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The 2025–26 Ukrainian Women's League season is the 35th season of Ukraine's top women's football league. It is part of the Ukrainian Women's Championship, which also includes lower 2025–26 Ukrainian Women's First League. It commenced on August 3, 2025, with 5 games in Round 1 and was expected to finish on May 22, 2026.

Season2025–26
Dates3 August 2025 – 16 March 2026 (first stage)
20 March – 22 May 2026 (second stage)
Teams10
ChampionsMetalist 1925 Kharkiv
Quick facts Season, Dates ...
Vyshcha Liha
Season2025–26
Dates3 August 2025 – 16 March 2026 (first stage)
20 March – 22 May 2026 (second stage)
Teams10
ChampionsMetalist 1925 Kharkiv
Promoted8 teams to Prime League
Relegatednone
UEFA Champions LeagueMetalist 1925 Kharkiv, Seasters Odesa
UEFA Europa CupKolos Kovalivka
Top goalscorerDaryna Apanashchenko – 21
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Format

The format of this season's competitions has changed slightly from the previous season.

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.

Teams

2025–26 Ukrainian Women's Higher League is located in Ukraine
Vorskla
Vorskla
Ladomyr
Ladomyr
EMS Podillia
EMS Podillia
Seasters
Seasters
Pantery
Pantery
Shakhtar
Shakhtar
Polissya
Polissya
Kryvbas
Kryvbas
Kolos
Kolos
Metalist 1925
Metalist 1925
Locations of teams in the 2025–26 Ukrainian Championship Higher League

Team changes

More information Promoted, Relegated ...
PromotedRelegated
NoneObolon Kyiv (withdrew)
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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.

More information Team, Home city ...
Team Home city Home ground Capacity
KolosKovalivkaKolos5,000
KryvbasKryvyi RihSparta
LadomyrVolodymyrOlimp2,000
PanteryUmanTsentralny Stadion7,552
EMS PodilliaVinnytsiaNyva training field—
Polissya Zhytomyr [uk]ZhytomyrPolissia training center—
Metalist 1925KharkivArsenal Arena, Shchaslyve1,000
ShakhtarDonetsk
SeastersOdesaChornomorets34,164
VorsklaPoltavaVorskla (first stage)
Ltava (second stage)		24,795
640
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Vyshcha Liha managers

More information Club, Head coach ...
Club Head coach Replaced coach
Ladomyr VolodymyrUkraine Oleh Bortnik
Kryvbas Kryvyi RihUkraine Kostiantyn Frolov
Vorskla PoltavaUkraine Yevhen KravchenkoUkraine Iya Andrushchak
Polissya Zhytomyr [uk]Ukraine Mykola Podrannyi
EMS-Podillia VinnytsiaUkraine Oleksandr Dudnik
SeastersUkraine Anatoliy DidenkoUkraine Denys Kolchin
Pantery UmanUkraine Yuriy Derenyuk
Kolos KovalivkaUkraine Lyudmyla Pokotylo
Shakhtar DonetskUkraine Roman Zayev
Metalist 1925 KharkivUkraine Nataliya Zinchenko
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More information Team, Outgoing manager ...
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Table Incoming manager Date of appointment Table
Vorskla Poltava Ukraine Iya Andrushchak Appointment to Ukraine national team 9 February 2026[4] 2nd Ukraine Yevhen Kravchenko 19 February 2026[5]
Seasters Ukraine Denys Kolchin Appointment to Chornomorets-2 Odesa 28 December 2025[6] 3rd Ukraine Anatoliy Didenko 9 January 2026[7]
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Vyshcha Liha First Stage

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Metalist 1925 Kharkiv 18 17 0 1 92 7 +85 51 Qualification for the Championship Group
2 Vorskla Poltava 18 15 1 2 61 19 +42 46
3 Seasters Odesa 18 12 2 4 42 19 +23 38
4 Kolos Kovalivka 18 10 1 7 46 20 +26 31
5 Shakhtar Donetsk 18 9 2 7 27 26 +1 29
6 Polissia Zhytomyr 18 7 3 8 32 49 −17 24 Qualification for the Relegation Group
7 Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih 18 4 4 10 20 46 −26 16
8 Ladomyr Volodymyr 18 4 1 13 17 50 −33 13
9 Pantery Uman 18 2 3 13 12 46 −34 9
10 EMS Podillia Vinnytsia 18 0 3 15 10 77 −67 3
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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.[8]

Results

More information Home \ Away, KOL ...
Home \ Away KOL KRY LAD M25 PAN POD PZH SHA STR VOR
Kolos Kovalivka 2–0 3–1 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 6–0 1–4[b] 1–1 2–2 0–4
Ladomyr Volodymyr 0–3 0–1[c] 0–4 1–1 3–1 1–0 0–1 0–2[d] 0–9[e]
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv 5–0 8–0 7–0 4–0 5–0[f] 5–0 3–1 3–0 9–0
Pantery Uman 0–5 1–2 2–1 0–8 1–1 3–2 1–3 0–3 0–2
EMS Podillia Vinnytsia 0–5 2–2 1–2 0–9 1–1 1–2 1–2 1–3 0–6
Polissia Zhytomyr 1–0[g] 2–1 6–3 1–8 2–1 3–1[h] 0–2 3–3 2–2
Shakhtar Donetsk 1–0 1–0 3–1 0–6 1–0 7–0 1–1 1–3 1–2
Seasters Odesa 2–1 3–0 4–0 2–3[i] 2–0 3–0 5–0 1–0 1–2
Vorskla Poltava 2–1[j] 7–0 1–0 2–0 1–0[k] 7–0 8–2[l] 3–0 2–1
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Source: womensfootball.com.ua
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. [a]
    The round 13 match between Kolos and Vorskla took place on December 6, 2025, at the stadium "Molodizhnyi" in Poltava.[9]
  2. [b]
    The round 15 match Kryvbas vs Polissya, originally scheduled for December 14, was moved to an earlier date on October 20, 2025.
  3. [c]
    The round 16 match between Ladomyr and Kryvbas took place in Vinnytsia, Nyva training field.
  4. [d]
    The round 18 match between Ladomyr and Seasters took place in Odesa, at stadium "Chornomorets".
  5. [e]
    The round 1 match between Ladomyr and Vorskla took place on August 3, 2025, at stadium "Vorskla" in Poltava.[10]
  6. [f]
    The round 12 match Metalist 1925 vs EMS-Podillya, originally scheduled for November 14, was moved to an earlier date on October 16, 2025.
  7. [g]
    The round 16 match Polissya vs Kolos took place at Spartak Arena, Zhytomyr on February 21, 2026.
  8. [h]
    The round 14 match Polissya vs EMS-Podillya, originally scheduled for December 10, was moved to an earlier date on October 25, 2025.
  9. [i]
    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.[11] The game was played on February 16, 2026, at the Chornomorets training base, SOK Lyustdorf.
  10. [j]
    The round 4 match between Vorskla and Kolos took place on August 22, 2025, at stadium "Kolos" in Kovalivka, Kyiv Oblast.[12]
  11. [k]
    The round 17 match between Vorskla and Pantery took place on March 11, 2026, at stadium "Kremin Arena" in Kremenchuk, Poltava Oblast.[13]
  12. [l]
    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

More information Team ╲ Round, Kolos Kovalivka ...
Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718
Kolos KovalivkaDLLLLWWWWWWLWLWLWW
Kryvbas Kryvyi RihDLLLWLLDDLWLDLLWWL
Ladomyr VolodymyrLLDLLWWLLLLLLWWLLL
Metalist 1925 KharkivWWWWWWLWWWWWWWWWWW
Pantery UmanLWDDLLLLLLLLWDLLLL
EMS Podillia VinnytsiaLLLDLLLDLLLLLDLLLL
Polissia ZhytomyrLLLWWWLDWWLLWDLWLD
Shakhtar DonetskWWWLWLWLDWWLDLLWLW
Seasters OdesaWWWWLLWDWWDWWLLWWW
Vorskla PoltavaWWWWWWWWWWWWLWWLWD
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Source: womensfootball.com.ua
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Vyshcha Liha Championship Group

Note: all participants have secured their berths for the new 2026–27 Ukrainian Women's Elite League.

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Metalist 1925 Kharkiv[a] (C) 26 22 3 1 112 10 +102 69 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2 Seasters Odesa 26 16 5 5 63 22 +41 53
3 Vorskla Poltava[b] 26 16 1 9 65 46 +19 49 Withdrew after the season
4 Kolos Kovalivka[a] 26 12 4 10 54 29 +25 40 Qualification for Europa Cup first qualifying round
5 Shakhtar Donetsk 26 12 3 11 36 46 −10 39
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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.[8]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. [a]
    Participant of the 2025–26 Ukrainian Women's Cup final.
  2. [b]
    Vorskla Poltava withdrew and waived their opportunity to compete in the European club competitions.[14][15][16] Since Vorskla became unable to compete in the European competition, their berth was passed on to Kolos Kovalivka.

Results

More information Home \ Away, KOL ...
Home \ Away KOL M25 SHA STR VOR
Kolos Kovalivka 0–3[a] 2–1[b] 1–1 1–3
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv 0–0 2–2 1–0 3–0[c]
Shakhtar Donetsk 1–0 0–7 0–3 3–0
Seasters Odesa 0–0 1–1 5–0 3–0
Vorskla Poltava 0–4[d] 0–3 1–2 0–8
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Source: womensfootball.com.ua
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. [a]
    The round 9 match of the second stage between Kolos and Metalist 1925 took place on May 18, 2026, at the Stadion imeni Melnyka in Obukhiv, Kyiv Oblast.[17]
  2. [b]
    The round 3 match of the second stage between Kolos and Shakhtar took place on March 29, 2026, at the Kolos training base in Sofiivska Borshchahivka, Kyiv Oblast.[18]
  3. [c]
    Administrative result. The round 2 match of the second stage between Metalist 1925 and Vorskla did not take place on March 24, 2026, as it was scheduled.[19] The reason was later disclosed by one of the footballers of Metalist 1925, Anna Petryk, who stated that Vorskla was not able to fill up a bus of the Poltava club.[20] The UAF Control and Disciplinary Committee awarded a technical victory to Metalist 1925 (3:0) and a technical loss to Vorskla (0:3).[21]
  4. [d]
    The round 10 match of the second stage between Vorskla and Kolos took place on May 21, 2026, at the Stadion Vorskla imeni Butovskoho in Poltava, Kyiv Oblast.[22]

Results by week

More information Team ╲ Round, Kolos Kovalivka ...
Team ╲ Round12345678
Kolos KovalivkaDWDLDLLW
Metalist 1925 KharkivWDDWWWWD
Shakhtar DonetskWLLLWLWD
Seasters OdesaDWDWDWLW
Vorskla PoltavaLLLWLLLL
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Source: womensfootball.com.ua
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Vyshcha Liha Relegation Group

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
6 Polissia Zhytomyr 26 12 4 10 51 58 −7 40 Promotion to Elite League[23]
7 Pantery Uman 26 8 4 14 26 52 −26 28
8 Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih 26 7 6 13 33 58 −25 27
9 Ladomyr Volodymyr[a] 26 7 2 17 30 62 −32 23
10 EMS-Podillia Vinnytsia 26 0 4 22 15 102 −87 4 Qualification to Higher League[23]
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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.[8]
Notes:
  1. [a]
    Ladomyr Volodymyr gained promotion after withdrawal of Vorskla Poltava.

Results

More information Home \ Away, PZH ...
Home \ Away PZH LAD KRY PAN POD
Polissia Zhytomyr 2–1 1–1[a] 1–2 5–0
Ladomyr Volodymyr 1–3 5–0 0–1[b] 3–1
Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih 3–1 1–1 1–2 4–1
Pantery Uman 0–2 4–0 1–0 3–1
EMS-Podillia Vinnytsia 1–4 0–2 0–3 1–1
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Source: WFPL.COM.UA
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. [a]
    The round 2 match of the second stage between Polissya and Kryvbas took place on March 25, 2026, at the stadium "Spartak Arena" in Zhytomyr.[24]
  2. [b]
    The round 1 match of the second stage between Ladomyr and Pantery took place on March 22, 2026, at the Tsentralnyi stadion in Uman, Cherkasy Oblast.[25]

Results by week

More information Team ╲ Round, Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih ...
Team ╲ Round12345678
Kryvbas Kryvyi RihWDDLWWLL
Ladomyr VolodymyrLWLDLWLW
Pantery UmanWWWWWDLW
EMS Podillia VinnytsiaLLLLLLDL
Polissia ZhytomyrDWLWLWWW
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Source: womensfootball.com.ua
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Vyshcha Liha top goalscorers

As of 14 May 2026

More information Rank, Scorer ...
Rank Scorer Team Goals
(Pen.)
1 Darya Apanashchenko Metalist 1925 Kharkiv 21 (0)
2 Yana Kalinina Vorskla → Seasters 18 (2)
3 Viktoriya Hiryn Metalist 1925 Kharkiv 17 (0)
4 Nadiya Kunina Metalist 1925 Kharkiv 15 (0)
Yelyzaveta Molodyuk Metalist 1925 Kharkiv 15 (0)
6 Roksolana Kravchuk Vorskla Poltava 13 (0)
7 Iryna Kotyash Kolos → Vorskla 10 (0)
Diana Mushchenska Polissya Zhytomyr 10 (0)
Viktoriya Radionova Vorskla Poltava 10 (2)
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