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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1FC Shakhtar Donetsk 2215 -6-151-5314391210 -1-13133825105 -5-02020614
2LNZ Cherkasy FC 2316 -3-451-351421127 -2-3231486119 -1-12821615
3FC Polissya Zhytomyr 2314 -4-546-411526125 -4-3191587119 -0-22726719
4FC Dynamo Kyiv 2312 -5-641-492524116 -2-32022913126 -3-321271611
5FC Metalist 1925 Kharkiv 2311 -8-441-291316116 -3-2211358125 -5-2201688
6FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih 2310 -7-637-35323116 -3-22120137124 -4-4161519-4
7FC Kolos Kovalivka 238 -10-534-21210113 -6-21589-1125 -4-31913121
8FC Karpaty Lviv 238 -8-732-32266123 -5-41417161115 -3-31815105
9FC Zorya Luhansk 228 -8-632-31274115 -4-21915105113 -4-4131617-1
10NK Veres Rivne 236 -8-926-1929-10124 -3-5151014-4112 -5-411915-6
11FK Epitsentr Kam-Pod 237 -2-1423-2636-10113 -1-7101619-3124 -1-7131017-7
12FC Obolon' Kyiv 225 -7-1022-1738-21112 -5-411921-12113 -2-611817-9
13FK Kudrivka 235 -6-1221-2538-13124 -4-41617170111 -2-85821-13
14FC Rukh Vynnyky 236 -2-1520-1736-19113 -1-7101223-11123 -1-810513-8
15FC Oleksandria 222 -6-1412-1742-25102 -1-77719-12120 -5-751023-13
16SK Poltava 232 -4-1710-1960-41121 -2-95930-21111 -2-851030-20
2026-2027 UEFACL
2026-2027 UEFAECL
Relegation Playoff
Relegation to UKR2

Fixtures

Fri - 17 Apr 2026
 FC Dynamo Kyiv   FC Zorya LuhanskStadion Dynamo im Valery Lobanovsky
 FC Obolon' Kyiv   SK PoltavaObolon' Arena
Sat - 18 Apr 2026
 FC Kolos Kovalivka   LNZ Cherkasy FCStadion Kolos (Kovalivka)
 FC Metalist 1925 Kharkiv   FK KudrivkaTsentralnyi Stadion (Zhytomyr)
Sun - 19 Apr 2026
 FK Epitsentr Kam-Pod   FC Karpaty LvivTernopilskyi Miskyi Stadion im Romana Shukhevycha
Mon - 20 Apr 2026
 FC Oleksandria   NK Veres RivneStadion KSK Nika
Sat - 25 Apr 2026
 FC Zorya Luhansk   NK Veres RivneStadion Dynamo im Valery Lobanovsky
 FK Epitsentr Kam-Pod   FC OleksandriaTernopilskyi Miskyi Stadion im Romana Shukhevycha
 FC Polissya Zhytomyr   FC Obolon' KyivTsentralnyi Stadion (Zhytomyr)
 FK Kudrivka   FC Shakhtar DonetskStadion Yuvilejnyj (Bucha)
 FC Kolos Kovalivka   SK PoltavaStadion Kolos (Kovalivka)
Sat - 2 May 2026
 NK Veres Rivne   FK Epitsentr Kam-PodStadion Avanhard (Rivne)
 FC Dynamo Kyiv   FC Shakhtar DonetskStadion Dynamo im Valery Lobanovsky
 FC Karpaty Lviv   LNZ Cherkasy FCStadion Ukrajina

Results

Wed - 15 Apr 2026
 FC Metalist 1925 Kharkiv 40 NK Veres RivneTsentralnyi Stadion (Zhytomyr)
Mon - 13 Apr 2026
Sun - 12 Apr 2026
 FC Zorya Luhansk 10 FK Epitsentr Kam-PodStadion Dynamo im Valery Lobanovsky
 FK Kudrivka 12 FC Kryvbas Kryvyi RihStadion Yuvilejnyj (Bucha)
Sat - 11 Apr 2026
 NK Veres Rivne 20 FC Obolon' KyivStadion Avanhard (Rivne)
 FC Metalist 1925 Kharkiv 10 FC Dynamo KyivTsentralnyi Stadion (Zhytomyr)
 FC Karpaty Lviv 20 FC OleksandriaStadion Ukrajina
Fri - 10 Apr 2026
 SK Poltava 04 FC Polissya ZhytomyrStadion Molodizhnyy
Mon - 6 Apr 2026
 FK Epitsentr Kam-Pod 10 FK KudrivkaTernopilskyi Miskyi Stadion im Romana Shukhevycha
Sun - 5 Apr 2026
 FC Polissya Zhytomyr 11 NK Veres RivneTsentralnyi Stadion (Zhytomyr)
Sat - 4 Apr 2026
 FC Dynamo Kyiv 01 FC Karpaty LvivStadion Dynamo im Valery Lobanovsky
 FC Kolos Kovalivka 00 FC Metalist 1925 KharkivStadion Kolos (Kovalivka)
Fri - 3 Apr 2026
 SK Poltava 33 FC OleksandriaStadion Molodizhnyy
Sun - 22 Mar 2026
 FC Karpaty Lviv 40 FC Obolon' KyivStadion Ukrajina
 NK Veres Rivne 01 FC Kolos KovalivkaStadion Avanhard (Rivne)
Sat - 21 Mar 2026
 FC Zorya Luhansk PSPD FC Shakhtar DonetskStadion Dynamo im Valery Lobanovsky