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 | 13 | 9 -3-1 | 30 | - | 35 | 10 | 25 | 6 | 5 -0-1 | 15 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 4 -3-0 | 15 | 17 | 4 | 13 |
| 2 | LNZ Cherkasy FC | 13 | 8 -2-3 | 26 | - | 14 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 -1-2 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 -1-1 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 6 |
| 3 | FC Polissya Zhytomyr | 13 | 7 -3-3 | 24 | - | 21 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 2 -3-2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 -0-1 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 10 |
| 4 | FC Kolos Kovalivka | 13 | 6 -4-3 | 22 | - | 16 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 3 -3-1 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 3 -1-2 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| 5 | FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | 13 | 6 -3-4 | 21 | - | 22 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 3 -2-1 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 3 -1-3 | 10 | 11 | 14 | -3 |
| 6 | FC Dynamo Kyiv | 13 | 5 -5-3 | 20 | - | 29 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 -2-1 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 3 -3-2 | 12 | 18 | 13 | 5 |
| 7 | FC Zorya Luhansk | 13 | 5 -5-3 | 20 | - | 18 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 -4-2 | 10 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 5 | 3 -1-1 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 5 |
| 8 | FC Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | 13 | 5 -5-3 | 20 | - | 15 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 2 -2-2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 3 -3-1 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| 9 | FC Karpaty Lviv | 13 | 4 -6-3 | 18 | - | 18 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 1 -4-3 | 7 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 5 | 3 -2-0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| 10 | NK Veres Rivne | 13 | 4 -5-4 | 17 | - | 13 | 14 | -1 | 7 | 2 -2-3 | 8 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 6 | 2 -3-1 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| 11 | FC Obolon' Kyiv | 13 | 4 -4-5 | 16 | - | 11 | 21 | -10 | 6 | 1 -2-3 | 5 | 4 | 15 | -11 | 7 | 3 -2-2 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| 12 | FK Kudrivka | 13 | 4 -2-7 | 14 | - | 17 | 26 | -9 | 7 | 4 -2-1 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 0 -0-6 | 0 | 4 | 17 | -13 |
| 13 | FK Epitsentr Kam-Pod | 13 | 3 -1-9 | 10 | - | 15 | 22 | -7 | 6 | 0 -0-6 | 0 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 7 | 3 -1-3 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 14 | FC Oleksandria | 13 | 2 -4-7 | 10 | - | 13 | 23 | -10 | 6 | 2 -0-4 | 6 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 7 | 0 -4-3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -5 |
| 15 | FC Rukh Vynnyky | 13 | 3 -1-9 | 10 | - | 11 | 22 | -11 | 7 | 2 -0-5 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 6 | 1 -1-4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | -3 |
| 16 | SK Poltava | 13 | 1 -3-9 | 6 | - | 11 | 32 | -21 | 6 | 1 -1-4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -7 | 7 | 0 -2-5 | 2 | 6 | 20 | -14 |
2026-2027 UEFACL 2026-2027 UEFAECL Relegation Playoff Relegation to UKR2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fixtures
Fri - 28 Nov 2025
 | FC Kolos Kovalivka | Obolon' Arena |
Sat - 29 Nov 2025
 | FK Kudrivka | Cherkasy Arena |
 | FC Karpaty Lviv | Stadion Avanhard (Rivne) |
Sun - 30 Nov 2025
 | FC Rukh Vynnyky | Stadion KSK Nika |
 | FC Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | Ternopilskyi Miskyi Stadion im Romana Shukhevycha |
 | FC Zorya Luhansk | Tsentralnyi Stadion (Zhytomyr) |
Mon - 1 Dec 2025
 | SK Poltava | Stadion Dynamo im Valery Lobanovsky |
 | FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | Arena L'viv |
Fri - 5 Dec 2025
| FC Karpaty Lviv | Stadion Dynamo im Valery Lobanovsky |
Sat - 6 Dec 2025
| FC Obolon' Kyiv | Cherkasy Arena |
| FC Shakhtar Donetsk | Stadion Kolos (Kovalivka) |
| FC Dynamo Kyiv | Stadion Yuvilejnyj (Bucha) |
Sun - 7 Dec 2025
| FC Oleksandria | Stadion SK Hirnyk |
| NK Veres Rivne | Tsentralnyi Stadion (Zhytomyr) |
| FC Polissya Zhytomyr | Arena L'viv |
Mon - 8 Dec 2025
| FK Epitsentr Kam-Pod | Stadion Molodizhnyy |
Fri - 12 Dec 2025
| FK Kudrivka | Stadion KSK Nika |
| FC Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | Obolon' Arena |
Sat - 13 Dec 2025
| FC Kolos Kovalivka | Stadion SK Hirnyk |
| FC Zorya Luhansk | Cherkasy Arena |
Results
Mon - 24 Nov 2025
| 22 | FC Oleksandria | Stadion Dynamo im Valery Lobanovsky |
Sun - 23 Nov 2025
| 42 | FK Kudrivka | Arena L'viv |
| 00 | FK Epitsentr Kam-Pod | Tsentralnyi Stadion (Zhytomyr) |
| 22 | NK Veres Rivne | Stadion SK Hirnyk |
Sat - 22 Nov 2025
| 06 | FC Shakhtar Donetsk | Obolon' Arena |
| 21 | FC Dynamo Kyiv | Stadion Kolos (Kovalivka) |
| 12 | FC Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | Stadion Ukrajina |
Fri - 21 Nov 2025
| 02 | LNZ Cherkasy FC | Stadion Molodizhnyy |
Sun - 9 Nov 2025
| 71 | SK Poltava | Arena L'viv |
| 01 | LNZ Cherkasy FC | Stadion Dynamo im Valery Lobanovsky |
| 03 | FC Polissya Zhytomyr | Stadion KSK Nika |
Sat - 8 Nov 2025
| 10 | FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | Stadion Ukrajina |
| 10 | FC Rukh Vynnyky | Stadion Avanhard (Rivne) |
| 13 | FC Zorya Luhansk | Tsentralnyi Stadion (Zhytomyr) |
Fri - 7 Nov 2025
| 13 | FC Kolos Kovalivka | Stadion Yuvilejnyj (Bucha) |
| 12 | FC Obolon' Kyiv | Ternopilskyi Miskyi Stadion im Romana Shukhevycha |
Mon - 3 Nov 2025
| 00 | FC Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | Tsentralnyi Stadion (Zhytomyr) |
| 01 | FC Karpaty Lviv | Cherkasy Arena |
Sun - 2 Nov 2025
| 31 | FC Dynamo Kyiv | Arena L'viv |
| 10 | FC Rukh Vynnyky | Stadion Dynamo im Valery Lobanovsky |