2025–26 Ukrainian Women's League

Ukrainian Women's League
Season2025–26
2026–27 →

The 2025–26 season of the Ukrainian Football Championship is the 35th season of Ukraine's women's football league.

Consisting of two tiers, it commenced on August 3, 2025, with 5 games of Round 1 for the higher tier and September 6, 2025, for the lower tier.

Format

The format of competitions for the season has changed a little bit from the previous season.

Vyshcha Liha (Higher League)

The Higher (Vyshcha) League kept the format consisting of two stages. The number of participants was reduced to 10. At the first stage, all 10 teams play a double round-robin tournament in the first half of the season before the winter break.[1] The top 5 teams qualify for the Championship group, and the bottom 5 teams for the Relegation group. The newly formed groups conduct another double round-robin tournament each.[2]

The top 3 teams of the Championship group qualify for the European club competitions. Also, the top 3 of the Relegation group, along with all 5 clubs of the Championship group, will form the new Elite League for the 2026–27 season.[3] The 2 worst teams, along with the 6 best teams from the First (Persha) League, will form the new Higher (Vyshcha) League for the 2026–27 season.

Persha Liha (First League)

The First (Persha) League consists of two groups, both with 8 teams. Each group conducts a double round robin tournament, with the top 2 teams from each group qualifying for the championship play-off consisting of semi-finals, final, and the match for third place.[4]

The top 6 teams will be selected for the 2026–27 Higher League.

Vyshcha Liha teams

Vyshcha Liha
Season2025–26
Dates3 August 2025 – 3 January 2026 (first stage)
2026 (second stage)
Teams10
Vorskla
Ladomyr
EMS Podillia
Seasters
Pantery
Shakhtar
Polissia
Kryvbas
Kolos
Metalist 1925
Locations of teams in the 2025–26 Ukrainian Championship Higher League

Team changes

Promoted Relegated
None Obolon Kyiv (withdrew)

Vyshcha Liha stadiums

Due to ongoing Russian aggression against Ukraine, many teams played their games in Kyiv or its suburbs. Critical role in providing a playing turf for the league's participant played Arsenal Arena and Livyi Bereh in the Kyiv's eastern suburbs Shchaslyve and Hnidyn.

Team Home city Home ground Capacity
Kolos Kovalivka Kolos 5,000
Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih Sparta
Ladomyr Volodymyr Olimp 2,000
Pantery Uman Tsentralny Stadion 7,552
EMS Podillia Vinnytsia Nyva training field
Polissia Zhytomyr Polissia training center
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv Arsenal Arena (Shchaslyve) 1,000
Shakhtar Donetsk
Seasters Odesa Chornomorets 34,164
Vorskla Poltava Vorskla 24,795

Vyshcha Liha managers

Club Head coach Replaced coach
Ladomyr Volodymyr Oleh Bortnik
Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih Kostiantyn Frolov
Vorskla Poltava Iya Andrushchak
Polissia Zhytomyr Mykola Podrannyi
EMS-Podillia Vinnytsia Oleksandr Dudnik
Seasters Odesa Denys Kolchin
Pantery Uman Yuriy Derenyuk
Kolos Kovalivka Lyudmyla Pokotylo
Shakhtar Donetsk Roman Zayev
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv Nataliya Zinchenko
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Table Incoming manager Date of appointment Table

Vyshcha Liha First Stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Vorskla Poltava (Q) 15 14 0 1 58 8 +50 42 Qualification for the Championship Group
2 Metalist 1925 Kharkiv (Q) 14 13 0 1 69 4 +65 39
3 Seasters Odesa 14 9 2 3 30 16 +14 29
4 Kolos Kovalivka 15 8 1 6 38 18 +20 25
5 Shakhtar Donetsk 15 7 2 6 18 23 −5 23
6 Polissia Zhytomyr 15 6 2 7 29 42 −13 20 Qualification for the Relegation Group
7 Ladomyr Volodymyr (Q) 15 4 1 10 16 44 −28 13
8 Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih (Q) 15 2 4 9 13 45 −32 10
9 Pantery Uman (Q) 15 2 3 10 12 34 −22 9
10 EMS Podillia Vinnytsia (Q) 15 0 3 12 10 59 −49 3
Updated to match(es) played on 14 December 2025. Source: womensfootball.com.ua
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored.[5]
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Results

Home \ Away KOL KRY LAD M25 PAN POD PZH SHA STR VOR
Kolos Kovalivka 2–0 1–2 5–0 10–0 3–1 3–1 1–2 2–1[a]
Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih 1–1 1–4 0–3 2–1 1–4[b] 1–1 2–2 0–4
Ladomyr Volodymyr 0–3 0–4 1–1 3–1 1–0 0–1 0–9[c]
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv 5–0 8–0 7–0 4–0 5–0[d] 5–0 3–0
Pantery Uman 0–5 1–2 2–1 1–1 3–2 1–3 0–2
EMS Podillia Vinnytsia 2–2 1–2 0–9 1–1 1–2 1–2 1–3 0–6
Polissia Zhytomyr 2–1 6–3 1–8 2–1 3–1[e] 0–2 3–3
Shakhtar Donetsk 1–0 3–1 0–6 1–0 1–1 1–3 1–2
Seasters Odesa 2–1 3–0 4–0 ppd[f] 2–0 3–0 1–0 1–2
Vorskla Poltava 2–1[g] 7–0 1–0 2–0 7–0 8–2[h] 3–0 2–1
Updated to match(es) played on 14 December 2025. Source: womensfootball.com.ua
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. ^ The round 13 match between Kolos and Vorskla took place on December 6, 2025, at the stadium "Molodizhnyi" in Poltava.[6]
  2. ^ The round 15 match Kryvbas vs Polissya, originally scheduled for December 14, was moved to an earlier date on October 20, 2025.
  3. ^ The round 1 match between Ladomyr and Vorskla took place on August 3, 2025, at stadium "Vorskla" in Poltava.[7]
  4. ^ The round 12 match Metalist 1925 vs EMS-Podillya, originally scheduled for November 14, was moved to an earlier date on October 16, 2025.
  5. ^ The round 14 match Polissya vs EMS-Podillya, originally scheduled for December 10, was moved to an earlier date on October 25, 2025.
  6. ^ The round 15 match between Seasters and Metalist 1925, that was scheduled on December 14, 2025, was postponed due to an extensive air raid alert in Odesa Oblast.[8]
  7. ^ The round 4 match between Vorskla and Kolos took place on August 22, 2025, at stadium "Kolos" in Kovalivka, Kyiv Oblast.[9]
  8. ^ The round 9 match Vorskla vs Polissya, originally scheduled for October 12, was postponed to January 1, 2026. However, it was played earlier on November 5, 2025.

Results by week

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718
Kolos KovalivkaDLLLLWWWWWWLWLW
Kryvbas Kryvyi RihDLLLWLLDDLWLDLL
Ladomyr VolodymyrLLDLLWWLLLLLLWW
Metalist 1925 KharkivWWWWWWLWWWWWWW
Pantery UmanLWDDLLLLLLLLWDL
EMS Podillia VinnytsiaLLLDLLLDLLLLLDL
Polissia ZhytomyrLLLWWWLDWWLLWDL
Shakhtar DonetskWWWLWLWLDWWLDLL
Seasters OdesaWWWWLLWDWWDWWL
Vorskla PoltavaWWWWWWWWWWWWLWW
Updated to match(es) played on 14 December 2025. Source: womensfootball.com.ua
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Statistics

Top goalscorers

As of 7 December 2025

Rank Scorer Team Goals
(Pen.)
1 Viktoriya Hiryn Metalist 1925 Kharkiv 12 (0)
2 Darya Apanashchenko Metalist 1925 Kharkiv 11 (0)
Roksolana Kravchuk Vorskla Poltava 11 (0)
4 Yelyzaveta Molodyuk Metalist 1925 Kharkiv 10 (0)
Yana Kalinina Vorskla Poltava 10 (0)

Vyshcha Liha Relegation Group

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
6 To be determined 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to Elite League[10]
7 Ladomyr Volodymyr 15 4 1 10 16 44 −28 13
8 Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih 15 2 4 9 13 45 −32 10
9 Pantery Uman 15 2 3 10 12 34 −22 9 Qualification to Higher League[10]
10 EMS-Podillia Vinnytsia 15 0 3 12 10 59 −49 3
First match(es) will be played: in spring of 2026. Source: womensfootball.com.ua
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored.[5]

Results

Home \ Away TBD LAD KRY PAN POD
To be determined
Ladomyr Volodymyr
Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih
Pantery Uman
EMS-Podillia Vinnytsia
First match(es) will be played: in spring of 2026. Source: WFPL.UA
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Persha Liha

Persha Liha
Season2025–26
Dates6 September 2025 – 2026 (group stage)
2026 (playoffs)
Teams15 in 2 groups

The top two teams from each group will advance to the playoffs. The top three teams from each group will be moved (promoted) to the reformed Vyshcha Liha next season.

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 FC Mynai 9 8 1 0 60 2 +58 25 Qualification to playoffs
Promotion to Vyshcha Liha
2 Pohoryna Kostopil 9 7 2 0 21 3 +18 23
3 DIuSSh-1 Khmelnytskyi 9 5 0 4 21 13 +8 15[a] Promotion to Vyshcha Liha[5]
4 Nadbuzhia Busk 9 5 0 4 25 15 +10 15[a]
5 Rukh Lviv 9 3 1 5 9 16 −7 10
6 Volodymyrskyi litsei 9 3 0 6 23 26 −3 9[b]
7 Prykarpattia-DIuSSh-3 Iv.Frankivsk 9 3 0 6 13 13 0 9[b]
8 Yantarochka Novoyavorivsk 9 0 0 9 2 86 −84 0
Updated to match(es) played on 16 November 2025. Source: womensfootball.com.ua
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference in all matches; 4) Goals scored in all matches; 6) Fair play.[5]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: DIuSSh-1 3, Nadbuzhia 0.
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Volodymyrskyi litsei 3, Prykarpattia-DIuSSh-3 0.

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Mariupol 8 6 2 0 22 6 +16 20 Qualification to play-offs
Promotion to Vyshcha Liha
2 Podil Kyiv 6 3 2 1 12 5 +7 11
3 Lider Kobeliaky 7 3 1 3 7 9 −2 10 Promotion to Vyshcha Liha
4 Zhaivir Shpola 7 2 3 2 6 8 −2 9
5 Yunist ShVSM Chernihiv 5 2 0 3 5 7 −2 6
6 Zhytomyrskyi litsei 7 1 2 4 6 13 −7 5
7 Ateks Kyiv 8 1 2 5 5 15 −10 5
Updated to match(es) played on 9 November 2025. Source: womensfootball.com.ua
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored.[5]

Playoffs

The top two teams from both groups will play off to determine who won the Persha Liha competitions.

See also

References

  1. ^ Вища ліга 25/26: у Будинку футболу відбулося жеребкування календаря. womensfootball.com.ua. 25 June 2025
  2. ^ Вища ліга 2025-2026. womensfootball.com.ua
  3. ^ Відбулося засідання з клубами Вищої ліги: зміна формату та планування нової ліги. womensfootball.com.ua. 17 June 2025
  4. ^ Перша ліга 25/26. Проект сезону: 2 етапи, 2 групи, 16 команд. womensfootball.com.ua. 26 June 2025
  5. ^ a b c d e "ВСЕУКРАЇНСЬКИХ ЗМАГАНЬ З ФУТБОЛУ СЕРЕД ЖІНОЧИХ КЛУБІВ СЕЗОНУ 2021-2022 РОКІВ" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  6. ^ Game report. womensfootball.com.ua
  7. ^ Game report. womensfootball.com.ua
  8. ^ Вища ліга 25/26. 1 етап. Підсумки та огляди матчів 15 туру. womensfootball.com.ua. 16 December 2025
  9. ^ Game report. womensfootball.com.ua
  10. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference womensfootball.com.ua was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  11. ^ Cite error: The named reference web.archive.org was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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