The Premier League, also identified as the Ukrainian Premier League, is a men’s league competition in Ukraine. This page brings together live scores, fixtures, results, standings, and player and team statistics across the recorded seasons from 2011 through 2025. Use it as a central reference for following matches and reviewing competition data over time.
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Regular Season - 12INTMatch momentum (possession)Tsentralnyi Stadion HT: 1-2
Upcoming matches, Premier League
Regular Season - 12
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- Regular Season - 12
Zorya Luhansk
LNZ Cherkasy
Slavutych-Arena -
- Regular Season - 12
Bukovyna
No H2HKolos Kovalivka
Stadion Bukovyna -
- Regular Season - 12
Shakhtar Donetsk
Dynamo Kyiv
Arena Lviv
Regular Season - 13
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- Regular Season - 13
Dynamo Kyiv
Obolon'-Brovar
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- Regular Season - 13Veres Rivne
Bukovyna
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- Regular Season - 13
LNZ Cherkasy
Polessya
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- Regular Season - 13
Livyi Bereh
No H2HShakhtar Donetsk
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- Regular Season - 13
Kryvbas KR
Kudrivka
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- Regular Season - 13
Kolos Kovalivka
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv
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- Regular Season - 13
Chornomorets
No H2HEpitsentr Dunayivtsi
Latest played matches, Premier League
Regular Season - 12
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Regular Season - 12
Kudrivka
1 - 0Chornomorets
Obolon Arena
Regular Season - 11
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Regular Season - 11Veres Rivne1 - 3Chornomorets
Stadion Avanhard
Regular Season - 10
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Regular Season - 10
Bukovyna
0 - 0Kryvbas KR
Stadion Bukovyna
Premier League Standings
| Rank | Club | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Last 5 | |
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Polessya | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 17 | 28 | WWWDW |
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Shakhtar Donetsk | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 17 | 28 | WDWWW |
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Dynamo Kyiv | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 22 | WWLWW |
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Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 21 | WWWWW |
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Karpaty | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 19 | WDDLD |
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Zorya Luhansk | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 18 | WDWWL |
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LNZ Cherkasy | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 15 | DWWLW |
| 8 |
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Kolos Kovalivka | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 11 | WLWWL |
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Livyi Bereh | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 9 | DDLLW |
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Chornomorets | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 9 | WDLLD |
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Epitsentr Dunayivtsi | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 15 | -5 | 9 | LLDLL |
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Bukovyna | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 9 | DLDLD |
| 13 | Veres Rivne | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 18 | -11 | 9 | LLLLL | |
| 14 | Obolon'-Brovar | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 18 | -13 | 8 | DLLW | |
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Kryvbas KR | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -8 | 6 | LDLL |
| 16 |
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Kudrivka | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 29 | -18 | 5 | LLWLL |
Premier League Statistics
Top scorers 2026
| # | Player | Goals |
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| 1 |
I. Krasnopir
Polessya |
2 |
| 2 |
A. Kozak
Epitsentr Dunayivtsi |
2 |
| 3 |
D. Svityukha
Kudrivka |
2 |
| 4 |
V. Dakhnovskyi
Bukovyna |
2 |
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B. Zabërgja
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv |
2 |
| 6 |
R. Gadzhiev
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv |
2 |
| 7 |
A. Busko
Bukovyna |
1 |
| 8 |
T. Mykhavko
Dynamo Kyiv |
1 |
| 9 |
M. Boyko
Zorya Luhansk |
1 |
| 10 |
I. Nesterenko
Zorya Luhansk |
1 |
Top assists 2026
| # | Player | Assists |
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| 1 |
I. Kalyuzhnyi
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv |
2 |
| 2 |
N. Voloshyn
Dynamo Kyiv |
2 |
| 3 |
B. Krushynskyi
Polessya |
2 |
| 4 |
V. Bondar
Shakhtar Donetsk |
1 |
| 5 |
A. Salabay
Kolos Kovalivka |
1 |
| 6 |
K. Makosso
Kudrivka |
1 |
| 7 |
Y. Banada
Livyi Bereh |
1 |
| 8 |
A. Yarmolenko
Dynamo Kyiv |
1 |
| 9 |
V. Faraseenko
Chornomorets |
1 |
| 10 |
J. Séry
Karpaty |
1 |
Top key passes
Top tackles
Top yellow cards
- Semenov 3
- Shevchenko 2
- Rubchynskyi 2
- Maisuradze 2
- Kozhushko 2
- Budkivskyi 2
- Checher 2
- Belyaev 2
- Jarju 2
- Wendell 1
Premier League teams participation since 2011
History
| Team | Nb participations |
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| Shakhtar Donetsk | 15 |
| Dynamo Kyiv | 15 |
| Zorya Luhansk | 15 |
| Vorskla Poltava | 14 |
| Chornomorets | 12 |
| Oleksandria | 12 |
| Karpaty | 11 |
| FC Mariupol | 9 |
| Olimpik Donetsk | 7 |
| Kolos Kovalivka | 7 |
| Ruh Lviv | 6 |
| Volyn | 6 |
| Veres Rivne | 6 |
| Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 6 |
| Lviv | 5 |
| Dnipro-1 | 5 |
| Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | 5 |
| Minai | 5 |
| Metalurh Zaporizhya | 5 |
| Metalist | 5 |
| Arsenal Kyiv | 4 |
| Desna | 4 |
| Inhulets | 4 |
| Kryvbas KR | 4 |
| Hoverla | 4 |
| Metalurh Donetsk | 4 |
| LNZ Cherkasy | 4 |
| Obolon'-Brovar | 3 |
| Polessya | 3 |
| Tavriya | 3 |
| Stal Kamianske | 3 |
| Epitsentr Dunayivtsi | 3 |
| Zirka | 2 |
| Kryvbas | 2 |
| Livyi Bereh | 2 |
| Kudrivka | 2 |
| Sevastopol | 1 |
| Obolon' | 1 |
| Metal Kharkiv | 1 |
| SK Poltava | 1 |
Premier League top scorer teams
Goals scored vs. conversion rate
| Team | Goals scored | Total shots | Conversion % |
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| Polessya | 10 | 28 |
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| Kudrivka | 8 | 31 |
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| Dynamo Kyiv | 7 | 22 |
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| Karpaty | 7 | 14 |
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| Kolos Kovalivka | 6 | 18 |
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| Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | 6 | 20 |
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| Zorya Luhansk | 6 | 59 |
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| Epitsentr Dunayivtsi | 5 | 20 |
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| Shakhtar Donetsk | 5 | 46 |
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| LNZ Cherkasy | 5 | 12 |
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| Chornomorets | 5 | 33 |
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| Obolon'-Brovar | 3 | 22 |
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| Livyi Bereh | 3 | 17 |
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| Bukovyna | 3 | 21 |
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| Veres Rivne | 3 | 26 |
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| Kryvbas KR | 1 | 25 |
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Premier League About
Premier League is recorded here as the Ukrainian Premier League (UPL), Ukraine’s top-level professional men’s association football league. It sits at the summit of the Ukrainian football pyramid, determines the national champion and provides a route into UEFA’s club competitions. The competition is a league rather than a knockout tournament, with clubs collecting points across a season-long programme of matches.
Identity and purpose
The Ukrainian Premier League represents the highest domestic level in Ukraine. Its central sporting purpose is to establish the champion of Ukraine while providing the country’s leading clubs with regular elite competition. Results also influence access to European football, with the highest finishers potentially qualifying for the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League or UEFA Conference League, subject to the applicable qualification places and licensing requirements for the relevant season.
Ukraine’s national top flight was formed in 1992, following independence and the creation of a domestic football structure separate from the Soviet system. The league’s modern autonomous organisation was established in 2008, giving the competition a more distinct administrative and commercial identity. It succeeded the Vyshcha Liha, the former top division whose name remains an important part of the competition’s history. The recorded competition data on this page covers 15 seasons from 2011 through 2025.
Governance and club eligibility
The league operates as a self-governed competition under the framework of the Ukrainian Association of Football (UAF), UEFA and FIFA. Clubs do not gain entry solely by finishing well in a lower division: they must also satisfy the relevant sporting, administrative, financial and infrastructure conditions.
Promotion from the Ukrainian First League, also known as the Persha Liha, is the principal sporting route into the UPL. Existing or promoted clubs must be approved through the UAF’s licensing and attestation processes. The requirements include access to a registered stadium and training facilities, support for youth development and at least four youth teams in the 14–17 age range, together with financial and administrative guarantees designed to support completion of the season.
Format and progression
The UPL typically uses a double round-robin format. Each participating club plays every other club twice, once at home and once away. The number of teams has not been completely constant: 16 is the traditional or typical field, while administrative and regional circumstances have led to different configurations in some seasons.
Where a smaller field is used, the competition can adopt a two-stage structure. In the recorded 12-team model, clubs first play an initial phase before the table divides after 22 rounds. The top six enter a Championship Group, where the title and European positions are contested, while the bottom six enter a Relegation Group, where survival and relegation are decided. The precise schedule and any application of points or results between stages depend on the regulations for that edition, so historical variations should not be treated as a permanent format.
The fixture calendar is established by an official draw based on club rankings and competition requirements. This produces a structured programme while balancing home and away matches across the campaign.
Points and tiebreakers
The standard points system awards three points for a win, one for a draw and none for a defeat. League positions are separated using the applicable competition regulations. The principal sporting measures include goal difference, goals scored and head-to-head performance, with head-to-head criteria potentially examining points gained and away goals in the relevant matches.
A distinctive title-deciding provision is the possibility of a neutral-site Golden Match when the leading two clubs finish level on points for the championship. Rather than relying automatically on the table’s secondary criteria, the teams may meet in a decisive fixture. Extra time and a penalty shootout are used if necessary. This mechanism is a special championship resolution and should be distinguished from ordinary league tiebreakers and promotion or relegation play-offs.
Season calendar and stakes
The competition follows a European autumn-to-spring pattern, usually beginning in July or August and concluding in May or early June. A substantial winter break normally runs from around December into late February or March, reflecting Ukraine’s climate and the practical demands of staging domestic football during the coldest part of the year.
At the top of the table, the champion wins Ukraine’s principal domestic league honour and earns the strongest available pathway towards European competition. At the bottom, the lowest-ranked clubs are normally relegated to the Ukrainian First League, although the number of automatic relegation places can vary with the season’s structure. Clubs near the relegation line may also enter play-offs against leading teams from the division below.
The competition’s modern history has been shaped by the sustained rivalry between Dynamo Kyiv and Shakhtar Donetsk, whose success accounts for nearly every Ukrainian championship since 1992. Alongside that established contest, the UPL remains an important platform for developing Ukrainian players, testing ambitious clubs and maintaining a national football structure through difficult regional and sporting circumstances.