FC Dynamo Kyiv is a Ukrainian professional association football club based in the neighborhood of Pechersk, Kyiv (Caves [Monastery]). The club was formed in Kyiv in 1927 as part of network of the Soviet Dynamo proletarian sports society. It was formed in place of the already existing local team of Sovtorgsluzhashchie (Russian word for Soviet retail associates).
| Season | Division (Name) | Pos./Teams | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Dynamomania | Domestic Cup | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | Finalist | |||||||||||
| 1931 | Winner | |||||||||||
| 1932 | Finalist | |||||||||||
| 1933 | Winner | |||||||||||
| 1934 | Finalist | |||||||||||
| 1935 | Winner | |||||||||||
| Season | Division (Name) | Pos./Teams | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Cup of UkrSSR | Soviet Cup | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | 1st (Group A) | 2/(7) | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 14 | Winner | 1/32 finals | spring season | |
| 6/(8) | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 12 | fall season | |||||
| 1937 | 3/(9) | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 33 | 24 | 36 | Winner | Quarter finals | |||
| 1938 | 4/(26) | 25 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 76 | 35 | 36 | Winner | 1/16 finals | Point system change | ||
| 1939 | 8/(14) | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 39 | 44 | 26 | Not played | 1/16 finals | |||
| 1940 | 8/(13) | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 32 | 49 | 21 | Not played | Not played | |||
| 1941 | 8/(15) | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 10 | Not played | Not played | Unofficial (did not finish due to World War II) | ||
| No championship in 1942–1944 | |||||||||||||
| 1944 | No championship | Winner | 1/8 finals | Cup tournaments took place | |||||||||
| 1945 | 1st (First Group) | 11/(12) | 22 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 50 | 8 | Finalist | 1/16 finals | ||
| 1946 | 12/(12) | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 39 | 13 | Winner | Semi-finals | |||
| 1947 | 4/(13) | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 27 | 31 | 27 | Winner | Quarter finals | |||
| 1948 | 10/(14) | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 32 | 50 | 20 | Winner | Quarter finals | |||
| 1949 | 7/(18) | 34 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 48 | 47 | 40 | Not played | 1/8 finals | |||
| Season | Division (Name) | Pos./Teams | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Soviet Cup | Europe | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1st (Class A) | 13/(19) | 36 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 39 | 53 | 31 | ||||
| 1951 | 8/(15) | 28 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 43 | 39 | 27 | |||||
| 1952 | 2/(14) | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 17 | |||||
| 1953 | 8/(11) | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 26 | 17 | |||||
| 1954 | 5/(13) | 24 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 31 | 29 | 26 | Winner | ||||
| 1955 | 6/(12) | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 37 | 22 | |||||
| 1956 | 4/(12) | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 32 | 31 | 24 | Not played | ||||
| 1957 | 6/(12) | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 30 | 23 | |||||
| 1958 | 6/(12) | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 40 | 33 | 23 | |||||
| 1959 | 7/(12) | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 33 | 20 | Not played | ||||
| 1960 | 1/(11) | 20 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 46 | 23 | 28 | Qualifying round | ||||
| 2/(6) | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 11 | Final group | |||||
| 1961 | 2/(11) | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 41 | 19 | 29 | Qualifying round | ||||
| 1/(10) | 30 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 58 | 28 | 45 | Final group | |||||
| 1962 | 1/(11) | 20 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 44 | 20 | 33 | Qualifying round | ||||
| 5/(12) | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 36 | 28 | 25 | Final group | |||||
| 1963 | 9/(20) | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 68 | 48 | 44 | |||||
| 1964 | 6/(17) | 32 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 42 | 29 | 36 | Winner | ||||
| 1965 | 2/(17) | 32 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 58 | 22 | 50 | |||||
| 1966 | 1/(19) | 36 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 66 | 17 | 56 | Winner | CWC | 1/4 finals | ||
| 1967 | 1/(19) | 36 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 51 | 11 | 54 | |||||
| 1968 | 1/(20) | 38 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 58 | 25 | 57 | ECC | Second round | |||
| 1969 | 1/(10) | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 28 | 1/4 finals | ECC | withdrew | Qualifying round | |
| 2/(14) | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 37 | 13 | 39 | Final round | |||||
| 1970 | 7/(17) | 32 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 36 | 32 | 33 | Semi-finals | ECC | Second round | ||
| 1971 | 1st (Top League) | 1/(16) | 30 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 41 | 17 | 44 | 1/8 finals | |||
| 1972 | 2/(16) | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 52 | 38 | 35 | 1/8 finals | ||||
| 1973 | 2/(16) | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 44 | 23 | 36 | Runner-up | ECC | 1/4 finals | Draw games rule | |
| 1974 | 1/(16) | 30 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 49 | 24 | 40 | Winner | UC | Third round | ||
| 1975 | 1/(16) | 30 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 53 | 30 | 43 | 1/4 finals | CWC | Winner | Winner of UEFA Super Cup | |
| 1976 | 8/(16) | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 1/4 finals | ECC | 1/4 finals | spring half | |
| 2/(16) | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 18 | fall half | |||||
| 1977 | 1/(16) | 30 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 51 | 12 | 43 | 1/4 finals | ECC | Semi-finals | ||
| 1978 | 2/(16) | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 42 | 20 | 38 | Winner | UC | 1/32 finals (first round) | Draw games rule | |
| 1979 | 3/(18) | 34 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 51 | 26 | 47 | 1/4 finals | ECC | 1/8 finals (second round) | ||
| 1980 | 1/(18) | 34 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 63 | 23 | 51 | Semi-finals | UC | 1/8 finals (third round) | ||
| 1981 | 1/(18) | 34 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 58 | 26 | 53 | 1/4 finals | UC | 1/32 finals (first round) | ||
| 1982 | 2/(18) | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 58 | 25 | 46 | Winner | ECC | 1/4 finals | ||
| 1983 | 7/(18) | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 50 | 34 | 38 | 1/4 finals | ECC | 1/4 finals | ||
| 1984 | 10/(18) | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 46 | 30 | 34 | 1/8 finals | UC | 1/32 finals (first round) | Draw games rule | |
| 1985 | 1/(18) | 34 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 64 | 26 | 48 | Winner | ||||
| 1986 | 1/(16) | 30 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 53 | 33 | 39 | 1/8 finals | CWC | Winner | Runner-up of UEFA Super Cup | |
| 1987 | 6/(16) | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 37 | 27 | 32 | Winner | ECC | Semi-finals | ||
| 1988 | 2/(16) | 30 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 43 | 19 | 43 | 1/8 finals | ECC | 1/16 finals (first round) | ||
| 1989 | 3/(16) | 30 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 44 | 27 | 38 | Semi-finals | ||||
| 1990 | 1/(13) | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 44 | 20 | 34 | Winner | UC | 1/8 finals (third round) | ||
| 1991 | 5/(16) | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 43 | 34 | 35 | 1/16 finals | CWC | 1/4 finals | ||
| 1992 | No championship | 1/4 finals | ECC | Group stage | Withdrew from Soviet Cup | ||||||||
| Season | Division | Position | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Ukrainian Cup | Ukrainian Super Cup | Europe | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1st (Top League) | 2 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 13 | 30 | 1/4 finals | ||||
| 1992–93 | 1 | 30 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 59 | 14 | 44 | Winner | UC | 1/16 finals (second round) | |||
| 1993–94 | 34 | 23 | 10 | 1 | 61 | 21 | 56 | 1/8 finals | ECL | first round | ||||
| 1994–95 | 34 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 87 | 24 | 83 | 1/4 finals | ECL | Group stage | ||||
| 1995–96 | 34 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 65 | 17 | 79 | Winner | ECL | Group stage | ||||
| 1996–97 | 30 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 69 | 20 | 73 | 1/8 finals | UC | 1/32 finals (first round) | ECL – Qual round | |||
| 1997–98 | 30 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 70 | 15 | 72 | Winner | ECL | Quarter-finals | ||||
| 1998–99 | 30 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 75 | 17 | 74 | Winner | ECL | Semi-finals | ||||
| 1999-00 | 30 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 85 | 18 | 84 | Winner | ECL | 2nd group stage | ||||
| 2000–01 | 26 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 58 | 17 | 64 | 1/16 finals | ECL | 1st group stage | ||||
| 2001–02 | 2 | 26 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 62 | 9 | 65 | Runner-up | ECL | 1st group stage | |||
| 2002–03 | 1 | 30 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 66 | 20 | 73 | Winner | UC | 3rd round | ECL – 1st group stage | ||
| 2003–04 | 30 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 68 | 20 | 73 | 1/2 finals | ECL | 1st group stage | ||||
| 2004–05 | 2 | 30 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 58 | 14 | 73 | Winner | Winner | UC | Round of 64 | ECL – Group stage | |
| 2005–06 | 30 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 68 | 20 | 75 | Winner | Runner-up | ECL | 2nd qual round | |||
| 2006–07 | 1 | 30 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 67 | 23 | 74 | Winner | Winner | ECL | Group Stage | ||
| 2007–08 | 2 | 30 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 65 | 26 | 71 | Runner-up | Winner | ECL | Group Stage | ||
| 2008–09 | 1st (Premier League) | 1 | 30 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 71 | 19 | 79 | 1/2 finals | Runner-up | UC | Semi-finals | ECL – Group stage |
| 2009–10 | 2 | 30 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 61 | 16 | 71 | 1/4 finals | Winner | ECL | Group Stage | ||
| 2010–11 | 30 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 60 | 24 | 65 | Runner-up | EL | Quarter-finals | ECL – PO round | |||
| 2011–12 | 30 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 56 | 12 | 75 | 1/8 finals | Winner | EL | Group Stage | ECL – 3rd QR | ||
| 2012–13 | 3 | 30 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 55 | 23 | 62 | 1/16 finals | EL | Round of 32 | ECL – Group stage | ||
| 2013–14 | 4 | 28 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 55 | 33 | 53 | Winner | EL | Round of 32 | |||
| 2014–15 | 1 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 65 | 12 | 66 | Winner | Runner-up | EL | Quarter-finals | ||
| 2015–16 | 26 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 54 | 11 | 70 | 1/4 finals | Runner-up | ECL | Round of 16 | |||
| 2016–17 | 2 | 32 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 69 | 33 | 67 | Runner-up | Winner | ECL | Group Stage | ||
| 2017–18 | 32 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 64 | 25 | 73 | Runner-up | Runner-up | EL | Round of 16 | ECL – 3rd QR | ||
| 2018–19 | 32 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 54 | 18 | 72 | 1/4 finals | Winner | EL | Round of 16 | ECL – PO round | ||
| 2019–20 | 32 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 65 | 35 | 59 | Winner | Winner | EL | Group Stage | ECL – 3rd QR | ||
| 2020–21 | 1 | 26 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 59 | 15 | 65 | Winner | Winner | EL | Round of 16 | ECL – Group stage | |
| 2021–22 was terminated | 2 (after 18/30) | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 47 | 9 | 45 | Not played after Round of 16 | Runner-up | ECL | Group Stage | began on 24.02.2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine | |
| 2022-23 | 4 | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 51 | 25 | 60 | Not played | Not played | EL | Group Stage | ECL – PO round | |
| 2023-24 | 2 | 30 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 72 | 28 | 69 | Round of 16 | Not played | CL | PO round | ||
| 2024-25 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 11 | 40 | 1/4 finals | Not played | EL | League phase | ECL – PO round | |
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Ukrainian football clubs have participated in European football competitions since 1965, when in the 1965–66 season, Dynamo Kyiv took part in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup – the first Ukrainian and the first Soviet club to do so. In total, 17 clubs have represented Ukraine in European competition, among which 7 also previously represented the Soviet Union.
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