Ukrainian Women's Top League Explained

Pixels:200
Confed:UEFA
Founded:1992
Divisions:1
Teams:12
Relegation:First League
Levels:1-2
Domest Cup:Ukrainian Women's Cup
Confed Cup:UEFA Champions League
Champions:Vorskla Poltava (5th title)
Season:2023–24
Most Successful Club:Metalist 1925 Kharkiv (10 titles)
Top Goalscorer:Olha Ovdiychuk
(199 goals)
Website:Official
Current:2024–25 Ukrainian Women's Top League

The Ukrainian Women's Professional Football League, WFPL, is part of the Ukrainian football clubs competitions among females that consists of two divisions, the Top League (Vyshcha Liha) which has a professional status and the First League (Persha Liha) which was revived in 2013 after 20-year break and is a competition among amateur clubs. Participation of a club in league competitions has to be approved by regional football federations and the All-Ukrainian Association of Women's Football. The All-Ukrainian Association of Women's Football is Ukrainian public organization that governs and organizes all football competitions among females in Ukraine, including the league competitions.

The champion of the Top League qualifies for the UEFA Women's Champions League.

History

The league was created in 1992 with dissolution of the Soviet Union and discontinuation of the Soviet women's football championship that existed only for two seasons 1990 and 1991 (the 1989 season was organized by the Soviet Trade Union Sport Federation). The new Ukrainian league included several teams that participated in the former Soviet championship such as Lehenda Chernihiv, Arena Kyiv, Olimp Kyiv (former Soviet champion Nyva Baryshivka), Dynamo Kyiv, ZHU Zaporizhzhia, Luhanochka Luhansk, Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk, and many others. Kharkiv city teams en masse boycotted the domestic league until introduction of the UEFA Women's Cup.

The first Ukrainian championship consisted of 18 teams that were split into two divisions, the Higher League (10 teams) and the First League (8 teams). The first Ukrainian championship presented a new Donetsk team (as Tekstylnyk Donetsk) that started from the First League and eventually would become one of the most successful clubs in the league. While dominated at first by various teams from Kyiv, starting from 1994 Donchanka (Donechanka) Donetsk became the flagman (flag-woman) of the league dominating until the end of 1990s.

Some six teams that previously competed in Soviet competitions (in 1990 and 1991) chose not to enter the new Ukrainian league in 1992. More teams withdrew from competitions after 1993 causing the second tier (First League) to be disbanded for the next 20 years. The interest in women football never improved in Ukraine and by end of 1990s the league consisted of merely 4 teams playing 4 or 6 leg round-robin tournament between each other.

With turn of millennium, the leadership in the league was overtaken by WFC Lehenda Chernihiv and stayed the leading team for the next decade. Around that time (2001), there was introduced new international tournament UEFA Women's Cup that gave a boost in expansion of the Ukrainian league. For the first time in the league appeared a team from Kharkiv. Later the team at first existing as a department of the main Metalist club, in 2006 was taken over by a local construction company. While the main Donetsk team declined, Chernihiv footballers received a notable competitiveness boost from Kharkiv, Prykarpattia and Azov regions. There also appeared new smaller teams such as Rodyna out of Kostopil in Volhynia and eastern Podollia teams around Uman. In 2008 there was introduced winter break competition which became regular later since 2013.

Following 2010, Lehenda was not able to regain the first position in the league and the league became dominated by Zhilstroi-1 (Zhytlobud-1) Kharkiv. Note that Zhilstroi-1 is a Soviet name for construction company out of Kharkiv which in its name actually carries a number. Also Russian language continues to be dominant in Ukrainian sport and particularly in women football where a lot of teams named in Russian manner i.e. Donchanka, Zhilstroi, Voskhod, Iuzhanka and others. In this situation the women team "Rodyna" has undetermined situation as in Russian and Ukrainian languages carries completely different meanings. Following the 2014 Russian aggression against Ukraine, the league lost its Donetsk team which was disbanded due to the Russian occupation of eastern Ukraine in addition to Crimea. At the same time the Bubka school of Olympic reserve which provided athletes for the team was evacuated to Bakhmut.

Clubs

The following eleven clubs competed in the 2021–22 season.

Team Location Ground Capacity data-sort-type=number2020–21 season
Ateks Arsenal Arena ? 1L, 2nd
EMS-Podillia PCY Stadium 1,500 9th
Karpaty Stadion im.Markevycha 900 6th
Kolos Tsentralnyi Stadium ? 1L, 1st
Kryvbas Hirnyk Stadium 2,500 non-existent
Ladomyr Shakhtar Stadium ? 4th
Mariupol Zakhidnyi Stadium 3,063 5th
Pantery Tsentralnyi Stadium 7,552 8th
Voskhod Start Stadium ? 3rd
Olimpiyets Stadium 1,500 1st
Nova Bavaria Stadium 2,057 2nd

Top league laureates

The following is a list of all previous champions.[1] [2]

SeasonChampionRunner-Up3rd PositionWinter champion[3]
  1. of teams
1992Dynamo Kyiv [4] ‡Arena-Hospodar FastivLehenda Chernihiv - 10
1993Arena Kyiv ‡Dynamo KyivTornado Kyiv - 13
1994Donetsk-Ros' Donetsk ‡Yunisa KyivAlina Kyiv - 13
1995Alina Kyiv ‡Spartak Kyiv - 9
1996Donetsk-Ros' Donetsk ‡Alina KyivStal Makiyivka - 6
1997Alina Kyiv ‡Lehenda ChernihivDonchanka-Varna Donetsk - 5
1998WFC Donchanka ‡Lehenda ChernihivIskra Zaporizhzhia - 4
1999WFC Donchanka ‡Lehenda ChernihivHrafit Zaporizhzhia - 4
2000WFC DonchankaKyivska Rus' Kyiv - 8
2001Lehenda Chernihiv ‡WFC DonchankaVolyn Lutsk - 8
2002Lehenda Chernihiv ‡WFC KharkivMetallurg-Donchanka Donetsk - 8
2003Kharkiv-Kondytsioner ‡Lehenda ChernihivDonchanka-TSPOR Donetsk - 7
2004Metalist Kharkiv ‡Lehenda ChernihivSpartak Sumy - 9
2005Lehenda Chernihiv ‡Arsenal KharkivSpartak Ivano-Frankivsk - 9
2006Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv ‡Lehenda ChernihivNaftokhimik Kalush - 9
2007Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv ‡Lehenda Chernihiv - 8
2008Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv ‡Lehenda ChernihivNaftokhimik KalushZhytlobud-1 Kharkiv 10
2009Lehenda Chernihiv ‡Zhytlobud-1 KharkivIllichivka Mariupol - 7
2010Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv ‡Illichivka Mariupol - 9
2011[5] Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv ‡Lehenda ChernihivNaftokhimik Kalush - 8
2012Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv Naftokhimik Kalush ‡Donchanka-TsPOR - 8
2013[6] Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv ‡Lehenda ChernihivDonchanka-TsPOR8
2014[7] Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv ‡Zhytlobud-2 KharkivLehenda ChernihivZhytlobud-1 Kharkiv 8
2015Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv ‡Lehenda ChernihivZhytlobud-2 KharkivZhytlobud-1 Kharkiv 8
2016[8] Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv ‡Lehenda ChernihivZhytlobud-2 Kharkiv 7
2017Zhytlobud-2 Kharkiv Zhytlobud-1 KharkivLehenda ChernihivZhytlobud-1 Kharkiv 9
2017–18[9] Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv ‡Zhytlobud-2 KharkivLehenda ChernihivZhytlobud-2 Kharkiv 10
2018–19Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv ‡Zhytlobud-2 KharkivVoskhod Stara MayachkaZhytlobud-2 Kharkiv 10
2019–20Zhytlobud-2 Kharkiv ‡Zhytlobud-1 KharkivVoskhod Stara MayachkaZhytlobud-1 Kharkiv 10
2020–21Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv Zhytlobud-2 Kharkiv ‡Voskhod Stara MayachkaZhytlobud-2 Kharkiv 10
2021–22Zhytlobud-2 Kharkiv ‡Zhytlobud-1 KharkivKryvbas Kryvyi Rihcancelled[10] 11
2022–23Kryvbas Kryvyi RihKolos Kovalivka - 12
2023–24Vorskla Poltava ‡Kolos KovalivkaKryvbas Kryvyi Rih - 12

Record champions

ClubWinnersWinning yearsRunners-up2nd place years
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv (Zhytlobud-1)102006, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–2152007, 2010, 2016, 2017, 2019–20, (2021–22)
Lehenda Chernihiv62000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2009, 2010101997, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2013, 2015
Vorskla Poltava (Zhytlobud-2)52016, 2017, 2019–20, (2021–22), 2022-23, 2023-2442014, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21
Donchanka Donetsk51994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 199912000
Metalist Kharkiv22003, 200422002, 2005
Alina Kyiv1199721995, 1996
Dynamo Kyiv1199211993
Arena Kyiv1199311992
Naftokhimik Kalush1200712012
Unisa Luhansk–11994
Kyyivska Rus Kyiv–12001
Illichivka Mariupol–12009
Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih–12022-23
Kolos Kovalivka–12023-24
Total 32 32

Ukrainian Women's League players

All-time Premier League appearance leaders
RankPlayerGames
1 Tetyana Hromovska240
2 Yuliya Vashchenko208
3 Nataliya Zhdanova188
4 Tetyana Oznobikhina184
5 Anzhela Chernobay182
6 Natalia Sukhorukova180
7 Nataliya Ihnatovych178
8 Halyna Mykhaylenko177
9 Inesa Titova159
10 Oksana Revzin157
Players in bold are still playing in Premier League
Data as of 23 April 2012[11]
All-time Premier League scorers
RankPlayerGoals
1 Halyna Mykhaylenko137
2 Yuliya Korniyevets121
3 Svitlana Frishko115
4 Olena Khodyryeva87
5 Hanna Mozolska77
6 Lyudmyla Pekur75
7 Khrystyna Botyuk64
8 Vira Dyatel59
9 Olha Boychenko50
10 Hanna Tatarynava48
Players in bold are still playing in Premier League
Data as of 23 April 2012

All-time table

at the end of the 2023–24 season

RankTeamSeasonsPWDLGFGAPtsAchievementOther names used
1Lehenda-ShVSM Chernihiv2737024146831188304769bgcolor=goldchampions (6)Lehenda-Cheksil
2Metalist 1925 Kharkiv1827022129201231127692bgcolor=goldchampions (10)Zhytlobud-1
3Donchanka Donetsk[12] 232921644187746328533bgcolor=goldchampions (5)Donchanka-TsPOR, Metalurh-Donchanka, Donchanka-Varna, Varna, FC Donetsk, Donetsk-Ros, Tekstylnyk
4Vorskla Poltava131971571525948167486bgcolor=goldchampions (5)Zhytlobud-2 Kharkiv
5Naftokhimik Kalush8120691536282151222bgcolor=goldchampions (1)Spartak Ivano-Frankivsk
6Dynamo Kyiv510062132523895199bgcolor=goldchampions (1)OKIP Kyiv, SDYuShOR-16 Kyiv
7Veres Rivne182554735173254796176bgcolor= 4th (1)Rodyna-Litsei, Rodyna-KOLISP
8Iatran Berestivets11147492573187318172bgcolor= 4th (5)
9Ladomyr Volodymyr7126461268240305150bgcolor= 4th (1)
10Alina Kyiv58145927176106144bgcolor=goldchampions (1)
11Metalist Kharkiv6614251430470131bgcolor=goldchampions (2)Arsenal, Kharkiv-Kondytsioner, Kharkivianka
12Illichivka Mariupil9111391458154275131bgcolor=tan3rd (2)Azovchanka
13Pantery Uman9142381490194458128bgcolor= 5th (2)
14Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih3533931119546120bgcolor=silver 2nd (1)
15Luhanochka-Spartak Luhansk[13] 790351540123207120bgcolor= 4th (2)Luhanochka, Zorya-Spartak
16Voskhod Stara Mayachka46536623118106114bgcolor=tan3rd (3)
17Kolos Kovalivka3533451410744107bgcolor=silver 2nd (1)
18Dnipro-1585301144135250101bgcolor= 6th (2)Zlahoda-Dnipro-1, Zlahoda
19Iskra Zaporizhzhia710023235410521492bgcolor=tan3rd (2)Hrafit
20Spartak Kyiv3552613161105291bgcolor=silverrunners-up (1)Unisa Luhansk
21Arena Kyiv23926103731988bgcolor=goldchampions (1)
22EMS-Podillia Vinnytsia5862414489919986bgcolor= 9th (2)
23Iednist Plysky4622553210210480bgcolor= 5th (3)
24Stal Makiivka457221223736178bgcolor=tan3rd (1)Stal-Nika-MMK
25Mariupol590237609032376bgcolor= 5th (1)Mariupolchanka
26Shakhtar Donetsk243242171125574bgcolor= 4th (1)
27Chornomorochka Odesa81171719818835770bgcolor= 4th (1)
28Tornado Kyiv240191011653467bgcolor=tan3rd (1)Olimp Kyiv, Nyva Baryshivka
29Spartak Sumy34121416659667bgcolor=tan3rd (1)
30Ateks Kyiv172241423187145120565bgcolor= 5th (1)Ateks-Obolon Kyiv, Ateks-SDYuShOR-16 Kyiv
31Iunist Poltava647155277014750bgcolor= 4th (1)Kolos
32Iuzhanka Kherson551134348522243bgcolor= 5th (1)
33Borysfen Zaporizhzhia24081418285638bgcolor= 7th (1)
34Krym-Iuni Simferopil24071023277231bgcolor= 9th (2)
35Lada Mykolaiv2339321265430bgcolor= 7th (1)
36FC Lviv118927393829bgcolor= 4th (1)
37Bukovynka Chernivtsi118594191524bgcolor= 5th (1)
38Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk2286616295024bgcolor= 8th (1)
39Karpaty Lviv22972203510623bgcolor= 6th (1)
40Nika Mykolaiv115717573522bgcolor= 7th (1)
41Kyivska Rus Kyiv32341183011613bgcolor=tan3rd (1)
42Ukrayinka Ternopil1144010134112bgcolor= 7th (1)
43Sotstekh Kyiv1830512259bgcolor= 7th (1)
44Volyn Lutsk21223716449bgcolor=tan3rd (1)
45Lvivianka Lviv4232219221408bgcolor= 4th (1)
46Krayanka Kirovohrad2222119131167bgcolor= 6th (1)Mriya Kirovohrad
47TsPOR Donchanka Donetsk161231195bgcolor= 6th (1)
48Esmira Luhansk11012712385bgcolor= 11th (1)
49Dynamo Irpin13102323bgcolor= 5th (1)
50Oleksandriya Kyiv141036183bgcolor= 8th (1)
51Bukovynska Nadiya1151014111033bgcolor= 10th (1)
52Slaviya Kyiv21100113580bgcolor= 9th (2)
53Harmoniya Lviv11100112720bgcolor= 9th (1)
54Sisters Odesadebut
55Obolon Kyiv
56Polissia Zhytomyr

Notes:

Participants with annulled record

RankTeamSeasonsPWDLGFGAPtsAchievementOther names used
1Kolos Kherson172149197bgcolor=
2Inhulianka Kryvyi Rih190183391bgcolor=

All-time participants

The table lists the Higher League teams's place in each of the seasons. The table also tracks the Higher League teams that competed in the lower First League (<1>) when they were relegated or withdrew from the Higher League.

Higher League participants (1992–2012)

Season 199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012
Teams1013139654488810999897988
align=LEFT bgcolor= Dynamo Kyivbgcolor=gold1bgcolor=silver24··················
align=LEFT bgcolor= Arena Kyivbgcolor=silver2bgcolor=gold1···················
align=LEFT bgcolor= Lehenda Chernihivbgcolor=tan34645bgcolor=silver2bgcolor=silver2bgcolor=silver2bgcolor=gold1bgcolor=gold1bgcolor=gold1bgcolor=silver2bgcolor=silver2bgcolor=gold1bgcolor=silver2bgcolor=tan3bgcolor=silver2bgcolor=gold1bgcolor=gold1bgcolor=silver24
align=LEFT bgcolor= Olimp Kyiv / Tornado Kyiv4bgcolor=tan3···················
align=LEFT bgcolor= Bukovynka Chernivtsi5····················
align=LEFT bgcolor= Luhanochka Luhansk/Zorya65·······44bgcolor=pink5··7bgcolor=pink5·····
align=LEFT bgcolor= Borysfen Zaporizhzhia710···················
align=LEFT bgcolor= Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk813···················
align=LEFT bgcolor= Krym-Iuni Simferopil99···················
align=LEFT bgcolor= Chornomorochka Odesa101286bgcolor=pink4·········bgcolor=pink9·bgcolor=pink9·bgcolor=pink8··
align=LEFT bgcolor= Iskra Zaporizhzhiabgcolor=lightyellow<1>67865bgcolor=tan3bgcolor=tan3·············
align=LEFT bgcolor= Donechanka Donetskbgcolor=lightyellow<1>7bgcolor=gold1bgcolor=gold1bgcolor=gold1bgcolor=tan3bgcolor=gold1bgcolor=gold1bgcolor=silver2bgcolor=silver2bgcolor=tan3bgcolor=tan345445445bgcolor=tan3
align=LEFT bgcolor= Iunisa Luhanskbgcolor=lightyellow<1>8bgcolor=silver2··················
align=LEFT bgcolor= Alina Kyiv / Radosynbgcolor=lightyellow<1>11bgcolor=tan3bgcolor=silver2bgcolor=silver2bgcolor=gold1···············
align=LEFT bgcolor= Stal Makiivka··55bgcolor=tan3bgcolor=pink4···············
align=LEFT bgcolor= Lada Mykolaiv·bgcolor=lightyellow<1>97·················
align=LEFT bgcolor= Mriya Kirovohrad / Krayankabgcolor=lightyellow<1>bgcolor=lightyellow<1>10·····bgcolor=pink6············
align=LEFT bgcolor= Esmira Luhansk / Kontek·bgcolor=lightyellow<1>11··················
align=LEFT bgcolor= Inhulianka Kryvyi Rih··12··················
align=LEFT bgcolor= Iuzhanka Kherson/Kolosbgcolor=lightyellow<1>bgcolor=lightyellow<1>13··········857bgcolor=pink7·bgcolor=pink9··
Season 199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012
Teams1013139654488810999897988
align=LEFT bgcolor= Spartak Kyiv···bgcolor=tan3·················
align=LEFT bgcolor= Harmoniya Lviv···9·················
align=LEFT bgcolor= Lvivianka/SKIF Lvivbgcolor=lightyellow<1>bgcolor=lightyellow<1>····bgcolor=pink4·87bgcolor=pink7··········
align=LEFT bgcolor= Kyivska Rus Kyiv·······4bgcolor=tan3bgcolor=pink5···········
align=LEFT bgcolor= Iunist Poltava········46565bgcolor=pink9·······
align=LEFT bgcolor= Dynamo Irpin········bgcolor=pink5············
align=LEFT bgcolor= Volyn Lutsk·········bgcolor=tan3bgcolor=pink8··········
align=LEFT bgcolor= Metalist/Arsenal/Kharkivianka········7bgcolor=pink8bgcolor=silver2bgcolor=gold1bgcolor=gold1bgcolor=silver2·······
align=LEFT bgcolor= TsPOR Donechanka··········bgcolor=pink6··········
align=LEFT bgcolor= Spartak Sumy···········4bgcolor=tan3bgcolor=pink4·······
align=LEFT bgcolor= Ateks SDIuShOR-16 Kyiv···········7868bgcolor=pink6·7588
align=LEFT bgcolor= Oleksandriya Kyiv···········bgcolor=pink8·········
align=LEFT bgcolor= Slaviya Kyiv···········9bgcolor=pink9········
align=LEFT bgcolor= Naftokhimik Kalush············6bgcolor=tan3bgcolor=tan3bgcolor=gold1bgcolor=tan3··bgcolor=tan3bgcolor=silver2
align=LEFT bgcolor= Sotstekh Kyiv············bgcolor=pink7········
align=LEFT bgcolor= Rodyna Kostopil·············76865745
align=LEFT bgcolor= Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv··············bgcolor=gold1bgcolor=silver2bgcolor=gold1bgcolor=silver2bgcolor=silver2bgcolor=gold1bgcolor=gold1
align=LEFT bgcolor= Illichivka Mariupil···········bgcolor=pink10····4bgcolor=tan3bgcolor=tan377
align=LEFT bgcolor= Iatran Berestovets················866bgcolor=pink6·
align=LEFT bgcolor= Zhytlobud-2 Kharkiv····················6
Season 199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012
Teams1013139654488810999897988

Higher League participants (2013–current)

Season 2013201420152016201717/1818/1919/2020/2121/2222/2323/2424/25
Teams888791010101011121212
align=LEFT bgcolor= Metalist 1925 Kharkiv (Zhytlobud-1)bgcolor=gold1bgcolor=gold1bgcolor=gold1bgcolor=silver2bgcolor=silver2bgcolor=gold1bgcolor=gold1bgcolor=silver2bgcolor=gold1bgcolor=silver2·4
align=LEFT bgcolor= Lehenda-ShVSM Chernihivbgcolor=silver2bgcolor=tan3bgcolor=silver2bgcolor=tan3bgcolor=tan3bgcolor=tan3·······
align=LEFT bgcolor= Donechanka Donetskbgcolor=tan3bgcolor=pink8···········
align=LEFT bgcolor= Naftokhimik Kalushbgcolor=pink4············
align=LEFT bgcolor= Vorskla Poltava (Zhytlobud-2)5bgcolor=silver2bgcolor=tan3bgcolor=gold1bgcolor=gold1bgcolor=silver2bgcolor=silver2bgcolor=gold1bgcolor=silver2bgcolor=gold1bgcolor=gold1bgcolor=gold1
align=LEFT bgcolor= Illichivka Mariupol65bgcolor=pink4··········
align=LEFT bgcolor= Veres Rivne (Rodyna)765689810bgcolor=lightyellow<1>bgcolor=lightyellow<1>8bgcolor=pink11bgcolor=lightyellow<1>
align=LEFT bgcolor= Ateks Kyiv87879bgcolor=pink10bgcolor=lightyellow<1>bgcolor=lightyellow<1>bgcolor=lightyellow<1>11bgcolor=pink12bgcolor=lightyellow<1>bgcolor=lightyellow<1>
align=LEFT bgcolor= Iatran Berestovetsbgcolor=lightyellow<1>464447bgcolor=pink4·bgcolor=lightyellow<1>···
align=LEFT bgcolor= Ukrayinka Ternopil·bgcolor=lightyellow<1>bgcolor=pink7··········
align=LEFT bgcolor= Pantery Uman··bgcolor=lightyellow<1>55696891110
align=LEFT bgcolor= Dnipro-1···bgcolor=lightyellow<1>67bgcolor=pink10··bgcolor=lightyellow<1>6bgcolor=pink7·
align=LEFT bgcolor= Yunist ShVSMbgcolor=lightyellow<1>bgcolor=lightyellow<1>bgcolor=lightyellow<1>bgcolor=lightyellow<1>755bgcolor=pink5bgcolor=lightyellow<1>bgcolor=lightyellow<1>bgcolor=lightyellow<1>bgcolor=lightyellow<1>bgcolor=lightyellow<1>
align=LEFT bgcolor= Ladomyr Volodymyr····bgcolor=lightyellow<1>8684656
align=LEFT bgcolor= Voskhod Stara Mayachka····bgcolor=lightyellow<1>bgcolor=lightyellow<1>bgcolor=tan3bgcolor=tan3bgcolor=tan3bgcolor=pink8···
align=LEFT bgcolor= FC Lviv······bgcolor=pink4······
align=LEFT bgcolor= EMS Podillia Vinnytsia····bgcolor=lightyellow<1>bgcolor=lightyellow<1>bgcolor=lightyellow<1>997109
align=LEFT bgcolor= Mariupol (Mariupolchanka)···bgcolor=lightyellow<1>bgcolor=lightyellow<1>bgcolor=lightyellow<1>bgcolor=lightyellow<1>7549bgcolor=pink12bgcolor=lightyellow<1>
align=LEFT bgcolor= Karpaty Lviv······bgcolor=lightyellow<1>bgcolor=lightyellow<1>6bgcolor=pink10···
align=LEFT bgcolor= Nika Mykolaiv (Spartak-Orion)·bgcolor=lightyellow<1>bgcolor=lightyellow<1>bgcolor=lightyellow<1>bgcolor=lightyellow<1>bgcolor=lightyellow<1>bgcolor=lightyellow<1>bgcolor=lightyellow<1>bgcolor=pink7bgcolor=lightyellow<1>···
Season 2013201420152016201717/1818/1919/2020/2121/2222/2323/2424/25
Teams888791010101011121212
align=LEFT bgcolor= Bukovynska Nadia······bgcolor=lightyellow<1>bgcolor=lightyellow<1>bgcolor=pink10····
align=LEFT bgcolor= Kolos Kovalivka·······bgcolor=lightyellow<1>bgcolor=lightyellow<1>5bgcolor=tan3bgcolor=silver2
align=LEFT bgcolor= Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih·········bgcolor=tan3bgcolor=silver2bgcolor=tan3
align=LEFT bgcolor= Shakhtar Donetsk·········bgcolor=lightyellow<1>45
align=LEFT bgcolor= Dynamo Kyiv (OKIP)········bgcolor=lightyellow<1>bgcolor=lightyellow<1>7bgcolor=pink8·
align=LEFT bgcolor= Sisters Odesa···········bgcolor=lightyellow<1>
align=LEFT bgcolor= Obolon Kyiv···········bgcolor=lightyellow<1>
align=LEFT bgcolor= Polissia Zhytomyr···bgcolor=lightyellow<1>bgcolor=lightyellow<1>bgcolor=lightyellow<1>bgcolor=lightyellow<1>····bgcolor=lightyellow<1>
Season 2013201420152016201717/1818/1919/2020/2121/2222/2323/2424/25
Teams888791010101011121212

League participants by region

In bold are shown active professional clubs

RegionCoANos.Participants
Kyiv11* Dynamo (OKIP), Arena, Tornado (Olimp), Alina (Radosyn), Spartak (Iunisa), Kyivska Rus, Ateks, Oleksandriya, Slavia, Sotstekh, Obolon
Donetsk Oblast6 Donechanka Donetsk (Tekstylnyk), Stal Makiivka, TsPOR Donechanka, Illichivka Mariupol, Mariupol (Mariupolchanka), Shakhtar Donetsk
Dnipropetrovsk Oblast4 Dnipro, Inhulianka Kryvyi Rih, Dnipro-1 (Zlahoda), Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih
Lviv Oblast4 Harmonia Lviv, Lvivianka Lviv (SKIF), Lviv, Karpaty Lviv
Luhansk Oblast2* Luhanochka Luhansk (Zorya), Esmira Luhansk (Kontek)
Kharkiv Oblast2* Arsenal Kharkiv (Metalist), Metalist 1925 Kharkiv (Zhytlobud-1)
Chernihiv Oblast2 Lehenda Chernihiv, Iunist Chernihiv (Iednist)
Chernivtsi Oblast2 Bukovynka Chernivtsi, Bukovynska Nadia
Zaporizhzhia Oblast2 Borysfen Zaporizhzhia, Iskra Zaporizhzhia
Kherson Oblast2 Iuzhanka Kherson (Kolos), Voskhod Stara Mayachka
Volyn Oblast2 Volyn Lutsk, Ladomyr Volodymyr
Cherkasy Oblast2 Iatran Berestivets, Pantery Uman
Poltava Oblast2* Iunist Poltava, Vorskla Poltava (Zhytlobud-2)
Mykolaiv Oblast2 Lada Mykolaiv, Nika Mykolaiv (Spartak)
Kyiv Oblast2 Dynamo Irpin, Kolos Kovalivka (SC Vyshneve)
Odesa Oblast2 Chornomorochka Odesa, Sisters Odesa
Autonomous Republic of Crimea1 Krym-Iuni Simferopol,
Kirovohrad Oblast1 Mriya Kirovohrad (Krayanka),
Sumy Oblast1 Spartak Sumy,
Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast1 Naftokhimik Kalush,
Rivne Oblast1 Veres Rivne (Rodyna)
Ternopil Oblast1 Ukrayinka Ternopil (Ternopilchanka)
Vinnytsia Oblast1 EMS Podillia Vinnytsia
Zhytomyr Oblast1 Polissia Zhytomyr

First League laureates

SeasonChampionRunner-Up3rd PositionGroupsTeams
1992Iskra Zaporizhzhia Tekstylnyk DonetskIunisa Luhansk18
1993Stymul-ZDU Zaporizhzhia Lvivianka LvivLada Mykolaiv16
1994–2012the tier's competitions did not exist
2013Medyk Morshyn Iatran-UmanfermmashZhytlobud-2-KhOVUFK Kharkiv210
2014Nika Poltava Ternopolianka TernopilOsvita-DYuSSh 3 Ivano-Frankivsk28
2015Pantery Uman Osvita-DYuSSh 3 Ivano-FrankivskTorpedochka-Avtomobilist Mykolaiv29
2016Zlahoda-Dnipro-1Lvivianka Lviv314
2017Ladomyr Volodymyr-Volynskyi Mariupolchanka MariupolIantarochka Novoyavorivsk311
2017 - 18Voskhod Stara Maiachka Iantarochka NovoyavorivskMariupolchanka Mariupol311
2018 - 19Mariupolchanka Mariupol EMS-Podillia VinnytsiaSC Vyshneve211
2019 - 20abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic (group winners: Karpaty and Spartak-Orion)210
2020 - 21Kolos Kovalivka Ateks KyivKhPKSP-Zhytlobud-2 Kharkiv110
2021 - 22abandoned due to the Russo-Ukrainian War (group winners: Dynamo and Shakhtar)218
2022 - 23Iunist ChernihivIantarochka Novoyavorivsk15
2023 - 24Sisters Odesa Obolon KyivFC Mynai216

All-time participants

The table lists the First League teams's place in each of the seasons. The table also tracks the First League teams that competed in the upper Higher League (<^>) when they were promoted or withdrew from the First League.

1992–2024

Season 1992199319941995...2012201320142015201620172017/182018/192019/202020/212021/222022/232023/24
Teams8600→0108914111111101018516
align=LEFT bgcolor= Iskra Zaporizhzhiabgcolor=gold1bgcolor=lightyellow<^>bgcolor=lightyellow<^>bgcolor=lightyellow<^>→·············
align=LEFT bgcolor= Tekstylnyk Donetskbgcolor=silver2bgcolor=lightyellow<^>bgcolor=lightyellow<^>bgcolor=lightyellow<^>→bgcolor=lightyellow<^>bgcolor=lightyellow<^>bgcolor=lightyellow<^>··········
align=LEFT bgcolor= Iunisa Luhanskbgcolor=tan3bgcolor=lightyellow<^>bgcolor=lightyellow<^>·→·············
align=LEFT bgcolor= Radosyn Kyiv4bgcolor=lightyellow<^>bgcolor=lightyellow<^>bgcolor=lightyellow<^>→·············
align=LEFT bgcolor= Mriya Kirovohrad54bgcolor=lightyellow<^>·→·············
align=LEFT bgcolor= Lvivianka Lviv6bgcolor=silver2··→····bgcolor=tanA1A2········
align=LEFT bgcolor= Tavria Kherson75bgcolor=lightyellow<^>·→·············
align=LEFT bgcolor= Olimp-2 Kyiv8···→·············
align=LEFT bgcolor= Stymul-ZDU Zaporizhzhia·bgcolor=gold1··→·············
align=LEFT bgcolor= Lada Mykolaiv·bgcolor=tan3bgcolor=lightyellow<^>bgcolor=lightyellow<^>→·············
align=LEFT bgcolor= Kontek Luhansk·6bgcolor=lightyellow<^>·→·············
align=LEFT bgcolor= Ateks-Obolon Kyiv (Ateks-2)····→·bgcolor=pinkA4····bgcolor=pinkA4······
align=LEFT bgcolor= Bahira Chervonyi Lyman····→·bgcolor=pinkB4···········
align=LEFT bgcolor= Viktoria Liubar····→·bgcolor=pinkA5···········
align=LEFT bgcolor= DYuSSh Voznesensk····→·bgcolor=pinkB3···········
align=LEFT bgcolor= Luhanochka Luhansk (Zorya-Spartak)····→·bgcolor=pinkB5··C1A3C3C3B5B5bgcolor=pink10···
align=LEFT bgcolor= Vorskla Poltava (Zhytlobud-2 KhOFUVK)····→·bgcolor=tanB1·bgcolor=pinkB3·bgcolor=pinkC2··B3bgcolor=tan3bgcolor=pinkB4··
align=LEFT bgcolor= Medyk Morshyn····→·bgcolor=goldA2bgcolor=pinkA4··········
align=LEFT bgcolor= Iunist Chernihiv (Spartak)····→·bgcolor=tanB2·bgcolor=tanA2bgcolor=goldB2A1bgcolor=lightyellow<^>bgcolor=lightyellow<^>bgcolor=lightyellow<^>bgcolor=lightyellow<^>7B3bgcolor=silver2B3
align=LEFT bgcolor= Chornomorochka Odesa····→·A3B3B4bgcolor=pinkB4········
Season 1992199319941995...2012201320142015201620172017/182018/192019/202020/212021/222022/232023/24
Teams8600→0108914111111101018516
align=LEFT bgcolor= Iatran Berestivets····→·bgcolor=silverA2bgcolor=lightyellow<^>bgcolor=lightyellow<^>bgcolor=lightyellow<^>bgcolor=lightyellow<^>bgcolor=lightyellow<^>bgcolor=lightyellow<^>bgcolor=lightyellow<^>·bgcolor=pinkA6··
align=LEFT bgcolor= Derazhnianochka Derazhnia····→··bgcolor=pinkA3··········
align=LEFT bgcolor= Nika Poltava····→··bgcolor=goldB1··········
align=LEFT bgcolor= DYuSSh-3 Ivano-Frankivsk····→··bgcolor=tanA2bgcolor=silverA1bgcolor=tanA2B2bgcolor=pinkA3·A3A55A45A3
align=LEFT bgcolor= Ternopolianka Ternopil····→··bgcolor=silverA1bgcolor=lightyellow<^>·········
align=LEFT bgcolor= Nika Mykolaiv (Torpedochka)····→··bgcolor=tanB2bgcolor=tanB2B1B3B3bgcolor=pinkB3·B1bgcolor=lightyellow<^>bgcolor=pinkB9··
align=LEFT bgcolor= Pantery Uman (DYuSSh 1)····→··B4bgcolor=goldB1bgcolor=lightyellow<^>bgcolor=lightyellow<^>bgcolor=lightyellow<^>bgcolor=lightyellow<^>bgcolor=lightyellow<^>bgcolor=lightyellow<^>bgcolor=lightyellow<^>bgcolor=lightyellow<^>bgcolor=lightyellow<^>
align=LEFT bgcolor= Iantarochka Novoyavorivsk····→···A3A4bgcolor=tanA2bgcolor=silverA1A4A48A5bgcolor=tan3bgcolor=pinkA6
align=LEFT bgcolor= Kolos(-Mriya) Makhnivka····→···A4A3B2bgcolor=tanA2A6bgcolor=pinkA3····
align=LEFT bgcolor= DYuSSh 1 Khmelnytskyi····→···bgcolor=pinkA5······bgcolor=pinkA8·bgcolor= A8
align=LEFT bgcolor= Dnipro-1 (Zlahoda)····→····bgcolor=silverC2B1bgcolor=lightyellow<^>bgcolor=lightyellow<^>bgcolor=lightyellow<^>··B2bgcolor=lightyellow<^>bgcolor=lightyellow<^>
align=LEFT bgcolor= Polissia Zhytomyr····→····A5B4A3bgcolor=pinkB4····4
align=LEFT bgcolor= SumDU-Barsa Sumy····→····bgcolor=pinkB3·bgcolor=pinkC2······
align=LEFT bgcolor= Mariupolchanka Mariupol (Lehion)····→····C3bgcolor=silverC1bgcolor=tanC1bgcolor=goldB1bgcolor=lightyellow<^>bgcolor=lightyellow<^>bgcolor=lightyellow<^>bgcolor=lightyellow<^>bgcolor=lightyellow<^>
align=LEFT bgcolor= KDYuSSh 8 Kharkiv····→····bgcolor=pinkC4········
align=LEFT bgcolor= Nika Pervomaisky Raion····→····bgcolor=pinkC5········
align=LEFT bgcolor= Ladomyr Volodymyr-Volynskyi····→·····bgcolor=goldA1bgcolor=lightyellow<^>bgcolor=lightyellow<^>bgcolor=lightyellow<^>bgcolor=lightyellow<^>bgcolor=lightyellow<^>bgcolor=lightyellow<^>bgcolor=lightyellow<^>
align=LEFT bgcolor= VO DYuSSh····→·····bgcolor=tanB1B2bgcolor=silverA1bgcolor=lightyellow<^>bgcolor=lightyellow<^>bgcolor=lightyellow<^>bgcolor=lightyellow<^>bgcolor=lightyellow<^>
align=LEFT bgcolor= Voskhod Stara Mayachka····→·····C4bgcolor=goldB1bgcolor=lightyellow<^>bgcolor=lightyellow<^>bgcolor=lightyellow<^>bgcolor=lightyellow<^>··
align=LEFT bgcolor= Bahira Kropyvnytskyi····→······bgcolor=pinkB4···bgcolor=pinkB8··
Season 1992199319941995...2012201320142015201620172017/182018/192019/202020/212021/222022/232023/24
Teams8600→0108914111111101018516
align=LEFT bgcolor= Karpaty Lviv····→·······bgcolor=tanA2A1bgcolor=lightyellow<^>bgcolor=lightyellow<^>··
align=LEFT bgcolor= Bukovynska Nadia····→·······A5A2bgcolor=lightyellow<^>···
align=LEFT bgcolor= Kolos Kovalivka (Vyshneve)····→·······bgcolor=tanB2B2bgcolor=gold1bgcolor=lightyellow<^>bgcolor=lightyellow<^>bgcolor=lightyellow<^>
align=LEFT bgcolor= Veres Rivne (Rodyna)····→·········4A3bgcolor=lightyellow<^>bgcolor=lightyellow<^>
align=LEFT bgcolor= Dynamo Kyiv (OKIP-SDYuShOR 16)····→·········6A1bgcolor=lightyellow<^>bgcolor=lightyellow<^>
align=LEFT bgcolor= Kobra Bilokurakyne····→·········9bgcolor=pinkB7··
align=LEFT bgcolor= DYuSSh 26 Kyiv····→··········bgcolor=pinkA2··
align=LEFT bgcolor= Ladomyr-2 Volodymyr····→··········bgcolor=pinkA7·bgcolor= A4
align=LEFT bgcolor= Rukh Lviv (Chempion)····→··········A94bgcolor= A7
align=LEFT bgcolor= Ateks(-SDYuShOR 16) Kyiv····→bgcolor=lightyellow<^>bgcolor=lightyellow<^>bgcolor=lightyellow<^>bgcolor=lightyellow<^>bgcolor=lightyellow<^>bgcolor=lightyellow<^>bgcolor=lightyellow<^>B3B4bgcolor=silver2bgcolor=lightyellow<^>bgcolor=lightyellow<^>B5
align=LEFT bgcolor= Shakhtar Donetsk····→··········B1bgcolor=lightyellow<^>bgcolor=lightyellow<^>
align=LEFT bgcolor= Persha Stolytsia Kharkiv····→··········bgcolor=pinkB5··
align=LEFT bgcolor= Chornomorets Odesa····→··········bgcolor=pinkB6··
align=LEFT bgcolor= Lider Kobeliaky····→···········bgcolor=gold1B4
align=LEFT bgcolor= FC Mynai····→············bgcolor=tan3
align=LEFT bgcolor= Nadbuzhia Busk····→············A5
align=LEFT bgcolor= Zhaivir Shpola····→············B7
align=LEFT bgcolor= Kryvbas-2 Kryvyi Rih····→············bgcolor=pinkB6
align=LEFT bgcolor= Metalurh Zaporizhia····→············bgcolor=pinkB8
align=LEFT bgcolor= Obolon Kyiv····→············bgcolor=silver2
align=LEFT bgcolor= Sisters Odesa····→············bgcolor=gold1
Season 1992199319941995...2012201320142015201620172017/182018/192019/202020/212021/222022/232023/24
Teams8600→0108914111111101018516

2024–present

Season 2024/25
Teams 15
align=LEFT bgcolor= Iunist Chernihiv
align=LEFT bgcolor= Prykarpattia DYuSSh-3
align=LEFT bgcolor= Pantery Umanbgcolor=lightyellow<^>
align=LEFT bgcolor= DYuSSh 1 Khmelnytskyi
align=LEFT bgcolor= Polissia Zhytomyrbgcolor=lightyellow<^>
align=LEFT bgcolor= Mariupol
align=LEFT bgcolor= Ladomyr Volodymyr-Volynskyibgcolor=lightyellow<^>
align=LEFT bgcolor= EMS Podillia (VO DYuSSh)bgcolor=lightyellow<^>
align=LEFT bgcolor= Pohoryna Kostopil (Rodyna)
align=LEFT bgcolor= Ladomyr-2 Volodymyr
align=LEFT bgcolor= Rukh Lviv (Chempion)
align=LEFT bgcolor= Ateks(-SDYuShOR 16) Kyiv
align=LEFT bgcolor= Shakhtar Donetskbgcolor=lightyellow<^>
align=LEFT bgcolor= Lider Kobeliaky
align=LEFT bgcolor= FC Mynai
align=LEFT bgcolor= Nadbuzhia Busk
align=LEFT bgcolor= Zhaivir Shpola
align=LEFT bgcolor= Obolon Kyivbgcolor=lightyellow<^>
align=LEFT bgcolor= Sisters Odesabgcolor=lightyellow<^>
align=LEFT bgcolor= Polissia-2 Zhytomyr
align=LEFT bgcolor= DYuSSh Podil Kyiv
align=LEFT bgcolor= Panchokha Novyi Zavod
Season 2024/25
Teams 15

League participants by region

In bold are shown active teams

RegionCoANos.Participants
Kyiv8 Radosyn, Olimp-2, Ateks-2, Dynamo (OKIP), DYuSSh-26, Ateks[-SDYuShOR-16], Obolon, DYuSSh Podil
Lviv Oblast6* Lvivianka Lviv, Medyk Morshyn, Iantarochka Novoyavorivsk, Karpaty Lviv, Rukh Lviv, Nadbuzhia Busk
Luhansk Oblast4 Iunisa Luhansk, Kontek Luhansk, Luhanochka Luhansk (Zorya), Kobra Bilokurakyne
Donetsk Oblast4 Tekstylnyk Donetsk, Bahira Krasnyi Lyman, Mariupol (Lehion, Mariupolchanka), Shakhtar Donetsk
Zhytomyr Oblast4 Viktoriya Lyubar, Polissya Zhytomyr, Polissya-2 Zhytomyr, Panchokha Novyi Zavod
Mykolaiv Oblast3 Lada Mykolaiv, DYuSSh Voznesensk, Nika Mykolaiv (Torpedo)
Kharkiv Oblast3* KDYuSSh 8 Kharkiv, Nika Pervomaisky Raion, Persha Stolytsia Kharkiv
Poltava Oblast3* Nika Poltava, Vorskla Poltava (Zhytlobud-2), Lider Kobeliaky
Zaporizhzhia Oblast3 Iskra Zaporizhzhia, Stymul-ZDU Zaporizhzhia, Metalurh Zaporizhia
Cherkasy Oblast3 Iatran Berestivets, Pantery Uman (DYuSSh-1), Zhaivir Shpola
Odesa Oblast3 Chornomorochka Odesa, Chornomorets Odesa, Sisters Odesa
Khmelnytskyi Oblast2 Derazhnianochka Derazhnia, DYuSSh-1 Khmelnytskyi
Vinnytsia Oblast2 Kolos-Mriya Makhnivka, VO DYuSSh
Kherson Oblast2 Tavriya Kherson, Voskhod Stara Mayachka
Kirovohrad Oblast2 Mriya Kirovohrad, Bahira Kropyvnytskyi
Volyn Oblast2 Ladomyr Volodymyr, Ladomyr-2 Volodymyr
Dnipropetrovsk Oblast2 Dnipro-1 (Zlahoda), Kryvbas-2 Kryvyi Rih
Chernihiv Oblast1 Iunist Chernihiv (Spartak)
Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast1 Prykarpattia-DYuSSh-3 Ivano-Frankivsk
Ternopil Oblast1* Ternopilchanka Ternopil
Sumy Oblast1 SumDU-Barsa Sumy
Chernivtsi Oblast1 Bukovynska Nadia
Kyiv Oblast1 Kolos Kovalivka (SC Vyshneve)
Rivne Oblast1 Pohoryna Kostopil (Rodyna, Veres)
Zakarpattia Oblast1 FC Mynai

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