Football Club Shakhtar Donetsk also known as FC Shakhter Donetsk, is a Ukrainian professional football club that was based in the city of Donetsk until 2014 when, due to the War in Donbas, the club was forced to move to Lviv, and played matches in Lviv (2014–2016) and in Kharkiv (2017–2020) whilst having its office headquarters and training facilities in Kyiv. In May 2020, Shakhtar started to play home matches at NSC Olimpiyskyi in Kyiv. For the 2023–24 season, Shakhtar will now play home matches once again at Arena Lviv.
Football Club Metalurh Donetsk was a Ukrainian professional football club based in Donetsk that went bankrupt in July 2015.
Football Club Arsenal Kyiv is a Ukrainian football club based in Kyiv. In 2019, the club's professional team was dissolved, but its junior teams continue to compete in city competitions. The club claims to be a successor of Kyiv Arsenal factory team which traces its history back to 1925. The original factory team used to compete in the Soviet Class B, but was relegated in 1964 and officially dissolved.
The Persha Liha or Ukrainian First League is a level of national football competitions in Ukraine governed by the Professional Football League at the discretion of the Ukrainian Association of Football. Members of the league also participate in the Ukrainian Cup. The league is the intermediate level of competitions within the three-tiered "competition pyramid".
FC Zirka Kropyvnytskyi is a Ukrainian amateur football club from Kropyvnytskyi, Kirovohrad Oblast, with its team currently playing in the Ukrainian Amateur League.
Oleksandr Mykolayovych Kucher is a Ukrainian former professional footballer and current manager.
Football Club Oleksandriya, commonly known as Oleksandriya, is a Ukrainian professional football club based in the city of Oleksandriya, Kirovohrad Oblast. Founded in 1990, the club plays in the Ukrainian Premier League. The year 1948 on the club's crest appeared after its merger with UkrAhroKom in 2014 and depicts football heritage of the club rather than the club's foundation.
Oleksandr Ishchenko is a former Ukrainian football player and manager who is currently the head coach of the Dynamo football school.
Oleksandr Mykolayovych Hladkyi is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Chornomorets Odesa. He has also appeared for the Ukraine national team. His last name is variously transliterated into English as Hladkyy.
Marko Dević is a retired football player.
Serhiy Atelkin was a Ukrainian footballer. Atelkin became the first player from the independent Ukraine to play in the Italian Serie A.
The 2008-09 season was FC Kremin Kremenchuk's 3rd consecutive season in the Second League Group B.
Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Akymenko is a Ukrainian former professional footballer who played as a striker.
The 2011–12 Ukrainian First League was the 21st since its establishment. Eighteen teams competed in the competition. Two teams were promoted from the 2010–11 Ukrainian Second League. Two teams were relegated from the 2010–11 Ukrainian Premier League
Yevgeny Ivanovich Goryansky was a Russian football striker and football coach.
The 2019–20 season was the 29th season of competitive association football in Ukraine since dissolution of the Soviet Union.
Yuriy Ovcharov is a retired Soviet and Ukrainian football player.
The club's name was "Avanhard" during its first year of existence as part of a republican Avanhard sports society. Between 1961 and 1970 the club was known as Desna Chernihiv.
