC Vorskla Poltava (UKR1) |
| 29.05.25 |  | 12 | FC Vorskla Poltava | Obolon' Arena |
| 01.06.25 | | 01 | FK Kudrivka | Stadion Oleksiy Butovsky Vorskla | ||
| FK Kudrivka is promoted to UKR1 on PKs (4-3) | ||||||
| Aggregate | FK Livyi Bereh (UKR1) | 02 | FC Metalist 1925 Kharkiv (UKR2) |
| 29.05.25 |  | 01 | FC Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | Stadion Livyi Bereh |
| 01.06.25 | | 10 | FK Livyi Bereh | Stadion Livyi Bereh | ||
| FC Metalist 1925 Kharkiv is promoted to UKR1 | ||||||
| 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 | 30 | 20 -10-0 | 70 | - | 61 | 19 | 42 | 15 | 11 -4-0 | 37 | 31 | 10 | 21 | 15 | 9 -6-0 | 33 | 30 | 9 | 21 |
| 2 | FC Oleksandria | 30 | 20 -7-3 | 67 | - | 46 | 22 | 24 | 15 | 12 -3-0 | 39 | 30 | 9 | 21 | 15 | 8 -4-3 | 28 | 16 | 13 | 3 |
| 3 | FC Shakhtar Donetsk | 30 | 18 -8-4 | 62 | - | 69 | 26 | 43 | 15 | 10 -3-2 | 33 | 41 | 15 | 26 | 15 | 8 -5-2 | 29 | 28 | 11 | 17 |
| 4 | FC Polissya Zhytomyr | 30 | 12 -12-6 | 48 | - | 38 | 28 | 10 | 15 | 5 -8-2 | 23 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 7 -4-4 | 25 | 19 | 16 | 3 |
| 5 | FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | 30 | 13 -8-9 | 47 | - | 34 | 26 | 8 | 15 | 7 -3-5 | 24 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 6 -5-4 | 23 | 13 | 12 | 1 |
| 6 | FC Karpaty Lviv | 30 | 13 -7-10 | 46 | - | 42 | 36 | 6 | 15 | 9 -3-3 | 30 | 27 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 4 -4-7 | 16 | 15 | 24 | -9 |
| 7 | FC Zorya Luhansk | 30 | 12 -4-14 | 40 | - | 34 | 39 | -5 | 15 | 7 -1-7 | 22 | 17 | 18 | -1 | 15 | 5 -3-7 | 18 | 17 | 21 | -4 |
| 8 | FC Rukh Vynnyky | 30 | 9 -11-10 | 38 | - | 30 | 27 | 3 | 15 | 4 -6-5 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 15 | 5 -5-5 | 20 | 14 | 15 | -1 |
| 9 | FC Kolos Kovalivka | 30 | 8 -12-10 | 36 | - | 27 | 25 | 2 | 15 | 2 -8-5 | 14 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 15 | 6 -4-5 | 22 | 19 | 14 | 5 |
| 10 | NK Veres Rivne | 30 | 9 -9-12 | 36 | - | 33 | 44 | -11 | 16 | 5 -7-4 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 14 | 4 -2-8 | 14 | 11 | 24 | -13 |
| 11 | FC Obolon' Kyiv | 30 | 8 -8-14 | 32 | - | 19 | 43 | -24 | 15 | 4 -6-5 | 18 | 10 | 19 | -9 | 15 | 4 -2-9 | 14 | 9 | 24 | -15 |
| 12 | LNZ Cherkasy FC | 30 | 7 -10-13 | 31 | - | 25 | 37 | -12 | 15 | 5 -4-6 | 19 | 15 | 16 | -1 | 15 | 2 -6-7 | 12 | 10 | 21 | -11 |
| 13 | FC Vorskla Poltava | 30 | 6 -9-15 | 27 | - | 24 | 38 | -14 | 15 | 3 -3-9 | 12 | 11 | 21 | -10 | 15 | 3 -6-6 | 15 | 13 | 17 | -4 |
| 14 | FK Livyi Bereh | 30 | 7 -5-18 | 26 | - | 18 | 39 | -21 | 15 | 4 -3-8 | 15 | 11 | 19 | -8 | 15 | 3 -2-10 | 11 | 7 | 20 | -13 |
| 15 | FC Inhulets' Petrove | 30 | 5 -9-16 | 24 | - | 21 | 47 | -26 | 14 | 4 -2-8 | 14 | 9 | 18 | -9 | 16 | 1 -7-8 | 10 | 12 | 29 | -17 |
| 16 | Chornomorets Odessa | 30 | 6 -5-19 | 23 | - | 20 | 45 | -25 | 15 | 4 -3-8 | 15 | 9 | 18 | -9 | 15 | 2 -2-11 | 8 | 11 | 27 | -16 |
2025-2026 UEFACL 2025-2026 UEFAECL Relegation Playoff Relegation to UKR2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Results
 | 13 | FC Zorya Luhansk | Arena L'viv |
 | 11 | FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | Stadion Spartak (Varna) |
 | 11 | LNZ Cherkasy FC | Stadion Avanhard (Uzhorod) |
 | 11 | FC Kolos Kovalivka | NSC Olimpiyskiy |
 | 11 | FC Shakhtar Donetsk | Arena L'viv |
 | 00 | FC Oleksandria | Stadion Chornomorets |
 | 10 | FK Livyi Bereh | Obolon' Arena |
 | 11 | FC Vorskla Poltava | Stadion Inhulets |
| 10 | FC Rukh Vynnyky | Stadion Livyi Bereh |
| 00 | FC Vorskla Poltava | Cherkasy Arena |
| 11 | FC Dynamo Kyiv | Stadion Chornomorets |
| 31 | NK Veres Rivne | Stadion KSK Nika |
| 14 | FC Shakhtar Donetsk | Stadion Inhulets |
| 21 | FC Karpaty Lviv | Obolon' Arena |
| 10 | FC Obolon' Kyiv | Stadion SK Hirnyk |
| 01 | FC Polissya Zhytomyr | Slavutych-Arena |
| 21 | FK Livyi Bereh | Stadion Inhulets |
| 21 | FC Oleksandria | Arena L'viv |
| 01 | FC Kolos Kovalivka | Stadion SK Hirnyk |
| 20 | NK Veres Rivne | Arena L'viv |