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| Season | 2025–26 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 1 August 2025 – 29 May 2026 14 December 2025 – 20 February 2026 (winter break) |
| Matches | 104 |
| Goals | 279 (2.68 per match) |
| Biggest home win | Shakhtar 7–1 Poltava (9 November 2025) |
| Biggest away win | Epitsentr 4–5 Kryvbas (21 September 2025) Obolon 0-6 Shakhtar (22 November 2025) |
| Highest scoring | Epitsentr 4–5 Kryvbas (21 September 2025) |
| Longest unbeaten run | 10 matches Dynamo |
| Longest winless run | 12 matches Poltava |
| Highest attendance | 9,850 Epitsentr 0–1 Shakhtar (3 August 2025) |
| Lowest attendance | 180 Poltava 1–2 Obolon (17 October 2025) |
| Total attendance | 190,834 |
| Average attendance | 1,835 |
2026–27 → All statistics correct as of 24 November 2025. | |
The2025–26 Ukrainian Premier League season, referred to as theVBET Ukrainian Premier League for sponsorship reasons, is the 35th top-level football club competition since thefall of the Soviet Union and the 18th since the establishment of theUkrainian Premier League (UPL).
The season has started on 1 August 2025 and will end on 29 May 2026. The UPL clubs decided not to hold the season opening matchUkrainian Super Cup due to the ongoing Russian military aggression against Ukraine.[2][3]
Dynamo Kyiv are the defending champions, having won their 17th Premier-Liha title and their 30th overall domestic title in the previous season.
This season, the Ukrainian Premier League remained at 16 teams.
The minimum threshold for the stadium's capacity in the UPL is 4,500 (Article 10, paragraph 8.3).[5]
The following stadiums are regarded as home grounds:
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shakhtar Donetsk |  Marino Pušić | Sacked | 24 May 2025[8] | Pre-season |  Arda Turan | 27 May 2025 |
| LNZ Cherkasy |  Roman Hryhorchuk | Mutual consent | 26 May 2025[9][10] | Vitaliy Ponomaryov | 5 June 2025 | |
| FC Oleksandriya | Ruslan Rotan | End of contract | 29 May 2025[11] | Kyrylo Nesterenko | 17 June 2025 | |
| Polissya Zhytomyr | Oleksandr Maksymov (caretaker) | End of caretaker spell | 29 May 2025 | Ruslan Rotan | 29 May 2025[12] | |
| Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | Yuriy Vernydub | End of contract | 31 May 2025 | Patrick van Leeuwen | 9 June 2025 | |
| Rukh Lviv | Vitaliy Ponomaryov | Mutual consent | 4 June 2025 | Ivan Fedyk | 11 June 2025[c] | |
| Obolon Kyiv | Serhiy Shyshchenko | Mutual consent | 4 June 2025 | Oleksandr Antonenko (interim)[d] | 4 June 2025 | |
| Zorya Luhansk |  Mladen Bartulović (interim) | End of interim spell & contract | 16 June 2025 | Viktor Skrypnyk | 16 June 2025 | |
| Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | Oleksandr Chyzhov (caretaker) | End of caretaker spell | 20 June 2025 | Mladen Bartulović | 20 June 2025 | |
| SC Poltava | Volodymyr Sysenko[e] | Change of role | 29 July 2025 | Pavlo Matviychenko (interim) | 29 July 2025 | |
| FC Kudrivka | Vasyl Baranov | Juridical | 5 August 2025 | 1st | Vitaliy Kostyshyn (interim)[f] | 5 August 2025 |
Notes:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 10 | +25 | 30 | Qualification for theChampions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | LNZ Cherkasy | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 26 | Qualification for theConference League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Polissya Zhytomyr | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 8 | +13 | 24 | |
| 4 | Kolos Kovalivka | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 22 | |
| 5 | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 21 | +1 | 21 | |
| 6 | Zorya Luhansk | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 14 | +4 | 20 | |
| 7 | Dynamo Kyiv | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 18 | +11 | 20 | |
| 8 | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 20 | |
| 9 | Karpaty Lviv | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 18 | |
| 10 | Veres Rivne | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 14 | −1 | 17 | |
| 11 | Obolon Kyiv | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 21 | −10 | 16 | |
| 12 | Kudrivka | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 26 | −9 | 14 | |
| 13 | Epitsentr Kamianets-Podilskyi | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 22 | −7 | 10 | Qualification for theRelegation play-off |
| 14 | Oleksandriya | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 23 | −10 | 10 | |
| 15 | Rukh Lviv | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 22 | −11 | 10 | Relegation toUkrainian First League |
| 16 | Poltava | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 32 | −21 | 6 |
Teams play each other twice on a home and away basis.
| Home \ Away | DYN | EPC | KAR | KOL | KRY | KDR | LNZ | M25 | OBL | OLK | PZH | POL | RUX | SHA | VER | ZOR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dynamo Kyiv | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 1/12 | a | 14/12 | ||||||||
| Epitsentr Kamianets-Podilskyi | 1–4 | 4–5 | 30/11 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | |||||||||
| Karpaty Lviv | 3–3 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–3 | ||||||||
| Kolos Kovalivka | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 6/12 | 0–0 | ||||||||
| Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | 13/12 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 7/12 | 2–2 | 2–2 | |||||||||
| Kudrivka | 6/12 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | ||||||||
| LNZ Cherkasy | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 29/11 | 6/12 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 13/12 | |||||||
| Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 7/12 | 1–3 | |||||||||
| Obolon Kyiv | 2–2 | 0–2 | 28/11 | 12/12 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 0–6 | 1–1 | ||||||||
| Oleksandriya | 0–1 | 0–2 | 12/12 | 4–1 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 30/11 | ||||||||
| Polissia Zhytomyr | 0–0 | 13/12 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 30/11 | |||||||
| Poltava | 8/12 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 14/12 | 1–0 | 1–4 | ||||||||
| Rukh Lviv | 1–5 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 7/12 | 2–1 | 0–4 | |||||||||
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 3–1 | 14/12 | 1/12 | 4–0 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 7–1 | 1–0 | ||||||||
| Veres Rivne | 0–1 | 29/11 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | ||||||||
| Zorya Luhansk | 1–1 | 5/12 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 |
Round 1
Zorya vs LNZ. The match had been interrupted in the 17th minute for 36 minutes.[14]
Round 2
Poltava vs Veres. The match had been interrupted in the 80th minute for 38 minutes.[15]
Kryvbas vs Metalist 1925. The match had been interrupted in the 24th minute for 38 minutes.
Round 3
Rukh vs Obolon. The match had been interrupted in the 67th minute for 15 minutes.
Kolos vs Karpaty. The match had been interrupted in the 33th minute for 17 minutes.
Zorya vs Kryvbas. The match had been interrupted in the 63th minute for 17 minutes.
Round 4
Kryvbas vs Obolon. The match was delayed for 20 minutes.
Round 5
Obolon vs Dynamo. The match was delayed for 15 minutes.
Kryvbas vs Polissya. The match was delayed for 30 minutes and then had been interrupted in 2nd minute for 8 minutes.
Round 6
Obolon vs Karpaty. The match had been interrupted in 26th minute for 49 minutes.
Round 8
Kolos vs Rukh. The match was delayed for 60 minutes.
Oleksandriya vs Karpaty. The match had been interrupted in the 9th minute for 41 minutes.
Obolon vs Veres. The match was delayed for 45 minutes.
Round 10
Poltava vs Kolos. The match was delayed for 15 minutes.
Round 11
Kryvbas vs Poltava. The match was delayed for 60 minutes.
LNZ vs Karpaty. The match had been interrupted a few times: in the 26th minute for 39 minutes; in the 49th minite for 31 minutes; in the 90+4th minute for 22 minutes.
Round 12
Oleksandriya vs Polissya. The match was delayed for 20 minutes.
| Month | Player of the Month | Coach of the Month | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Club | Coach | Club | ||
| August 2025 | Andriy Storchous | Kudrivka | Vasyl Baranov | Kudrivka | [18] |
| September 2025 |  Bruninho | Karpaty Lviv | Mladen Bartulović | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | [19] |
| October 2025 |  Prosper Obah | LNZ Cherkasy | Vitaliy Ponomaryov | LNZ Cherkasy | [20] |
| November 2025 | |||||
| December 2025 | |||||
| February 2026 March 2026 | |||||
| April 2026 | |||||
| May 2026 | |||||
The list includes winners of the Round by the Ukrainian Premier League as well as the Ukrainian internet publisher "SportArena".
| Round | Player | Coach | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Club | Reference | Coach | Club | Reference | |
| Round 1 | Andriy Storchous (SA) | FC Kudrivka | [21] | Ruslan Rotan (SA) | Polissya Zhytomyr | [21] |
| Andriy Storchous (UPL) | FC Kudrivka | [22] | Vasyl Baranov (UPL) | FC Kudrivka | [22] | |
| Round 2 |  Gleiker Mendoza (SA) | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | [23] | Oleksandr Antonenko (SA) | Obolon Kyiv | [23] |
| Gleiker Mendoza (UPL) | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | [24] | Vladyslav Lupashko (UPL) | Karpaty Lviv | [24] | |
| Round 3 | Maksym Zaderaka (SA) | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | [25] | Vitaliy Ponomaryov (SA) | LNZ Cherkasy | [25] |
| Maksym Zaderaka (UPL) | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | [26] | Vitaliy Ponomaryov (UPL) | LNZ Cherkasy | [26] | |
| Round 4 | Vitaliy Buyalskyi (SA) | Dynamo Kyiv | [27] | Oleksandr Shovkovskyi (SA) | Dynamo Kyiv | [27] |
| Yehor Tverdokhlib (UPL) | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | [28] | Oleksandr Shovkovskyi (UPL) | Dynamo Kyiv | [28] | |
| Round 5 |  Tedi Cara (SA) | FC Oleksandriya | [29] | Oleksandr Antonenko (SA) | Obolon Kyiv | [29] |
| Tedi Cara (UPL) | FC Oleksandriya | [30] | Mladen Bartulović (UPL) | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | [30] | |
| Round 6 | Gleiker Mendoza (SA) | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | [31] | Vitaliy Ponomaryov (SA) | LNZ Cherkasy | [31] |
| Gleiker Mendoza (UPL) | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | [32] | Kyrylo Nesterenko (UPL) | FC Oleksandriya | [32] | |
| Round 7 | Pedrihno (SA) | Shakhtar Donetsk | [33] | Ruslan Rotan (SA) | Polissya Zhytomyr | [33] |
| Oleksandr Filippov (UPL) | Polissya Zhytomyr | [34] | Ruslan Rotan (UPL) | Polissya Zhytomyr | [34] | |
| Round 8 | Prosper Obah (SA) | LNZ Cherkasy | [35] | Vitaliy Ponomaryov (SA) | LNZ Cherkasy | [35] |
| Gleiker Mendoza (UPL) | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | [36] | Vitaliy Ponomaryov (UPL) | LNZ Cherkasy | [36] | |
| Round 9 | Mykola Myronyuk (SA) | Epitsentr Kamianets-Podilskyi | [37] | Serhiy Nahornyak (SA) | Epitsentr Kamianets-Podilskyi | [37] |
| Mykola Myronyuk (UPL) | Epitsentr Kamianets-Podilskyi | [38] | Serhiy Nahornyak (UPL) | Epitsentr Kamianets-Podilskyi | [38] | |
| Round 10 | Vladyslav Veleten (SA) | Polissya Zhytomyr | [39] | Ruslan Rotan (SA) | Polissya Zhytomyr | [39] |
| Vladyslav Veleten (UPL) | Polissya Zhytomyr | [40] | Oleksandr Shovkovskyi (UPL) | Dynamo Kyiv | [40] | |
| Round 11 | Eren Aydın (SA) | Veres Rivne | [41] | Arda Turan (SA) | Shakhtar Donetsk | [41] |
| Eren Aydın (UPL) | Veres Rivne | [42] | ||||
| Eguinaldo (UPL) | Shakhtar Donetsk | Arda Turan (UPL) | Shakhtar Donetsk | [42] | ||
| Round 12 | Eduard Sarapiy (SA) | Polissya Zhytomyr | [43] | Vitaliy Ponomaryov (SA) | LNZ Cherkasy | [43] |
| Yevheniy Pastukh (UPL) | LNZ Cherkasy | [44] | Vitaliy Ponomaryov (UPL) | LNZ Cherkasy | [44] | |
| Round 13 | Yuriy Klymchuk (SA) | Kolos Kovalivka | [45] | Ruslan Kostyshyn (SA) | Kolos Kovalivka | [45] |
| Round 14 | ||||||
| Round 15 | ||||||
| Round 16 | ||||||
| winter break | ||||||
| Round 17 | ||||||
| Round 18 | ||||||
| Round 19 | ||||||
| Round 20 | ||||||
| Round 21 | ||||||
| Round 22 | ||||||
| Round 23 | ||||||
| Round 24 | ||||||
| Round 25 | ||||||
| Round 26 | ||||||
| Round 27 | ||||||
| Round 28 | ||||||
| Round 29 | ||||||
| Round 30 | ||||||
Teams that placed 13th and 14th in the 2025–26 Ukrainian Premier League play two-leg play-off with the third and fourth teams of the2025–26 Ukrainian First League.
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