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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Promotion/Relegation Playoff
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| Aggregate | FC Oleksandria (UKR1) | 12 | FK Livyi Bereh (UKR2) |
| 05.06.26 |  | 11 | FK Livyi Bereh | Stadion KSK Nika |
| 09.06.26 | | 10 | FC Oleksandria | Stadion KSK Nika | ||
| FK Livyi Bereh is promoted to UKR1 | ||||||
| Aggregate | FK Kudrivka (UKR1) | 22 | FC Ahrobiznes Voloch (UKR2) |
| 05.06.26 |  | 00 | FC Ahrobiznes Voloch | Stadion Yuvilejnyj (Bucha) |
| 09.06.26 | | 22 | FK Kudrivka | Stadion Yuvilejnyj (Bucha) | ||
| FK Kudrivka remains in UKR1 on PKs (3-2) | ||||||
| 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 | 30 | 22 -6-2 | 72 | - | 71 | 21 | 50 | 15 | 12 -1-2 | 37 | 37 | 10 | 27 | 15 | 10 -5-0 | 35 | 34 | 11 | 23 |
| 2 | LNZ Cherkasy FC | 30 | 18 -6-6 | 60 | - | 39 | 17 | 22 | 15 | 8 -4-3 | 28 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 10 -2-3 | 32 | 22 | 8 | 14 |
| 3 | FC Polissya Zhytomyr | 30 | 18 -5-7 | 59 | - | 51 | 21 | 30 | 15 | 8 -4-3 | 28 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 10 -1-4 | 31 | 29 | 11 | 18 |
| 4 | FC Dynamo Kyiv | 30 | 17 -6-7 | 57 | - | 66 | 36 | 30 | 15 | 9 -2-4 | 29 | 31 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 8 -4-3 | 28 | 35 | 21 | 14 |
| 5 | FC Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | 30 | 13 -12-5 | 51 | - | 36 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 7 -5-3 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 6 -7-2 | 25 | 19 | 10 | 9 |
| 6 | FC Kolos Kovalivka | 30 | 13 -10-7 | 49 | - | 30 | 25 | 5 | 15 | 6 -6-3 | 24 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 15 | 7 -4-4 | 25 | 18 | 14 | 4 |
| 7 | FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | 30 | 13 -9-8 | 48 | - | 53 | 46 | 7 | 15 | 8 -3-4 | 27 | 31 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 5 -6-4 | 21 | 22 | 24 | -2 |
| 8 | FC Zorya Luhansk | 30 | 12 -10-8 | 46 | - | 42 | 36 | 6 | 15 | 6 -6-3 | 24 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 6 -4-5 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 0 |
| 9 | FC Karpaty Lviv | 30 | 10 -11-9 | 41 | - | 40 | 31 | 9 | 15 | 4 -6-5 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 15 | 6 -5-4 | 23 | 20 | 13 | 7 |
| 10 | FK Epitsentr Kam-Pod | 30 | 8 -8-14 | 32 | - | 36 | 45 | -9 | 15 | 4 -4-7 | 16 | 20 | 22 | -2 | 15 | 4 -4-7 | 16 | 16 | 23 | -7 |
| 11 | NK Veres Rivne | 30 | 7 -10-13 | 31 | - | 26 | 40 | -14 | 15 | 4 -4-7 | 16 | 14 | 21 | -7 | 15 | 3 -6-6 | 15 | 12 | 19 | -7 |
| 12 | FC Obolon' Kyiv | 30 | 7 -10-13 | 31 | - | 28 | 49 | -21 | 15 | 2 -8-5 | 14 | 13 | 26 | -13 | 15 | 5 -2-8 | 17 | 15 | 23 | -8 |
| 13 | FK Kudrivka | 30 | 7 -7-16 | 28 | - | 32 | 48 | -16 | 15 | 6 -4-5 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 15 | 1 -3-11 | 6 | 11 | 27 | -16 |
| 14 | FC Rukh Vynnyky | 30 | 6 -3-21 | 21 | - | 20 | 51 | -31 | 15 | 3 -2-10 | 11 | 14 | 31 | -17 | 15 | 3 -1-11 | 10 | 6 | 20 | -14 |
| 15 | FC Oleksandria | 30 | 3 -8-19 | 17 | - | 24 | 58 | -34 | 15 | 2 -2-11 | 8 | 9 | 31 | -22 | 15 | 1 -6-8 | 9 | 15 | 27 | -12 |
| 16 | SK Poltava | 30 | 2 -7-21 | 13 | - | 23 | 74 | -51 | 15 | 1 -3-11 | 6 | 12 | 39 | -27 | 15 | 1 -4-10 | 7 | 11 | 35 | -24 |
2026-2027 UEFACL 2026-2027 UEFAECL Relegation Playoff Relegation to UKR2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Results
 | 32 | FK Kudrivka | Stadion Dynamo im Valery Lobanovsky |
 | 20 | FC Rukh Vynnyky | Tsentralnyi Stadion (Zhytomyr) |
 | 01 | FC Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | Stadion Avanhard (Rivne) |
 | 01 | LNZ Cherkasy FC | Obolon' Arena |
 | 12 | FC Zorya Luhansk | Stadion Ukrajina |
 | 00 | SK Poltava | Ternopilskyi Miskyi Stadion im Romana Shukhevycha |
| 11 | FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | Stadion KSK Nika |
 | 01 | FC Kolos Kovalivka | Arena L'viv |
| 10 | LNZ Cherkasy FC | Stadion Yuvilejnyj (Bucha) |
| 00 | FC Polissya Zhytomyr | Stadion Dynamo im Valery Lobanovsky |
| 20 | NK Veres Rivne | Stadion Ukrajina |
| 02 | FC Obolon' Kyiv | Stadion Kolos (Kovalivka) |
| 23 | FC Shakhtar Donetsk | Stadion SK Hirnyk |
| 13 | FC Oleksandria | Arena L'viv |
| 02 | FC Dynamo Kyiv | Stadion Molodizhnyy |
| 11 | FK Epitsentr Kam-Pod | Tsentralnyi Stadion (Zhytomyr) |
| 21 | FC Rukh Vynnyky | Stadion Yuvilejnyj (Bucha) |
| 31 | FC Obolon' Kyiv | Arena L'viv |
| 20 | SK Poltava | Cherkasy Arena |
| 21 | FC Kolos Kovalivka | Stadion Dynamo im Valery Lobanovsky |