2024–25 in Ukrainian football

Football in Ukraine
Season2024-25
Men's football
Super Cupnot held
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The 2024-25 season is the 34th season of competitive association football in Ukraine since dissolution of the Soviet Union.

With the continuation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, the Ukrainian Association of Football (UAF) decided to go forward with continuation of another season. The UAF approved round-robin tournaments in all national league competitions under strict safety precautions.

National teams

Ukraine national football team

UEFA Nations League

Group 1
Pos Team
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Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation Georgia (country) Albania Czech Republic Ukraine
1  Georgia 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4 6 Promotion to League A 14 Oct 4–1 16 Nov
2  Albania 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3 Qualification for promotion play-offs 0–1 16 Nov 19 Nov
3  Czech Republic 2 1 0 1 4 6 −2 3 Qualification for relegation play-offs 19 Nov 11 Oct 3–2
4  Ukraine 2 0 0 2 3 5 −2 0 Relegation to League C 11 Oct 1–2 14 Oct
Updated to match(es) played on 10 September 2024. Source: UEFA

2026 FIFA World Cup

Friendlies

Ukraine Olympic football team

2024 Summer Olympics

Group B


Iraq 2–1 Ukraine
Report
Attendance: 10,637[1]
Referee: Mahmood Ali Ismail (Sudan)
Ukraine 2–1 Morocco
Report Rahimi 64' (pen.)
Ukraine 0–2 Argentina
Report
Attendance: 10,017[3]
Referee: Dahane Beida (Mauritania)

Friendlies

Results and fixtures
Ukraine  v  Egypt
14 July 2024 Friendly Ukraine  1–1  Egypt Saint-Paul-lès-Dax, France
19:00 UTC+2 Braharu 12' Report Stadium: Plaine des Sports
Ukraine  v  Paraguay
18 July 2024 Friendly Ukraine  2–2  Paraguay Hagetmau, France
19:00 UTC+2 Khlan 31'
Fedor 83'
Report Parzajuk 86'
Fernández 89'
Stadium: Alain Lansaman

Ukraine women's national football team

UEFA Women's Euro 2025

UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying League B

Pos Team
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Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Wales Ukraine Croatia Kosovo
1  Wales (P) 6 4 2 0 18 3 +15 14 Advance to play-offs and promotion to League A 1–1 4–0 2–0
2  Ukraine 6 3 2 1 11 4 +7 11 Advance to play-offs 2–2 2–0 2–0
3  Croatia 6 3 0 3 4 9 −5 9 0–3 1–0 2–0
4  Kosovo (R) 6 0 0 6 0 17 −17 0 Relegation to League C 0–6 0–4 0–1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs
First round
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Turkey  9  Ukraine 25 Oct 29 Oct

UEFA competitions

UEFA Champions League

Qualifying phase and play-off round

Second qualifying round
Second qualifying round
Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
League Path
Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine9–2Serbia Partizan6–23–0
Third qualifying round
Third qualifying round
Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
League Path
Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine3–1Scotland Rangers1–12–0
Play-off round
Play-off round
Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
League Path
Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine1–3Austria Red Bull Salzburg0–21–1

League stage

Shakhtar

Pos Team
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Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
28 Austria Red Bull Salzburg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 Serbia Red Star Belgrade 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 Slovakia Slovan Bratislava 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 Czech Republic Sparta Prague 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 17 September 2024. Source: UEFA[4]
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers
HomeScoreAway
Bologna Italy18 SepUkraine Shakhtar Donetsk
Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine2 OctItaly Atalanta
Arsenal England22 OctUkraine Shakhtar Donetsk
Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine6 NovSwitzerland Young Boys
PSV Eindhoven Netherlands27 NovUkraine Shakhtar Donetsk
Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine10 DecGermany Bayern Munich
Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine22 JanFrance Brest
Borussia Dortmund Germany29 JanUkraine Shakhtar Donetsk

UEFA Europa League

Qualifying phase and play-off round

Third qualifying round
Third qualifying round
Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Main Path
Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih Ukraine1–3Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň1–20–1

League stage

Dynamo Kyiv

Pos Team
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Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
22 Norway Bodø/Glimt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout phase play-offs (unseeded)
23 Belgium Union Saint-Gilloise 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 Denmark Midtjylland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 25 September 2024. Source: UEFA[5]
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers
HomeScoreAway
Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine25 SepItaly Lazio
TSG Hoffenheim Germany3 OctUkraine Dynamo Kyiv
Roma Italy24 OctUkraine Dynamo Kyiv
Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine7 NovHungary Ferencváros
Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine28 NovCzech Republic Viktoria Plzeň
Real Sociedad Spain12 DecUkraine Dynamo Kyiv
Galatasaray Turkey21 JanUkraine Dynamo Kyiv
Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine30 JanLatvia RFS

UEFA Europe Conference League

Qualifying phase and play-off round

Second qualifying round
Second qualifying round
Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Main Path
Olimpija Ljubljana Slovenia4–1Ukraine Polissya Zhytomyr2–02–1
Dnipro-1 Ukraine0–6Hungary Puskás Akadémia0–3[A]0–3[A]
Play-off round
Main Path
Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih Ukraine0–5Spain Real Betis0–20–3

UEFA Women's Champions League

Qualifying round

Round 1

Champions Path

Tournament 10

Hosted by Ferencváros.

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
4 September
 
 
Hungary Ferencváros2
 
7 September
 
Estonia Flora1
 
Hungary Ferencváros0
 
4 September
 
Ukraine Vorskla Poltava2
 
Ukraine Vorskla Poltava5
 
 
Latvia SFK Rīga0
 
Third place
 
 
7 September
 
 
Estonia Flora (a.e.t.) (p)0 (7)
 
 
Latvia SFK Rīga0 (6)

League Path

Tournament 1

Hosted by Brøndby.

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
4 September
 
 
Denmark Brøndby0
 
7 September
 
Italy Fiorentina1
 
Italy Fiorentina1
 
4 September
 
Netherlands Ajax0
 
Netherlands Ajax (a.e.t.)4
 
 
Ukraine Kolos Kovalivka1
 
Third place
 
 
7 September
 
 
Denmark Brøndby2
 
 
Ukraine Kolos Kovalivka1

Men's club football

League Promoted to league Relegated from league
Premier League
PFL League 1 Groups
A
  • none
B
PFL League 2 Groups
A
B

Note: For all scratched clubs, see section Clubs removed for more details.

Premier League

Pos Team
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Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Oleksandriya 4 4 0 0 10 5 +5 12 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2 Polissya Zhytomyr 4 3 1 0 10 2 +8 10 Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
3 Rukh Lviv 4 3 0 1 13 3 +10 9[a]
4 LNZ Cherkasy 5 3 0 2 6 5 +1 9[a]
5 Dynamo Kyiv 3 3 0 0 6 2 +4 9[a]
6 Zorya Luhansk 5 3 0 2 6 6 0 9[a]
7 Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih 4 2 1 1 4 4 0 7
8 Vorskla Poltava 4 2 1 1 6 6 0 7
9 Shakhtar Donetsk 4 2 0 2 9 5 +4 6[b]
10 Livyi Bereh Kyiv 5 2 0 3 4 6 −2 6[b]
11 Karpaty Lviv 5 1 2 2 6 6 0 5
12 Veres Rivne 5 1 1 3 3 7 −4 4
13 Chornomorets Odesa 5 1 0 4 2 7 −5 3 Qualification for the Relegation play-off
14 Inhulets Petrove 5 0 3 2 3 9 −6 3
15 Kolos Kovalivka 5 0 2 3 3 6 −3 2 Relegation to Ukrainian First League
16 Obolon Kyiv 5 0 1 4 2 14 −12 1
Updated to match(es) played on 1 September 2024. Source: upl.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; 7) Draw or "Golden match" if two teams tied for title (Article 22, paragraph 3).[7]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c d Head-to-head points (goal difference, goals scored): Rukh 3 (+1, 4), LNZ 3 (+1, 3), Dynamo 3 (+1, 1), Zorya 0 (-3, 0)
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head points (goal difference): Shakhtar 3 (+1), Livyi Bereh 0 (-1)

Relegation play-offs

PFL League 1 (First League)

Group A

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Ahrobiznes Volochysk 5 5 0 0 7 2 +5 15 Qualified to the Promotion group
2 Epitsentr Kamianets-Podilskyi 4 2 2 0 3 0 +3 8
3 Bukovyna Chernivtsi 5 2 1 2 3 4 −1 7
4 Mynai 5 1 2 2 5 6 −1 5[a]
5 Prykarpattia Ivano-Frankivsk 5 1 2 2 8 8 0 5[a] Qualified to the Relegation group
6 Nyva Ternopil 5 1 1 3 3 6 −3 4
7 Metalist Kharkiv 4 0 3 1 3 4 −1 3
8 Podillia Khmelnytskyi 5 0 3 2 3 5 −2 3
- Khust 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrawn and record annulled[8]
Updated to match(es) played on 11 September 2024. Source: PFL.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 in all games; 6) Goals scored in all games (Note: calculation by criteria indicated in rules 2, 3, 4 is conducted with consideration of all teams that have an equal number of tournament points at the moment of calculation and not only among those which after preliminary criteria have appeared more successful).[9]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Mynai 3, Prykarpattia 0

Group B

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Poltava 5 3 2 0 7 1 +6 11 Qualified to the Promotion group
2 UCSA Tarasivka 5 3 1 1 10 5 +5 10
3 Viktoriya Sumy 4 3 0 1 9 2 +7 9
4 Kudrivka 6 2 2 2 5 4 +1 8
5 Mariupol 5 2 1 2 8 9 −1 7 Qualified to the Relegation group
6 Metalist 1925 Kharkiv 5 1 3 1 5 5 0 6
7 Metalurh Zaporizhia 6 1 2 3 4 9 −5 5
8 Dinaz Vyshhorod 4 0 2 2 3 9 −6 2
9 Kremin Kremenchuk 4 0 1 3 2 9 −7 1
Updated to match(es) played on 12 September 2024. Source: PFL.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 in all games; 6) Goals scored in all games (Note: calculation by criteria indicated in rules 2, 3, 4 is conducted with consideration of all teams that have an equal number of tournament points at the moment of calculation and not only among those which after preliminary criteria have appeared more successful).[9]

Promotion group

Relegation group

Relegation play-offs

The relegation–promotion play-off games are scheduled to take place between the 6th and 7th placed teams in the Relegation group of the First League with the second and third placed teams of the Second League.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
x – x
x – x

PFL League 2 (Second League)

Group A

Pos Team
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  • e
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Probiy Horodenka 5 4 1 0 11 2 +9 13 Qualification to the league's title play-off
2 Polissya-2 Zhytomyr 5 3 1 1 13 6 +7 10 Qualification to the third place play-off
3 Kulykiv 5 3 0 2 10 5 +5 9
4 Skala 1911 Stryi 5 2 2 1 4 3 +1 8
5 Rukh-2 Lviv 5 2 1 2 9 8 +1 7 Promotion restrictions
6 Sambir-Nyva-2 5 2 1 2 6 9 −3 7
7 Vilkhivtsi 5 2 0 3 6 9 −3 6
8 Uzhhorod 5 1 2 2 9 10 −1 5
9 Revera 1908 Ivano-Frankivsk 5 1 0 4 6 12 −6 3[a]
10 Real Pharma Odesa 5 1 0 4 2 12 −10 3[a]
Updated to match(es) played on 8 September 2024. Source: PFL.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 in all games; 6) Goals scored in all games (Note: calculation by criteria indicated in rules 2, 3, 4 is conducted with consideration of all teams that have equal number of tournament points at the moment of calculation and not only among those which after preliminary criteria have appeared more successful).
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Revera 1908 3, Real Pharma 0

Group B

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Chernihiv-ShVSM 5 3 2 0 12 4 +8 11 Qualification to the league's title play-off
2 Kolos-2 Kovalivka 4 3 1 0 7 2 +5 10 Qualification to the third place play-off
3 Vorskla-2 Poltava 5 3 0 2 8 8 0 9 Promotion restrictions
4 Oleksandriya-2 5 2 2 1 9 7 +2 8
5 Hirnyk-Sport Horishni Plavni 5 2 0 3 6 8 −2 6
6 Trostianets 4 1 2 1 6 4 +2 5
7 Lokomotyv Kyiv 5 1 2 2 8 9 −1 5
8 Nyva Vinnytsia 5 1 1 3 2 5 −3 4
9 Metalist 1925-2 Kharkiv 5 1 1 3 8 16 −8 4 Promotion restrictions
10 Chaika Petropavlivska Borshchahivka 5 0 3 2 1 4 −3 3
Updated to match(es) played on 8 September 2024. Source: PFL.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 in all games; 6) Goals scored in all games (Note: calculation by criteria indicated in rules 2, 3, 4 is conducted with consideration of all teams that have equal number of tournament points at the moment of calculation and not only among those which after preliminary criteria have appeared more successful).

The league's play-offs

The winner of the league's title play-off gains direct promotion to the 2025–26 Ukrainian First League. The finalist of the league's title play-off and the winner of the third-place play-off gain qualification to the promotional play-offs.

League's title
   
A1  
B1  
Third place
A2  
B2  

Cup competitions

Ukrainian Cup

2025 Ukrainian Cup final

Women's club football

Promoted Relegated
  • Sisters Odesa
  • Obolon Kyiv
  • Polissya Zhytomyr
  • Mariupol
  • Veres Rivne
  • Dynamo Kyiv
  • Dnipro-1

Note: For the scratched clubs, see section Clubs removed for more details

Vyshcha Liha

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Metalist 1925 Kharkiv 4 4 0 0 19 1 +18 12 Qualification for the Championship Group
2 Vorskla Poltava 4 4 0 0 13 0 +13 12
3 Kolos Kovalivka 3 2 0 1 6 1 +5 6
4 Sisters Odesa 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6
5 Pantery Uman 4 2 0 2 6 10 −4 6
6 EMS Podillia Vinnytsia 3 2 0 1 4 11 −7 6
7 Ladomyr Volodymyr 4 1 1 2 8 5 +3 4 Qualification for the Relegation Group
8 Polissia Zhytomyr 4 1 1 2 4 9 −5 4
9 Shakhtar Donetsk 3 0 1 2 2 7 −5 1
10 Obolon Kyiv 4 0 1 3 4 11 −7 1
11 Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih 4 0 0 4 2 16 −14 0
12 Dnipro-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on 28 August 2024. 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.[12]

Managerial changes

This is a list of managerial changes among Ukrainian professional football clubs:

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Pre-season

Clubs removed

Notes

  1. ^ a b Dnipro-1 forfeited its two matches due to bankruptcy.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Match report – Iraq v Ukraine" (PDF). Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. 24 July 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Match report – Ukraine v Morocco" (PDF). Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. 27 July 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Match report – Ukraine v Argentina" (PDF). Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. 30 July 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Table & Standings". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Table & Standings". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  6. ^ Latest Appeals Body decisions announced — AB meeting of 22 July 2024
  7. ^ Defining of teams' places in competitions (Визначення місць команд у змаганнях). 2021–22 Ukrainian Premier League regulations.
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference khust was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ a b "РЕГЛАМЕНТ Всеукраїнських змагань з футболу серед команд клубів Професіональної футбольної ліги сезону 2020/21" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). 28 August 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-09-07. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  10. ^ a b "ОФІЦІЙНО. РІШЕННЯ КОНТРОЛЬНО-ДИСЦИПЛІНАРНОГО КОМІТЕТУ УАФ ЩОДО ФК "ВАСТ" (МИКОЛАЇВ)" [Official. The UAF Control and Disciplinary Committee decision in regard to FC Vast (Mykolaiv)]. uaf.ua (in Ukrainian). 2023-10-26. Archived from the original on 2023-10-26.
  11. ^ a b "ВАЖЛИВІ ЗМІНИ У КП "МФК «МЕТАЛУРГ"" [Important Changes in Metalurg IFC]. mfcmetalurg.com (in Ukrainian). 2024-01-05. Archived from the original on 2024-01-06.
  12. ^ "ВСЕУКРАЇНСЬКИХ ЗМАГАНЬ З ФУТБОЛУ СЕРЕД ЖІНОЧИХ КЛУБІВ СЕЗОНУ 2021-2022 РОКІВ" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 27 September 2021.
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